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Monthly Archives: June 2008

Leper Knight Timeline:1204 to 1244

Monday, June 30, 2008

No one was without a share in the grief. In the alleys, in the streets, in the temples, complaints, weeping, lamentations, grief, the groaning of men, the shrieks of women, wounds, rape, captivity, the separation of those most closely united. Nobles wandered about ignominiously, those of venerable age in tears, the rich in poverty. Thus [...]

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Runic inscriptions in Hagia Sophia – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Saturday, June 28, 2008

The first runic inscription was discovered in 1964 on a parapet on the top floor of the southern gallery, and the discovery was published by Elisabeth Svärdström in “Runorna i Hagia Sofia”, Fornvännen 65 (1970), 247-49. The inscription is worn down so only -alftan, which is the Norse name Halfdan, is legible. The remainder of [...]

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The Adventures of the Leper Knight: Notes

Saturday, June 28, 2008

The armored man rode toward the little man, and kicked him violently in the head.
Throwing open the visor of his helmet, he exposed a rotting face, with no nose. “I’m Sir Guillaume, of the Order of St. Lazarus, and I probably fucked your mother when I burnt your city to the ground. Now stay out [...]

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