From the article “Unearthed relics help chart lives of medieval pilgrims!”
The history of Leicestershire’s medieval pilgrims is set to be revealed for the first time. New research shows how county folk made difficult journeys to distant religious shrines in the Middle Ages.
This important spiritual activity is rarely documented in history books.
Now, thanks to the work […]
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Lavra
By the later Middle Ages, a major monastery. (Fine, John V.A. Jr. The Late Medieval Balkans, 624)
*definitions retreived from NetSERF’s Medieval Glossary (http://www.netserf.org/Glossary/)
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval Glossary, Medieval History on February 12th, 2010 | 5 Comments »
According to Medieval News:
An unassuming 15th century manuscript kept at McMaster University in Canada has been identified as a version of the Liber Visionum or Book of Visions …
… The Books of Visions was an attempt to reconcile the goals of a condemned, medieval, ritual magic text, the Arts Notoria after which it was loosely […]
Filed under: Archaeology, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on February 11th, 2010 | No Comments »
If you’re a member of Critique Circle, the first chapter of my novel is up for review this week (Feb 10. - Feb. 17). It’s listed under the fantasy genre, and the working title is Beyond the Lands of Snow and Ice. This title will most certainly change. I just needed to include a title, […]
Filed under: Novel on February 10th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The latest on George R.R. Martin and A Song of Ice and Fire:
After returning from the HBO pilot shoot for A Game of Thrones, which took several weeks away from his writing in late October/November as he visited the set and actors, it seems George delved right into A Dance With Dragons with a slashing […]
Filed under: George R.R. Martin, Fantasy on February 9th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The Angevin dynasty was established in the county of Anjou, France. In the 12th century, the dynasty ascended to the English throne under Henry II as a result of the marriage of Geoffrey of Anjou to Maltida, daughter of Henry I. King Henry II’s descendants became the Platagenets, and the Plantagenet house ruled England until […]
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval History on February 8th, 2010 | No Comments »
Husbandry
[huhz-buhn-dree]
1) the cultivation and production of edible crops or of animals for food; agriculture; farming.
2) the science of raising crops or food animals.
From Walter of Henly on Animal Husbandry, c. 1275:
Sort out your cattle once a year between Easter and Whitsuntide—that is to say, oxen, cows, and herds—and let those that are not to […]
Filed under: Medieval Timeline, Middle Ages History, Medieval Glossary on February 5th, 2010 | No Comments »
No Law in the Land by Michael Jecks
Hardcover: 384 pages
Publisher: Headline Book Publishing (September 1, 2009)
ISBN-10: 0755344189
Editorial Review from Publishers Weekly:
Set in the autumn of 1325, Jecks’s 27th Knights Templar mystery (after July 2009’s The King of Thieves) boasts an exciting, twisting plot. England’s Edward II rules a kingdom thick with dishonest men, including his […]
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval History, Historical Fiction on February 4th, 2010 | 4 Comments »
As one of the most recognizable religious buildings in England, Tewkesbury Abbey stands along the river Avon on a site possibly once occupied by an 8th century Benedictine monastery. In the year 1087, King William gave the Manor of Tewkesbury to Robert FitzHamon, and in 1092, Robert and the Abbot Giraldus founded the abbey.
Tewkesbury has […]
Filed under: Architecture, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on February 2nd, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Over the weekend, I finished re-writing the first two chapters of my novel. These chapters, while likely still in need of some editing, should serve as the first two chapters in the final version. I don’t foresee re-writing them yet another time. I’ve lost count, but I think this is the third or fourth time […]
Filed under: Novel on February 1st, 2010 | 11 Comments »
