Hunters Point, 2024

"Therefore, the references to Thyra on both groups of stones likely refer to the same person – the Danish Queen and mother of Harald Bluetooth. This indicates that she was a particularly powerful and celebrated individual. It is likely that she held land and authority in her own right, not only through her husband. “No other Viking man or woman in Denmark has been mentioned on that many runestones,” says Dr Imer, “and it underlines her undeniable importance for the assembling of the realm under the rule of her son, Harald Bluetooth.”

Importantly, this means that women likely had more influence in Viking-Age Denmark than previously believed. It indicates that Viking women may have been able to hold power in their own right and rule on behalf of their husbands or under-age sons. It also has important implications for our knowledge on the formation of the Danish state. The authors conclude:

If we accept that runestones were granite manifestations of status, lineage and power, we may suggest that Thyra was indeed of royal, Jutlandic descent. Both Gorm and Harald refer to her in the runestone texts and Ravnunge-Tue describes her as his dróttning, that is, ‘lady’ or ‘queen’. Combined with the designation of Thyra as Danmarkaʀ bót, ‘Denmark’s strength/salvation’, these honours point towards a powerful woman who held status, land and authority in her own right. The combination of the present analyses and the geographical distribution of the runestones indicates that Thyra was one of the key figures—or even the key figure—for the assembling of the Danish realm, in which she herself may have played an active part.""

A house in #Broadway_Flushing, #Queens.

11 Feb 2024, Lunar New Year vigil for Palestine led by Nodutdol and 30+ Korean, Palestinian, Asian American, and anti-war organizations, Queens, NY

The text on the kite in the first photo comes from "If I Must Die" by Palestinian martyr, poet, and educator Refaat Alareer; the text on the placard in the second photo comes from a quote by the Vietnamese revolutionary Hồ Chí Minh.

🩷🖤🩷🖤🩷🖤🩷🖤

SO NICE HE MADE THEM TWICE!

I usually don't post stuff from where I live but I was hoping y'all could spread this around especially if you live in NYC.

Transcript: Missing 12 year old girl. Date: 03/21/2023

Name: Kaniya Graham

Age: 12

Missing since: 03/16/2023

Image Description: A black girl in a white jacket, with black zippers, a black Tshirt with a green graphic, black leggings(?), and white sneakers. She is standing in a bedroom with a flower in her hand, smiling.

Please contact 911 or ACS investigator.

(516)695-6552: James Maloy

(347)765-2561: Brigitte Browning

(917)808-2239: Robert Browning

They…

penalized Simone Biles for being better

said Serena Williams looked like a man

applied different standards for Sha’Carri Richards

mocked Naomi Osaka about her mental health

excoriated Angel Reese for competitive taunting

All are BLACK women. All are CHAMPIONS despite the hate.

Well Behaved Women Rarely Make History

dido tearing her hair out in madness & dido's suicide

in an illustrated copy of the 'eneasroman' by heinrich von veldeke, alsace, c. 1419

source: Heidelberg, UB, Cod. Pal. germ. 403, fol. 32v and 51r

Today in Hip Hop History:

LL Cool J was born January 14, 1968

🌙Girlfriends in pastel🌙 

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[This is a commission work, please do not use!]

Commissioned by @/seaandskypins on instagram, this design will be available as an enamel pin on their store~ 🥰  

Hunters Point, 2024

Queens!

From 2017: A No. 7 train approaches the 52nd Street-Lincoln Avenue Station, #Queens.

yuri

⚔️ Happy Warrior Wednesday! ⚔️

This one goes out to all my Valkyries.

A few fun pics from some recent tavern time with old and new friends. ^^

With @unicorn-shieldmaiden, Alexis Baker, and friends. :)

Sydney Sweeney for "Immaculate" premiere in LA.