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A Duchess Inspired by Atoms
It’s the first Friday of the month, time for another installment about the history of atom theory by award-winning physics professor (and my dad) Dean Zollman. Today, we meet a 17th-century English...
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Hostages: An Early Medieval Form of Insurance
Hostage is one of those words that can cause confusion to people new to historical fiction set in the early Middle Ages. After capturing the Saxon fortress of Eresburg and destroying the Irminsul in...
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Religion and Magic: Two Ways Medieval Franks Manipulated Their World
A mix of religion and belief in magic was widespread in the days of Charlemagne, so an author of fiction set in that period has no choice but to give those beliefs a prominent role. That’s why Alda,...
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Which Route Did Charlemagne Take to Invade Saxony?
I’ve spent a lot of time trying to decide on one word – west or south. The current draft of my second novel, The Ashes of Heaven’s Pillar, has the Saxons of Eresburg taken by surprise by an invasion...
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