Congratulations to Stephanie F.,
winner of my 2022 Hug a Medievalist Day giveaway!
Stephanie wanted to hug Vlad the Impaler, because he needed a hug.
Here are some other medievalists (historical, mythical, fictional, friends & family members) who got a hug this year:
Guinevere
King Arthur
Sir Lancelot
Sir Galahad (especially the portrayal of him as ‚"Jenkins" in "The Librarians" TV series!) (I loved that series, too!)
Merlin
Maid Marian, because Robin gets all the glory
I'd like to hug Robin Hood, and thank him for helping the poor of Nottingham.
Little John
Friar Tuck
The Disney Fox version of Robin Hood
Botticelli, or you! (Awww, thank you, Vicki S!)Geoffrey Chaucer
Eleanor of Aquitaine
Dante
Thomas Aquinas
Lubna of Cordoba: I liked that she excelled in writing, grammar and poetry (Me, too!)
Mary Tudor
Anne Boleyn
Johannes Gutenberg
Joan of Arc
Henry V
Leonardo da Vinci
Marco Polo
Richard III
Margery Kempe
Uhtred of Bebbanburg
William Thatcher
Brother Cadfael
Etienne
Ivanhoe
Jon Snow
My mother and father who have since passed away
Gail Bondi
Bonnie
And to those of you who wanted to hug me, here's an extra big {{HUG}} in return! 🤗
Thank you to everyone who entered my giveaway! Can't wait to do it again in 2023!
