Articles written by Robert Guthrie

This trial, while presumably the hearing of a pirate and a traitor, was in fact much more of a political event that tells us a great deal about the time period.

Apr 30, 2009 - Robert Guthrie

While the leader of the Aesir and creator of men is Odin in Norse mythology, he is less known and less represented in the modern world than Thor, his son.

Apr 29, 2009 - Robert Guthrie

It may seem strange to start a introduction to a whole mythos with its end, but what makes Norse mythology unique is the way the end times influence the whole.

Apr 25, 2009 - Robert Guthrie

Blackbeard's legend is well known, and stories of his ruthlessness were well circulated during his lifetime and even to the present. But is what we have been told true?

Apr 17, 2009 - Robert Guthrie

Charles Stross' novel Accelerando is a disjointed, sometimes overwhelmingly advanced work of literature, but despite its flaws, its futuristic outlook bears considering.

Feb 21, 2009 - Robert Guthrie

For hundreds of years, the prison has served as our first line of defense against the criminal elements in our society. But is it the best tool for the job?

Feb 19, 2009 - Robert Guthrie

These traditions and festivals, while no longer widely celebrated, have a rich and complex history, and are worth remembering and the snow melts and spring comes again.

Feb 18, 2009 - Robert Guthrie

The modern world is faced with a growing pirate epidemic, but lessons from earlier waves of piracy may be able to help us deal with the problem.

Feb 17, 2009 - Robert Guthrie

House of Leaves is a cryptic, loosely defined and ultimately confusing text. But you would be far worse off not having read it.

Feb 15, 2009 - Robert Guthrie

An examination of the various forces acting on the people who would eventually become pirates, looking especially at market forces and European trade policies.

Dec 3, 2008 - Robert Guthrie