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Much Medieval Mayhem – or how a tossed bloody cucumber brought a medieval legend to life

By Anna Belfrage / December 15, 2020 / 4 Comments / authors, historical fiction, Medieval times, new release / Alfonso X, historical fiction, historical fiction inspired by medieval times, J.K. Knauss, Jessica Knauss, medieval historical fiction, medieval Spain, Much Medieval Mayhem, Seven Noble Knights

Some years ago, I was a member of a retweet group. One of the other members was today’s guest, Jessica Knauss, and I very soon discovered she and I had a lot in common, starting with a love of all things medieval—especially if set in Spain. Having discovered Jessica’s blog—because seriously, how can one NOT …

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Much Medieval Mayhem – straddling the zone where myth and history meet

By Anna Belfrage / December 8, 2020 / 4 Comments / authors, historical fiction, Writing / Du Lac Chronicles, fiction inspired by the medieval period, historical fiction, Historical fiction authors, Mary Anne Yarde, medieval historical fiction, Much Medieval Mayhem, the Dark Ages, Where myth meets facts

After so many weeks of lovely medieval posts we are now well into December, a month that in medieval times was usually a period of fasting. Three days a week, the so called “ember days”, good Christians would abstain from meat and certain other foods as well as wine, honeyed ale, gambling and sex. By …

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Much Medieval Mayhem – from star-crossed sci-fi fan to medieval crusaders

By Anna Belfrage / November 24, 2020 / 7 Comments / authors, historical fiction, Medieval times / Char Newcomb, crusades, historical fiction, historical fiction writers, medieval historical fiction, Much Medieval Mayhem, Richard Lionheart, Robin Hood

Today’s guest is not a newcomer to my blog. Char and I collaborated several years ago on a post about Sodomy and Sex in the Middle Ages – as one does—and more recently she visited in connection with the release of her sci-fi novel, Echoes in the Storm. Yes, dear peeps, a sci-fi novel. Char …

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Much Medieval Mayhem – piling up the bodies, or how E.M. Powell ended up writing medieval crime

By Anna Belfrage / November 17, 2020 / Leave a Comment / authors, Medieval times, new release / Canterbury murders, E.M. Powell, Henry II, historical fiction, historical fiction writers, Inspired by a murder, Medieval crime mysteries, medieval historical fiction, Much Medieval Mayhem, Thomas Becket

I first came into contact with today’s guest when I picked up the first book in her Fifth Knight series. I was swept away to a vibrant medieval world, and I fell quite, quite in love with the protagonist Benedict—and with Elaine’s depiction of Henry II. Not that she pulls her punches: Elaine’s Henry is …

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Much Medieval Mayhem – meet a present day Lady of Mercia!

By Anna Belfrage / November 10, 2020 / 14 Comments / authors, historical fiction, Historical People, Medieval times, Writing / Aethelflaed, Anglo-Saxon England, Annie Whitehead, fiction inspired by the medieval period, historical fiction, historical fiction writers, medieval England, medieval historical fiction, Mercia, Much Medieval Mayhem, Strong Anglo-Saxon women

Today’s guest is a person I admire greatly. I love how deftly she weaves history and plot together, how gently she breathes life into her characters. I cry when I read her books. I smile. I experience smells and sounds and sights. More than anything, I become utterly submerged in a world that lies more …

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Much Medieval Mayhem – how Shakespeare inspired a fascination with all things medieval

By Anna Belfrage / October 27, 2020 / 5 Comments / authors, historical fiction, Medieval times, Writing / fiction inspired by the medieval period, Harold Godwinson, historical fiction, Historical fiction authors, Macbeth, medieval historical fiction, Mercedes Rochelle, Much Medieval Mayhem, Norman Conquest, Tostig Godwinson

It is Tuesday again, and today’s guest is Mercedes Rochelle, a lady with quite the interesting combination of skills. After all, building your own log cabin reasonably requires a lot of skill, as does gardening—especially when you’re aiming for a natural garden, i.e. one that as much as possible resembles the natural habitat. Mercedes has …

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More Medieval Mayhem – meet a writer who dug her protagonist out of the ground!

By Anna Belfrage / October 20, 2020 / 4 Comments / authors, historical fiction, Medieval times, Writing / archaeology, excommunicated priest, historical fiction, Historical fiction authors, how a dig inspired a novel, medieval historical fiction, medieval period, medieval priest and sheriff, Much Medieval Mayhem, Nicky Moxey

Today’s guest has the UK record in most Bronze Age axehoards found on one field. Impressive – as is the fact that there is a record in this somewhat obscure “sport”. Other than her axehoards, Nicky Moxey is also a lady one should avoid riling as she is an avid practitioner of Karate. Nicky and …

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Much Medieval Mayhem – how a multi-dead reenactor resurrected to write

By Anna Belfrage / October 13, 2020 / 7 Comments / authors, historical fiction, Medieval times, Writing / Battle of Hastings, Harold Godwinson, historical fiction, Historical fiction authors, Inspired by the Conquest, medieval historical fiction, Much Medieval Mayhem, Paula Lofting, Reenactment, Sons of the Wolf, William the Conqueror

I bet you’re all a bit confused by today’s title. What does Anna mean, a multi-dead reenactor? No one can die more than once, can they? Very true–unless, like today’s guest Paula Lofting, you are a reeneactor. Peeps who dress up to reenact battles and other historic events very often die as part of their …

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Much Medieval Mayhem – A Roman history enthusiast carves a new world from medieval chaos!

By Anna Belfrage / October 6, 2020 / 10 Comments / authors, historical fiction, Medieval times, Writing / Alison Morton, alternate history, Fall of the Roman Empire, historical fiction, Much Medieval Mayhem, passionate about the medieval period, Roman influences on medieval life, world building

Today is the day I kick off the collaborative medieval event here on my blog. You, my dear lucky readers, will over the coming eight weeks or so have the opportunity to meet up with a number of writers who share the medieval bug with me–in one way or the other. As I wrote in …

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Much Medieval Mayhem – here we come

By Anna Belfrage / October 3, 2020 / 6 Comments / authors, historical fiction, Medieval times, Writing / blog event, fiction inspired by the medieval period, historical fiction, historical fiction writers, medieval era, medieval historical fiction, Much Medieval Mayhem, strong medieval women, the fascinating medieval period

Right: I’m going to come straight out and admit it. I am an overachiever. Always have been, always will be, which is why I have not contented myself with organising one multiple contributor event on my blog this autumn – I am going for two. The only other person I know off who does something …

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Much Medieval Mayhem

Much Medieval Mayhem – or how a tossed bloody cucumber brought a medieval legend to life

Much Medieval Mayhem – straddling the zone where myth and history meet

Much Medieval Mayhem – from star-crossed sci-fi fan to medieval crusaders

Much Medieval Mayhem – piling up the bodies, or how E.M. Powell ended up writing medieval crime

Much Medieval Mayhem – meet a present day Lady of Mercia!

Much Medieval Mayhem – how Shakespeare inspired a fascination with all things medieval

More Medieval Mayhem – meet a writer who dug her protagonist out of the ground!

Much Medieval Mayhem – how a multi-dead reenactor resurrected to write

Much Medieval Mayhem – A Roman history enthusiast carves a new world from medieval chaos!

Much Medieval Mayhem – here we come

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