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, […]
Filed under: Books and Movies on July 30th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
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 […]
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval History, Historical Fiction on July 29th, 2008 | No Comments »
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 […]
Filed under: Research on July 28th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
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)
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval Glossary, Medieval History on July 25th, 2008 | No Comments »
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 […]
Filed under: Fantasy, Books and Movies on July 23rd, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Sherwood by Parke Godwin
Publisher: Avon Books (Mm) (August 1995)
Average Customer Review on Amazon: 4 stars
Editorial Review from Publishers Weekly:
Godwin sets his highly satisfying retelling of the Robin Hood legend in the time of William the Conqueror, when the bastard of Normandy was pacifying his unruly new country. After the Saxon thane of Denby is killed […]
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval History, Historical Fiction on July 22nd, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Last week, I mentioned Carl Pyrdum’s post on his blog Got Medieval about describing the Middle Ages in seven words or less — or I guess I should have said seven concepts or less. I also said I would post an explanation of why I chose the seven I did, so here is my brief […]
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval History on July 21st, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Heraldry, defined as a system of inherited symbols or devices for the purpose of identifying individuals or families, became one of the most distinguishable elements of feudalism and knighthood during the Middle Ages. The term “heraldry” comes from the the fact that heralds at tournaments became experts in the design of these types of devices; […]
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval History on July 19th, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Seneschal
[sen-uh-shuhl]
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Gothic sineigs old and to Old High German scalc servant
1) Manager of an estate or a household.
(Gies, Joseph and Francis. Life in a Medieval Castle, 231)
2) Steward or chief officer of lord.
(Frame, Robin. Colonial Ireland, 1169-1369, 144)
*term definitions retrieved from Netserf’s Medieval Glossary […]
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval Glossary, Medieval History on July 18th, 2008 | No Comments »
Last week over at Got Medieval, blog owner Carl S. Pyrdum asked readers to describe the medieval period in seven words or less. My seven were as follows:
1) The Church
2) The Nobles
3) The Peasantry
4) The Crusades
5) The Black Death
6) Feudalism
7) Cathedrals (”Gothic” architecture)
In today’s post, Pyrdum unveils the seven most popular results based on reader […]
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval History on July 16th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
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