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Today, we offer you a salty saga from #medieval#AngloNorman chronicle, in 1325: ‘En cel temps la meer surmontoit l’eawe de Thamise qe fust salee, par quei moltz des gentz se pleignoient de la cervoise qe fu salee’ Anon Chr2 122 1/3

[Illustration: Repas - Tirage du vin (France, Abbeville. Bibliothèque municipale, Ms. 16 f. 015v)] This image is a medieval manuscript illumination with vibrant colors and gold accents. It is divided into three main panels: The top panel shows a pair of feet in blue hosiery, suggesting a figure just out of view. The central panel features two men working; one is pouring wine from a barrel into a container, while the other holds a jug and appears to be assisting or waiting to receive the liquid. The bottom right panel shows an architectural feature resembling a window with two figures inside sitting at a table eating a meal Each panel is adorned with elaborate borders and decorative elements typical of medieval manuscripts. There is text above and below the central panel written in Latin.
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(At this time the sea swept over the water of the #Thames which became saline. As a result many people complained of the ale which became salty) 2/3

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The AND is an open-access digital platform at Aberystwyth University about Anglo-Norman, the type of French used in the British Isles throughout the medieval period.- visit anglo-norman.net.
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