Here is a nice blog – Heroic Dreams: All Things Medieval - I especially enjoyed the articles on catapults and such! Blog discussions include such things as Renaissance faires to medieval swords and castles to mead making. I really enjoy the mead articles!!! The author of the site is also author of Storm The Castle and other related sites. Did I say that I liked the mead-making artlces? Well his website on mead making, The Joy of Mead, is quite extensive and informative. Makes me anxious to attend the next SCA event, as there is usually a very nice selection of meads to sample . . . and sample again . . .and again . . . and . . . well, you get the idea!
Archives for Medieval blogs category
Ok – some people are a little annoyed that I don’t put alot of academic type stuff on here . . . well this is one site I have visited before and found very informative. And it has some wonderful web references too! Unlocked Wordhoard is a blog by Dr. Richard Nokes of Troy University in Troy, Alabama. Dr. Nokes is professor of Medieval Literature and blogs regularly. He recently attended Dragon*Con in Atlanta, Georgia. One of the attendees was Adam Savage of Mythbusters fame (not very Medieval, but still a cool character). Looks like a fun event – maybe next year I can go too! Anyway, Dr. Nokes was kind enough to add my blog to his blogroll and I have done the same. Very chivalrous of us, eh?
No, I don’t think they did much blogging back-in-the-day, but I have found several very nice blogs while surfing the net. One of them is Medieval Arts and Crafts, which discusses a variety of Medieval topics with emphasis on needlework. In particular, the author, Kathy Storm, discusses brickstitch patterns, which look quite interesting. While I do have some interest in weaving, embroidery is one area where I have little experience or knowledge. However I still have an appreciation for the skill and effort involved that it must require to produce quality needlework.
Another nice blog was from Christina who also does needlework. The article that attracted my attention was related to making needles from wood. She also discusses some of the history of Medieval era needles (primary made of bone). Further examination of her site reveals some tablet/card weaving and even a few articles on food. A nice, well-rounded blog.
