53 days ago by novelteen

If you’ve read By Darkness Hid, you know that Sir Gavin tends to rush things. I’m now working on the third book in the trilogy and Achan is getting dressed for battle–a real one, not tournament. I’ll post some interesting information about that soon, but for now, here is an excerpt from book one, wh ...

Jill Williamson - jillwilliamson.wordpress.com · 18 references

89 days ago by novelteen

While I was finishing up book two in the Blood of Kings series, I pulled out all my medieval research from book one to refresh my memory on the times. Here are some fun things I learned about the middle ages that I tried to use in my book. -Medieval people did not eat with forks and spoons or plates ...

Jill Williamson - jillwilliamson.wordpress.com · 18 references

111 days ago by Fantasy_Caill

Fantasy Charm - fantasy-caill.livejournal.com · 29 references

115 days ago by medieval-castle.com

At the core of all medieval life was the general state of health of the local and national population. Effective medicine was of course not readily available and many illnesses that are easily curable today were responsible for many deaths in medieval times. The Black Death is probably the most well ...

Medieval Castle Blog - medieval-castle.com/blog/index.htm · 18 references

132 days ago by joanlandes

Have you ever known a someone who seemed to radiate unconditional love almost the moment you met? Did you feel like that person would accept all your flaws and weaknesses (everything from a dirty house to terrible secrets from the past) and still accept you? My grandmother was that way. Her name is ...

The Classical Life - joanlandes.wordpress.com · 1 reference