By Crasterfarian Now here’s a canny tale, one involving radgies, locals, their Red God, the onslaught of the Roman Empire, and how even the might of… Read More »Fanum Cocidi and the God Who Halted the Legions
A Theory by The Crasterfarian and Anthony Simm Background The River Coquet is absent from conventional accounts of Roman military infrastructure in Northumberland. Yet when… Read More »The Coquet Roman Complex: A Forgotten Artery of the Frontier
By Crasterfarian The Fort and Its Remains Benwell fort, or Condercum as it was known to the Romans, sits on the high ground to the west… Read More »Benwell Condercum and Its Unique Features
By Crasterfarian Introduction As you head up the A68 from Corbridge you are travelling on the early trails of the legions. The road you are… Read More »A Northumbrian Roman Road to Sacred Sites
The Crimson One In Bremenium, a cock crows,On midsummer night,Spears and shields together form,Barrier between cold and missed Apennines,Now facing feared terra, Of mountain passes and hissed wind,Which… Read More »The Crimson One
