Birgit Constant, Historische Romane

On this day in history, the anniversary of the battle of Maserfeld in either 641 or 642. I thought I’d share some photos of Ad Gefrin, Yeavering Bell and Bamburgh castle as well as some book recommendations On this day in history, the anniversary of the battle of Maserfeld in either 641 or 642. I thought I'd share some photos and book recommendations

Pagan Warrior is in the Kobo August sale in the US/Canada, and it's the anniversary of the battle of Masterfeld, so I thought I'd share some photos

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Trailer for my upcoming novel, which comes out 1 September. Ebook pre-orders open. ‘Scottish historical fiction with heart, depth and female voices.’ Go to link for blurb. #histfic #writerlife #booksky

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Definitely No 2! I discovered that a plot detail in my story would not actually work as I had planned, so, I have been trying all day long to figure out how to tweak that detail to avoid having to rewrite the whole story. It's an absolute nightmare.

E-book cover of "Warrior of two Kings" by Birgit Constant: a decorated battle axe above a pool of blood

***Cover reveal***

The wizards @damonza.bsky.social have been working hard on the redesign of the cover for "Warrior of two Kings". Here is the result. What do you think?

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I want one of those!

It's been a superb weekend in #Glasgow for @sequential-scot.bsky.social 😎
Lots of touristy snaps to follow, but firstly, I bought THE cutest notebook ever at the #KelvingroveMuseum on Thursday...
(This is not up for debate)
I do love a Highland Coo!!

Oh my God, that‘s awful! All the best for your spaniel.

Subway style map to go with The Lord of the Rings, showing the different pathways of various parties throughout the book. The title reads: "Lord of the Rings Transit Map: One Does Not Simply Walk Ino Mordor When One Can Ride." The map takes up the middle part of the page, and there are two keys. The one on the left is titles "Standard Service Lines, and has color keys matched to the subway lines on the map. Lines are named: "Shire-Bree Commuter Line Old Forrest Crescent Wildland Scenic Line Fellowship Line Gollum / Sméagol Line Uruk Hai Express Three Hunters Line Fangorn Slow Service Rohan to Gondor Business Line Black Ships Ferry Service Oliphant Direct Line Army of the West Line Gandalf Express A smaller key on the right side of the map is labeled: "Limited Service Lines" and has color keys matched to the following names lines: "Eagle Express Paths of the Dead Line Nazgûl Search & Resuce Valinor Ltd." A note at the bottom reads: "* Mount Doom station only accepts Rings of Power in payment. Plan accordingly."

Subway-style map of the itinerary in The Hobbit. The main journey is show in three different lines: red (Hobbiton to Goblin Town); green (Goblin Town to the Elvenking's Halls); and blue (Elvenking's Halls to Erebor). There are multiple stops on these lines. There is a yellow line going back from Erebor to Hobbiton, making stops at Beorn's Hall, Rivendell, and the Troll's Lair. There is an orange line directly from the Iron Hills on the map's right side to Erebor, and a purple line from Gundabad directly to Erebor. The map's title reads: "Hobbit Transit Map" and there are directions for both There and Back Again listing the lines and transfer points. Between them, in the middle of the page, is a dragon drawn to resemble the dragon on Thror's Map from The Hobbit. A key shows the names of each colored line: Red: Western Lands Line Green: Mountains and Forests Line Blue: Barrel Line Yellow: Gandalf Express Orange: Iron Hills Business Line Purple: Orc and Goblin Reserve Line Text at the bottom right reads Surprised Eel Maps, 2025

Oh course, the Hobbit and LoTR maps are also available.

A subway style map on a parchment background. The map's title reads: "Narnia Transit Map: Talking Beasts Ride Free." The map has seven keys, one for each of the seven books in C.S. Lewis's Narinia series. The main movements of characters and action in each book are traced by colored lines, like a subway map. Locations in each book are marked out as stops in the lines. There is a drawing of a lion above the title of the map, and in the lower right corner there is a compass rose.

Recently, I shared a Lord of the Rings subway map, & I had a bunch of people asking me to do a Narnia version. Well...here you go!

It's covers all 7 books, so it's a lot more complicated the the LoTR ones. And if you like it, it's available to buy on my Etsy store:
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I spent three days in York in May and absolutely loved it. I had been there before, many many years ago, so it was a pleasure to return. Conveniently, a lot of sights are in the square km inside the city walls. I certainly made good use of my 2-Day Visit York Pass and reached my 10,000 steps a day.

9/Do you want to explore York (Eboracum) further via the material remains? This free source is a brilliant start.
#YorkshireDay #RomanBritain #Archaeology

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Was that the Constantine who is supposed to have been (one of) King Arthur's nephew(s)?

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🚨#BARGAIN ALERT!🚨The Druid is just 99p on Kindle in the UK and the USA for a short time. If you haven't read it yet, why not check it out now? And, the German edition, DER DRUIDE is FREE with Prime Reading. Links and more at the link here: stevenamckay.com/2025/08/01/d... #amreading

HNS 2026 Conference: Print the Legend | HNS 2026 Conference, Maynooth Campus Join us in vibrant Maynooth for the HNS 2026 Conference. Hear keynote speakers, meet agents, enter our competition, and enjoy our social programme. We explore finding, defining and authoring legends…

The HNS 2026 First Chapters Competition is now OPEN for submissions!
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We're cannot wait to read your pages!
Best of luck to all!
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Am Tisch mit ... Birgit Constant - Bettina Kiraly Heute darf ich eine sympathische Autorin bei meinem „Am Tisch mit“-Treffen willkommen heißen, die ich bei der Teilnahme meines Pseudonyms Ester D. Jones an einer Anthologie kennengelernt habe. Mit der...

Am Frühstückstisch mit meiner Kollegin Bettina Kiraly plaudere ich aus meinem Leben nicht nur als Autorin.

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What did ancient Rome smell like? Honestly, often pretty rank We can probably safely assume Rome, in many areas, was likely pretty dirty and rank-smelling. That said, there’s evidence of perfumes, incense and even deodorants.

Ancient Rome “would have smelt like human waste, wood smoke, rotting and decay, cremating flesh, cooking food, perfumes and incense, and… other things… it seems the Romans did not complain about the smell of the ancient city that much.”
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Doc Martin (TV Series 2004–2022) ⭐ 8.4 | Comedy, Drama, Romance 46m | TV-14

My husband and I have succumbed to binge-watching 😱. Doc Martin has got us hooked, and our local library has all ten seasons plus the Christmas extra on DVD. There's no stopping us, even though the accent is challenging at times.

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Longlist 2025 - tolino media All-time Favorites Award - Tolino Media Die Longlist 2025 des tolino media All-time Favorites Awards steht: Erfahrt hier von den 20 Titeln, die uns überzeugen konnten!

Die Longlist für den tolino media All-time Favourite-Preis ist raus und „Der Goldvogel“ meiner lieben Kollegin Angela Marina Reinhardt @angelamarina.bsky.social hat es auf die Liste geschafft. Gratulation!

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Yesterday I finished the first draft of the next Bernicia Chronicles novel!

BANE OF BERNICIA is available to pre-order as an e-book and hardback: mybook.to/BaneOfBernicia

You can also pre-order a signed copy from me directly here: matthew-harffy.sumupstore.com/product/pre-...

"Sentence sommelier" – now, there's a great job title.

Okay, thanks for that. I‘ll look into it again.

Allerdings. Was tolle Austauschplattformen sein könnten, mutiert zur reinen Werbefläche. 😢

That's exactly what I thought when I saw the first trailer a couple of months ago.

Ich empfinde das insgesamt für die Booksky-Varianten, die mich interessieren (Deutsch, Englisch, Mittelalter). Viel Buchwerbung, gemischt mit Nachrichten aus der Buchwelt und Links zu Beiträgen, aber deutlich weniger Diskussion als auf dem alten Twitter.

My young character flees through a hemlock field into a river and dies from asphyxiation as a result of poisoning, not because he cannot swim. Would it be possible to establish the real reason for his death without modern methods (apart from scratches/blisters that hint at hemlock poisoning)?

Das Buch hört sich interessant. Ich habe gesehen, dass es von 2016 ist – erschreckend, dass das da auch schon ein Thema war. Da würde ich gerne eine aktualisierte Neuauflage aus den letzten ein, zwei Jahren lesen. Oder lohnt sich auch die Originalausgabe?

Ach Du Heimatland. Das wird zunehmend nutzerunfreundlicher. Man findet ohnehin schon nicht mehr das, was man eigentlich sehen möchte, und jetzt auch noch achtsame Werbeunterbrechungen? 😵‍💫

Why does William have a moustache but not Harold? I thought the Normans were clean-shaven and the English had the cute little Bayeux whiskers.

BBC confirms launch for historical King & Conqueror TRAILER: James Norton and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau clash in historical drama King & Conqueror, the story of Harold of Wessex and William of Normandy in the build-up to the 1066 Battle of Hastings, which ...

Here comes William and Harry! But who will win? C’est un mystère

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