Archive - 11 - 2008Hidden Mountain Baronial Birthday A&S photos online
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2009/07/05 - 13:30.
Lidia de Ragusa reports that she has posted a small album of photos from the 2009 Baronial Birthday celebration in the Barony of Hidden mountain (Kingdom of Atlantia).
Remnant of medieval book found in Bulgarian churchyard
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2009/07/05 - 08:11.
Experts are studying the silver and gold casing of a medieval book dating to the end of the 14th century discovered recently in the yard of St. Peter and St. Paul Church in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria.
Volunteers find Roman artifacts on first day of dig
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2009/07/04 - 16:35.
An archaeological dig in Lincolnshire, England, which teams professional and volunteers, has led to satisfying results on its first day. Among items found: "Roman coins, flints and walls."
Lituus plays again
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2009/07/04 - 13:24.
Before the trumpet curled into its present configuration, was the Lituus, an 8.5 foot long instrument last heard 300 years ago. Now new software has allowed the "lost" instrument to be recreated. (photos)
Five medieval skeletons found in Mickleham
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2009/07/04 - 08:14.
Construction work on a new vestry at St Michael's Church in Mickleham, England has led to the discovery of five graves dating from at least the 15th century, one belonging to a small child. The graves are believed to mark the location of the medieval churchyard.
Music of Lune Heath makes a comeback
Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2009/07/03 - 16:46.
Selections of sacred music, dating from the 13th to 16th centuries, can be found on a new CD by the Ensemble Devotio Moderna entitled God Shall Be Praised, Music from Lune Convent. The music is from newly-discovered manuscripts found at the Lune Convent in Northern Germany. Music commentator Tom Manoff of All Things Considered has the story. (photo)
Siegfried and Francesca new Baron and Baroness of Highland Foorde
Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2009/07/03 - 14:09.
At Their recent Court at Highland River Melees, Their Majesties Logan and Esa of the Kingdom of Atlantia invested Siegfried Sebastian Faust and Francesca Angelo as the new Baron and Baroness of the Barony of Highland Foorde.
Workers puzzled over medieval document found in cabinet drawer
Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2009/07/03 - 11:53.
Staff at Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario are scratching their heads over the discovery of a mid 13th century legal document found at the bottom of a university filing cabinet.
Áine de Lacy's photos of Spring 2009 West Kingdom activities
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2009/07/02 - 15:23.
Lady Aine de Lacy has created several albums of photos from the recent West Kingdom events including the Teulfeburg Archery Tourney and the Golden Rivers Rapier Tourney and Collegium
"World's most complete known witch bottle" found in Greenwich, England
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2009/07/02 - 12:45.
A "witch bottle," constructed according to known recipes from 16th and 17th century England, has been found buried upside-down in Greenwich, England. The bottle contains urine, nail clippings, hair and pins, and is believed to be an anti-witchcraft device.
"A minion of the finest sorte"
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2009/07/02 - 10:15.
Experts at the site of colonial Jamestown are trying to puzzle out the inscriptions on a slate tablet found at the bottom of the town's first well. Among drawings and other markings, the tablet is inscribed with the words "A minion of the finest sorte." (photo)
Great Western War XII Announcement
Submitted by LHSenora Madelena on Wed, 2009/07/01 - 13:53.
Online pre-registration for Great Western War is now open, through August 31. Here is an update on GWW activities.
The best of the best historical libraries
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2009/07/01 - 08:15.
Where would the study of history be without the library to preserve it and make it accessible to the world? Nowhere. An article on The News in Print looks at the 7 most impressive libraries in history.
Photos from 2009 Sapphire Joust online
Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2009/06/30 - 17:44.
Cassair reports that photos taken at the recent 2009 Sapphire Joust event in the Kingdom of Atlantia are now available to view online.
13th century shoe found in Magdeburg
Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2009/06/30 - 14:03.
Archaeologists have discovered a well-preserved sheepskin shoe dating to the 13th century at a dig near Magdeburg, Germany. “Shoe finds of this type from the Gothic period occur very seldom in Central Europe,” said Heiko Breuer, an antiquities restoration expert from the State Museum for Prehistory Saxony-Anhalt in Halle. (photo)
The riddle of the skulls
Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2009/06/30 - 08:55.
Archaeologists in Dorset, England are trying to uncover the mystery of a burial pit full of skulls dating to Roman times. The 45 skulls discovered so far all appear to belong to young men.
Pergamon Museum to house Islamic treasures
Submitted by Milica on Mon, 2009/06/29 - 12:09.
The Pergamon Museum in Berlin has signed a long-term agreement to become the home of the Keir Collection of over 1,500 pieces of priceless Islamic art. The pieces were collected over the past fifty years by Hungarian-born property developer, Edmund de Unger. Upon his death, the collection will become the property of the museum.
Gutenberg Bible extract used as book binding
Submitted by Milica on Mon, 2009/06/29 - 08:58.
A library assistant in Colmar, France has discovered what is believed to be an extract from the Gutenberg Bible being used as part of the binding of another book.
Photos from Barony of the Far West
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2009/06/28 - 15:40.
Friar Jak, Seneschal for the Barony of the Far West, has created an album of photos featuring happenings in the Stronghold of Battle Rock (Okinawa, Japan). The photos are posted on Picasaweb.
"Ring-pull on a Coke can" really medieval treasure
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2009/06/28 - 11:17.
18-year-old Conor Sandford of Kilmore, Ireland believed he was picking up a soda can ring from the hole on his father's farm. What he actually found was a 12th century silver ring, "very well-preserved, and it was relatively unworn." (photo)
3rd century skeletons surprise pond builders
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2009/06/28 - 08:54.
Gardeners digging a pond near Mowmacre, England were surprised to find human remains beneath their shovels. The two skeletons have been dated to 3rd century Roman Britain, and were found along with bits of pottery.
Ealdormere Spring 2009 Crown Tourney video on YouTube
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2009/06/27 - 16:40.
Richard reports that a series of videos, taken by Lady Yvette at the Spring 2009 Crown Tournament in the Kingdom of Ealdormere, are now available to view on YouTube.
"Naked Mona Lisa" sparks controversy
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2009/06/27 - 13:28.
Long hidden behind a panel, a portrait of a semi-nude woman bears a striking resemblance to Leonard Da Vinci's famous Mona Lisa. The painting was once believed to have been done by the Da Vinci, but now experts feel that it may have been inspired by a lost masterpiece. (photo)
Gladiator's helmet travels to Australia
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2009/06/27 - 09:40.
An extraordinarily-preserved gladiator's helmet, found in what is believed to be a storeroom of the gymnasium of Pompeii, will be the centerpiece of an exhibit on Roman life at the Melbourne Museum. (photos).
Pre-Islamic stupa marks site of Buddhist temple
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2009/06/27 - 06:59.
A coral stupa, a mound-like structure supposedly containing relics of the Buddha, has been discovered in Raa atoll Agolhitheemu, in the Maldives Islands off the coast of India. The stupa may prove that the site was once a Buddhist temple which was destroyed when Islam came to the island.
A film from Down Under
Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2009/06/26 - 16:49.
Digger, from the Kingdom of Lochac, has produced a short film describing activities in the SCA, and posted it on YouTube. The video, Knght Shots, talks about heavy combat, but also other activities such as weaving and cooking.
New excavations at Stonehenge may prove site a place of sacred healing
Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2009/06/26 - 13:38.
It has been over 40 years since any significant excavation have been done at Stonehenge, but during the spring of 2009, that changed when Timothy Darvill, professor of archaeology at Bournemouth University, and Geoffrey Wainwright, president of the Society of Antiquaries of London, headed a new dig in the monument's inner circle.
St Sebastians Fair photos online
Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2009/06/26 - 11:10.
Archery ruled the day at the recent St. Sebastian's Fair in Hartshorn Dale in the Kingdom of the East. Cateline shares her photos of the event on Picasa.
Experts continue to debate mystery of Sutton Hoo
Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2009/06/26 - 07:50.
Archaeologists agree that the person buried at Sutton Hoo in East Anglia at the beginning of the 7th century must have been a king, but opinions differ on which king he was. New studies seem to indicate that the ship burial held Raedwald, King of east Anglia and King of the Britains.
Fish shortage drove medieval fishermen to sea
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2009/06/25 - 16:48.
A new study by James Barrett from Cambridge University's McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, shows that around 1,000 C.E., medieval people were forced to begin fishing in the ocean due to a shortage of fresh water fish.
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