Medieval Realms
My thoughts on medieval history, plus book reviews, Q&As and extracts from my historical fiction and nonfiction.
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On the outlaw trail again
In 1279 one Nicholas of Leicester came before the justices of common pleas at York, where he begged to be excused for his previous failure to appear. He had been summoned to answer one Denise, widow of William de Wath, who claimed some of h...
A rout at Llandeilo
#OTD in 1282 the battle of Llandeilo Fawr was fought in West Wales. When I wrote my book on Edward I and Wales, back in 2019, I obtained translations of all the chronicle sources for this battle. For clarity, I will include them in this pos...
Golden-horned kings
Gruffudd ab Yr Ynad Coch was a Welsh poet who composed the moving elegy for Prince Llywelyn the Last, killed in 1282. The elegy is widely considered one of the finest poems in Welsh and European medieval literature.
Below is an extrac...
New England
When the English exiles arrived in Constantinople, they were offered places in the Varangian Guard by the Emperor. This was Alexios I, called ‘King Kirjalax’ in the Edwardsaga, one of the sources for the English migration.
Alexios I Komne...
Robin Hood - the reality
I have been discussing Walter Devyas, a historical Anglo-Welsh outlaw whom I believe may preserve part of the background to the Robin Hood tradition.
Attached is a remarkable entry from the York assizes of 1279–81, newly translated for me...
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I am an established writer of historical fiction and nonfiction and a medieval nut. Interests include medieval Wales and the Byzantine Empire, English folklore, Norse legends & mythology, and a whole lot more.
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