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Nov. 14th, 2007
Cheerful News...
Nov. 14th, 2007 01:11 pmYesterday was the anniversary of the St Brice's Day Massacre, on which day King Æthelred the-later-unrædig1 must have been following some excellent advice for once, since he managed to slaughter assorted Danes. If you like gory news to brighten up your day, check out Executed Today for daily updates on famous and infamous executed persons.
If saints are more your style, Carl Pyrdum has a special entry on St Brice and talking medieval babies.
What's more, you have only a month and a bit left of 2007 in which to follow![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
thiel's Year With The Saints. Right through 2007, he has celebrated a saint every day. Yesterday, sadly, it was not St Brice but the amusingly named St Homobonus.
1. Which means "ill advised" not unprepared. Although I did find a few "readiness, promptness, preparedness" references in my dictionary when i was looking at all the ræd root words.
If saints are more your style, Carl Pyrdum has a special entry on St Brice and talking medieval babies.
What's more, you have only a month and a bit left of 2007 in which to follow
thiel's Year With The Saints. Right through 2007, he has celebrated a saint every day. Yesterday, sadly, it was not St Brice but the amusingly named St Homobonus.1. Which means "ill advised" not unprepared. Although I did find a few "readiness, promptness, preparedness" references in my dictionary when i was looking at all the ræd root words.