Unknown Medieval Weapons
Everyone’s heard of swords and spears. But how about the Goedendag, the Ahlspiess, or the Hussite flail? If you write …
Category Archives: Fun Historical Facts
Dormice and Other Ancient Delicacies
I have a confession: besides writing, I love cooking and I love food. Perhaps that explains why the parts I …
What Does Fantasy Get Wrong about Medieval Warfare?
Largely thanks to Tolkien, the fantasy genre consists basically of how we imagine the Medieval times. Readers of this blog …
Happy St. Fanourios’ Day
Today, Greece is celebrating St. Fanourios’ Day. Because of a wordplay on the Saint’s name, whose name roughly translates into …
Creepy Book Inspiration from the Middle East
This is a guest post by David Collins. David is a marketing specialist and essay writer from Manchester, UK. He …
Perseverance Blasts Off
A $2.7 billion NASA rover, Perseverance, blasted off into clear skies over Florida’s Cape Canaveral yesterday (Thursday, July 30th) atop an …
What Is the Oldest English Word?
Someone asked this on Quora and Oscar Tay gave a fascinating answer. The oldest recorded word In English is Gægogæ …
Medieval Rules for Travelers: Here’s My Wife
If you watch any fantasy movies or any fiction taking place in the Middle Ages, you will probably think that …
Medieval Chess Troubles
Medieval monasteries had a serious problem. Instead of 100% focusing on their spiritual and earthly duties, many monks loved besting …
Getting Married in the Middle Ages
Whether you’re writing Medieval history fiction or fantasy, you will appreciate this Quora answer by Helena Schrader, who borrowed from …
