Medieval Timeline: Today in Medieval History
On this date, November 12th, in medieval history:
- 607 - Death of Boniface III
- 1035 - Death of Canute the Great (or Cnut or Knut), norse king of England and Norway and Denmark (and parts of Sweden); he ruled England from 1016 - 1035
*Note: image is of a silver penny engraved with a portrait of Canute; image retrieved from bowersandmerena.com.
Filed under: Medieval Timeline, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on November 12th, 2008
Oh, Canute!
I once had a medieval history prof joke at us saying, “Back then? They’re all called Harry, Hartha, or Canute!”
That’s funny
You forgot to mention November 12th is the feast day for Saint Namphaise!
Okay, so maybe that just my little corner of medieval history.
I did forget to mention that … of course, I’ve never heard of Saint Namphaise
What is the feast day for, I’m curious? Explain.
The Catholic Church’s calendar is filled with saint’s days. March 17th as Saint Patrick’s Day is probably the most famous.
Here’s a link to a website which has the month of November and the various saints’ feast days.
http://www.catholic.org/saints/f_day/nov.php
I know that I’m probably one of the few people outside of the Quercy region in France that has ever heard of Saint Namphaise, but since is a saint that is associated with Charlemagne - I’m trying to rescue him singlehandedly from obscurity!
To paraphrase Tracy Chapman - if not me, then who? If not now, then when?
Oh, and today, November 20th is Saint Bernard’s Day! Love that trivia.
Very cool. Thanks for the link! … and sorry for the delayed response. I’ve been sick the past few days and haven’t felt like doing much, even checking emails.