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During the history of mankind, fashion was always a subject of controversy, and Medieval Fashion followed the rule. It is a known fact that the Great Charlemagne did not like luxury in daily life. His household officers did not dare to show themselves in any clothes but those made of leather, wool or cloth. For had they made their appearance dressed in silk and ornaments, he would have sharply reproved them. However he used to make the most magnificent display on the occasions of political or religious festivals, when the imperial dignity with which he was invested required pompous ceremonial and richness of attire. Royal Medieval Clothing-12th Century
Medieval Fashion
creating new religions
Eventually, you're going to have to design a religion if you're making a really original world. You aren't going to be able to avoid it for one reason: DESIGNING A RELIGION 1: Religion is inevitable.
What did people do in the Middle Ages? If you meet a random person on the street, what is his likely occupation? Or did people work at all?
What did people do in a Medieval City?
Medieval Sourcebook: Medieval Price List
[Courtesy of Kenneth Hodges hodges@jif.berkeley.edu ] The list of medieval prices which follows is by no means complete or thoroughly researched; I merely extracted references from some of the books I have, and I thought others might like to inspect it. The sources I used are listed at the end.
Wind Names
Boreas A ancient Greek name for north winds. (also borras) The term may originally have meant "wind from the mountains" and thus the present term BORA. (Glossary of Meteorology) Brickfielder : A wind from the desert in Southern Australia. Precedes the passage of a frontal zone of a low passing by. Has the same dusty character as the Harmattan. ( Evert Wesker, Amsterdam, The Netherlands )Totro, the Fantasy Random Name Generator, Version 1.01
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The Forty-Seventh Nebula Awards Weekend will be held Thursday through Sunday, May 17 to May 20, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia, near Reagan National Airport. We honor Connie Willis as our Grand Master ! To register, go to the Nebula Awards Weekend page and then click on “Registration” in the menu to the immediate left. Then scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the “Register” button. Tours , workshops and panels are available for registered attendees (the number of people who can be accommodated on the tours and workshops is limited.) Active and Associate SFWA members may vote , until March 30th, for the awards to be presented at the May 19th Nebula Awards Weekend Banquet.
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Update Information 2006: In 2006 the Internet Medieval Sourcebooks and associated sourcebooks are undergoing a major overhaul to remove bad links and add more documents. 2.