#Medieval intrigue

[joncronshawauthor]

The Fall of Wolfsbane (Ravenglass Legends, book one) - chapter one (excerpt)

Chill wind bit into Ragnar Wolfsbane’s knuckles as he gripped his shield and spear. He planted his feet into solid earth, standing shoulder-to-shoulder in the shield wall with his brother warriors. Frost lay in the shadows, throwing blue ripples towards the patches of harsh sunlight. Ragnar braced himself with gritted teeth as his opponents smashed into him, shields clashing with shields,…

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#Adventure and betrayal #Battling fate #Birthright struggle #Captive royalty #Dark empire #Empire conflict #epic fantasy #fantasy adventure #Fantasy kingdom #Fantasy warfare #Hero&039;s Journey #Intrigue and destiny #Medieval intrigue #Mythical saga #New novel glimpse #Political turmoil #Ragnar&039;s destiny #Royal captive #Wolfsbane saga

[vladdyissues]

They could have been BFFs

#danny phantom #vlad masters #jazz fenton #meta #danny breaks down vlad's front door to find his arch nemesis & his big sister #wearing matching pink bathrobes & spa masks & painting each other's nails #while having an absolutely incomprehensible conversation about medieval eastern european architecture #(does jazz even have any friends? is she one of those lonely gifted kids?) #she & vlad are both so chatty & gregarious. same strong/overbearing bulldozer personalities #their mall crawls would be epic #& with jazz's penchant for psychology vlad would be an endless source of intrigue #vlad sobbing on the phone‚ eyeliner smeared down his cheeks: i just don't know what to do jasmine #jazz: *sighs and pulls her dsm-v off the shelf* #whenever jazz has had her fill of her family's insanity #she goes & spends the weekend with vlad #because his brand of insanity is different & she needs a break #plus vlad makes the best roszke

[historybizarre]

Used from the 14th to 17th centuries, these books were texts that their owners needed to keep close at hand: prayer books used by monks and nuns, for example, or law books used by traveling judges. Though they were valuable objects—luxuries, even—these books were meant to be consulted and read.

“These are books that needed to be specially protected because of a lot of use, a lot of wear. Most of them were probably used daily,” says Margit J. Smith, author of The Medieval Girdle Book. “How many books do you have in your collection that you use every day?”

#objects of intrigue #history #medieval europe #diy #art project #ren faire #accessories #if you make one please share photos!

[wonder-worker]

"[Alice Perrers] requested that she be buried in the parish church of Upminster, St Laurence, before the altar of the Virgin Mary. Alice seems to have had an affinity with Mary through her life; a seal of hers from c. 1374 shows an image of the Virgin Mary and child, her tabernacle seized in 1377 had an image of the Virgin Mary on it, and now she wished to be buried before Mary’s altar."

-Gemma Hollman, "The Queen and the Mistress: The Women of Edward III"

#historicwomendaily #alice perrers #my post #I didn't know about this but it's so very intriguing #I wonder if Alice associated herself with Mary to try and assert her own 'quasi-queenship' #(ie: the most powerful woman in the country at the side of a king) #as Mary was obviously important element of queenly iconography in late medieval England #though on the flip side I suspect it would have also raised hackles that Alice - a commoner and royal mistress - was attempting #to present herself in such a way #it's especially interesting to consider in the context of Tompkins' argument that Alice was perceived as 'inverting queenship' (slay) #also this book was ... complicated. #It's very understanding and sympathetic and raised some very good points #but also tried to...massively soften Alice's actions and downplay her role and power in the process #(ie: defending her by diminishing her) #also there's this gem: #'Edward had been markedly restrained with the gifts and favour he had bestowed upon Alice' girl that is a flat-out lie #no other royal mistress of medieval England was ever given so much or honored in such a way. #yes we should emphasize Alice's own proactive role and intelligence in building up her vast estates #but even if that hypothetically hadn't happened #Edward's grants and gifts would have still made her extremely wealthy and powerful regardless #and was also weirdly obsessed with romanticizing Edward III and it got kinda questionable #like yes obviously I think we should ascribe more nuanced motivations and emotions to *Alice* than 'ambitious gold-digger #taking advantage of an aging king' #but I'm not fond of it veering too far on the other side either #I think sometimes we should simply be comfortable admitting when we simply don't know something

[jessicas-pi]

paint bombs, pixie cuts, and elopements........

hehehehe

This is my Sabezra Medieval AU! (it's the sequel to Matchmaking, Mad Science, And Accidental Child Acquisition, which is a TCW/JFO/SWR Medieval AU.) PBPCAE has gone through SO many variations and plans and ideas and four or five times I've thought I might actually have the story 100% figured out until I stumbled over a plot hole and got stuck, but I finally went back to the beginning and thought it out, and i've actually got an ACTUAL plan now, so I'll ramble about it instead of sharing a snippet!

So, the backstory of it is this: Sabine is Viscountess Wren, heiress to Clan Wren. Ezra is an orphan who was found, rescued, and eventually adopted by Kanan (aka Prince Caleb Dume of Jedha) and Hera! Ezra and Sabine meet as children (she's 7, he's 5) in book 1 and get along like a house on fire. After the events of book one, they keep in touch--I haven't decided for certain, but Sabine might actually live in Jedha for a while.

Fast forward in time to the beginning of PBPCAE. Sabine is a young woman, just old enough to marry, and Ursa is discussing potential political matches with her. Now, up until this point, sabine had never ever considered marrying ezra, but then her mom goes and says "Sabine, I may as well be clear from the start. You will not be permitted to marry that Jedhan boy you're constantly running around with."

Sabine's response?

After some confusion, embarrassment, hilarity, and a trip to Jedha, Sabine manages to convince Ezra that This Is A Great Idea Actually. But there's a problem.

Jedha and Mandalore both have very complicated marriage customs and requirements. And Sabine knows her mother will use any objection she can. So Act 1 of the story is Sabine and Ezra doing a deep dive into Jedhan and Mandalorian law (with the assistance of Cal Kestis, Resident Nerd) and kind of go on a bunch of quests to make sure there can be no nitpicky legal objections whatsoever (i.e. they have to convince kanan to adopt ezra the mandalorian way as well as the jedhan way so that ezra would be considered actual royalty and therefore a good political match), while also keeping it a total secret so Ursa can't step in and stop them. The secrecy leads to some comedy due to Sabine and Ezra both being very bad at making up excuses as to where they've been sneaking off to.

Finally, they've settled every objection, and are preparing ye olde powerpointe presentatione on "Why You Should Approve Of This" for Ursa when a visiting Mandalorian with a bit of a grudge against Sabine sets her up, resulting in an Incident that nearly ruins Sabine's reputation, and causes Ursa to summon her daughter back home.

War breaks out in Mandalore.

Sabine and Ezra don't see each other for two years.

Enter Act 2.

The war ends, and Ezra and his family (which includes young Jacen!) are invited to Mandalore's Winter Court as part of the celebrations. (I haven't decided what plot reason there is for them to be there lol.) Ezra is ecstatic to see Sabine again, though he's a little nervous that two years will make things awkward, especially with their secret marriage plans between them (and the fact that, during their time apart, he came to terms with the realization that he had feelings for her. His friends Luke and Han, who know about the secret, have been giving him (extremely bad) advice on How To Woo Your Future Wife.)

'Tis not to be.

The first news Ezra gets upon arrival is that Sabine is engaged.

To be specific, Sabine is engaged to Carthage, the philandering slimeball son of Gar Saxon---and the same guy who set her up and nearly ruined her two years before. She's not happy about it, but it was part of the conditions of the peace treaty, and so she can't call off the engagement without a mutual agreement.

(Ezra is, understandably, heartbroken. He can't even be happy for Sabine because her fiance is a lousy person!)

Then yet another Incident happens and suddenly the whole Winter Court is convinced that Sabine is carrying on with Ezra behind Carthage's back. Carthage is mad.

Wait a second, Sabine thinks. This could be my ticket out of here.

So, in an attempt to make Carthage upset enough that he willingly agrees to cancel the engagement, Sabine and Ezra play themselves up as a starcrossed romance between a noblewoman in an arranged marriage and the peasant boy who became a prince and who also happens to be her childhood friend---basically they use all the dramatic tropes they can. Half of the Winter Court is scandalized by their behavior, and the other half is like it's the romance of the century!!!!

And when even that doesn't work?

Well...

There's always elopement.

#thank you for the ask!! #star wars medieval au #sabezra #jessica's writing nonsense #(there's also a whole act 3 about the elopement process and the shenanigans that happen along the way but that part has spoilers) #(and there's dramatic love confessions!) #(and also a surprising amount of political intrigue!)

[elementalnight-archived]

@badmusejail has started following! (Medieval Fantasy?)

Talia felt out of place here. Perhaps that was normal, as she wasn't used to being around anyone other than her own people. Perhaps it was that the way people looked at her made her uncomfortable.

She was thankful that her hood shrouded most of her features. "I take it you don't appreciate outsiders here," she commented aloud.

#badmusejail #((Kinda vague cause I don't know who in your medieval fantasy verse would be most active.)) #((But color me intrigued nonetheless.))

[sworddyke]

learning about the sca 😃

learning that there are no events within like 500 miles of me 😞

#if anyone is active in the sca pls share with me some basics i am researching and v intrigued but obv ur personal experiences are more #helpful to me than like reading the website or whatever #pls share some starter tips if u haveany like somce i can't physically get involved in the foreseeable future how can i still participate #like on some level #? #sca #medieval reenactment

[knockbutimreading]

I need fanfic or even some good dragon book recs.

I just want merthur fics of them building the golden age with all the politics. And or merlin being the actual embodiment of magic. Oh or a magic reveal where instead of being mad merlin kept his magic a secret Arthur realizes no he didn't he had in fact told him multiple times. Even would love more aithusa fics why are there so few.

#bbc merlin #merthur #fanfic #ran out of things i want to read #where is the political intrigue #more dragons please #no slowburns #i get way to annoyed #medieval husbands #im still not sure im using tjis site correctly

[zielenna]

I keep coming across novels & poetry collections inspired by Margery Kempe. There is the classic New Narrative novel by Robert Glück that I intend to read at some point. There is a bad-sounding novel published last year. Another published two years ago (I blame Lauren Groff). This recent poetry collection, by a poet I have to read for class next week. Another poetry collection. What's next.

#i suppose she is one of the best known medieval ~woman writers but outside medieval studies most people don't know she existed...? #anyway the first novel & the poetry collections look intriguing enough so i want to save this for future reference for myself. #margery kempe #(& more widely there's the matrix obviously & lapvona - i wasn't happy with either) #i was talking to another medievalist student about it & she wondered if it isn't the plague...

[thotpuppy]

WIP Wednesday

I am preparing to head to bed but @dear-massacre taggeed me and i wanted to participate but i couldn't decide which wip to share an excert from so i decided to say fuckit - i added 1k to my 2nd chapter of Addabge Dmaddiage (working title lol) so I'll give u guys a lil bit of that uwu

“You wished to see me?” he greets, entering the study. The servant, unseen, bows and exits. Stiles knows they’ll be waiting at the door, desperate to eavesdrop. His father sits at his desk, the old wood separating them a far shorter distance than Stiles is attempting to create. His father looks at him and he can see the old man’s heart breaking. “Stiles,” he pleads, frown lined in creases. Stiles can see that it pains him to do this, pains him more to feel the coldness Stiles is emanating, pushing out in an attempt to pretend it doesn’t hurt. Stiles purses his lips tightly before lowering his gaze and sighing. “Sorry,” he offers, suddenly meek. His father continues to watch him, but reclines slightly in his chair. “It’s alright, son,” he offers magnanimously. Stiles can’t help the small quirk of his lips. He’ll miss his father so much. “I take it you already suspect the reason behind my summons?” Stiles nods, once, solemn in its singularity. His father sighs. “You’re already sixteen,” he says, and his voice sounds almost wistful, if not for the edge of sovereignty that colors it, denoting this conversation as being kingly business. Stiles does not merely suspect the reason. He knows it.

m not gonna tag anyone because it is 9:44pm and i should have been in bed an hour ago but i wanted to talk abt it.

also - I'm working on a playlist! if u have a song suggestion that u think kinda matches these vibes i would love to hear plz send a link!

#sterek #my writing #medieval au / #arranged marriage / #omegaverse / #its kind of a dark fic but not like dark dark #but also its political intrigue

[yourfbiagen1]

How to nicely tell someone they're going to hell

#Side note I find the concept of language evolution to be so intriguing to me #i have so many funny shakespearien insults saved #medieval #knight #angel #medieval oc #comic #religious art

[waywardsalt]

this has been a good year for new games for me, ironically bc i had a shit time with totk and was able to better recognize what i like. totk is a game i have not touched since beating it, while every other game i have played this year have be considerably better and just. idk good experiences

so some reflection on the games i played for the first time this year that i really liked!

i played fire emblem engage this year- i literally forgot that that happened this year, i've only been counting games since totk, and i've played some good fuckin games after totk, but i honestly had a good silly time with fe engage. the music is great, the story is a bit flat and hammy at times but was still engaging (hah) and i was pleasantly surprised by the development of the main character, and it was pretty hard even on an easy difficulty, which each map sometimes taking an hour to get through as the story progressed. plus i can't deny that the referneces to other fe games with the emblem rings was a cool selling point, i'm not too familiar with the other fe games and it was interesting to see some of the characters from them. loading into lucina's paralogue and instantly recognizing the map layout and music got to me pretty good as someone who was introduced into the series by awakening. it was great!

i played persona 5 royal after totk and. what a fucking palette cleanser it's one of the best games i have ever played and i've... somewhat liveblogged my first playthrough and snippets of my second, it's fantastic (not flawless tbf) and just a lot of fun. the music is great holy shit and it was also just a great story to experience, with some interesting messaging throughout with the confidant stuff and the things brought up by the third semester. i didn't even initally get persona 5 with the intention to play it myself, it was for my sibling, who played it once and put it down and hasn't touched it since while i picked it up on a whim and was hooked by the music and style and gameplay and... holy shit it's so good. i don't even mind okumura's palace too much.

i managed to get myself a copy of kid icarus uprising (and also got the guide book by accident, don't ask, it's helpful anyways), and... they sure did make a third person shooter on the 3ds and it sure does. Handle. in all honestly the controls are kind of a mess but the game feels really good to play when you get a handle on them, even if i keep accidentally sending pit falling to his death in the ground segments because just moving him is a bit rough. the game is also surprisingly hard, and i wouldn't just chalk it up to the controls, and the music (esp the tracks for the air segments and the way its timed to the game events... ugh) is fantastic, and what i've seen of the story and characters so far is charming! i have only gotten up to past chapter 9 out of... 30? because each chapter is fairly long and... those controls. it's great!

i also managed to get my hands on shin megami tensei iv! i first found it through the fantastic soundtrack, played the first through hours after it failing to boot a few times and getting fucking destroyed by the earliest enemies because holy shit this game will beat you into the ground if you try, and was like 'hm i wonder why they went with that specific sound for a lot of the ost' and then got to fucking tokyo and i. i do not know a lot abt smt iv's story and i'm grateful. getting to tokyo was a bit internal 'holy SHIT' moment and i am so desperate to figure out what the fuck is going on with this story and world it's really fascinating. i haven't progressed the story in a while even through i know where to go just because i'm trying to level flynn and my demons and do side quests because i am not going to underestimate any new encounter ever it's fantastic.

did i start playing clangen this year? i might have. it's good. it's fun. i've played it on voice call with my friend a few times. i'm currently hooked on starting with 1 apprentice and 1 kit like a lot of people are doing on here, building cool stories based on it. it's neat.

that's (probably) all of the new games i've played (and enjoyed) this year so far, but i found out that fallout: new vegas is ten fucking dollars on steam (20 with all of the dlc) and i might have to give that a shot after tracking down a bunch of mods to keep it from crashing, and just from what i've seen of people talking about it, it sounds like a game i really need to try either this year or sometime next year. i'm mostly still just floored that it's less than thirty dollars.

#salty talks #silly reflection on the games ive played this year #ive never given a shit abt fallout but watched hbomberguys vid on new vegas and was sold and went to look it up #the noise i made when i saw the price on steam. i was not expecting 10 dollars. oh my god. #yeah i cant remember if theres anything else new this year #i might play oxenfree? a family member played that and liked it so i need to give it a shot #also. smt iv. very funny to me that it like. begins in like a medieval esque setting but you have characters named walter and gabby #im a fan of walter so far he's my favorite. isabeau is good too #i think the verdict of what i like is like. stock in the story and the world and genuine intrigue and payoff to mysteries #and some neat ways to explain gameplay mechanics and all of that #basically stuff totk fucked up. im more chill abt that game but oooh. ooooooh. beating it to death with hammers #i want to play fallout new vegas so bad it sounds so incredibly good

[britneyshakespeare]

i cannot stop thinking about henry vi part 2

#i havent rewatched it yet #i watched part one again (the bbc television production from 1983 directed by jane howell whomstve we STAN) #i havent watched a production of part 2 though... ever. not since i read it four years ago now #in which it was all in my head #AM I READY FOR WHATS GONNA HAPPEN TO THE DUCHESS OF GLOUCESTER THOUGH? AM I? #IM NOT SURE I AM #oooohohoh #shakespeare history plays are breaking my brain #i said i was gonna use july to detox before reading henry v but then i made a kanopy profile oops #margaret of anjou is gonna WHAT? she's gonna WHAT???!??!!? #SUFFOLK WHAT???!?!?!?!? #tales from diana #i also keep thinking about how. i initially had no interest in reading the english history plays whatsoever. lol #if it weren't for ned @sneez my dear friend being the number one henry vi fanboy inthe world... idk if id have read any of them by now #in truth i only started 1 henry vi bc of him. and i was a bit dismayed and daunted by the fact that it was one of 3 #about that king alone... and then to discover richard iii was the end of that tetralogy series. #but then like. i started that shit and i was like WHAATTT?!?!?!?!? #everyone told me shakespeares english histories are just elizabethan propagranda. no one told me that they're general hospital #seriously the medieval court drama is unmatched #i dont get a kick out of true crime like some ppl. for my real-life-intrigue fix i need deposed kings and lord protectors sorry #and several wars going on at once #the pacing in the histories are also nothing like the rest of shakespeare's works. i mean ppl make a joke about hamlet #how basically the whole play he does nothing but go insane and soliloquize until he dies #IT IS NOT LIKE THAT IN THE ENGLISH HISTORIES #PPL WILL BE BANISHED FROM THE REALM ON PUNISHMENT OF DEATH IN FUCKIN. ACT II OF V. SHIT'S CRAZY

[stamatits]

i just think that maybe if they had pride in meridian then phobos would be normaler

#imagine elyon going : oh its pride month already:) #and phobos being like a confused yet intrigued medieval child about it #’what do you mean other people are gay too and not just me:/’

[annebrontesrequiem]

A Crown of Candy is already doing so much and creating such a beautiful story only 4 episodes in

#aaaaaaaaaa #to be fair this does appeal to my interests - history and medieval-esque political intrigue #acoc #bern liveblogs

[kathreia]

Ascent of the White Dragon | Chapter 10 - The Grey March

aaa chapter 10 jumpscare !! college has calmed down for now, but I might change the upload schedule to every other Sunday. :D I hope you enjoy the chapter and mind the tags! 

word count (ch. 10): 6,421

~ new chapter every Sunday ~ (schedule may change)

excerpt cw: brief mentions of blood and unhygienic surroundings

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The door atop the stone stairs was left wide and away. Merlin followed Arthur and Percival, his steps echoing shadows and sounds as their own lanterns and the lord heir brought the men half-underground.

Soil and sweat and cess and blood. Waste went unbothered in the dungeon.

The cells were built into the motte that upheld the castle structure, but no one tended to the cesspits or sewage. This was how Gavin snuck away a week ago. After all, the Lord Constable was Gavin himself, and they used newer, more guarded cells above the ground by the bailey barracks. The old castle dungeons were usually empty.

Coughing rang out as Gavin and Arthur’s people reached the end of the stairwell. Merlin, already tense, felt his chest clench as he heard the attempted silence. Breaths were loud. The noise of movement was timid. The self-suppressed voice in various chests escaping with hard gasps and jolts. Merlin raised his lantern, and froze.

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#Ascent of the White Dragon #merthur #merlin #Arthur Pendragon #emotional hurt/comfort #kara/mordred #medieval political thriller #political intrigue #kathreia fic #ao3 #mystery #magic #demetae canon divergence au