On this day, December 25, in medieval history:
800 - Charlemagne crowned Holy Roman Emperor
875 - Charles the Bald crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope John VIII
1066 - William the Conqueror crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey in London
1085 - William the Conqueror commissions the creation of the Domesday Book
1100 - Baldwin I crowned King of […]
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Rashi’s Daughters, Book I: Joheved by Maggie Anton
Paperback: 384 pages
Publisher: Plume (July 31, 2007)
ISBN-10: 0452288622
Product Description:
In 1068, the scholar Salomon ben Isaac returns home to take over the family winemaking business and embark on a path that will indelibly influence the Jewish world—writing the first Talmud commentary, and teaching it to his daughters. Joheved, her […]
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval History, Historical Fiction on December 23rd, 2009 | 3 Comments »
From National Geographic News:
Monday is the winter solstice and the first day of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. It’s all due to Earth’s tilt, which ensures that the shortest day of every year falls around December 21.
But it’s not all about astronomy.
Since ancient times people have marked the winter solstice with countless cultural and religious […]
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Agrier
Language: French
A levy of 4th, 9th or 12th sheaf of harvest. (Duby, Georges. Rural Economy and Country Life in the Medieval West, 554)
les biens nobles peuvent être avilis soit par un assujetissement à une redevance rurale ou a quelque droit de cens, champart ou agrier, soit par le payement de la taille epndant trente années […]
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval Glossary, Medieval History on December 18th, 2009 | No Comments »
A new edition of George R.R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series is being released in France with new cover art. Marc Simonetti is the artist. The four covers depict: Castle Black (A Game of Thrones), Tyrion and King’s Landing (A Clash of Kings), hunting the Stark children Bran and Rickon (A Storm […]
Filed under: George R.R. Martin, Fantasy on December 16th, 2009 | No Comments »
From the Huffington Post:
The first trailer for Ridley Scott’s “Robin Hood” has been released and it looks to be a classic Scott epic filled with lots of gritty violence. Starring Russell Crowe, who Scott worked with in his previous film “Gladiator,” as the legendary archer and Cate Blanchett as Maid Marian, the film is scheduled […]
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval History, Books and Movies on December 15th, 2009 | 6 Comments »
In a departure from my normal routine of posts, a friend of mine sent me a link to this site, which I wanted to share. It’s not medieval and it’s not fantasy related, but it is writing and it is historical. Letters of Note is a site that gathers and sorts fascinating letters, postcards, telegrams, […]
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“Mel Gibson will direct and Leonardo DiCaprio will star in an untitled period drama set in the world of Viking culture. William Monahan is writing the script.
Graham King will produce with Gibson and Tim Headington in a co-production between King’s GK Films and Gibson’s Icon Productions. Shooting is expected to begin fall, 2010, meaning that […]
Filed under: Vikings, Books and Movies on December 14th, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Corbel
[kawr-buhl]
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from diminutive of corp raven, from Latin corvus — more at raven
1) A stone or timber bracket supporting a projection from a wall. (Gies, Joseph and Francis. Life in a Medieval Castle, 225)
2) Projecting stone used to support a timber beam or joint of a roof or floor. (Kenyon, […]
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Thanks to Anne Gilbert for showing me this site. The Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England is a database which aims to cover all of the recorded inhabitants of England from the late sixth to the end of the eleventh century. It is based on a systematic examination of the available written sources for the period, including […]
Filed under: Research, Middle Ages History, Medieval History, Historical Fiction, Writing Resources on December 9th, 2009 | 4 Comments »
