Not Just Observing—Holding Anglo-Saxon History at Oxford
It has been a while since my last post, and I can only apologise for this. Whilst it may appear I have done little writing publicly recently, I have been working on a post that has somewhat spiralled to be 5,000+ words. In due course, it shall reach the blog at some point (term procrastination dependent). However, for the last week, I have been on a much-deserved reading week (cue the groan from every other Oxfordian who didn’t have one, for which I am sorry your tutors are less generous). As part of this, I have participated in some fantastic classes, including a manuscript one and a handling session of Anglo-Saxon artefacts. While it was a tremendous experience, I was also struck by how these objects ended up with us today. (Spoiler: most of the artefacts I handled this morning had been found in graves…) So, in this week's post (and yes, these are supposed to be weekly, but it’s only me keeping myself accountable), I want to explore my experience of handling and viewing these art...