Although many books on the Anglo-Saxons do not say much about it, more than ten per cent of England's population were slaves. Slavery was a widespread institution in early medieval Europe, and the sale and export of slaves was one of the main motors of the economy. Since the ninth century the trade's most outstanding exponents had been the Vikings, whose warfare was predicated for the most part on seizing young men and women as merchandise, to be sold either at home in Scandinavia or - very commonly - to Arab merchants in the Middle East. England was one of their principle hunting grounds, so individuals abducted from the coasts of Devon, Wales or Northumbria might eventually find themselves labouring under a desert sun to construct a caliph's palace, or members of a sultan's harem.
Marc Morris, The Norman Conquest, (2018) p.25
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Drew All Out Attacks based on Persona 3 Reload for the characters of @gumitime's Monster of the Week campaign that I am having a great time playing <3
((Morris: @leliana-sings-mozarts-requiem, Skie (Noah), Irving @stabbyaoba, Hajime (Me :D)))
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US Vogue November 1987 ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Brilliant plumage edging one of his dazzling evening jackets. Equally dazzling: the chartreuse silk satin top with its beautiful bared neckline, rose-pink silk satin skirt.
Fragrance Note: Natural complement-Paris d'Yves Saint Laurent, his rose-rich fragrance.
Plumage brillant bordant une de ses éblouissantes vestes de soirée. Tout aussi éblouissant : le top en satin de soie chartreuse avec son beau décolleté dénudé, la jupe en satin de soie rose. Note parfumée : Complément naturel de Paris d'Yves Saint Laurent, son parfum riche en rose.
Model/Modèle: Cindy Crawford
Photo Wayne Maser
Coiffure: Frederic Fekkai
Makeup/Maquillage: Marc Schaeffer
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She looks like a little girl now, but she's growing. Whoever has that kid, wins the war.
The Creator, Gareth Edwards (2023)
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july '23 | playlist
don't say love - leigh-anne
babybird - chloe x halle
shoong! - taeyang, lisa
dance the night - dua lipa
2step - ed sheeran
the joke - brandi carlile
cruel summer - taylor swift
savior - juliana madrid
the louvre - lorde
secrets from a girl (who's seen it all) - lorde
atlantis - bridgit mendler, kaiydo
the way that i want you - no guidnce
wazz up - bratz
tiroteo (remix) - marc segui, rauw alejandro, pol granch
diamantes - carla morrison
it's a hard life - queen
attention - doja cat
kill bill - sza, doja cat
save my life - niall horan
better love - needanamebro
not a lot left to say - needanamebro
girlfriends - boys world
cirlces around this town - maren morris
one that got away - muna
netflix (better now without you) - needanamebro
merely players - grease: rise of the pink ladies (soundtrack)
la bachata - manuel turizo
la nena - becky g, gabito ballesteros
wow wow - maría becerra, becky g
feather - sabrina carpenter
merengue de enramada - vicente garcía
vampire - olivia rodrigo
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When you see the [Bayeux] Tapestry in all its extensive, multicolored glory, you can appreciate in an instant why it is so important. This is not only an account of the Norman invasion of 1066; it is a window on to the world of the eleventh century.
Marc Morris, The Norman Conquest, (2013) p.2
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Penny: I want world peace but there are people I want to kill first
Harrow and Khonshu: *sweating in the background*
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Film after film: To Leslie (dir. Michael Morris, 2022)
There's an annoying aura of do-goodness about this film, focalizing around Maron's and Royo's performances. The first one, bringing his personal experience with sobriety, occasionally bumps into non-acted preachiness, which, while well-intentioned, stinks of being scripted. The latter, as the only self-presenting person of color, is given the trite exoticizing tropes and fewer lines, as well as little screen time. Clichéd costuming is also the case of Janney's and Root's characters, yet she is at least given a scene, at the film's end, that allows the actress to add hefty emotional layers to this otherwise frustrating characterization. Yet this film gripped and held my attention throughout: its story has a relaxed yet engaging pace, and it is photographed in a cool indie-typical way. At the center of it there's Riseborough's massive performance, which is very close to the camera that registers everything that goes on with her. She's an awesome, attention-grabbing, showy performer. When set within the context of other great actresses playing characters with alcohol-related problems, it's still second to my two favorites: Tilda Swinton in Julia and Gena Rowlands in Opening Night.
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To Leslie
directed by Michael Morris, 2022
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