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Monthly Archives: June 2017
Orkneyjar – Who were the Picts?
The Pictish culture has always fascinated and intrigued me! Source: Orkneyjar – Who were the Picts?
Tagged with: archaeology, archealogical, celt, celtic, historical, history, pict, pictish, scotland, scottish
Posted in History, pagan, Travel
Posted in History, pagan, Travel
What is a Torc? « GroovyHistorian
ancient history, art, british museum, celtic, celts, education, facts, gold, heritage, historian, history, history teacher, social history, teacher, torc, world history Source: What is a Torc? « GroovyHistorian
Tagged with: ancient history, art, british museum, celtic, celts, education, facts, gold, heritage, historian, history, history teacher, Social History., teacher, torc, world history
Posted in History
Posted in History
Strange Artifacts in History « GroovyHistorian
ancient history, egyptology, heirtage, heritage, historian, history, history teacher, middle east, monuments, near east, social history, teacher, world historys Source: Strange Artifacts in History « GroovyHistorian
Tagged with: ancient history, egyptology, heirtage, heritage, historian, history, history teacher, middle east, monuments, near east, Social History., teacher, world historys
Posted in History
Posted in History
The Romance Reviews Sizzler Summer Party Event!
Come take part of the Romance Reviews Party Event! More than 200 participating authors – and you can be a winner! Just go to the site and answer the questions. My own is up today, and the answers to the…
Solstice Blessings! – Philip Carr-Gomm
A Poem for the Solstice… The Arrival of the Past You wake wanting the dream you left behind in sleep, water washing through everything, clearing away sediment of years, uncovering the lost an… Source: Solstice Blessings! – Philip Carr-Gomm
Midsummer’s Eve in Ireland – thefadingyear
Midsummer’s Eve- 21 June; A hundred years ago, and for many centuries before, Midsummer’s Eve was celebrated throughout Ireland on the 23 June, that is, on Saint John’s Eve. The bonfire was central… Source: Midsummer’s Eve in Ireland – thefadingyear
Ness of Brodgar on film | Orkney.com
The Ness of Brodgar archaeological excavation in Orkney has been the focus of a documentary short by two US photographer and documentary makers. Source: Ness of Brodgar on film | Orkney.com
Medieval Marriage in Ireland – Lora O’Brien
Irish History, Irish Society, Spirituality, Uncategorized Tagged With: Civil Rights, Gaelic Ireland, Irish Spiritual Practice, Marriage, Medieval, Spirituality Source: Medieval Marriage in Ireland – Lora O’Brien
Tagged with: celt, celtic, civil rights, gaelic, Gaelic Ireland, historic, historical, history, ireland, irish, Irish History, Irish Society, Irish Spiritual Practice, marriage, medieval, spirituality, wedding
Posted in History
Posted in History
10 Insane Rulers You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
There’s a long list of insane people who have held positions of power. It’s kind of in the job description. Here are the most insane rulers of them all. Source: 10 Insane Rulers You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
Scribal complaints: Early medieval English copyists and their colophons « Dutch Anglo-Saxonist
“God helpe minum handum” – God help my hands. Making manuscripts was hard work, as these early medieval English colophons reveal. Source: Scribal complaints: Early medieval English copyists and their colophons « Dutch Anglo-Saxonist
Tagged with: anglo-saxon, complain, english, historic, historical, history, manuscript, medieval, monk, scribe, writing
Posted in History, Writing
Posted in History, Writing
Living Liminally: An Amadán na Bruidhne – The Fairy Fool
Source: Living Liminally: An Amadán na Bruidhne – The Fairy Fool
Why Are There Violent Rabbits In The Margins Of Medieval Manuscripts? | Jon Kaneko-James
Finally, there’s this image of a dog jousting against a rabbit who is riding a snail-man. Source: Why Are There Violent Rabbits In The Margins Of Medieval Manuscripts? | Jon Kaneko-James
Tagged with: art, books, britain, bunnies, bunny, Christian Mythology, Cute Violent Rabbit, Devil, Drolleries, folklore, history, Illuminated Manuscript, Killer Rabbit, medieval, Medieval Chronicles, Medieval Rabbit, Monty Python Rabbit, Rabbit's Revenge, Rabbits, Social History., Strange Creatures, Violent Rabbit, World Turned Upside Down
Posted in Art, History
Posted in Art, History
Genesis of a Novel – Part XIV – Acceptance!
This is the next installment of a series of posts I’ve been writing, following the process of writing a novel from conception through publication and beyond. . That’s right! You read that correctly. Misfortune of Vision, the novel whose journey…
Tagged with: acceptance, advice, amwriting, author, beta, beta reader, blog, blogging, book, books, call of the morrigu, contract, druid's brooch, ebook, fantasy, fiction, histfic, historical, historical fiction, inspiration, legacy of luck, life, misfortune of song, misfortune of vision, nanowrimo, personal, plotting, procrastination, publisher, publishing, teamtirgearr, the enchanted swans, tirgearrpublishing, write
Posted in Writing
Posted in Writing
Historical fantasy, time travel adventure, and urban fantasy 