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It’s Easter weekend and, ordinarily, we’d be marching around in a field somewhere, clad entirely in linen and wool. It would have been perfect weather too! The lockdown has really brought it home how fortunate we normally are to be able to pursue our passion with so many great friends. It has also reminded us how much we rely on one another. If you’re finding things difficult and just need to talk, whether it’s serious or daft, our DMs are always open.
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“Stone walls do not a prison make,
Nor iron bars a cage;
Minds innocent and quiet take
That for a hermitage;
If I have freedom in my love,
And in my soul am free,
Angels alone that soar above
Enjoy such liberty.” - Richard Lovelace, “To Althea, From Prison’, 1642
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Social distancing and self-isolation is not easy, especially if you don’t have much space. But we mustn’t allow the walls that surround us to become prisons and barriers to our minds and souls. Solidarity to those feeling the pressure and to those caring for others. Things are pretty grim still, but there are always candles in the darkness and for everyone keeping hope alive, we thank you.
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Richard Lovelace (1617-57) was an English poet and Cavalier army officer during the English Civil Wars. John Aubrey and Anthony Wood, both diarists of the age, described Lovelace as one of the most beautiful gentlemen they had ever met. In 1641, he led a group of men to seize and destroy a petition for the abolition of bishops, which had been signed by 15,000 people. The following year he presented the House of Commons with a pro-Royalist petition which was supposed to have been burned. These actions resulted in Lovelace’s first imprisonment, when he wrote "To Althea, From Prison”.
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The woman at Spurkeland, early 900s CE

Some years ago, a friend of mine found a tortoise brooch on a farm here on the west coast of Norway, which led to archaeological excavations that revealed a woman’s grave from the early 900s. The finding remained unpublished and has not been recreated until now. I was up for the challenge. How often do you come across such a relevant finding so close to home?

I’ve been working on this project for the past months, and will be sharing it with you here in the days to come! You will find the whole story and all photos on my blog Valkyrja.com (link in profile) ✨

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