I'm going for Royalty
* My 6 Medieval texts are:
1 The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco
2. Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton,
3. Mistress of the Art of Death by Ariana Franklin
4. Nectar from a Stone by Jane Guill 15/8/08
5. Chaucer's Canterbury Tales (in Old English)
6. Dantes' Divine Comedy
I'm also going to read
Medieval Women: A Social History of Women in England 450-1500 (Women In History) by Henrietta Leyser.
and
Nuns: A history of convent life 1450-1700
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The Medieval Challenge
The challenge runs between 8th August 2008 and 8th February 2009.
You therefore have 6 months to complete this challenge
You can join anytime.
You can read modern Medieval novels, non fiction, classic texts, plays and even watch a film as part of the challenge...you choose!
There are three levels to the challenge - you choose your own level.
1: Serf
* Read 3 Medieval texts
2. Gentry
* Read 5 Medieval texts
3. Royalty
* Read 6 Medieval texts
Of course you can read as much as you like during the challenge!
To join the challenge
Email me and leave your name and blog (if you have one) and email address (will not be published) at: holisticknitter (at) uk2 (dot) net
You will then receive an email inviting you to join the challenge and post your aims / reviews here.
You therefore have 6 months to complete this challenge
You can join anytime.
You can read modern Medieval novels, non fiction, classic texts, plays and even watch a film as part of the challenge...you choose!
There are three levels to the challenge - you choose your own level.
1: Serf
* Read 3 Medieval texts
2. Gentry
* Read 5 Medieval texts
3. Royalty
* Read 6 Medieval texts
Of course you can read as much as you like during the challenge!
To join the challenge
Email me and leave your name and blog (if you have one) and email address (will not be published) at: holisticknitter (at) uk2 (dot) net
You will then receive an email inviting you to join the challenge and post your aims / reviews here.
Challenge Participants
Modern Medieval novels
Classic Medieval Texts
Non-fiction books about Medieval times / authors (examples)
- Castles: A history of bulidings that shaped Medieval Britain
- Life in a Medieval Village
- Medieval Britain: A Short Introduction
- Medieval Women: A Social History of Women in England 450-1500
- Richard III and the revolution of 1399
- Terry Jones' Medieval Lives
- Women and Writing in Early Europe
- Women's Lives in Medieval Europe
Films set in Medieval times
- 13th Warrior
- A Knight's Tale
- Alexander Nevsky
- Beowulf and Grendle
- Black Cross
- El Naser Salah el Dine
- Ivanhoe
- Monty Python and the Holy Grail
- The Name of the Rose
- The Seventh Seal
- Timeline
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