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Following the Harrowing of the North, William the Conqueror set his sights on East Anglia, where men like Waltheof and Hereward the Wake were resisting the Norman forces, eventually though Waltheof accepted Norman authority and was rewarded for this with an adventurous marriage to the Conqueror's niece Judith of Lens.
Five years later Waltheof was suspected of being involved in what has come to be known as the Revolt of the Earls. Historians differ over what exactly his involvement, the Anglo Saxon Chronicle state that he one of its ringleaders, while Orderic Vitalis and William of Malmesbury suggest that he knew of the revolt but had to swear an oath to keep quiet. It was inevitable though, that news of Waltheof's actions would come to the Conquerors attentions, and when it did Waltheof confessed his guilt to the conqueror in person.
Ignoring the Earl's words, William the Conqueror ordered that he be tried, he was found guilty and sentenced to death. Following a year in prison he was executed this day 1076 at St. Giles's Hill, near Winchester. His decapitated body was thrown in a ditch but was later recovered and buried in the chapter house of Croyland Abbey where it lay, untouched, for sixteen years until in 1092.
That year a fire in the chapter house forced Ingulph, Abbot of Croyland, to have Waltheof’s body moved elsewhere. On opening the coffin it was said that the Earl's corpse was found to be intact, his severed head re-joined to the trunk.
You can see Waltheof in the bottom lefthand corner of my image.
So.. remember when I said that my mage created am experimental spell that ended up causing him to lose his sight?.. Turns out there was a quest where a mage casts his own experimental spell that actually does make you blind, temporarily. Which means he succeeded where I failed. What are the odds, eh?
What I was referring to
"After countless creation of new spells, one of his experiments went wrong and what was meant to rob others of their vision temporarily, backfired and he ended up taking his own instead."
This young lady is happy the finish line is in sight. She was running in the CIBC Run for the Cure, for her grandma
Watching the fireworks and taking pictures via remote, we noticed nothing unusual during the show. When reviewing the pictures we noticed a strange object in many of the pictures. This object is captured in several series of photos. It always enters the series from the east and continues west across the landscape. Unlike the fireworks and other moving lights, the lights on these objects do not streak or trail. Even with the fireworks illuminating the sky, no body is ever visible on the object. Judging by the picture sequence, it moved across the landscape in approximately 20 to 30 seconds. The size of the Art Museum in the picture gives a pretty good idea of how far away we were, and the distance covered in the landscape of the picture. Given the distance in the landscape, 20-30 seconds is not a hover speed and should remove a helicopter, filming the event, from the equation. Also, the fact that it always enters and exits the pictures from extreme points and swoops across the landscape would seem to eliminate such a vehicle that would hover over and/or circle the Art Museum while covering the event.
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Page 15 of a notebook documenting a visit to the Soviet Union in 1932 organisd by the Independent Labour Party. Photographs show the sights of Leningrad (St Petersburg) including the palace of Catherine the Great. The notebook's creator is unknown. Notebook is no. 51 in the 100 Objects exhibition (archive ref RUS p. 15).
Our first day at sea, heading north through the Atlantic. And Varvara's first assault on the climbing wall. First the route planning stage.
A rare sight to see - seeing anything other than the occasional police horse and rider willing to brave the delights of the traffic around Aldwich. I was rather surprised to spot this horse and carriage threading its way through the traffic from the top deck off a 139. So much so that I jumped of at the next stop on Waterloo bridge and ran back to capture this shot. Not the best photo in the world but one for my lucky shot set.
Have found one more image on flickr which predates mine.
Musee de Cluny, Paris
"TAPESTRIES OF THE LADY WITH THE UNICORN
The Touch, the Taste, the Smell, the Hearing and the Sight... and a sixth piece, with a blue tent and the inscription my only desire: immediately recognisable, the tapestries that form the hanging of the Lady with the Unicorn are among the most famous works in the collections of the Cluny Museum.
The red background and the same composition diagram unite the six tapestries. On a large blue oval, the Lady, elegant, adorned with jewellery and often assisted by a young lady, stands solemnly, between a lion and a unicorn carrying banners, capes or shields with three croissants. This group is framed by trees of four species: oaks, orange trees, pines and holly. The soil of the six "islands" is planted with flowers, and the red backgrounds are dotted with flowering plants and animals: white rabbits, fox cubs, a lion cub, lambs, birds... but also monkeys or a panther...
The coat of arms, from gueules (red) to the strip of azure (blue) loaded with three silver crescents (white) made it possible to identify the family that had these pieces woven: the Le Viste, originally from Lyon, but owning land in Burgundy and Parisian residences. The identity of the sponsor remains the subject of debate: it would be either Jean IV Le Viste, who died in 1500, or his nephew Antoine, who died in 1532, two figures from the time of the kings of France Charles VIII and Louis XII, endowed with offices in the high administration of the time.
The models of women and animals on a large scale were drawn by the painter Jean d'Ypres. Active in Paris from 1489 to 1508, he is known as an illuminator in the service of Queen Anne of Brittany and as an author of models for stained glass windows or for engravings illustrating printed books. The plants and animals were able to be woven from models held in the workshops of the liciers. The weaving is very neat, even virtuoso, but the place of production of the tapestries is not known. They can come from the looms located in the southern Netherlands, in cities like Brussels or Tournai, but they could just as well be the work of Parisian liciers.
A sense of peace and harmony emerges from the six tapestries. There are few objects and accessories, while clothing and jewellery are carefully described. Plants and animals are represented everywhere, sometimes stylised, sometimes inspired by direct observation.
The hanging has been understood in various ways, especially according to the interpretation that can be made of the sixth piece. How to understand the inscription, with two initials, A and I framing the expression my only desire? Maybe the first names of Antoine Le Viste and his wife Jacqueline? Does the Lady take or put a necklace in the box handed by the lady? Is it an allegory of the senses and a sixth sense, close to the soul and the heart? Can we make a courteous reading of these tapestries, since the Lady is in a garden where many plants and animals allude to the love quest? Is my only desire a motto? What meaning to give to the word desire, in a world that is still deeply Christian, but on the threshold of the Renaissance?"
Height: 311 to 377 cm
Width: 290 to 473 cm
Place of production: Paris (production of cartons)
Periods: 4th quarter of the 15th century; 1st quarter of the 16th century
Technique: tapestry
Thornberry Creek at Oneida, Wisconsin, site of the 2017 Thronberry Creek LPGA Classic.
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This is all you see when you look up, while relaxing by the pool.
Part way through our cruise around the islands. I had emergency eye surgery to repair a detached retina. in Honolulu. So instead of finishing our cruise, we stayed in Honolulu while I recuperated before heading home to Toronto. Surgery was a success, thank goodness!
A rare sighting on my garage roof. Came for a snack of birdseed.
Never saw one in 22 years, but I noticed that raccoons are not as abundant now A connection, perhaps?
The entrance, near Lechlade, Gloucestershire, to the disused Thames & Severn Canal (opened in 1789), which joined the Stroudwater Navigation (opened in 1779) and originally connected to the River Severn and The Gloucester & Sharpness Canal at Saul Junction. The Cotswold Canal trust intends to fully restore both canals, but this will take time!