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	<title>The World of the Blue Bells Trilogy &#187; Minstrel Boy</title>
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	<description>Discover the world of medieval Scotland</description>
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		<title>Fighting Saints&#8211; We&#8217;re Not Talking Sports</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 20:37:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Medieval Weapons and Warfare]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bannockburn]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A modern saying is there are no atheists in foxholes.  I would assume that&#8217;s true.  But it is interesting to look at the confluence of warfare and religion in modern times, a very different situation than we have today. In medieval times, there was, I believe, a much deeper and more widespread trust in saintly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hogmanay</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 03:35:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hogmanay is a Scottish celebration that occurs in The Minstrel Boy, book 2 of The Blue Bells Trilogy.  It is the Scottish New Year&#8217;s Eve celebration, although by all accounts, much wilder than how your average American rings in the New Year. With roots going back so far that the origin of the word itself is [...]]]></description>
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