The Other Lands (Acacia, Book 2) by David Anthony Durham
Hardcover: 480 pages
Publisher: Doubleday (September 15, 2009)
ISBN-10: 0385523327
Amazon.com Review Book Description:
The thrilling new installment in the ambitious Acacia trilogy, praised by the Washington Post as “gripping and sophisticated.”
A few years have passed since the conquering of the Mein, and Queen Corinn is firmly in control of […]
Filed under: Fantasy on September 17th, 2009 | No Comments »
OnlineCollege.org has created a list of 100 sites that are dedicated to reviewing books. Categories include the following:
General Fiction Reviews
Children and Young Adult Reviews
Collaborative Blogs
Industry and Professional Reviewers
History and Historical Fiction
Mystery and Thriller
Romance
Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Adventure
Graphic Novels and Comic Books
Unique Genres
Mixed Bag of Genres
My site is actually listed at #56, under the History and […]
Filed under: Fiction, Book Reviews on September 16th, 2009 | 2 Comments »
According to an article at telegraph.co.uk,
Pillars holding up Canterbury Cathedral, the mother church of Anglicanism, are being held together with duct tape because of a shortage of money to carry out urgent repairs …
… A fifth of the structure’s internal marble pillars are currently held together by duct tape.
In July, masonry around the Great South […]
Filed under: Architecture, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on September 14th, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Authonomy and Backspace are online writing communities for authors, readers, agents and publishers. Authonomy — developed by book editors at HarperCollins — invites aspiring writers to submit their works and build their online profiles. Readers, agents and publishers are also invited to join the community and support the best new writings.
In similar fashion, Backspace’s mission […]
Filed under: Writing Resources on September 14th, 2009 | 2 Comments »
A Song for Arbonne by Guy Gavriel Kay
Paperback: 512 pages
Publisher: Roc Trade (November 5, 2002)
ISBN-10: 0451458974
Editorial Review from Publishers Weekly:
Based on the troubadour culture that rose in Provence during the High Middle Ages, this panoramic, absorbing novel beautifully creates an alternate version of the medieval world. As in Tigana , it is a world with […]
Filed under: Historical Fantasy, Middle Ages History, Medieval History, Historical Fiction on September 12th, 2009 | No Comments »
Alderman
[awl-der-muhn]
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ealdorman, from ealdor parent (from eald old) + man — more at old
1) The Anglo-Saxon ealdorman (meaning “chief man”) was an officer of the king who was essentially leader of a shire, which included the presidency of the shire court; as they became more powerful and transformed into earls, […]
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval Glossary, Medieval History on September 11th, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Edmund II, the son of King Ethelred the Unready, ruled over Wessex for a short period of time. His reign lasted all of seven months, from April 23 to November 30 of the year 1016. During that time, Edmund managed to hold off Canute (or Cnut or Knute) from invading and capturing Wessex. Edmund fought […]
Filed under: Anglo-Saxons, People, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on September 10th, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I’ve needed to add this to my site for a while but have just now gotten around to it. You can follow me on Twitter at the following address: twitter.com/Steven_Till. I’ve also added a link in the right sidebar to my Twitter profile. Most of the time, my tweets relate to medieval history, historical fiction, […]
Filed under: Uncategorized on September 9th, 2009 | 2 Comments »
My site has been nominated for the Best History/Historical Fiction blog over on the Book Blogger Appreciation Week site (BBAW). There are many categories to vote on: Best Literary Fiction Review Blog, Best Cultural Review Blog, Best Publishing/Industry Blog, Best Published Author Blog, etc., etc. In total, there are 40 categories. Pretty extensive list. So head on […]
Filed under: Historical Fiction on September 8th, 2009 | 9 Comments »
Hide
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English higid, hid
1) A unit of measurement for assessment of tax, theoretically 120 acres, although it may vary between 60 and 240 acres. It is by custom the land that can be cultivated by one eight ox plow in one year.
(MEDIEV-L. Medieval Terms)
2) Originally the land necessary to sustain a […]
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval Glossary, Medieval History on September 4th, 2009 | 8 Comments »
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