Pamela IsraelJun 22, 20233 minHandwriting & LanguagesGerman Feudal, Fief and Enfeoffment A 1497 German manuscript stashed in a Boston desk opens a window into German enfeoffments - relationships between feudal lords and vassals.
Stefan IsraelApr 2, 20213 minCultureBrahms’ Lullaby, the WiegenliedBrahms' Lullaby: Genealogy is family, and family is parent and child, and what binds parent and child like a Wiegenlied?
Dean MeservyDec 24, 20203 minHistoryWhy do Americans say ‘Merry Christmas’?We have kept the old word “merry” from a day when Christmas was anything but a Silent Night
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