Archive - Apr 9, 2006

A Grand Thing

Submitted by Lonergan Fionn ... on Sun, 2006-04-09 20:57
2006-05-26 13:00
2006-05-29 13:00
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The Barony of Stromgard and the Village of Bjorgvin would like the invite you all to A Grand Thing. This will be a period event, focusing on Norse and Irish traditions of the Viking Era, with fighting, contests, games, and a grand feast! There will be a multi-weapons tournament, A Viking raiders tournament of ships, and a monastery raid where you get to keep all the booty you can escape with.

Location:
Barony of Stromgard (Stevenson, Washington)

Mapping 14th Century Britain

Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2006-04-09 20:55
Mapping the Realm: English Catrographic Constructions of Fourteenth-Century Britain is an interactive online version of England's Gough Map.

Today in the Middle Ages: April 9, 1241

Submitted by Ursula on Sun, 2006-04-09 16:48
On April 9, 1241, Polish knights fought the invading Mongol army at Liegnitz (aka Legnica) in Silesia.

Mists Coronet Photos Online

Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2006-04-09 12:46
Martin of Rivenstar has posted photos from the recent Principality of the Mists Spring 2006 Coronet in the Kingdom of the West.

Identity of Jamestown Skeleton Still Unknown

Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2006-04-09 09:06
Extensive DNA testing has yet to reveal the identity of a skeleton found in the Jamestown, Virginia excavations. Researchers now doubt that the remains belong to Captain Bartholomew Gosnold.