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"Remodeling" of Anglo Saxon Lincolnshire

thesquire — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:09:09 +0000

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.

Photos from Gleann Abhann’s 5th Year Anniversary

thesquire — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 00:09:09 +0000

Danielle reports that she has created an album of photos from the recent Gleann Abhann 5th Year celebration. The photos are available on SmugMug.

The First Crown Musings

thesquire — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:57:17 +0000

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 generations. I wanted to be Percival or Gawain, never Arthur.

However in my quest to prove to myself that I am such a man, I realized the true importance of what this tournament really meant. This tournament is not meant as a route to ones own personal glory and power, it is a test of heart. For if one desires to be king, should they not display the virtues of someone ready to lead the people? If the king falls, who will stand and look over those left without a leader? If you were called upon, would you be up to the task?

As I sit here tonight I find myself asking these questions and others. Am I ready for this trial? Perhaps. Am I worthy of the honor of being on this field? I’m not sure. I can only go and become the hero I wanted to be as a child. Someone who could step forward if called upon to look over the people and ensure their safety and well being.

I am truly honored and excited to be allowed to take my place on the field tomorrow amongst many of my heroes for the first time. Unto the Crown of Atenveldt do I extend my thanks for the opportunity.

My next post will be post crown and I hope to share some great moments with you all!

-The Squire
aka Yoshi

"Book curses" protected medieval manuscripts

thesquire — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:05:21 +0000

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."

Heather Dale nominated for Pegasus Award

thesquire — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:05:21 +0000

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.

Estrella War XXVII Pre-Registration now open

thesquire — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:54:17 +0000

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.

Pennsic XXXIX photos online

thesquire — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:54:17 +0000

Alaxandr MacLochloinn has created a large album of photos taken at Pennsic XXXIX. The potos are available to view on Wordframe.org.

Artemisia’s Masked Ball photos online

thesquire — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:54:04 +0000

Darius has created a large album of photos from Masked Ball which took place in January 2010 in the Kingdom of Artemisia.

Archeologists discover trace of unknown Peruvian language

thesquire — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:54:04 +0000

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.

Archeologists discover trace of unknown Peruvian language

thesquire — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 08:54:04 +0000