Jasmine Jones
Born and bred in Reading, England, and with Irish roots, Jasmine Jones is currently reading for a DPhil in English as Clarendon and Bruce Mitchell Scholar of Old and Middle English at St Edmund Hall, University of Oxford. She has a particular passion for Old English poetry, late-medieval devotional manuscripts, and fourteenth-century hermits. Retracing the steps of Tolkien through the City of Dreaming Spires, Jasmine dreams of her own academic publications one day gracing the bookshelves of Blackwell’s.
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From pagan Yule to carols and cribs
(8 minute read) Jasmine Jones uncovers the history of Christmas as we know it, from pagan Yule to carols and cribs.
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Lessons of eternity
(6 minute read) Jasmine Jones finds spiritual nourishment for pandemic times in a poem composed over a millennium ago.
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Illuminating the “Dark” Ages
(8 minute read) Jasmine Jones reveals that the Middle Ages were not as dark as is often claimed and finds that women played a surprisingly powerful role in society.
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The pen is mightier than the keyboard: Why writing is wonderful
Humans have used the written word for centuries, yet it is being replaced by computer work-processing. Harking back to medieval literature, Jasmine Jones discusses the beauty of writing, and our duty as humans to appreciate and preserve it.
