“Run from what’s comfortable. Forget safety. Live where you fear to live. Destroy your reputation. Be notorious. I have tried prudent planning long enough. From now on I’ll be mad.”
From a girl who failed at counting numbers by the rules. Heyho. Disclaimer : V Bored with having my work stolen and used for others’ gain and fame. So do the research yourself. From 9 to 3. Magic Numbers. Check out : The Norns The Fates The Triple Goddesses all overs History And on. And […]
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I’ve mentioned Phil Rickman and Merrily Watkins before. I’ve read all but two of his books and all of his Merrily books bar the latest one. And if I’ve got this next bit wrong, someone, somewhere will correct me, but here goes. Check this book out. Ghosts on bikes. The lady exorcist. The Welsh borders. […]
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CONTEMPORARY EUROPEAN TRANSLATIONS OF OTTOMAN DOCUMENTS
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Or some such? The Restoration mention is the 1660 one. Charles II Stuart.
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Which somewhere in my strange brain (the word – leaping) in the English vernacular means MAD. Angry. Frustrated. It’s official. I AM the most annoying person ever. I’ve just annoyed myself. So many myths about the sword lying in the bed between two lovers. In the Volsunga (below) I remember Tristan and Isolde. Something about […]
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Wiki : Diicul Buicescul This is Complicated. With a Capital Complicate. A document has just come into my hands (TY very much) which deals with a female from the family above. As per, Wiki has muddied the waters so badly that it’ll take about 4,000 years to unravel everything. But, for some bizarre reason, […]
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animus. Merriam-Webster’s Word of the Day for June 19, 2017 is: animus \AN-uh-muss\ noun. 1 : a usually prejudiced and often spiteful or malevolent ill will 2 : basic attitude or governing spirit : disposition, intention 3 : an inner masculine part of the female personality in the analytic psychology of C. G. Jung. Oh. Shoot. Something […]
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Siegfried tastes the dragon’s blood (Rackham) Back with the Nibelung. Siegfried’s sword was called Nothung. Wiki : Siegfried And if I remember correctly (!) Magnus Barelegs’ sword was called LegBreaker in English. Forgotten the olde Norse name. Anyhoo – Siegfried slays Fafner the Dragon with Nothung. The only one to ever accomplish such a huge […]
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Again – back with the 12th century Celtic/Gaelic/Scandinavian research…Mainstream Historical Texts have the Irish calling Black Men – Blue Men. Fear Gorm Ref : Crrow777. Previous post. #SlaveTrade?
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Way back when I part-owned and part-ran an International Security Company (before we were deep-stated) our main African office was in Port Harcourt (French accent needed.) Our main client was Stena Oil. Gas&Oil Companies rulez the world and the drilling rights in the Atlantic. It was the one place that I was NEVER allowed to […]
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A clue to why I get a little confused sometimes. Researching 12th century Scandinavian/Celtic Music I learned that sacred Irish (Celtic/Gaelic) harps were always stored in otter skins. Early Gaelic Harp And now – reading Volsunga Saga – I kind of understand the link (?) Ring of Bright Water. Nah. I REFUSE to watch that […]
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Wiki : Melusine One day – far,far away in time – I will get to the bottom of this myth about half fish, half female, Melusine. (Little Mermaid?) And the House of Lusignan. Which (the family) BTW. Features heavily in Dorothy Dunnett’s Niccolo series. Race of Scorpions? Shrug. If memory serves me correct (Pshaw) […]
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