At Kim’s blog, Outtakes of a Historical Novelist, you’ll find posts about history, writing, and anything else that inspires her or piques her curiosity. Kim is also a contributor to Unusual Historicals and English Historical Fiction Authors.
Kim Rendfeld Outtakes of a Historical Novelist
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Medieval Misconception: All Women Were Chattel
by Kim Rendfeld on March 18, 2020 at 10:00 am
Early medieval times were hardly ideal for women, but to say they were merely pawns grossly oversimplifies their reality.Continue reading →
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Saint Lebwin: A Reluctant Dark Ages Missionary Who Found Courage
by Kim Rendfeld on February 19, 2020 at 11:12 am
Saint Lebwin was a reluctant missionary, but he found the courage to tell an assembly of pagan Saxons something they didn’t want to hear.Continue reading →
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Human Sacrifice: A Call for Divine Help in a Crisis
by Kim Rendfeld on January 22, 2020 at 11:57 am
Early medieval Continental Saxons probably believed the gods would help them through a crisis if they paid in human blood.Continue reading →
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The Story of the Story: How ‘A Thing Done’ Came to Be
by Kim Rendfeld on January 8, 2020 at 11:01 am
"A Thing Done" started life as footnotes—one in a translation of Dante’s Inferno, others in history books covering the 13th century in Florence.Continue reading →
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Hail Mary Over the Centuries
by Kim Rendfeld on December 18, 2019 at 11:05 am
It’s only 11 lines, but the Hail Mary, or Ave Maria, took almost a millennium to develop into the form we know today.Continue reading →