Patricia Furstenberg, Writer of Historical Fiction, Children's Books
Travel via Stories
There are numerous historical stories associated with Sibiu, Transylvania, but the assassination of dark Mihnea Vodă cel Rău, son of Vlad the Impaler, by a boyar, with the dagger, in the church square stands out.
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I love to discover the bare bones of an old church and the rare and ancient Densuş Church is a treat!
The enigmatic Densuş Church is located at a short distance from Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa, once the heartbeat of the sprawling Roman Empire in Dacia. Its eons-old presence calls like a closely kept secret, attracting the interest of historians worldwide… Because within its revered walls is a tapestry made from the threads of history, shrouded in skepticism, and rich with the echoes of ages past.
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What can be more intriguing than a studded gothic door with a Medieval door lock found inside the Evangelical Church Sibiu as well as a story – how else! – for the exciting Thursday Doors weekly challenge.
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Mysterious by shape, mythical by reputation, medieval by origin, the Cârța Cistercian Abbey is a place I read about, I dreamed of, returned to, and wrote about in my latest book, Dreamland.
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It took the strength of two men to open the massive wooden doors of Putna Monastery, and they groaned with legends as they parted. And it took two to open the massive doors leading to its nave, a stone engraving overhead remembering all those who helped rebuild and protect it.
