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By Adrián MaldonadoThe gift and the curse of being a medievalist is that watching fantasy fiction adaptations can feel a bit like taking your job home with you. You’re still able to be a fan, but you’re also hyper-aware of the real-world inspirations for settings, props and storylines. You’re at...
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By Adrián MaldonadoI write about medieval barbarians in my legit academic work, and use this blog to explore how they occasionally escape from our powerpoint slides into the public consciousness.I recently realized that for all my degrees, I didn’t know a thing about one of history’s most famous...
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By Adrián MaldonadoIf I seem a bit disoriented, it’s because I just experienced a mad evening of archaeology and cake on the Antonine Wall.As I wrote in the previous post, Dig It! 2017 and EventScotland teamed up this year to mark World Heritage Day in style with Scotland in Six, unique...
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By Adrián MaldonadoSo it’s World Heritage Day next week, and to mark the occasion, Dig It! 2017 and EventScotland are hosting Scotland in Six, unique celebrations on all six Scottish World Heritage Sites. Much to my nerdy glee, one of these will be Pictish themed, on the Antonine Wall at Callendar...