Category Archives: Pigs

New work! Testing Transhumance

Posted on September 28, 2016 by Robert J S Briggs

A brief post as I’ve gone on about transhumance and pigs more than enough already in the past couple of years. My co-authored article (with the late Dennis Turner) was published a few weeks ago in the new volume of … Continue reading →

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Pannage and the Disco: Reflections on Leeds International Medieval Congress 2016

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Robert J S Briggs

It’s little over a week since I returned from Leeds and this year’s International Medieval Congress. Previously when I’ve been to big conferences I’ve prevaricated about writing up my experiences and observations as, well, it requires quite a lot of time … Continue reading →

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The beech, pannaging, and the unexpected relevance of Riddle 40

Posted on August 19, 2015 by Robert J S Briggs

As seems to be becoming an annual inevitability, summer in the UK has been another overcast letdown. Luckily, I skipped these shores for a week at the start of the month for the altogether more hot and sunny climes of … Continue reading →

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