r/Derbyshire
I’ve been exploring some of Derbyshire’s remarkable early medieval stone crosses and was surprised by just how many survive.
My favourites so far:
Eyam Churchyard Cross – incredible 8th-century craftsmanship.
Bakewell’s Saxon crosses – beautiful biblical carvings and intricate interlace.
Bradbourne Cross – one of the best-preserved Saxon crosses in the county.
Hope Eccles Cross – a fascinating reminder of early Christianity in the Peak District.
It’s amazing to think these monuments have stood for over 1,000 years through Viking raids, the Norman Conquest, the English Civil War and into the present day.
I’m interested in finding more, especially:
Hidden or lesser-known Celtic/Anglo-Saxon crosses.
Wayside or moorland crosses.
Sites with interesting local legends or folklore.
Any that are worth combining into a day exploring Derbyshire’s early Christian heritage.
What are your favourites? Are there any hidden gems I’ve missed? Photos and local stories would be very welcome!

I wanted to create a little project for personal fun based on an alternative version of an anime inspired by Arthurian legend that I enjoyed when I was younger, but looking back has very unpleasant and suspicious things to put it lightly in its narrative. If you're familiar with anime then you can probably take a guess which one I'm talking about. It's disappointing because there were many parts of the story that I still find fascinating, and it helped me learn a little bit more about certain names and learning they were based off real characters. Most I knew about Arthurian legend before that was Sword in the Stone.

I thought making some of the designs to be more historically accurate would be interesting. Clothing, art, etc. I wanted to make it primarily based off of the Early period since that seems to be when King Arthur was supposed to be alive. I'm still trying to learn more about it, but it seems daunting trying to find the best sources (both in accuracy and not being made by a bigot). There's also the fact that it covers two to three centuries, and I'm used to other historical periods having massive differences between the beginning and end of them. I know with it being fantasy you can stretch it, but I still wanted opinions on the best way to go about this.

I love learning about older history, so this is ultimately an exercise in a relatively new branch of history knowledge to me as well as trying to figure out how I would write the original story if I was the author.

I have a copy of the book:

Das zweischneidige Schwert der germanischen Völkerwanderungszeit

Written by Elis behmer in German.

Online I can find the book occasionally listed as translated by Ernst Alfred Meyer and Rudolf Narath

Does anyone know if this title exists:

Das zweischneidige Schwert der germanischen Völkerwanderungszeit. Translated by Ernst Alfred Meyer and Rudolf Narath

Looking for any archeological evidence for Anglo Saxon/ Viking pump drills. Even if its interpretation, or just a balance stone or drill bit?

Also any evidence of a bow drill?

if you are interested in either of these people please check the post!!

Getting into Anglo-Saxon history and was wondering if there were dialects,as opposed to separate languages like Saxon and Jutish?

Thanks in advance!

Does Bayeux translate into Our Lord, or Our Prince (and Savior)?

Allegedly, bay, in Albanian or Ottoman Turkish, translates to military governor, prince, or ​lord. I think the boyars in Russia translated to something similar. Any relationships?

Notre Dame translates to Our Lady as in the Cathedral of Our Lady (Mary).

The suffix -eux can possibly translate to our, possessive, plural.

These will be on display until the end of September. Go see it if you're in Kent!

You think because Geoffrey Chaucer was born wealthy and was given boons by John of Gaunt that he had it easy? Anyone could become a renowned poet with that kind of fortune, right? WRONG!

It doesn't matter your blessings in life, it takes raw practice and discipline to be one of the greats. Geoffrey Chaucer survived a gruesome war campaign, after living through the Black Death, then traveled the dangerous roads of Europe, to Spain, to Italy as a diplomat, was controller of customs for imports in London, oversaw construction projects, was a keeper of a forest, and still managed to retire in the countryside, have four kids, you name it--even acquired an education that make modern humanities PhDs seem simple!--all while being England's greatest medieval poet.

Chaucer's own life is truly his best tale. Get inspired, and explore the full abridged story here in my new article! https://timothyrjeveland.com/chaucers-life-story-he-was-more-than-just-a-poet/

Episode 5 is a myth audit of King Arthur. Every major element of the legend traced to its first written appearance — the Round Table, Camelot, Lancelot, Excalibur. None of it appears before the twelfth century. The earliest surviving account of post-Roman Britain names a different man entirely.

This and other shows are available on:

Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-black-archive/id1889580530

Substack https://substack.com/@theblackarchiveuk

YouTube https://youtu.be/c-cbAspLp-M

I have been researching to piece together the most accurate anglo Saxon alphabet and runes and this is my work so far.

æbcdeœfȝŋhiklmnoprstſðþƿy ‎āēīōūȳ ‎⁊ ‎ᚠᚢᚦᚩᚱᚳ ‎ᚷᚹᚻᚾᛁᛄᛈᛉᛋᛏᛒᛖᛗᛚᛝ ‎ᚪᚫᚣ ‎ᛠᛡ ‎ᛢᛣᛤᛥᛇ

I need a second opinion for this, is this accurate or am I wrong?

Hi -- forgive me if this is a stupid question. I've just finished reading a book about early Anglo-Saxon England and I found that it didn't really address this. It seems like a large enough number of Saxons remained on the continent to be regionally relevant in the coming years (e.g. the Saxon Wars), but I can't seem to find anything about Jutes or Angles. Did these tribes migrate en masse to England without leaving anyone behind on the continent?

Thank you!