Their cell is called an anchorhold.Ĭorn – any number of cereal crops (wheat, barley, oats). In the medieval period, this gradually gave way to signs hanging from the stake to identify the particular house.Īnchorite – a religious who has shut themselves away in a cell built into the side of a church to live a religious life in prayer away from even those in a religious community. If wine was served, a green garland was attached.

Who so pulleth this sword from this stone and anvil is the true-born King of all England.Īle stake or ale pole – a rudimentary sign stuck horizontally into the wall above the door of an alehouse. I dub thee Sir Craig, the knight of the Long-Suffering Husband Guild, my patron. Palimpsest Book Production Limited, Falkirk, Names, characters, places and incidentsĪre either the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.Įxcept where actual historical events and characters are being describedįor the storyline of this novel, all situations in this publication areįictitious and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead,īusiness establishments, events or locales is purely coincidental. Identified as the author of this work has beenĪsserted in accordance with the Copyright,īritish Library Cataloguing in Publication DataĪ CIP catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library.

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Sword of Shadows by Jeri Westerson