We look at the development of Christianity from 50AD to 1100AD in both the broader European context and also for the people of Brigantia.
Category: Brigantia
Jun 19
Guide – Agricultural practices through time
Prehistoric Yorkshire is a landscape rich with history, revealed through various archaeological finds that offer a glimpse into the ancient past. The oldest evidence of human activity in this region dates back to around 125,000 years ago, but it is the later periods, particularly the Iron Age, that have yielded significant discoveries related to ploughing and farming.
Jun 13
Brigantia during the Dark Ages
Yorkshire’s history during the Dark Ages is a tapestry of cultural shifts and invasions, beginning with the departure of the Romans in the early 5th century. This period saw the region become a melting pot of Celtic Britons, and later, the Angles and Vikings, each leaving a distinct imprint on the cultural landscape.
Jun 13
The Gododdin (Y Gododdin)
Possibly, the earliest documented battle on Brigantian soil, is described in Y Gododdin, which is a medieval Welsh poem, revered as one of the earliest surviving examples of Welsh/Brythonic poetry, and is attributed to the bard Aneirin.
Chapter 5 – The Later Neolithic Explosion
The one thousand years between 3,000 and 2,000 BC saw the Vale of Mowbray’s most significant period of development. It is at this time that the area between Boroughbridge and Catterick became the Sacred Vale, a premier ritual landscape, with Thornborough as its heart.
A splintered path
Vellocatus suggested the next instalment of his story should recount some of the background information relating to events leading up to the grand gathering at Thornborough.
Chapter 3 – The British Henge Complexes
In a few locations across Britain, henge complexes have been recognised. These are groups of henges and other monuments that were apparently built together to create ritual landscapes
Stories of Brigantia
A series of articles about potentially fictitious events in the deep past of Brigantian history.
And the world fell apart
This is the first episode of a series which promises to tell the true story of how Venutius and Cartimandua first fell out and split their kingdom.
Chapter 1 – Introduction
Around 6,000 years ago, a transformation was taking place across the British countryside. This was the result of dramatic social change, perhaps the first technological revolution – one that was to lay the foundations of modern life and mark the change from a Stone Age hunter-gatherer-based society to one of settled people working the land to provide food and other resources.
