Medieval Ages

A world in turmoil. A new religion. A struggling community. Can a pagan woman protect her family without falling prey to both Christians and power-hungry Fae? Ireland, 470. In an ancient world torn between old traditions and new beliefs, a pagan woman finds herself caught in a perilous struggle to protect her family from the clutches of both zealous Christians and power-hungry Fae. Clíodhna mourns the presumed loss of her husband, and as the months pass with no sign of his return, she clings to her ancestral customs. She distrusts the encroaching dominance of the burgeoning Christian faith...

The bloody war is over and the city of Taron still stands tall. With one battle over, another is about to begin. Left with no other choice, our heroes must leave their familiar lands to embark on a journey by sea. A new world awaits them, but are they ready to face their calling? It matters not. Destiny waits for no one... This book is intended for mature audiences. The Legend of the Gate Keeper Series Reading Order: The Shadow: (A standalone prequel: Book 0) Land of Shadows: (Book 1) Siege of Night: (Book 2) Lost Empire: (Book 3) Reborn: (Book 4) The Trials of Ashbarn: (Book 5) End of Days...

The lives of the sons of Eleanor of Aquitaine are the stuff of legend. Her daughters, however, are less well known, and the fascinating personalities of her daughters-in-law have been almost entirely overlooked, as have those of the daughters she bore Louis VII of France. The Families of Eleanor of Aquitaine redresses this balance and showcases the lives, travels, and careers of these ten very different women, who formed a great international network of political alliances that linked their parents, siblings, husbands, and children all across Europe and the Holy Land.

The great poetic tradition of pre-Christian Scandinavia is known to us almost exclusively though the Prose Edda, a collection of narrative literature, and its companion, the Poetic Edda. The poems originated in Iceland, Norway, and Greenland between the ninth and 13th centuries, when they were compiled in a unique manuscript known as the Codex Regius. The poems are primarily lyrical rather than narrative.

La enorme cantidad de combatientes que periódicamente zarpaban hacia el Cercano Oriente para luchar contra los musulmanes son una prueba de la popularidad generalizada del aventurerismo en el extranjero en ese momento. La idea de una cruzada, en la que grandes ejércitos procedentes de varias regiones de Europa se reunían con el fin de luchar contra los musulmanes turcos y árabes, quedó tan arraigada que se amplió para incluir a las cruzadas contra las sectas cristianas europeas heréticas.

They found me reading futures. Now they say I belong to theirs. Ivy Holt makes a living on the boardwalk selling half-truths and glitter-dusted hope. She reads tarot cards. Spins stories. Survives. But when three horned strangers appear at her table and call her by her real name, everything changes. Gideon is the leader. Tor is the fire. Rex is the calm before the storm. They don’t want a fortune. They want a muse. Now Ivy is trapped in a glass penthouse, bound in velvet and watched from every angle. They see through her lies. Strip her defenses. Train her body to crave the shame they ...

Moses Ben Maimon, frequently called Maimonides, was a medieval philosopher who revolutionized thinking about ethics, reason, and the Jewish Torah through his emphasis on reason and evidence. His works were broadly accepted by the Sephardi Jewish community and spread across the medieval world, reaching the Jewish populations as far as Yemen, and though he lived in the 12th century, Maimonides continues to be one of the most studied scholars of Jewish law, philosophy, and theology.

I stepped into the cage to survive. I didn’t know I’d be claimed in it. Nora Blake fights for rent money, bruises for cash and bleeds for a crowd that never cheers. She thought she knew pain. Thought she’d learned to endure. Then three minotaur kings found her in the cage. Silas is the cold one. Dax is the quiet one. Kael is the cruel one. Together they offer her an escape from the underground. But it’s not freedom they want. It’s ownership. Now Nora trains in their private gym, sleeps in their guarded compound and submits in their dungeon. They tie her with silk. Punish her with ...

In the 21st century, most people associate the idea of the possession of a person or place by a malevolent supernatural entity with the medieval world, and particularly with the Catholic Church, but the truth is considerably stranger. Virtually every human culture that has ever existed has talked about both possession and exorcism, a rite or ritual used to free a person or place from possession.

The assault on the city of Shadowfen has taken its toll. With so many lives lost, the people have begun to rebel while the king desperately searches for answers. How did this happen? Who is to blame for so much bloodshed? Someone must be held accountable. But while the king is doing everything he can to calm his people, barely able to hold his kingdom together by a thread, a deadly force has risen in the north. Unseen, unnoticed, it silently threatens the world of Ayrith from the shadows. Now Viola and her friends must make a choice. Do they defend the humans from this latest threat, or ...

I’m willing to sacrifice everything if that’s what it takes, but what happens when I have nothing left to give? After joining forces with the tarrins to fend off the ghatins in a brutal battle, Viola and her companions must now face some tough choices. The defeat, a minor setback, has only further enraged the savage ghatins, and Viola’s life is now in more danger than ever before. Left with no choice, she and her friends must leave Eldham in order to stay one step ahead of their enemies. Even with the aid of some newfound allies, will Viola find peace at last? Perhaps it’s time she ...

In 871, three of England’s four kingdoms were overrun by Vikings, the ruthless, all-conquering Scandinavian raiders who terrorized early medieval Europe. With the Norsemen murdering one king with arrows and torturing another to death by ripping out his lungs, the prospects that faced the kingdom of Wessex were bleak. Worse still, the Saxons were now led by a young man barely out of his teens who was more interested in God than fighting.

The Sword of Truth meets The Wheel of Time in this epic fantasy series. If there is one thing Viola knows for certain, it is that she’s inferior to all other beings. At least, that is what she has been told for as long as she can remember. She was born a freak with no memory of her past, and her red eyes and white hair have forced her to hide from the rest of the world. She’s been treated like a slave by a man she hates, and her life of involuntary servitude is all she's ever known. But everything changes the day she is followed home and captured by Lord Alaric. With her most unusual ...

Prince Rafe leans over me, holding himself up on one elbow as he gazes at my face. I feel his eyes wandering over every surface from my brow to my eyes, down my nose, to my lips and chin, and then returning to hold my gaze for a second. The small smile at the corner of his mouth makes me think he likes what he sees. His hand is cool when it brushes a loose curl from my cheek, but I don’t jerk away from him. I have no idea what’s going on. I don’t understand why I’m here. I don’t know what will happen tomorrow. It seems like a lot of powerful people want me—dead or alive. And yet...

Her life was ordinary, working in the castle kitchen. Until one day it wasn't, now she need to make a decision. Love, heartbreak, friendships, they are all on the line. Is she brave enough? Mary's life began in the artisan quarters. She lived with her parents and had friends she explored the city with. But life takes an unexpected turn when her parents pass away, and Mary finds herself working in the castle kitchen. Mary has to adapt and find a new way of life. New friends come into her life and old ones gives her comfort. But it's hard navigating heartbreak and the feeling of never being ...

He would sacrifice anything to possess her, the girl he’d wanted for so long. Even if he has to break her, and himself, to keep her. Prince Damon has loved the dainty serving girl Lily since they were children. She was such a lovely little thing, and so willful. The child was prone to impertinence. Nobody made him smile more. The Prince watches and waits. When he reaches an age to own property, he asks for her. He has put off choosing his Royal Concubine until this moment. Just claiming her is not enough. He has to own her, body and soul. But the responsibility is challenging. Especially ...

Kithamar is a centre of trade and wealth, an ancient city with a long bloody history where countless thousands live and their stories unfold. This is Alys'. When her brother is murdered, a petty thief from the slums of Longhill sets out to discover who killed him and why. But the more she discovers about him, the more she learns about herself, and the truths she finds are more dangerous than knives.

It could be said that European kings and nobles in the Middle Ages were Crusade mad. The enormous amount of fighting men who periodically sailed off to the Near East to do battle with Muslims are evidence of the widespread popularity of overseas adventurism at the time. The notion of a Crusade, in which large armies assembled from various regions of Europe for the purpose of doing battle with Turkish and Arab Muslims, became so fixed that it was expanded to include Crusades against heretical European Christian sects.

King Henry is dead, and his son, Edward Longshanks, is on his way back from crusade to claim the crown and impose his iron will on a weakened country. The nobles of north Wales are nervous and grow frustrated at the inaction of their own leader, and make a daring pact to replace him with a figurehead to unite the warring factions against the English prince. In the south, two young men attempt to rebuild their lives after a terrifying ordeal in Acre.

Step Into a World of Knights, Castles, and Legends—Where Every Page Sparks a Child’s Imagination! Curious young minds can now travel back to the thrilling days of medieval castles, armored knights, and daring adventures—all from the comfort of home or classroom. Packed with fun facts, images, and exciting activities, this vivid journey through the Middle Ages brings history to life like never before. Has a child you know ever wondered what it was really like to live inside a towering stone fortress? To fight in legendary battles—or shovel out the castle’s smelly waste pits? With ...