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Blue cheese

2007-11-09T21:56:21Z

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bochiget
'''[[Mould]] cheeses''', particularly blue and green mould cheeses (eg. blue vein, Roquefort) are soft, or half-solid [[cheese]]s. These types of cheeses are created by adding blue or green mould cultures to the [[milk]] or [[cheese]] [[curd]]. The veins of mould are created by injecting needles into the cheese both to provide the mould with oxygen and to allow a passage for the mould to grow.

Mould cheeses are believed to have originated in [[France]], first produced by [[monks]], using [[sheep]]'s milk to produce it.

[[category:food]]

Cunnan:Village pump

2007-11-09T21:11:09Z

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racersi
In [[Medieval]] [[village]]s people would gather at the '''Village Pump''' to discuss those items that were important to their lives. On [[Cunnan]] the Village Pump serves a similar purpose: Giving users a place to meet and discuss current events, policy and content.
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== Announcements ==
* Some of the old Village pump articles have been moved to save space:
** [[Cunnan:Old Village pump discussions (moved 2003)|Moved during 2003]]
** [[Cunnan:Old Village pump discussions (moved 2004)|Moved during 2004]]
** [[Cunnan:Old Village pump discussions (moved 2005)|Moved during 2005]]
** [[Cunnan:Old Village pump discussions (moved 2006)|Moved during 2006]]

== Topics ==

=== Content on Wikipedia ===

Those who remember when Cunnan appeared on a list of sites who used Wikipedia data incorrectly will be amused to note that several Cunnan pages have been transported to Wikipedia. Branle, trobar ric and pastourelle among others have all been taken across. In fact their page on the Branle was not correctly attributed. [[User:Conrad Leviston|Conrad Leviston]] 11:28, 26 April 2007 (EST)

=== Instrumental Music ===
I'm sure most SCA performers memorize their music in the best traditional fashion, but for anyone who doesn't have frequent contact with other ''jongleurs'' I have suggested on the [http://cunnan.sca.org.au/wiki/Talk:Instrumental_music Instrumental music] page that it might be helpful to post music in abc notation because
* it is human-readable with a little practice
* there is an extensive software base to produce hardcopy, edit, and play MIDI renderings
* there is already a huge resource of music in abc notation readily available
--[[User:64.9.120.91|64.9.120.91]] 00:32, 1 April 2007 (EST) aka [http://360.yahoo.com/kittybriton Kittybriton]

=== Spam flood ===
As anyone who looked at [[Special:Recentchanges]] today probably noticed Cunnan was the target of a group of spam bots who touched a large number of pages. The domain the bots were spamming has now been added to the antispam filter.

I've been through all the touched pages and have edited and saved the most recent useable version of each. Unfortunately, the spam bots unwittingly hit a bug in the software which means that the the page revisions before each of their edits have most probably been corrupted. If anyone feels like spending an hour helping to cleanup then they should go through my edits for the day and check that the page revision I restored each article to was optimal (i.e. the second most recent revision in most cases).

Cunnan's software has been upgraded so that the database corruption wont occur again even if the spam bots return.
[[User:Tobin|Tobin]] 23:35, 8 Oct 2005 (CDT)

* Hmm, it just happened again. I believe I have got rid of the spam, but it was done using multiple "machines" so it wasn't worth my time blocking everyone. Also some pages were hit multiple times. Rollback only works for the last action on the page, including rollbacks, so some of the fixes had to be edits. Nasty! I understand Tobin's problems the first time. - [[User:Cian|Cian Gillebhrath]] 09:53, 22 Oct 2005 (CDT)
** Three cheers for Cian! Thanks for doing the dirty work Cian, the fact that you and Tobin have done this is much appreciated. Given that this is the second time this has happened maybe it's time that we adopted a policy of only allowing editing for people who have logged in. It's not a foolproof defence I know, and it makes us feel less welcoming, but it would save a lot of aggravation. [[User:Conrad Leviston|Conrad Leviston]] 20:55, 22 Oct 2005 (CDT)
*** The most nasty wiki spam bots use a mixture of accounts and anonymous edits (the attack today and the first major attack are both examples of this). Forcing people to register only inconveniences humans. I've updated the anti spam filter to include the <nowiki><div></nowiki> id that the recent spam attacks have all included. Hopefully this will catch future attacks from this bot. - [[User:Tobin|Tobin]] 04:57, 5 Nov 2005 (CST)
*** The two attacks I have "cleaned up" today all targetted the same files but the second one created blank pages. I wonder if they were doing so for a purpose? I blocked the repeating URLs which sometimes actually used a username. [[User:Cian|Cian Gillebhrath]] 19:40, 11 Dec 2005 (CST)
**** I've added some things from today's spam flood to the anti spam filter. If things stop working someone should tell me. -- [[User:Tobin|Tobin]] 05:51, 12 Dec 2005 (CST)

*FYI the [[France]] page is currently showing up as uneditable due to the spam filter --[[User:Simoncursitor|Simoncursitor]] 02:41, 8 Dec 2005 (CST)
** I know, I'll remove ''that site'' from the anti spam filter when I've got time to do a general cleanup -- [[User:Tobin|Tobin]] 05:51, 12 Dec 2005 (CST)

*I'm getting sick of not being able to properly use the word special-ist (without the hyphen) because it includes cial-is (without the hyphen). I seem to use the word (and it's relatives) quite a bit. Is there any way we can still exclude the pharaceutical (because that trick is working nicely thankyou), but allow certain words that contain it? special-ist special-ism, special-ists, special-istic etc. [[User:Tiff|Tiff]]
** Oops, my bad. I'll change the anti spam filter to require a non-letter character on either side for a match. Should happen after I'm back from work today. Have people noticed any other false positives? -- [[User:Tobin|Tobin]] 13:15, 12 Jan 2006 (CST)
*** Should be fixed now. The new rule for c*alis is '''<nowiki>[^A-Za-z]c*alis[^A-Za-z]</nowiki>''' (with the * replaced by the appropriate letter of course). -- [[User:Tobin|Tobin]] 01:43, 13 Jan 2006 (CST)

* I was unable to add a link to the Bordescros website hosted by www . freewebs . com / bordescros because of the spam filter. Can this be made an exception please.--[[User:MasterWill|MasterWill]] 06:49, 16 Mar 2006 (CST)
** I've removed freewebs from the spam filter. - [[User:Tobin|Tobin]] 00:15, 24 Mar 2006 (CST)

* Not quite a flood this time, but the same pages have been attacked by the same sort of spam from various different "users". Is there anyway we can combat that sort of spam (other than the manual power of moderator's fingers) ? I have been banning the users for 2 weeks, but it really is pointless if they just come back with a new "name" the next day. Is it possible to prevent people/bots using usernames that are in the format of URLs (eg. 218.53.104.2)? - [[User:Cian|Cian Gillebhrath]] 08:49, 23 Jun 2006 (EST)

* I've just enabled two things that should help reduce the amount of spam we're getting. The first is proxy blocking using [http://www.au.sorbs.net/ SORBS]. This may catch a few legitimate users but that's unlikely (and if it does, well, they shouldn't be accessing the internet via an open proxy anyway). The second is [[wikipedia:Captcha|Captcha]]s for any edit which adds a URL to a page or changes an existing URL. For the time being the captchas are simple maths problems, e.g. "38 - 6 =" or "12 + 0 =". I'm going to e-mail [[User:Del|Del]] about the possibility of having the software required for image captchas installed on chiara (Cunnan's server). There may still be a few spammers which get through but this will stop the stupider bots and most non-humans. - [[User:Tobin|Tobin]] 19:39, 22 July 2006 (EST)
** Just a minor thing about Captcha; when you come to the maths problem, and there's a link that should point to some information about why it's there/what it is, the link is broken. I think this is because it's supposed to be linking to the wikipedia article, but instead it's linking to cunnan?
- [[User:Asfridhr|Asfridhr, who has been too lazy to log in.]]

===Protected Pages===

*I have just protected a couple of pages that have been repeatedly hiit by a spambot. These pages are [[woman]] and [[convent]]. I will try to remember to remove the protection once that particular spambot has given up. [[User:Conrad Leviston|Conrad Leviston]] 22:22, 25 Jun 2006 (EST)

===Branle Dance Broken===

I've found that the page for the Branle dance is broken, both from searching for it and from the link for the dance page.

:[[branle]] looks fine to me. [[User:Conrad Leviston|Conrad Leviston]] 22:17, 25 Jun 2006 (EST)

I have tried it again and it's still not working. Specifically, I'm getting this error:

A database query syntax error has occurred. This may indicate a bug in the software. The last
attempted database query was:

(SQL query hidden)

from within function "MediaWikiBagOStuff:_doquery". MySQL returned error "1062: Duplicate entry
'cunnan:messages:Currentevents' for key 1 (localhost)".

I am using Mozilla Firefox, the latest version (if that might make a difference).

*I can't interpret the technical stuff (I'll leave that to others, who i hope will log in soon), but it's working fine for me too, on a recent version of firefox. Maybe this is a timing issue - [[User:Conrad Leviston|Conrad Leviston]] and I are in the same timezone, and may be logging in a quieter time of day than you useage-wise. Have you checked 10 minutes, or even an hour later? We've had occasional errors related to server overuse.[[User:Tiff|Tiff]] 19:15, 27 Jun 2006 (EST)

=== Software Upgrade ===
Cunnan has been upgrade to version 1.6.8 of the Mediawiki software. If anything appears broken or acts weirdly mention it here so that someone can look at it. It's worth noting that there have been major changes to the database including conversion to UTF-8 encoding. This should have worked but some special characters may be messed up. You can help Cunnan by fixing them as you find them. - [[User:Tobin|Tobin]] 19:12, 12 July 2006 (EST)

:All the unusual characters are out. I know that you've changed a couple of the AE ligatures on AEthelmearc, but there are lots of other characters such as the Forme of Cury recipes, and the Exeter Book riddles. I seem to recall last time this happened you were able to do a fix without editing every single item. Any chance of doing that again? [[User:Conrad Leviston|Conrad Leviston]] 22:46, 12 July 2006 (EST)
::No, sadly, the newer version of the software requires the database to be in UTF-8. I'm at a loss as to why the conversion didn't work. I'm going to have another look at it in the morning but I'm not sure if it can be easily fixed. If it can't be then will just have to bite the bullet and fix problem pages manually. - [[User:Tobin|Tobin]] 23:21, 12 July 2006 (EST)
:::Congrats on the upgrade! I hope you'll now be able to implement some of the extensions that help to address the wikispam issues. At mine, we ended up simply having to force a confirmed email address before editing, which unfortunately meant no anon edit at all, but since they only account for 1% of our contributions (besides spam) we went ahead with the plan. As far as you UTF-8 issue, I think it either has to do with PHP or with going from an early 1.4 version all the way to 1.6 in a single jump. I'm also working on the rest of the kingdom devices and their populace badges where I can. --[[User:ThorgrimrGunnarrsson|Thorgrimr of Dragonsspine]] 11:11, 13 July 2006 (EST)
: Why don't we just change them all to the accented letters etc to the &; forms, e.g. Æ and è They are charset independent. - [[User:Cian|Cian Gillebhrath]] 16:34, 13 July 2006 (EST)

=== Navigation links ===
The links in the sidebar to [[Current events]] and [[Cunnan:Site support]] aren't used for much at present. Does anyone have a suggestion for something they might be replaced with? I might send Del an e-mail asking if collecting donations to go towards the cost of hosting is possible. - [[User:Tobin|Tobin]] 13:49, 13 July 2006 (EST)

=== weird characters ===
Hiya after a long time. I noticed on two pages, I was getting something weird - black diamonds with question marks in them. I believe in both cases they took the place of special charchters, like an e with an accent mark on top of it. I am using Firefox. [[User:Sabine|Sabine]] 06:19, 28 July 2006 (EST)
:Known problem. The database should have been converted to UTF-8 during the most recent upgrade but something went wrong. I haven't had time to try and fix it yet. - [[User:Tobin|Tobin]] 11:41, 28 July 2006 (EST)

=== Content police :^) ===
I believe that one of the [[Cunnan:What isn't Cunnan|policies]] for [[Cunnan]] is that it is not to be used by groups as an archive that their own webpages/newsgroups can't manage. Therefore I am watching the pages for [[Bloodstone Keep Origins Ch 1]] and [[Bloodstone Keep Origins Ch 2]]. If too many of these sort of pages occur, we might have to make a policy edict about them. - [[User:Cian|Cian Gillebhrath]] 09:46, 10 August 2006 (EST)
:As they currently read the Bloodstone pages are OK, in my opinion. As long as they are only documenting events that have happened I don't think it's an issue. Planning events or using Cunnan as a genreal archive would be out though. The articles should probably be merged under a better title though. - [[User:Tobin|Tobin]] 13:48, 14 August 2006 (EST)
:I'm not sure about these articles. They don't strike me as conforming to either the style or the content standards we should have in place here. I respectfully suggest that "Bloodstone Keep Origins" should more appropriately be an off-site webpage with links from the [[Bloodstone Keep]] article. [[User:Paul Matisz|Paul Matisz]] 09:57. 21 August 2006 (EST).
::As far as style goes, I agree with you. It is my own personal bias, but I think that Cunnan should aim for neutral point of view, non-personal accounts. I personally think that this level of content is great. I would love to see this much detail on every SCA group. [[User:Conrad Leviston|Conrad Leviston]] 23:29, 19 October 2006 (EST)

===Page of the Month===
You know, I think we could do with a new pages of the month.--[[User:User 144|User 144]] 14:30, 7 October 2006 (EST)
:I agree, but what one?--[[User:ThorgrimrGunnarrsson|Thorgrimr of Dragonsspine]] 23:41, 7 October 2006 (EST)

:You can always add new proposed pages to [[Cunnan:Page of the Month]] (see bottom section). As to editting the actual [[Main Page]], it just needs us mods to get to action since we are the only ones who can change it. - [[User:Cian|Cian Gillebhrath]]

Sorry I haven't been updating it. I promise that if nobody else does anything I'll get to it for November. In the meantime, like Cian says, please put any good pages you see (or write) on the [[Cunnan:Page of the Month]] page. [[User:Conrad Leviston|Conrad Leviston]] 23:23, 19 October 2006 (EST)

===How Do I ... ?===
"create" a Category ?
We have a number of "wanted" ones, which could probably do with some attention, especially as the "wanted" ones show up on the list of "categories" without a hint that they are, in fact, inchoate ?? -- [[User:Simoncursitor|Simoncursitor]] 19:10, 16 October 2006 (EST)
: I don't quite follow you, but I'll try and answer your query. If you edit the category to give it a possible description, then it will be able to show you what articles have been placed in that category. If that description is no longer accurate once you see the category's members, then either change the description or change what is in the category.
:If you want to start a brand new category, just put [[[[:category:NEWCATEGORYNAME]]]] somewhere on a page that is a suitable member for the new category. - [[User:Cian|Cian Gillebhrath]] 11:35, 17 October 2006 (EST)
:: Fine, so it's just a matter of ''describing'' the category. Good, can do that. Thanks, Cian. -- [[User:Simoncursitor|Simoncursitor]]

===Proposed genocide===
Arising out of the above (and an attempt to do some categorising of my own work (thanks, [[User: Cian]] and others for your help in times past -- as you know them better than I, please continue) I have noticed that we have a goodly number of categories with only 1 article in them, and I was proposing to carry out a cull, especially targeting those where the category and the article are, effectivly, the same thing. Given that what I do, a more experienced admin can reverse, does anyone want to stop me before I start, or shall I hack away (discreetly) and allow restoration as wiser heads see fit ? -- [[User:Simoncursitor|Simoncursitor]] 22:05, 20 October 2006 (EST)
: Not everything needs to be in a category. Personally, I think that there are too many, and some pages should not be in a super- and a sub-category , e.g. [[:category:people (medieval)]] and [[:category:monarchs (medieval)]]. So you have my secular blessing if it makes you comfortable. - [[User:Cian|Cian Gillebhrath]] 17:10, 23 October 2006 (EST)
::I disagree on the category/sub-category thing. If I am looking for weapons for example, I would like to have the opportunity to narrow it to pole weapons, or archery for example, should I wish. Sub-categories provide opportunities for finding articles more readily and also to include more inclusive article groupings.--[[User:User 144|User 144]] 09:47, 27 October 2006 (EST)
:::I meant that [[William the Conqueror]] should be in [[:category:monarchs (medieval)]] but not also in [[:category:people (medieval)]], which the monarchs category is also a sub-category of. - [[User:Cian|Cian Gillebhrath]] 09:55, 27 October 2006 (EST)
::::If someone is browsing for people in the 11th century, but fails to find the monarchs category they will miss an important part of the people of the medieval era if they are grouped separately. Classification begins a the top and branches down in an inclusive, nor exclusive manner.eg genus/species, IMHO.--[[User:User 144|User 144]] 09:59, 27 October 2006 (EST)
:::::Well, I've started the process anyway, and will csrry it through as best I can. -- [[User:Simoncursitor|Simoncursitor]]
::New one... [[:category:cooking|category:cooking]] and [[:category:food|category:food]], which one should be a subcategory of the other? Does it matter? Should they both be each other's subcategory? What about [[:category:recipes|category:recipes]]? - [[User:Cian|Cian Gillebhrath]] 11:35, 22 November 2006 (EST)
:::I believe that cooking should be a subcategory of food (as not all food needs to be cooked but cooking always involves food), and recipes should be a subcategory of cooking.--[[User:User 144|User 144]] 16:44, 22 November 2006 (EST)
ON an allied topic, I note that the category "people - modern" includes both mudane and SCA identities. Is it worth opening a category: "people -- personae" to distinguish ? Or is that too much faff ? -- [[User:Simoncursitor|Simoncursitor]] 00:49, 30 November 2006 (EST)

=== Definition of category:people (medieval) ===
Umm, so now we are deciding that the [[medieval]] world ends at 1500? I'm afraid that that date is as vague as saying when the [[Renaissance]] starts. I think that we need 3 or 4 main categories: people (ancient)= -600AD; people (medieval) or people (period) = 600-1600AD ; people (modern) or people (post-period) = 1600AD -. I have no problem with the term medieval being used for the entire [[SCA]] [[period]] for the purpose of this category. - [[User:Cian|Cian Gillebhrath]] 11:54, 26 February 2007 (EST)
* There are many and varied viewpoints on when the end of the Middle Ages occurs. However, IIRC not one goes past 1517 as the end of the High Middle Ages (many have it ending during the middle of the 15th century). If Cunnan is meant to be a reference, then it should follow the standard definitions. Are we intending to change the definitions of other terms in order to provide further confusion to readers--[[User:User 144|User 144]] 17:15, 26 February 2007 (EST)
* Well, what I was trying to indicate was that I really don't care if people were from the middle ages or the renaissance. I just want to know if they were pre-period, in period, post-period or SCA/recreationist and I would like the categories to match that. While yes, Cunnan is trying to not just be an SCA reference, it does at least have a formally defined finishing date for its concept of "period". The conventional "epoch/era" terms don't. - [[User:Cian|Cian Gillebhrath]] 10:07, 27 February 2007 (EST)
**Well there are over a hundred pages categorised as people (medieval) that would need to be changed to people (period). I think it would be easier if we gave a definitive time frame for these times periods instead. It would certainly be much more expedient. How about 500-1500 Medieval, 1500-1750 Early Modern, 1750-1800 Industrial Revolution, 1800-Present Modern?--[[User:User 144|User 144]] 16:20, 27 February 2007 (EST)

===What do to with [[:Category:people (SCA)]]?===
I recently redirected [[:category:people - modern]] to [[:category:people (modern)]]. In the middle of donig this, I realized that most of the articles listed under this category are actually personal bios of people within the SCA. I then made [[:category:people (SCA)]]. In the middle of doing ''that'' I realized that [[:category:people (SCA)]] may be against what Cunnan is for:
::First and foremost, Cunnan should only be used for information that in some way relates to re-enactment of the period roughly between 600AD and 1600AD. Other information does not belong on Cunnan (e.g. Blogging, Advertising and debates).

So if this is the case, should all articles in [[:category:people (SCA)]] be removed? Or should it be simply culled to include notable SCA folks? --[[User:Sarah Van Der Goes|Sarah Van Der Goes]] 03:31, 29 June 2007 (EST)

* I believe some of those SCA people pages are there because they either<br>
# talk about people of note in the history of the SCA<br>
# talk about people of note according to the editors of Cunnan<br>
# talk about people of note according to [[Stormhold]], [[Krae Glas]] and the [[College of St. Monica]], the historical editors/creators of Cunnan.<br>
Sometimes, one person may meet all three of those criteria. The main point here is that whether we like it or not, Cunnan is very heavily tilted towards providing background info on how the SCA is run and that includes basic information on and history of the branches. That in turn mentions the names of "famous" people, like [[Cariadoc of the Bow]]. While the issue of who is "famous" is subjective, we obviously don't want to have a page for every SCA monarch there ever was, but some may have done amazing or notorious things that are worth writing about.<br>
- [[User:Cian|Cian Gillebhrath]] 10:06, 29 June 2007 (EST)

:I'm inclined to back Cian on this one. Having written some of the articles on notable [[Ealdormere|Ealdormereans]], I think a good criteria for having a Cunnan article should be a notable and ''lasting'' impact on the Society, at the Kingdom level at least. Having an award named after you, or an event, or starting something important (i.e. [[Cariadoc of the Bow]] starting the first [[Pennsic]]) or have who have contributed a huge volume of work to the Society (i.e. [[Cariadoc of the Bow]], for everything he's done ''since'' starting Pennsic). Just being in a Household, or because you're a friend of a Cunnan contributor, or something like that probably shouldn't qualify you for a Cunnan article. But if it's someone like Duke Sir [[Finnvarr de Taahe|Finnvarr]], a [[triple peer]] with four decades of notable contributions to several Kingdoms, then yes, they probably deserve a couple of paragraphs. [[User:Paul Matisz|Paul Matisz]] 28-06-07, 23:15EDT.
::This is fine with me. I'm very new to the SCA so I don't know many of the "famous" members that you all know. What I'm saying is I'm the worst person to try and cull down the amount of [[:category:people (SCA)]] entries to include notables only. Would either of you, or anyone else like to take a shot? Or shall we leave it to grow until it gets out of control? --[[User:Sarah Van Der Goes|Sarah Van Der Goes]] 01:07, 30 June 2007 (EST)
:::Yeah, I just took a quick look at some of the entries in the category, and I'd definitely say there needs to be a purge. Unfortunately, I'm leaving for the [[Trillium War]] in about twenty minutes, so I won't be able to do much about it until about next week. Most of these articles are [[ego piece]]s, and have no actual value in the database. Just for an example [[Thorbjorn Osis Brandsson]] is a ''good'' article, while [[Pustulio]] strikes me as being somewhat outside the tone we're trying to strike here. [[User: Paul Matisz]] 13:38 EDT, 29-06-07.
:::: I finally got around to killing all the "ego piece" articles. There are now surprisingly few articles on notable SCAdians in the category. I do apologize to the good gentles of [[Arrowsreach]] and the [[College of St. Monica]], but most of the articles I deleted were about minor SCAdians from those areas. While I'm sure they're lovely people who contribute greatly to the SCA, I don't think that Cunnan is the place for the posting of in-jokes and friendly ribbing. Certain other articles were amended with a not requesting clarification of the SCAdian's contribution. As I have said before, bios in the People (SCA) category ought to be those who have made a major and long-term contribution to their Kingdoms and the Society as a whole, for example, a gentle who founded a major Barony ([[Fionnadh Averylle O'Connor of Maidenhead]], who contributed greatly to the early years of the [[Barony of Rising Waters]] and by extension [[Ealdormere]]), or who started a major event ([[Cariadoc of the Bow]], who gets the blame for [[Pennsic]]), or who have done something very noteworthy ([[Kolfinna Kottr]], first female [[Knight]] in [[Caid]]). That being said, certain SCAdians who are not currently represented in this category ought to be, such as Queen Aislinn of the Midrealm. [[User: Paul Matisz]] , 13:14 EDT 31-08-07.

== Query ==
Excuse me, I think I'm in someone else's discussion, but don't know how to do ANYTHING. I want to know how to ASK A QUESTION. I got to "Cunnan" [I want to know what it means, too.] because I wanted to find out why the names of SCA people are often preceded by "THL" but I can't find an explanation for what it stands for. I also wanted to find out about "the Enchanted Ground". And actually, I want to know if there is a correct procedure for posing a question when the search button brings no results. I'm sure interrupting somebody's discussion is not the way. If anyone reads this, I'd be very grateful to find an answer here next time I look. Thank you all. (I'm hunting for an SCA contact near me, but haven't found one yet [Barcelona]. Thank you again.
: This is as good a place to ask queries like that as any other place. I will try to direct you to the appropriate pages:
* [[THL]] is an abbreviation for "The Honourable [[Lord]]" or "The Honourable [[Lady]]". It means that the individual has received a [[grant of arms]] from the [[King]] and [[Queen]]. Other abbreviations are also used for other [[award]]s, and some describe it as [[alphabet soup]].
* [[Enchanted Ground]] is an area at an [[SCA]] [[event]], (normally a [[camping event]]) that is formally or informally reserved for [[period]] encampments. This means that the [[tent]]s, [[cooking]] facilities and general appearance of the [[Enchanted Ground]] is more [[medieval]] than a standard campsite. This term may be rather specific to the SCA in [[Australia]] and it actually started as the name of the campsite of a certain [[household]] ([[House Unnamed]]) at the [[Rowany Festival]].
**I don't believe that is correct. Rather, [[Enchanted Ground]] was the brainchild of [[Duke]] [[Cariadoc of the Bow]] and first appeared, I think, at the [[Twentieth Year Celebration]]. He had proposed the idea, if the reference I found is correct, in TI #63, Summer of 1982. [[User:AlexandreDavigne|AlexandreDavigne]] 02:24, 14 November 2006 (EST)
* Spain is part of the [[SCA]] [[Kingdom of Drachenwald]]. I don't know if we have an existing [[branch]] in [[Barcelona]].
**Check the Drachenvald website - http://www.drachenwald.sca.org/Regnum/ - it appears that all of Spain is a single Shire, Alcazar de Brioga [[User:AlexandreDavigne|AlexandreDavigne]] 02:45, 14 November 2006 (EST)
* For the meaning, click on [[Cunnan]].
: Hope that all helps - [[User:Cian|Cian Gillebhrath]] 11:54, 13 November 2006 (EST)
Thank you all - I'm the original uneducated enquirer. I think you have all answered everything. Except I haven't found anybody in Barcelona, yet. (I speak Catalan, but not Castilian, and I'm not very interested in the Spanish-speaking middle ages... I'd rather use my French or even struggle with Latin. So I'm hunting for some Catalan anachronists.) Thanks. Sorry to be anonymous, but I'm not anybody, yet.

== Proper adjectives and proper nouns==
Okay, this is a linguist talking. The word "[[French]]" has a multitude of meanings and ways in which it is in the [[English]] [[language]]. As a noun it refers to a [[language]] and a group of people (a nationality). As an adjective, it refers to things associated with the group of people or the country [[France]] or the language, e.g. a French castle, the French language, his French wife, a French verb. That is how things work in the English language for the word "French".

Up til now, [[Cunnan]] has restricted the page [[French]] to only be for the [[language]]. I have made sure that any links for the people etc have always been [France|French]. Likewise was done for [England|English], [Germany|German] etc. The article with the proper adjective is only for the language.

[[User:AlexandreDavigne| AlexandreDavigne]] has started adding a disambiguation section to [[English]] and [[French]]. This does not sit well with me. I feel that it doesn't need a disambiguation section. It doesn't need a disambiguation anything. If you want to know about the Germans, you go to [[Germany]]. If you want to know about the French, you got to [[France]]. If you want to know about specific French, you go to [[Frank]] or [[Gaul]] etc.

I thought it would be best to ask the rest of you before I undid Alexandre's otherwise fine work. If you have disambiguations for one proper noun/adjective, we will (for consistancies sake) have to add them to all. Do we really need such disambiguations?
- [[User:Cian|Cian Gillebhrath]] 11:12, 8 November 2006 (EST)

Given the way that English works in common usage, I'd suggest that if disambiguation is deemed unneccessary (or simply redundant), then at the very least a link to the appropriate section be included with an appropriate explanation. I can see a case to be made for either approach, but I think just leaving it unaddressed is begging for folks like me to step in and cause this kind of conversation to happen:-) [[User:AlexandreDavigne|AlexandreDavigne]] 12:00, 8 November 2006 (EST)

:I personally dislike pages with multiple definitions. I would prefer to see an italicised headnote along the lines of ''This article refers to the French language. For other uses of the word ''French'' see [[France]] and [[kiss]]ing.'' This of course is a matter of personal preference and I am happy to go for what most people feel is better. [[User:Conrad Leviston|Conrad Leviston]] 22:55, 13 November 2006 (EST)

::That would work for me - -I just think that leaving it unaddressed is not a particularly good idea; if I (or many folk, I suspect) enter "the French" in the search box, I would expect to find an article about the French people. As I say, your solution works for me (although I don't particularly dislike mutliple definition pages. I don't really care one way or the other). [[User:AlexandreDavigne|AlexandreDavigne]] 00:14, 14 November 2006 (EST)
== Spammers ==
For at least the second time we have been spammed by someone using a graphic claiming to be from WwW.The-SaboTage.Org and a graphic called rozetgd2.jpg. Is there any way we can filter out any edits that include these terms or file? - [[User:Cian|Cian Gillebhrath]] 10:04, 28 February 2007 (EST)
:Yes, it can be added to the spam filter. I'm about to dash off to work but I've put it on my to-do list. Should happen late tonight, early tomorrow. - [[User:Tobin|Tobin]] 14:20, 1 March 2007 (EST)
:Can we add user IP 209.158.163.14? I am back tracking the damage they did. : [[User:Candrade|Carlos Nieto de Andrade]] 12:58, 28 March 2007 (EST)
== The Ampersand Bandits ==
For a number of weeks Cunnan has been hit by vandals from a variety of URLs that seem to be deleting any content following ampersands, as well as modifying non-English alphabet characters (which often need to updated anyway). Is there any way we can stop this happening? - [[User:Cian|Cian Gillebhrath]] 10:32, 14 June 2007 (EST)

Ha! take a look at the log for tonight (June 16th)! [[Barony of Rowany]] vandalized at 21:27, corrected at 21:27, and Vandal 221.16.136.97 banned at 21:28. Rather like potting grouse on the wing, what? [[User:Paul Matisz]] 2007-06-16 21:39EDT

:So who are these guys, anyway? Correcting these attacks, I sometimes feel like King Canute, trying to hold back the tide with a word. [[User:Paul Matisz]] 2007-06-22 20:37EDT

On 1 Sept we suffered a major attach by Ampersand Vandals from a number of different IP addresses, some of which altered several articles apiece. I dished out a round of 3-month bans and rollbacks, but be aware that our problems of earlier this year may be returning. [[User: Paul Matisz]] 200-09-01 23:30EDT

== The Illegible Vandals ==
First it was the Ampersand Bandits. Now we have new class of vandals with a different MO - the Illegible Vandals! We have been getting unknown people adding just one word consisting of 8-10 characters to a range of pages. I believe the choice of characters is random because I don't recognise anything that I would find in any of my dictionaries. So the vandalism is pretty pointless. As far as I can work out, the same "user" has never struck more than once. Wierd. - [[User:Cian|Cian Gillebhrath]] 13:39, 27 September 2007 (EST)
:Alas, we're now seeing several articles vandalized by a single IP. It's the sheer volume of IPs involved that concerns me -- we've been hit pretty hard over the last week. Kudos on everyone helping to stem the tide! [[User:Paul Matisz|Paul Matisz]] 19:05EDT 02 Oct 07

:Yeah, I have since noticed repeat offenders. The thing that gets me is the fact that there seems to be no reason for these attacks. If they were all concentrated at particular times, then I could believe that it is was just an attempt at "denial of service" but there aren't enough of them at any one time for that. Other than restricting editing to logged in members, I can't see how any system can automatically prevent the Illegible Vandals. - [[User:Cian|Cian Gillebhrath]] 09:19, 3 October 2007 (EST)

:On 04 Oct between 10:39 and 17:08 some twenty articles were vandalized by these jerks. In some cases, the same article was vandalized numerous times. Given the randomness I suspect this may be some kind of bot or virus... is there any way to defend against them? [[User:Paul Matisz|Paul Matisz]] 17:15EDT 04 Oct 07

: Attacks today from three different IP addresses from 87.101.244.* . I think we might be able to put a filter on that for a few months. Tobin? Unfortunately, there seems no clear pattern to any of the other addresses. - [[User:Cian|Cian Gillebhrath]] 13:09, 9 October 2007 (EST)

==A Note on Vandals and Newcomers==
I despise vandals. Vandalism to Cunnan articles will be quickly corrected and the vandal's IP outright banned for a an appropriate length of time. Be aware that my definition of "an appropriate length of time" is ''inversely'' proportional to the amount of caffeine in my bloodstream.

I encourage anyone interested in making legitimate changes to Cunnan articles to make a user profile -- it's always nice to have new people in our community, and it makes it a lot easier to weed out the vandalism. [[user:Paul Matisz|Paul Matisz]] 09:51EDT 28 Sept 07

Scholastics

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'''Scholastics''' -- followers of [[Scholasticism]].

See also [[Humanists]], [[Humanism]], and [[Renaissance]].

It is a commonly held belief amongst [[Humanists]] (and [[User:Del]]) that all scholastics are tendentious, irrelevant, out-dated, dusty old stick-in-the-muds who argue and dispute about how many angels can dance on the head of a pin.

See [[Scholasticism]] for a a robust defence of the Scholastics by [[User:Anton]]
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Thomas Aquinas

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St. Thomas Aquinas (1225 - 1274) was a Catholic philosopher and theologian in the [[scholastic]] tradition. He is considered by the [[Catholic Church]] to be her greatest theologian.

His two greatest works are the [[Summa Theologica]] and the [[Summa Contra Gentiles]].

== External Links ==

* http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Aquinas
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Summa Contra Gentiles

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'''Summa Contra Gentiles''' is one of the two great works of Saint [[Thomas Aquinas]], the greatest of the [[Scholastics]].

The other one is the [[Summa Theologica]], a work that people who attended Catholic schools may be familiar with.

== External Links ==
* [http://www.newadvent.org/summa E-text of the Summa Theologica]
* [http://www.nd.edu/Departments/Maritain/etext/gc.htm E-text of the Summa Contra Gentiles] (translated version with some abridgement)
[[category:books]]

Viking

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'''Viking''' is a term with many meanings, and depending on whom you are talking to, you may get a different response.

In the [[SCA]] (as in much of modern western media) the word ''Viking'' is currently used to refer to any of the [[Norse]] people from between (about) the [[6th century|500s]] to (about) the [[14th century|1300s]]. Whether this is an accurate usage is a matter of energetic disagreement.

Some of the various positions in this disagreement are that Viking:
* refers to any [[Norse]]man from the period mentioned.
* refers to ?wanderers?, or Norse who traveled about.
* specifically Norse merchants that traveled about during the period in question.
* refers specifically to those ''western'' [[Scandanavia]]n [[pirate]]s and marauders that ravaged northern and western [[Europe]] between the [[8th century|8th]] and [[11th century|11th centuries]].

''See Also:''
* [[Norse]]
* [[Norman]]
* [[Old Norse]] - [[language]]
* [[Old Norse alternate titles]]
* [[Old Norse Religion]]
* [[Drottkvaett]] - [[poetry|poetic]] form
* [[Viking Garb]]
* [[Viking embroidery]]
* [[Viking fighting equipment]]
* [[Fire and Steel|Fire and Steel]] - A Viking-age [[re-enactment group]]

[[Category:viking]]

Europe

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'''Europe''' is the area in which most [[SCA]] activities are set. Part of the minimum standard of [[authenticity]] is that people try to adopt a personality and [[clothing]] of a person that '''could''' have visited Europe during [[period]].

Notable lands in Europe are:
* [[England]]
* [[Germany]]
* [[France]]
* [[Spain]]
* [[Italy]]
* [[The Netherlands]]
* [[Poland]]

In the [[SCA]], European branches are in the [[Kingdom of Drachenwald]].

== References ==

* [http://en2.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europe Wikipedia:Europe]
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9th century

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== Events ==
* [[Beowulf]] might have been written down in this century, though it could also have been in the [[8th century]]
* [[Viking]] attacks on [[Europe]] begin
* [[Oseberg ship burial]]
* 863-879 - period of schism between eastern and western churches

== Significant people ==
* [[Arnulf of Carinthia]]
* [[Charlemagne]]
* [[Louis the Pious]]
* [[Alfred the Great]]

== Inventions, Discoveries, Introductions ==
* First image of a rotary [[grindstone]] in a European source - illustration shows [[crank]], first known use of a crank in the West (Utrecht Psalter, A.D. 843)
==Some Groups that Cover This Period==
*[[SCA]]
*[[re-enactor|Re-Enactor]]s
**[[Fire and Steel]] - Australia
**[[The Huscarls]] - Australia
**[[New England Medieval Arts Society]] - Australia

==Internal Links==
''See also:''
* [[8th Century]]
* [[10th Century]]
* [[Period]]
*[[Saxon fighting kit]]
*[[Viking fighting kit]]
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Varangian Guard

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The '''Varangian Guard''' was an army of six thousand [[Russia]]n and [[Norse]] soldiers given to [[Byzantine]] [[Emperor]] [[Basil II]] by Grand Prince Vladimir of Kiev in 988 AD. They served in the Empire's army and in the early [[11th century]] they replaced native [[soldier]]s as the Empire's bodyguards. Later that century, many [[England|Englishmen]] were added to their ranks. Their power waned after the fourth [[crusade]].

==Internal Links==
''See also:''
* '''The [[New Varangian Guard]]''' - a [[reenactment]] group based on the Varangian Guard.

England

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'''England''' is a country in [[Europe]] but we guess you knew that. It is part of the [[British Isles]]. Much of the activities in the [[SCA]] are based around [[period]] English life and people tend to hold rather romantic views of places such as [[London]].

England should not be confused with [[Britain]], as the [[Wales|Welsh]] and [[Scotland|Scots]] might not like it.

== Brief history of England ==

===600-1066===

''Main article: [[Anglo-Saxon England]]''

At the beginning of the [[6th century]] England was populated by Brythonic [[Celt]]s. The departure of the Roman garrisons left the way clear for invasions by [[Angle]]s, [[Saxon]]s and [[Dane]]s. With the remnants of Celtic power pushed to the west in [[Wales]], [[Cumbria]] and [[Cornwall]], numerous [[Anglo-Saxon]] kingdoms began to emerge. The seven most powerful, known as the [[Heptarchy]], were successively united by war, until in 829 [[Egbert]] was named King of all England.

===1066-1154===

''Main article: [[Norman England]]''

===1154-1399===

''Main article: [[Plantagenet England]]''

===1399-1485===

''Main article: [[Late Medieval England]]

===1485-1558===

''Main article: [[Tudor England]]''

===1558-1603===

''Main article: [[Elizabethan England]]''

== People of England ==
The following is a list of important historical figures of England
* [[English Monarchs]]
:* [[William I|William the Conqueror]]
:* "[[Queen Eleanor]]"
:* [[Elizabeth I|Queen Elizabeth]] or ''Good Queen Bess''
* [[Geoffrey Chaucer]]
* William [[Shakespeare]]
* [[Walter Raleigh]]

== Cities of England ==
The following are some of England's important cities
* [[London]] -- [[Roman]] capital and always a major city
* [[Winchester]] -- A traditional site of the Royal [[Treasury]], in Hampshire
* [[Gloucester]] -- old [[Roman]] site, bordering South [[Wales]]
* [[Chester]] -- as Gloucester, but at the N end of Wales
* [[Lincoln]] -- cathedral city of the East Midlands
* [[York]] -- main city of the North; [[Roman]], then [[Viking]], then [[England|English]]; seat of the Archbishop
* [[Durham]] -- cathedral and castle defended in a loop of the River Wear; sufficiently close to [[Scotland]], and away from [[London]] for the bishop to be given [[palatine]] powers
* [[Lancaster]] -- [[Roman]] site, castle, medieval port
* [[Bristol]] -- port which grew in importance as time passed until it challenged Gloucester for the title of main city of Western England

== Period events ==
The following is a list of important '[[period]]' events in England
* The [[Battle of Hastings]].
* Signing of the [[Magna Carta]]
* [[War of the Roses]]
* [[English Civil War]] -- ''technically post-[[Period]]''

==Related Links==
* [[Wikipedia:England| England (Wikipedia)]]
* [[English|the English language]]

== The SCA in England ==
All [[SCA]] [[groups|branches]] within '''England''' are part of the [[Crown]] [[Principality]] of [[Insulae Draconis]].

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New Varangian Guard

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The '''New Varangian Guard''' is a [[re-enactment]] group focusing on the [[Byzantine]] Empire and its allies and enemies during the [[9th century|9th]] to [[13th century|13th centuries]] A.D. The group's name relates to the [[Varangian Guard]], bodyguards to the [[Emperor]]. The New Varangian Guard uses steel weapons in their melee combat and uses [[combat archery]] rules similar to those of the [[SCA]]. There are chapters of this group throughout [[Australia]], and members of the NVG sometimes attend [[SCA]] [[event]]s.

[[Image:NVG_eagle.gif|thumb|left]]

Members of the Guard attempt to learn about the lifestyle of these peoples by study and reconstruction of the materials and practices of the period.

[[Image:NVG_Breakfast.jpg|thumb|right]]

Their aim is to make their recreation as realistic as possible without compromising safety, the law, or personal enjoyment. They also endeavor to create and maintain channels of communication amongst members, other recreation groups, educators, government and the business community. In this way they provide opportunities and venues for members to practice, display and teach the skills, arts and crafts of a bygone era.

''Homepage: [http://nvg.org.au/ http://nvg.org.au/]''

= Historical Basis for the New Varangian Guard =

[[Viking]]s and [[Rus']] had been traveling to [[Byzantium]] for at least a century before 988 [[A.D.]], when [[Grand Prince]] Vladimir of Kiev (later Saint Vladimir) sent six thousand ''' 'Varangians' ''' (probably mixed [[Russia|Russian]] and [[Norse]] troops) to [[Constantinople]] to serve [[Emperor]] [[Basil II]], in return for [[Christian]] [[baptism]] and the hand of a Byzantine [[princess]].

[[Image:Crash_and_bash.jpg|thumb]]

Like other Vikings and Rus' before them, they served with distinction in the regular [[army]], but sometime around or before the middle of the [[11th century|eleventh century]], Varangians replaced the existing native Imperial [[guard]]s. Their boldness, bravery and unswerving loyalty is recorded by Byzantine chroniclers.

These Emperor's Varangians, also know as the '[[axe]]-wielding guard' (though one Emperor nicknamed them "Winebags"), were primarily Vikings and Rus until the late eleventh century, when a large influx of [[England|Englishmen]] fleeing [[Norman]] persecution significantly changed the ethnic composition.

Scandinavian involvement revived during the [[Crusade]]s, and indeed, the heyday of the Emperor's Varangians seems to have run from the late [[11th century|11th]] to the mid [[12th century]].

After the destruction caused in the capture of Constantinople by the [[Fourth Crusade]] in 1204 A.D., the Varangian Guard continued to exist in name but became a hereditary ceremonial guard, largely drawn from internal Byzantine sources.

== AUSTRALIAN BRANCHES ==

===== ANTIOCH (Ballarat, [[Victoria]]) =====
Weekly training: Sundays from 2pm at Lake Wendouree. Wendouree Parade, opposite White Ave.

In the event of bad weather training will move to Little Bendigo Primary school 8 Monte st Nerrina 3350.

Craft night: Every Tuesday from 7.30pm also at Little Bendigo PS.

===== DUBH LINN (Geelong, Victoria) =====
http://www.nvg.org.au/dubhlinnweb/

Weekly training: Sunday at Sparrow Park, Hope St, Geelong West from 1pm

===== HANDAKAS (Adelaide, [[South Australia|SA]]) =====
http://handakas.nvg.org.au/

Weekly training: Wednesdays 7.30pm to 10.30pm, Beefacres Hall, Pitwater Drv, Paradise.

2nd Wednesday of each month 7.30pm to 9.30pm
Colonel Light Gardens Scout Hall, Cnr Windsor Ave and West Parkway

===== HODEGON (Belgrave Heights, Victoria) =====
http://www.geocities.com/indunna/hodegon.html

Fortnightly training and craft: Sundays 1 pm to 4.30 pm
Bring along a plate to share and BYO meat and drinks
2 Lockwood Road Belgrave Heights

===== JORTH GAR (Gold Coast, [[Queensland]]) =====
http://www.lughrecreations.com

Weekly training: Saturdays 2 pm to 5 pm, Lions Park, Long Rd, Eagle Heights.

===== MIKLAGARD ([[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]]) =====
http://users.bigpond.net.au/quarfwa/miklagard/

Fortnightly training: 1st and 3rd Sunday of each month are Joint trainings with Mountains

1st Sunday at Ashfield Park, Ashfield @ 2pm (Daylight Savings), 1pm (Standard Time)

===== MOUNTAINS (Blue Mountains, New South Wales) =====
Monthly training/Meetings: 1st Saturday of the month, commencing at 2pm at 91 Russell Ave, Valley Heights.

===== RUSLAND (Brisbane, Queensland) =====
Weekly training: Saturdays (unless a show is on) 2pm to 5pm, Fletcher Pde, Bardon

===== THESSALONIKA (Mildura, Victoria) =====
Weekly training: Sundays 3.30pm , Henderson Pk - Cnr 13th Street & Deakin Avenue AND
Tuesdays 5.30pm 45a Thirteenth St

===== VIGHLA (Bendigo, Victoria) =====
Weekly training: Wednesdays 5pm-6pm Park at Olinda St, next to the bowls club

===== VLACHERNAI (Melbourne, Victoria) =====
Weekly training/Craft: Tuesday nights 7.30pm, Viewbank Scout Hall
Off Rutherford Road View Bank, Melways Ref. Map 20 G12

== OVERSEAS SISTER ORGANISATIONS ==

===== KATEPANATOS TIS ITALIAS (Italy) =====

===== KASTORIA (USA) =====

===== CHERSON (United Kingdom) =====

==External links==
*[http://www.nvg.org.au/ New Varangian Guard Inc]
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[[Category:byzantine]]
[[Category:9th century]]
[[Category:10th century]]
[[Category:11th century]]
[[Category:12th century]]
[[Category:13th century]]

Society for Creative Anachronism

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The '''Society for Creative [[Anachronism]]''' (or SCA for short) is a hobby organization devoted to studying and re-creating the [[Middle Ages]] and [[Renaissance]], primarily in Western [[Europe]] but also other regions such as the Middle East and [[Japan]]. It could be considered a [[historical reenactment]] or [[living history]] organization, but, unlike most such organizations, the SCA does not concentrate on a narrowly-defined time [[period]], let alone a specific war or other event. The SCA also does not have a [[minimum standard]] of authenticity. The activities of the SCA have more to do with
re-creation (and recreation) than with re-enactment. Some SCA participants describe the SCA as a large group of people with interlocking hobbies.

At a typical SCA event, you will see a wide range in the quality of re-creations and reenactments. Some individuals may do some aspects of re-creation well (say, [[music]]), while simultaneously doing others poorly (say, [[clothing]]). Still, there is one standard that all participants of official SCA events are held to: participants should try to dress in period (i.e., pre [[17th century]]) garments.

The relatively low requirements to participate are also one of the strengths of the SCA. For example, they make it possible [[to participate in the SCA on a small budget]]. As long as you are genuinely interested in medieval or Renaissance life, there is a place for you in the SCA. If it was a job or a hobby in Period, most likely someone within the SCA practices it, sometimes to an excellent degree. Excellent practitioners are awarded a SCA [[peerage]] (SCA-wide, highest level award) known as the ''[[Order of the Laurel]]''.

The SCA is worldwide in scope. There are active groups all over the [[United States|USA]], [[Canada]], [[Europe]], [[Israel]], [[Africa]], [[Australia]], and [[New Zealand]] with scattered groups elsewhere. The ''[[Known World]]'' is divided into [[Kingdoms]]. Each Kingdom determines its King and Queen by combat in a crown [[tournament]].

To prepare for tournament and wars, some groups hold 'fight practices' where a unique full contact martial art is practiced. The fighters wear armor (often of their own making) and strike each other with sticks primarily made of [[rattan]] and made to resemble [[sword]]s, [[pike]]s, [[spear]]s, [[axe]]s and other medieval weapons. This '''Armoured Combat''' (sometimes called '[[Hardsuit]]' or '[[heavy fighting|Heavy Weapons Fighting]]') is interesting among [[martial sport]]s for its lack of formalized training, which allows new-comers to add to the game in unpredictable ways. SCA fighters practice many-on-many engagements called melees or wars.

Some groups practice [[fencing]] with modified rules that largely disregard [[Olympic Games|Olympic]] fencing rules. As SCA fencing is supposed to recreate courtly [[dueling]], fencers neither recognise right-of-way nor are they forced to stay within a lane, instead fencing "in the round". SCA [[Fencing]] is based on [[Renaissance]] fencing manuals and includes [[rapier case|two weapon]], sword and cape and sword and shield styles.

Some SCA groups hold regular dance practices where [[Renaissance Dance]] and [[English Country Dance]] is taught.

''See also:''
*[[Live-action roleplaying games]]
*[[metal weapons groups|Reenactment society]]
*[[Living history]]
*[[Historical reenactment]]

== External Links ==
The SCA website - http://www.sca.org/
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[[category:starting out]]

Sanguine

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<div style="float:right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em;">[[Image:sanguine.PNG]]</div>

In [[heraldry]], [[sanguine]] indicates a dark red, or blood coloured, [[tincture]]. It is classified as one of the [[stains]] and so its use is extremely rare in English heraldry.

[[Category:Device heraldry]]

Stains

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In [[heraldry]] a '''stain''' is one of a number of different colours not included as one of the seven normal solid-field [[tincture]]s. The three stains usually referred to in [[period]] heraldry are [[tenne]], [[murrey]] and [[sanguine]]. In period writings, a stain is both decribed as a characteristic of a [[tincture]] ''(Berners)'' and as a term for [[tincture]]s disallowed in [[heraldry]] ''(Legh, Guillim)''. In later writings, use of a stain on the arms of [[nobility]] was thought to indicate a stain on the bearer's honour, and were therefore used for [[abatement]]s. This probably arose from a confusion of the term "stain" as a characteristic of color in the late [[Middle Ages]] with its more common negative usage. It is doubful that stains were ever used as [[abatement]]s.

In [[SCA]] heraldry stains are not used. Lighter or darker shades of colour are instead considered an [[artistic difference]], and do not count as a [[point of difference]].

The list of stains is:

*[[Murrey]] (mulberry)
*[[Sanguine]] (dark blood-red)
*[[Tenne]] (tawny orange)

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Murrey

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<div style="float:right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em;">[[Image:murrey.PNG]]</div>

In [[heraldry]], '''murrey''' indicates a purple-red, or mulberry, [[tincture]]. It is classified as one of the [[stains]] and so its use is extremely rare in English heraldry. In earlier times murrey was not usually considered a distinct heraldic [[tincture]] from [[sanguine]], but in the present, post-Victorian period, they are almost always distinguished.

As [[gules]] was used as livery for the royal household in [[England]], and was therefore reserved, many other households who would otherwise have used gules for their [[livery]], used murrey instead.

[[Category:Device heraldry]]

Cup

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[[image:vikingcup.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Replica Viking Age Cup from Coppergate.]]
== Cup ([[tableware]]) ==
A '''cup''' is a [[drinking]] vessel that is roughly as high as it is wide, although this definition is rather arbitrary. Historical cups could be made of [[pottery]], [[wood]], [[horn]], [[glass]] or precious [[metal]]s such as [[silver]] with the former three being much more common than latter even in rich [[household]]s.

See also:
*[[beaker]]
*[[drinking horn]]
*[[goblet]]
*[[tankard]]

== Cup ([[armour]]) ==
A '''cup''' is also [[North America]]n and [[Australia]]n slang for the plastic insert in a [[jockstrap]]. In [[Britain]] and Australia, this is also known as a ([[cricket]]er's) "box".

[[category:tableware]]

Category:Fibre Arts

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All things having to do with cloth

Cooking

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[[Period]] style cooking is a big part of many [[SCA]] events ([[feast]]s being one obvious example :)

Many period dishes are simple to prepare and only require ingredients that can be found in any supermarket. Remember that many [[food]]s we eat today didn't exist during period and their presence is noticable (to some people at any rate)

There are many ways to participate in recreating medieval cooking. You can join your local [[Guild_of_Cooks|cooks guild]], cook for a few SCA friends following a medieval recipe, or cook period food over an open fire at a [[camping event]]. When using period recipes, you might have to make a lot of interpretative assumptions about what the recipe meant; in the SCA, revising a recipe to include these assumptions in a modern format is sometimes called "redacting", though outside of this context that word has a different meaning.

= Books =

Several good books have been written with period and period-style (cf. [[Period vs. Period-Style]]) cooking. Among these are:

; [[Take a Thousand Eggs or More]] : An excellent source in two volumes. The first contains originals, redactions & recipes; the second contains originals with redactions, but no modern recipes.
; [[A Proper Newe Booke of Cokerye]] : Originals & redactions from a 16th century cookbook.
; [[Pleyn Delit]] : An excellent collection of original and interpreted period recipes. Highly recommended.

There is also the website [http://www.godecookery.com/ Gode Cookery], which contains many period, period-style and periodoid recipes.
There is also the website [http://www.celtnet.org.uk/recipes Celtnet Recipes], which has a large number of period recipes and their redactions.

==Internal Links==
''See Also:''
* [[food]],
* [[Recipe]]
[[Category:food]]
[[Category:arts]]

Medjeeval

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An [[SCAism]] referring to something that ''looks'' or ''feels'' [[medieval]], but is actually of dubious authenticity. Medieval movies are often medjeeval. [[Viking]] [[horn]]ed [[helmet]]s are medjeeval, as are [[ring belt]]s. [[Tuchuk]]s are extremely medjeeval.

See also: [[twee|A little too twee]]

{{rpov}}
(this looks like it might be in use in a limited area)

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Ghee (recipe)

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[[image:ghee.jpg|thumb|right|Ghee]]
Clarified [[butter]], used in a lot of [[Indian]] [[cooking]]. It is [[salt]] and lactose free, although use it with moderation since it is 100% butterfat. You would probably feel your arteries thickening upon contact with it if you used too much.

#At a very low heat melt 1kg of organic, unsalted [[butter]] (which is how it would have been in [[medjeeval]] times anyway). Make sure it '''does not burn'''. If you see any smoke or ripples on the surface of the butter, turn it down!!
#Once melted, slightly increase the heat, still looking out for any scorching.
#Remain at this point for approximately an hour checking often but not disturbing it. You will see the [[milk]] solids sinking, and foam at the top. Do not disturb this foam.
#After an hour, let it cool about 15 mins.
#Carefully skim any remaining foam or floating substances off the top.
#Filter the remaining clear liquid into a clean jar. You may use cheesecloth, coffee filter or paper towel as a filter.
#Cover and store in a cool place.

[[Category:Recipes]]

Loom

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A 'loom' is a device upon which [[weaving]] is performed. This can be a very low technology solution involving only a few sticks, or may involve many dodits and whatsits that make the process of weaving semi-automated or enable greater variation in weaving types produced.

The term loom is used for a variety of forms of weaving and related activities - cloth is woven on looms, but [[narrowwares]] - narrow decorative bands - can be woven on specialist looms, and devices upon which [[sprang]] is created might also be called a loom, although 'frame' is more often used.

==Warp Weighted Loom==
The [http://www.forest.gen.nz/Medieval/articles/Warp/WARP.HTML warp-weighted loom] is so called because the warp threads are attached to the top of the loom and then weighted in order to provide tension so that the weft threads may pass easily through the warp, thereby creating woven material. The loom itself is propped upright against a wall, for example, and weaving occurs from the top of the loom frame, to the bottom.

Heddles, which could be as simple as loops of string, were used to raise or lower alternating threads so that the weft thread could pass through the space, or 'shed', created instead of laboriously threading the weft under and over every individual warp thread. It is believed that the warp-weighted loom is depicted on Greek vases, and survived up until the 20th century in some areas in Scandinavia.

Warp Weighted Loom Sources:
[http://web.archive.org/web/20000303023523/http://home.dmv.com/~eheite/iceland/vefstadur/vefstadur.html The Warp Weighted Loom]
[http://web.archive.org/web/20050225023351/mlab.uiah.fi/Mulli/html/media/e_rekonst_video.html Demonstrations of the vertical loom] video files of how the loom is set up, and weaving occurs.

==Three Shaft Loom==

==Narrowwares Looms==
This includes techniques such as [[tabletweaving]], small scale [[rigid heddle weaving]], inkle loom weaving (soft/string heddle), fingerloop and other forms of braiding, and kumihimo.

Tablet weaving, also known as card weaving, can be performed with the warp strung between any two immobile objects, leading to one very simple method of attachment called the "backstrap loom" where one end of the weaving is tied to an immobile object such as a doorknob and the other to a belt around the weaver's waist. This method was used traditionally in Scandanavia in the 19th century, but evidence of its use in period is scarce. One illustration from the [[Codex Manesse]] shows a woman weaving, the far end of the warp attached to a rod on the wall and the near end being woven from her lover's hair ([http://digi.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/diglit/cpg848/0565 Cod. Pal. germ. 848, fol. 285r]). The warp both passes through a freestanding rigid heddle device and has cards strung on it, which seems superfluous as either device would be sufficient for weaving narrow wares. The artistic symbolic nature of weaving her lover's hair probably outweighs accuracy in this instance.

The minimum requirement for a permanent loom (one that allows the weaver to leave the weaving without arduous setting up upon return) is two posts driven into the ground. There has been some speculation about this occurring in Anglo-Saxon contexts.

A standard tablet weaving loom for the medieval period was a 'band loom', a freestanding frame which supplies the two posts but also includes a framework enabling them to stand on the floor rather than have to be driven into the ground. The only extant period band loom is the 'Oseberg loom', found in a Xth century Norwegian ship burial along with a set of strung tabletweaving cards. Tablet weaving looms are generally 3 meters (9.84 feet) long and 1 to 1.5 meters (approximately 3 1/3 to nearly 5 feet) tall, and several dozen manuscript depictions of such looms are known; some clearly show tabletweaving cards, and others show neither cards nor heddles and may have been used for other narrow wares techniques, or may simply represent lack of artist knowledge. A modern band loom is depicted [http://www.vavsked.se/English/bandvavstole.htm here]; many modern tablet weavers use an inkle loom for tablet weaving or a shallow [http://www.stringpage.com/tw/twloom1.png loom] constructed in such a way as to keep the tablets from turning when not in use. In medieval psalters, the Virgin Mary is frequently depicted weaving, especially in scenes of the Annunciation.

Rarer in manuscript depictions are unusual looms - one which might be a warping board, or a shorter (1m (3 1/3 feet)long) band loom with ratchets to enable moving the warp along more easily.

While [http://www.inkleweaving.com/index.html inkle looms] themselves are not period, the resulting narrow warp-faced woven bands were and are frequently used as clothing decoration in period. Modern inkle looms can have warps ranging from approximately 6 to 30 feet, although the majority have warps in the range of 10 - 12 feet. The length of the warp is determined both by the size of the loom and the number of pegs used; the warp travels around staggered pegs in a recursive path that allows longer length warps in a shorter horizontal distance.

Although most forms of braiding don't require a loom per se, they do create material in the form of interlaced threads much as do other narrowwares techniques.

[http://genvieve.net/sca/whipcording-howto.html Whipcording] is a Viking-era form of braiding using bobbins to keep tension on the threads while interlacing into a cord. [http://fingerloop.org/ Fingerloop braiding], [http://www.stringpage.com/braid/fl/fingerloop.html very common in medieval London], uses loops of thread over the fingers to enable the user to braid up to 40 individual strands. Other forms of [http://www.stringpage.com/braid/medbraids/medbraids.html medieval braid] range from three-strand braids to multi-strand fingerwoven braids of over-and-under (tabby) weaving in which each strand is both warp and weft.

[http://www.gflower.org/kumihimo.htm Kumihimo] braiding originated in Japan in the 6th century and uses specialized equipment unique to the technique. Braids are created using a stand called a marudai ('round stand') or using a kakadai ('square stand'); each thread is wound on a weighted bobbin called a tama, and the braid being formed is kept under tension with a counterweight to offset the weight of the tama. Braid forms can be hollow, flat, round or square.

== External Links ==
* [http://www.heatherspages.net/boxloom.htm Early Narrow-ware Looms in Period Artwork]
* [http://www.larsdatter.com/weaving.htm Weaving and Looms in the Middle Ages and Renaissance]
* [http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/wsnlinks/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=44 Atlantian A&S Links: Weaving & Looms]

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Braiding technique

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'''Braiding''' is the craft of making [[braid]] from [[spinning|spun]] [[thread]]. Braids can be decorative, practical or both, and the technique used can determine which category the resulting braid falls into.

There are a number of braiding techniques, all producing different forms of braid. See the [[braid]] page for a discussion of braid types and uses, below is a list of techniques and links to pages on them.
* [[fingerloop braids]] - produces either flat decorative braids, or flat-one-one-side braids good for [[couching]]. Quite quick to make, but hard to make longer than a metre or so in length and increasingly harder to add more threads (as you only have ten fingers). Decorations are diverse, but limited by the highly interlooped way the threads move in the band
* [[tablet weaving|tablet woven braids]] - produces flat braids of any length (within reason) and with a very high degree of control over the decoration (especially with the advanced double-face and 3/1 twill techniques). The braids are also very strong and durable.
* [[kumihimo]] - produces circular cross-section braids of astonishing complexity and beauty - traditionally made in silk, weaving tends to take a bit more time, but the results are worth it
* [[lucet]] - produces square or couching braids - braiding is quite easy to do, though it can be time-consuming and the threads used must be hard-wearing due to abrasion - but this is a braiding technique that can be taken on the train/bus with you.
* [[sprang]] - probably the oldest braiding technique in the world (bronze-age) which produces a very open mesh-structure. See [http://www.denblauwenswaen.nl www.denblauwenswaen.nl] for more info, check under the caption 'techniques'.
*[[fingerweaving]] - produces cords or flatish braids that may have semi-complex patterns, multiple colours and may be longer than fingerloop braids. Not as strong as other techniques, no equipment required, medium speed and complexity.
*[[plaiting]] - like you might do with long hair, a simple 3 strand plait is period, as are plaits using higher numbers of strands. However probably used less in period as it is neither as strong nor decorative as other techniques.
*[[bobbin tossing]] aka interlocking, whipcording - quick fun way to make cords from 4 strands, can be played as a game for children, or as a training exercise for fighters.
*[[knotting techniques]]-

Instructions on some basic braids and more complicated plaits can be found through Phiala's string pages:
http://www.stringpage.com/

A good start being her basic braiding pages (please note she's moving her site so these links may become inactive):
http://www.stringpage.com/old/braids.html
http://www.stringpage.com/old/coolbraid.html
http://www.stringpage.com/old/fingerloop.html

[[category:Braiding]]

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Shieldwall

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A '''shieldwall''' is a [[formation]] line of [[fighter|warriors]] standing shoulder-to-shoulder with their [[shield]]s ''locked together'', that is, with edges overlapping and held tightly against each other. This literally locks the line into place, and is extremely difficult to force apart. With sufficient skill and training, however, the shieldwall can be quickly opened and closed to allow other [[fighter]]s to slip through the ranks, either to charge or retreat.

Fighters in a shieldwall cannot be attacked on their [[flank]] as they are protected by the shields of their comrades. From behind the shieldwall, fighters with [[polearm]]s or [[bow]]s can [[kill]] attackers in relative safety. When attacking a shieldwall, the goal is to punch through and disrupt the entire formation. This is most easily done by employing a tactic called a [[column charge]].

The ends of a shieldwall are called the [[flank|flanks]] and must be protected.

[[category:combat]]

Tower shield

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A '''tower shield''' is a large rectangular [[shield]] which provides a large amount of cover for the [[fighter]] carrying it. Too large to be used from [[horseback]], a tower shield was a carried by a foot soldier. It was cumbersome and unwieldy, and rarely used in the [[medieval]] period.

In the [[SCA]] tower shields are not used in tournament combat but are allowed at [[war|wars]]. It is for this reason that they are sometimes affectionately referred to as '''war doors''' and are really only useful in a [[shieldwall]].

[[category:armour]]

T-Tunic

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The most basic of [[garb]] items. If you don't have anything else, you can get away with a '''t-tunic''' for some time, or if you're lazy and like comfy clothes to run around and get messy in - all the time.

This is basically just a large, long t-shirt or [[dress]] with either long or short [[sleeve]]s.

Both males and females wanting to recreate the look of [[early period dress]] use the T-tunic, however depending on what time or place you wish to research, they can become rather complex. Often, to make the outfit look prettier, [[trim]] can be sewn on as [[edging]], either commercially purchased or made by [[tablet weaving]].

A T-tunic looks quite nice when combined with a [[tabard]], although can be worn as is.
The [[tunic]] is the world's easiest piece of [[SCA]] [[clothing]] to make.

==External Links==
''How do you [[make a T-tunic]]?''

Some links with pictures and intructions to help make several different styles of tunic.

* [http://www.virtue.to/articles/tunic_worksheet.html Practical Worksheet for Tunic Construction]
* [http://www.forest.gen.nz/Medieval/articles/Tunics/TUNICS.HTML 'T-tunic' - the period way]
* [http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/viktunic.html Viking Tunic Construction]
* [http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/wsnlinks/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=125 Atlantian A&S Links: Beginners & Newcomers' Guides to Garb Making]

[[category:clothing]]

T-tunic

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#REDIRECT [[T-Tunic]]

Heraldry

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[[Image:Herald.png|right|Herald's badge]]
'''Heraldry''' is the [[medieval]] [[A&S|art and science]] that deals with the creation, use, and recognition of visual displays that identify an individual person, [[guild]], [[town]], [[officer|office]] or other entity. This was typically done through much of the [[Middle Ages]] using a [[paint]]ed [[shield]] which bore a (largely) unique arrangement of [[Line_divisions|division lines]], and objects known as "[[charges]]". Early in the Medieval [[period]], this "[[coat of arms]]" was unique to an individual, only becoming associated with a family in the late [[Renaissance]].

In modern and period worlds, heraldry tends to be governed by the [[laws|rules]] set by the [[herald]]s of the [[College of Arms]].

== Heraldry in the SCA ==
In the [[SCA]], heraldry is concerned with [[ceremony|ceremonies]] and [[Court]]s, the crying of announcements and proclaimations, the pomp and circumstance of the [[Tournament]], and the authentication and registration of [[member]]s' [[persona]] [[names]] and [[arms]] or [[badge]]s. These areas of interest give rise to the terms "[[court heraldry]]" and "field (or list) heraldry" (both also known as "[[voice heraldry]]") and "[[book heraldry]]" (which also includes the background work and research in arranging ceremonies).
The SCA [[symbol]] for a [[herald]] is ''"[[Vert]], two [[cornet]]s in [[saltire]] [[Or]]"''.

The SCA has its own [[College of Arms]].

== Book Heraldry ==
=== [[Device]]s ===
*[[Tincture]]
*[[Line divisions]]
*[[Charges]]
**[[Animals (Heraldry)|Animals]]
***[[Heraldic beast]]s
**[[Plants as heraldic charges|Plants]]
**[[Body parts as heraldic charges|Body parts]]
**[[Weapons as heraldic charges|Weapons]]
**[[Buildings as heraldic charges|Buildings]]
**[[General objects as heraldic charges|General objects]]
**[[Geometric shapes as heraldic charges|Geometric shapes]]
**[[Cross]]es
**[[ordinary|Ordinaries]]
*[[Blazon]]ing
*[[Heraldic achievement]]
*[[Badge]]s
*[[Regalia]]

=== [[Names]] ===
*[[Byzantine Names]]
*[[Old English Names]]
*[[Norse Names]]
*[[Old German Names]]
*[[French Names]]
*[[Italian Names]]

''See also:''
*[[alternate titles]]
*[http://www.s-gabriel.org/ Academy of Saint Gabriel] - Medieval name research
*[[attributed arms]] -- some medieval fictions

== Court and Ceremonies ==
* [http://www2.kumc.edu/itc/staff/rknight/Vocal.htm VOCAL HERALDRY: A General Overview] (See section on Court Heraldry)

== List-Field Heraldry ==
* [http://www2.kumc.edu/itc/staff/rknight/Vocal.htm VOCAL HERALDRY: A General Overview] (See section on Field Heraldry)

== External Links ==

=== General Heraldry ===
*Francois Velde's [http://www.heraldica.org/ Heraldica]
*[http://www.heraldica.org/topics/glossary/atlas.htm Heraldic Atlas] - Clickable atlas of heraldic charges

=== SCA Heraldry ===
*[http://www.sca.org/heraldry SCA Heraldry Site]
*[http://www2.kumc.edu/itc/staff/rknight/Heraldry.htm Modar's Heraldry Page]

=== Rolls of Arms - SCA ===
* [http://www2.kumc.edu/itc/staff/rknight/Heraldry2.htm#Rolls Armorials of SCA Heraldry] - Heraldry of SCA Kingdoms, Principalities, Regions & Groups
* [http://www.aeheralds.net/rolls/index.php Ãthelmearc Roll of Arms]
* [http://badger.cx/heraldry/roll/ An Tir Roll of Arms] 3rd On-line Kingdom Armorial
* [http://heraldry.griffin-dor.org/Ansteorra/ Ansteorra Roll of Arms]
* [http://heraldry.griffin-dor.org/Artemisia/index.php Artemisia Roll of Arms]
* [http://www.calontir.sca.org/herald/armorial/ Calontir Roll of Arms] 1st On-line Kingdom Armorial
* [http://drachenwald.rollofarms.org/ Drachenwald Roll of Arms]
* [http://www.sca.org.au/herald/LRoA/index.php Lochac Roll of Arms]
* [http://pennon.org/armorial/ Meridies Roll of Arms] 2nd On-line Kingdom Armorial
* [http://northshield.rollofarms.org/ Northshield Roll of Arms]
* [http://wharrow.outlandsheralds.org/ Outlands Roll of Arms]
* [http://rolls.westkingdom.org/ West Kingdom Roll of Arms]

=== Rolls of Arms - Historic ===
*[http://www2.kumc.edu/itc/staff/rknight/Heraldry2.htm#Historic Historic Heraldic Rolls of Arms]
*[http://www.wappenbuch.de/index.htm Siebmacher's Wappenbuch]
*[http://www.vikinganswerlady.com/ZurichRoll/ Zurich Roll of Arms: Devices Reconstructed]
*[http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/dept/scwmss/wmss/medieval/mss/lat/misc/e/086.htm Treatises on Heraldry - Bodleian Library (Oxford University)]
*[http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk/dept/scwmss/wmss/medieval/mss/top/glouc/d/002.htm Tewkesbury Abbey Book (with Heraldry) - Bodleian Library (Oxford University)]
*[http://www.tempora-nostra.de/tempora-nostra/manesse.php?id=203 Manesse Codex]

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Talk:Gusset

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"In heraldry, a gusset is a charge in the shape of a tierce, with a wedge taken out of the top section" - the picture of a tierce seems to be different to this. Do you mean a pall? if not - can you pleas put an explanation of the difference between a tierce and a pall on one (or both) of those pages? [[User:Taryn|taryn]]

:The picture is of two gussets in orange. I'll edit the picture to make it more obvious. [[User:Conrad Leviston|Conrad Leviston]] 15:51, 23 Jul 2004 (EST)

Gusset

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==Gusset ([[Heraldry]])==
[[Image:gusset.PNG|right]]

A '''gusset''' is a [[heraldic]] [[charge]] in the shape of a [[tierce]], with a wedge taken out of the top section. A gusset [[sinister]] is considered an [[abatement]] indicating drunkenness.

==Gusset ([[clothing]])==
A '''gusset''' is a small section of [[cloth]], generally square, that is added to [[clothing|garment]] to allow a degree of movement. Typically they are found between an arm and the torso or between legs.

A large amount of [[early medieval]] [[clothing]] used this method in the construction of [[clothing|garments]] as it allowed a more economic use of [[cloth|fabric]].
[[Category:Device heraldry]]

Metal

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==Metal ([[Heraldry]])==
The '''metals''' are one of the types of [[heraldic]] [[tincture]]s (along with [[colours]] and [[fur]]s). A metal is either ''[[or]]'' ([[gold]] or yellow) or ''[[argent]]'' ([[silver]] or white).

[[category:device heraldry]]
==Metal (Item)==
The [[middle ages]] made extensive use of metals for all aspects of life. Metal, however, was hard to [[mine]] (and therefore expensive) and difficult to work, especially very useful metals like [[iron]] and its derivative, [[steel]]. Common people would have had little access to rare metals, and even [[nobility]] would have felt the pinch when buying large amounts of [[metal]], such as a suit of [[armour]] or [[tableware]].

Metals like [[bronze]], [[iron]] and [[steel]] for were used for [[weapon|weapons]] and [[armour]]; [[iron]], [[bronze]], [[lead]], [[pewter]] and [[brass]] for [[tool|tools]] and other items; [[copper]], [[silver]] and [[gold]] for [[money]] and [[jewelry]].

In [[ancient]] times only seven basic metals were known: gold, silver, copper, iron, quicksilver ([[mercury]]), lead, and [[tin]] (white lead). Other period metals such as brass, bronze, pewter, and steel are all alloys.

[[category:materials (medieval)]]
[[category:metal]]

Fauld

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'''Faulds''' are articulated [[lame]]s that are attached to the bottom of the [[breastplate]] to form U shaped structures around the abdomen and waist.

Faulds appear from about 1370 shortly to replace [[waist hoop]]s, and remain in use on certain [[harness]]es until at least the [[16th century]].

[[category:armour]][[category:full harness]][[category:14th century]][[Category:artefact (medieval)]]

Waist hoop

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'''Waist hoops''' were a short lived abdominal defence consisting of a series of [[metal]] hoops articulated around the waist. They appear in around 1460 and are superceded by the [[fauld]] in the 1470's.

[[category:armour]]