Quest of the Warrior Maid: Bradamante & Ruggiero by Linda McCabe
Paperback: 428 pages
Publisher: Destrier Books (June 22, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0983636206
Product Description:
A love foretold between sworn enemies will determine the fate of Christendom. Bradamante, the niece of Charlemagne, and Ruggiero, a Saracen knight descended from Hector of Troy, are renowned warriors who meet and fall in love […]
Filed under: Book Reviews on December 28th, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Feudal Society: Vol 1: The Growth and Ties of Dependence by Marc Bloch
Paperback: 324 pages
Publisher: Routledge; 2 edition (November 16, 1989)
ISBN-10: 0415039169
Feudal Society by Marc Bloch is one of the definitive guides to the study of feudalism during the medieval period. The book’s main focus is on feudalism in Western Europe, though it does mention […]
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval History, Book Reviews on October 9th, 2011 | No Comments »
The Burning Land is the fifth installment in Cornwell’s Saxon Stories. Set in late 9th century Britain, King Alfred the Great is close to death, and Uhtred breaks his oath to Alfred to ride north to Northumbria in order to reclaim his ancestral home of Bebbanburg from his uncle. To reclaim his land, he needs money […]
Filed under: Vikings, Middle Ages History, Medieval History, Historical Fiction, Book Reviews on June 17th, 2011 | No Comments »
William the Conqueror: The Norman Impact Upon England
By David C. Douglas
Paperback: 488 pages
Publisher: University of California Press (May 1, 1967)
ISBN-10: 0520003500
In this scholarly work, David C. Douglas takes an exhaustive look at the life of Duke William II of Normandy. The book is broken out into four parts: The Young Duke, The Duke in His […]
Filed under: Norman Conquest, People, Middle Ages History, Medieval History, Book Reviews on February 21st, 2011 | No 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 »
Harold: The Last Anglo-Saxon King by Ian Walker
Hardcover: 258 pages
Publisher: Alan Sutton Publishing, Ltd.; First English Edition edition (August 1997)
ISBN-10: 0750913886
He only ruled England for nine and a half months, but his reign signified an important turning point in the culture and society of the English people. Threatened by enemies from across the channel, Harold […]
Filed under: Norman Conquest, Anglo-Saxons, Middle Ages History, Medieval History, Book Reviews on September 20th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
My review of Viking Weapons and Combat Techniques has been published in the latest issue of The Heroic Age.
The Heroic Age is a fully peer-reviewed academic journal, focusing on Northwestern Europe during the early medieval period (from the early 4th through 13th centuries). The journal’s mission is to foster dialogue between all scholars of this […]
Filed under: Vikings, Middle Ages History, Medieval History, Book Reviews on August 16th, 2010 | 6 Comments »
South of us Xinan lies under a sickle moon.
Lanterns will soon be bright in the spring night.
Laughter and music and rich wine poured.
Far to the west where all roads end.
Cold stars shine on white bones.
Beside the stone shores of a lake.
In the valley of Kuala Nor, beside the waters of a lake, Shen Tai, the […]
Filed under: Historical Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Fantasy, Book Reviews on August 9th, 2010 | No Comments »
1066: The Year of the Conquest by David Howarth
Paperback: 208 pages
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) (August 27, 1981)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0140058508
The year 1066 is one of the most pivotal years in the history of England. At the beginning of the year, the land was at peace, and by the end, everything had changed. In the book 1066: The […]
Filed under: Norman Conquest, Middle Ages History, Medieval History, Book Reviews on May 4th, 2010 | 4 Comments »
The Amber Treasure by Richard Denning
ISBN: 978-1-84914-023-2
Paperback: 411 pages
Publisher: Completely Novel
Set in 6th century Northumbria, The Amber Treasure is told from the perspective of Cerdic, the nephew of a once great Anglo-Saxon war hero, Cynric. Cerdic lives a peaceful life in a small village, and he dreams of one day becoming a legendary warrior like his uncle.
His […]
Filed under: Anglo-Saxons, Middle Ages History, Medieval History, Historical Fiction, Book Reviews on April 11th, 2010 | No Comments »
