tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980619.post116391940976006462..comments2023-07-15T08:47:34.999-06:00Comments on Life On The Periphery: NaNo – Day 18, Store-bought Peeves And Bad Guys With Library CardsConstance Brewerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17964121072645959593noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980619.post-85931191250449179322006-11-20T01:54:00.000-07:002006-11-20T01:54:00.000-07:00I can guess but I might be wrong (there's competit...I can guess but I might be wrong (there's competition....) - can you tell me by email so we're not at cross-purposes?<br /><br />Link <a href="http://www.britarch.ac.uk/ba/ba52/ba52news.html">here</a>. I think I'm going to set the story on the mainland to fit in with some other snippets, but after all, who's to say where the ring was used before it found its way to its final resting place on Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980619.post-75514380835055222162006-11-19T12:38:00.000-07:002006-11-19T12:38:00.000-07:00Carla, I won't tell you which fantasy books I was ...Carla, I won't tell you which fantasy books I was thinking of when I wrote the medieval rant, but I bet you can guess. There's enough stupidity out there without adding to the mix in fiction. <br /><br />Do you have a link to the archeology news in North Wales? That sounds interesting. I love Byzantine stuff, and my reenactment persona (well, one of them) is Welsh...Constance Brewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17964121072645959593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30980619.post-74961762264225722452006-11-19T06:25:00.000-07:002006-11-19T06:25:00.000-07:00I share that pet peeve. One of the most striking ...I share that pet peeve. One of the most striking things about experimental archaeology, or at least the bits of it that I've come across, is that whenever someone sets out to recreate a piece of ancient technology it almost always works far, far better than anyone imagined. I might take issue with you about the backwardness of medieval times (!) but I'm with you on the general principle. <br /Carlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11901028520813891575noreply@blogger.com