Category Archives: Middle Ages

Heroes for Hire

Posted on March 2, 2026 by Nathan

The Last Viking Trilogy, by Poul Anderson – Made up of three books, this work of historical fiction is about Harald Hardrada, an eleventh-century ruler of Norway who had a pretty fascinating life. He spent time in Kyiv and Constantinople, … Continue reading →

Posted in amtor, Animals, Authors, Book Reviews, Byzantine Empire, carl barks, Cartoons, Christianity, Comics, Disney Afternoon, Dragon Quest, Drugs, Economics, edgar rice burroughs, England, Greek Mythology, Historical Personages, History, Humor, Magic, Middle Ages, Monsters, Mythology, Names, Norse, Religion, Roman, Television, Tom Holt, Video Games | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

A Time to Crydee

Posted on October 20, 2025 by Nathan

A Fighting Man of Mars, by Edgar Rice Burroughs – The fighting man of this story is Tan Hadron, a soldier from Hastor in the Kingdom of Helium. I wonder if the town was named after Hastur, a character used … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Authors, barsoom, Book Reviews, Catherynne M. Valente, Catholicism, Christianity, Conspiracy Theories, Crusades, edgar rice burroughs, Gnosticism, Greek Mythology, History, Holy Roman Empire, Judaism, Magic, Maps, Middle Ages, Monsters, Mythology, Oz, Oz Authors, Philosophy, Places, Relationships, Religion, Ruth Plumly Thompson, Science, Sierra, Video Games | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

This Isn’t My First Odio

Posted on July 12, 2023 by Nathan

I’ve finished Live a Live with two different endings. There are a few others, but I think I’m done with it for the time being. There are SPOILERS for the game in what follows. I wrote about the first four … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Final Fantasy, History, Middle Ages, Monsters, Relationships, Religion, Technology, Video Games | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Mourning Announcements

Posted on March 25, 2023 by Nathan

Today is the anniversary of Jesus’ crucifixion. Okay, it probably really isn’t, and we don’t even know what year that happened, let alone the specific date. While Easter does sometimes fall this early, it’s rare. And if these first century … Continue reading →

Posted in Authors, Catholicism, Christianity, Christmas, Easter, History, Holidays, Islam, J.R.R. Tolkien, Judaism, Middle Ages, Passover, Religion, rosh hashanah | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Changing in the Telling

Posted on March 21, 2023 by Nathan

The Unkindest Tide, by Seanan McGuire – This book deals with the Roane, the aquatic children of the Luidaeg who had been mostly killed off centuries earlier, their skins then being used to create Selkies. The sea-witch vows to revive … Continue reading →

Posted in Anglicanism, Animals, Authors, Book Reviews, British, Catholicism, Christianity, Fairy Tales, German, History, Islam, Magic, marissa meyer, Middle Ages, Mythology, Norse, Nursery Rhymes, october daye, Relationships, Religion, seanan mcguire, Urban Legends, Welsh | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Human Alchemy

Posted on October 19, 2022 by Nathan

The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom, by Christopher Healy – This is an amusing take on well-known fairy tales focuses on what happens after the stories, and that it isn’t always just living happily ever after. The princes from Cinderella, … Continue reading →

Posted in Alchemy, Authors, Book Reviews, Fairy Tales, History, Humor, L. Frank Baum, Language, Magic, Maps, Mathematics, Middle Ages, Monsters, Mythology, Nursery Rhymes, Oz, Oz Authors, Philosophy, Relationships, Religion, Russian, seanan mcguire, Theosophy | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Mythical, Miraculous, and Medieval

Posted on July 28, 2022 by Nathan

The Jumbies, by Tracey Baptiste – I’d been interested in reading this since I found out what Jumbies were, which is basically evil spirits in Caribbean folklore. In this book, Corinne La Mer lives on an island with her widower … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Authors, Book Reviews, Carribean, Catholicism, Christianity, Fairy Tales, France, Hinduism, History, Humor, Judaism, Magic, Mayan, Middle Ages, Monsters, Mythology, Native American, Prejudice, Relationships, Religion, Rick Riordan | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Prester Change-O

Posted on March 8, 2020 by Nathan

I’d seen mentions of Prester John, but I wasn’t really sure who he was. I’ve since found out he was a mythical Christian king in or near India whom the European Church saw as a potential ally against the Muslims … Continue reading →

Posted in Catholicism, Christianity, Comics, Crusades, History, Islam, Maps, Middle Ages, Monsters, Mythology, Religion | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Groening Goes Medieval

Posted on January 29, 2019 by Nathan

Disenchantment – I took a while in watching this still relatively new Netflix series created by Matt Groening, but I’m caught up as of last night. It’s an animated comic medieval fantasy, and as such the jokes focus largely on … Continue reading →

Posted in Cartoons, Fairy Tales, Families, Futurama, History, Humor, Magic, Middle Ages, Television, The Simpsons | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment