http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com Snippets and longer bits on Cumbrian history and folklore Wed, 22 Feb 2012 13:06:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://s2.wp.com/i/buttonw-com.png http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/the-treaty-of-eamont-bridge-in-927ce-or-the-first-british-union/ http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/the-treaty-of-eamont-bridge-in-927ce-or-the-first-british-union/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:19:34 +0000 esmeraldamac http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/?p=1095 ]]> http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/the-treaty-of-eamont-bridge-in-927ce-or-the-first-british-union/feed/ 7 esmeraldamac Athelstan from All Souls College Chapel, Oxford Mayburgh Henge c. Craig Allan (Creative Commons 2.0 licence) http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/cocidius-the-cumbrian-god/ http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/cocidius-the-cumbrian-god/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 16:27:13 +0000 esmeraldamac http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/?p=1075 ]]> http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2012/01/30/cocidius-the-cumbrian-god/feed/ 14 esmeraldamac Cocidius altar, Tullie House, Carlisle Cocidius at Yardhope, Northumberland Sylvan Men by Albrecht Durer, 1499 http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/a-dangerous-charm/ http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/a-dangerous-charm/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:45:43 +0000 esmeraldamac http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/?p=1063 ]]> http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/a-dangerous-charm/feed/ 8 esmeraldamac The Witch by George Walker, 1892 Magician, 15th century http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/eveling-cumbrias-faery-king-and-celtic-god/ http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/eveling-cumbrias-faery-king-and-celtic-god/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 11:41:30 +0000 esmeraldamac http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/?p=1042 ]]> http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2012/01/11/eveling-cumbrias-faery-king-and-celtic-god/feed/ 6 esmeraldamac Walls Castle,Ravenglass Copyright Mick Knapton http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/the-crosby-garret-helmet-the-one-that-got-away/ http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/the-crosby-garret-helmet-the-one-that-got-away/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:17:34 +0000 esmeraldamac http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/?p=1022 ]]> http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2012/01/10/the-crosby-garret-helmet-the-one-that-got-away/feed/ 3 esmeraldamac Crosby Garrett Helmet at the sale (Flickr) http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/dinogads-smock-a-6th-century-cumbrian-lullaby/ http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/dinogads-smock-a-6th-century-cumbrian-lullaby/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 16:52:45 +0000 esmeraldamac http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/?p=1008 ]]> http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/dinogads-smock-a-6th-century-cumbrian-lullaby/feed/ 21 esmeraldamac Page from the Book of Aneirin Castle Crag, Cumbria copyright Stephen Horncastle http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/12/21/a-gallop-through-midwinter/ http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/12/21/a-gallop-through-midwinter/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 18:28:29 +0000 esmeraldamac http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/?p=996 ]]> http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/12/21/a-gallop-through-midwinter/feed/ 6 esmeraldamac Ghost of Christmas Past, illus. John Leech, 1843 for Dickens' A Christmas Carol Long Meg, Cumbria COPYRIGHT DMCILMOYLE http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/12/15/a-very-cumbrian-christmas-dinner/ http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/12/15/a-very-cumbrian-christmas-dinner/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 16:24:19 +0000 esmeraldamac http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/?p=977 ]]> http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/12/15/a-very-cumbrian-christmas-dinner/feed/ 12 esmeraldamac Grandma and bakery girls for web Grandma and granda 1930s for web Joe Birkett, my grandfather http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/12/15/blimey/ http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/12/15/blimey/#comments Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:10:19 +0000 esmeraldamac http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/?p=974 ]]> http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/12/15/blimey/feed/ 5 esmeraldamac http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/12/09/elf-shot-by-mermaids/ http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/12/09/elf-shot-by-mermaids/#comments Fri, 09 Dec 2011 13:35:09 +0000 esmeraldamac http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/?p=958 ]]> http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/12/09/elf-shot-by-mermaids/feed/ 9 esmeraldamac Dancing Elves (1866) by August Malmstrom Flint arrowhead 3300-2400BCE (Museum of Toulouse) http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/11/22/the-train-disasters-at-aisgill/ http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/11/22/the-train-disasters-at-aisgill/#comments Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:36:51 +0000 esmeraldamac http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/?p=919 ]]> http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/11/22/the-train-disasters-at-aisgill/feed/ 3 esmeraldamac Princess Margaret Rose steam train at Aisgill, 1993 c. Ken Crosby http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/10/24/armboth-cumbrias-most-haunted/ http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/10/24/armboth-cumbrias-most-haunted/#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 14:38:18 +0000 esmeraldamac http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/?p=873 ]]> http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/10/24/armboth-cumbrias-most-haunted/feed/ 6 esmeraldamac Thirlmere from Steel Fell c. Mick Knapton Thirlmere in 1800 http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/10/20/scary-scarier-and-scariest-halloween-lanterns/ http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/10/20/scary-scarier-and-scariest-halloween-lanterns/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 15:58:15 +0000 esmeraldamac http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/?p=853 ]]> http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/10/20/scary-scarier-and-scariest-halloween-lanterns/feed/ 15 esmeraldamac Jack-o'-Lantern c. Toby Ord Celtic head from Longtown, Cumbria Celtic head from Burgh-by-Sands, Cumbria http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/10/14/840/ http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/10/14/840/#comments Fri, 14 Oct 2011 10:45:01 +0000 esmeraldamac http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/?p=840 ]]> http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/10/14/840/feed/ 4 esmeraldamac Hanging "in chains" Penrith Beacon c. Simon Ledingham (Creative Commons) http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/10/07/gulp/ http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/10/07/gulp/#comments Fri, 07 Oct 2011 10:01:32 +0000 esmeraldamac http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/?p=818 ]]> http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/10/07/gulp/feed/ 32 esmeraldamac http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/10/04/the-cappel-cumbrias-spooky-black-dog/ http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/10/04/the-cappel-cumbrias-spooky-black-dog/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:49:15 +0000 esmeraldamac http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/?p=802 ]]> http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/10/04/the-cappel-cumbrias-spooky-black-dog/feed/ 15 esmeraldamac The Black Dog Asgardsreien by Peter Nicolai Arbo, 1873 http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/09/22/the-embleton-sword/ http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/09/22/the-embleton-sword/#comments Thu, 22 Sep 2011 12:45:08 +0000 esmeraldamac http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/?p=772 ]]> http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/09/22/the-embleton-sword/feed/ 8 esmeraldamac Embleton Sword detail c. Trustees of the British Museum Embleton Sword copyright Trustees of the British Museum http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/08/30/cumbrias-great-pestilence-1597-8/ http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/08/30/cumbrias-great-pestilence-1597-8/#comments Tue, 30 Aug 2011 16:20:04 +0000 esmeraldamac http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/?p=752 ]]> http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/08/30/cumbrias-great-pestilence-1597-8/feed/ 17 esmeraldamac Rubbish in Penrith's Plague Stone Penrith's Plague Stone c. D McIlmoyle Penrith's Plague Stone near Greengarth Home c. D McIlmoyle http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/08/02/guest-post-tim-clarkson-on-early-medieval-cumbria-2/ http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/08/02/guest-post-tim-clarkson-on-early-medieval-cumbria-2/#comments Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:46:13 +0000 esmeraldamac http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/?p=707 ]]> http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/08/02/guest-post-tim-clarkson-on-early-medieval-cumbria-2/feed/ 6 esmeraldamac Men of the North by Tim Clarkson Cumbria: the kingdom of the Clyde Britons, c. 950 The pre-1974 counties of Cumberland and Westmorland http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/07/29/cumbrias-great-pearl-rush/ http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/07/29/cumbrias-great-pearl-rush/#comments Fri, 29 Jul 2011 11:53:20 +0000 esmeraldamac http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/?p=678 ]]> http://esmeraldamac.wordpress.com/2011/07/29/cumbrias-great-pearl-rush/feed/ 2 esmeraldamac Miners during the 1926 General Strike Pearl mussel copyright Tom Meijer