Middle Ages

Yesterday evening, I attended a book reading by the author Katia Fox at the book store Hugendübel in Bad Homburg.

We had been in contact for a while and last night I finally got to meet her (she had just moved back to her hometown, Bad Homburg) and I am very pleased to know her books will become available to English readers on the U.S. market as of next year.

Because of her second book Der silberne Falke, I somewhat became interested in falconry and visited Falkenhof Feldberg, where she had done her research. The falconry is close to home, up on the Feldberg in the Taunus mountains.

The author Katia Fox (on the left)

Her book reading had close to a full house with clerks having to bring extra chairs. It was a pleasure to meet Katia and learn more about her books, research, and the author herself. The setting for her books is England around the 13th century.

The following books are available on Amazon.de:

Das kupferne Zeichen

Der silberne Falke. Historischer Roman,

Der goldene Thron: Historischer Roman

German castles – Kronberg Castle Market Fest

Burg Kronberg was a very busy place on Pentecost Sunday and Monday. The opening of the Mittelaltermarkt on Sunday morning attracted many visitors, and walking around the castle grounds one could hear many different languages. Combined with the visitors dressed up in Middle Ages garb (made for a free entrance of otherwise € 3 p. p.), one could easily imagine being in a different time and place. There were many savory snacks, sounds, smells, and sights – all related to the Middle Ages.