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fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

The Goodness Test: Dunk, Baelor, and Why Heroes Still Matter

For decades, we smallfolk have been told that goodness is naïve, that moral grayness is sophistication, and cynicism is cleverness. Turns out, we do not want it. Most of us can only take an endless string of villains, liars, and normalized nastiness for so long. Our battered nervous systems want a hero to root for who would not lie to us or betray us.
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fromMedievalists.net
1 month ago

Why Lady Godiva's Medieval Ride Still Matters Today - Medievalists.net

Lady Godiva's legend serves as a lasting symbol connecting protest, gendered scrutiny, civic authority, and performative public resistance across centuries.
Women
fromIndependent
2 months ago

Brigid and me: 'Yes, she healed the sick and fed the poor - but she also made her brother's eyes explode when he crossed her'

Brigid is a multifaceted symbol of Irish womanhood encompassing healing, creativity, fire, poetry, protection, activism, environmentalism, and unbounded female identity.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Helen of Nowhere by Makenna Goodman review a perfect fairytale for our times

A dislocated professor abandons institutional life and retreats toward neo‑transcendental solitude in nature after losing job, spouse, and social standing.
History
fromMedievalists.net
1 month ago

New Medieval Books: Celtic Magic - Medievalists.net

Ancient and medieval Celtic-speaking peoples maintained distinctive magical beliefs and practices whose evidence appears in inscriptions, classical accounts, medieval manuscripts, charms, and medical recipes.
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fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
2 months ago

A fresh retelling of the tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight * Oregon ArtsWatch

A contemporary retelling renders Sir Gawain and the Green Knight in modern English, blending skeptical scrutiny of magic with medieval enchantment and antiquarian sonnets.
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fromMedievalists.net
2 months ago

Women Beyond the Cross: Power, Myth, and Agency in the Viking World - Medievalists.net

Viking-age Scandinavian women could hold genuine authority as estate managers, property holders, ritual figures, and occasional political actors within hierarchical society.
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