- Jonathan Jarrett has a post on a study comparing scribal error to genetic mutation.
- The Medieval Term of the Week is villein.
- Jeff Sypeck reminds us of of some of the less-glorious pop culture moments for Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.
- Moyen Age has images from the Mouse Guard series.
- Medieval Material Culture has a post that might explain why my mother's favorite term for a shady character is a "hood."
- Heroic Dreams points us to a new fantasy website, The Fantasy Guide, and also discusses the archetypal struggle between knights and dragons.
- Jennifer Lynn Jordan presents a new This Week in Medieval History, and the Weird Medieval Animal of the week is the unicorn.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Morning Medieval Miscellany
Some upcoming stuff: I'll be a guest on the next Chivalry Today show, I'll be visiting the Atlanta-area Renaissance Faire in a couple of weeks (as a patron), and I'll be at Kalamazoo for the International Medieval Congress. On to the Miscellany!
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Hey Doc! The song was actually composed by the blogger getting linked by everyone. Bear McCreary is the composer for the show, and according to the site he wrote the lyrics in ModE while Alison Walker translated it. I think you can get her job by challenging her to a duel. Or that's how I imagine these things work.
ReplyDeleteI must be getting old -- I didn't notice the grayed-out attribution wherein he clearly answers my question!
ReplyDeleteIf you'll excuse me, I have to go take some Geritol and yell at some kids for being on my lawn.
Don't forget to use the phrase "dag-burnit!"
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You'll totally beat me in a duel. I am a lowly graduate student who worked for some cash! (One of the perks to living in L.A., I guess.)
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