From The Local:
In a discovery described as a “milestone of archaeology,” scientists have found a 2,600-year-old aristocratic burial site at the Celtic hill fort at Heuneburg in Baden-Württemberg.
The noblewoman’s tomb, dating from early Celtic times, measures four metres by five metres, and is exceptionally well-preserved. It contained gold and amber jewellery that makes possible for […]
Filed under: Archaeology on December 29th, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Pirate Latitudes is not the usual type of book I review for my site, as it’s set in the Caribbean Islands during the 17th Century, but Crichton is one of my all-time favorite authors, and since this is possibly his last novel, I thought I’d go ahead and post a review. Apparently, Crichton also had […]
Filed under: Book Reviews on December 28th, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Angelus ad Virginem (alternately titled in English: “Gabriel, From Heaven’s King”)
Angelus ad Virginem was a popular medieval carol, whose text is a poetic version of the Hail Mary and the Annunciation to the Virgin Mary. Probably Franciscan in origin, it was brought to Britain by French friars in the 13th century. It is said to […]
Filed under: Videos, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on December 16th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
If you enjoy sword collecting, CAS Hanwei makes some really nice recreations. I personally like the Lionheart Sword, the Marshall Sword, and the Tinker Norman Sword.
If you want something a little less dangerous and kid-friendly, then just get one of the Nerf products. There is a longsword, an axe, a mace (not the spraying kind), […]
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval History on December 14th, 2010 | No Comments »
DVDs:
Robin Hood (Two-Disc Unrated Director’s Cut)
Russell Crowe
Pillars of the Earth Mini-series
Ian McShane
The Dark Ages (The History Channel)
RJ Allison
The Crescent & The Cross (History Channel)
Keith David
Barbarians 2
The History Channel
Video Games:
Medieval 2 Total War Gold Pack
Sega of America
Assassin’s Creed Brotherhood (Xbox 360)
Ubi Soft
The Sims Medieval (Pre-Order)
Release Date March 15, 2011
Electronic Arts
Filed under: Videos, Books and Movies on December 9th, 2010 | No Comments »
Title: Daily Life in the Middle Ages
Author: Paul B. Newman
Title: Harold: The Last Anglo-Saxon King
Author: Ian Walker
Title: 1066: The Year of the Conquest
Author: David Howarth
Title: William the Conqueror
Author: David Douglas
Title: The Medieval Fortress
Author: H. W. Kaufmann and J. E. Kaufmann
Title: Atlas of the Medieval World
Author: Rosamond McKitterick
Title: Historical Atlas of Knights and Castles
Author: Ian […]
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval History on December 7th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Medieval Historical Fiction
Title: Agincourt
Author: Bernard Cornwell
Title: The Burning Land (Book 5, Saxon Stories)
Author: Bernard Cornwell
Title: The Scarlet Lion
Author: Elizabeth Chadwick
Title: Watermark: A Novel of the Middle Ages
Author: Vanitha Sankaran
Title: Rashi’s Daughters, Book III
Author: Maggie Anton
Title: The Forever Queen
Author: Helen Hollick
Fantasy
Title: Prince of Storms (Book 4)
Author: Kay Kenyon
Title: Dragon Haven (Rain Wild series, Vol. […]
Filed under: Historical Fiction, Fantasy on December 6th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Cantred:
- Name applied by Anglo-Normans (usually when making grants of land) to pre-existing territorial units; later used of administrative divisions of certain counties in Ireland. (Frame, Robin. Colonial Ireland, 1169-1369, 144)
Cantref:
- A Welsh political and administrative division, similar to English shires.
*term definitions retrieved from Netserf’s Medieval Glossary
From The Itinerary of Archibishop Baldwin through Wales by […]
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval Glossary, Medieval History on December 3rd, 2010 | No Comments »
Secrets of the Norman Invasion is the work of an independent scholar, Nick Austin, to detail the events associated with the Norman invasion, especially the actual landing site of the Normans upon crossing the channel to England. According to the author:
Over the last six years I have tried to read everything important associated with Norman […]
Filed under: Norman Conquest, Battles, Wars, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on December 1st, 2010 | No Comments »
