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Martin Luther

2010-06-28T10:21:43Z

Clara: DOB & DOD, wife

'''Martin Luther''' (10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was the foremost figure of the [[Reformation]] in [[Europe]] and founded [[Lutheranism]].

He was born in Eisleben to a miner.

In April 1523 he helped 12 nuns escape from a convent. He later married one of them, [[Katharina von Bora]], on June 13, 1525.

== References ==

* [http://en2.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther Martin Luther at wikipedia]

* [http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/wittenberg/wittenberg-home.html Project Wittenburg, an online collection of Lutheran resources]

* [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09438b.htm New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia]

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Talk:Barony of Krae Glas

2010-06-28T10:12:56Z

Clara:

I'm not sure about the accuracy of the current numbers of members in the Shire, and am not actually sure who to ask...

Barony of Krae Glas

2010-06-28T10:10:50Z

Clara: Baronial poll, updated seneschal

{{SCA Shire 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 = Emma de Lastone | area = South Eastern Melbourne, Australia | kingdom = Lochac}}

'''Krae Glas''' is located in the south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, encompassing the [[College of St Monica]].

It was founded in [[Anno Societatus]] 29 by former members of St Monica's. The current [[seneschal]] is Lord Yves de Lyle. Krae Glas became a [[Shire]] on January 25th [[A.S. XXXVIII]]. The [[Shire]] of Krae Glas also boasts 29 sustaining members, 4 more than is necessary for a group to become a [[barony]]. As of June 2010, there is a poll on whether or not the the [[Shire]] should apply for [[Barony|baronial]] status now.

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

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

[[Category:Shires (SCA)|Krae Glas]]

Tobacco

2010-06-28T09:59:50Z

Clara: Those Spainards...

'''Tobacco''' is another import from the [[New World]] by the [[Spain|Spaniards]]. The word may be related to Tabaco, a province of Yucatan, or the Caribean island of Tobago. However, similar words in Spanish and Italian were commonly used from 1410 to define medicinal [[herb]]s, originating from the Arabic ''tabbaq'', a word dating to the 9th century.

Used as a sacred herb since at least 3000 BCE in various [[Native American|North American native]] cultures, tobacco was introduced as a recreational drug in Europe during the [[Elizabeth I|Elizabethan]] era, imported principally from Spanish colonies in and around the Caribbean and from the English colonies in South Virginia.

Unlike the most common [[cigarette|modern tobacco use]], the Elizabethan [[English]] smoked tobacco in small clay [[pipe]]s, a habit which did not enjoy favour with [[James I|James Stuart]].

Tobacco reached the [[Muslim]] world through the [[Ottoman Empire]] at the end of the 16th century, after the end of [[period]].

==Tobacco in the SCA==

In the [[SCA]], as in other medieval [[reenactment]] groups, smoking tobacco is generally seen as an offensive anachronism and those who smoke are encouraged to do it discreetly or at a distance. This restriction is aided, in [[Canada]] and [[Australia]], by the widespread legal ban of smoking in enclosed spaces.

==See Also==
*[[cigarette]]
*[[pipe]]
*[[hookah]]

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Agape

2010-06-27T13:11:16Z

Clara: spelling correction

'''Agape''' is one of the three classical "types" of '''love'''; the term is used to refer to the paternal love of God for man, and of man for God, and extends to the brotherly love a man is supposed to feel for all humanity. [The Greek philosophers, it must be noted, rarely took part in crown tournaments or open melees]
Inherent in the concept are two, apprently dissonant, aspects -- the blind adoration appropriate to man perceiving God (which possibly exceeds the '''eros''' type of love, and the rational appreciation of God's worthiness which would trigger the '''philia''' type.

In medieval times a further argument arose, over whether one should love a neighbour who, ostensibly, did not warrant such love. The argument was finally resolved (insofar as philosophical arguments ever are) in favour of non-discrimination, as backed, in the Christian environment then current in Western Europe, by the admionition to "turn the other cheek".

The other "types" of love are [[phila]] and [[eros]]
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