Tag Archives: medieval

Loyalty and Betrayal at Old Sarum ~ Alli Templeton

Posted on March 25, 2019 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from Medieval Wanderings: With my Low Castles warning light flickering again, this weekend meant seeking out some castle therapy. Old Sarum is unique. Its ruins crown the summit of an Iron Age hillfort in the rolling Wiltshire countryside near … Continue reading →

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Return From Whence Thou Came… ~ Jim #writephoto

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Sue Vincent

I offer up this blade, back to the god from which it came Embark the age of which mankind’s damnation grows From men who molten stone to steel Continue reading at MHaiku Poetry

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Inside the Tomb ~ Dorinda Duclos #writephoto

Posted on January 14, 2019 by Sue Vincent

She knew of no other way to get the message to him but to sneak inside the tomb and leave it there. A red rose would signal it was definitely from her. Waiting for the dark of night, she crept … Continue reading →

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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: A Metaphysical Journey ~Neil Rushton

Posted on December 28, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from deadbutdreaming: This is another slight diversion from the realm of faerie, but the subject matter is intimately connected to our understanding of metaphysical realities through texts from our past. The poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is … Continue reading →

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The Temple Church II: Talking heads…

Posted on November 14, 2018 by Sue Vincent

It is difficult to say what you see first when you step inside the church built by the Knights Templar in the middle of London, over eight hundred years ago. What you notice first, though, is a complete disparity in … Continue reading →

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The old chapel of Kilvaree – Jo Woolf

Posted on June 25, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Reblogged from The Hazel Tree: Towards the bottom of the Craignish peninsula, but not quite at the tip of it, lies an old ruined chapel. Rather confusingly, it bears several names, including Kirkton, Kilvaree, Kilmolroy, and Kilmory. While the first … Continue reading →