Tag: Italy

Living the Middle Ages

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I posted a while back about Italian surnames as sources for fantasy character names – a recent discovery is Scannagatti (“Cat Killer”). Italian places are a source of inspiration as well, particularly for Early Medieval-style fantasy settings. At the moment, we are visiting the in-laws in the region of Lunigiana, which covers parts of Tuscany… Continue reading Living the Middle Ages

Back to the Land of my (great-great-great-grand) Fathers

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There are big changes underway here at SCy-Fy. To take up a new day job I have just moved countries, from Italy to Ireland. My family left Ireland four generations and 160 years ago and I am the first to return. To celebrate this, the look of the blog has changed from Italian azzurro to… Continue reading Back to the Land of my (great-great-great-grand) Fathers