#Medievalist

[westeroswisdom]

The latest edition of the House of the Dragon podcast features a medieval historian who acted as a consultant in the making of Season 2.

Charles Farris is a curator and historian at The Tower of London which dates back to the reign of William the Conqueror – roughly the Aegon I Targaryen of England.

He talks about a period called "The Anarchy" in England's history which served as the inspiration for the series of events depicted in House of the Dragon. While The Anarchy was the inspiration, it is not the blueprint for HotD. So hearing about The Anarchy won't spoil anything; the bulk of the similarities are for events that happened in Season 1.

VOCABULARY BONUS: Charles Farris, in his comments about jousting, seems to have hinted at the origin of the word melee.

House of the Dragon Season 2 begins a week from today.

[mandelris]

✴ Hie! (hi in middle high german)

✴ I'm Regis, im from germany & I'm disabled

✴ im currently an amature medievalist and folklorist (esp high and late middle ages & german folklore & folktales) as well am I learning esperanto & middle high german. most of my current studies are for myself til stated otherwise. Yet i hope i can soon start studying european history at university and become an archvist. ✴ languages used (i will try my best to translate) english, dutch, german. Latin used rarely but can be expected. ✴ dms closed unless mutuals, asks open to anyone tho.

✴ what you will find here: ✸ my studying process ✸ all resources i use for studying and recommendtions ✸ learning tips if possible, im someone with a learning disablity, to make it myself easier i use certain methods. ✸ playlists, lists etc of material ✸ funfacts !

socials main ✸ goodreads ✸ spotify ✸ medieval history docu playlist

[severianrising]

[stigmataluvr]

if i had a time machine i'd go back and find a way to make the entire 19th century stfu

[briarcrawford]

How to Hold a Shield 🛡

"How do you hold and position shields correctly? According to shield type, size, distance and context. "

[formerlyemo]

Y'all Old English is fucking hard why didn't anyone warn me????

[sullustangin]

Work from home snow week called!

[allthefoolmine]

"Her father was some queer sort of recluse--a mediaevalist, or something--desperately poor."

-Dorothy Sayers, "The Cyprian Cat"

[shitacademicswrite]

In the middle ages, people used to "doodle" with an inkless stylus instead of a pen, and new topographical scanning can reveal these marks.

[anamelessfool]

A Medievalist's thoughts on Ghost

I think a medieval person would understand Ghost's schtick, even get into it. The band seem to have a Medieval idea to their image and the artists involved have made so many deep cut references to medieval art and culture that it's definitely not completely "modern" Satanism. (But I'm not a 'modern Satanism" expert here this is me being a Medievalist OK)

Back in the day there were "Mystery Plays" and "Mummers Parades" and other performance art that featured ghoulish characters and fantastical situations. Everybody knew it was a bunch of guys in costume. They were entertainment because who doesn't like drama now and again? But also a political statement, a way to anonymously comment on current issues.

Because sometimes only Satan, or his representatives, can brutally comment on society. You can wave him away or hide behind him if you need a shield from reprimand. "This guy is immoral, it's not what we agree or really think" but his comments are still there. They linger and they are seeded.

BTW one of my favorite purchases from War this year- a belt end featuring a scrungly 14th century Bishop. Very Primo-coded

[briarcrawford]

Are Medieval Maces BAD Weapons in Armored Combat?

"Are maces bad weapons in medieval armoured combat? Short maces were widely used from the 11th to the 16th centuries, but perhaps not in the same ways across that period."

[we-are-knight]

Medievalist - Knightborn

[beauty-is-truth-is-beauty]

May be a bit niche, but does anybody know of any articles discussing creative powers (physical/manual and intellectual) and gender in the Viking age?

I've been thinking about how the feminine norns and disir create the first laws (as told in the version of creation in the Völuspá poem) while Oðinn and his brothers supposedly are in charge of physically crafting parts of the worlds and humanity. The feminine voice and masculine hand when it comes to power I suppose, as well as when it comes to who maintains both traditional lore and legal codes in literature/literary memories vs in reality.

Wish I had included more on gender in my dissertation but alas it wasn't related closely enough to anything else I was writing about.

[falseevil]

Witchcraft and Darkness in Shakespeare’s Macbeth , A paper.

1. me posing with the first chapters of my thesis as a proper witch

2. some Macbeth related pics .these are sick , I’m telling you.

[milkywayan]

started reading Parzival by Wolfram von Eschenbach (early 13th century) and I find it very funny how in (german) medieval literature (including the norse hero sagas in the eddas, and the volsungs saga) the heros are always "yes he was so beautiful and perfect and everyone loved him and he was so strong and never failed at anything, and people threw their money at him because he was so great"

when today we call that a gary stue, and dismiss heros like that

are there any medievalists that can talk about this? is there a reason behind the perfect hero? or was that just the trend?