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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Sounds wonderful, but what is it? Could you please provide a translation for those of us who are linguistically handicapped? Bernadette Filotas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Terrill Heaps" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 3:02 AM Subject: Re: [M-R] saints of the day 1. August LAMMAS DAY medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture In addition, August 1st is also Lammas Day, when the first loaves are baked from the first fruits of the wheat harvest, and thanks is rendered to God for the First Fruits of the harvest. Prior to the rise the use of Azyme Bread, bread baked from the first of the wheat harvest would have been consecrated at the Eucharist on Lammas Day. (Old English: "Hlaf Mæsse daeg," Loaf Mass Day.) King Alfred, of course, mentions Lammas Day. From A.D. 917, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles (A) entry is: Her on flysum gere foran to Eastron Eadweard cyning het gefaran fla burg æt Tofeceastre. 7 hie getimbran; 7 fla eft æfter flam on flam ilcan geare to gangdagum he het atimbran fla burg æt Wigingamere; fiy ilcan sumera betwix __hlafmæssan__ 7 middum sumera se here bræc flone frifl of Hamtune, 7 of Ligeraceastre, 7 flonan norflan, 7 foron to Tofeceastre, 7 fuhton on fla burg ealne dæg, 7 flohton flæt hie hie sceolden abrecan; Ac hie fleah awerede flæt folc fle flærbinnan wæs ofl him mara fultum to com, 7 hie forleton fla fla burg, 7 foron aweg; 7 fla eft swi:e rafle æfter flam Cheers, Terrill ------------------ John Dillon wrote: >Today (1. August) is the feast day of: > >1) St. Peter in Chains. ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.0/929 - Release Date: 31/07/2007 5:26 PM ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html