tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975229173306192567Wed, 28 Aug 2024 22:57:35 +0000BangorBritainBritonCabrianElvodLatinNenniusRomansblacksmithmedievalsmithswordswordsmithA place for medieval stories both fact and fiction, as well as mythology and religion relating to medieval history. 400 - 1400 a.d.http://medievalhistoricalsociety.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Burgunfaust)Blogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975229173306192567.post-2817780881007546300Fri, 05 Jan 2007 22:34:00 +00002007-01-05T17:35:45.638-05:00blacksmithmedievalsmithswordswordsmithHow to make a sword. Pretty historic in nature.tag: sword, blacksmith, smith, medieval, swordsmithhttp://medievalhistoricalsociety.blogspot.com/2007/01/how-to-make-sword.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Burgunfaust)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975229173306192567.post-2769463667335108785Sat, 30 Dec 2006 17:48:00 +00002006-12-30T12:55:12.051-05:00 Respecting the period when this island became inhabited subsequently to the flood, I have seen two distinct relations. According to the annals of the Roman history, the Britons deduce their origin both from the Greeks and Romans. On the side of the mother, from Lavinia, the daughter of Latinus, king of Italy, and of the race of Silvanus, the son of Inachus, the son of Dardanus; who was the son http://medievalhistoricalsociety.blogspot.com/2006/12/history-of-britons-by-nennius-history_30.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Burgunfaust)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975229173306192567.post-1981982104571975554Thu, 21 Dec 2006 22:01:00 +00002006-12-21T17:09:29.719-05:00Here beginneth the history of the Britons, edited by Mark the anchorite, a holy bishop of that people. The island of Britain derives its name from Brutus, a Roman consul. Taken from the south-west point it inclines a little towards the west, and to its northern extremity measures eight hundred miles, and is in breadth two hundred. It contains thirty three cities,1 viz. 1. Cair ebrauc (York).http://medievalhistoricalsociety.blogspot.com/2006/12/history-of-britons-by-nennius-history_21.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Burgunfaust)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975229173306192567.post-4948940183001429273Wed, 20 Dec 2006 01:41:00 +00002006-12-19T20:44:34.535-05:00From Adam to the flood, are two thousand and forty-two years. From the flood of Abraham, nine hundred and forty-two. From Abraham to Moses, six hundred.1 From Moses to Solomon, and the first building of the temple, four hundred and forty-eight. From Solomon to the rebuilding of the temple, which was under Darius, king of the Persians, six hundred and twelve years are computed. From Darius to thehttp://medievalhistoricalsociety.blogspot.com/2006/12/history-of-britons-by-nennius-history.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Burgunfaust)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975229173306192567.post-43202040308387495Wed, 20 Dec 2006 01:39:00 +00002006-12-19T20:40:57.669-05:00Here begins the apology of Nennius, the historiographer of the Britons, of the race of the Britons. I, Nennius, disciple of St. Elbotus, have endeavoured to write some extracts which the dulness of the British nation had cast away, because teachers had no knowledge, nor gave any information in their books about this island of Britain. But I have got together all that I could find as well from http://medievalhistoricalsociety.blogspot.com/2006/12/history-of-britons-by-nennius-apology.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Burgunfaust)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975229173306192567.post-7676760149017288290Tue, 19 Dec 2006 01:54:00 +00002006-12-18T21:08:26.167-05:00BangorBritainBritonCabrianElvodLatinNenniusRomans Nennius, the lowly minister and servant of the servants of God, by the grace of God, disciple of St. Elbotus,1 to all the followers of truth sendeth health. Be it known to your charity, that being dull in intellect and rude of speech, I have presumed to deliver these things in the Latin tongue, not trusting to my own learning, which is little or none at all, but partly from traditions of our http://medievalhistoricalsociety.blogspot.com/2006/12/history-of-britons-by-nennius-prologue.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Burgunfaust)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975229173306192567.post-3960170251616603873Tue, 19 Dec 2006 01:03:00 +00002006-12-18T20:18:02.197-05:00 Welcome to the Medieval Historical Society. This is a place for discussions and stories relating to medieval era fact and fiction. If you have a story you would like to see hosted here, then e-mail it to burgunfaust @yahoo.com. Not all stories will be put up. The further that they are from the site content, the less likely they are to be published here.http://medievalhistoricalsociety.blogspot.com/2006/12/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Burgunfaust)0