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Here is one of my maybe even one of your fav fighters:
Richard the Lionhearted Richard the Lion Hearted of England was one of several Kings who had a hand in the freeing the Holy City of Jerusalem. His fame mainly comes from the story of Robin Hood, a young man who fought against Prince John in order to save England while Richard is kept hostage in Austria. In the end, Richard comes home and becomes king once agian. Robin, lovely Maid Marian, the merry men of Sherwood Forest, and England live happily ever after. The Story is partly true but, Richard was born to Herny II and Eleanor of Aquitaine. He grew up in a family who were constantly at war with one another. Poor Richard even had to struggle with his father to be considered an heir to the throne. Once crowned in 1189, Richard immediately prepared for the Third Crusade. He raised the taxes to help fund the expedition. Richard and King Philip Augustus of France joined forces in Sicily. He conquered Cyprus on his way to the Holy Land and the city's wealth helped to increase the Crusades funds. Richard then joined in the seige of Acre in 1191. The leaders of the Germans and French quarreled constantly during the seige, the French and English armies almost came to blows. In July Arce fell and by August Philip was back in France. Richard was a brave soldier. He enjoyed nothing more than a good war. Once the French left him, Richard found a new army to help him fight: Saladin, the sultan of Egypt. Salatan had his heart set on driving the Crusaders out. Unfortunately, Richard's army was stopped and forced to retreat when he tried to capture Jerusalem in 1191. He tried three more times but never succeeded. When he finally realized that he would never take Jerusalem, Richard worked out a treaty with Saladin. It left the Crusaders with only a fringe along the coastline, and their base at Ascalon was destroyed. The fact that there was no good way to go home was yet another problem that Richard faced. Both land and sea routes were controlled by his enemies. In 1192, he disguised himself while passing through Austria. Unfortunately, King Leopold was watching for him and he was captured in Vienna. Leopold turned Richard over to Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI who required a ransom of 150,000 marks for Richard's release. The English people quickly raised the taxes to help meet the demands, and even though the full amount was never met, Richard was released. Richard arrived home in 1194. After being there for only a few weeks, he left to fight Philip in France. In 1199, Richard died from a crossbow injury to the shoulder. He ruled as the King of England for eleven years even though he was on English soil for less than a year. He accomplished nothing of importance to his country but he is still and always has been a popular figure. |
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wanna cook like a medieval person? here are some recipies:
Ginger bread 1 cup of Honey 1/4 teaspoon of Powdered ginger 1/8 teaspoon of Ground cloves 1/8 teaspoon of Cinnamon 1/8 teaspoon of Ground licorice 1 3/4 cup of Dry bread crumbs 1 tablespoon of Anise seeds Preparations 1. In the top of a double boiler, heat honey. 2. Add spices except anise seeds, and stir to blend. 3. Add bread crumbs and mix thoroughly. Cover and cook over medium heat for 15 minutes. Mixture should be thick and moist. 4. Place gingerbread on a large sheet of waxed paper. Fold up sides of paper and mold dough into small rectangular shape. 5. Sprinkle anise seeds on top and press them gently into dough with the side of a knife. 6. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours. 7. Serve gingerbread at room temperature in thin slices. Another one is: Casserole Apicius For the Pancake Mix 3 Eggs 1/2 cup of Flour 1/3 cup of Milk 1/3 cup of Water For the Casserole Mix 2 1/2 cup of Cooked pork or chicken Thinly slice Or 1 1/2 pounds Cooked fish fillets 3 Raw eggs 2 tablespoon Olive oil 1/2 teaspoon Ground pepper 1/2 teaspoon Celery seed (or lovage) 2 cup of Beef or chicken stock 1/4 cup of White wine 1/4 cup of Sweet raisin wine - muscatel Flour Coarsely ground pepper Pine nuts or almonds Preparations 1. Make the pancake mix by beating 3 eggs and adding flour, milk and water to make a thin batter. 2. Into a greased 8 inch frying pan, pour a little of the batter and allow it to spread evenly. 3. Cook each pancake over high heat and flip over when it is lightly browned. 4. Prepare the cooked fish or meat. 5. Mix with eggs, olice oil, celery seed, stock, white wine and sweet wine. Heat the meats in this sauce, adding more liquid if requird. Thicken the sauce with flour. 6. Take a greased casserole dish and cover the bottom with a layer of meats or fish in their sauce. Sprinkle with coarsely ground pepper and with nuts. 7. On this, place a pancake. Fill the dish with layers of the sauced meats, seasoned with pepper and nuts, each alternating with a pancake. 8. Pierce a hole in the final pancake to allow steam to escape and cook uncovered in a 375 degree Fahrenheit oven for 20-25 minutes until the dish is uniformly heated. Serve with a sprinkling of pepper. |
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Finally wanna speak Old English?
So far i only have A-B but i will add more as time goes on A abandon - anforlætan; forlætan; ofgiefan (5) abbess - abbudisse, f. abbot - abbod, m. abduct - forwgan abide - anbidian ability - cræft; mæð able, be - magan about - abutan; be (+dat) above - onuppan accept - onfon accomplish - forðian; fremman according to (prep) - æfter (+dat) accost - nægan acknowledge - oncnawan acquaint (s.o. with s.t.) - acythan acquire - begietan (sv 5) act - gefaran active (adj) - from; hwæt active, be - onettan adder - nædre address - næfan admonish - manian adorn - bywan; fægrian; frætwan; ge-frætwan; glengan gyrwan advance - faran (6) advanced - gelyfed advantage - duguð adversary - andsaca, m advice - ræd, m advise - læran; ge-læran; rædan advisor - rædbora affectionately - luflice afflict - bysigian; gedrefan affliction - myrðu; niþ, m afraid - forht afraid, be - ondrædan after - æfter; ofer afterwards (adv) - æfter; eft again - eft; ongean against - on; ongean age (n) - ealdor, n age (v) - forealdian agreeable - leof air - lyft, f ale - ealu alien - ellorgæst; elþeodig alight - lihtan alive - cwic all (adj) - eall all (adv) - eall allow - alyfan allowed - be allowed to: motan almighty - ælmihtig alongside - onemn also - eac; eac swa; eac swelce (swa); swelce eac always, adv. - a; awa; æfre amid - mid amidst - onmiddan among - betweox, betwux; ongemang ancestor (paternal) - rihtfæderencyn ancestors - ieldran ancient - eald; gamol and - ac; and; ond; eac; ge angel - engel; gast angry - hatheart animal - deor announce - abeodan, sv 2; beodan; another - elra; oðer answer (vb) - answarian; andwyrdan (+dat); oncweðan answer (noun) - answaru, f anxious - nearo any - ænig anything - awiht, n.; owiht anywhere - ahwær appear - ætywan appearance - onsyn, f apply - befæstan apply oneself - befeolan approach - gretan archer - sceotan arise - arisan (sv 1) aristocratic - indryhten arm - earm, m armour - herepad army - fyrd; here; prass, m around - abutan arouse - aweccan arrange - endebyrdan; gefadian; ge-logian arrangement -fadung arrest - gehætan arrive - gelendan arrogance - byldu; ofermod; ricceter arrow - flan; onga art - list, f artifice - searoþonc ascend - astigan ash - æsc, m. ask - ascian; acsian; biddan; frignan (3) asleep - fall asleep: onslepan ass - assa, m assembly - mæðd, n; meðelstede astonished, be - ofwundrian at - æt at last - ænextan attain - geferan attention - attention to: onmunan attitude - gebæro, n. audacious - frecne authority - onweald, m autumn - hærfæst await - abidan (sv 1); bidan; gebidan awaken - aweccan; onwæcan away (adv) - from; onweg awe - egesa, m awesome - egeslic awl - awel, m. B bachelor - nagostealdmon back - bæc, n; hrycg back (adv) - eft; ongean bag - fætels, m . bake (vb) - abacan; bacan baker - bæcere, m band - heap bane - bana banner - fana bath - bæð, n.; gecamp bathhouse - burnsele bathe - baþian batter - cnyssan battle - beadu, n.; fæhðo, f; feoht; gefeoht; folcgewin; garræs guð; hild; orlege, m be - beon, wesan (irregular) beacon - beacen, n. beam - beam, m. bear - beran (sv 6) beast - nieten beat - beatan beautiful - ænlic; fæger; freolic beautify - fægrian beauty - fægernis become beautiful - fægrian become gloomy - drysmian bed - bedd, n.; leger befall - alimpan; gesælan befit - gedafenian before (adv) - ær, æror, ærest before (prep) - ætforan beforehand - foran to beg for - giernan begin - beginnan (sv 3); onginnan (3) beginning - anginn, n.; fruma, m.; or, n beguile - lytegian behind (prep) - beæftan (+dat) behold - behealdan; sceawian belief - ge-leafa believe - geliefan belligerent - aglæca bellows - bielg, m belly - hrif, n belonging to - gelong beloved - deore; leof belt - belt, m bemoan - begnornian; mænan bench - benc, f. bend - gebigean; bugan; hyldan; lutan; onbugan; onhnigan bend down - onlutan benefit (v) - dugan; fremman benefit (n) - duguð fiorm, f.; fremsumnes; nyttnes, f benefit from - brucan bequeath - læfan beset - besettan besides - eac; eac þon bestower - brytta best - betst; cyst (n); selest better - betera between (prep) - betweonan (+dat); betweox bewail - cwiðan beyond (prep) - begeondan (+dat) bid - biddan bin - binn bind - bindan; gebindan; sælan binder - bindere, m. bird - bridd; fugol, m birdlime - lim, m bishop - biscop bite (v) - bitan bite (n) - bite, m bitter - biter; heard black - blæc blacksmith - isensmiþ bladder - bielg, m. bless - bletsian; segnian; ge-segnian blessed - eadig; ge-sælig; ge-sæliglic; ge-sælice blessedness - eadignes blessing - bletsung, f Blind (vb) - ablendan, wv 1 blink - bryhtm, m bliss - bletsung, f.; eadignes; hyht blood - blod; heolfor bloody - blodig bloom - blowan Blossom - blostma blow - blawan blow (n) - dynt blow upon - bewawan; biwawan bluff - næss boar - bar, m; eofor board (naut) - bord, n. boast - beot, n.; gylpword boastful - beotlic boasting - gylp boat - bat; naca, m; sæbat bodily - lichomlic body - bodig, n.; feorgbold, n; feorhhus, n.; flæschama; lic; lichama boil - brædan bold (adj) - bald; caf; deor; gedyrstig; frecne boldly - baldlice; caflice; cene; modiglice boldness - byldu book - boc border - mearc, f bosom - bearm, m.; bosm, m. both - ægðer; begen; butu in both respects - gehwæðeres both ... and (correl conj) - ægðer ... ge; (ægðer) ge ... ge bottle - flasce, m boundary - mearc, f bow - boga, m. bow (v) - hyldan; onlutan bow down - hnigan; onhnigan boy - cnapa; cniht braid - bregdan brandish - acweccan brass - mæstling brave - caf; cene; collenferð; deor; heard; heardhicgende; heaþodeor heaþorof; hildedeor; modig; secgrof bravely - caflice; cene; modiglice bread - hlaf break - brecan breast - breost; ferðloca; hreðerloca bridge - bricg bridgeguard - bricgweard bridlepath - horsweg brief - medmicel brier - brer bright - beorht bring - beran (sv6); brengan; bringan; gebringan; lædan bring forth - acennan; asprytan; forþbringan bring in - inlædan bristle - byrst, f broad - brad broth - broþ brother - broðor buddy - gefera build - betimbran build around - bewyrcan building - edor; foldbold, n; hof, n; reced buildings - scurbeorg burden - hefigan burdensome - hefigtyme burial place - byrgen burn - byrnan; forbærnan; ontendan burn down - forbeornan (3) burn up - forbærnan burning - bærnett, n.; brond, n.; bryne burst - berstan (sv 3) bury - bebyrgan; bedelfan; burgan busy - bysig but - a; butan, buton; hwæðere; nefne butter - butere, f buy - bycgan; gebycgan; ceapian; geceapian buy off - forgyldan |
Larn Old English,
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