Well, I can finally admit a longstanding misunderstanding which I had; today in my world history class, I heard two separate questions from two different people which confirmed that I’m not the only one who has misunderstood centuries. Having at least two cohorts in totally botching a concept makes me feel at least a little [...]
Medieval
University Students – Some Things Never Change
I recently dusted off Medieval Europe: A Short History, a book which I started reading months ago, but which was put on hold for other books and schoolwork. I’m not quite done with it yet – about 40 more pages to go – but I came across something that I thought was pretty interesting. It’s [...]
Icelandic cuisine? Rotten shark.
I came across something in one of the books I’m reading right now that made my stomach curl up in a little ball and hide. The book is Viking Age Iceland. Here’s the section, from page 50:
When a dead whale was found like this, how were the pieces of meat and blubber stored? The Saga [...]
Lots of free medieval music MP3s
In browsing around various medieval history sites, I came across one in particular that made me quite happy: lots (and lots) of medieval music in MP3 form. A fellow named Jon Sayles, along with some other musicians, basically recorded a ton of early music from the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries. Musical selections include stuff [...]
