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Did Franks participate in the Anglo-Saxon migrations?
The Chessell Down and Loveden Hill inscriptions
Jun 17 • Bernard Mees
King Arthur and the origins of bardic poetry
How old is the list of his battles?
Jun 3 • Bernard Mees

May 2026

Hengist and the Treachery of the Long Knives
How old is the story of the Saxon massacre of the Britons?
May 20 • Bernard Mees
The origin of the Jutes
How the people who founded Kent received their name
May 6 • Bernard Mees

April 2026

The death of King Arthur
How astronomy and climate science brought him back to life
Apr 22 • Bernard Mees
The origin of Edinburgh
The Celtic kings of Castle Rock
Apr 8 • Bernard Mees

March 2026

When was English first spoken?
The story of the Weser runes
Mar 25 • Bernard Mees
Who was Arthur’s opponent at the Battle of Mount Badon?
Cerdic and the foundation of Wessex
Mar 12 • Bernard Mees

February 2026

How Hengist and Horsa defeated the sceptics
Do historians know if the two Jutish leaders really existed?
Feb 25 • Bernard Mees
The first Scottish mention of King Arthur
How old is the Gododdin?
Feb 11 • Bernard Mees

January 2026

The origin of the war god Tiw
Deciphering the Ženjak B inscription
Jan 28 • Bernard Mees
Where does the name of Britain come from?
Why etymologies found in reference books are often unreliable
Jan 14 • Bernard Mees
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