Historical Thursday - A Marjorie, a Mary, & an Elizabeth

Over on medievalists.net, Susan Abernethy informs us of "Marjorie Bruce, Princess of Scotland and mother of the Stewart dynasty of Kings of Scots."  Learn more here.

Also, on medievalists.net, Susan Abernethy tells us of "Mary, Duchess of Burgundy" here.

Finally, on historyextra.com, Emma McFarnon writes of "Elizabeth of York: a Tudor of rare talent."  Find out more here.

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Sifting through History to
enhance our tabletop RPGing.

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Worldbuilding Wednesday - Volcanic Activity

Over on medievalists.net, they told us that a "Massive volcanic explosion from 1257 took place on Indonesian island, researchers find" here.

Also, on nbcnews.com, they discuss how "Archaeologists uncover a scene of horror at 'Swedish Pompeii'" here.

Finally, on livescience.com, they posted an article titled "Volcanoes Sparked an Explosion in Human Intelligence, Researcher Argues."  Learn more here.

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The nuts and bolts of Worldbuilding
for our tabletop RPGing.

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The Tuesday Sundries - Death & Dying

Over on medievalists.net, they look at the "Top 10 Medieval Assassinations" here.

Also, on io9.gizmodo.com, they give us "An infographic that keeps track of all of Shakespeare's deaths for you" here.

Finally, on scmp.com, they tell us of "131 ancient Chinese ‘hanging’ coffins found on side of 100m cliff near Three Gorges Dam" here.

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Essentially, a clearinghouse for topics on GRYMVALD.com
not covered elsewhere or wanting a particular focus.

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RPG Media Monday - Sullivan, Shannara, & The Silmarillion

Over on stephendsullivan.com, former TSR employee Steve Sullivan has announced a new writing project "Canoe Cops vs. The Mummy – Chapter 1" here.

Also, on io9.gizmodo.com, Andrew Liptak tells us "The Shannara Chronicles Is Like Watching Level One D&D Characters Start a Campaign" here.

Finally, on the TubeMastah YouTube channel from some years ago, check out "The Silmarillion Trailer (Fan Made)."  Enjoy!

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What can be gleaned from Media

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Setting & Society Sunday - Medicine, Make-Up, & Hangover Cures

Three from the Medievalists.net this week with the first being "The Medieval Art of Medicine: A Poem" here.

Also, discover "Make-Up and Medicine in the Middle Ages" here.

Finally, they shared some "Medieval Hangover Cures" here.

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Looking closer at Setting and Society

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Saturday in Space - Luck, 2016 Missions, & Tribute

Three from Space.com this week with the first telling us that "Life on Earth Can Thank Its Lucky Stars for Jupiter and Saturn" here.

Also, they give us a mission schedule with "These Are the Space Missions to Watch in 2016" here.

Finally, on a sad note, David Bowie passed away earlier this week and many involved in the space program and related fields pay tribute to him including a resurfaced tribute by Chris Hadfield singing Space Oddity from the ISS.  Read more here.

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What's happening in Space and

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Flora & Fauna Friday - Forests for the Trees

Three from Science Alert this week with the first being about "a forest in Poland filled with crooked trees, and no one can explain why" here.

Also, "This tree in the Americas is so toxic, you can’t stand under it when it rains."  Find out more here.

Finally, on Science Alert with a video from the William D McMaster YouTube channel, they show how a "Man single-handedly grows a forest larger than Central Park" here.

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Examining animals, plants, and the

environments we use for our tabletop RPGing.

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