Unfortunately the intolerance is nothing new, as the below text will show, even if the “foreigners” in 16th century London were mainly French, German and Dutch, but even during the 16th century there were voices raised against this intolerance, as the excerpt from Shakespeare´s play about ...
Doon holy well at the turn of the 20th century taken by Robert French of Lawrence Photographic Studios, NLI Ref.: L_ROY_09330 Doon holy well at the turn of the 20th century taken by Robert French of Lawrence Photographic Studios, NLI Ref.: L_ROY_09330 A photo in the NMNI collections...
According to my notes from the time, the actual thing I was confused by was the combination of the French “la tenure de veleurs” (a velvet wall hanging) that was adjacent to “le manteau de la cheminee” (a mantlepiece) becoming in English, “a velvet chimney-mantel,” which I ...
The text that accompanies this particular image (and it is found elsewhere) is a copy of the great French poem Le Roman de la Rose: the Romance of the Rose, which was written by Guillaume de Lorris and his successor Jean de Meun, concluding some time in the later part of the thirteent...
‘Kasevarg’ was an arsonist). By-names was used for creatures that was feared, as using its real name supposedly would make it take notice and come to your farm and you wanted to avoid that. Hence, it is called ‘varg’ (thief) instead of its real name, Ulv. These days it is ...
The fashionable lady’sheaddresswas a hood made of dark velvet, with long flaps or folds hanging down the back and sides. The face was framed in front by a jeweled metal frame shaped like a pyramid (the English hood) or a horseshoe (the French hood). Under this was worn a decorative ...
Most huntsmen began as pages when they were young boys. They lived with the dogs and learned all their names, and they cleaned the kennels and changed the dogs’ straw bedding. Some kennels had straw-covered posts for the dogs to urinate on, with channels in the floor to carry the urine...
Let’s have a look at the names that probably need no special introduction whose coats of arms known far and wide. A Group A Bear Paw (HC Bern) Cerberus Emissus KS Rycerz Prague Trolls SKSKB PRAHA Warriors of Light MFT B Group B Grimaldi Milites Legenda Północy Lions of Stee...
Early Literature was usually written in French and Latin, in later medieval times English was the dominant laguageRead more about the Medieval Literature >> Medieval Manor Both manor estates and houses were owned and controlled by a Medieval Lord.Read more about the Medieval Manor >> ...
Old herbals often refer to tutsan (H. androsaemum), from the French toutsain or heal-all, which was also used to treat injuries and inflammations. I use this herb for joint pain, inflammation and fighter’s elbow. One word of caution: use of this herb has been known to make the us...