Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Trailer

I’ve actually never read any of the Harry Potter novels or seen any of the films (I’ve caught bits and pieces when it’s come on TV), but this new film looks a lot darker than trailers for the other films. That’s good. I like the darker imagery.

This MTV article describes the film as “bold, intense, […]

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Medieval Historical Fiction Novel of the Week

The Mosaic of Shadows by Tom Harper
Hardcover: 288 pages
Publisher: St. Martin’s Minotaur (May 12, 2005)
Average Customer Review on Amazon: 4.5 stars
Editorial Review from Publishers Weekly:
Starred Review. British author Harper effortlessly draws the reader into the court intrigues and conspiracies of 11th-century Byzantium in his outstanding debut. Former bounty hunter and bodyguard Demetrios the Apokalyptor (who […]

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Using the Cuil Search Engine for Research

There’s been a lot of talk today about the latest search engine to hit the market. Cuil (www.cuil.com), developed by former employees of Google, is willing to take on the biggest player in the search engine arena, claiming its searches return more relevant results to the users and its results are displayed in a more […]

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Medieval History Term of the Week: Rectory

Rectory
[rek-tuh-ree]
The full income, endowments and office attached to the benefice of a parish church.
(Heath, Peter. Church and Realm, 1272-1461, 367)
*term definitions retrieved from Netserf’s Medieval Glossary (http://www.netserf.org/Glossary)

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The Hobbit Movie - Interview with Christopher Lee

In the following clip, Christopher Lee (Saruman) discusses his possible role in the upcoming movie adaptation of J.R.R Tolkien’s The Hobbit. Other cast members from the Lord of the Rings movies already include Sir Ian McKellen (Gandalf) and Andy Serkis (Gollum), and possibly Viggo Mortensen (Aragorn). Director is Guillermo del Toro of Pan’s Labyrinth.
Who […]

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