Morning Medieval Miscellany

On this Monday:

• For those in the UK, the drama 1066 is running on Channel 4 tonight. h/t Stuart Lee via AnSaxNet.
• Got Medieval has a report on the video game Dante's Inferno, and a t-shirt of medieval bear folklore.
• Speaking of bears, Japes for Owre Tymes has a post on the bear's son tale in Family Circus.
• Heavenfield reminds us of the 2009 Jarrow lecture, “Rex Doctissimus: Bede and King Aldfrith of Northumbria," 7PM Friday night.
• Heroic Dreams has medieval castles of Japan, and a post on the similarity between the legends of Tametomo and Beowulf.
• Mulberger has a post on 1976 Robin and Marian as the middle-aged Middle Ages.
• Jennifer Lynn Jordan has a review of Angels & Demons. We offer her both our thanks and our condolances.
• In answer to my prayers, Peter Dinklage has been cast in Game of Thrones! h/t PoliSciFi (I wonder if he'll change it to PolySyFy?)
• Quid Plura discusses Margaret Gelling's obituary as an argument for studying Old English.
• Dr. Virago discusses teaching Chaucer, by which she means teaching students about Chaucer, not having Chaucer as a student.
• The medieval history term of the week is gambeson.
• Wraetlic has a report on K'zoo and a response to some of the discussions.
• Magistra et Mater has a post on how common gay monks were or were not.

Enjoy!