tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post8813271566982778580..comments2024-03-28T09:24:58.391-04:00Comments on Stuff I Like: A Blog: Germanpalooza! II The Wasphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08636805818054637966noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-67483457448233572632014-07-28T00:41:52.403-04:002014-07-28T00:41:52.403-04:00Yeah, McBride's work is beautiful. I meant to ...Yeah, McBride's work is beautiful. I meant to put up a picture of the Mausoleum of Hadrian as it looks today http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castel_Sant'AngeloThe Wasphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636805818054637966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-17217847614366337242014-07-24T10:26:48.994-04:002014-07-24T10:26:48.994-04:00Amazing pictures!Amazing pictures!Francesco La Mannohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16549200855129247535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-34431458598920776282014-05-16T13:39:52.083-04:002014-05-16T13:39:52.083-04:00It seems the prototype setting for the modern fant...It seems the prototype setting for the modern fantasy tale. I've never read any scholarship on it but I've always assumed much of Middle-earth was based on the period: Gondor=Byzantium, Wainriders, etc=Huns, Rohirrim= Gothic foederati, and Catalunia Fields=Pelennor Fields. No, I've never even heard of the Lang film. I just watched a few moments and am going to try to watch some of it this afternoon. Thanks for the recommendation. The Wasphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636805818054637966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-85340096279479931942014-05-16T12:51:11.871-04:002014-05-16T12:51:11.871-04:00The Age of Migrations has always been one of my fa...The Age of Migrations has always been one of my favorite historical periods to read about. Something about the wildness of Europe at the time (with Ice Age animals still living in the forests of Germany), the variety of tribes and customs, the colorful characters (Gaiseric, Stilicho, Attila, etc.), and the clash with a decadent civilization captures my imagination. If you haven't seen it, I recommend Fritz Lang's two-part, five-hour-long silent film Die Nibelungen, which evokes the period with beautiful sets and costumes (and dwarves and dragons); the whole thing can be watched on youtube.Raphael Ordoñezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17991011024942623986noreply@blogger.com