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Barony of Krae Glas

2018-02-21T03:42:25Z

Asfridhr: Badges are registered now.

{{SCA Barony box|name = Kraé Glas|color = blue|metal = yellow|device = [[Image:Krae_Glas.jpg|150px]] | caption = or, on a bend azure, three laurel wreaths or| founded = A.S. XXIX | seneschal = Leif Magnusson | area = South Eastern Melbourne, Australia | kingdom = Lochac | baron = Gilbert Purchase| baroness = Bethony Gaitskell}}

'''Kraé Glas''' is an [[SCA]] [[group]] in the [[Kingdom of Lochac]] and encompases the [[College of St Monica]]. It is located in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, [[Australia]] . The current [[seneschal]] is [[Master]] Leif Magnusson.

Kraé Glas was founded as a [[canton]] of the [[Barony of Stormhold]] in [[A.S. XXIX]] by former members of St Monica's. The name is [[Breton]] for "Blue Strand", a reference to the shores of the Mornington Peninsula and the Surf Coast which is within the group.

Kraé Glas became a [[Shire]] on January 25th [[A.S. XXXVIII]], and in [[A.S. XLIV]] it was announced that the group would advance to [[barony]] status. They [[investiture|invested]] their first [[Baron]] and [[Baroness]] on the 27th of August [[A.S. XLV]].

==Heraldry==

The [[device]] is ''[[Or]], on a [[bend]] [[azure]] three [[laurel wreath]]s [[pale]]wise Or'', which are based on the infamous Scrope [[heraldry]], ''Azure a bend or''. Members of the barony can show their affiliation with with Kraé Glas by using one of the registered a populace badges. These are ''Or, on a bend azure, three dolphins [[hauriant]] Or'' for occasions when one wants a flag to indicate ones barony of origin. The second is ''(Fieldless) A dolphin haurient azure breathing flames gules, surmounted by and sustaining a trident Or.''

The heraldic title used by the herald of Kraé Glas is ''Joye sans fin herault'', or "joy without end." Or, a macaronic "happy without a (dolphin's) fin."

===External links===
* http://lochac.sca.org/krae_glas/

===Additional pages===
[[KraeGlas_hall_hire|Halls for hire in krae Glas]]

{{Lochac Barony}}
[[Category:Baronies (SCA)|Krae Glas]]

College of St Cecilia

2018-02-21T03:36:39Z

Asfridhr: Fixing the formatting errors I just introduced.

The '''College of St Cecilia''' was the [[SCA]] [[college]] at La Trobe University, [[Melbourne]], in the [[Barony of Stormhold]]. Started in the 1990s by [[Arenwald von Hagenburg]], it has lapsed into [[dormant|dormancy]], but since 2017 has been restarting. Meetings are advertised on the [https://www.latrobesu.org.au/Clubs/cosc La Trobe University Student Union website] and on their [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1285786654836340/ Facebook page].

St Cecilia's [[device|registered device]] is ''[[Vert]], a [[goose]] holding in its beak an open [[scroll]] [[argent]], within a [[laurel wreath]], [[in chief]] an [[annulet]] [[Or]]''. The goose [[symbol]]ised the [[bird]]s in the small lakes on campus.

[[Category:Colleges (SCA)|Cecilia]]

College of St Cecilia

2018-02-21T03:35:20Z

Asfridhr: Club is no longer dormant! Woohoo!

The '''College of St Cecilia''' was the [[SCA]] [[college]] at La Trobe University, [[Melbourne]], in the [[Barony of Stormhold]]. Started in the 1990s by [[Arenwald von Hagenburg]], it has lapsed into [[dormant|dormancy]], but since 2017 has been restarting. Meetings are advertised on the [https://www.latrobesu.org.au/Clubs/cosc|La Trobe University Student Union website] and on their [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1285786654836340/|Facebook page].

St Cecilia's [[device|registered device]] is ''[[Vert]], a [[goose]] holding in its beak an open [[scroll]] [[argent]], within a [[laurel wreath]], [[in chief]] an [[annulet]] [[Or]]''. The goose [[symbol]]ised the [[bird]]s in the small lakes on campus.

[[Category:Colleges (SCA)|Cecilia]]

Barony of Krae Glas

2017-01-06T05:56:03Z

Asfridhr: Updated seneschal, baron and baroness, registered badge.

{{SCA Barony box|name = Kraé Glas|color = blue|metal = yellow|device = [[Image:Krae_Glas.jpg|150px]] | caption = or, on a bend azure, three laurel wreaths or| founded = A.S. XXIX | seneschal = Leif Magnusson | area = South Eastern Melbourne, Australia | kingdom = Lochac | baron = Gilbert Purchase| baroness = Bethony Gaitskell}}

'''Kraé Glas''' is an [[SCA]] [[group]] in the [[Kingdom of Lochac]] and encompases the [[College of St Monica]]. It is located in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, [[Australia]] . The current [[seneschal]] is [[Master]] Leif Magnusson.

Kraé Glas was founded as a [[canton]] of the [[Barony of Stormhold]] in [[A.S. XXIX]] by former members of St Monica's. The name is [[Breton]] for "Blue Strand", a reference to the shores of the Mornington Peninsula and the Surf Coast which is within the group.

Kraé Glas became a [[Shire]] on January 25th [[A.S. XXXVIII]], and in [[A.S. XLIV]] it was announced that the group would advance to [[barony]] status. They [[investiture|invested]] their first [[Baron]] and [[Baroness]] on the 27th of August [[A.S. XLV]].

==Heraldry==

The [[device]] is ''[[Or]], on a [[bend]] [[azure]] three [[laurel wreath]]s [[pale]]wise Or'', with a populace badge ''Or, on a bend azure, three dolphins [[hauriant]] Or'', which are based on the infamous Scrope [[heraldry]], ''Azure a bend or''. Currently in submission are two populace-use badges. One is for occasions when one wants a flag to indicate ones barony of origin.
The heraldic title used by the herald of Kraé Glas is ''Joye sans fin herault'', or "joy without end." Or, a macaronic "happy without a (dolphin's) fin."

===External links===
* http://lochac.sca.org/krae_glas/

===Additional pages===
[[KraeGlas_hall_hire|Halls for hire in krae Glas]]

{{Lochac Barony}}
[[Category:Baronies (SCA)|Krae Glas]]

Barony of Krae Glas

2016-07-14T12:48:31Z

Asfridhr: Updated the heraldry. Got to use the word "macaronic"!

{{SCA Barony box|name = Krae Glas|color = blue|metal = yellow|device = [[Image:Krae_Glas.jpg|150px]] | caption = or, on a bend azure, three laurel wreaths or| founded = A.S. XXIX | seneschal = Yves de Lyle | area = South Eastern Melbourne, Australia | kingdom = Lochac | baron = Cormac Lenihan| baroness = Elspeth Caerwent}}

'''Krae Glas''' is an [[SCA]] [[group]] in the [[Kingdom of Lochac]] and encompases the [[College of St Monica]]. It is located in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, [[Australia]] . The current [[seneschal]] is [[Lord]] Miguel Rodriguez de Santiago.

Krae Glas was founded as a [[canton]] of the [[Barony of Stormhold]] in [[A.S. XXIX]] by former members of St Monica's. The name is [[Breton]] for "Blue Strand", a reference to the shores of the Mornington Peninsula and the Surf Coast which is within the group.

Krae Glas became a [[Shire]] on January 25th [[A.S. XXXVIII]], and in [[A.S. XLIV]] it was announced that the group would advance to [[barony]] status. They [[investiture|invested]] their first [[Baron]] and [[Baroness]] on the 27th of August [[A.S. XLV]].

==Heraldry==

The [[device]] is ''[[Or]], on a [[bend]] [[azure]] three [[laurel wreath]]s [[pale]]wise Or'', which is based on the infamous Scrope [[heraldry]], ''Azure a bend or''. Currently in submission are two populace-use badges. One is ''Or, on a bend azure, three dolphins [[hauriant]] Or'' for occasions when one wants a flag to indicate ones barony of origin. The second is ''Fieldless, a dolphin hauriant azure breathing flames [[gules]].''

Also currently in submission is the heraldic title for the barony, ''Joye sans fin herault'', or "joy without end." Or, a macaronic "happy without a (dolphin's) fin."

===External links===
* http://lochac.sca.org/krae_glas/

===Additional pages===
[[KraeGlas_hall_hire|Halls for hire in krae Glas]]

{{Lochac Barony}}
[[Category:Baronies (SCA)|Krae Glas]]

Old Norse alternate titles

2012-02-09T10:28:06Z

Asfridhr: Added a bit about how names appear in the sagas, when titles are used.

In the [[SCA]] people with a [[Viking]] [[persona]] may choose to use one of the following [[alternate titles]].

<table border=0 width=200>
<tr>
<td>'''[[SCA]]'''</td>
<td>'''[[Old Norse]]'''</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[King]]</td>
<td>Konungr</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Queen]]</td>
<td>Drottning</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Duke]]</td>
<td>Hertogi</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Count]]</td>
<td>Jarl, Greifi</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Countess]]</td>
<td>Greifynja</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Master]]</td>
<td>Meistari</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Knight]]</td>
<td>Riddari</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Sir]]</td>
<td>Riddari</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>[[Baron]]</td>
<td>Hersir</td>
</tr>
</table>

If the sagas, written in Old Norse are any indication, then the title (or occupational byname) comes after your first name. Then comes a descriptive byname, a locative, and finally a patronymic (or, more rarely, matronymic). So while in English his name is King Harald Fine-hair, in Old Norse he is Haraldr konungr inn hárfagri. Similarly, the 13th century King Haakon Haakonarson is Hákon konungr Hákonarson in Old Norse. It also seems to be generally written in lower-case, too.

[[Category:alternate titles]]
[[Category:viking]]

Mitten

2010-11-28T08:54:05Z

Asfridhr: fixed bad link.

A '''mitten''' is a form of [[glove]] that does not have separate divisions for all fingers. They usually have a separate section for the thumb. They may have been sewn from leather or fabric, [[naalbinding|naalbinded]] or [[knitting|knitted]], depending on the time or place.

== Split Mittens ==
Split mittens are a type of three-fingered glove which appears to have been worn in argicultural contexts during the [[middle ages]]. They had a partition for the thumb, and a further two partitions to hold two fingers each.

== Mittens in Armour ==

[[Muffler]]s are [[maille]] protection for the hands that take the form of mittens and are attached to the [[sleeve]]s of a [[haubergeon]].

== Further Reading ==
* A child's knitted woollen mitten, ca 1501 AD - 1600 AD. - http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/EventsExhibitions/Permanent/medieval/objects/image.htm?rid=56634&size=3&pid=4&oid=90608
* Sewn fabric mittens from Iceland - http://www.medieval-baltic.us/vikmitten.html
* A list of Leather and Naalbinded mittens, including a split mitten - http://www.kongshirden1308.no/utstyr/hansker_votter.htm
* Split mittens in artwork - http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/cloth/gloves/gloves.htm

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Mitten

2010-11-28T08:53:22Z

Asfridhr: Expanded information about mittens.

A '''mitten''' is a form of [[glove]] that does not have separate divisions for all fingers. They usually have a separate section for the thumb. They may have been sewn from leather or fabric, [[naalbinding|naalbinded]] or [knitting|knitted]], depending on the time or place.

== Split Mittens ==
Split mittens are a type of three-fingered glove which appears to have been worn in argicultural contexts during the [[middle ages]]. They had a partition for the thumb, and a further two partitions to hold two fingers each.

== Mittens in Armour ==

[[Muffler]]s are [[maille]] protection for the hands that take the form of mittens and are attached to the [[sleeve]]s of a [[haubergeon]].

== Further Reading ==
* A child's knitted woollen mitten, ca 1501 AD - 1600 AD. - http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/English/EventsExhibitions/Permanent/medieval/objects/image.htm?rid=56634&size=3&pid=4&oid=90608
* Sewn fabric mittens from Iceland - http://www.medieval-baltic.us/vikmitten.html
* A list of Leather and Naalbinded mittens, including a split mitten - http://www.kongshirden1308.no/utstyr/hansker_votter.htm
* Split mittens in artwork - http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/cloth/gloves/gloves.htm

[[category:clothing]]

Early Period Dress

2010-11-28T08:07:45Z

Asfridhr: Updated broken links

Although there is a lot of variety, tailoring arts weren't very advanced. Most [[garb]] is a variant on the basic [[t-tunic]], with interesting accessories. The length and width of the tunic changes, the colours and manner of deccoration change, etc, to make distinctive cultural dress.

[[T-tunic]]s are for everyone in this [[period]] - change the [[fabric]] from loosely woven [[wool]]s and [[linnen]]s to finely woven wools, linnen and [[silk]]s to change from rich to poor. Add lots of decorative [[braid]] or [[embroidery]] to indicate [[wealth]]. Harder to obtain colours like [[purple]], [[blue]] and [[green]] indicate wealth, while [[yellow]], duller [[red]]s and oranges, boring [[brown]]s etc were colours for the poorer. [[Black]] occured, but was rarely colourfast, a colour for the rich, but most would prefer a garment that still looked good (rather than faded) in a months time. In later periods, black becomes more common.

Women wear longer tunics (at least ankle length), while men wear shorter tunics (from just above the knee to ankle length, the longer ones sometime slit up the side for free movement). Men might wear braes (loose pants) under their tunics, or [[hose]] (sometimes hose would have soles sewn to them, rather than wear [[shoe]]s). [[Viking]]s wore [[wickelbander|leg wrapping]]s to keep their [[braies]] out of the way.

Further east, out of [[Europe]], fashions change a bit, but in [[Byzantine|Byzantium]], they were also wearing their own kind of t-tunic by about [[1000]].

=== External Links ===
* Clothing of the "[[Celt]]s". - http://www.reconstructinghistory.com/celtic/
* How to Construct an Easy [[Peplos]] - http://web.onetel.net.uk/~npwilson/maering/femaledr.htm
* [[Frank]]ish Costume http://reocities.com/Athens/Forum/6948/
* [[Pagan]] and Christian "English". Also has a bit on Kentish-frankish - http://mahan.wonkwang.ac.kr/link/med/england/anglo-saxon/culture/dress.html
* Echna's 5th Century Irish-Celtic Garb. - http://www.celticgarb.org/clothing/main.html
* Atlantian A&S Links: Clothing By Century - http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/wsnlinks/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=319

[[category:clothing]]

Apron dress

2010-11-28T07:41:40Z

Asfridhr: Added another(!) term that's gaining popularity in describing apron dresses.

The [[dress]] worn over a [[tunic]] by [[Norse]] women is often called an '''apron dress''', however it is also known as a suspended dress, hanging dress, [[pinafore]], ''Hängerock'', ''Trägerrock'' (both [[German]]), ''Hängselkjol'' ([[Swedish]]), or the [[Old Norse]] word proposed by Thor Ewing: ''smokkr''.

The apron dress is often described as a controversial [[garment]], primarily for two reasons: because there are so few textile remains that can be used to reconstruct from, and that there simply does not seem to be one universally-worn dress throughout the Viking-age world.

Essentially, these reconstructions can be divided in to two general categories -- closed dresses, where the top of the dress is a tube, and wrapped dresses where the dress is essentially a panel that is wrapped around the body. All of these dresses, however, were sewn with narrow, looped straps that were held in place with a pair of [[broach]]es.

A style that is still occasionally seen at SCA events, that has been largely discredited by researchers, is a dress made of two discrete panels that do not overlap, worn at the front and back of the body. They are held together with straps over the shoulders and sometimes a belt. This style is sometimes described pejoratively as a 'tea towel' apron dress.

== Closed Dresses ==
The best known of this style of apron dress is the so-called 'Heddeby' style, based around a [[10th century]] [[wool]]len rag fragment found acting as [[caulking]] of a [[Viking]]-age [[ship]] in southern [[Denmark]] (today, Northern [[Germany]]). It is believed to have formed part of a dress that was fitted at the waist and decorated with narrow [[braid]].

Other interpretations include a [[peplos]]-like dress with straps, or a dress with a pleated front (seen at the National Museum of Denmark).

== Wrapped Dresses ==
A wrapped rectangular panel style, open at the side, is believed to have been worn in [[Swedish]] [[Birka]], alongside a similar dress where two aprons were interleaved. Another reconstruction from a [[Yorkshire]] [[burial]] is open between the [[tortoise]] broaches, the gap covered with a narrow apron.

Further Resources:
* A Quick and Dirty Look at Viking Women's Garb in the Ninth and Tenth Centuries - http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/qdirtyvk.html
* A Burial of a Viking Woman at Adwick-le-Street, South Yorkshire - http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/adsdata/arch-769-1/ahds/dissemination/pdf/vol48/48_051_090.pdf
* A Viking Pinafore (Description of Hedeby fragment) - http://www.shelaghlewins.com/reenactment/hedeby_apron/hedeby_apron.htm
* National Museet / National Museum of Denmark Photos - http://www.vikingsofbjornstad.gbtllc.com/MuseumCopenhagen.htm
* Thor Ewing. 2006. ''Viking Clothing'' Tempus Publishing, ISBN 978-0752435879.

[[category:clothing]]
[[Category:viking]]

Slavic Interest Group

2010-03-15T07:02:23Z

Asfridhr: Russian page has moved, Hungarian and Croatian links are dead.

The '''Slavic Interest Group''' is an internet-based community of people interested in sharing knowledge of the [[medieval]] Slavic world.

The main website is at http://slavic.freeservers.com/

It consists primarily of an e-mail list and several [http://slavic.freeservers.com/knowledge.html knowledge pages] which are organised by geography and include:

*[[Estonia]], [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]] in the [http://www.medieval-baltic.us/knowledge/ Baltic States] page
*[http://russiansig.wikispaces.com/ Russian page]
*Czech, [[Moravia|Moravian]], and [[Slovakia|Slovak]] in a [http://scholar76.tripod.com/czech/ Czech] page

Apron dress

2010-03-05T00:26:49Z

Asfridhr: Fixed repetition, added a bit more information.

The [[dress]] worn over a [[tunic]] by [[Norse]] women is often called an '''apron dress''', however it is also known as a suspended dress, hanging dress, [[pinafore]], ''Hängerock'', ''Trägerrock'' (both [[German]]), or ''Hängselkjol'' ([[Swedish]]).

The apron dress is often described as a controversial [[garment]], primarily for two reasons: because there are so few textile remains that can be used to reconstruct from, and that there simply does not seem to be one universally-worn dress throughout the Viking-age world.

Essentially, these reconstructions can be divided in to two general categories -- closed dresses, where the top of the dress is a tube, and wrapped dresses where the dress is essentially a panel that is wrapped around the body. All of these dresses, however, were sewn with narrow, looped straps that were held in place with a pair of [[broach]]es.

A style that is still occasionally seen at SCA events, that has been largely discredited by researchers, is a dress made of two discrete panels that do not overlap, worn at the front and back of the body. They are held together with straps over the shoulders and sometimes a belt. This style is sometimes described pejoratively as a 'tea towel' apron dress.

== Closed Dresses ==
The best known of this style of apron dress is the so-called 'Heddeby' style, based around a [[10th century]] [[wool]]len rag fragment found acting as [[caulking]] of a [[Viking]]-age [[ship]] in southern [[Denmark]] (today, Northern [[Germany]]). It is believed to have formed part of a dress that was fitted at the waist and decorated with narrow [[braid]].

Other interpretations include a [[peplos]]-like dress with straps, or a dress with a pleated front (seen at the National Museum of Denmark).

== Wrapped Dresses ==
A wrapped rectangular panel style, open at the side, is believed to have been worn in [[Swedish]] [[Birka]], alongside a similar dress where two aprons were interleaved. Another reconstruction from a [[Yorkshire]] [[burial]] is open between the [[tortoise]] broaches, the gap covered with a narrow apron.

Further Resources:
* A Quick and Dirty Look at Viking Women's Garb in the Ninth and Tenth Centuries - http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/qdirtyvk.html
* A Burial of a Viking Woman at Adwick-le-Street, South Yorkshire - http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/adsdata/arch-769-1/ahds/dissemination/pdf/vol48/48_051_090.pdf
* A Viking Pinafore (Description of Hedeby fragment) - http://www.shelaghlewins.com/reenactment/hedeby_apron/hedeby_apron.htm
* National Museet / National Museum of Denmark Photos - http://www.vikingsofbjornstad.gbtllc.com/MuseumCopenhagen.htm

[[category:clothing]]
[[Category:viking]]

Apron dress

2010-03-02T10:20:34Z

Asfridhr: Created page.

The dress worn over a tunic by Norse women is often called an apron dress, however it is also known as a suspended dress, hanging dress, pinafore, ''Hängerock'', ''Trägerrock'' (both German), or ''Hängselkjol'' (Swedish).

The apron dress is often described as a controversial garment, simply because there are so few textile remains that can be used to reconstruct from, and that there simply does not seem to be one universally-worn dress throughout the Viking-age world.

Essentially, these reconstructions can be divided in to two general categories -- closed dresses, where the top of the dress is a tube, and wrapped dresses where the dress is essentially a panel that is wrapped around the body. All of these dresses, however, were sewn with narrow, looped straps that where held in place with a pair of brooches.

== Closed Dresses ==
The best known of this style of apron dress is the so-called 'Heddeby' style, based around a 10th century woollen rag fragment found acting as caulking of a Viking-age ship in southern Denmark (today, Northern Germany). It is believed to have formed part of a dress that was fitted at the waist and decorated with narrow braid.

Other interpretations include a [[peplos]]-like dress with straps, or a dress with a pleated front (seen at the National Museum of Denmark).

== Wrapped Dresses ==
A wrapped rectangular panel style, open at the side, is believed to have been worn in Swedish Birka, alongside a similar dress where two aprons were interleaved. Another reconstruction from a Yorkshire burial is open between the tortoise brooches, the gap covered with a narrow apron.

Further Resources:
* A Quick and Dirty Look at Viking Women's Garb in the Ninth and Tenth Centuries - http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/qdirtyvk.html
* A Burial of a Viking Woman at Adwick-le-Street, South Yorkshire - http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/adsdata/arch-769-1/ahds/dissemination/pdf/vol48/48_051_090.pdf
* A Viking Pinafore (Description of Hedeby fragment) - http://www.shelaghlewins.com/reenactment/hedeby_apron/hedeby_apron.htm
* National Museet / National Museum of Denmark Photos - http://www.vikingsofbjornstad.gbtllc.com/MuseumCopenhagen.htm

Viking Clothing

2010-03-02T10:01:27Z

Asfridhr: added link to apron dresses.

The [[Viking]]s had their own styles of [[clothing]].
=== See also ===
* [[Apron dress]]
* [[Viking embroidery]]
* [[ Index of clothing styles]]

=== External Links ===
*Thora Sharptooth's viking resources page: http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/vikresource.html
:includes (along with much more):
:* Viking, or Norse, [[tunic]] (mainly for men) - http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/viktunic.html
:* Viking Womens Garb in [[Art]] and Archeology - http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/roach.html
* Vikings didn't wear [[horn]]ed [[helmet]]s (but [[iron age]] [[celt]]ic [[priest]]s did): http://www.tirbriste.org/dmir/ArmsArmor/01/0101/0101.html and http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mhornedhelmet.html
*Isabel Ulafsdottir's page with lots of Norse/viking clothing: http://willadsenfamily.org/sca/isabel_as/isabel_as.htm
*Atlantian A&S Links: Scandinavian and Viking clothing - http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/wsnlinks/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=129

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[[Category:viking]]

Clothing of the gypsies

2010-03-02T09:08:22Z

Asfridhr: Camdentor link moved to lacho drom. Added very brief information about Romani dress.

As the Roma are only mentioned in European literature from the 14th century, much of the focus on pre-17th century 'Gypsy' dress (the ethnic group known today as the Roma, Romani or Romany) is from the 15th century onwards.

The typical dress of women, according to artwork, consisted of a white smock, a draped blanket, and a turban or veil. There are paintings that show women wearing more standard dresses with their drape worn over the top as well.

Men appear to have assimilated into wider European culture more easily, although early 15th century images show men wearing distinctive, tall hats.

External links:
*Lacho drom - [[Romany]] [[persona]] homepage and link to mailing list - http://www.latchodrom.org/index.htm
*[[15th Century|15th]] and [[16th Century]] Gypsy Women's Costume - http://www.latchodrom.org/gypsyclass.htm
*Gypsy Women's Costume in the [[Renaissance]] - http://buttery.org/marian/Gypsy_dress/drape_main.htm
*Paintings of Romani in Period - http://www.larsdatter.com/romani.htm

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Talk:Medjeeval

2010-03-01T22:32:47Z

Asfridhr: Non-SCA use of 'medjeeval'

How is this pronounced? Any info on its origin? Judging from the few hits on Google, looks like it might be mostly a [[Lochac]] term? - [[User:JakeVortex|JakeVortex]] 10:50, 30 Oct 2003 (EST)

Not sure of it's origin but I've heard it used in Australia and the UK.--[[User:User 144|User 144]] 02:47, 10 February 2008 (EST)

Interestingly, while the vast majority of hits seem to be from Australian SCAdian-authored pages and comments online, it seems that the OCR software that is used for sites like the internet archive can't cope with the word 'mediæval' all the time, and spits out 'medJEeval' or 'MedJEEval'. (Here are some <a href="http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=8fE&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=site%3Aarchive.org+medjeeval&btnG=Search&meta=&aq=f&oq=">google results</a>).

It's probably unrelated to the first use of the term in the SCA, but it might be worth commenting upon in the article? --[[User:Asfridhr|Asfridhr]] 09:32, 2 March 2010 (EST)

Basket

2009-11-10T21:46:08Z

Asfridhr: added little bit about Viking-age baskets

A '''basket''' is a container that is generally made of woven vegetable matter. Typically during the [[medieval]] period, this material would be a [[wood]] like [[willow]].

==Viking Baskets==
Boards interpreted as [[Viking]] baskets have been recovered that have a wooden base and a wooden lid, which was carved with a basic horse shape. Coil baskets also have been discovered in Viking-age Lund and the Oseberg burial. There is also an undated example from the Farm Beneath the Sand, Greenland.

==13-14th Century Baskets==
A wicker basket lid from York, with willow rods woven around slats, has been discovered, which is of a unique construction in medieval Europe.

==15th Century Baskets==
[[Wikipedia:Hieronymus_Bosch|Hieronymus Bosch]] depicts woven baskets in some of his paintings. These have handles on the side, wooden lids and a strap that loops across the shoulders.

== External Links ==
* [http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/wsnlinks/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=224 Atlantian A&S Links: Basketry]
* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/SCAbasketry/ SCA Basketry: Mailing list discussing baskets and basket making]
* [http://www.larsdatter.com/baskets.htm Baskets in the Middle Ages and Renaissance]
* [http://www.yorkarchaeology.co.uk/artefacts/basket.htm Wicker lid from Coppergate in York]

[[category:artefact (medieval)]]

Hemp

2009-08-21T10:55:04Z

Asfridhr: Fixing up exciting mistakes with the 'further information.' Maybe.

The '''Hemp''' plant (''Cannabis sativa'' L.) can be used for a number of useful things such as, [[fibre]] production, cooking [[oil]], and [[food]] source.

In modern usage, although referring to members of the ''Cannabis'' family, there is a distinction between hemp cultivated for psychoactive substances ([[marijuana]]) and those cultivated for fibre and seed production (industrial hemp). Its relationship to marijuana has however meant that its growth in most first world countries is outlawed (or very tightly controlled).

=== Hemp as Fibre ===
Hemp fabric is woven from the bast fibres of the plant (the inner bark of phloem of the stem) that is seperated from the woody core (xylem) of the stem through a process called retting. The retted fibres are then spun and woven into fabrics or used in other items such as cordage. It is generally considered difficult to tell bast-fibres (including hemp, linen and nettle) apart by eye, or even under a microscope, so it is difficult to find archaeological items that have been positively identified as hemp.

As with other bast-fibre fabrics, hempcloth is stain resistant because dirt cannot penetrate far into the fibres, but simultaneously this property makes intentional staining, such as [[dyeing]] difficult.

=== Hemp as Food ===
Mention of hempseed pottage is in the 15th century cookbook of Martino of Como, and hempseed oil was used in Russia as an alternative to animal fats on fast days (see ''Bread and Salt'' p.5).

== Further Information ==
Hemp and Nettle: Two Food/Fiber/Medical plants in use in Eastern Europe. [http://www.gallowglass.org/jadwiga/SCA/hempnettle.html]

Bread and salt: a social and economic history of food and drink in Russia. GoogleBooks Preview [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=DKw8AAAAIAAJ

The Art of Cooking by Maestro Martino of Como. GoogleBooks Preview [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=9Efw2S_NekYC]

[[category:Fabric]] [[category:Food]]

Hemp

2009-08-21T10:52:11Z

Asfridhr: Added some pre-1600 information about hemp.

The '''Hemp''' plant (''Cannabis sativa'' L.) can be used for a number of useful things such as, [[fibre]] production, cooking [[oil]], and [[food]] source.

In modern usage, although referring to members of the ''Cannabis'' family, there is a distinction between hemp cultivated for psychoactive substances ([[marijuana]]) and those cultivated for fibre and seed production (industrial hemp). Its relationship to marijuana has however meant that its growth in most first world countries is outlawed (or very tightly controlled).

=== Hemp as Fibre ===
Hemp fabric is woven from the bast fibres of the plant (the inner bark of phloem of the stem) that is seperated from the woody core (xylem) of the stem through a process called retting. The retted fibres are then spun and woven into fabrics or used in other items such as cordage. It is generally considered difficult to tell bast-fibres (including hemp, linen and nettle) apart by eye, or even under a microscope, so it is difficult to find archaeological items that have been positively identified as hemp.

As with other bast-fibre fabrics, hempcloth is stain resistant because dirt cannot penetrate far into the fibres, but simultaneously this property makes intentional staining, such as [[dyeing]] difficult.

=== Hemp as Food ===
Mention of hempseed pottage is in the 15th century cookbook of Martino of Como, and hempseed oil was used in Russia as an alternative to animal fats on fast days (see ''Bread and Salt'' p.5).

== Further Information ==
[http://www.gallowglass.org/jadwiga/SCA/hempnettle.html|Hemp and Nettle]: Two Food/Fiber/Medical plants in use in Eastern Europe.
[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=DKw8AAAAIAAJ|Bread and salt]: a social and economic history of food and drink in Russia. GoogleBooks Preview
[http://books.google.com.au/books?id=9Efw2S_NekYC|The Art of Cooking] by Maestro Martino of Como. GoogleBooks Preview

[[category:Fabric]] [[category:Food]]

Talk:Marijuana

2009-07-23T08:36:26Z

Asfridhr:

Could the [[Hemp]] and [[Marijuana]] contents be checked, by someone wiser than me, since...
a) How relevant is modern (ie. non-medieval) companies' campaigning against hemp fabrics, and biodiesels to a medieval-themed wiki?
b) There is repetition in the content between the two pages, since [[Hemp]] states it is different to [[Marijuana]], but [[Marijuana]] describes itself in terms of industrial [[hemp]].

Thanks!
[[User:Asfridhr|Asfridhr]] 21:22, 21 July 2009 (EST)

My Lady uses hemp fabric in her modern sewing for its absorbant quality. She says that yes, you can make hemp fabric from the same plant as marijuana but commercial hemp cloth is normally made from a plant that either doesn't have the hallucinatory component or they are present in such a negligible amount that it is of no concern. - [[User:Cian|Cian Gillebhrath]] 23:06, 21 July 2009 (EST)

Agreed, ''Cannabis sp.'' the plant can be used in the production of fibres (hemp) and for an extract used in drugs (marijuana). The 'industrial' cannabis plants are generally those that produce more bast fibres, than THC.
But the information on the [[hemp]] page doesn't really cover the fibre/textile use (I am happy to add that when I have time if no-one else does), and the [[marijuana]] page seems to have mixed in both cannabis 'types'.

I think what I'm trying to say that the content between the two pages seems jumbled to me, and if they should be merged or the contents better separated or ''something''. Does that make more sense?

[[User:Asfridhr|Asfridhr]] 18:36, 23 July 2009 (EST)

Lithuania

2009-07-21T12:17:13Z

Asfridhr: Adding categories.

Lithuania was first mentioned in the ''Annales Quedlinburgenses'' (or, Quedlinburg Chronicles) of 1009 CE, as ''Litua''. (In modern Lithuanian, it is ''Lietuva''.)
[[Crusaders]] from the late 11th century onwards visited the area, to fight against the native pagans. By the mid-13th century, Mindaugas had risen to power, was baptised and crowned ruler of the Kingdom of Lithuania.

===The Grand Duchy of Lithuania===
Lithuania itself did not begin to officially convert to Christianity until 1387, under the Grand Duke Jogaila. The last region to be Christianised was Samogitia in 1413, however pagan practices continued until after the 16th century.

At the Duchy's peak, the country encompassed land from the Baltic to the Black seas, including the modern-day countries of Belarus and Ukraine, and the myriad of different cultures and peoples included. Official languages spoken at court in the Duchy included Old Ruthenian, Latin, German and Polish.

===Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth===
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was formed by the union of the Kingdom of [[Poland]] and Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1569. Its' political system was not a traditional monarchy, instead the nobility directly influenced legislation and the commonwealths ruler was elected to his post. This system was called the ''Golden Liberty''.

===Pre-17th century Lithuanians===
* Martynas Mažvydas (1510-1563), writer of the first printed book in the Lithuanian language.

=== References and More Information ===

*[http://viduramziu.istorija.net/en/ History of Medieval Lithuania]
*Longworth, Phillip. 1997 ''The Making of Eastern Europe: From Prehistory to Postcommunism.'' [Second edition] (New York: St. Martin's Press).
*Mažiulis, Vytautas. 2005. Dėl Lietuvos vardo 1009 metais (šv. Brunono misija) ''Baltistica'' '''40'''(1).
*Urban, William. 1987. The Conversion of Lithuania 1387. ''Lituanus'' '''33'''(4).

[[category:Kingdoms (medieval)]] [[category:countries]]

Lithuania

2009-07-21T12:16:09Z

Asfridhr: Fixing up my mistakes. Sorry.

Lithuania

2009-07-21T12:13:20Z

Asfridhr: created page!

Lithuania was first mentioned in the ''Annales Quedlinburgenses'' (or, Quedlinburg Chronicles) of 1009 CE, as ''Litua''.<ref>Vytautas Mažiulis. 2005. Dėl Lietuvos vardo 1009 metais (šv. Brunono misija) ''Baltistica'' '''40'''(1).</ref> (In modern Lithuanian, it is ''Lietuva''.)
[[Crusaders]] from the late 11th century onwards visited the area, to fight against the native pagans. By the mid-13th century, Mindaugas had risen to power, was baptised and crowned ruler of the Kingdom of Lithuania.

===The Grand Duchy of Lithuania===
Lithuania itself did not begin to officially convert to Christianity until 1387<ref name="urban" />, under the Grand Duke Jogaila. The last region to be Christianised was Samogitia in 1413, however pagan practices continued until after the 16th century.<ref name="urban">Urban, William. 1987. The Conversion of Lithuania 1387. ''Lituanus'' '''33'''(4). </ref>

At the Duchy's peak, the country encompassed land from the Baltic to the Black seas, including the modern-day countries of Belarus and Ukraine, and the myriad of different cultures and peoples included. Official languages spoken at court in the Duchy included Old Ruthenian, Latin, German and Polish.

===Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth===
The Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth was formed by the union of the Kingdom of [[Poland]] and Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1569. Its' political system was not a traditional monarchy, instead the nobility directly influenced legislation and the commonwealths ruler was elected to his post. This system was called the ''Golden Liberty''.<ref>Longworth, Phillip. 1997 ''The Making of Eastern Europe: From Prehistory to Postcommunism.'' [Second edition] (New York: St. Martin's Press).</ref>

===Pre-17th century Lithuanians===
* Martynas Mažvydas (1510-1563), writer of the first printed book in the Lithuanian language.

=== References and More Information ===
<References />

*[http://viduramziu.istorija.net/en/ History of Medieval Lithuania]

Talk:Marijuana

2009-07-21T11:22:03Z

Asfridhr: Comparing hemp and marijuana pages.

Scotland

2009-06-08T11:41:41Z