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Hi, I'm Tenpop421, welcome to my user page. Feel free to leave a message onmy talk page. My pronouns are he/it.
My writing on Wikipedia is mostly on historical topics. In 2019 and 2020 I wrote a lot of stuff on British history (and especiallybiography). I took a break for a few years, and since I've come back my writing has been on various Celtic topics. I've also been occasionally active onWP:DYK, which I've enjoyed.
Some of the articles I'm most proud of include:John Ystumllyn,Execution of Charles I,The Vision of Dorotheus, theAddled Parliament, andLugus. See here forart. See here for atodo list.
Wikipedia articles I have significantly contributed to or created:
On15 June 2019,Did you know was updated with a fact from the articleThe Vision of Dorotheus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was... thatThe Vision of Dorotheus is one of the earliest examples of Christianhexametric poetry? The nomination discussion and review may be seen atTemplate:Did you know nominations/The Vision of Dorotheus. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page(here's how,The Vision of Dorotheus), and it may be added tothe statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on theDid you know talk page.
On19 September 2019,Did you know was updated with a fact from the articleWilliam Smith (antiquary), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was... thatWilliam Smith was prompted to writeThe Annals of University College after theCourt of King's Bench proclaimed the wrong person to be the founder ofUniversity College, Oxford? You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page(here's how,William Smith (antiquary)), and it may be added tothe statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on theDid you know talk page.
On15 November 2019,Did you know was updated with a fact from the articleJohn Ystumllyn, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was... thatJohn Ystumllyn(portrait shown) has been described as the first black person ofNorth Wales "about whom we have detailed knowledge"? The nomination discussion and review may be seen atTemplate:Did you know nominations/John Ystumllyn. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page(here's how,John Ystumllyn), and it may be added tothe statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on theDid you know talk page.
On14 April 2020,Did you know was updated with a fact from the articleBenevolence (tax), which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was... that KingHenry VII of England extracted £48,000 worth of "loving contributions" from his subjects in 1491, despite the practice having been outlawed seven years earlier? The nomination discussion and review may be seen atTemplate:Did you know nominations/Benevolence (tax). You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page(here's how,Benevolence (tax)), and it may be added tothe statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on theDid you know talk page.
On28 April 2020,Did you know was updated with a fact from the articleAddled Parliament, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was... that by the end of theAddled Parliament, whichJames I had hoped would be a "Parliament of Love", the king feared that he was in danger of assassination? The nomination discussion and review may be seen atTemplate:Did you know nominations/Addled Parliament. You are welcome to check how many page hits the article got while on the front page(here's how,Addled Parliament), and it may be added tothe statistics page if the total is over 5,000. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on theDid you know talk page.
On14 October 2024,Did you know was updated with a fact from the articleNiederdollendorf stone, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was... that theNiederdollendorf stone(pictured), theGrésin plaque, and theLandelinus buckle are each controversially conjectured to depict a pagan-inspired Jesus Christ? The nomination discussion and review may be seen atTemplate:Did you know nominations/Niederdollendorf stone. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page(here's how,Niederdollendorf stone), and the hook may be added tothe statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on theDid you know talk page.
On10 December 2024,Did you know was updated with a fact from the articleGod of Amiens, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was... that theGod of Amiens(head pictured) seems to have lost his serpent? The nomination discussion and review may be seen atTemplate:Did you know nominations/God of Amiens. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page(here's how,God of Amiens), and the hook may be added tothe statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on theDid you know talk page.
On6 February 2025,Did you know was updated with a fact from the articleEsus, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was... that the violent end ofa bog body might be related to the cult of the Celtic godEsus? The nomination discussion and review may be seen atTemplate:Did you know nominations/Esus. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page(here's how,Esus), and the hook may be added tothe statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on theDid you know talk page.
On7 March 2025,Did you know was updated with a fact from the articleBechbretha, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was... that among the sources for early Irish law arejudgments on bees,on the sea,on sports,on blood-lying, andon inadvertence;judgements which are wrong,false,shrouded, andfrom a god;the paths to judgement andto distraint;the shaving of the court;the branched purchase;a glossary; anda lot of lists of seven? The nomination discussion and review may be seen atTemplate:Did you know nominations/Bechbretha. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page(here's how,Bechbretha), and the hook may be added tothe statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on theDid you know talk page.
On11 March 2025,Did you know was updated with a fact from the articleGaulish Dis Pater, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was... thata Celtic god described by Caesar has been variously identified witha thunder god,a mallet god,a stag god, and a god with no name? The nomination discussion and review may be seen atTemplate:Did you know nominations/Gaulish Dis Pater. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page(here's how,Gaulish Dis Pater), and the hook may be added tothe statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on theDid you know talk page.
On20 March 2025,Did you know was updated with a fact from the articleTongu do dia toinges mo thúath, which you recently created, substantially expanded, or brought to good article status. The fact was... that one scholar regardsan Old Irish oath as a scholarly Christian invention, but another sees it as the descendant of aproto-Indo-European oath? The nomination discussion and review may be seen atTemplate:Did you know nominations/Tongu do dia toinges mo thúath. You are welcome to check how many pageviews the nominated article or articles got while on the front page(here's how,Tongu do dia toinges mo thúath), and the hook may be added tothe statistics page after its run on the Main Page has completed. Finally, if you know of an interesting fact from another recently created article, then please feel free to suggest it on theDid you know talk page.
historical research
Thank you for quality articles, mostly about historic people such asJohn Ystumllyn,William Smith (antiquary),Elisabeth de Ranfaing andRichard Puller von Hohenburg, but alsoThe Vision of Dorotheus andThe Annals of University College, with informative edit summaries, - you are anawesome Wikipedian!
You are recipient no.2311 of Precious, a prize ofQAI. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:55, 15 November 2019 (UTC)
| Scholarly Barnstar | ||
| For your excellent work creating well-referenced and detailed new articles.signed,Rosguilltalk 06:25, 31 December 2019 (UTC) |
| The Original Barnstar | ||
| Many thanks for your scholarly contributions to articles on aspects of British history. Cheers, —Noswall59 (talk) 09:29, 28 April 2020 (UTC) |
| Kindness Barnstar | |
| Thank you for your help with theChurch of the East in Sichuan DYK :)Uriel1022 (talk) 23:50, 16 November 2024 (UTC) |