I am always on the look out for good medieval music. Last month I reviewed Moat Jumpers Christmas CD, Christmas At The Renaissance Fair. Recently I discovered a band out of Poland named Pospolite Ruszenie. Their latest album, I am stuck in my ways and still call them albums, not very 21st century I know!,…
“A soup like this is not the work of one man. It is the result of a constantly refined tradition. There are nearly a thousand years of history in this soup.” Willa Cather, ‘Death Comes for the Archbishop’ (1927) Our friends over at Battle Castle are having a medieval soup challenge! Writer Nicole Tomlinson was…
Pixar, the masterminds behind: Toy Story, The Incredibles, Cars and Finding Nemo, is at it again. Their new movie, Brave is the tale of a young lass, Merida, trying to discover her path in the world. In true Pixar style the animation looks amazing! Brave opens in US theaters 22 June 2012. Brave Synopsis: Since…
Winter is, literally, coming. But here is a sneak peak of Spring 2012.
Today we have a guest post by Jonathan Arnold on Medieval Law. Jonathan is a practicing attorney in California. He teaches law and is a legal historian. I would like to thank Jonathan for his contribution. Enjoy the article… ~The Archivist Some More Medieval Law BY Jonathan Arnold, Esq. arnoldandassocs [at] gmail [dot] com The…
It looks like the National Geographic Channel beat the History Channel in the race for the first jousting reality show. The History Channel is currently producing Full Metal Jousting set to air in 2012. Knights of Mayhem, produced by the National Geographic Channel, airs the first two episodes this Tuesday, 15 November at 2100 EST….
Snow White and the Huntsman tells the familiar tale of Snow White made popular by the 1937 Walt Disney movie. But this is not a live action remake of the Disney movie. It is retold in a dark and medieval world more akin to the original Brothers Grimm story. Snow White and the Huntsman stars…
Once laid to rest, the remains of many who died in medieval Europe were not left in peace. As much as 40 percent of graves from the mid-fifth to mid-eighth centuries appear to have been disturbed after burial. Grave robbers, searching for wealth buried along with the dead, have frequently born the blame from archaeologists….