Game of Thrones continues to promote an interest in medieval history and culture, and “The Time Traveller’s Manual to a Medieval Wedding” over at History Behind Game of Thrones uses the marriage of Charles the Bold and Margaret of York as the example.
Blanco, the horse that played Shadowfax in Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings movies, died last week.
Adam WarRock left being an attorney for the nerdcore music scene years ago. Check him out.
The Guardian Higher Education Network has an article asking, “Can Engaging with the Public Help Your Career in Academia?“Â In other words, is the stuff done by the academics here in any way helpful to their careers? Their answer is that it depends on how you do it.
Although you probably can help your career by writing for something like Professor Awesome’s University, the truth is that the academic world mostly rewards things that are invisible to the public. So, when you see our contributors to Professor Awesome’s University, remember that they’re not getting rich or famous by bringing all this awesome stuff to you … they’re inviting you to geek out about the coolest parts of their academic disciplines with them.
I decided not to include a “feature image” with this story about medieval barrels found with poop inside, still in “excellent condition.” You’re welcome.
My only hope is that someday future scholars unearth a barrel of my poop and deem it “excellent” as well.
Medievalists.net has some 14th century medieval magic tricks (illusions, not witchcraft) to wow and amaze your friends. It’s from Secretum Philosophorum, not to be confused with the slightly more-popular Harry Potter and the Secretum Philosophorum.
Jason Sheehan has an interesting piece on the distinctions between steampunk and dieselpunk.
I’m not saying there could be a Goonies sequel, but there could be a Goonies sequel.
The Goonies — Doing more to inspire an interest in children for 17th-century pirate archeology than any other movie.
