I was looking over my site and realized I don’t write as many reviews of novels as I would like to. So I thought I’d go back through the list of books I’ve read over the years and write reviews on them. I normally like to review novels immediately after I’ve read them, but there […]
Filed under: Bernard Cornwell, Middle Ages History, Medieval History, Historical Fiction, Book Reviews on August 4th, 2008 | 6 Comments »
“Observing this, [Duke] William gave a signal to his troops, that, feigning flight, they should withdraw from the field. By means of this device the solid phalanx of the English opened for the purpose of cutting down the fleeing enemy and thus brought upon itself swift destruction; for the Normans, facing about, attacked them, […]
Filed under: Arms and Armor, Middle Ages History, Medieval History on August 2nd, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Barbican
bahr-bi-kuhn
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French barbecane, from Medieval Latin barbacana
1) An outwork or forward extension of a castle gateway.
(Gies, Joseph and Francis. Life in a Medieval Castle, 225)
2) Outerwork of a castle, providing additional defence for the gatehouse.
(Prestwich, Michael. Armies and Warfare in the Middle Ages: The English Experience, 347)
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval Glossary, Medieval History on August 1st, 2008 | No Comments »
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