A solar eclipse whilst transcribing…

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Whilst transcribing Folio 55v of E2, I was hugely surprised when suddenly the sun became dark, for an hour or so. No, there wasn’t a solar eclipse here in Birmingham (although the weather’s so miserable and dull today it may as well be!). I was in fact lucky enough to read about one in the 10th century recorded within the Estoria!

[…] Et en aqeul dia assi como cuenta la Estoria escurescio el solEt duro le la escureza quanto podrie ser una ora. […]

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It would have been an astounding (and perhaps terrifying) thing to witness centuries ago…

Solar eclipse 07-03-1970 (NSO/AURA/NSF)
Solar eclipse 07-03-1970 (NSO/AURA/NSF)

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