#post-roman

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What's in a Name: Elmet As part of the long-running 'What's in a Name' series, the origin of the name 'Elmet' is not easy to deduce, and that deduction is rather tortuous.

What's in a Name - Elmet

The origin of the name 'Elmet' is not easy to deduce, and that deduction is rather tortuous.

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Northern Britain: Coel Hen is a familiar figure in many ancient Welsh genealogies, with most of the kings of the north of Britain being able to trace their descent from him.

The Kings of Northern Britain (Part 1)

Coel Hen is a familiar figure in many ancient Welsh genealogies, with most of the kings of the north of Britain being able to trace their de

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Descent of the Kingdoms of Northern Britain: following the death of Coel Hen, his descendants increasingly sub-divided the region until the north consisted of a plethora of small kingdoms.

The Kings of Northern Britain (Part 2)

Following the death of Coel Hen, his descendants increasingly sub-divided the region until the north consisted of a plethora of small kingdo

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Post-Roman Britain: the post-Roman period in Britain was one of gradual social collapse in the face of unstoppable invasion, with a series of small states or kingdoms emerging and falling in the space of two centuries.

Kingdoms of British Celts - Post-Roman Britain

Coverage of the various historical cultures, rulers, and states of the British Isles and Ireland

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Rulers of the British Isles and Ireland

Though the exact borders of Cynwidion are not known at all, tradition ascribes to it the towns of Northampton and Dunstable.

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Anglian bead circa 600-100 C.E., discovered at Uncleby, Yorkshire, England. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 

A thick annular bead; dark green or black glass with red spiral running from the top and around the face with white wave lines perpendicular to red.

Source: X  Image and text Copyright © York Museums and Gallery Trust 2017 via yorkmuseumstrust.org.uk. 

Slightly bigger than a Trollbead/Pandora/Biagi/Chamilia bead, with a slightly smaller centre hole - I hope the artisan was paid a comparable amount of money for this beauty!

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The earliest "post-Roman" bronze doors now in existence in Italy were made in Constantinople.  They owe their existence to the merchant Pantaleone of Amalfi, who with his son Mauro ran a profitable Amalfi-Constantinople trading operation.

The first of their door gifts was as you would expect, given to the Cathedral of Amalfi itself.  It was made in Constantinople around 1060 by Symeon of Syria, is still in place, and includes four panels with images of saints in inlaid silver, and remaining panels decorated with crosses.

image by Hopeful Moments

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