by Rue Allyn | Jan 25, 2021 | Romance
The Middle English phrase syk and sori is easily translated to modern English as sick and sorry. There is very little that is odd to modern readers about the phrase. As I went in search of a topic for this week’s Medieval Mumbles—one that could be used in a snippet...
by Rue Allyn | Jan 23, 2021 | Romance |
Hello and welcome to “At First Sight Saturday.” Today’s guest is author, Helen Henderson, who gives us a ‘first sight’ scene from her paranormal novel, Windmaster Golem, and introduces us to hero, Brodie, and heroine, Kia. Be sure to leave a comment to let Helen know...
by Rue Allyn | Jan 18, 2021 | Romance
A medieval ‘wif,’ when directly translated is what you and I know as a ‘wife or female spouse. However the MED (Middle English Dictionary) lists many additional meanings for the word when used during the period known as the Middle ages. Among those two are...
by Rue Allyn | Jan 16, 2021 | Romance |
Hello and welcome to “At First Sight Saturday.” Today’s guest is author, Amber Daulton, who gives us a ‘first sight’ scene from her second chance novel, Aressting Jeremiah, and introduces us to hero, Jim, and heroine, Calista. Be sure to leave a comment to let Amber...
by Rue Allyn | Jan 11, 2021 | Romance |
For the foreseeable future, Medieval Mumbles will focus on words that would have been used to tell some of my stories. Over the next six weeks, we’ll be looking at words that medieval Englishmen and women might have used when telling the stories of how six women met...
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