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Leatherback turtles in the Orkney Islands
- L. Raye
- History
- 4 January 2015
This is a translation of Robert Sibbald's comments on turtles and tortoises (never before translated) and a commentary. It is in blog form.
Lions in Insular British Artwork: 650-1000 A.D
- L. Raye
- Art
- 15 December 2013
This paper identifies and examines six peculiarly insular-British features of the imago leonis . These are the absence of the evangelist, a red or gold colour, the frequent absence of wings, an… Expand
The early extinction date of the beaver (Castor fiber) in Britain
- L. Raye
- Geography
- 17 November 2015
This paper re-examines the evidence for the extinction of the beaver (Castor fiber) in South Britain and Scotland. Much of the evidence found by previous scholars is discounted as unreliable or… Expand
The Eurasian Lynx (Lynx Lynx) in early modern Scotland
- L. Raye
- Geography
- 2 October 2017
Gessner's Historia animalium preserves scholarly opinions from naturalists and humanists from across sixteenth-century Europe. One such view comes from Bonarus of Balice, south-east Poland. Bonarus… Expand
The Ugly, Greedy Crane of Medieval Wales
- L. Raye
- History
- 2018
Most medieval depictions of the crane (Grus grus) emphasise its nobility and importance for falconry; however, medieval Welsh poetry provides a topos of an ugly, greedy creature. This paper contrasts… Expand
The forgotten beasts in Medieval Britain:a study of extinct fauna in medieval sources
- L. Raye
- Geography
- 21 July 2016
This thesis identifies and discusses historical and literary sources describing four species in the process of reintroduction: lynx (Lynx lynx), large whale (esp. Eubalena glacialis), beaver (Castor… Expand
Soft Toys as Instructional Technology in Higher Education: the case of Llewelyn the Lynx
- L. Raye
- Psychology
- 2017
Scholarship on instructive technologies in higher education has emphasized the use of high-tech facilitative technologies for long-term use, and low-tech props to illustrate single topics. This… Expand
Evidence for the use of whale-baleen products in medieval Powys, Wales
- L. Raye
- History
- 27 June 2014
This short, peer-reviewed article introduces the Middle Welsh 'Dream of Rhonabwy' as evidence that a whale baleen industry existed in thirteenth century Powys.
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