Archive - May 2003May 30thConstruction Threatening Nara Excavations Delayed
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2003-05-31 00:00
About: Plans to build a highway bypass over the site of Nara Japan's Mountain Plum
Palace have been delayed for two years to allow further excavation.
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Submitted by Aoife on Sat, 2003-05-31 00:00
Dame Aoife offers annoted links on the topic of Saxon England.
Calontir Combat in the Park Attracts Press Coverage
Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2003-05-30 14:38
Lawrence Journal-World: The sound of sword on armor in the Shire of Carlsby in Lawrence, KS (Calontir)
attracted coverage from the local newspaper recently. Reporter Mike Belt has
the story.
May 29thBe a Hero, Help Save a Life at Pennsic War
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2003-05-29 19:44
Lady Angelique d'Herisson has announced that this year's Pennsic War will
include a blood drive.
Purchase or Renew SCA Membership Online
Submitted by Justin on Thu, 2003-05-29 15:37
The new membership.sca.org web site offers online purchase or renewal of memberships, with payment by credit
card and an immediate printable proof-of-membership letter.
Halka Bunar Site of Ancient Wine Mysteries
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2003-05-29 12:26
Novinite.com: Archaeologists working at the site of a 4th century B.C.E. temple at Halka
Bunar in Bulgaria have discovered that wine was an important part of the
ceremony.
Robin Netherton to Lecture in Seattle, WA
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 2003-05-29 12:19
Ms. Robin Netherton, an internationally known lecturer specializing the costume of the Middle Ages and the
Renaissance, will present a one-day lecture series on Western European women's clothing in the 14th and 15th centuries
in the Seattle, Washington area on August 9th.
May 28thSCA Maids & Valets: Event Employment Exchange
Submitted by Anonymous on Wed, 2003-05-28 20:37
Announcing an SCA email list on yahoogroups.com to facilitate the matching of employers and employees at events, based on the historic barter system.
Spring Coronation Issue Escapes Onto Internet
Submitted by Justin on Wed, 2003-05-28 15:21
The Quarter: We thought they had been exiled to some place cold and lonely. Actually, they were. But somehow those hooligans at The
Quarter managed to get online again, using Trimaris' Spring Coronation as an excuse to wreak their humorous havoc.
Anglo-Saxon Plant Names on ASPNS Website
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2003-05-28 14:35
Planning an authentic English garden? ASPNS, a research project at the
Institute for the Historical Study of Language in Glasgow, Scotland has
undertaken a survey of Anglo-Saxon plant names which it has made available
online.
May 27thLilies War Battle and RUSH Schedules Available Online
Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2003-05-27 20:29
The Battle and RUSH Schedules for Lilies War, which takes place June 14-21,
2003 in Calontir, are now
available online.
Joe Angus Wilson Victorious in Calontir Crown Tourney
Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2003-05-27 16:09
Calontir List: Lord Mighel has provided an online photo album for Calontir's May 24 Crown
Tournament, which was won by Earl Joe Angus Wilson.
May 26thPhotos from Middle Kingdom Crown Tournament
Submitted by Justin on Mon, 2003-05-26 04:35
SCAtoday.net's webmaster, Iustinos Tekton called Justin, presents a photo
album of the ending rounds of Crown Tourney, and the Investiture of TRH
Alasdair and Guenievre.
Middle Kingdom Welcomes New Royal Heirs
Submitted by Justin on Mon, 2003-05-26 04:35
The Middle Kingdom's Crown Tournament was held May 25, 2003, in the Barony of
Fenix (Fort Mitchell, Kentucky). Sir Alasdair MacFhearghius won the Tournament
for the honor of his Consort, Guenievre du Dragon Vert.
May 25thDrachenwalders at Pennsic
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2003-05-25 17:00
Herr Alexius von Reuenthal has created a website with information on
Drachenwald residents who plan to attend the Pennsic War.
Christian Henry Tobler to Offer Swordsmanship Seminar in Colorado
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2003-05-25 12:00
Christian Tobler will offer a seminar on German Medieval Swordsmanship July
19-20, 2003 in Arvada, CO.
May 24thAn Tir to Discuss Formation of Rivers Region Crown Principality
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2003-05-25 00:00
Dame Arwen Lioncourt has announced the formation of a group to discuss the
possible formation of a Crown Principality in the current Rivers Region.
Six New Bodies Discovered Near Stonehenge
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2003-05-24 23:10
Archaeologists have unearthed the bodies of four adults and two children,
believed to have lived over 4000 years ago, near Stonehenge.
TRM Ealdormere Have New Subject
Submitted by Justin on Sat, 2003-05-24 15:44
Kirsti and Garret, two SCAdians from Ealdormere, have proudly announced the birth of their son, Richard.
May 23rdVisit Medieval Ireland
Submitted by Aoife on Sat, 2003-05-24 00:00
Aoife offers annotated links on Medieval Ireland for this week's Links List.
Food Prep Help Needed for Drachenwald Ten Year
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2003-05-24 00:00
A few good groups are needed to help with meal preparation for Drachenwald's
Ten Year Celebration.
Medieval Trivia Discussion List Created
Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2003-05-23 14:33
Lord Alastair Aeyalweard has recently created a discussion group for Medieval
trivia.
AEthelmearc's Artists' Forum a Success
Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2003-05-23 14:32
Master Huen reported that May 17's Artists' Forum at AEthelmearc War Practice
was a success.
May 22ndModern Latin Dictionary Released
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2003-05-22 18:28
Latin lovers in Vatican City have issued a new dictionary which features
contemporary words.
Moses to Save Venice from the Sea
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2003-05-22 15:28
City planners hope that underwater barriers will hold back the Adriatic Sea
from pounding the historic city of Venice, Italy.
AEthelmearc Crown Tourney Video Quarter Finals Online
Submitted by Anonymous on Thu, 2003-05-22 15:27
Lord Alaxandair O'Conchobhair has made available expanded video to include the quarter finals of the AEthelmearc
Spring Crown Tourney in addition to the finals that were already online.
May 21stDigital Technology Used to Analyze Gutenberg Bible
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2003-05-21 18:42
Haaretz: Digital photography has been used to try to determine the exact technique used
to print the Gutenberg Bible from the Scheide Collection.
Laser Analysis May Revise Date of Lindisfarne Gospels
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2003-05-21 18:39
A non-destrustive laser has been used to date the pigments of the Lindisfarne
Gospels, helping researchers to move the date back to 720 CE.
Roman High Street Provides Historic Walk
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2003-05-21 18:38
Daily Telegraph: A 200-yard stretch of Roman village life has been unearthed by archaeologists
in Northamptonshire.
May 20thExcavations of Site of "Boxgrove Man" to Continue
Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2003-05-20 20:53
"Boxgrove Man," a forerunner of Neanderthal and the oldest hominid found in
Britain, will receive further study, according to British archaeologists.
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