7 Deadly Sins

The SEVEN DEADLY SINS — lust, envy, gluttony, sloth, greed, anger and pride — have had an enormous impact on the moral compass of the modern world.

Danish

Danish is one of the North Germanic languages (also called Scandinavian languages), a sub-group of the Germanic branch of the Indo-European languages.

Middle Ages in Britain

Life in the Middle Ages

The life of all the classes was dominated by the feudal system - feudalism. What was Village life like during the middle ages?

Sir Gawain and The Green Knight

The story begins in Camelot on New Year's Eve as King Arthur's court is feasting and exchanging gifts. A large Green Knight armed with an axe enters the hall and proposes a game.

Norman Conquest of England

In 1066, "William the Conqueror" and his Normans (plus mercenaries) invaded and took over Britain.




Edward the Confessor died childless in January, 1066

Courtly Love

Courtly love was a medieval European idea of love dating back to the noble courts of the eleventh century. In essence, courtly love was a contradictory experience between erotic desire and spiritual attainment.

King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table

The Round Table first appears in Wace's Roman de Brut, a Norman language adaptation of Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae finished in 1155. Wace says Arthur created the Round Table to prevent quarrels among his barons, none of whom would accept a lower place than the others.