“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.” – George R. R. Martin, A Storm of Swords

Ok I’m back finally and today we’re finishing up my personal pictures from the Medieval Festival as well as Books as related to the Remfest and other similar festivals about the country and world…Of course there will be hot Scots and like that.

“Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own.” – Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land

MONKEES VARIOUS VINTAGE SMALL ITEMS (262912847570) $20.77

FIRST THE BOOK AS A SOUVENIR OF THE FAIR:

WHEN I was at the Scottish Games and all manner of recreations and clan representations that have a lot in common with the Remfairs I found this little jewel about the home of many of my ancestors.

In this book Alistair Moffat looks at the shifting political shape of the land long before its modern borders were created. In doing this he brings to vivid life the half forgotten kingdoms that came and went during Roman times, the Dark Ages and the early medieval period. It’s a look at a little known period of history,, yet it is important to understanding Scottish history. So there you are something new and informative from a fair purchase.

“We love what we love. Reason does not enter into it. In many ways, unwise love is the truest love. Anyone can love a thing because. That’s as easy as putting a penny in your pocket. But to love something despite. To know the flaws and love them too. That is rare and pure and perfect.” – Patrick Rothfuss, The Wise Man’s Fear

When the Fair is over—the fest is done you can find some books to keep it going and going: You into Vamps—-not the scary ones but those hot, dreamy ones with flashing (in this case blue) eyes and then add a little time travel and a crazy lady (Macalister) writing the book and these visits to the dark side are sometimes silly, always sexy, and in this book (and several others of her titles) you end up in a Goth Village which, unknown to it’s visitors, is full of real practitioners of magic and real men who slay you with their eyes, seduce you with their body and maybe even sip one of those neck veins—not enough to kill just titillate and gives you a great fantasy to extend your adventure.

http://katiemacalister.com/

“The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon.” ― Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings

Or relive the fairs with a faire motif: This is a series of books involving the Pendragon Renissance fair. Here there are a collection of people including There are the patrons who visit once a year, faire-folk who live there for two months before moving on, the Fair Folk who never leave, are rarely seen, but whose presence is undeniable. And then there are gypsies: modern-day Gypsies, traveling across the country from faire to faire, earning a living and making a life. For them, “real life” and faire life blend together as they personify their nomadic lifestyle as Gypsies within the Renaissance world. And of course there’s always Magik. Now that’s a fair to keep you coming back for more—maybe enough to make you run away to join the Gypsies? or hunt for a fun faire?

http://www.faire-folk.com/synopses.html

“It is our choices that show who we truly are, far more than our abilities.” – Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter

Oh and this is another Katie Macalister book—that deals with Fairs—this time a medieval one: A HARD DAY’S KNIGHT–she does a modern (normal—well as normal as it gets with Katie) where our heroine meets a knight in tarnished armor and the rest is silly, crazy Rem fair adventure.

“Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts.” – Patrick Rothfuss, The Name of the Wind

or maybe you’d like to go a book further: This particular book: A Ren Faire to Remember can be personalized so that you are the hero of it all:

A Ren Faire to Remember

A Ren Faire to Remember is written by Madhavi Krevat, who has come up with an action-packed romantic story for anyone who likes medieval tales, Ren Faires, tales of King Arthur’s court, Merlin legends or the possibility that anything can happen at anytime.

A Ren Faire to Remember is a personalized tale, where the starring couple embark on an outing to London to attend the largest Renaissance Faire in the world. They find London alluring but are most excited about attending the colorful event where thousands of renaissance enthusiasts gather.

Dressing in period costumes, our couple encounter others wearing the vivid, intricate garb of knights, maidens, kings, queens, jesters, wizards, princesses, falconers, minstrels and more. Jousting tournaments, musical performances, and food booths provide continuous entertainment, and in the extravaganza the hero and heroine meet a mysterious stranger who is desperate for help.
Taking them into his confidence, he transports them to a medieval, mythical land where brave knights serve a legendary king. To help their new-found friend and to get back home themselves, they must complete a fantastic quest, traveling through dark forests, into dank caves, up lofty green hills, and finally to an ancient plain where pillars of stone hold mystical powers and provide a battle ground to resolve their predicament. Magic, intelligence, perseverance, pride, evil, virtue, jealousy, daring and especially love all mix to truly make this a Ren Faire to remember.

https://www.yournovel.com/Catalog/ProductDetails/86

“All paid homage but the king of Avaric, who wept, and the bandit queen, who could not console him.”
—Meredith Ann Pierce, The Pearl of the Soul of the World