What would Dante have thought about free speech? How would Martin Luther have coped with the internet? Would Hildegard von Bingen have been a proponent of civil rights?

These are the kinds of questions that WWWD? aims to answer. Medieval thought has a lot to tell us about the world surrounding us, and this blog's contributors want to give you some idea of how their favourite medieval figures might have reacted to the news and issues that are current today.

Our Anglo-Saxon commentators are enjoying giving you their perspectives, and we'd love to recruit a few more writers to provide views from other parts of the medieval world! If you'd like to contribute to WWWD? once in a while, please tell us about it.

Saturday, March 8, 2008

Ærest þinga...

Leofan men, ge sindon wilcuman! Ic grete ge swiðe freondlice innan blogospheran.

Wulfstan of York, Maimonides, Dante Alighieri... They and others like them taught us well back in those dark, dark ages. And yet now, their voices are practically silenced. Free speech for the dead should be a fundamental right; this blog aims to rehabilitate our medieval forbears as apt and insightful commentators on the modern world.

Whether it's protests over artistic expression, expanding methods of distributing knowledge, or the aggressive tactics of international corporations, Wulfstan and the rest of the crew have their opinions on all the news stories that matter to you.

While WWWD? is in no way seeking to rival the genius of Geoffrey Chaucer Hath a Blog, and can't claim the great men themselves as contributors, we will channel the thoughts and opinions of the premier medieval minds and give you a whole new (old) perspective on the things you read.

Wes hal!