Medieval Modern

Yes, folks, he actually does, right here at houseoffame.blogspot.com

He doesn't post frequently any more, but the old posts are definitely worth re-reading. I personally recommend his take on sparklie vampyres and the Cipher of Leonardo. Plus a lot of Ricardian England in-jokes that you must be a die-hard Chaucerian to get.

A comedy sketch performed by the British actor and comedian Bill Bailey. In Middle English, no less! Bonus points if you can identify the literary allusions (Chaucer and otherwise) in the sketch.

This is a legacy post from my old website.

In Jan. 2012 in NYC, the Canadian rap artist Baba Brinkman was performing his one-man show, The Canterbury Tales Remixed, off-Broadway at the Soho Playhouse. Was it any good, you ask? Judge for yourself: here's a portion of the Pardoner's Tale from the 2005 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. You can also listen to the General Prologue and more on Baba Brinkman's website.

They might produce mashups primarily for high school students, but History Teachers have made some pretty fine medieval-themed music videos. Like this Canterbury Tales one:

This is a legacy post from my old website

Did you know Neil Gaiman could sing? Neither did I. Did you know he knows Josh Ritter? Me neither. Did you know they've got a song about Joan of Arc? Now you do. That's at least three kinds of awesome in one two-minute video.

This is a legacy post from my old website.