Emma of Normandy, pt 1

Aethelred is Aethel-DEAD! Missed opportunity hehehe because I’m 12.

I’m having flashbacks to watching the netflix show The Last Kingdom- I believe this era is loosely based off of this era / line of kings?

My understanding is that the ‘w’ in Sweyn Forkbeard’s name is pronounced as a ‘v.” Like the reindeer in Frozen- “Sven.”

Loving Emma. Thank you!! Unrelated, but have you ever considered covering Marguerite of Navarre? Any medieval queen who also took the time to become a published novelist deserves more fame, I say. ;-)

Re: “Cockles amongst the wheat.” I think “cockles” is just like another word for “weed” here. He was probably referencing the biblical parable of “Tares Amongst the Wheat” in the book of Matthew. That parable talks about enemies sowing “tares” (or weeds or cockles) in the wheat field, and how to separate them after the harvest and burn the weeds. Big yikes when translating that into justification for genocide and comparing literal people to weeds. 😬

Thank yoooou!