Welcome to the Blog that is All About Medieval Studies, HEMA and Realistic Medieval Fantasy!
My New Years resolution for 2019 is to learn more about Medieval Studies. There's been a theme in my mind over the past few days. I've been stressing myself over remembering all the cool facts I learn about medieval history because there's a difference between learning something and becoming great at something. My dream is to be able to stand behind a lectern and ramble for hours about Medieval Studies all the while getting my audience interested in learning more later on their own time. To do this I can't rely on just reading and storing PDF files on my computer. Einstein still needed his pens and writing materials to do the amazing things he did, but he didn't need the internet nor vast digital databases. In order to become a great historian, I must see using the internet as a weakness. I must be able to rehearse and recite medieval history with no external sources but my own mind and mouth. To do this will take many years of discipline, but I'm up to the challenge.
You should probably know this blog is an offshoot of another blog I have. I just made this blog so I can talk about things that I don't want on my other blog. Here I can ramble on about my deeper thoughts and inner passions while on my other blog I actually talk about Medieval Studies and what I've been learning in university. I'm majoring in Medieval Studies and am so glad I made the decision to do so because already after just completing my first term my knowledge about all things medieval has doubled!
If you're interested in what my other blog is about, here's a link to an article I wrote about the Venetian Arsenal and how it grew from the Middle Ages to shape early modern warfare in the Mediterranean: https://timothyrjeveland.com/2018/12/25/venice-at-sea/
I find almost every subject in Medieval Studies highly fascinating--everything from how women were treated in the workplace to how a soldier equipped himself. Just like how the 1990s were so much different than the 1970s, the 1390s were extremely different from the 1410s as technology never stopped evolving. This makes studying medieval clothing and architecture tricky because you really have to be certain about what year you're talking about.
I plan to have a detailed map in my mind of what every European, African and Asian culture was wearing and eating throughout each decade of the Middle Ages, not just a general rundown. So welcome to my adventure and I hope you find my upcoming posts interesting!
You should probably know this blog is an offshoot of another blog I have. I just made this blog so I can talk about things that I don't want on my other blog. Here I can ramble on about my deeper thoughts and inner passions while on my other blog I actually talk about Medieval Studies and what I've been learning in university. I'm majoring in Medieval Studies and am so glad I made the decision to do so because already after just completing my first term my knowledge about all things medieval has doubled!
If you're interested in what my other blog is about, here's a link to an article I wrote about the Venetian Arsenal and how it grew from the Middle Ages to shape early modern warfare in the Mediterranean: https://timothyrjeveland.com/2018/12/25/venice-at-sea/
I find almost every subject in Medieval Studies highly fascinating--everything from how women were treated in the workplace to how a soldier equipped himself. Just like how the 1990s were so much different than the 1970s, the 1390s were extremely different from the 1410s as technology never stopped evolving. This makes studying medieval clothing and architecture tricky because you really have to be certain about what year you're talking about.
I plan to have a detailed map in my mind of what every European, African and Asian culture was wearing and eating throughout each decade of the Middle Ages, not just a general rundown. So welcome to my adventure and I hope you find my upcoming posts interesting!
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