Beachcombed 57 March 1, 2015
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Dear Reader, spring in the air here now in Italy. Just ordered some giant yellow daisies and rats have appeared in the garden: March the hungriest month… Six more weeks of classes then a summer of writing. Getting an itch under my typing fingers already. Thanks, as always, to the multiple linkers: Amanda, Chris, Chris S, Joan, Ricardo, Wade and others. I’ve put the very best contributions below to the posts from this month. Thanks for all emails too and thanks for all the good wishes during the 18 days of flu! Now Mrs Beach has passed under…
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An American Welcome: Leif credibly corrects a date
Arabs in Mozambique: Bruce T with a new name Felix Chami
Crossing the Rhine: Ben H with another amphibious cockup
European Kings: Tacitus from Detritus on the perils of being a Roman Emperor… Mike Dash looks east and Stephen D plays the Scottish card
Flesh-Eating Icelandic Fairies: EC on the image and Leif on fascinating parallels
Hair Harvests and Hair Theft: Chris from Haunted Ohio Books on old examples and Nene on some more recent ones…
Historical Ménage a Trois: Invisible on a composer I’d never expected…
How Gerbils Killed Millions: LTM brings in the comets…
In Search of Medieval Pain: Chris sends in some perishing infants…
Killing the Witch’s Rooster: KMH decoding…
Long Long Long Durée: Leif adds a fourth and fundamental condition
Scoundrels and Pisspants: Mike Dash suggesting an emendation to pisspants, Philip C with an obscene letter, and Stephen D looking at Hungary…
St Patrick’s Sinning Past: EC with an OUTRAGEOUS suggestion…
The Eugenics of History: Bruce T on slavery and Norm on the Neolithic…
The Game of Dead French Kings: Michael D adds another French example and Mike Dash helps with the Scottish case
The Rhino’s Horn and Memory: David B with a fire-making take (and a convincing one…)
Unusual Riots: Tunnel Rat has got a Simpson riot in hand…
Violent Deaths of Scottish Kings: Douglas pointing out some inaccuracies in king counting, KMH objects to classifications (and my have a point)…
Witchcraft and Walking Toad: Bob with more on the Dereham case…
You Can’t Go Home Again: Nathaniel remember old Abe…
