Coolness.

I will admit it: I'm an Anglophile*. I like, specifically, info about British history around the Medieval period, and earlier. That's why this story caught my eye.

Basically, archeologists in Germany believe they may have found the bones of a Anglo-Saxon British princess from the tenth century who was the Princess Di of her times. According to the news story, Princess Eadgyth (pronounced "Edith") was sent to marry an ambitions Germanic Saxon duke who later became the first Holy Roman Emperor. Note the story says they may have found her: apparently, during those times, it was common to move remains around, possibly to make room in crowded church environs, possibly to preserve the dead from grave robbers looking for her jewelry, or perhaps a relic. They will be doing tests to figure out whether it actually could be her, or if it's someone else.

This story interested me for a few reasons: first, the idea of a lost princess appealed to the romantic in me. When I pulled the story up, I was even more intrigued, because she dated back to one of my favorite periods, that before the Norman conquest of England. During that particular time--between England belonging to the Celts and being conquered by the Norman French--society had had far more in common with ours, with regards to equality between the sexes, and responsibility between the classes. Literacy, in this period, was fairly common, as well, as was demonstrated by just how much information there is about Princess Eadgyth.

According to the widespread writings about the princess, and according to the way she was written about, she really was the Princess Diana of her century.

Another reason I chose this story is simple: it has nothing to do with politics, foreign policy, or economic policy. I do follow such, but there's so much out there that's depressing that I simply needed--and still need--a break from writing about it.

*Anglophile: someone who enjoys most things British