Naifty
The state of being born in bondage or serfdom. (Bennett, H.S. Life on the English Manor: A Study of Peasant Conditions, 1150-1400, 338)
*term definition retrieved from Netserf’s Medieval Glossary (http://www.netserf.org/Glossary)
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval Glossary, Medieval History on April 10th, 2009 | No Comments »
I guess most have heard by now about the SciFi channel’s new brand identity campaign. Come July 7th, it will no longer be called SciFi, but SyFy. According to President Dave Howe, “the new brand broadens perceptions and embraces a wider and more diverse range of imagination-based entertainment including fantasy, paranormal, reality, mystery, action and […]
Filed under: Fantasy on April 9th, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I haven’t written or edited my novel in a while. Currently, I have five people reading, editing, and providing feedback for me. I hope to have all their feedback to me by the end of May / start of June, and then I can start the process of a detailed fourth revision, and hopefully move […]
Filed under: Novel on April 8th, 2009 | 17 Comments »
According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, Cerdic arrived off the coast of Britain with his son, Cynric, and a fleet of five ships in the year 495 and landed near Southhampton (Hampshire), or what the chronicle calls “Cerdic’s-ore.” That day, they fought against an army of Welsh troops.
In the year 508, Cerdic’s army slew Natanleod, a […]
Filed under: Anglo-Saxons, People, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on April 7th, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A few months ago, I wrote my farewell post to Michael Crichton in the wake of his passing, but I’ve recently learned that Crichton left behind one finished novel, and another, nearly a third completed. Crichton’s publisher announced these two novels will be published over the next year and a half.
Crichton is the author of […]
Filed under: Literary News on April 6th, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Entry Fine
Payment, set at the lord’s discretion, by an unfree heir, heiress, or purchaser on entering an unfree tenement.
(Waugh, Scott. England in the Reign of Edward III, 238)
*term definition retrieved from Netserf’s Medieval Glossary (http://www.netserf.org/Glossary)
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval Glossary, Medieval History on April 3rd, 2009 | No Comments »
What’s your favorite fantasy or historical fiction novel that few people have read or heard of? Which novels do you feel are underrated and deserve more attention?
Filed under: Historical Fiction, Fantasy on April 2nd, 2009 | 7 Comments »
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