Where the Middle Ages Begin
Game of Thrones Review – “BAELOR” Off With His Head! In this week’s episode of Game of Thrones, Cat makes a deal, Dany plays God, Robb gains the upper hand and Ned meets his doom… “BAELOR” ROBB “One victory does not make us conquerors…this war is far from over” ~ Robb Stark Robb continues to […]
In this week’s episode of Game of Thrones, Robb prepares for war, Sansa begs for mercy, the dead walk the Wall, and Tyrion strikes a bargain… “THE POINTY END” NED “Your sweet words have moved me, but your father has to confess and say I’m the King or there will be no mercy for him” […]
“YOU WIN OR YOU DIE” Attempted murder, graphic sex and brutal betrayal! Welcome to King’s Landing kiddies… Let me begin by saying I have officially re-named this episode to: “WTF Ned?!”. There is some seriously bad decision making and bungling done here by our Northern hero. He had an EPIC #DoTheSmartThingFAIL. “A Lion doesn’t concern himself with the opinions […]
CRIPPLES, BASTARDS AND BROKEN THINGS More sexy, sword swinging fun this week on HBO’s Game of Thrones as a surprising arrest is made, Dany kicks some butt, Jon makes a new friend, and Ned wades knee-deep through the political filth of King’s Landing. TYRION “I have a tender spot in my heart for cripples, bastards, […]
LORD SNOW Viserys gets served, Khal Drogo gets a surprise, Ned juggles his new responsibilities and Jon makes no-man’s land “home”….this episode of Game of Thrones sets up the political scene and gets the plot wheels turning as peace in Westeros slowly unravels…. NED “Umm…what’s the line? The King shits and the Hand wipes? ” […]
Attempted murder, sex, intrigue and the call to duty….this week’s episode, “The King’s Road” brings us more excitement, grit and gore as Ned goes south with King Robert and his retinue, Daenerys learns to love Khal Drogo, Jon and Tyrion head north for The Wall and Catelyn investigates the suspicious circumstances surrounding Bran’s “accident”. Daenerys […]
“Winter is Coming” – SE01 EP01 The Wall “Do the dead frighten you?” ` Ser Waymar Royce Leagues to the north, three men cloaked in black ride beyond an icy wall into a snow covered forest…A tracking expedition takes a dark turn when one of the men spies smoke over a small hill. He finds […]
The way in which children’s authors have translated medieval history into their own “historicity” has changed during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries as popular and scholarly attitudes toward the Middle Ages have changed. Looking at these changes, my purpose in this thesis will be to answer two questions: why would children’s authors draw upon Anglo-Saxon England for their subject matter? And, what relevance does children’s literature have for an audience of medievalists?
Discusses the famous writers J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis and the influence of medievalism on their storytelling.
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