The Tuesday Sundries - Medieval Weapons

Over on medievalwarfare.info, they share some "Medieval Weapons & Armour" here.

Also, on ublicmedievalist.com, they tell us of "The Curious Case of the Weapon that Didn’t Exist" here.

Finally, on the list25 YouTube channel, they recount the "25 Most Insane Medieval Weapons." Enjoy!

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Mapping Monday - Old School Dungeon Maps

A few years back, over on the Crooked Staff blog, Kris put together a three part Old-school dungeon map tutorial.  Here now those three parts starting with part one here.

Also, part two is here.

Finally, part three here.

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Setting & Society Sunday - Miracles, Gods, & Religion

Over on medievalists.net, they list the "Top 10 Strangest Miracles of the Middle Ages" here.

Also, on medievalists.net, they explain "How to destroy gods" here.

Finally, on the Business Insider YouTube channel, they give us an "Animated map shows how religion spread around the world."  Watch!

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Saturday in Space - Mysteries in Time & Space

Three from Science Alert this week with the first being "Physicists just found a link between dark energy and the arrow of time" here.

Also, "A binary star is flying out of our galaxy and researchers don't know why."  Learn more here.

Finally, "A huge, mystery dwarf planet's been hiding in our Solar System this whole time."  Find out what we know here?

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Flora & Fauna Friday - Plants, Sleeping & Moving

Three from Science Alert this week with the first being "Trees might have just been caught 'sleeping' for the first time" here.

Also, "These trees in Ecuador are reportedly 'walking' up to 20 metres per year" here.

Finally, "This autonomous 'cyber garden' rolls around to keep its plants alive" here.

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Historical Thursday - Mary, Eleanor, & Osthryth

Over on historyextra.com, they wonder about "Mary, Queen of Scots: what happened to her ladies-in-waiting?"  Find out more here.

Also, on historicalnovelsociety.org, Elizabeth Chadwick muses "on Eleanor of Aquitaine, and how to push Henry II out of the limelight" here.

Finally, on medievalists.net, we learn of "Osthryth, Queen of the Mercians" here.

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Worldbuilding Wednesday - Ancient Tunnels

Over on smithsonianmag.com, "A Secret Tunnel Found in Mexico May Finally Solve the Mysteries of Teotihuacán."  Find out more here.

Also, on spiegel.de, discover "Rome's Tremendous Tunnel: The Ancient World's Longest Underground Aqueduct" here.

Finally, on ancient-origins.net, "Extensive Ancient Underground Networks [have been] Discovered Throughout Europe."  Learn more at here.

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The Tuesday Sundries - The Great, Full Dead

Over on atlasobscura.com, check out "The Most Beautiful Dead: Photographs of Europe's Jeweled Skeletons" here.

Also, on naturalhistory.si.edu, learn the secrets of "The Mummy's Tomb" here.

Finally, on wealthmanagement.com, immerse yourself in "Ghost Stories of the Rich and Famous" here.

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Mapping Monday - Jocarra's Maps

Over on deviantart.com, user jocarra has a collection of fantasy maps here of his own and from others on the website.  First up, let's look at a "Map of Ferraria" by branka42 here.

Also, have a look at a "Map of Turzel" by jocarra here.

Finally, check out the "The Lost World Paruda" by jocarra here.

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Setting & Society Sunday - Language

Over on sciencealert.com, they tell us "These new earbuds can translate languages for you in real-time" here.

Also, on neatorama.com, they share "A Cthulhuian Font You Can Download And Use To Summon Strange Beings" here.

Finally, on medievalists.net, they reveal "10 Phrases that Originated in the Middle Ages" here.

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Saturday in Space - Mars, Europa, & Limits

Three from Science Alert this week with the first being "A blue moon and a red Mars are pairing up this week[end] - here's how to watch."  Learn how here.

Also, "NASA just found even more evidence that Europa could host alien life" here.

Finally, "Here are the limits of humanity's space exploration."  Watch it revealed here.

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Flora & Fauna Friday - First Tree, Garden, & Avocados

Over on treehugger.com, they share "One of the first fruit trees planted in America is still alive and well at age 383+" here.

Also, via a Google image search, check out lots of pics of the "Montreal Botanical Garden" here.

Finally, on sciencealert.com and the SciShow YouTube channel, find out "Why Avocados Shouldn't Exist" here.

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Historical Thursday - Guide, Chart, & Website

Three fine founts of history today including a "Guide to Medieval Sources" here.

Also, on slate.com, they give us "The Entire History of the World—Really, All of It—Distilled Into a Single Gorgeous Chart" here.

Finally, check out "The Freelance History Writer" here.

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Worldbuilding Wednesday - Earth: Above, Below, & Beyond

Three from Science Alert this week with the first being "29 of the most surreal landscapes on the planet" here.  Gamemasters should bookmark the page and write up one a day for the next month for your homebrew setting or to drop in when players take a left turn.

Also, they tell us "Earth's mantle is way less stable that we thought it was" here.  So, that tunnel to China I planned as a kid is seeming less and less likely.

Finally, "This ancient Babylonian map of Jupiter just changed history as we know it."  Get more of the story here.  Not all maps found in-game need to be easily understood.

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The Tuesday Sundries - Instruments

Three "Instruments" from the metmuseum.org collection this week with the first being a Guitar here.

Also, have a look at the Mandora here.

Finally, they have a gruesome Lyre here.

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Mapping Monday - Fantasy Maps

Three from boingboing.net this week with the first one being "Fantasy maps are awesome" here.

Also, have a look at "Fantasy maps still awesome" here.

Finally, check out "Modern cities drawn in the style of fantasy maps" here.

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Setting & Society Sunday - Royals, Saints, & Bastards

Three from the medievalists.net website this week with the first being "Rituals of Royalty: Prescription, Politics and Practice in English Coronation and Royal Funeral Rituals c. 1327 to c. 1485" here.

Also, they ask the question "How Many Medieval Saints Are There?"  Check their findings here.

Finally, not a list of those poor fellows but have you ever wondered "How Do You Say ‘Bastard’ in Medieval Latin?"  The answer won't surprise you if you already speak Latin . . .  See here!

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