The death of Charles...

[fajrdrako]

The woman who brought me my Meals on Wheels lunch today looked at the book on my coffee table, and said, "You like murder mysteries?"

I said I did, and I do. But the book was The Murder of Charles the Good, written in 1127 by Galbert of Bruges. I didn't have the heart to explain it was history, not mystery.

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[silverwhistle.livejournal.com]

Goodness knows what she'd make of some of my preoccupations, then…

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Usually the comment I get is "You have so many books!" But she'd been here before, so was probably used to it.

[silverwhistle.livejournal.com]

I have books on the Assassins…

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Which books?

[silverwhistle.livejournal.com]

The author to look for on the subject is Farhad Daftary. He actually is an Isma'ili. (Ironically, the Isma'ili are now one of the more amiable, unlikely-to-hurt-anyone groupings in Islam.)

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Farhad Daftary

I've made note of the name, thanks.

I have a friend in Ottawa who's Isma'ili, and she's a sweetheart.

[dameruth.livejournal.com]

LOL! You were very kind . . .

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Or maybe just lazy?

[dameruth.livejournal.com]

Heh! Sometimes the one mimics the other. ;)

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

Whatever works.

[auriaephiala.livejournal.com]

Sometimes it's just easier not to explain the full story.

And maybe if you had, she might think you're even more unusual than she already has you defined as.

[fajrdrako.livejournal.com]

she might think you're even more unusual than she already has you defined as.

Which, I would hope, I am!