who doesn’t use a spear as a bookmark?
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The book is an Exon Domesday,
a unique survival from the age of William the Conqueror.
On loan to Museum of Somerset from Exeter Cathedral.
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“a sharp spear needs no polish.”
-h. rider haggard
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credits: british medieval history, museum of somerset, dr. levi roach
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I didn't have my glasses on.... 
Okay, that might just be the one thing I haven’t used as a bookmark.
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There is still time
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Point me to the last paragraph I read, please and thank you. Good find as always, Beth.
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ha! this would work –
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Oh to think of the hands that held the book, MADE the book, lay the spear down, MADE the spear, and how long it must have been there…..
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it’s hard to imagine….
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Wow. How interesting, thank you, Beth.
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My pleasure
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very cool – makes my mind wonder about the time and place and circumstances when it happened.
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Yes –
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yes, and it must have been a long time ago – looks like rust
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I’ve used some odd things as bookmarks. You know, whatever lies within reach. But never a spear. Or a knife, maybe?
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Me too –
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As a history buff I am always interested in curious things like this. I can imagine someone holding it through different time periods and marking their pkace. Fascinating!
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it sure is –
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Interesting
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i’d love to know the story –
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Me too.
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Frightening!
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it is a bit intimidating –
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Who doesn’t…. I always use mine! :-)
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but of course! )
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What a great photo! Almost a thousand years old and still more stories than are written in its pages.
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Yes, I so agree
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Is that blood? What a thing to do, to put a bloody spear on a book, hand-written and incredibly valuable at the time.
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they think that it is most likely rust –
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Must have been there a long time then. Perhaps it was in some kind of display of wealth in someone’s home.
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That could explain it
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