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Monday, March 31, 2014

Reproduction Early 15th c. Bascinet

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Just arrived today, from Jeff Wasson . I threw it on right out of the box,  so I hadn...
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Saturday, March 22, 2014

My Presentation at Kalamazoo, 2014

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49th International Congress on Medieval Studies Sunday, May 11 Part of Session 524 " Can These Bones Come to Life? " 8:30 a.m. ...
Friday, February 14, 2014

Birnam Wood Comes to Pelennor Fields

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"It seemed that Dernhelm laughed, and the clear voice was like the ring of steel. "But no living man am I! You are looking upon a ...
Wednesday, February 12, 2014

In Case of Nazgul

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In the Third Age, all the best families had heirloom blades handed down from generation to generation, graven or inlayed with ancient runes....

Frazetta and Eowyn

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One does not simply ride into Gondor. Wearing a thong . Because that outfit is going to seriously chafe on a long horseback ride. Also, wh...
Sunday, February 09, 2014

More from Eowyn

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Dear Diary: I don't think Aragorn liked my stew. At all. He was, as always, a perfect gentleman, and he said he liked it, but I think ...
Wednesday, February 05, 2014

Hello. My Name is Eowyn, Eomund's Daughter. You Killed my Uncle. Prepare to Die.

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Not technically alive at this time? Well then, we'll need to improvise.

"No Living Man May Hinder Me."

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Eowyn: So. You've been in this campaign for 3,000 years. And, in a continent with at least five nonhuman races, plus undead, plus nonhum...
Saturday, February 01, 2014

Media Bias

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News media are biased, but the biggest problem isn't the ideological bias that conservatives complain about. Media are biased in favor...

"We Need To Get More Comfortable With People Dying In Space"

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So some say . I think not. When we operated the Space Shuttle, we killed two crews in 135 launches, a fatality rate like a bad year on M...
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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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