Patricia Furstenberg, Writer of Historical Fiction, Children's Books
Travel via Stories
Look past the contemporary photos of Goldsmiths Square Sibiu and discover the life of a medieval village at the time of the Mongol invasion of 1241, through a story.
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As we wandered on the thousand years old Targului Street in Sibiu and snapped both eerie and cheerful photos I imagined how life must have been like for the Saxons who built the first wooden houses here during Medieval Era and wrote a story.
Sibiu started, as did our journey on my blog, on a small piece of land: Huet Square, Goldsmiths’ Square, and Targului Street.
With this blog post I join the beautiful & world-wide Thursday Doors weekly challenge hosted by Dan Antion, do have a look. Dan also read one of my poetry books about dogs, and I am grateful to him for sharing his candid thoughts.
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Huet Square is the spot from which medieval Sibiu bloomed during the Middle Ages, when Europe was expanding and bursting its banks (population-wise) spilling eastwards. Mignon, magical, legendary, discover with me Huet Square Sibiu, the essence of legends.
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The legend of how Rășinari, the resin city by Sibiu, Transylvania, came to be named sprang to mind when I read about the meager payslip of a roman soldier – a 2 000 years old papyrus discovered during excavations at Masada. Yet some legends stem from life…
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I will be talking about my books inspired by Romania ‘s folklore and history on #CarteaDeVineri, Friday 10 February at 8pm UTC+02. Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/553203800067539 – Watch the VIDEO below, in case you missed it 😉
With heartfelt thanks to DOR Romanian Diaspora (especially Andra Craig and Sorina Stallard) and to Vocea Diasporei & Rezistenta din Diaspora for facilitating and organizing this event.
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