This chapter has been retired.

Aelfden Britmarsson HingwarIt just occurred to me that I can no longer do a regular blog post on this blog, since I have hacked WordPress to allow dates from a thousand years ago. If I did a post from October 1, 2006, it would remain at the top of the page for the next 924 years of story… Therefore I will post for June 6, 1082, the day that Leofric’s nephew, Britmar, and his wife Judith had their first son and heir, Aelfden. (Named for Leofric’s brother, not the priest, though of course they are cousins.) I didn’t intend to write a chapter about it and so it gives me an opportunity to show you this little cutie, who inherited his mother’s famed violet-​​blue eyes. Now that I got your attention with a picture of a baby, I just wanted to point out that I added a link in the upper right corner: Where can I get…? Verity asked where I get my medieval stuff in a comment so I am responding on a top-​​level page for everyone’s benefit. I’ve been collecting medieval clothing and objects for nearly a year now; I simply download everything medieval-​​looking I see on various sites, so I would imagine the real list would be five times as long. These are the sites that have been useful enough for me to bookmark. If my dear readers have anything to add, comments are open there and here.