Some Interesting Photos of Castles: I'd not encountered "ODDEE" before, so I'm not sure what this website is really about ...

Happy St. Patrick's Day: Remember, tonight of all nights, that God loves a good fight , as long as it's fought with a good heart. Th...

So we loosed a bloomin' volley, An' we made the beggars cut, An' when our pouch was emptied out. We used the bloomin' butt, ...

Richard Fernandez: The Age of Faith: We talk about America and China competing for influence in Africa, but the Belmont Club points out tha...

Grim's Hall Book Club: The Fraklin's Tale and The Wife of Bath's Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer We looked at The Franklin's Tal...

Grim's Hall Book Club: Nelson Lee's Three Years Among the Comanches : Quite a story ! The most memorable scene for me is the shipw...

Tattúínárdœla saga : Via Lars Walker , a highly unusual saga in Old Norse : After this killing, for which Anakinn’s owner (and implied fathe...

The Absence of Honor: Perhaps Dan Riehl qualifies as a "conservative blogger" in some sense, but not in any sense that matters t...

I'm Sorry, But This Is A Really Strange Thing To Do: The Texas Board of Education drops Thomas Jefferson from its early modern politica...

Dangerous Work: Via Arts & Letters Daily , a story about working in the Arctic . If something happens, and you leave your vehicle, you w...

Cooking with Cast Iron: Instapundit links this enthusiastic chef on cast iron cooking. Here at the Hall, I cook with little else. I have...

Pairings: Pairing one: Gallup: more and more Americans think Global Warming is exaggerated . TWS: A five page report on Climate Change fra...

The Death of the Euro: The Economist has a five page article on the troubles in Europe . They call for a limited bailout, coupled with new...

The Funniest Thing She's Ever Written: From Maureen Dowd , on her trip to Saudi Arabia: Couldn’t Mecca, I asked the royals, be opened to...

Hooah! Bill Whittle, in rare form -- as he might be, speaking of one of his own . My brother Steve is a year younger than me. Right around a...

Correcting the Ill-Mannered: I was visiting beautiful Athens, Georgia, today; and after I finished my business there I went to get some coff...

The Holmgang: Our friend Lars Walker has finished his series on the history of the Holmgang. You might wish to read through the three-part ...

Snowmelt, Cherokee National Forest:

Thor's Hall on Gun Magazines: It's not just gun rags that do this : HOW GUN MAGAZINES WRITE ARTICLES Instruction From The Editor To ...

The Mystic and the Muse: Mr. Douthat, whom I first encountered only last week, has a most interesting piece on mysticism. Mysticism is dyin...