Gay love

[frualeydis]

I'm working on my lecture on same sex sexuality in the middle ages at this year's medieval week; it's coming along nicely. I need to read some more though and yesterday I borrowed a heap of books and articles on the history of homosexuality.

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[penguininarmor.livejournal.com]

Sounds like an interesting paper. I have some stuff bookmarked on Amazon (US) on the subject for future reading. I cannot vouch for any of the books but I can send it to you if you'd like?

One place you may want to investigate are some of the medieval (12th century I seem to recall) Runic inscriptions from Bergen. I know of one in which the writer(?) is calling someone else a "fuþ licker". Or someone who performs cunnilingus. At least that's what Erik Moltke in Runes and their Origin: Denmark and Elsewhere. I hope this helps.

[frualeydis.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the tip on the incriptions. I'm not doing any research on this, but just using other people's research; it's a public lecture and not aimed at a scholarly audience.

/Eva