History – L.S. Berthelsen

Shepherding

Historically, the definition of a shepherd is one who guards and cares for sheep. Metaphorically a shepherd can also describe someone who gives guidance. And in a sense, the word “Shepherd” brilliantly describes the innovations being born within the publishing world by a young entrepreneur named Ben Fox. Bear with me as I share a…

Featured, L.S. Berthelsen, Linda Berthelsen, Blog,

Voyage of the Templar Guardians Debut

Please join me on January 22, 2020 at Houston’s beloved Brazos Bookstore 6:30 pm for an exploration of Voyage of the Templar Guardians. I hope to do some selected readings, and share some of my tips and tricks about writing visionary fiction in a world filled with true crime novels. The Häling and the Scottish…

Arizona’s Far Northern Navajo Country

By: L.S. Berthelsen (aka Linda Berthelsen) October 24, 2019October 24, 2019

Blog, Calming, Favorite things, featured, Featured image, History, Inner Voice, L.S. Berthelsen, Linda Berthelsen, Meditation, Mysticism, Sedona, Travel, UncategorizedPage Antelope Canyon Horseshoe Bend Lake Powell Wahweap Arizona road trips Slot canyons feature LSBerthelsen Linda Berthelsen blog blogger mystic HälingTemplar VoyageTemplarGuardian Nightreads nights2 Comments

Amidst Northern Arizona’s expanses of high deserts and unique geological formations dwells the presence beyond time and appearance. Of course I adore Sedona and her awe inspiring red rocks; and I pay my respects to the National forests and parks. However, it is in stepping off the grid into Arizona’s northern realms that brings me…

Featured Image, L.S. Berthelsen, Linda Berthelsen, blog, visionary fiction, medieval fiction, knights templar, Voyage of the Templar guardians, Temple Chronicles, exeter, dunwich, scotland, Liguria

Voyage of the Templar Guardians Is Here!

By: L.S. Berthelsen (aka Linda Berthelsen) August 14, 2019August 14, 2019

Blog, Book Review, Edinburgh, Scotland, Häling and the Scottish Templars, History, L.S. Berthelsen, Linda Berthelsen, Lulu Publishing, Medieval History, Mysticism, relationships, Templars, The Temple Chronicles, Uncategorized, Visionary FictionAmazon, coming of age, dunwich, Edinburgh, England, exeter, featured, Featured image, growing up, historic fiction, inchcomb, indie publishing, Kalein, knights templar, L.S. Berthelsen, Linda Berthelsen, Lulu Publishing, lyra, medieval fiction, mystery, Mysticism, Scotland, Scottish war independence, sea voyage, self responibility, self soverignty, Templar history, Temple Chronicles, vega, Visionary Fiction, voyage, Voyage of the Scottish Templars, writing, wyvernLeave a Comment

It’s FINALLY HERE!!! Voyage of the Templar Guardians: Book Two of the Templar Chronicles is now available on Amazon. Voyage of the Templar Guardians takes The Temple Chronicles beyond Scottish shores into unfamiliar places lost to time in a continuation of the Haling and the Scottish Templars. Young Templar squire Adam and his sister, Hannah, must escape war-torn …

Scotland, Dunfermline Abbey, L.S. Berthelsen, Linda Berthelsen, blog, Templars, medieval, mysticism

Temple Chronicles Glossary: A Guide to Curious Terms

Temple Chronicles Glossary: A Guide to Curious Terms Getting the lay of the land in a foreign country can be confusing. Vernacular is as fluid as the Atlantic ocean dividing North America and Scotland. So this blog post offers a few explanation of words sprinkled through the Temple Chronicles and their context in the story…

snowdrops, Scotland, Midlothian, L.S. Berthelsen, Blog, The Häling and the Scottish Templars, Temple Chronicles, Rosslyn Chapel, no filter,, medieval, The Borders

The Häling Templar Web

The region where the southern reaches of medieval Scotland bordered England’s Northumbria was generally defined by the River Tweed. Not only was it a primary water source, but its flow carried commerce of all sorts and fed the population with some of the world’s finest salmon. Life depended upon its eastward flow, emptying into the North…

Dunbar, Scotland, L.S. Berthelsen, Linda Berthelsen, Häling and the Scottish Templars, Blog, tyranny, Scottish Wars Independence,

The Häling and the Scottish Templars: Dunbar

By: L.S. Berthelsen (aka Linda Berthelsen) May 28, 2019May 30, 2019

Blog, Edinburgh, Scotland, Featured image, Häling and the Scottish Templars, History, L.S. Berthelsen, Linda Berthelsen, Lulu Publishing, Medieval History, Politics, The Temple Chronicles, UncategorizedFeatured imageLeave a Comment

In the spring of 1296, King Edward of England invaded Scotland. One by one, castles and abbeys fell into English hands, threatening Scottish sovereignty. On a brooding sea-cliff battlefield above Dunbar, Scots of all kith and kin fought valiantly but could not withstand the English onslaught. Acrid smoke and coastal fog shrouded the bluff from…

Erlebnis Burgbau Friesach, building castles, Templar history, Austria, Burgundy, Medieval history, medieval tools,Austria, Burgundy, L.S. Berthelsen, Templars

Secrets of Building a Castle

By: L.S. Berthelsen (aka Linda Berthelsen) January 16, 2019October 6, 2019

archeology, Austria, History, Medieval History, Travel, UncategorizedLeave a Comment

Several years ago during one of my stays in Austria, I had the opportunity to visit a very special site of an ongoing ‘living history’ project in Austria. It was one of the many adventures set upon by my Templar family in Kärnten, and what a treat it was! On this particular occasion in summer,…

L.S. Berthelsen, Star, holidays, Moravian Brethren, Nativity, Light, Christmas

Historical Musings on Christmas

By: L.S. Berthelsen (aka Linda Berthelsen) December 14, 2018December 22, 2018

Book Review, Book Reviews, Featured image, History, Lifestyle, Medieval History, Mysticism, UncategorizedLeave a Comment

I just finished reading Judith Flanders’ CHRISTMAS A BIOGRAPHY and WHAT a REFRESHING read!!! I bought the book on a whim, hoping to find some justifications for simplifying duties as well as to glean insights into the old conundrum of religious vs. secular tensions. And what I got by reading the book is a more…

England’s Arthur & Alfred

By: L.S. Berthelsen (aka Linda Berthelsen) November 9, 2018December 8, 2018

Featured image, History, Medieval History, Research, UncategorizedLeave a Comment

One of my more recent pleasures has been to enjoy the BBC Series, The Last Kingdom, which takes place in tenth century England. It is inspired by Britain’s early history and is mesmerizing! When I heard Marilyn MacDonald speak on Kings Arthur and Alfred, I requested that she share her work with my Blog Readers. Get…