Are There Any Celtic Words in English?
Long-time followers of my blog may remember my post on the origins of English. The language tree in that post …
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Space Farts and Crappy Jobs
The wee one’s fascination with bodily functions (as witnessed by her poetry) must be rubbing off on me, as I …
How Did They Make Iron in the Iron Age?
The Iron Age (800 BC-100 AD) took its name from, well, iron. This kickstarted a number of technological and social …
History of the Cuirass
Cavalier guards, the charge is short, and therefore so sweet.The trumpet sings, the field is open, and somewhere saber ringing …
The City that Vanished into the Sea
When people speak of climate change, I often think of Dunwich, a town on the Suffolk coast that has almost …
Giannoulis Chalepas, Greece’s Mad Sculptor
Late last year, an article of mine was published by John Maberry’s Eagle Peak Annual on the life of one …
The Workers Who Tricked the Devil
I came across a delightful story on Atlas Obscura the other day and wanted to share with you. When the …
Medieval Matresses
First of all, let me apologize for the week-long delay in posting. I had my first vaccine (Astra) and it …
Top 60+ Most Popular Social Networking Sites
We keep hearing that we must promote our books on social media. Given the billions of people who get online …
Understanding Old English
How far back in history could you go until you could no longer understand the English language?Stanislava Suplatovich has the …
