Medievalists.net » Features http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Sun, 06 Dec 2015 03:41:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 How to Write a Letter for a Suspicious Knight http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/05/how-to-write-a-letter-for-a-suspicious-knight/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/05/how-to-write-a-letter-for-a-suspicious-knight/#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2015 03:11:54 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=63040 For some were shoemakers in their own shires, some swineherds, and the man has yet to be found who would couple a girl of such noble birth to a man of ignoble origins.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/05/how-to-write-a-letter-for-a-suspicious-knight/feed/ 0 5 Things to Pack in Your Medieval First Aid Kit http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/05/5-things-to-pack-in-your-medieval-first-aid-kit/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/05/5-things-to-pack-in-your-medieval-first-aid-kit/#comments Sun, 06 Dec 2015 02:39:35 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=63035 Here are five things that would have been a handy part of a medieval 'first aid kit' and that (incidentally) science is slowly proving can still be counted on to work in a pinch.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/05/5-things-to-pack-in-your-medieval-first-aid-kit/feed/ 0 Tall Tales: The Trouble with Tours http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/05/tall-tales-the-trouble-with-tours/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/05/tall-tales-the-trouble-with-tours/#comments Sat, 05 Dec 2015 22:19:31 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=63016 Tours. They can be great, or they can be cringeworthy and rife with misinformation. A great tour guide knows how to add a flourish or two to a story to keep the audience engaged and the history interesting. A bad tour guide invents things and hopes there isn’t a historian in the audience dismayed by the falsehoods they’re spreading to unwitting listeners...

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/05/tall-tales-the-trouble-with-tours/feed/ 0 Medieval Castle for Sale in France: Chateau d’Avezan http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/03/medieval-castle-for-sale-in-france-chateau-davezan/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/03/medieval-castle-for-sale-in-france-chateau-davezan/#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2015 04:57:24 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62993 This 13th century castle in southern France is on sale for 950 000 €

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/03/medieval-castle-for-sale-in-france-chateau-davezan/feed/ 0 Macbeth: Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard star in dark, gritty interpretation of Macbeth http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/03/macbeth-michael-fassbender-and-marion-cotillard-star-in-dark-gritty-interpretation-of-macbeth/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/03/macbeth-michael-fassbender-and-marion-cotillard-star-in-dark-gritty-interpretation-of-macbeth/#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2015 09:29:38 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62950 Macbeth opened in October in London to critical acclaim. The movie is being released today in Canada and the US.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/03/macbeth-michael-fassbender-and-marion-cotillard-star-in-dark-gritty-interpretation-of-macbeth/feed/ 0 How Well Do You Know the Opening Lines of Medieval Literature? http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/02/how-well-do-you-know-the-opening-lines-of-medieval-literature/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/02/how-well-do-you-know-the-opening-lines-of-medieval-literature/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2015 19:18:48 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62938 Test yourself by trying to pick which famous work of medieval literature these opening lines are from.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/02/how-well-do-you-know-the-opening-lines-of-medieval-literature/feed/ 0 The Medieval Magazine: The Lighter Side of the Middle Ages (Issue 44) http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/01/the-medieval-magazine-the-lighter-side-of-the-middle-ages-issue-44/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/12/01/the-medieval-magazine-the-lighter-side-of-the-middle-ages-issue-44/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2015 14:19:05 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62910 Find out what was funny in the Middle Ages, plus articles on Guinevere, Norse kings, Glastonbury Abbey, the wives of Robert II of Scotland, and more...

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/30/review-the-ballad-of-robin-hood/feed/ 0 7 Things One Should Know When Dealing with Kings: The Icelander’s Version http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/29/7-things-one-should-know-when-dealing-with-kings-the-icelanders-version/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/29/7-things-one-should-know-when-dealing-with-kings-the-icelanders-version/#comments Mon, 30 Nov 2015 00:00:48 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62887 Here is MaryAnn R. Adams’ winning advice on how to deal with Norse kings.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/29/7-things-one-should-know-when-dealing-with-kings-the-icelanders-version/feed/ 0 Ten Castles that Made Medieval Britain, by James Turner http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/29/ten-castles-that-made-medieval-britain-by-james-turner/ http://www.medievalists.net/2015/11/29/ten-castles-that-made-medieval-britain-by-james-turner/#comments Sun, 29 Nov 2015 21:15:49 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=62879 An ebook from Medievalists.net

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