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• William the Conqueror vs. King Malcolm III Canmore of Scotland

  
  Steven Till — Authority: 121
  After securing his hold over majority of England, William the Conqueror invaded Scotland in 1072. According to the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle: This year King William led a naval force and a land force to Scotland, and beset that land on the sea-side with ships, whilst he led his land-force in at the Tweed; but he found ...
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• Tips For Choosing a Medieval Battle Axe

  
  Rec and Sports — Authority: 163
  collectible swords Nothing says power and fierceness in your ranch home plans like a medieval battle axe. Not as subtle as a sword, the battle axe wasn’t made for grace, it was made to get the job done. Medieval warriors used a battle axe to hack through lines of oncoming hordes with very little effort. Even ...
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• Gleanings from al-Maqrizi IX: The Waqf and Tax Exemption

  
  Martyn's Blog — Authority: 126
  With this post I want to look at what al-Maqrizi had to say about the Madrasa of Sultan Barquq (1384 A.D.) in the center of historic Cairo. Since the madrasa would sit in this highly symbolic area, Sultan Barquq spared no expense, and in terms of size it is especially impressive. In fact, it is so towering that its ...
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• Weekend Wrap-Up - Another Boring Weekend

  
  It's Serious This Time — Authority: 127
  This weekend, in the preferred bulleted form:Andrew grilled steaks for two of his friends. He made the marinade, he marinated it for 24 hours, he grilled it himself, he did great. The other boy made mac-n-cheese, with a full stick of butter (gross). They did it all themselves. What they did not do is clean. Not at ...
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• Viking Code of Conduct

  
  War and Game — Authority: 135
  Vikings have their proper code of conduct that, at many times, is considered more important than their proper laws. Frequently, a Viking can be pardoned or have his penalty commuted to banishment, if his reasons are honored. A man who demonstrates to have a deficient personality, though, will be marked through his ...
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• DARK AGE CAROLINGIAN

  
  War and Game — Authority: 135
  During the 830s and 840s the strategically vital south-eastern marches of the Carolingian empire were restructured. Here, where Germanic, Slav and Latin-Italian-speaking peoples met, Charlemagne had utterly destroyed the wealthy, powerful and supposedly ‘Asiatic’ Avar kingdom at the end of the 8th century. Not ...
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• American Civil War Primary Source Materials

  
  World Affairs Board — Authority: 449
  Since Im in the midst of doing research on the Overland Campaign, I figured Id add a thread that links to primary source material from the convenience of your own keyboard :)
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• Grant at Cold Harbor

  
  World Affairs Board — Authority: 449
  Ive got all four of the Gordon Rhea books on the Overland Campaign (he has yet to publish his fifth and final book) and was thumbing through the Cold Harbor book last night. Some very fascinating analysis and I think he frames it beautifully within the context of the campaign and the conditions. He thinks the ...
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• Ferdinand Gregorovius: the man on the spot, still?

  
  A Corner of Tenth-Century Europe — Authority: 121
  A conversation with its originator revealed that I had at least slightly misunderstood the intended slant of the lecture for which I was running through stuff on the early medieval papacy a little while ago , which is just as well given how much I managed to find. I assume that the situation is better in ...
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• The Edgecote Tournament

  
  A Commonplace Book — Authority: 115
  A spiffy recreation of a King Rene tournament was held in England in September, complete with viewing stands. Here is the site.
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• GOP to Filibuster Health Care Reform By Reading ‘Theodoric of York’

  
  The Satirical Political Report — Authority: 561
  “IF THE HEALTH PLAN OF THE DEMOCRAT PARTY PASSES, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL THEN BECOME BETWEEN YOU AND YOUR BLOODLETTING LEECHES.”
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• The English Village Churches Series No.2 Clifton Hampden in Oxfordshire

  
  Trifter — Authority: 562
  On a hill overlooking an attractive stretch of the River Thames, stands the high-steepled church of St. Michael and All Angels, in the Oxfordshire village of Clifton Hampden.  And although the greater part of the present church is the result of Victorian ‘restoration fever’, there is historical evidence to ...
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• The Architecture of Renaissance Rome

  
  Medieval Fashion — Authority: 126
  Rome is famous for many things. The architecture of renaissance Rome is famous worldwide for its beauty, complexity and historical significance - which means that if you have an eye for aesthetics, a visit to this city would prove memorable. Rome has the honor of possessing buildings from the Renaissance period, as ...
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• Al-Maqrizi and the Gold Standard

  
  Martyn's Blog — Authority: 126
  One work of al-Maqrizi that has received a top-notch translation is his short economic monograph that has been published under the title Mamluk Economics. Speaking as a translator of al-Maqrizi, I can say that a difficulty is that periodically one hits sections that are full of technical details of one sort or another.
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• Jesus Christ’s ‘death certificate’ imprinted on Turin Shroud

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 716
  London, Nov 21 (ANI): A Vatican scholar claims to have deciphered Jesus Christ’s ‘death certificate’ on the Turin Shroud, or Holy Shroud, a linen cloth revered by Christians and held by many to bear the image of the crucified Jesus.Dr Barbara Frale, a researcher in the Vatican secret archives, said “I think I ...
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• The Shroud of Turin

  
  The Friggin Loon — Authority: 153
  For people who haven’t bothered to read “about Friggin Loon” (and you know who you are) I’ve spent much of much life traveling the world filming documentaries and stuff. During one of my travels a few years back, I and my trusty cameraman Simon, had the bizarre privilege of being allowed to film the Shroud of ...
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• Downpatrick & cauliflower soup

  
  Blogtrotter — Authority: 118
  "Thriving, tolerant little town;" "a dismal place"; "the pub scene seems almost inadequate for a town of around 10,000." So Footprint, Moon, and MTV guidebooks weigh in on Patricks home base. There for the first time, I stayed as my hosts commented in "Downpatricks most desirable residential neighborhood," according ...
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• Name of the Day: Alaric

  
  Appellation Mountain — Authority: 425
  Eric and Alan were 20th century staples.  Does this old school smoosh work in the 21st? Thanks to Charlotte Vera for suggesting Alaric as Name of the Day. Alaric is Goth.  Not the dark eyeliner, Siouxie Sioux Goth.  Nope, we’re talking the havoc-making, Rome-sacking Visigoths. Alaric I ruled the ...
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• How To Use a Torque Wrench

  
  Watch your favorite videos on the internet. — Authority: 180
  Learn how to use a torque wrench correctly.
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• How To Play Dungeons and Dragons

  
  Watch your favorite videos on the internet. — Authority: 180
  Learn how to indulge your medieval fantasies playing Dungeons and Dragons by following these tips.
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