There's been a lot of ink, both real and digital, spilled pondering this phenomenon, so it's unlikely my observations will add any real insights into this, but I would like to explore it a bit here. I recently watched the entire first series of MTV's (I know, I was surprised, too) television adaptation of Terry … Continue reading Why are Gandalf and Leonidas British? The Curious Case of British Accents in Historical and Fantasy Films
Interesting Things
Alcuin of York’s (c.735-804) Eclogue to his Cell
Today, my thoughts were turned toward Alcuin's verse, which I had first read in high school at Latin camp, when two very dear friends and mentors of mine, with whom I have worked for the last several years, left the office for the last time today, having packed up their research library and sent it to … Continue reading Alcuin of York’s (c.735-804) Eclogue to his Cell
Unearthing the World of Jesus
In January, Smithsonian Magazine ran a great article on excavations at Magdala and Bethsaida that bring new evidence to light concerning the world of 1st Century Galilee. Below is an extract; click through the link at the bottom to read more. +N+ Ariel Sabar, "Unearthing the World of Jesus" The IAA archaeologists had mucked … Continue reading Unearthing the World of Jesus
Lead ink discovered in carbonized scrolls from the Villa dei Papiri at Herculaneum
Almost 2000 years after a volcano buried the city of Herculaneum, we may have discovered a way to read its priceless library of ancient scrolls. Read more at New Scientist: Lead ink from scrolls may unlock library destroyed by Vesuvius
A Poem for Good Friday: George Herbert, “The Sacrifice”
"The Sacrifice," from The Temple, by the 17th Century Anglican poet and priest, George Herbert (1593-1633). A beautifully moving poem for Good Friday. Oh all ye, who passe by, whose eyes and minde To worldly things are sharp, but to me blinde; To me, who took eyes that I might you finde: Was ever grief like … Continue reading A Poem for Good Friday: George Herbert, “The Sacrifice”
Meditationes Sacrae 