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In October 2010, the Got Medieval blog ran a contest to discover the "Weirdest claim about the Middle Ages on Wikipedia." The winner has been announced.

Dona Illadore de Bedegrayne, mka Monica Gaudio, received a partial apology from Cooks Source magazine editor Judith Griggs, but the firestorm continued amid allegations (by others) of a pattern of bad behavior. A deeper apology followed, and Cooks Source has changed its editorial policy as a result of the incident.

The Shire of Darton - is holding an Archery weekend on 18 - 20 March 2011, at Brookfield Outdoor Recreation Center (Brookfield's Scout Camp), Moores Valley Road, Wainuiomata, Wellington.

Gather your shires, cantons, baronies, households, and clans…  Castle Wars goes back to the days of the great Althing, where chieftains, theigns and jarls gathered to hand down the law and celebrate the season.  Dust off your round shield, brew some ale and mead, plan your camps well for who knows what the weather will bring…  join us for Castle Wars VII – ALTHING!

The Barony of Iron Mountain invites you to join us for a weekend in 15th Century France.

Archaeologists working on a site in Abergwyngregyn, North Wales may have discovered the remains of a Royal Court dating to the 12th century. The area has links to Prince Llewellyn.

Leohtulf reports that Takeshi Reikoko was the victor of the October 30, 2010 Coronet in the Principality of Cynagua, Kingdom of the West.

Glass was a common commodity in Roman Britain until the 3rd and 4th centuries C.E. when a shortage of raw glass forced recycling. A new study of Roman clear glass appears in the Journal of Archaeological Science.

Maddalena reports that Their Majesties of the Kingdom of Northshield have chosen to elevate Baron Berwyn AEthelbryght of Ackley to the Order of the Pelican at Their upcoming Stellar University of Northshield event.

In "The Mystery of the Missing Viking Helmets," a 2000 article for Neurosurgery, physician and Viking historian Knut Wester explores the subject of Viking helmets through artifacts and in Norse literature, including the difficulty of finding any existing examples.

Thanks to several major gifts, the Israel Antiquities Authority plans to digitize the entire Dead Sea Scrolls collection and "make the images freely available and accessible to anyone anywhere in the world on the internet."

THLord Brandubh Donnghaile, Silver Buccle Herald for the Kingdom of AEthelmearc reports that, at Their Autumn 2010 Crown Tournament, Their Majesties Duncan and Ilish recognized the skill and service of three of Their citizens by placing them on vigil to contemplate elevation to the Peerage.

Sir Gabriel de Beaumont and Duena Constanzia Morales y de Zamora the new Crown Prince and Princess of Lochac.

Vision, a new film by German filmmaker Margarethe von Trotta, tells the story of 12th-century Benedictine nun Hildegard von Bingen and her "her frequent skirmishes with the male-dominated Catholic hierarchy." V. A. Musetto of the New York Post has a review.

Heather reports that the Grand Council, advisory board to the SCA Board of Directors has published its 3rd quarter report which deals with Social Media Policy and Newsletters.

Ii Katsumori of the Palatine Barony of the Far West relates happenings at the recent Far West Fall Coronet.

Romance author Jamaica Layne (the pen name of journalist and playwright Jill Elaine Hughes, who is known in the SCA as "Lady Marissa de Courette") has written a contemporary romance novel set in the Society for Creative Anachronism.

The Armorial Bearings granted to Sir Terence David John Pratchett of Broad Chalke, Wiltshire, Knight, OBE by Letters Patent of Garter and Clarenceux Kings of Arms dated 28 April 2010 are illustrated in the September 2010 Newsletter of the College of Arms.

Thirty years ago, the city of Florence, Italy converted the Sant'Orsola convent, the final resting place of Lisa Gherardini, the model of da Vinci's Mona Lisa, into barracks for the city's Guardia di Finanza. The graves and tombs from the site were dumped into 'Case le Passarini', the rubbish tip near Florence.

At Their Court at Twin Moons Defenders, Their Majesties of the Kingdom of Atenveldt offered Lord Léot mac Grigair admittance into the Order of the Laurel.

Séaghdha mac Roibeaird reports that he has created an album of photos from the Grimfells La Regale de la Chasse - A Celebration of the Hunt event, which took place October 16, 2010 in the Kingdom of Calontir.

Centuries before St. Petersburg, Velikiy Novgorod was a European-wide trading center and Russia's gateway to the West. Now Russian officials are hoping to attract history-loving tourists to the country's oldest Slavic city.

Viscountess Elashava bas Riva, Kingdom Chronicler of Northshield, reports on and shares photos from the recent Harvest Moot in the Barony of Jararvellir. The photos are available on the Northshield Gallery.

In 2005, Monica Gaudio wrote an article entitled A Tale of Two Tarts for Ice Dragon and allowed it to be published on the Godecookery.com website. Recently the entire article was published without permission in Cooks Source Magazine, producing an explosion of commentary on the Internet.

Lady Alessandra Di Fiore Di Piero Dellamorot and I would like to invite the populace of our fair lands to feast with us! Which way is the wind blowing this year?  Turn up to find out!

Miyake Nobuhiro reports that he has created an album of photos from Great Western War which took place recently in the Kingdom of the West. The photos are available on Flickr.

The Shire of Abhainn Ciach Ghlais will host the eighth annual textile symposium on the weekend of November 19-21, at the Sieg Conference Center located on Narrows Road in Lamar, PA (no street address).

It is with pleasure that I announce the Feast of Saint Ursula, where we shall celebrate our third victory at Inter-College War on the trot (take THAT, Blessed Herman!) with a relaxed and convivial tavern feast in a late-period German style.

Come join the Shire of Harplestane and Gaita on the 29th of January 2011 for a day of dancing at the latest gathering of our Dance Moot. Dance classes will be held, with opportunities to practice in the evening at a ball. For the non-dancers, there will be a selection of period games to keep everyone entertained.