tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6774463840913796679.post1034366760747090198..comments2023-05-02T23:19:12.706+10:00Comments on Armarium Magnum: Hild: A Novel by Nicola GriffithTim O'Neillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00292944444808847980noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6774463840913796679.post-78102292204585213602016-07-17T21:32:17.262+10:002016-07-17T21:32:17.262+10:00I haven't read this book, but there is another...I haven't read this book, but there is another recent novel about Hild which I would recommend. Its called 'The Abbess of Whitby' by Jill Dalladay, who is a historian and I believe a Latin Scholar. <br /><br />If you're interested in this period, I would also recommend the Northumbrian Thrones Trilogy by Edoardo Albert. It covers the lives and reigns of Edwin, Oswald and Oswui of English Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17806974885775295349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6774463840913796679.post-24146298355850254472015-09-19T09:37:34.715+10:002015-09-19T09:37:34.715+10:00Ah! While I selfishly wish there were more updates...Ah! While I selfishly wish there were more updates on this blog, it's good news to hear that the book is moving forward to some degree. Good luck!Stevo Darklyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17619713705165612080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6774463840913796679.post-77492946851432273732015-09-18T13:46:21.160+10:002015-09-18T13:46:21.160+10:00As I often say, people prefer the neat little mora...As I often say, people prefer the neat little moral fable to the real history every time. I have done some work on the book, which is one of the reasons this blog has been so neglected.Tim O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00292944444808847980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6774463840913796679.post-59717835061684790852015-09-18T13:44:24.319+10:002015-09-18T13:44:24.319+10:00Apologies for this off-topic comment, but this blo...Apologies for this off-topic comment, but this blog is the best place I know of to make the following shriek in the night, where someone who might care will hear:<br /><br />Tonight at the magazine stand I discovered a magazine called "National Geographic History," evidently a very recent history-focused spinoff of the venerable "National Geographic" magazine. The current Stevo Darklyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17619713705165612080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6774463840913796679.post-13663681893745141712015-01-25T06:20:15.129+11:002015-01-25T06:20:15.129+11:00Thanks for the update, Tim.
Just created a quora ...Thanks for the update, Tim.<br /><br />Just created a quora account to follow you. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14283830902799974285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6774463840913796679.post-37084175128575051402015-01-24T11:10:17.510+11:002015-01-24T11:10:17.510+11:00Given this blog's theme, posts here are determ...Given this blog's theme, posts here are determined by my reading. Lately I have been reading a lot of non-historical fiction and some Australian history - not really relevant to the stuff I post here.<br /><br />But I do write fairly regularly on Quora:<br /><br />http://www.quora.com/Tim-ONeill-1Tim O'Neillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00292944444808847980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6774463840913796679.post-107658931847684442015-01-24T09:59:27.801+11:002015-01-24T09:59:27.801+11:00Hey Tim,
I know you only post a handful of articl...Hey Tim,<br /><br />I know you only post a handful of articles per year on this blog but is there any chance that we are going to see a new essay soon? <br /><br />And if not, is there any other place where one can read your articles?<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />MarcusAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14283830902799974285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6774463840913796679.post-91597272228058053832014-11-05T11:05:15.748+11:002014-11-05T11:05:15.748+11:00I came here from your anti-mythicist comments. its...I came here from your anti-mythicist comments. its rare to find someone who knows what he is talking about. Thanks for reminding me to actually follow you blog.Anebohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05865020806337781472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6774463840913796679.post-59676584782679767872014-10-11T00:12:25.213+11:002014-10-11T00:12:25.213+11:00"The pagans tend to range from modern sceptic..."The pagans tend to range from modern sceptics in tunics or, worse, dewy New Age romanticised cartoons."<br /><br />My "favorite" depiction of medieval pagans in a recent film appears in the 2010 flic "Black Death" starring Sean Bean: The pagans of that film are pretty much a mix of crazy run-by-the-mill heathens and newatheists-gone-mad. It is so bad it is hilarious.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14283830902799974285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6774463840913796679.post-53051876729227530962014-09-15T13:28:52.707+10:002014-09-15T13:28:52.707+10:00Interesting. Thanks for the review.Interesting. Thanks for the review.Ananghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13093712350047601404noreply@blogger.com