History Forum / General / Medieval Period / October 2004

Thank you all for your referrals.  The funny thing is, I did read
"Pillars of the Earth" many years ago, and quite liked it.  I also
wondered if it was historically accurate, and had a hunch that it was.
I don't remember reading about the Camina Santiago or even any trip

I went to see a few people that have built a traditional wood oven to
work out a design for one to build. Not doing bricklaying or
concreting for a profession, I am having a ball designing to build
one. I figure about 3 weeks off and on.

No, not computers.... does anyone know what sort of toys were given to children
in medieval times? I know they grew up quickly, the boys no doubt had wooden
weapons and so-forth, and they would all have had dolls and dummies as babies,
but what else (if anything?).

...has begun at dawn today... beginning with the fighting 101st
keyboardists, continuing through the weekend with coalition absentee voters;
and a final assault on Tuesday with mop up Wednesday am.
Our resolve is firm...

Someone recently sent me this and I thought I would pass it on....
I'm embarrassed to admit that I can see myself in just about everything
here...
Other interesting Canadian terms:-

Warships Of Japan And U.S. In Western Pacific And Indian Oceans -- 1
December 1941
                       Japan            United States
Battleships            10                    0

I just watched 'Ivanhoe' yet again, an old favourite, and was wondering about
the legality of deciding disputes by wager of battle. I believe that the right
to do this still exists in English Law, and was curious to know if anyone knew
anything about the details such a procedure ...

Coming at 8:00PM C4..

.... the Charge of the Light Brigade took place. Not quite medieval, apart
perhaps from the communications and command structure of the British Army. By
this time of day, Lord Cardigan had wiped the gunsmoke from his face and was
relaxing on his yacht with a bottle of champagne. One ...

Interesting documentary about ice-mummies last night that profiled a
natural mummy from middle-age Siberia.
Anyone know of any other medieval mummies?

I thought that the following book review just released
by The Medieval Review might be of interest since it
bears on the recent thread here.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3714992.stm
"The peasant was probably involved in the medieval equivalent of a pub
fight, or could have been the victim of a robbery or a family feud."
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Hi
Im sorry but the replys of the people here were very biased and a bunch of
coverup bull. Richard had control over the princes and the most to gain if they
died. How anyone can say he didn't amazes me. You ask for proff and you offer

The Hussite revolution was vehemently anti-monastic.  Hussites
routinely burnt Monks and monasteries.  In 1423 or 4 John Zizka burnt
a monastery and the monks based on the allegations that these monks
had "defiled" several women in the area.

For an interesting take on Beowulf take a look at:
 http://www.ukans.edu/kansas/medieval/108/lectures/reading_beowulf.html
It's written by Lynn Nelson, a highly respected medieval
historian at the University of Kansas, now retired.