A Commonplace Book

Deeds of Arms and Other Matters Medieval and Otherwise

Friday, December 31, 2010

My Ten Favorite Medieval Commonplace Book Posts of 2010

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Room and Board: Living with your Parent in 1383 The Ombrellino, Umbraculum or Pavilion and Medieval Tent Construction Panzerhose The Proper ...

When Sticks Are Outlawed, Only Outlaws Will Have Sticks

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Huzzah for the plucky shopkeeper and his hammer. Alas he did not have a better weapon, like a duck's-foot flintlock pistol or a Nock vol...
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It Turns Out That Polar Bears Are Not Easily Fooled

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Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Meteor Reported Over MA, MD, VA, NY, DC and PA, 28 December 2010

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Here is what I saw: December 28th, ca. 6.45 PM EST. Malvern PA, outside Philadelphia. A big fireball passed overhead, roughly east to west, ...
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Tuesday, December 28, 2010

Bruce vs. Bohun

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One of the most memorable incidents associated with Robert the Bruce and the battle of Bannockburn is his encounter with Henry de Bohun. Her...
Monday, December 27, 2010

Did Someone in Your House Get Radio Controlled Jousters for Christmas?

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If so, seriously consider making a scale tilt and counter-lists for them. Those little guys are seriously hard to steer.
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They Call Me Dr. Will

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I got my author's copy of the Journal of Medieval Military History Volume VIII . I see from the invoice that Boydell & Brewer assu...
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Friday, December 24, 2010

Nothing Says Christmas Like a Knit Amphisbaena Scarf

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Isidore of Seville tells us that alone among snakes, the amphisbaena goes out in the cold, so what could be more appropriate for the season...

Abstract: Outrance and Plaisance

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Will McLean “ Outrance and Plaisance ” in Journal of Medieval Military History 8 (2010): 155-170 Abstract Modern writers on medieval deed...
Tuesday, December 21, 2010

The Deep

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The abyss, populated by metal objects in dreamlike stop-motion animation by PES, who also created the witty short, Moth.
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Will McLean
I’ve been involved in medieval recreation since 1975. I contributed to a manual for living history that later grew into the book Daily Life in Chaucer’s England, and have written and illustrated several articles on the medieval tournament. This blog is mostly a platform for my other writing about the Middle Ages, and whatever else moves me: other history, movies, SF, space exploration, contemporary politics and economics. You can find my livejournal feed at Willscommonplac
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