Isle of Wonder

It started with being a dumping ground for my extraneous projects in Medieval Studies while I was in university, now it is whatever subject I am moved by regarding literature, history or language.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013

More Isidore

I am not going to do a literal translation but the next 'chapter' states that "Nature has enriched Spain as a reward with lo...

Sunday, April 14, 2013

History of the Kingdom of the Goths, Vandals and Suevi

Isidore of Seville, bishop and saint, wrote a book called Etymologiae in which he tried to sum up all the 'knowledge' of the...

Friday, March 22, 2013

Beatles Song in Latin

I think the fun for some people is guessing the song so I am going to post the title of this particular song in English in the column at ri...

Thursday, February 21, 2013

The 'N' Word

I just heard that Mississippi has finally filed the paperwork to properly ratify the 13th Amendment which abolishes slavery. They rati...

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The Red Witch: Southern Ontario, Canada; Heritage worker and Researcher. M.A. in Medieval Studies.

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