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A Storm of Arrows From the English Longbow

At the beginning of Andrew Davidson’s book, The Gargoyle, the main character is driving along a mountain road, high on cocaine and bourbon. He has a distinct feeling that he is about to be ambushed, for some reason, and, sure enough, he sees “a volley of flaming arrows swarming out of the woods, directly at …

May 9, 2009 – 3:55 pm | By David Morton | Posted in History, Medievalism, warfare | Tagged Agincourt, Andrew Davidson, Anglo-Norman Invasions, archer, archery, arrows, Arthur Conan Doyle, Battle of Crecy, bow staves, drawstring, Edward I, Edward IV, Ken Follett, longbow, Poitiers, Song of the Bow, The Gargoyle, warfare, weapons, Welsh, White Company, World Without End | Comments (2)

Follett’s Dark Ages Are A Little Too Tidy-Clean

Everywhere I look, these days, I notice someone reading Ken Follett’s World Without End. Yesterday, I saw someone wading through it on the bus to work; later, someone else reading it in Starbucks. In December, I’d see several open copies each day on the beach in Cabo San Lucas. World Without End has been out …

January 27, 2009 – 9:00 am | By David Morton | Posted in Medievalism, Writing | Tagged dark ages, Ken Follett, medieval, Medievalism, middle ages, novels, World Without End. The Pillars Of The Earth | Comments (4)

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