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  1. Lily Maeve La Fey

    Ask me about King Arthur!

    Dark Lord Butterfly is right. 500 years wouldn't take us as far back. I don't know why I said that...it's weird you can recognize "dark ages" and years 500-1500, but it's astounding when you actually consider how far back it all was.
  2. Lily Maeve La Fey

    Ask me about herbal medicine!

    Temperate antifungal herbs. Barberry root Cedar (roots, leaves, bark. Cedar's fantastic!) Chammomile. These are the most common temparate European-ish plants that work as antifungals.
  3. Lily Maeve La Fey

    Ask me about herbal medicine!

    Bronze Oracle: So, to soothe the welts, again I'm going to go with aloevera or cucumber lotions. Fever has a few things, tansy, willow bark, yew bark and leaves, and even violet teas. Some cactuses have fever healing properties.
  4. Lily Maeve La Fey

    Ask me about herbal medicine!

    amputated arm Re: character with amputated arm. I think aloe vera is good. Aloe grows in temperate regions and soothes cuts and rashes. he'd have to steep the leaves in boiled water and let it cool, stirring it so it became a viscous paste. Hope that helps!
  5. Lily Maeve La Fey

    Tragedy of the Dryad

    A queer flower blooms on an ancient tree deep in to the forest. It is a lovely thing with snow white petals and splashed with fiery streaks and an emerald centre. It only blooms on the tree branches once a year. A young man was once walking through the forest with his bow in hand looking for...
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    The Life of Lancelot du Lac

    Chapter One King Ban fell to his knees throwing his arms out into the sky beseeching his god. Helen watched her husband crumble in dispair as he watched the pillar of black smoke rise against the clear blue sky. Helen held back her own tears of rage as she watched her home burn from a far...
  8. Lily Maeve La Fey

    Ask me about herbal medicine!

    Migraines: So a couple things were used. Because some migraines are caused by inflammation of certain blood vessels in the brain, they did find harvesting willow bark worked. Harvesting yew bark also had some effect. Sore through and fever: Chamomile and tansy steeped in a tea or infusion did...
  9. Lily Maeve La Fey

    Ask me about King Arthur!

    The name of the kingsword and the coward's blade unfortunately were never consistent...which is why even scholars make "mistakes". You have a legend with uncertain origins that evolved over 500 years, so lots do happen. Thank you for testing though, might make people feel better about asking...
  10. Lily Maeve La Fey

    Ask me about King Arthur!

    Ugh lots. Celts had this thing with sacred spears and swords...But I'll do this without consulting my "Arthurian Library" (if you can call ten books a library) and "ta interwebs". There were the two everyone knows about off hand: Caliburn or Caleachbyrne (medieval authors do hate consistant...
  11. Lily Maeve La Fey

    Medieval Trade Good Ideas?

    "Exotics" this could be spices, sugar, poppy seeds, books are in high demand among the literate. Copper and other unworked metals. Shells and vegetables for dying (very expensive). Among the very rich exotic pets were also a luxury. Queen Elizabeth had cats from Persia and Egypt. I know I'm a...
  12. Lily Maeve La Fey

    Ask me about herbal medicine!

    I have always been interested in ancient and medieval natural medicine. It's a fascination that has gripped me since I was a teenager. Now, I have also had to do plenty of research as one of my perspective characters for my novel is an apothecary. Feel free to ask me anything, but know this. Ask...
  13. Lily Maeve La Fey

    Ask me about King Arthur!

    I was introduced to the legends of King Arthur and his knights of the round table and have since become obsessed with the great king of Albion. I have studied various renditions of the stories including both medieval and contemporary stories. If you have any questions, throw them my way and I'll...
  14. Lily Maeve La Fey

    Ask me about Celtic Mythology!

    To Gurkhal, 1) warrior gods were said to be fierce, they could be both male and female, and Gaelic, British and Gaulish Celts all seemed to associate horses with their warrior gods as well. A common picture depicts the god or goddess with a round ornate sheild, a bronze two/three foot long...
  15. Lily Maeve La Fey

    Ask me about Celtic Mythology!

    So, the Celts in Ireland were speculated to do a couple of things. 1) dance around the druid's bonfire at Beltaine (May 1st) and the couple would be married for a year and a day if they did not conceive a child. 2) Before Christainity was the main religion, but after it was introduced to...
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