Dear Medieval Musers,
What a fun time we had! Thank you so much to those of you who joined for this excellent discussion.
Having gone far over our 30-minute allocated time frame, we agreed that the next Live will be of 1-hour duration (snacks and drinks optional). It will be on 6th May at 8pm GMT / 4pm EST / 1pm PST, on the theme of pre-Christian, ‘pagan’, Anglo-Saxon belief.
Quick reminder that paid members can submit their questions ahead of time to guarantee that they are featured during the live session. You can submit your Qs from today right up until the day of the live by following the link below.
Didn’t manage to join us this time?
The replay is available now, and we covered the following themes:
- submitted her question ahead of time, and asked:
‘I'd love a discussion on how much of the supposed misogyny in the early Middle Ages actually comes from contemporary historians' bias imposed on period and not actually from the early Middle Ages? I know it was there, obviously, but it seems like it's more prevalent in the secondary commentary than it is in the primary sources. Thoughts? You've mentioned this in some of your other gender posts, but I'd love to hear more!’
Whether there was continuity in the pre-Christian role of women across the conversion to Christianity
What it looked like for Christian and pre-Christian belief systems to engage and interact
Whether the role of Bertha of Kent in her husband’s conversion unintentionally affected gender roles
The influence of Christian writers on the written sources of the time
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