tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1258832833257933108.post2808836252912515494..comments2023-10-22T04:39:49.373-06:00Comments on Forgefire: Medieval Gems for Writers: Did Medieval Houses Have ChimneysTom Abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02245728822327092684noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1258832833257933108.post-18624374293404234062016-12-06T07:26:16.883-07:002016-12-06T07:26:16.883-07:00Thank you for the post! I was always finding it ha...Thank you for the post! I was always finding it hard to figure out what materials existed in the medieval era for my book since i didn't want to write as if it were set in the victorian period. I think i'm just going to base my book in just the medieval era with no specific year so no one can complain that certain items don't exist at the year of date. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14389796708393870151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1258832833257933108.post-68204739287975369162016-12-06T07:25:42.733-07:002016-12-06T07:25:42.733-07:00Thank you for the post! I was always finding it ha...Thank you for the post! I was always finding it hard to figure out what materials existed in the medieval era for my book since i didn't want to write as if it were set in the victorian period. I think i'm just going to base my book in just the medieval era with no specific year so no one can complain that certain items don't exist at the year of date. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14389796708393870151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1258832833257933108.post-42349144139677635952014-12-24T13:11:59.789-07:002014-12-24T13:11:59.789-07:00it's not right that thatched roofs would rot. ...it's not right that thatched roofs would rot. I talked to people in the Carpathian mountains who remember thatched roofs and roofs covered with wooden tiles. They say, thatched roofs can last 50 years and more, unlike wooden tiles - these did rot and needed replacement much more often. I myself saw a couple of houses with thatched roofs; people said they had been built sometime at the beginning of the 20th century; the thatched roofs were covered with moss and sometimes grass would grow on them, but they were not leaky, and from the inside you would not see the sky. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1258832833257933108.post-60332884668042520482012-03-11T11:51:10.844-06:002012-03-11T11:51:10.844-06:00Please keep these types of posts coming. Although...Please keep these types of posts coming. Although my novel (still a WIP) is set in a fictional world, the period is generally medieval. I've found it difficult to locate good resources for the hum-drum of daily life from the period. I find bits here and snippets there. The Regia Anglorum you mentioned is a novel approach, especially the whole virtual village thing. Thanks for calling my attention to it!Jeff Hargetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198367021884647821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1258832833257933108.post-27108665028659093952012-03-10T11:24:10.021-07:002012-03-10T11:24:10.021-07:00Glad you liked it! I love the early medieval peri...Glad you liked it! I love the early medieval period because fewer authors write in that setting.<br /><br />If you're interested in learning more about the Anglo-Saxons, check out Regia Anglorum. A lot of interesting things happened back then.Tom Abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245728822327092684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1258832833257933108.post-6886537060269259492012-03-10T09:04:42.124-07:002012-03-10T09:04:42.124-07:00Excellent post! I'm always looking for ways t...Excellent post! I'm always looking for ways to keep my settings authentic. This one got printed. :)Jeff Hargetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198367021884647821noreply@blogger.com