Creative License

I have been in job training for the past week, which is why I have been unable to post new entries - perhaps this comic will help explain ;)

My friends have skills

I knew that Will's amazing hand-eye coordination when catching strawberries reminded me of something...

How to Preserve a Herd of Cattle

The Bodleian Library held a special viewing of the Vernon Manuscript this past Friday. The person in the red robe is based on an illustration from the manuscript.

Furmente with Porpeys

The toasters are nesting :) 

Special thanks to a friend in South Africa (drawn here) for the recipe.

Old Norse passages quoted from Hárbarðsljóð, ll.7-8.

Translation:

"Steer your boat hither, and stand it where I will show you. Who owns the ship that you hold, reaching to the landing?"

"Battle-Wolf he is called, the solemn oath-keeper who holds great counsel, warrior in counsel-friendship, who dwells on the strait of Radsey. He bid me not to ferry robbers and horse-thieves, but instead the good, and then only when I perceive them as such. Tell me your name if you wish to travel over the strait." 

How paleography has touched our lives

Based on a conversation at dinner last night.

A Punting Mishap

Unfortunately I didn't get a chance to put together a comic today. Instead, I thought I'd post this quick sketch of the rather interesting punting adventure that took place earlier this morning :)

Online Lollardy

Old Norse passages quoted from Hárbarðsljóð, ll.5-6.

Translation:

"That which you say now, is what most people think is great news, that my mother is dead."

"Yet it does not seem you possess three good farms; bare-boned you stand and have road-lodger's gear, you don't even have any trousers."