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Ballista

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A '''ballista''' is one type of [[siege weapons|siege engine]] which uses a [[crossbow]]-like arrangement to hurl a [[missile|projectile]], as opposed to a [[catapult]] which throws its projectile by employing a long arm structure.

The crossbow-like arrangement itself consists of a pair of opposed rigid arms, each with torque provided by their own torsion bundle or skein of twisted rope.

External Links:

[http://198.144.2.125/Siege/ConstructionPics.htm Ballista Construction]

"Baby Ballista" and "Ballista Jr." at [http://www.siege-engine.com/ Seige-Engine.com]

''See also:''
[[Arbalest]]

[[category:weapons]]
[[Category:artefact (medieval)]]

Base

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[[Image:In-base.jpg|right|150px]]
In [[heraldry]] the term base can mean either the position at the bottom of a [[device]], or an [[ordinary]] which covers the bottom of the [[device]].

[[Category:Device heraldry]]

Canton

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[[Image:canton.jpg|right|150px]]

==Canton ([[Heraldry]])==
An [[ordinary]]. See right for an example of ''[[Argent]], a '''canton''' [[sable]]''. A canton, both in the SCA and mundanely, is often added to the [[device]] as an augmentation of arms.

[[Category:Device heraldry]]

==Canton ([[Groups]])==
In the [[SCA]] a '''canton''' is a group with at least five members, which is also part of a [[Barony]].

Crown Principality

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olooreltalva
A '''Crown Principality''' has no formal existence according to the [[SCA]] governing documents ([[Corpora]]). It is referenced in the Society [[Seneschal]]s Handbook:

<hr>
4. Use "Crown Pincipality" status to recognize regional development. Where an area is obviously suitable for eventual Principality status, a Kingdom can reward and encourage the trend by declaring the area to be a Crown Principality. A Crown Principality is exactly and only a region with a fancy name and a line in the Coronation ceremony - the King and Queen also become Prince and Princess of the psuedo-Principality when they assume the thrones. It has no laws but the Kingdom laws. Its officers are regional deputies to the Kingdom officers. However, the name lends it extra emotional reality. The Kingdom can allow it have a champion and to develop some usages of its own, and these steps will smooth the eventual transition.

5. All the procedures for creating a Crown Principality are under Kingdom control, as long as the Kingdom doesn't attempt to hand over functions reserved to the royalty or officers of SCA Principalities. (That is, the ceremonial representatives for the Crown with a Crown Principality may NOT warrant subordinate officers, proclaim banishments, or bestow armigerous awards without specific Crown approval for individual recipients.)

6. Please be cautious with the idea, and so some enthusiastic straw polling before advising your royalty to establish a Crown Principality - imaginary though it is, a Crown Principality develops enough personality that it would be very painful for an area if the Kingdom later decided to take the status away.
:from the SCA, Inc. Society Seneschal's Handbook
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Thus, it is essentially a semi-formal declaration of intent to work toward [[Principality]] status by a collection of branches that wish to form a principality, but which do not meet one or more of the requirements. Since it is not a group designation recognized by the SCA, it has no laws, and no formal officers or ceremonial head.

As an adminstrative unit, it may be compared to a [[region]] such as those found in the [[East Kingdom]].

However, Kingdom Law and Custom may depute certain powers of the Crown to sub-groups. Thus law and custom may dictate that a Crown Principality have a ceremonial head, such as that of Insulae Draconis, whose heads are styled as [[Viceroy]] and [[Vicereine]]. Likewise, law and custom may allow those heads to grant [[armiger|non-armigerous]] awards.

The following groups are or have been Crown Principalities (in no order):
*Nordmark
*Oertha
*Tir Righ
*Lochac
*Rivers
*Ealdormere
*Aethelmearc
*Summits
*Avacal
and currently [[Crown Principality of Insulae Draconis|Insulae Draconis]]

[[category:SCAism]]

Roman Empire

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The '''Roman Empire''' was the superpower of the ancient era, the Roman Empire dominated the [[western world]] for (a really long time). In 330 AD the Empire was effectively split into two parts for logistic reasons. Rome was the centre of the Western Roman Empire and Constantinople the centre of the Eastern, or [[Byzantine]] Empire.

Many consider the [[SCA]] to take its starting point for [[period]] as the time where Rome effectively ceased to be the centre of an Empire, around 600 CE, although its last official [[emperor]], '''Romulus Augustus''' (or ''Augustulus'', meaning the little, or insignificant, Augustus) was deposed, by the [[Germany|Germanic]] chieftain, '''Ordoacer''', in 476. In the next century the [[Byzantium|Eastern Empire]], under '''Justinian''' and his [[general]] Belisarius, invaded [[Italy]] and seized the city of [[Rome]] for a period.

North America

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'''North America''' is geographically the bit north of the Panama isthmus. In practice a "Central American" region is normally accepted, which pushes the southern limit of "North" America further north. To the north it pretty much extends to the Arctic ice-cap (although politically the [[Canada|Canadians]] and the [[Inuit]] have their respective claims in addition to that of the [[United States of America]]).

In [[period]], North America was inhabited by native settlers (who appear to have crossed the Bering Strait at some pre-period point), by travelling parties of polar dwellers, in the extreme north and north-west), and by [[Europe]]an colonists (no-one has successfully argued the case for [[navy|naval]] colonisation across the Pacific).

Variously the first European contact is said to have been by [[Viking]]s (qv [[Vinland]]), by [[St.Brendan]], by Amerigo Vespucci (on behalf of [[Italy|Italian]] interests) or by [[Christopher Columbus]] (on behalf of the [[Portugal|Portuguese]] [[Crown]]. Certain other theories also argue that the last of the [[Knights Templar]] journeyed there, after the suppression of their [[order]] by the [[King]] of [[France]].

== [[Persona]] ==
Most [[Society]] personae of a North American sort will have to be European colonists, pending the verification of authentic records of the pre-[[colony|colonial]] indigent culture. These will generally be of [[Spain|Spanish]], [[England|English]], [[Scotland|Scots]] or [[France|French]] origin, as [[Portugal]] tended to concentrate on the [[South America|Southern American]] sub-continent.
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Romance language

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The '''Romance languages''' are a group of the [[Italic language]]s derived from spoken [[Latin]].

* [[Catalan]]
* [[Dalmatian]]
* [[French]]
* [[Italian]]
* [[Occitan]]
* [[Portuguese]]
* [[Rhaetian]]
* [[Romanian]]
* [[Sardinian]]
* [[Spanish]]

[[category:language]]

Sekanjabin

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'''Sekanjabin''' is a [[period]] [[cordial]] of [[Middle East]]ern origin, similiar to the [[Greece|Greek]] [[medicine|medicinal]] drink "[[oxymel]]". Sometimes called "Persian mint drink" in modern descriptions. It is made with water, [[sugar]], vinegar, and [[mint]]. The resulting syrup is diluted with water, 5-10 parts water to 1 part syrup, according to taste.

This is a good drink to bring to large [[camping event]]s such as [[Pennsic]]. The syrup can be stored without refrigeration and then diluted on-site, providing 2-5 gallons/7-19 litres of drink for one standard bottle of syrup. It's portable, stores well, it's period, and tastes much better than Pennsic hose water.

== External Links ==
* [http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/wsnlinks/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=640 Atlantian A&S Links: Oxymel & Sekanjabin]

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