Congratulations to Karen M, winner of my
2021 Hug a Medievalist Giveaway!
Karen M wanted to give Joan of Arc a hug.
Here are some other huggable medievalists suggested in my giveaway:
In the historical category:
Charlemagne
Yusuf ben-Tachfin
Eleanor of Aquitaine
St. Patrick
King John, because "maybe a hug is what he really needed"
Geoffrey Chaucer
William Wallace
Vlad, the Impaler "because he really needed it!"
Guenevere
St. Francis
Thomas Becket
Richard the Lionheart
Beatriz de Dia
Hereward the Wake
Robert de Bruce
Leif Ericson
Erik the Red
Marco Polo
"I'd love to hug a Highlander"
"any plague doctor" (yes!)
In the hazy realm of history/fiction:
King Arthur
Robin Hood
Merlin
Fictional:
Alinor of Roselynde, from the Roselynde Chronicles by Roberta Gellis
Adela, a French maiden who leaves all she has known to marry a knight of England
Many of you also listed names of family, friends, or historians that you would like to hug.
And to those who said they'd like to hug me, thank you! Your virtual embraces made my day!
Thank you to everyone who entered my giveaway! Bookmark this site and we'll do it again in 2022.
