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The Quick and the Dead: Life and Death in the Middle Ages
Today, death is largely restricted to nursing homes or hospitals, but it was
not so in medieval times. With death such an omnipresent part of life,
medieval people dealt with the reality of their mortality not only by taking
refuge in Christian doctrine, but also by enjoying their allotted time on
Earth to the fullest.

 

Witch Mania: The Witch-hunting Hysteria of the Renaissance
The fire of the witch-hunters blazed hungrily through western Europe
between 1591 and 1610. Over 500 people were burned as witches in the Vaud
district of western Switzerland, and a French witch-hunter named Bouget
boasted of having sent more than 600 witches to the stake in Burgundy.

 

In Search of the Blood Countess
Almost 400 years after her death, the case of Countess Elizabeth Báthory
remains a source of contention. She was alleged to have tortured and
murdered some 650 girls in order to bathe in their blood, a ritual she
believed would keep her forever young. But how much of the story is truth
and how much is exaggeration or, worse, downright fabrication?

Black Bird: The Arbiter of Style
If you have ever eaten asparagus or started your meal with soup and
ended with dessert, or ever used toothpaste or styled your hair with
bangs, you owe a debt of gratitude to one of the greatest black
musicians in history: Ziryab, or 3Black Bird,2 who charmed the
ninth-century Spanish royal court at Cordoba with his songs.

 

The Allure of the Werewolf

The Mythical Worlds of Scott Grimando

Featured Columns

From the Shoppe
The Sword Swallowing Sensation: Thom Sellectomy

The Costumer's Creation
Courtesans, Criminals, and Queens: A Mask for All Reasons

Language Then and Now
The Celtic Traditions of Halloween

Culinary Delights
Honor Your Ancestors with Delicious Halloween Treats

Castle Lore
Old Wardour: Wiltshire1s Haunted Castle

Didst Thou Know?
The Revelrous British Holiday of Guy Fawkes

En Memoriam
Baj Will Be Remembered as the Queen of Our Hearts

Commentary
New Theory of the Black Death Full of Errors

Game Reviews
Magic: the Gathering Online: Game Addiction Goes Virtual

Plus Game, Book, Music and Movie Reviews, and 2002 Faire and Festival Listings!

 

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