All Things Medieval

Back from Pilgramage

noreply@blogger.com (Sir Justyn Webbe) — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 06:51:00 +0000

Here we are folks, 2012! I'm feeling great. It has been a while now since my last blog, almost a year in fact and I am here with good news. The next episode of ATM is preparing for recording and will be in your ears in the next few days! In anticipation of this yearly event you might like to check out some of my websites:

All Things Medieval Facebook Page

The Sir Justyn Facebook Page

The new Sir Justyn Website

This is the best way to keep up to date with all my goings on and of course this blog is as well. The forums are no more thanks to an Ottoman like invasion of their expanses from the dreaded spammers.

I am also aware that some of the older episodes are no longer working for some weird reason and I am trying to find out why and reestablish their links. So thanks all for sticking around and keeping the home fires burning for me. By the Saints, it feels good to be back!

noreply@blogger.com (Sir Justyn Webbe) — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 03:26:00 +0000

All Things Medieval Podcast Episode 12 2010.

Excuses, excuses...

Get in touch with me here at ATM on the forums at www.sirjustyn.com or by email at podcast@sirjustyn.com and tell me what has been happening in your medieval world. Tell me you like the podcast. Tell how to improve it. Tell me what you want on the podcast. Tell me what you need to tell me.

Heralds Call News

Azincourt by Bernard Cornwell. Check out the authors website at http://www.bernardcornwell.net/

13 Paces Without a Head, the story of a peculiarly German hero, the egalitarian pirate Klaus Stšrtebeker and is in production as a feature film. http://german-films.de/app/filmarchive/film_view.php?film_id=1926

1200 Manuscripts Online. http://www.wdl.org/en

Feature

Last episode for those who can either cast their minds far enough back or those who perhaps are still expecting it will recall that this episode was intended to be a Part 2 to medieval food and dining.

The Market Place
BOOKS

Agincourt by Bernard Cornwell http://www.bernardcornwell.net/index.cfm?page=2&BookId=49
Medieval Intrigue by Ian Mortimer http://www.ianmortimer.com/books/intrigue/intrigue.htm
The Demons Parchment by Jeri Westerson http://www.jeriwesterson.com/

DVDS

Fletching Medieval Arrows http://www.englishlongbowfilms.com/
The Pole Axe http://www.freelanceacademypress.com/poleaxedvd.aspx
Pillars of the Earth http://www.ken-follett.com/news/index.html

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Happy New Year!

noreply@blogger.com (Sir Justyn Webbe) — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 22:38:00 +0000

To the fans and friends of the whole Sir Justyn, ATM, EdC teams, Happy New Year.

2010 was huge but 2011 will be even bigger and I have some exciting plans and work coming up this year. It is not just my intention, loyal readers and listeners, but my duty to include you all in the news and goings on unlike the year just past.

So lift your cups, goblets, tankards and jugs and here is to the passing of another year and the challenges of a new one! Wassail!

Medieval Computer Skills

noreply@blogger.com (Sir Justyn Webbe) — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 09:24:00 +0000

I'm not the greatest computery person. No really, I'm not. I might not be the worst, actually I know I'm not the worst and certainly have some very basic and rudimentary skills; I did create my own web site from the ground up for example and sometimes even managed a podcast or two back in the day. The whole blog thing however, I missed the induction day for that one. Good news is though, I know where my short comings are (the evident ones at least!) and I'm fixing them. I intend of blogging a whole lot more now that I understand the purpose of it a bit more. There is other good news.

The All Things Medieval podcast is coming back.

The next episode is scheduled for January 2011 and every month there after as a minimum. I have sorted some things out in regards to making the job easier and will be again committing time to the show. It's been a long time but I am really looking forward to making a grand come back. I hope you'll join me. To accompany the return of the show I'll be setting up a few other things to go along with it, primarily networking stuff and either a new set of forums or at least a mended old forum after it's many woundings from hordes of spammers.

I look forward to a new year with you all and as always welcome suggestions, comments and greetings. Chat with you again soon!

noreply@blogger.com (Sir Justyn Webbe) — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 01:31:00 +0000

The Abbey Medieval Festival has been and gone for 2010 and now I can get onto other things including podcasting! If you have never been to this event and you live in Australia and have a love of the Middle Ages, you really need to get yourself to this event. It is the biggest and best event of it's kind in Australia regardless what you hear from other lesser shows. Of course Sir Justyn was present with his falconers, hounds, knights, archers, gonners, squires and ladies and will be again next year.

Anyone Still Waiting?

noreply@blogger.com (Sir Justyn Webbe) — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 10:59:00 +0000

If you are still waiting and by the saints you have the patience of Mother Teresa if you are, there will be more podcasts forthcoming. I have not madce the podcast a priority for the last 12 months or more but I am keen to get back into recording and soon! In the meantime here is a pic of Dr Ian Mortimer and I in Cornwall at a presentation and lecture hosted by Katrina Wood from Kats Hats. Dr Mortimer is the author of The Perfect King and The Time Travellers Guide to Medieval England among other titles.

Sir Justyn in the UK and the next Podcast

noreply@blogger.com (Sir Justyn Webbe) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 07:53:00 +0000

It has been a long time. Too long. When I set out to do this podcast it was my honest intention to put one out once every month and then eventually once a week. Epic fail. I have no excuse this time around either. I've just not dedicated time to doing the show. I feel so ashamed.....

I'd like to say that I'll make it up to you, loyal fans and listeners but that too would likely be an epic fail!

In saying that, there is another episode that is done and has been for a while. I just have to give it an edit and upload etc, etc. I expect to have this done in the next week or two. After that I need to knuckle down and work out a way to research, record, edit and post in a quick, convenient and most importantly, consistent manner. Something that I think will help speed up the process are more interviews. And do I have some plans for those!

In March, I'll be touring the UK and France doing some lectures and displays (more details to follow) and during the course of this grand emprise I'll be speaking with some really interesting folk. I'll be recording some of these conversations for your listening pleasure. I'll also be visiting the blog regularly with updates, pictures and other fun stuff. I'd love to hear from listeners who might be interested in meeting somewhere while I am visiting. Maybe we can share a pint or a cuppa!

You'd Believe Anything......

noreply@blogger.com (Sir Justyn Webbe) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:43:00 +0000

That is, if you believed my last post. Clearly when I said I'd have another episode out soon, what I meant was I was too busy with work and that my wife who is carrying twins (I told you that right? Yeah of course I did...) needs some attention due to some difficulties she is facing, therefore meaning I'd not get another episode out soon, as prmoised.(again)

Hark! Faithful listener and be not despondent in my prolonged and unseeming absence I will return with another episode in the future.

Oh, and just ignore the title of the post O.K?

Where is Sir Justyn? (Again...)

noreply@blogger.com (Sir Justyn Webbe) — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 09:39:00 +0000

A lot of listeners are clamouring for a new episode and I'm starting to get nervous. The restlessness has convinced me that I have strectched the friendship too far and I must get a new episode out at all costs! So, faithful listeners, that is what I have been doing. Expect it to be available very soon, devoid of hollow promises of it being more regular!

Thanks for hanging in there folks.

Cheers,

Sir Justyn.

ATM Episode #11

noreply@blogger.com (Sir Justyn Webbe) — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:58:00 +0000

All Things Medieval Podcast Episode 11 2009.

Find out exactlt what Sir Justyn has been up to in this, the latest episode. Movies, food and swords!

Winner of the DVD Sarge!

I need a new horse…poor old Kasper

Busy with shows again already. Movie stuff

Training again. Lots to catch up on! Missed Luke Binks Australian Knights School. Bob Charrons seminar.

Special thanks to Jim Mowatt from Historyzine.com

Get in touch with me here at ATM on the forums at www.sirjustyn.com or by email at podcast@sirjustyn.com and tell me what has been happening in your medieval world. Tell me you like the podcast. Tell how to improve it. Tell me what you want on the podcast. Tell me what you need to tell me.

Heralds Call News

Check out the new commercial for Free Credit Report.com. Fun! http://www.freecreditreportband.com/

The first SCA podcast. http://lionsroad.org/ Started last year and is a weekly podcast.

Dodgy Viking Swords http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2008/dec/27/archaeology-vikings-sword

Rise Sir Terry Pratchett http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article5420707.ece

Luttrell Psalter DVD get one now! All the profits from the sales will go towards making the Luttrell Psalter Part II on the life of Sir Geoffrey Luttrell and his household. Dr David Mellor 'I have now viewed it and it "knocked my socks off"! I was expecting it to be good but not that good. It was poetic, elegiac, magical and yet true to its source. I was very moved'.

Galloping Into Theaters: Nicolas Cage will once again work with Gone in Sixty Seconds director Dominic Sena in Relativity Media's Season of the Witch. Story follows a fourteenth-century knight who must escort on horseback a girl suspected of being "the witch behind the Black Plague" to a distant monastery. The action-loving Sena was presumably hesitant until Cage convinced him that he "could put in some bitchin' horse chases." Also starring Ron Pearlman it is set for a 2010 release.

Ridley Scott to make Robin Hood.

Filmmaker Martin Scorsese has optioned the book The Last Duel as a future motion picture that he will produce and possibly direct. Early casting rumors[citation needed] claim that, even though the two men were in their early fifties at the time of the duel, Matt Damon (b. 1970) is being considered for the part of Jean de Carrouges, while Leonardo DiCaprio (b. 1974) is being considered to play against type as Jaques Le Gris, the alleged rapist.

Dantes Inferno on Xbox

Mediev Metal!!!

Events

Bedes World 17th May 10am-4:30pm medieval fair FREE! For more info visit www.bedesworld.co.uk

Galway Early Music Check out www.galwayearlymusic.com

23rd-24th May Back by popular demand. My Lords My Ladies Medieval Fayre in Blacktown NSW, Australia;10.00am-4.00pm Nurragingy Reserve, Knox Rd, Doonside

Escondido Renaissance Fair April 25th and 26th and the 2nd and 3rd of May. http://www.goldcoastfestivals.com/escondidoren/ereninfo.html

and

Now I have question for you all Lords and Ladies. Do you like this segment of the show? Is it of any use to you and would you like to see it continued or replaced with something else? Perhaps its place is in the forums? I’d like to hear what you think. Email me at podcast@sirjustyn.com

Feature

Food in the Middle Ages

Books that I will reference during this feature are Maggies Black Medieval Cookbook, Fabulous Feasts by Madelaine Pelner Cosman, Cooking and Eating by Katie Stewart, Feast by Roy Strong, Charlegmanes Tablecloth by Nichola Fletcher and Food and Feast in Medieval England by Peter Hammond.

What did they eat?

Where did they Get it?

What would it have been like?

Was it nutritional and tasty?

The Market Place

Albion Swords

Get Dressed for Battle

Awl Leather

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ATM Episode #10

noreply@blogger.com (Sir Justyn Webbe) — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:57:00 +0000

All Things Medieval Podcast Episode 10 January 2009.

Welcome my Lords and Ladies.

It has been a long time. Thanks for hanging in there.

PC problems, storms and busy 18 hour days…

Winner of the Prize! Wintermaide.

Get in touch with me here at ATM on the forums at www.sirjustyn.com or by email at podcast@sirjustyn.com

Heralds Call News

v Peter and Johnny's Medieval Cooking Show on youtube http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp1kK2ip1w4&feature=related

v Jeri Westerson's book is out! http://www.amazon.com/Veil-Lies-Medieval-Jeri-Westerson/dp/0312379773

v http://www.reclaimingtheblade.com/ DVD

v English War Crimes at Agincourt. French historians last year were using the anniversary of the Battle of Agincourt to accuse England's soldiers of acting like "war criminals''.

v Duelling in Qld "Queenslanders can now challenge one another to duels but face jail for leaving their children unsupervised."

v Renaissance Magazine Directory – the yellow pages for medieval fans.

v Jon “The Vicar” Stallards book Butler of Droitwitch is a massive 400+ page tome. You can find it over at Lulu.com

v Medieval Baebes New DVD Brand new DVD available to pre order now.

v Willies Wenches www.willieswenches.com

Events

v Arizona Renaissance Festival 2009 February 7 - March 29 If you are a fan of the Medieval Babes you can see them perform live at this event. With over 265 000 people attending this event it is one of the biggest fayres in the world.

v Bob Charron is coming to Australia http://www.fsmd.com.au/ and it might not be too late to book yourself a spot in one of his swordsmanship workshops. Hosted by the Fiore School of Medieval Defence the seminars are to be held in Melbourne, Perth and Brisbane. Victoria – 14th and 15th March 2009
Western Australia – 21st and 22nd March 2009
Queensland – 28th and 29th March 2009

v The Jorvik viking festival is on Feb 18-22^nd. Vikings from around the world meet to fight, trade and commemorate their shared heritage. http://www.jorvik-viking-centre.co.uk/ Coppergate, York.

v The film FAINTHEART (http://www.myspace.com/faintheartthemovie) is being released on January 27th for free in 150 cinemas around the UK. The DVD is available from Feb. 2nd.

v Reenactor Fest http://www.reenactorfest.com/

Feature

Listener Feedback and Q&A. ir Justyn is flying by the seat of his pants in this fun Q&A session.

The Market Place

http://www.bikiniduck.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=70 for a Valentines Day Teddy Bear in maille

Feedback and In Closing

Baird kindly let me know about a second William the Conqueror movie being made. http://www.darkhorizons.com/news08/081028a.php Thank you Baird.

Some other Lords and Ladies I’d like to say hi to and say thanks for all of your kindness are Wintermaide, The Vicar, Sara, Maid Marian, Medieval Mitch, Strange Attractor, Willies Wenches, Lady Maladicta and the Pirate Princess and many others I am sure to have forgotten!

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Bernard Cornwell's Rebuke

noreply@blogger.com (Sir Justyn Webbe) — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 07:23:00 +0000

This article is referenced by Sir Justyn in episode 10 of ATM Podcast - It will be up tomorrow!

WAR CRIME? IT WAS OUR FINEST HOUR
BY BERNARD CORNWELL
27 October 2008
Daily Mail

LEGEND says the Battle of Agincourt was won by stalwart English archers. It was not. In the end it was won by men using lead-weighted hammers, poleaxes, mauls and falcon-beaks, the ghastly paraphernalia of medieval hand-to-hand fighting. It was fought on a field knee-deep in mud and it was more of a massacre than a battle.

Laurence Olivier's film of Shakespeare's Henry V shows French knights charging on horseback, but very few men were mounted at Agincourt. The French came on foot and the battle was reduced to men hitting other armoured men with hammers, maces and axes. A sword would not penetrate armour and did not have the weight to knock a man off his feet, but a poleaxe (a long-handled axe or hammer, topped with a fearsome spike) would fell him fast, and then it was easy to raise the victim's visor and slide a knife through an eye. That was how hundreds of men died; their last sight on earth a dagger's point.

It is not a tale of chivalry, but rather of armoured men hacking at each other to break limbs and crush skulls. At the battle's height, when Henry V expected an attack on his rear that never materialised, he ordered the newly captured French prisoners to be killed. They were murdered.

Over the weekend, during a conference at the Medieval History Museum in Agincourt, French academics met to declare that English soldiers acted like 'war criminals' during the battle, setting fire to prisoners and killing French noblemen who had surrendered. The French 'were met with barbarism by the English', said the museum's director Christophe Gilliot. The French pronouncement smacks of bias, but what is certain is that Agincourt was filthy, horrible and merciless. Yet it is still celebrated as a golden moment in England's history.

Why do we remember it? Why has this battle galvanised English hearts over the centuries? These are questions I came to ask as I researched my new novel Azincourt -- spelled as it is in France -- and discovered just what an extraordinary event it was. Part of the legend about the archers is certainly true. Most of the English army were archers and their arrows caused huge damage, although they never delivered the knock-out blow it is claimed.

Henry V was also an inspirational leader. He fought in the front rank and part of his crown was knocked off. Eighteen Frenchmen had taken an oath to kill him and all of them died at Henry's feet, slaughtered by the King or by his bodyguard. And, despite recent claims to the contrary, it seems the English were horribly outnumbered. In the cold, wet dawn of October 25, 1415, no one could have expected Henry's army to survive the day. He had about 6,000 men, more than 5,000 of them archers, while the French numbered at least 30,000 and were so confident that, before the battle was joined, they sent away some newly arrived reinforcements. By dusk on that Saint Crispin's Day, Henry's small army had entered legend.

But the English should never have been at Agincourt, which lies 25 miles south of Calais. England was in the thick of the 100 Years' War with France, and Henry had invaded Normandy in the hope of making a quick conquest of Harfleur, a strategic port. Yet the town's stubborn defence delayed him and by the siege's end his army had been struck by dysentery. Sick men were dying and the campaign season was ending as winter drew in. Sensible advice suggested that Henry cut his losses and sail back to England. But he had borrowed huge amounts of money to invade France and all he had to show for it was one gun-battered port. Going home looked suspiciously like defeat. He instead marched north to Calais with probably nothing more in mind than cocking a snook at the French who, though they had gathered an army, had done nothing to relieve the brave defenders of Harfleur. Henry wanted to humiliate the French by flaunting his banners, yet I doubt he truly wanted to face that large French army with his own depleted numbers.

The French had been supine all summer, but now, suddenly, they woke and moved to block Henry's path. Henry tried to go round them. A march meant to last eight days stretched to 16. The English exhausted their food, they were ill with dysentery and soaked from the continual autumn rains. They were driven far inland in search of a place to cross the River Somme and then trudged north, only to discover the French army waiting for them on a muddy field between the woods of Azincourt and Tramecourt. The English were trapped. The French were barring the English road home, so Henry had to fight. He hoped the French would attack him and he ordered his archers to protect themselves from knights on horseback by making a thicket of sharpened stakes to impale the stallions' chests. But the French remained motionless, so Henry was forced to advance on them. Did he really say 'Let's go, fellows!' as one contemporary claimed? It seems so, yet whatever his words, the English plucked up their stakes and waded through the mud to get close to the French line. And the French, even though they must have seen that the English were in disarray, did nothing. They let Henry's men come to within extreme bowshot distance where, once again, the stakes were hammered into the ground and the battle line was reformed on a newly ploughed field that had been soaked by constant rain. If I had to suggest one cause for the French defeat, it would be mud.

The two sides were now little more than a couple of hundred paces apart. The English, astonishingly, had been given time to reposition themselves, and now the archers began the battle by shooting a volley of arrows. At least 5,000 of them, most converging from the flanks, slashed into the French, and it seems that the shock of that first arrow strike prompted the French to attack.

A handful of Frenchmen advanced on horseback, trying to get among the archers, but mud, stakes and arrows easily defeated those knights. Some of the horses, maddened by pain, galloped back through the French men-at-arms, tearing their ranks into chaos. Some 8,000 Frenchmen were now advancing on foot. No one knows how long it took them to cover the 200 or more paces which separated them from Henry's men-at-arms, but it was not a quick approach.

They were wading through mud made treacherous by deeply ploughed furrows and churned to quagmire by horses' hooves. And they were being struck by arrows so that they were forced to close their helmets' visors. They could see little through the tiny eye- slits, their breathing was stifled and still the arrows came. The conventional verdict suggests that the French were cut down by those arrow storms, but the chief effect of the arrows was to delay and, by forcing them to close their visors, half-blind the attackers. The French knew about English and Welsh archers. The longbow could shoot an arrow more than 200 paces with an accuracy that was unmatched till the rifled gun barrel was invented. At Agincourt some barbed broadhead arrows (which were designed to cause maximum damage and could fell cavalry) would have been shot at those few horses that attacked the English line. But most were bodkins, long and slender arrowheads without barbs that were made to pierce armour. A good archer could easily shoot 15 arrows a minute, so 5,000 archers could loose 75,000 arrows in one minute; more than 1,000 a second.

Why did the French not deploy their own longbowmen? Because to shoot a longbow demanded great strength (they were at least three times as powerful as a modern competition bow) and considerable skill. It took years for a man to develop the muscles and technique, and for reasons that have never been understood, such men emerged in Britain, but not on the Continent. So as the first French line advanced it was being struck repeatedly by arrows, and even if a bodkin did not penetrate plate armour its strike was sufficient to knock a man backwards. If the advance took four minutes (and I suspect it took longer), then about 300,000 arrows would have been shot at the 8,000 men.

Even if the English were short of arrows and cut their shooting rate to one-third, then they would still have driven 100,000 arrows against the struggling 8,000, and if the legend is correct, then not one of those Frenchmen should have survived. Yet they did survive, and most of them reached the English line and started fighting with shortened lances, poleaxes and war-hammers.

The fight became a struggle of hacking and thrusting, slaughter in the mud. But if so many arrows had been shot, how did the French survive to reach the English and start that murderous brawl? The answer probably lies in the eternal arms race. Armour technology had advanced and the French plate armour was mostly good enough to resist the English arrow-heads. And how good were those heads? Arrow-making was an industrial-scale activity in England, yet few men understood what happened when iron was hardened into steel and many of the English arrows crumpled on contact with the enemy's armour. So the many reached the few, but the many were exhausted by mud, some were wounded and the English, enjoying the luxury of raised visors, cut them down.

What seems to have happened was that the front rank of the French, exhausted by slogging through the mud, battered and wounded by arrows, disorganised by panicked horses and by stumbling over wounded men, became easy victims for the English men-at-arms. There would have been the ghastly sound of hammers crushing helmets, the screams of men falling, and suddenly the leading French rank being chopped down and its fallen men becoming an obstacle to those behind who, being thrust forward by the rearmost ranks, tripped on the newly fallen bodies and so became victims themselves. One witness claimed that the pile of dead and dying was as tall as a man, an obvious exaggeration, but undoubtedly the first French casualties made a rampart to protect the English men-at-arms.

The French had attacked the centre of the English line where the King, the nobles and the gentry stood. Their aim had been to take prisoners and so become rich from ransoms, but now that centre was a killing ground and, to escape it, the French widened their attack to assault the archers who had probably exhausted their arrows.

Yet the archers had been equipped with poleaxes and other handweapons, and they fought back. The bowmen wore little armour, and in the glutinous mud they were far more mobile than their platearmoured opponents. Any man capable of hauling a warbow's string was hugely strong and a battle-axe in his hands would be a ghastly weapon. So the archers joined the hand-to-hand fight and the tired French were killed in their hundreds. The second French line, another 8,000 men on foot, tried to support their beleaguered colleagues, but they too were cut down and the rest of the French melted away. The extraordinary, awful battle was over. The field was now groaning with horribly wounded men; men lying in piles, men suffocating in mud, dead men, blood-drenched men.

PERHAPS as many as 5,000 French died that day, while English losses were in the hundreds, maybe not even as many as 200. The few had gained their extraordinary triumph. There were other victories, like Poitiers in 1356, that were more decisive, and it is arguable that Agincourt achieved very little; it would take another five years of warfare before Henry won the concessions he wanted from the French and even then his premature death proved those gains worthless. Shakespeare's heart-stirring Henry V helped ensure the battle's place in English folklore, but Shakespeare was playing to an audience that already knew the tale and wanted to hear it again.

Agincourt was well-known long before Shakespeare made it immortal, yet even so there were those other great triumphs like Poitiers and Crecy, so why Agincourt? It must have started with the stories told by survivors. They had expected annihilation and gained victory. It might even be true that the archers, when the battle was over, taunted the French by holding up the two string-fingers that the enemy had threatened to slice off every captured bowman -- the V-sign that is common parlance today.

The men in Henry's army must have believed they had been part of a miracle. The few had destroyed the many, and most of those few were archers. They were not lords and knights and gentry, but butchers, bakers and candlestick-makers from the shires. They were the ordinary men of England and Wales. They had met the awesome power of France in hand-tohand fighting and they had won.

The battle is part of the binding of England, the emergence of the common man as a vital part of the nation, and those common men returned to England with their tales, their plunder and their pride. The stories were told in taverns over and over, how a few hungry, trapped men had gained an amazing victory. The story is still told because it has such power. It is a tale of the common man achieving greatness. It is an English tale for the ages, an inspiration and -- far from being ashamed of so-called 'war crimes' -- we can be proud of it.

ATM Episode #9

noreply@blogger.com (Sir Justyn Webbe) — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 01:52:00 +0000

All Things Medieval Podcast Episode 9 October 2008

Competition for a set of Harlequin music CDs'. Head over to the forums and make a post between the date this episode drops and before episode 11 to go into the draw to win.

Heralds Call News

Internatational Treasure: Golden treasure hunt races against time and tide.

Digital manuscripts coming soon.

Check out this rather clever animation of the Bayuex Tapestry by freelance graphic designer David Newton.

Cool lineup of actors for 1066 the Movie

The Old Man of Hoy

Matilda of Tuscany in Mantua

The Medievael Baebes new album Illumination

Events

Medieval Markets

The Re-enactors' Autumn Market takes place November 14-16, 2008 in Ryton on Dunsmore, UK

Medieval and Renaissance Treasures from the V&A at the Museum of High Art, Atlanta, Georgia September 2008 - Janurary 2009

www.thedungeons.com for that Halloween experience!

Medieval Towns of Monmouthshire

Jeri Westerson, author of Veil of Lies to be released at the end of this month is making appearances for the book launch, starting at Vromans' Bookstore, www.jeriwesterson.com and be one of the first to own a copy when you pre order at Amazon.com.

Maryland Renaissance Festival www.rennfest.com for more information.

The Castle at Muskogee, Oklahoma in the USA Check out more details at Okcastle.com including the video clip.

Feature

Sir John Chandos

Recommended Reading: Chronicles of Froissart, Life and Campaigns of the Black Prince by Richard Barber (contains a translation of the Chandos Herald)

A memorial to John Chandos is on the D25 just south of the N147 and west of Lussac-les-Châteaux
The Royal Armouries collection has the "Chandos" helm, this may be associated with Herefordshire as it is thought to have been made for Pembridge's contemporary, Sir John Chandos of Snodhill Castle.

Chandos has appeared in several mediums of modern media: in the 1955 Errol Flynn film “The Dark Avenger” also known as The Warriors”, in the video game called bladestorm where he acts as an advisor to the Black Prince and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has two books with Chandos as a recurring character; The Whyte Company and Sir Nigel.

The Market Place
Buying Armour

Get Dressed for Battle
Museum Replicas
Mad Matt
Jiri Klepac
Historic Enterprises
Medieval Reproductions
Valentine Armouries

Ospery Publishing have a 30% discount on all ancient and medieval titles until the 31st of October 2008 available only through their website.

Feedback and In Closing

Thanks Daniel for your cool logo!

Next episode to be a Halloween episode and will be dropping the week before the 31st.

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ATM Episode #8

noreply@blogger.com (Sir Justyn Webbe) — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:09:00 +0000

Spring in Australia, Autumn in the northern hemisphere.

Books I am reading? Nothing!

Jobs I am doing – a novel? Injury in my line of work, Gold Falcon Enterprises Pty Ltd, busy busy busy, no time to edit.

New Segments? Today in History, the battlefield, the courts...Viking episode. Viking podcast. Podfading sux!

Art Competition?

Coming up in the show, listener feedback, promos for other pc, listner report on the Cressing Temple event.

Email issues!
Get in touch with me here at ATM on the forums at www.sirjustyn.com or by email at podcast@sirjustyn.com and tell me what has been happening in your medieval world. Tell me you like the podcast. Tell how to improve it. Tell me what you want on the podcast. Tell me what you need to tell me.

Heralds Call News

Medieval city of Coln found in Berlin!

An odd theory about the Mary Rose

Medieval Garden Intrigues British Archaeologists

The medieval hot and dry

Buy an Irish Castle!

Medieval villages. Camlaan, Cosmeton, Denmark Middlealter,

The viking Inn in Minnesota

Leaveth Anne Boyelen Alone

Events

Abbey Museum

Medieval and Renaissance Treasures from the V&A at the Museum of High Art, Atlanta, Georgia September 2008 -Janurary 2009

Medieval Towns of Monmouthshire Conference will take place at the Memorial Hall, Usk, from 10am to 4.30pm on Saturday, October 11.

Fiore Medieval School of Defence to host a Bob Charron seminar in Australia. This is an awesome opportunity to learn from a master about a late c14th sword master’s works! The estimated cost will be between $120- $160 dollars depending on numbers and cost of venues.

Feature
We attack some more of those incessant myths. We also have an explanation from Jim Mowatt from over at www.historyzine.com as to why the myths came about in Victorian England. Sir Justyn proves that Conan the Barbarian really did exist!

The Market Place

www.yorkshiretemplars.co.uk A book about templars, templar sites, life in the middle ages and more.

www.historyzine.com

www.celticmythpodshow.com

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ATM Episode #7

noreply@blogger.com (Sir Justyn Webbe) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 22:06:00 +0000

All Things Medieval Podcast Episode 7

Intro Notes

Get in touch with me here at ATM on the forums at www.sirjustyn.com or by email at podcast@sirjustyn.com and tell me what has been happening in your medieval world. Tell me you like the podcast. Tell how to improve it. Tell me what you want on the podcast.

Heralds Call News

The Pope gets sued by Templars
Getting Medieval with Jeri Westerson.
The French challenge Britains King Arthur!

How English is the Bayeux Tapestry?
http://ancientfm.com/ Ancient FM
Medieval Surgeons Advance http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3714992.stm

The Luttrell Psalter Film has something going on with Time Team

www.luttrellpsalter.org.uk

Events

Lütjenburger Aufbruch o Turmhügelburg www.turmhuegelburg.de

East Anglian Medieval Fayre. www.east-anglian-medieval-fayre.co.uk

The Battle of Harlaw from 1411, Castle Fraser, Aberdeen, hosted by Medieval Realm. www.medieval-realm.co.uk

Brisbane Medieval Fayre contact Joshua Mullens at js_eventz@yahoo.com.au

Feature

The Knights Templar

The myths the truths. There is so much BS about the Templars it is not funny. Let's set the record straight.

The Market Place

Falsobordone -Figs, Fiddles and fine Play www.falsobordone.com
Harlequin – La Vielle http://harlequintas.googlepages.com
Istanpitta – Pilgrimage to the Shrine of t Mary www.istanpitta.com
Wayward – Dance While You May gurdygrrl@yahoo.com.au
The Ledbury Waytes – Wayting to Dance http://www.communigate.co.uk/here/ledburywaytes/
The Sherwood Consort – One Day As I Went Riding www.sherwoodconsort.com
Lammas –There is no Rose http://www.trehawsa.com/lammas.htm
The Mediaeval Baebes – The Best of... www.mediaevalbaebes.com
Don't forget Magatune.com and their medieval music podcast or Renaissance Festival Podcast hosted by the infamous Marc Gunn of Brobdingnadgian Bards fame.
Finally one last plug for www.geeklabel.com totally unrelated to music but head on over to check out their line of medieval themed shirts, gauranteed to enhance your life in all aspects.

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ATM Episode #6

noreply@blogger.com (Sir Justyn Webbe) — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 00:19:00 +0000

In this oh so very late July Episode I ramble quite a bit about medieval combat.

NEWS

1066 the Movie of King Harold II http://www.myspace.com/haroldgodwinson
Medieval babes new album this year http://www.mediaevalbaebes.com
Living History Worldwide forum and facebook, myspace thingy http://skirmishmagazine.ning.com
Time team plans to visit Looe island. Englands favourite archaeology film-makers are planning to visit Looe to uncover the history of a derelict chapel. Channel 4's Time Team has expressed an interest in going to St George's Island at the end of May to excavate a Benedictine chapel which dates back to 1139.
Universal Pictures “The Knights Templar” a medieval horror movie! The famed knights must defend the holy grail from a horde of vampires. Knights vs Vampires! Russian Timbur Bekmambetov of Daywatch, Nightwatch and Wanted fame will share the role of producer with Marc Platt with a script by Adam Torchia and Justin Stanley who are said to be historians as well as aspiring screenwriters.
Medieval ship found under car park in Barcelona! Construction of an underground parking lot in a Barcelona neighborhood that was under the sea in the middle ages has uncovered a ship that sank, according to archaeologists supervising the site, in the 13th or 14th century. The ship's remains are at some 7 meters (23 feet) below sea level, where construction workers found the upside-down wooden hull of a ship that capsized and sank off what was then the coast of the Catalonian capital. Experts say that the ship's design indicates that it came from somewhere on the Atlantic Ocean.
Podcast called chivalry today at chivalrytoday.com by Scott Farell. If you like this podcast then you should check it out. It talks about chivalry and it’s many facets including the past and how it is still relevant today. It is filled with interviews with interesting folk from all walks of life who have something to say about chivalry. Scott also has a wonderful talent for finding chivalric value in movies, books and everyday life. If you love the culture of chivalry you’ll love this podcast.
Celtic Myth Podshow is an entertaining show which focuses on you guessed it...Celtic Myths. Very cool stories indeed. Check them out at www.celticmythpodshow.com

EVENTS

This podcast has been recorded in two parts. As we reach this section of the show two or three weeks have passed since I first started recording it. As a result some of the events I am mentioning have been and gone. For this I apologize but would like to mention them anyway so that people

Gen Con Oz has been and gone but you can always check it out next year as I hear it was a success and is penned in for September next year rather than July.
The Abbey Medieval Festival has been and gone. It attracted an estimated 17 000 visitors this year and if you are interested in seeing some pics of the event head on over to abbeypics.com to see some photgraphy by Mark Greenmantle and his team. Great shots abound showcasing the reenactors and performers who attend. If you missed out this time around then start planning for next year. It will be the 20^th annivesary of the event and it promises to be huge. It will be on during 4^th of July until the 12^th with the two day tournament itself being on the 10^th and 11^th of July. I hope to see you all there!

Aaron from New York State in the USA sent me an email to tell us all about his favorite festival in the Northeast USA. http://sterlingfestival.com/ This festival runs on weekends from July 12th-August 17th. I do apologize to you Aaron for not getting details of this event up on the podcast until after the commencement of the event itself.
And for our randomly picked event go to www.pgh-renfest.com

FEATURE

Medieval combat, it's objectives, application and combat today.

MARKET PLACE

Sorry, not this episode! Next month I'll have something for sure...

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ATM Episode #5

noreply@blogger.com (Sir Justyn Webbe) — Mon, 12 May 2008 08:38:00 +0000

This episode I talk about ladies in the middle ages, courtly love and female combatants in Living History.

NEWS

You have to check out You Tube for "Epic Feast"
13th century coin hoard found in Sweden
Feeling a wee bit ill...
Bloody hoodies!
Build a castle and conquer!

EVENTS

Congress on Medieval Studies held May 8-11, 2008 at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum www.lywam.org
Hackaland Medieval Sporting Tournament
Gen Con Oz - The big 4 days of gaming in Australia for the first time!
History Alive at Fort Lytton, Brisbane, Australia is on June 7th and 8th www.historyalive.org.au
Abbey Medieval Festival Caboolture, Qld 30mins from the CBD of Brisbane from July 5th to 13th. www.abbeytournament.com , for more details including their banquet.

FEATURE

Medieval women, courtly love and lady fighters.

MARKET PLACE

Short and sweet. Well some part of the show has to be right?

The Pavilion Book by John LaTorre at Dragonwing Tents
The Gough Map by Nick Millea gets reviewed by an amateur!

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ATM Episode #4

noreply@blogger.com (Sir Justyn Webbe) — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:09:00 +0000

Warning! Mega Huge Episode!
Well I got carried away there didn't I? I probably should have done it in a Pt 1 and Pt 2 but that would have taken me another week before I could put it out. Audio quality during the interview in the main feature is wobbly but I hope it is still bearable.

NEWS

Medieval Guns go Boom!
New Movie, Arn The Knight Templar www.arnthemovie.com
The Luttrell Psalter Film www.luttrellpsalter.org.uk
Richard the Whoopsieheart?
14th Century Map www.bodley.ox.ac.uk and Mapping the Realm
Magna Carta Millions

EVENTS

St Georges Day 23rd of April- check out an event near you.
Ironfest Lithgow, NSW, Australia 25th to 27th of April
American Sword of Chivalry Tournament Poway, California USA 26th & 27th of April
History Alive at Fort Lytton, Brisbane, Australia is on June 7th and 8th www.historyalive.org.au
Abbey Medieval Festival Caboolture, Qld 30mins from the CBD of Brisbane from July 5th to 13th. www.abbeytournament.com , for more details including their banquet.

FEATURE

I chat with Jeff Hedgecock from Historic Enterprises and expatriate Aussie Luke Binks.

MARKET PLACE

It's all about relevant periodicals...click on the magazine title to go to the websites

Skirmish Magazine
Renaissance Magazine
Abbey Magazine
Military History Magazine
British Archaeology
Archaeology
Heritage
This England
In Britain Temp site - link may not work after official site launches
Scotland Magazine
Scottish Field
Italy
Your Family History/Tree

And lastly the book 1381-The Peel Affinity is a must have!

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ATM Episode #3

noreply@blogger.com (Sir Justyn Webbe) — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:06:00 +0000

Swords Special
A beginners guide to swords, their history, function, myth and how to buy one suited to your purpose without being ripped off.

This is the re-edit of Ep#3 with the terrible pause, belch and mucked up dialogue removed! Terribly sorry about that if you heard the first version. Although I had a giggle at my idiocy I am sure many others did not. The idiocy at the end of the show however is intentional!

NEWS

Who are you calling short!?!
The Templars were absolved of heresy!
From 1962 to 1982 Look and Learn Magazine entertained and educated children and adults alike with wonderfully illustrated publications www.lookandlearn.com
Art, cartoons and scary stories! www.biteycastle.com is the address and if you want a comical medieval fix check out his short entitled “Marauder.
Wikipedia vs Islam
Shakespeare and Tudors

EVENTS

The Original Reenactor's Market in the UK March 14, 15 and 16, held at the Sports Connection in Ryton on Dunsmore in Warwickshire http://www.reenactorsmarket.co.uk/
The Crusades Easter Gathering www.danelaw.org.au
History Alive at Fort Lytton, Brisbane, Australia is on June 7th and 8th with Living History displays covering 2000 years of history. www.historyalive.org.au
Abbey Medieval Festival is a weeklong event culminating in a two day fair and tournament. It is in Caboolture, Qld 30mins from the CBD of Brisbane from July 5th to 13th. www.abbeytournament.com , for more details including their banquet.

FEATURE

The Sword it’s history, function and busted myths!

http://www.thearma.org/essays/How_Were_Swords_Made.htm where they have a detailed article on the topic of how swords were made in the middle ages

Katanas vs European swords www.thearma.org/essays/knightvs has an in depth article on this subject

MARKET PLACE

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ATM Episode #2

noreply@blogger.com (Sir Justyn Webbe) — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:40:00 +0000

An interview with Australian jouster Luke Binks. Luke talks about jousting, armour and horses in the middle ages.

Shnotes

Intro

Check out the pics of the English longbow tests at the forums. www.sirjustyn.com

Dragons Landing Inn is a great podcast about Role Playing Games. Check them out at www.dragonslanding.com. It is a fun show even if you don’t play RPG’s.

If you have anything you’d like to talk to us about here at the ATM podcast here is our website address and contact details:

www.allthingsmedievalpodcast.blogspot.com

podcast@sirjustyn.com

News

Samurai swords under restrictions in the UK from April 2008

www.michaeljecks.co.uk Michael Jecks Website. Check it out and pick up one of his Knights Templar mystery novels today

The Pestilence has returned! Woe! Tis the end of the world again!

Events

Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York -Masterpieces of the Middle Ages
www.metmuseum.org

The Brisbane Re-enactors Market Merchant information: 07 3857 2297or email the event coordinator contarina@hotmail.com to book a table or express interest or if you would like a copy of the flyer emailed to you to print and distribute

Armidale Dark Age Gathering www.users.tpg.com.au/gpost/index

The Crusades Easter Gathering www.danelaw.org.au

Ironfest in Lithgow Australia 25^th-27^th April now featuring just a small Joust/medieval equestrian display due to restrictions put in place to combat the Equine Influenza. Check out www.ironfest.com.au for more info

History Alive at Fort Lytton, Brisbane, Australia is on June 7^th and 8^th with Living History displays covering 2000 years of history. www.historyalive.org.au

Abbey Medieval Festival is a weeklong event culminating in a two day fair and tournament. It is in Caboolture, Qld 30mins from the CBD of Brisbane from July 5^th to 13^th. www.abbeytournament.com for more details including their banquet.

Feature

An interview with Luke Binks, international champion jouster, armourer and performer.

Want Luke for a show? Want to commission some armour? Contact him at luke_binks@hotmail.com

International Jousting Association (IJA) www.worldjousting.com

Knights Order of Lion Rampant (Australia) www.lionrampant.com.au

Marketplace

Kats Hats- Made by Nobility for Nobility! www.kats-hats.co.uk

For some awesome medieval music at awesome prices with awesome conditions go to www.magnatune.com . Awesome!

Café Press.com www.cafepress.com for fun medieval products.

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ATM Episode #1

noreply@blogger.com (Sir Justyn Webbe) — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 07:05:00 +0000

The first ever official episode with a general overview of the middle ages.

News

Da Vinci Codex in Peril!

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/artdesign/story/2007/12/22/davinci-codex-mould.html

Salisbury Cathedral www.salisburycathedral.org.uk

History Channel Cool Shows for January www.history.com

Events

Armidale Dark Age Gathering http://users.tpg.com.au/gpost/index.htm

Ironfest www.ironfest.com.au/

History Alive www.historyalive.org.au

Abbey Medieval Festival www.abbeytournament.com

Feature

What were the Middle Ages?

A brief overview of major events.

Medieval Market Place

www.historicenterprises.com Dark Ages to Medieval Everything a collector or reenactor could ever need!

www.medievaldesign.com 12^th-15^th C reproduction goods

www.deltin.it High quality, authentic swords and daggers

www.peelaffinity.com La Belle Compaigne 14thC Photo Reference Book for a 14^th Knights Household

www.marxbruder.com Western martial arts school in Brisbane, Australia

www.themedievalemporium.com Australian supplier of reproduction goods and more

www.sirjustyn.com Performance and display for your medieval themed event

Credits

www.incompetech.com

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ATM Episode #0

noreply@blogger.com (Sir Justyn Webbe) — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:40:00 +0000

The introductory episode of All Things Medieval. This is a primer for the ATM podcast. Tells you a bit bit about myself, the podcast and relevant background.

Email feedback to podcast@sirjustyn.com

Websites:

sirjustyn.com

www.themedievalemporium.com

Music by Kevin McCleoud at www.incompetech.com

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