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Archive - 2009October 1st[MER] Legends XVIII: The Crusades
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2009-10-01 19:53
[MER] Silver Hammer XXXVI
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2009-10-01 19:48
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Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2009-10-01 19:37
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Tournament of the Phoenix and Festival of History
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2009-10-01 19:04
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Nuremberg Mahzor on display at the Israel Museum
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2009-10-01 17:31
In celebration of Rosh Hashana, the Jewish new Year, officials at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem are displaying the Nuremberg Mahzor, a 14th century collection of "handwritten Ashkenazi, or northern European, prayers and liturgical poems." The manuscript is considered the largest surviving text of its kind with only 7 of its 528 pages missing.
SCA handsewing challenge
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2009-10-01 14:05
On his blog, First-time Handsewing Challenge, Gottfried Kilianus challenges SCA members who have never before undertaken a handsewn project to create one, document it, and post the results on his blog.
The ancient origins of fairy tales
Submitted by Milica on Thu, 2009-10-01 10:20
A new study by cultural anthropologists shows that popular fairy tales may be older than previously believed, some dating back as much as 2500 years. The experts traced the origins of the stories through many cultures around the world.
September 30thFestival of Ancient Heritage celebrated in Bulgaria
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2009-09-30 16:08
An international gathering of Roman re-enactors met recently in Svishtov, Bulgaria to celebrate the Festival of Ancient Heritage with re-creations of Roman military life and battles. (photo gallery)
Return of the Plague Doctor
Submitted by Rozani on Wed, 2009-09-30 12:23
Bring out your dead! These words will ring true once again in our current Middle Ages. The sights and sounds of the season will bring forth the return of The Plague Mask, October 29 through November 1 at Ft. Gaines in Dauphin Island, Alabama.
Sir Abu Nur Rustam ibn Abdallah victor of Summits Coronet
Submitted by Milica on Wed, 2009-09-30 11:05
Krysta reports that Abu Nur Rustam ibn Abdall, KSCA, was the winner of the recent Coronet in the Principality of the Summits, Kingdom of AnTir.
September 29thAnglo-Saxon dye and textile bibliography
Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2009-09-29 14:21
The Anglo-Saxon Plant-Name Survey (ASPNS) has created a bibliography of sources for Dye and Textile History, including sections for Ancient World Dyes and Pigments and Medieval Dyes and Pigments.
Outlands Fall 2009 Crown Tournament photos online
Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2009-09-29 11:43
Ethanandannie has created an album of photos from the recent Fall 2009 Crown Tournament in the Kingdom of the Outlands. The photos have been posted on their Flickr website.
Sites of conquest
Submitted by Milica on Tue, 2009-09-29 09:18
A new series of articles in the online BBC History Magazine will cover famous historical sites. The first article looks at ten "places associated with the momentous events of 1066 and its aftermath."
September 28th[LOC] Twelfth Night Investiture
Submitted by Milica on Mon, 2009-09-28 20:47
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Canadians to search for New World's oldest church
Submitted by Milica on Mon, 2009-09-28 19:03
Experts from the Newfoundland and Labrador archaeological communities are making plans to begin a search for a 510-year-old church on the western shore of Conception Bay, thought to be North America's earliest Christian settlement.
Pictures from The Skye is the Limit
Submitted by Milica on Mon, 2009-09-28 17:46
Viscountess Elashava bas Riva, Northshield Kingdom Chronicler, shares written and photographic memories of her recent trip to Barony of Castel Rouge for The Skye is the Limit.
Ancient art of falconry aids California vineyards
Submitted by Milica on Mon, 2009-09-28 09:02
California vintners, desperate to save their grape harvests fro the ravages of starlings, have turned to other birds for help: falcons. Gloria Hillard has an audio report from NPR's Weekend Edition.(photo)
September 27thTudor bells return to Ipswich
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2009-09-27 17:21
Five 500-year-old church bells, believed to be the oldest in England, have been returned to St Lawrence Church, in Ipswich, Suffolk after a UK£100,000 restoration project. The bells had previously not been rung for 20 years due to their poor condition.
Paisley loo is archaeologists' dream
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2009-09-27 13:38
“What’s unusual is that it hasn’t been messed with. This is a loo that hasn’t been flushed for 500 years. We have a kind of sealed environment, containing artefacts like the earliest known piece of Scottish music, which we found scratched into pieces of slate," said archaeology professor Steven Driscoll of the recent excavation of a 15th century Scottish sanitation drain.
Gajalakshmi statue found in Kashmir
Submitted by Milica on Sun, 2009-09-27 09:18
A small statue of the Hindu goddess of wealth Gajalakshmi has been discovered at Nagbal Lesser village in Jammu and Kashmir. The stone carving dates to the 6th or 7th century C.E.
September 26thLaw firm recognizes "historic value" of ancient deeds
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2009-09-26 16:51
John Ward, of the wills and estates planning department at Napthens, in Winckley Square, Preston, England, was delighted to be able to be able to handle a recent find at the law firm: the property deeds establishing poor houses, and property deeds dating to the 1550s.
15th century Scottish palace excavated
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2009-09-26 13:04
Experts from Murray Archeological Services are overseeing excavation of the site of a 15th century palace, occupied by Bishop Carnock, near Brechin Cathedral in Scotland. STV has the story. (video)
Stefan's Florilegium for September 2009
Submitted by Milica on Sat, 2009-09-26 08:42
THLord Stefan li Rous has released his updates for Stefan's Florilegium for September 2009.
September 25thCanterbury's oak rafters date to Norman times
Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2009-09-25 18:15
Restoration work at England's Canterbury Cathedral has uncovered oak roof rafters dating to the time of William the Conqueror. While much of the cathedral's roof has been destroyed and rebuilt over the centuries, some of the 11th century timbers survive.
18 million parish records to be published online by ancestry.co.uk
Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2009-09-25 15:36
In the mid-16th century, Thomas Cromwell, King Henry VIII's vicar-general, began the collecting of London parish records. Now 18 million of these records will be available on the ancestry.co.uk website.
[EAL] Huntsman's Harvest III
Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2009-09-25 15:16
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[MER] Res Equus II
Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2009-09-25 15:05
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[ANS] Battle of Three Queens II
Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2009-09-25 14:49
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Land grudge brought about Bosworth treachery
Submitted by Milica on Fri, 2009-09-25 12:10
Historians have long held that Richard III was killed at Bosworth field in retribution for his slaying of his nephews, the young, rightful heirs, but new evidence may show a different motive: a decade-old power struggle between Richard and William Stanley.
Voice of America features Pennsic War video footage
Submitted by Justin on Fri, 2009-09-25 08:07
The Voice of America's TV bureau was on hand to chronicle Pennsic 38, with over three minutes of excellent video in a feature story that has been posted on YouTube.
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