by Dimitris Romeo Havlidis | Jan 25, 2017 | Sociology
At some point in every medieval fantasy movie or game, the heroes end up to an inn or tavern to rest their bones, fill their bellies with ale, and gorge on ridiculous amounts of food. In this article, I’m going to discuss the history of the medieval inn...
by Dimitris Romeo Havlidis | Jan 24, 2017 | Sociology
Medieval gambling, the favourite pastime There’s no doubt that gambling – on all sorts of games – was in the heart of a great many medieval lives. Even if you weren’t playing yourself, most of the people you knew were. Medieval gambling games,...
by Dimitris Romeo Havlidis | Jan 10, 2017 | Fantasy World Economics 101
Money in Medieval Europe With the fall of the Roman Empire, Europe emerged into the Dark Ages with dozens (if not hundreds) of nations, each trying to rise to power. Soon Europe was flooded with merchants travelling between cities to provide commodities from across...
by Dimitris Romeo Havlidis | Dec 20, 2016 | Engineering & Construction, History
The importance of medieval water works Water is one of the most important resources for any civilisation. Without it nothing can live, grow, or stay healthy. When looking at historical geopolitical maps we can draw a clear correlation between i) the presence of fresh...
by Dimitris Romeo Havlidis | Dec 14, 2016 | Wednesday Writing Hooks
Wednesday Writing HookSure Hump-Day can suck, but we’ve decided to turn it into a *Hooray-Day* by releasing a new writing hook every week! Each edition will feature an image of an artefact, a complementary writing hook, and a little about its historical provenance,...
