I recently came across the Secrets of the Viking Sword documentary streaming on Netflix. The documentary is very interesting as it details how the famous Ulfberht sword was forged during that period. Unlike any sword of its day, the Ulfberht viking sword was far superior to its counterparts in how it was… Read More »Secrets of the Viking Sword
As a follow-up to the mini-series Pillars of the Earth, based on the novel by Ken Follett, they are making another mini-series based on the sequel World Without End. It is somewhat of a unique sequel in that the novel was written nearly twenty years after the Pillars of the Earth,… Read More »World Without End Mini-Series
I finally got around to watching all of the Pillars of the Earth mini-series, based on the novel by Ken Follett. I was pleasantly surprised. I figured it would be average at best, but they did a much better job with it than I anticipated. They changed the story lines… Read More »Pillars of the Earth Mini-Series
I finally got around to seeing the new Robin Hood movie with Russell Crowe, directed by Ridley Scott. I thought it was somewhat entertaining, nothing mind-blowing by any means. It doesn’t come close to competing with some of Scott’s other films, especially Gladiator. The battle scenes have the same feel… Read More »Robin Hood Movie 2010
I normally stick to posts about medieval history and fantasy novels, but since I’m a fan of Ernest Hemingway, I thought I’d post about this when I saw the article. Apparently, plans are in the works for creating a movie based on the last years of Ernest Hemingway’s life and… Read More »Ernest Hemingway – The Old Man and the Sea Movie
The first photo has been released for the new Robin Hood movie starring Russell Crowe and directed by Ridley Scott. The release date is set for May 14, 2010. The film includes the following actors: Mark Strong (Endgame, Body of Lies) Cate Blanchett Scott Grimes (E.R., Band of Brothers) Kevin… Read More »Robin Hood The Movie
I’m about a month late on this news, but this was the first time I read about it. I was on vacation about the time this story came out. Apparently, Universal Pictures has acquired the rights to make a film adaptation of Robert Jordan’s fantasy Wheel of Time series. The… Read More »Universal Pictures and Robert Jordan’s Wheel of Time
The movie that sparked my interest in the medieval period was Robin Hood Prince of Thieves with Kevin Costner. Ever since, I have been enamored with anything and everything dealing with the Middle Ages: movies, historical fiction novels, non-fiction books, television documentaries. The next in line: Nottingham, directed by Ridley… Read More »Christian Bale as Robin Hood
Came across this list someone posted that represents, in his/her opinion, the nine most accurate medieval history movies. I thought it was an interesting list. There are several on here that I had never heard of. Are there any you can think of that should have made the list? List… Read More »Historically Accurate Medieval Movies