'If the song is anything to go by, he wasn't a nice man.'
Tag: History
Book Recommendation: Game Wizards
Dungeons, Dragons, and a lesson in corporate management.
Music to Write Realmgard to: Captain Kidd — Great Big Sea
"My name is Captain Kidd And God's laws I did forbid And most wickedly I did as I sailed."
Book Recommendation: A General History of the Pyrates
To paraphrase Leonard Nimoy: The following tales of piratical exploits are true. And by true, I mean false. It's all lies. But they're entertaining lies. And in the end, isn't that the real truth?
Realmgard Short Scenes: This Being the Natalian Chronicle
A brief history of lengthy histories.
Book Recommendation: Horrible Histories
Brought to you by Prussian historian and well-known lawn bowling partner to Leibniz: Aloysius von Horrible. [That's a joke.]
Top Posts of 2024 Countdown: Kontakion of the Mother of God
"O Champion General, we your faithful inscribe to you the prize of victory as gratitude for being rescued from calamity, O Theotokos."
Top Posts of 2024 Countdown: Sandokan
The best pirate in the South China Sea. Written by an Italian in the 1800s. Not translated into English until 2008.
Top Posts of 2024 Countdown: Koei’s Warrior Games
In the spirit of peace and brotherhood that Christmas Day represents, here's a video game series about beating up a whole bunch of people…
Top Posts of 2024 Countdown: Disney’s Three Musketeers
"It's an adaptation of the original novel. In much the same way Star Wars is an adaptation of samurai movies."
