Rings and Revenants

I’m 30,000 words into writing my latest medieval murder mystery novel, which is taking me and my characters into the Pyrenees at the end of the 11th century. I’m having fun researching and writing with medieval seals, jewellery, portable altars, the salt trade, and revenants (that one’s a touch grim – reanimated corpses). Sign up to my Trobairitz Sleuth substack for some detailed posts on these topics coming up soon.

Cover reveal for the new book is coming in a month or so. I’m hoping to publish this one, titled Salt’s Wound, in the autumn.

Looking forward to some research at the British Library next month, finding out more about the medieval kingdoms of Aragon and Leon-Castile and their rulers Sancho Ramirez and Alfonso VI.

Featured image: Pastoral Ring. Gilded silver, brass and stones. From the tomb of Archbishop Bernard de Fargues (1311-1341). Narbonne Cathedral Treasure.

Image below: Will of Count Raimond VII of Toulouse. Parchment and seven wax seals and cords, September 1249. Archives nationales de France, Toulouse.