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November Round-up

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News this month

Yule is approaching rapidly and final posting dates are upon us! If you are planning tp buy a calendar we do still have some available but do allow for postage times when ordering.

Image of cover for calendar showing Anglo-Saxon coins
The English Companions Calendar 2025

Members can find details about how to order in Wiðowinde, or you can contact us via the contact page for information on ordering. The calendars cost £6 each but postage costs vary according to where you live, with examples of costs of calendar + postage below:

Postage for the UK is £9.20 for 1 calendar, £15.20 for 2 calendars and £21.20 for 3 calendars.

For Europe the cost of 1 calendar plus postage is

  • £11.55 in Zone 1 (Denmark, France and Germany)
  • £12.05 in Zone 2 (Austria)
  • £12.45 in Zone 3 (Switzerland).

For the Rest of the World the cost of 1 calendar plus postage is £13.45 in all zones.

You can also pick up calendars at our events, and avoid postage costs.

Companions’ Events in 2025

Our programme for 2024 has come to a close but we are already planning ahead for 2025 and will post details once they are confirmed.

Meanwhile members will have the chance to join in Zoom socials or visits arranged by their local groups. More details of all such events can be found in Wiðowinde or via the Zoom group mailing list. Contact the Webb Þegn for details.

ICYMI

In case you missed it, here are some of the news items we have shared over the past few weeks:

Colin Gorrie of the Ancient Languages Institute has released a new immersive learning book for Old English called Osweald Bēra (Oswald Bear). Early reviews are very promising and if grammar tables are not for you, then this style of learning Old English may well suit you.

Osweald Bera: An Introduction to Old English

In Littlehampton an Anglo-Saxon gold artefact which was found by a metal detectorist has gone on display.

The small gold plate, which is believed to have been a decoration on a sword, is on show at Littlehampton Museum.

Experts believe the item, which was found near Climping, dates from about 570 to 630 AD.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cqj0qegg155o

The Sutton Hoo Society launched their new website

https://www.suttonhoo.org

October Round-up

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New content this month

ns stall at event, with lots of interested visitors gathered around
Geithas Stall at Byland Event

The Battle of Byland also took place on the 14th October, the same day as the Battle of Hastings, and at the event we talk to people about the changes in military tactics and equipment between the two, as well as discussing anything and everything Anglo-Saxon that visitors are interested to ask about! The event on 13th October was really well attended, and although the focus was on a battle from the 14th century, our stall had a lot of interest too. We provided children’s crafts, dressing up, a tabletop game and plenty of information and display items for anyone wanting to learn more about Anglo-Saxons.

The Yorkshire Gesithas also enjoyed a members’ calligraphy day on 26th October in York As we were commemorating the death of King Alfred in 899 CE we were provided with a line from his translation of the “Consolations of Philosophy” by Boethius:

 “In short, I wanted to live honourably as long as I lived, and leave behind, for the people who would come after me, the memory of me in good works.”

Our teacher and guide was the delightful Dawn Burgoyne, a highly experienced early medieval calligrapher, and she patiently and expertly introduced us to the joys and challenges of writing in an English Vernacular Miniscule of Alfred’s period using a genuine quill and iron gall ink.

Dawn Burgoyne standing next to two people sorking at tables on their calligraphy
Dawn with two of our members hard at work
2025 Calendar Cover page

Our 2025 calendars are still available. Members can find details about how to order in Wiðowinde, or you can contact us via the contact page for information on ordering. The calendars cost £6 each but postage costs vary according to where you live, with examples of costs of calendar + postage below:

Postage for the UK is £9.19 for 1 calendar, £15.19 for 2 calendars and £21.19 for 3 calendars.

For Europe the cost of 1 calendar plus postage is

  • £11.55 in Zone 1 (Denmark, France and Germany)
  • £12.05 in Zone 2 (Austria)
  • £12.45 in Zone 3 (Switzerland).

For the Rest of the World the cost of 1 calendar plus postage is £13.45 in all zones.

You can also pick up calendars at our events, and avoid postage costs.

Companions’ Events in 2024

Our public events have now ended for 2024 but members can still join in the regular social Zoom meetings. In addition Yorkshire Gesithas will be having a “Christmas” meal at the end of November, open to members in the area, visiting or local. See Wiðowinde for more information about joining these.

New members are always welcome and you can find out about membership options on our Joining page.

ICYMI

In case you missed it, here are some of the news items we have shared over the past few weeks:

The Society for Name Studies in Britain and Ireland launched a new website “Exploring Names”

The site aims to provide some insights into the names that are all around us, the fascinating stories they tell about languages, peoples and landscapes, and the tools and methods that are used to study them. 

Recordings of talk with Uppsala Books on Eostre and other Old Germanic Goddesses, as well as other previous events

Latest news on the Chew Valley Hoard:

A hoard of coins from the Norman Conquest valued at more than £4m has been acquired by a heritage charity, marking the highest value treasure to be acquired on record.

‘Unusual’ Anglo-Saxon replica of Roman coin has been found

Other events

12 November York Medieval Public Lecture

‘Our peculiar northern antiquity of speech’: Mary Powley of Langwathby (1811-1882), the Vikings in England, and Local Dialect” with Professor Matthew Townend, Department of English and Related Literature

14 November The Anglo-Saxons and Vikings in Yorkshire Conference

Organised by Pocklington District Heritage Trust, the conference will hear seven presentations illustrating the wealth of Anglo-Saxon and Viking Age archaeology within Eastern Yorkshire.