Headless Coachmen and Crime August 7, 2012
Posted by Beachcombing in : Medieval, Modern
In the Middle Ages they had the wild hunt, the insanely nasty cavalry that rode across the sky. Then, come the early modern period, when everyone had ‘grown up a bit’ and men with shag and swords were so, well, ‘medieval’, that they moved on. They started seeing, instead, headless horsemen out on the toll [...]
Rhyming with Death December 8, 2011
Posted by Beachcombing in : Contemporary, Medieval, Modern
***dedicated to Andy the Mad Monk, who sent Beach several notable examples*** Death concentrates the mind wonderfully and, at least in the east, a longstanding custom has been to pen a final poem: a last communiqué to the world. This custom stretches far back into the Middle Ages and perhaps the greatest thing to [...]
