October 15, 2004

"It was a crucial but sometimes forgotten moment in the development of Western civilization: the revival of medieval European learning by a wholesale transfusion of scholarship from the Islamic world"...says the New York Review of Books this week as Moslems celebrate the month of Ramadan worldwide...

...while in other parts of the globe boys and ghouls are are gearing up for Halloween without a clue to Halloween's celtic and medieval roots or how the Church later accommodated the Christian holiday...

...and It's New! at New York Carver... Go on a virtual tour of the Middle Ages each day from December 1 to Christmas Eve with our interactive advent calendar with day-by-day links to tales, stories and images of a medieval Christmas...

October 9, 2004

This week, the news about Switzerland's last St. Bernard dogs swept across the Web and from network news stations around the globe. Modern helicopters and heat sensors have taken over the job of the traditional rescue dogs whose owners - an order of monks who have cared for and trained them for centuries - and can no longer afford them. Say goodbye to another bit of surviving medieval Swiss history...

...and if you think the Dark Ages lacked, shall we say toothy grins - or even brain surgeons - methinks you better have another look...

...Finally, for you avid gamers and 3D empire builders check out the new release Medieval Lords - Build, Defend, Expand!