Medieval Visions

[afaerytalelife]

Neither country proverb nor king’s command could keep me from the woods today… This place holds more magic for me than any palace in the world. — Princess Lily, Legend [1985].

[maidmargaery]

the kingmaker's daughter

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[deathandmysticism]

Tapestry, Detail of The Harlot Seated on the Beast, ca. 1377

[artofthedarkages]

A Viking penny with an image of Thor’s hammer with a “Hand of God” resting on top on the reverse, and a drawn bow and arrow (possibly a misrepresentation of a ship) on the front.

Cast out of silver.

Made in 920 at the mint of Regnald, the Viking king at York.

Currently held at the British Museum.

[artofthedarkages]

Three luxuriously decorated disc-on-bow brooches.

Cast out of bronze, with gilding and silver, garnet, cloisonné, and shell inlay.

Made in the 500s for an Anglo-Saxon aristocrat(s) in Gotland, Sweden.

Currently held at the British Museum.

[jothelibrarian]

Pretty medieval manuscript of the day is another lovely illustration in grisaille, shades of grey, but highlighted with blues and gilding. Really lovely!

Image source: SCA 40. Creative Commons licensed by medievalfragments via Flickr.

[avatarwan]

make me choose: joffersbaratheon asked Joffrey Baratheon or Ramsay Snow

[artofthedarkages]

Buckles, hinges, and fittings with openwork and incised designs of swirls, plants, and horsemen.

Forged out of leaded tin and bronze.

Made in the 8th-9th century for an Avar nobleman in Austria.

Currently located at the British Museum.

[aleyma]

Padlock locket, made in England, 1400-64. The inscription reads: “de tout mon cuer” (with all my heart) (source).

[jeannepompadour]

Charles, Duke of Orléans and his wife Marie of Clèves, 1460-65

[mayalunas]

[medievalvisions-blog]

Am I not a  t r a i t o r  ? 

You love me, and the King. Let us hope that that is enough for Edward.

[fassophy]

Aneurin Barnard as King Richard (The White Queen 2013)

[zaragozafotos]

Detalle | Palacio de la Aljaferia

[icapturetheperiodpieces]

The Pillars of the Earth (2010 Mini-Series)

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[allthingseurope]

St. Stephen’s Cathedral, Vienna (by Andrey Baydak)