History and LOTR nerd. Currently hard at work on my debut novel, an Anglo-Saxon revenge tale ⚔️ Also a gamer 🎮 Trying to learn Norwegian 🇳🇴https://bsky.app/profile/mthomaskingsley.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mthomaskingsley.bsky.social/post/3m2pniu5hfs25Alfred the Great, Æthelstan, Eadwig the Fair [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Oct 2025 22:04 +0000at://did:plc:erujnwalupvfwp4zom5vzrew/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2pniu5hfs25https://bsky.app/profile/mthomaskingsley.bsky.social/post/3m2lkksuzk22tWords in Germanic languages for feathered avians German: Vogel Norwegian: Fugl Swedish: Fågel Danish: Fugl Dutch: Vogel Afrikaans: Voël Frisian: Fûgel Icelandic: Fugl Faroese: Fuglur Hunsrik: Fochel English: Bird PLOT TWIST English: Fowl07 Oct 2025 07:01 +0000at://did:plc:erujnwalupvfwp4zom5vzrew/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2lkksuzk22thttps://bsky.app/profile/mthomaskingsley.bsky.social/post/3m2i3hqh26s2oI DID IT! Obviously this is only the first draft but my God this feels good. Total word count comes in at 145,799 I’m now going to have the rest of October off, before coming back refreshed for the edits in November #Writing #AngloSaxon #History05 Oct 2025 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:erujnwalupvfwp4zom5vzrew/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2i3hqh26s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/mthomaskingsley.bsky.social/post/3m23q3uun4c2hI should have been in bed hours ago, but I’ve managed nearly 1800 words of a quite frankly epic battle scene ⚔️ #Writing #HistoricalFiction30 Sep 2025 23:57 +0000at://did:plc:erujnwalupvfwp4zom5vzrew/app.bsky.feed.post/3m23q3uun4c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mthomaskingsley.bsky.social/post/3lzvv3axv7s2vToday marks the anniversary of the day that William of Normandy and his army landed at Pevensey in 1066 Excuse me while I grieve28 Sep 2025 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:erujnwalupvfwp4zom5vzrew/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzvv3axv7s2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mthomaskingsley.bsky.social/post/3lzhh3uakcs2fThe Loki-inspired part of my brain wants to wander the streets of a busy UK city with my phone to my ear speaking Old English in what sounds like a conversational tone and seeing how long it is until someone accosts me for not speaking English22 Sep 2025 22:23 +0000at://did:plc:erujnwalupvfwp4zom5vzrew/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzhh3uakcs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/mthomaskingsley.bsky.social/post/3lzgz7a2la22gToday’s delivery Rather more in-depth than the previous book, but perhaps a less comprehensive inventory of the artefacts discovered. Either way, excited to read #History #Research #WritingCommunity22 Sep 2025 18:14 +0000at://did:plc:erujnwalupvfwp4zom5vzrew/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzgz7a2la22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mthomaskingsley.bsky.social/post/3lzge7qirg22vAlongside the famous mound at Sutton Hoo - Mound 1 - there are 17 other burial mounds, some of which likewise contain the trace remains of grand ship burials. The reason you haven’t heard of these is that most of them had already been broken into and robbed of all their treasure during the22 Sep 2025 11:58 +0000at://did:plc:erujnwalupvfwp4zom5vzrew/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzge7qirg22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mthomaskingsley.bsky.social/post/3lzexknsqsk2mNot thrilled with the repetition of “Red” - “red death”, “swirled with darkest red” - but want to avoid “crimson” or “scarlet”. And given that I’m talking about blood any comparison with blood is entirely redundant Any ideas? #WritingCommunity #AmWriting21 Sep 2025 22:39 +0000at://did:plc:erujnwalupvfwp4zom5vzrew/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzexknsqsk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mthomaskingsley.bsky.social/post/3lzen7zzgqs2lI might be wrestling to actually get the words down onto the page (“Get off Bluesky then!”) but I have had an absolute brainwave when it comes to the final chapter. I’m incredibly pleased with it, and hopefully soon I actually get to write it For now, consider it filed away #WritingCommunity21 Sep 2025 19:34 +0000at://did:plc:erujnwalupvfwp4zom5vzrew/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzen7zzgqs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mthomaskingsley.bsky.social/post/3lzelizmlf22lMe to my wife: Why is writing so bloody *hard*? Wife: Because you’re making it good rather than just putting it all down She’s never read a word I’ve written but I appreciate the support ❤️21 Sep 2025 19:04 +0000at://did:plc:erujnwalupvfwp4zom5vzrew/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzelizmlf22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mthomaskingsley.bsky.social/post/3lzcaxsxlc22pAuthors: drop the first line of your WIP The sounds of slaughter followed Æscwine as he ran. #WritingCommunity #Writer #AmWriting20 Sep 2025 20:50 +0000at://did:plc:erujnwalupvfwp4zom5vzrew/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzcaxsxlc22phttps://bsky.app/profile/mthomaskingsley.bsky.social/post/3lz7m4yjglc2eDelivered this very evening! Excited to dive in and learn more about the individual artefacts that were discovered in the mound The aim is to mention every single one of them at least once throughout what I hope will be a series of novels #AmWriting #AmResearching #History #AngloSaxons19 Sep 2025 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:erujnwalupvfwp4zom5vzrew/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz7m4yjglc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/mthomaskingsley.bsky.social/post/3lz7iandtrm2eAspiring writer seeks history fans, LotR nerds, and lovers of language for a cultured and informative feed Algorithm, make it happen19 Sep 2025 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:erujnwalupvfwp4zom5vzrew/app.bsky.feed.post/3lz7iandtrm2e