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"Remodeling" of Anglo Saxon Lincolnshire
Soon after the Norman invasion of England, William the Conqueror ordered the construction of a castle in the old Roman fort at Lincoln, England, casuing the destruction of over 100 Saxon homes. Now archaeologists have found their remains. read more
Photos from Gleann Abhann’s 5th Year Anniversary
Danielle reports that she has created an album of photos from the recent Gleann Abhann 5th Year celebration. The photos are available on SmugMug. read more
The First Crown Musings
I’ll be honest. When I first started in the SCA I never expected to participate in this tournament. I had no desire to be King, and in many ways, I still don’t. My ultimate goal in the society was to be a knight who served the people. Who could pass on his knowledge to future ...
"Book curses" protected medieval manuscripts
On his blog Got Medieval, Carl Pyrdum discusses medieval copy protection, which often manifested as a book curse "essentially the same as that little FBI warning that pops up whenever you try to watch a movie." read more
Heather Dale nominated for Pegasus Award
Mistress Marian of Heatherdale, MKA Heather Dale, has been nominated for a Pegasus Award for excellence in filking, in the Best Writer/Composer category. An online ballot is available until October 18, 2010. read more
Estrella War XXVII Pre-Registration now open
Every year in the Kingdom of Atenveldt, a horn blows, a horn heard far across the Known World, beckoning all to prepare as War speedily encroaches upon us. That time to prepare begins now, and there is no better way to prepare han PRE-REGISTERING yourself and your family for EstrellaWar XXVII. read more
Pennsic XXXIX photos online
Alaxandr MacLochloinn has created a large album of photos taken at Pennsic XXXIX. The potos are available to view on Wordframe.org. read more
Artemisia’s Masked Ball photos online
Darius has created a large album of photos from Masked Ball which took place in January 2010 in the Kingdom of Artemisia. read more
Archeologists discover trace of unknown Peruvian language
Archeologists digging at Magdalena de Cao Viejo in Peru have found a letter written in the eary 17th century by a Spanish colonist. On the back of the letter is a list of numbers written in Spanish, Arabic numerals, and an unknown language. read more
Archeologists discover trace of unknown Peruvian language
Archeologists digging at Magdalena de Cao Viejo in Peru have found a letter written in the eary 17th century by a Spanish colonist. On the back of the letter is a list of numbers written in Spanish, Arabic numerals, and an unknown language. read more
