[MR] Northern Africa

[Stefan li Rous]

Logan said:
<<<  in fact i
personally was intrigued by the question being that my direct family
bloodline, well half of it, comes from northern africa.  yes, im an  
african
american!  ;8^) >>>

You said you don't read collections of emails. So maybe this won't be  
of use/interest to you. but here are a couple of files in the  
Florilegium, that may be of interest.
Africa-lnks (8K) 3/ 7/07 Links to info on medieval Africa by Dame  
Aoife Finn of Ynos Mon.
http://www.florilegium.org/files/CULTURES/Africa-lnks.html
Africa-msg (18K) 9/ 7/00 Africa during the Middle Ages.

http://www.florilegium.org/files//CULTURES/Africa-msg.html

blacks-msg (80K) 1/16/05 Blacks in medieval Europe.

http://www.florilegium.org/files/CULTURES/blacks-msg.html

Please understand that I've never met or seen you, but I do understand  
that you might be referring to just darker complexion than those  
deeper in Africa, but both were known in Europe.

Moors-msg (54K) 2/ 4/08 Culture and clothing of the Moors.

http://www.florilegium.org/files/CULTURES/Moors-msg.html

fd-Africa-msg (20K) 4/15/10 Period food of northern Africa.

http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-BY-REGION/fd-Africa-msg.html

Stefan




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