Showing posts with label Middle Ages. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Middle Ages. Show all posts
Friday, 9 October 2026

Ghosts In The Walls

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I promised yesterday I would give a proper recommendation next time I blog about a spooky book. So for today's and this year's first...
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Wednesday, 23 September 2026

Le trébuchet de Warwick

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J'ai pris cette photo à  Warwick Castle . C'est bien entendu un trébuchet , une machine de guerre médiévale qui est toujours très im...
Wednesday, 20 May 2026

Ghosts in the Walls

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Is it okay to think about Halloween already? The weather has been kind of gloomy, in a good way (but then again I love gloomy weather), so o...
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Friday, 27 February 2026

The Keys in the Tower

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 I took this picture in the Tower of London  last week. What you see here is the ensign of The Keys , which is the pub for the staff living ...
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Saturday, 21 February 2026

The Ravens of the Tower of London

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 Last week, as it was half-term, we decided to go to the Tower of London to meet a childhood friend of my wife, her eldest son being the ve...
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Saturday, 5 July 2025

Lincoln Green

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I recently learned something new recently, reading about Robin Hood . I think it does not come as something to your average Englishman, but ...
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Wednesday, 18 June 2025

York vu de haut

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 Photo prise à  York , du haut de la Clifford's Tower . On peut voir  York Minster  au loin. Je n'ai pas assez partagé des photos de...
Sunday, 2 March 2025

Mélusine

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J'ai une confession à faire: même si je suis médiéviste de formation, je connais très peu de choses sur la fée Mélusine , à part son nom...
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Friday, 9 August 2024

Medieval Blunt Weapons

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I found this meme recently, on a Facebook page I follow, and it made me laugh. I have to say, I never thought about what my medieval blunt w...
Friday, 10 May 2024

Wolfie's Excalibur

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 Well, it had to happen: Wolfie got his own Excalibur . Made of wood and not steel, but still. I will explain how he came into possession wi...
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Tuesday, 27 February 2024

"Brocéliande et ses légendes"

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Je suis (re)tombé sur un bouquin il y a quelques minutes Brocéliande et ses légendes . Un ouvrage de vulgarisation sur la forêt de Brocélian...
Friday, 18 August 2023

Je vivroie liement (Guillaume de Machaut)

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Je suis tombé sur cette vidéo par hasard sur YouTube il y a quelques jours et ça m'a frappé: je n'ai pas blogué de musique médiévale...
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Friday, 16 June 2023

Medieval Jousting

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My wife found out that there will be Medieval Jousting at Stonor Park in a week or so. We are considering going there as we think Wolfie m...
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Wednesday, 31 May 2023

"Je meurs de soif auprès de la fontaine"

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Au mariage de nos amis, en fin de semaine, il y avait une fontaine sur le site qui a beaucoup impressionné Wolfie. Je ne sais pas trop pourq...
Monday, 13 March 2023

La Tour de Londres, vue de haut

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Photo prise samedi à Sky Garden , de la Tour de Londres . J'ai envie de la revisiter.
Sunday, 24 July 2022

Excalibeer

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You may remember (or maybe not) that back in 2017 ,  Rebellion Beer brewed an ale called Excalibur for September. Well, this year they rel...
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Sunday, 3 July 2022

Crusader Set

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I mentioned not very long ago that we went to a birthday party with Wolfie where he got a sword and shield made of blown balloons. That got...
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Saturday, 13 November 2021

Une coupe en métal

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Mon frère PJ a acheté cette coupe en métal à Berlin il y a presque dix ans. Je la partage ici aujourd'hui parce que je suis retombé de...
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Wednesday, 18 August 2021

Citons François Villon

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Je n'ai pas cité François Villon depuis un bon bout de temps, alors j'ai pensé le faire aujourd'hui. En fait, je veux reprendre...
Saturday, 14 August 2021

To see Tintagel

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As some of my readers may know, I am a medievalist by trade, which means I have a PhD in medieval literature. I am also a specialist of Arth...