I’m giving away two free copies of Robert Fripp’s Power of a Woman. Memoirs of a turbulent life: Eleanor of Aquitaine. If you’re interested in entering your name in the drawing, just leave a comment on this post. Friday will be the last day for new entries. I will select the winners at random and […]
Filed under: Book Giveaways, People, Middle Ages History, Medieval History, Historical Fiction on June 28th, 2010 | 14 Comments »
According to the Catholic Encyclopedia:
The modern pallium is a circular band about two inches wide, worn about the neck, breast, and shoulders, and having two pendants, one hanging down in front and one behind. The pendants are about two inches wide and twelve inches long, and are weighted with small pieces of lead covered with […]
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval Glossary, Medieval History on June 25th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
From Yahoo News:
Amazon.com Inc. has again cut the price of its Kindle e-reader, bringing it below $200 after Barnes & Noble dropped the price of its competing Nook device.
Amazon said Monday the Kindle now costs $189, down $70 from its previous price of $259. It can wirelessly download books and has a gray-and-black e-ink screen.
Amazon […]
Filed under: Uncategorized on June 24th, 2010 | No Comments »
So I’m not a Harry Potter fan, never actually read any of the books, but the new theme park at Universal looks pretty cool. It opened this past weekend. If anyone had the chance to go, I’d like to hear first hand how you thought it was. Apparently, 5000 people were waiting in line for opening […]
Filed under: Fantasy on June 22nd, 2010 | 5 Comments »
From the BBC News:
An archaeologist who found a medieval badge featuring the England football team’s three lions logo hopes it will prove a good World Cup omen.
The copper piece was found in the ground last week in a stone wall in Coventry by Caroline Rann.
The badge, thought to be from a horse’s harness, is believed […]
Filed under: Archaeology, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on June 21st, 2010 | No Comments »
Winter is Coming …
Filed under: George R.R. Martin, Fantasy, Books and Movies on June 14th, 2010 | No Comments »
“Even great books can be overlooked. And authors with great potential often struggle to connect with the larger audience they deserve to reach. AmazonEncore will help connect authors and their books with more readers.
AmazonEncore is a new program whereby Amazon will use information such as customer reviews on Amazon.com to identify exceptional, overlooked books and […]
Filed under: Publishing on June 14th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
From the Copenhagen Post:
A new study of rune stones from Viking times shows that many of the carvings are meaningless
After studying about a thousand inscriptions on ancient rune stones scattered around Scandinavia, a researcher from Uppsala University in Sweden has come to the conclusion that many of the carvings are gibberish.
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Filed under: Vikings, Archaeology, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on June 11th, 2010 | 6 Comments »
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Filed under: Quizzes, People, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on June 9th, 2010 | 7 Comments »
The Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas is doing a three-part online series concerning the Book of Hours. Ten volumes of the manuscript reside in the center.
Part 1
Pestilence, famine, war, and death: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse were close companions to life in the 14th century. The Church was compromised by political […]
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval History on June 8th, 2010 | No Comments »
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