Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey film may be a tipping stone with tremendous silver lining. Let me explain. The internet came around in the ’90s. Now information is at everyone’s fingertips, including history and historically-accurate dress, which means more than ever before the public eye knows how inaccurate most historical films
If you weren’t aware, Grok 4, Elon Musk’s AI on X, was just released yesterday (July 9th) and I was tempted to put it to the test! Traditionally, most AI image generators have had problems with historically-accurate medieval armor. Maybe it’s to do with the way they’re trained on movie
Why is the West the way it is today? Modern history explains much, but a full picture is impossible without at least knowing these early medieval history highlights. From the Christian conversion of pagan kings to the repeated sieges of Constantinople, let’s explore them. By the end you’ll see why
Why study medieval history alone when you can join an online book club? When looking for a good medieval book club to join though you may see after searching that many of them are inactive or don’t have good leadership. I’m a big fan of what Michael from the Just
This drip goes hard! Do you agree? It’s from the Hyghalmen Roll, a roll of arms made in 15th-century Cologne, Germany. What is a roll of arms, anyway? Let’s find out while we look at more examples. A roll of arms, or an armorial, is a manuscript that shows lists
If you’ve been a long-time reader of this blog then you already know we like to get nerdy about words around here. If you’re new, welcome! To prove the last statement is true, here’s a collection of random things from Antiquity and the Middle Ages that you see all the