northumbria

Let's start with a point of divergence. We will say that either the Augustine mission sent to preach amongst the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms by Pope Gregory The Great either fails miserably within a few short years, or is never called at all. Instead the Anglo-Saxons remain largely pagan. Perhaps...

One of my favorite book series is the "Sister Fidelma" mysteries by Peter Tremayne. The first book deals with a murder mystery that takes place at the Synod of Whiby in Northumbria. While the mystery and murder are fictionalized, the Synod of Whitby actually did take place. The purpose of...

As a resident in the place I know as Geordie land, I always see us as a weird mix of Scottish and English, verging on the point of a unique identity Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to have a strong Independent Northumbria in 2017, with hopefully expanded territory compared to...

The raid on Lindisfarne is typically defined as the beginning of the Viking Age - but considering the wealth of Lindisfarne, it seems surprising that there wasn't anyone to protect the place. So my question is this, what if a group of mercenaries (unusually pious ones) were making a Pilgrimage...