SCRIPTSTORIUM
Medieval Murder Mysteries by G. M. Dyrek
since 2013
“Dare to declare who you are. It is not far from the shores of silence to the boundaries of speech. The path is not long, but the way is deep. You must not only walk there, you must be prepared to leap.”
~St. Hildegard of Bingen
Minstrel
Picture yourself in a millennium-old church where the monks walk slowly down a gray-stone corridor and sing in Latin. See the rising morning mist encircling the graceful arches as the sound of the chants of these devout men worshipping their creator can be heard, awakening the birds in the trees.
Or choose to join a traveling group of minstrels and sing Ballads that challenge authority and invoke the power of legendary heroes and heroines.
Step back into history get Medieval facts and information about music, composers and musicians in the Middle Ages!
Healer
Outside the gates there are the suffering townspeople, waiting patiently to see Brother Paulus, Disibodenberg's Infirmiarian. As you enter the gates you cannot help but notice the tender care given to the monastery's herbal gardens. It is here he turns to the herbs and other plants he grows to add to the ingredients of the salves and potions he prescribes to all the sick people who come to him for care. He must consider the space available, the lighting needs of each plant, the size of a full grown specimen, and its water requirements.
Scribe
In the care of the anchoress Jutta, Hildegard spent her life from fourteen years of age until her death at age 81 (nearly 67 years) abiding by the routines of monastic life. Remember to assume a name and chose a date to experience this time travel adventure [the seasons affect what you eat and the festivals you may celebrate].
For your journal entries to feel real, put in sights, smells, tastes, and sounds, such as bells tolling the times for prayer, the scratchy coarse wool of the simple cassock or habit, etc.