#twelfth century

[angevinyaoiz]

Cubs of the Roaring Lion (and a Clever Fox)

A bit of a redraw of one of my first TLIW drawings of the sons a couple years ago, also added a Philip to even it out <3 Tried for a bit of a more harmonious palette for this one

[danskjavlarna]

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Shedding light on the Dark Ages: vintage medieval imagery.

[ardenrosegarden]

In December 1174, Henry signed the Treaty of Falaise with the humiliated William King of Scotland who had been captured at Alnwick. With Richard and Geoffrey witnesses to this treaty, he agreed that Henry was his feudal overlord. Geoffrey should have had more than a passing interest in this because William was his fiancee's uncle. Constance's mother Margaret, who had returned to England after Conan's death, had also been captured in 1174, and was imprisoned first at Portchester Castle, then at Rouen. Henry II must have wanted to keep her under his control by marrying her to one of his men, for in 1175, he married her to his constable Humphrey de Bohun. More than a decade later he would treat her daughter in the same way.

-Kathy Carter, Arthur I, Duke of Brittany, in History and Literature

[a-ravens-hoard]

Medieval Headwear ✦ Source: The MET

[vesseloftherevolution]

This reminds me of the Witches in Apuleius’ Metamorphosis or the Golden Ass

They transform into weasels and sneak into houses to eat the facial features of corpses for their magic power. It seems weasels are involved in the dark arts from the 2nd Century onwards. I’d have to check to see if necromantic weasels are a feature of Roman literature, or if it’s just Apuleius.

modern medieval fantasies don't have enough weasel-based necromancy

[annabelle--cane]

to me the appeal of pathetic vampires is similar to the appeal of stupid cats. you have the teeth and claws to rip through flesh to your heart's content, but here you are. paw stuck to a quilt. staring woefully with eyes the size of saucers to get someone to help. same goes for a vampire failing miserably to use a touchscreen because his fingers are too cold.

[gwydpolls]

Time Travel Question 69: Assorted Performances VIII

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[artemlegere]

The Duel between Sir Toby and Sebastian (from William Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night', Act IV, Scene 1

Artist: George Clint, ARA (English 1770-1854)

Date: 1832-1833

Medium: Oil on canvas

Collection: Royal Trust Collections, United Kingdom

Description

Oil painting on canvas, The Duel between Sir Toby and Sebastian (from William Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night', Act IV, Scene 1) by George Clint ARA (London 1770 – Kensington 1854). The scene shows Sir Toby and Sebastian dueling, and in the centre Olivia is trying to part them. Behind Sir Toby on the far left is Sir Andrew Aguecheek, behind Sebastian is Fabian. There is a terrace in the foreground, with buildings on the right background.

[suburbanbeatnik]

It's Christmas Eve, when King John was born in 1166. Happy birthday you magnificent bastard

Within his royal apartments, King John takes a moment to embrace his Welsh mistress, Helvie, after giving her a chaplet of roses. The next in the medieval series “The Disparaged Bride." 

[proudfreakmetarusonikku]

when u manage to somehow be so shit at having a prisoner You end up developing Stockholm Syndrome and they’re fine #justgirlythings

[caedmonofwhitby]

Sir Toby Belch and the Clown (from William Shakespeare's 'Twelfth Night'), 1860

Keeley Halswelle (1832–1891)

Oil on canvas

Glasgow Museums Resource Centre (GMRC)

Sir Toby Belch. Out o' tune, sir: ye lie. Art any more than a steward? Dost thou think, because thou art virtuous, there shall be no more cakes and ale?

Feste. Yes, by Saint Anne, and ginger shall be hot i' the mouth too.

Twelfth Night Act II, Scene 3, line 817 by William Shakespeare

[danskjavlarna]

Source details and larger version.

Shedding light on the Dark Ages: vintage medieval imagery.

[ardenrosegarden]

Conan's victory greatly strengthened Raoul's position. And so, Jean de Dol, dying in 1162, entrusted him with guardianship of his only daughter and his land. What did Henry II do at this juncture? He took possession of the land and of the girl. Persuasion not sufficing, he mobilized an army of Breton and Norman soldiers. This hustle and bustle sufficed; Dol and Combour were delivered to him. As for Iseult de Dol, he married her to a gentleman from Avranchin, his faithful subject Hasculf de Soligné (modern-day Subligni). -B. A. Pocquet du Haut-Jussé, Les Plantagenets et la Bretagne

There is another possible, and extremely powerful, connection between Ranulf, Llywelyn and the kings of England: Ranulf’s second marriage to Clémence de Fougères was a significantly powerful move, where the political benefits to Ranulf were potentially great within Brittany and Lincolnshire. But was Clémence also Princess Joan’s mother? This has not been a possibility considered beyond oblique reference to date, where, according to one unreferenced secondary source, plans for Ranulf’s marriage to Clémence "were nearly scuppered by the King when rumours began to circulate that (King) John himself was showing an inappropriate personal interest in Clémence’ (Soden 2009, 38). In addition, the Tewkesbury annals, which were compiled after c. 1200, and thus notably contemporary to the event, refer to Joan’s mother as Regina Clementina (‘Queen Clémence’), the title of ‘Queen’ obviously considered appropriate at a time when Joan had then been legitimized. There are secondary sources that make reference to this entry in the annals, although disappointingly, Soden makes no reference to it at all. -Rachel Swallow, Gateways to Power: The Castles of Ranulf III of Chester and Llywelyn the Great of Gwynedd

[a-ravens-hoard]

Medieval Chinese Armour ✦ Source: The MET

[werewolfetone]

Killing me actually that I've managed to get into a situation in my crusader kings game where northern ireland already exists

[ardenrosegarden]

This post is so funny.