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Join Baile na Scolairi in celebrating their 21st anniversary (yep, we’re finally legal!) with their traditional Halloween revelry. Fighter, Fencer and Archery practice on Saturday afternoon. Other activities as/if interest develops. We’re open to bardic, arts and sciences, pumpkin carving ... just to give some idea. Bring your own supplies. Interested in leading a class? Please email so we can get the word out and have an appropriate space available for you. Location:
Shire of Baile na Scolairi (Minonk, Illinois)

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As our fair Kingdom's 25th Anniversary Year continues on, we embark on the beginnings of a new era as Their Royal Majesties Ragnarr and Anneke are holding a tournament to determine Their Royal Heirs. All Atlantians are invited to the Barony of Caer Mear to participate and celebrate this joyous occasion.

Martial Activities: The Heirs to their most Royal Majesties shall be determined by a grand double Location:
Barony of Caer Mear (Amelia Court House, Virginia)

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The Barony of Caerthe will be hosting its Fortress Benefit event this Saturday the 23rd of September in Aurora Co. The event is called the Fortress Defender and will include a full day of heavy fighting, fencing and archery as well as the traditional Fortress benefit auction/raffle. The day will be packed with scenarios, including battles to control the castle that will be constructed. Other details are included below in the flyer for the event. Location:
The Barony of Caerthe (Aurora, Colorado)

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In an epic battle worthy of a Greek Drama, an age old struggle will come to life. Lord Alrik Boleslavsson, Blackwater Keep Defender, will lead his forces in defense of our fair Shire against his own father, the Dread Overlord, Boleslav Ragnarsson and his forces.

Location: Castille Llano Estacado County Road 17, Clovis NM 88101

Site opens at 5 PM on Friday and Closes at 2 PM on Sunday

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Shire of Blackwater Keep (Clovis, New Mexico)

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The Barony of Dun Carraig invites you to our Baronial Birthday, an event to cheer the spirit and lighten the heart before the icy grip of winter sets in. To that end, we have planned to celebrate the birth of our Barony by drawing on the holy grail of historic inspiration: Hollywood movies.

This gathering of silliness will take place on November 11, 2006 at the Izaak Walton League, 4200 Gardiner Road, Waldorf, MD. 20601. Location:
Barony of Dun Carraig (Waldorf, Maryland)

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The Shire of Sol Haven presents Festival of the Laurels II: Festivus, November 3-5, 2006 at Indian Spring State Park in Flovilla, Georgia.

NOVEMBER 3-5, 2006
INDIAN SPRINGS STATE PARK
FLOVILLA, GA

DIRECTIONS TO SITE
Indian Springs State Park
678 Lake Clark Road
Flovilla , GA 30216

From the North: I-75S, take exit #205 to Jackson; proceed south on Ga. Hwy. 42 to the park. Do not turn at the first park entrance. Proceed to the caution light and turn right to locate the Group Camp Entrance. Location:
Shire of Sol Haven (Flovilla, Georgia)

Archaeologists have solved a great mystery of Canadian history: the location of Jacques Cartier's 1541 settlement Fort Charlesbourg-Royal. The recent discovery of a 465-year-old pottery shard has placed the site near present day Quebec City.

Genevieve la flechiere has posted an album of photos from Drachenwald's Raglan Ffair event.

The Exchequer for the Great Western War, which was recently cancelled due to problems with the site, has annouced that refunds for pre-registrations are being issued.

Michael Spiers, the proprietor and chief armorer of Stonekeeper Amory, has undergone emergency spine surgery, and his assistant has announced that current orders will be delayed.

What comes after Q? Arrrrr! Enjoy "National Talk Like A Pirate Day."

Katriona of the Kingdom of AEthelmearc has posted an album of photos from the Canton of Beau Fleuve's recent Summer's End event.

Kevin Connery has posted a beautiful gallery of formal SCA portraits taken at Silver Rose Ball in the Kingdom of Caid.

Australian researcher Brendan Whiting feels he has evidence that can prove that the Shroud of Turin dates to the time of Christ. Whiting published his findings in a new book, The Shroud Story.

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An Autumn in France

Saturday, October 7, 2006

Join the Barony of Loch Soilleir as we choose our new rapier, A&S and dance champions!

Compete to be our champion in the fields of Rapier, Youth Rapier, Arts & Sciences, and Dance.

Site: A Community of the Servant-Saviour Presbyterian Church, 11303 Hughes Rd., Houston, TX 77089

Site is wet in period containers only and is also tobacco free. Location:
Barony of Loch Solleir (Houston, TX)

The Kingdom of Atlantia is offering its residents a chance to share their personal libraries through Librarything.com, an online database that allows users to catalog their personal book holdings.

L’Osservatore Romano, the official newspaper of the Vatican, is calling for Latin to become the official language of the European Union. The article comes in the wake of a move by Finland's president to promote the use of the language as "potentially contemporary."

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It is said that "all roads lead to Rome" but sometimes there are more interesting stops along the way, such as the wonderful Tuscan city of Florence; the home of Dante, Botticelli, Michelangelo, Galileo, and the Medici family.

The Marche of Gwyntarian is on the road again:

Saturday, November 4th, 10 am - 10 pm
Unitarian Universalist Church of Akron
3300 Morewood Road Location:
Gwyntarian (Akron, OH)

The medieval music group Trio Mediæval is scheduled to give a performance at Trinity Cathedral in Cleveland, Ohio on November 15, 2006. The concert is sponsored by the Cleveland Museum of Art and will begin at 7:30 pm.

Experts from Channel 4's Time Team have discovered the foundation of an ancient monastery beneath the manicured lawn of Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, Scotland.

Scholars and writers researching currency exchange and commodities prices will want to take a look at Rutgers University's Medieval and Early Modern Data Bank which has compiled commercial data primarily from northern Europe and Venice.

Archaeologists working on a Roman dig in Kent, England are enthusiastic about the remains of a 5th century Roman bath, calling it "totally unique" for the county.

An unlikely exhibition exploring the history of tattoos in Britain has opened at Newcastle University's Museum of Antiquities. The exhibition includes archaeological evidence of military tattoos among the Roman soldiers at Hadrian's Wall.

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Come join us as we celebrate the rise of the Harvest Moon. You won't want to miss feast, which will be created by some of the Meridian Grand Chefs. We will have plenty of activities for everyone, from heavy fighting and rapier (featuring the Toys for Tots Tourneys), youth combat, live weapons, and classes. We are also proud to present the Thorngill Thespians after feast cleanup with a masked ball to follow the show. (Masks shall be available for purchase. Masks are not required after the first set.) Location:
Shire of Thorngill (McKenzie , Alabama)

"They are medieval enthusiasts, but you could also call them history buffs. You could also probably call them geeks or weirdoes, but it's hard to look someone in the face and say anything even remotely derogatory when they're holding a broadsword," says Jacob L. Grant, staff writer for Caledonian-Record in Concord, Vermont in a recent article.

Skeletons bearing evidence of terrible injuries have been discovered beneath the floor of a dining hall in the North Yorkshire town of Towton, site of the longest and bloodiest battle ever fought in England.

Lady Rowan ny Tiernan has announced the birth of Alexander Glen Quick to Celestria Textrix (Dawn Quick) and her husband Robert Quick in Anchorage, Alaska.

Duke Artan, Inspired by Duchess Aziza, defeated Duke Maelgwn in the finals of the Kingdom of the Outlands Fall 2006 Crown Tournament.

Laird Colyne Stewart of the Kingdom of Ealdormere reports on A Day in the Country, an event held September 9, 2006 in the Canton of Greenhithe (Oshawa, Ontario).

Richard Boyd, a network engineer living in Heidelberg, Germany, reported on a recent Viking Moot which took place in Denmark where reenactors from eleven countries met to cross swords and compare notes. The article appeared in Stars and Stripes.