Feudal Society: Vol 1: The Growth and Ties of Dependence by Marc Bloch Paperback: 324 pages Publisher: Routledge; 2 edition (November 16, 1989) ISBN-10: 0415039169 Feudal Society by Marc Bloch is one of the definitive guides to the study of feudalism during the medieval period. The book’s main focus is… Read More »Review of Feudal Society Vol 1 by Marc Bloch
The Burning Land is the fifth installment in Cornwell’s Saxon Stories. Set in late 9th century Britain, King Alfred the Great is close to death, and Uhtred breaks his oath to Alfred to ride north to Northumbria in order to reclaim his ancestral home of Bebbanburg from his uncle. To reclaim… Read More »Review of The Burning Land by Bernard Cornwell
William the Conqueror: The Norman Impact Upon England By David C. Douglas Paperback: 488 pages Publisher: University of California Press (May 1, 1967) ISBN-10: 0520003500 In this scholarly work, David C. Douglas takes an exhaustive look at the life of Duke William II of Normandy. The book is broken out… Read More »Review of William the Conqueror by David C. Douglas
Pirate Latitudes is not the usual type of book I review for my site, as it’s set in the Caribbean Islands during the 17th Century, but Crichton is one of my all-time favorite authors, and since this is possibly his last novel, I thought I’d go ahead and post a… Read More »Review of Pirate Latitudes by Michael Crichton
Harold: The Last Anglo-Saxon King by Ian Walker Hardcover: 258 pages Publisher: Alan Sutton Publishing, Ltd.; First English Edition edition (August 1997) ISBN-10: 0750913886 He only ruled England for nine and a half months, but his reign signified an important turning point in the culture and society of the English… Read More »Review of Harold: The Last Anglo-Saxon King
My review of Viking Weapons and Combat Techniques has been published in the latest issue of The Heroic Age. The Heroic Age is a fully peer-reviewed academic journal, focusing on Northwestern Europe during the early medieval period (from the early 4th through 13th centuries). The journal’s mission is to foster… Read More »Review of Viking Weapons and Combat Techniques by William Short
South of us Xinan lies under a sickle moon. Lanterns will soon be bright in the spring night. Laughter and music and rich wine poured. Far to the west where all roads end. Cold stars shine on white bones. Beside the stone shores of a lake. In the valley of… Read More »Review of Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay
1066: The Year of the Conquest by David Howarth Paperback: 208 pages Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) (August 27, 1981) Language: English ISBN-10: 0140058508 The year 1066 is one of the most pivotal years in the history of England. At the beginning of the year, the land was at peace, and by… Read More »Review of 1066 by David Howarth
The Amber Treasure by Richard Denning ISBN: 978-1-84914-023-2 Paperback: 411 pages Publisher: Completely Novel Set in 6th century Northumbria, The Amber Treasure is told from the perspective of Cerdic, the nephew of a once great Anglo-Saxon war hero, Cynric. Cerdic lives a peaceful life in a small village, and he dreams… Read More »Review of The Amber Treasure by Richard Denning