Mapping Monday - Medieval, Tolkien, & Dyson Logos

Over on gizmodo.com, they ask "What Mars Would Look Like Mapped by Medieval Cartographers?"  See their answer here.

Also, on laughingsquid.com, they have "Fantasy Maps of Real United States Cities Drawn in the Style of J.R.R. Tolkien" here.

Finally, on the Dyson Logos YouTube channel, check out the "Time Lapse Dungeons & Dragons Map."  Enjoy!

Mapping Monday on GRYMVALD.com

Cartography and Mapping are the order of the day,
from setting maps to battlemaps, it's all good.

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Setting & Society Sunday - Pests & Plague

Over on medievalists.net, an article discusses "Medieval Pest Control" here.

Also, on historyextra.com, they give us "The Black Death: the historians’ view" here.

Finally, back on medievalists.net as well as the UChicagoCIS YouTube channel, we find out about  "The Black Death in the Middle East and Europe."  Watch and learn!

Setting & Society Sunday on GRYMVALD.com

Looking closer at Setting and Society

as a part of what is presented by GMs.

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Saturday in Space - Methane Snow & Ice

Over on space.com earlier this year, they told us of "Hunting Uranus, the Solar System's Azure Ice Giant" here.

Also, on space.com from a few years back, they shared the information that the "Saturn Moon Titan Sports [a] Thick Icy Shell & Bizarre Interior" here.

Finally, on nasa.gov just yesterday, NASA suggested there is "Methane Snow on Pluto’s Peaks" here.

Saturday in Space on GRYMVALD.com
What's happening in Space and

what can it mean for our tabletop RPGing?

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Flora & Fauna Friday - Dogs

Erik Garland, gamer extraordinaire and dog lover, just can't seem to win over Ernie's dog Kaycee.  No matter what he does, she just bares here teeth when he tries.  There's no good reason for it because he'd be more than happy to throw a Frisbee for her and has played in Ernie's game and spent much of that time tossing a chew toy to her great delight.  Nevertheless, she was having none of it on Thursday at Gary Con VIII.  Personally, I think he'll win her over eventually.  With that in mind, I thought this week's blog on plants and animals should be about dogs.  First up, and article from Buzzfeed.com, they give us "21 Awesome Dog Breeds You’ve Never Heard Of And Need To Know About Immediately" here.

Also, on dailymail.co.uk, they distance wolves from their cousins with the article "Dogs are NOT descended from modern wolves but split from common ancestor 34,000 years ago" here.

Finally, on sciencemag.org, they accuse dogs of murder on a mammoth scale while asking, "Did Dogs Help Drive Mammoths to Their Graves?"  Find out here.

Flora & Fauna Friday on GRYMVALD.com

Examining animals, plants, and the

environments we use for our tabletop RPGing.

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Historical Thursday - Famous People, Wonderworkers, & Worst Monarchs

Over on medievalists.net, they ask, "Can You Name These Famous People From The Middle Ages?"  Find out who they mean here.

Also, on medievalists.net, they told us "A Tale of Two Wonderworkers: St. Nicholas of Myra in the Writings and Life of St. Thomas Aquinas" here.

Finally, on historyextra.com, they tell of "9 of the worst monarchs in history" here.

Historical Thursday on GRYMVALD.com

Sifting through History to
enhance our tabletop RPGing.

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Worldbuilding Wednesday - Magnificent Seven Cemeteries

Over on wikipedia, they have an article about the "Magnificent Seven cemeteries" that tells of a Victorian effort to "alleviate overcrowding in existing parish burial grounds" in London.  I'll highlight two of them below but find out more here.

Also on fonc.org.uk, the Friends of Nunhead Cemetery maintain a website with some decent galleries and information on "Perhaps the least known, but most attractive, of the great Victorian Cemeteries of London" here.

Finally, on kensalgreen.co.uk, let it be known that guided tours have started back up as of March 1st and that includes some catacomb tours.  Find out more here.

Worldbuilding Wednesday on GRYMVALD.com
The nuts and bolts of Worldbuilding
for our tabletop RPGing.

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The Tuesday Sundries - Abandoned Movie Sets

Over on 1989batman.com, you can see some cool sets from the 1989 movie Batman here.

Also, on desertedplaces.blogspot.com, check out "The abandoned movie set of Cameron's 'The Abyss'" here.

Finally, on diply.com, they have "19 Spooky Abandoned Movie Sets" here.

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

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