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User:Milesent

2006-09-13T13:03:45Z

Milesent:

Milesent Vibert is a lady from the [[Barony of the Cleftlands]] in the [[Middle|Middle Kingdom]] which geographically relates to the city of Cleveland in the state of Ohio in the United States. She enjoys dance, archery and calligraphy and illumination.

Households

2006-09-13T12:57:53Z

Milesent: spelled Aethelmearc correctly this time.

'''Households''' are groups within the [[SCA]], usually based around an interest in certain areas of SCA endeavour, or friendship groups (or both!). Sometimes a [[peer]] will form a household that includes his/her [[apprentice]]s/[[protege]]s/[[squire]]s. Unlike other [[groups]], such as a [[barony]], Households aren't based on geography (although members of a household may be from a particular geographical area), they are not official [[groups]] of the [[Society]], and any "[[membership|membership requirements]]" of a household are at the discretion of the household. A household cannot hold official meetings or [[events]], but they are more than welcome to run events on behalf of the official group. They may include or exclude anybody they like, whereas an official group cannot do this.

They can be a great support network, and often the activities of the household will extend beyond SCA. Another way to look at it is that a household is your "family" and the group the [[village]]/[[hamlet]] that you live in.

You do not have to be a part of any household, and just because someone is a part of a particular household does not mean that you can't hang out with them. You can even start your own household if you want to!

==Households of the Known World==

Examples of households in and around [[Stormhold]] include [[House Reverie]] (based around Sir [[Antoine le Reveur]] and his squires), House [[Woodrose]] (mainly an [[Arts and Sciences]] household of old broken down hacks encumbered by offspring with a few who pretend to fight once in a while when the injuries and venerability allow), Unnamed (another mostly A&S household) and [[the Axemen]] (a fighting household that is mostly demographically based around younger members with a few old, wise heads attempting to control the chaos).

Other better known households in the [[Kingdom of Lochac]] include [[Attica]], [[Drakkar]], [[DX]], and [[Descartes]].
'''For a larger listing of Lochac households, see [[Groups in Lochac]].'''

* In [[Ansteorra]], [[House Arkham]] is a democratic group loosely based on medieval merchant Guilds/Households. Their interests are [[Archery]] (target and combat), Service, A&S, Merchanting, Siege and whatever else strikes their interests.

* The [[Kingdom of Æthelmearc]] has several great households as well as being home to the kingdom spanning [[Dark Horde|Great Dark Horde]] and [[Moritu|Dark Horde Moritu]].

* Over in [[Drachenwald]], the [[Brighthelm]] household claim to be a 'hive of scum and villainy' who are always found as far from high table as possible in spite of having as members a number of local, regional and [[kingdom]] [[officer]]s, and the Household of [[Csikós Ló]] sponsors various heraldic-based membership scholarships.

* In [[Ealdormere]] notable households include: [[House DeTaahe]], [[House Galbraith]], and [[House Rivenheart]]. As in most kingdoms there are many, many others.

* In [[Gleann Abhann]], [[Clan Marshin Fayne]] is a collection of five households: [[House Smoking Tankard]], [[House Storm]], The [[Barra Export Company]] (Ship's Company), [[House Ishee]], and [[House Golden Panther]]. They are held together under the twin bounds of [[service]] and [[revelry|revelrie]].

* The [[Middle]] Kingdom has many diverse households including fighting households such as [[Darkyard]] and Stahlgeist and service households like the Sisterhood of the Gilded Bee.

* In the [[Outlands]] the oldest [[Pirate]] [[ship]] in the SCA, the [[Barking Spyder]], docks in the [[Barony of al-Barran]].

There are also a number of inter-kingdom households with members who live and participate in more than one kingdom, such as the [[Rozakii]], Timberwolf, and [[Adlersburg]] households.

[[category:households (SCA)]]

Households

2006-09-13T12:56:00Z

Milesent: Some formatting, alphabetized kingdoms, added a few households

'''Households''' are groups within the [[SCA]], usually based around an interest in certain areas of SCA endeavour, or friendship groups (or both!). Sometimes a [[peer]] will form a household that includes his/her [[apprentice]]s/[[protege]]s/[[squire]]s. Unlike other [[groups]], such as a [[barony]], Households aren't based on geography (although members of a household may be from a particular geographical area), they are not official [[groups]] of the [[Society]], and any "[[membership|membership requirements]]" of a household are at the discretion of the household. A household cannot hold official meetings or [[events]], but they are more than welcome to run events on behalf of the official group. They may include or exclude anybody they like, whereas an official group cannot do this.

They can be a great support network, and often the activities of the household will extend beyond SCA. Another way to look at it is that a household is your "family" and the group the [[village]]/[[hamlet]] that you live in.

You do not have to be a part of any household, and just because someone is a part of a particular household does not mean that you can't hang out with them. You can even start your own household if you want to!

==Households of the Known World==

Examples of households in and around [[Stormhold]] include [[House Reverie]] (based around Sir [[Antoine le Reveur]] and his squires), House [[Woodrose]] (mainly an [[Arts and Sciences]] household of old broken down hacks encumbered by offspring with a few who pretend to fight once in a while when the injuries and venerability allow), Unnamed (another mostly A&S household) and [[the Axemen]] (a fighting household that is mostly demographically based around younger members with a few old, wise heads attempting to control the chaos).

Other better known households in the [[Kingdom of Lochac]] include [[Attica]], [[Drakkar]], [[DX]], and [[Descartes]].
'''For a larger listing of Lochac households, see [[Groups in Lochac]].'''

* In [[Ansteorra]], [[House Arkham]] is a democratic group loosely based on medieval merchant Guilds/Households. Their interests are [[Archery]] (target and combat), Service, A&S, Merchanting, Siege and whatever else strikes their interests.

* [[Aethelmearc]] has several great households as well as being home to the kingdom spanning [[Dark Horde|Great Dark Horde]] and [[Moritu|Dark Horde Moritu]].

* Over in [[Drachenwald]], the [[Brighthelm]] household claim to be a 'hive of scum and villainy' who are always found as far from high table as possible in spite of having as members a number of local, regional and [[kingdom]] [[officer]]s, and the Household of [[Csikós Ló]] sponsors various heraldic-based membership scholarships.

* In [[Ealdormere]] notable households include: [[House DeTaahe]], [[House Galbraith]], and [[House Rivenheart]]. As in most kingdoms there are many, many others.

* In [[Gleann Abhann]], [[Clan Marshin Fayne]] is a collection of five households: [[House Smoking Tankard]], [[House Storm]], The [[Barra Export Company]] (Ship's Company), [[House Ishee]], and [[House Golden Panther]]. They are held together under the twin bounds of [[service]] and [[revelry|revelrie]].

* The [[Middle]] Kingdom has many diverse households including fighting households such as [[Darkyard]] and Stahlgeist and service households like the Sisterhood of the Gilded Bee.

* In the [[Outlands]] the oldest [[Pirate]] [[ship]] in the SCA, the [[Barking Spyder]], docks in the [[Barony of al-Barran]].

There are also a number of inter-kingdom households with members who live and participate in more than one kingdom, such as the [[Rozakii]], Timberwolf, and [[Adlersburg]] households.

[[category:households (SCA)]]

Mercenary

2006-09-13T12:49:32Z

Milesent: added a link

A '''mercenary''' is a [[warrior]] who [[fights]] for [[money]],
without concern for loyalty to national or ethnic identity. Long
before standing [[army|armies]], mercenaries would sell their
services to the highest bidder, becoming valued professional
[[soldier]]s.

==Medieval Mercenaries==
In [[medieval]] times, mercenary companies were extremely
common. These soldiers would be hired as a complete unit, and
fielded as such. The [[Genoa|Genoese]] crossbowmen at the
[[Battle of Crecy]] were such, as were the late-medieval
[[Italy|Italian]] [[condotteri]] (literally "contractors").

Other examples of medieval mercenary companies included the
[[Varangian Guard]] of [[Constantiople]] and so-called [[free-lancer]]s: mounted horsemen with no [[fealty]] to a specific
[[lord]], literally a "free lance" who could be hired into service.

In [[period]] they were used to supplement (or substitute for) a [[kingdom]]'s [[army]] :: their main drawback lay in the fact that, once the principle of fighting for money had been established, it was not long before the concept came along of changing sides in return for '''more money'''.

At one stage medieval [[Europe]] was lousy with mercenary companies, led by the like of Sir [[John Hawkwood]], who had elevated their art from fighting for money (and spoil) to '''not''' despoiling a territory if they were given enough money to go elsewhere (''qv'' [[Danegeld]])

While highly sought after as skilled and disciplined warriors, they
were often reviled as being honorless hirelings. Mercenaries'
value was increased by the fact that the [[feudal]] rule of "forty
days' military service" did not apply to them: they would be
obliged to fight as long as they continued to be paid.

==Modern Mercenaries==
Most [[modern]] mercenaries are more like security consultants
than combatants. The notion of a mercenary company along medieval lines is extinct, except for one notable exception: the [[Swiss Guard]]s of the [[Vatican]] are still a mercenary company along medieval lines. However, the terms of their contract is ''extremely'' long-term, and not likely to change anytime soon.

==Mercenaries in the SCA==
The romantic image of the "Soldier of Fortune" has spawned many
mercenary [[household]]s in the [[SCA]], such as Iron Lance, Concusare, and Perchainne. Usually these households are hired by the
[[crown]] or other [[noble]]s for [[war]] [[events]] such as
[[Pennsic]]. Under such circumstances, mercenaries are usually
paid in useful goods (rattan, armour, fabric), [[SCA currency]] and [[beer]].

There are some households known as "Allied" households, who are not tied to a specific Kingdom but are also not "hired" in any way. This can be for many reasons, such as having a nomadic household persona, having members in more than one Kingdom who would like to fight as a unit, or being from a non-SCA organization that occassionally participates in the SCA on masse at events like the Pennsic War. They may make an alliance with a given Kingdom for the term of a war event or a reign but are not paid for it, and are not considered mercenaries. Some examples of Allied households include the [[Dark Horde|Great Dark Horde]], the Rozakii, and the [[Tuchux]].
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French alternate titles

2006-08-01T14:14:01Z

Milesent: added note about feminine version of knight

In the [[SCA]] people with a [[persona]] from [[France]] may choose to use one of the following [[alternate titles]].
<table border cellpadding=10 cellspacing=0>
<tr>
<th>'''[[SCA]]'''</th>
<th>'''[[French]]'''</th>
</tr>
<tr align=center>
<td>[[King]]</td>
<td>Roi</td>
</tr>
<tr align=center>
<td>[[Queen]]</td>
<td>Reine</td>
<tr align=center>
<td>[[Prince]]</td>
<td>Prince</td>
</tr>
<tr align=center>
<td>[[Princess]]</td>
<td>Princesse</td>
</tr>
<tr align=center>
<td>[[Duke]]</td>
<td>Duc</td>
</tr>
<tr align=center>
<td>[[Duchess]]</td>
<td>Duchesse</td>
</tr>
<tr align=center>
<td>[[Count]]</td>
<td>Comte</td>
</tr>
<tr align=center>
<td>[[Countess]]</td>
<td>Comtesse</td>
</tr>
<tr align=center>
<td>[[Viscount]]</td>
<td>Vicomte</td>
</tr>
<tr align=center>
<td>[[Viscountess]]</td>
<td>Vicomtesse</td>
</tr>
<tr align=center>
<td>[[Master]]</td>
<td>Maître</td>
</tr>
<tr align=center>
<td>[[Mistress]]</td>
<td>Maîtresse</td>
</tr>
<tr align=center>
<td>[[Knight]]</td>
<td>Chevalier</td>
</tr>
<tr align=center>
<td>[[Sir]]</td>
<td>Sieur</td>
</tr>
<tr align=center>
<td>[[Baron]]</td>
<td>Baron</td>
</tr>
<tr align=center>
<td>[[Baroness]]</td>
<td>Baronne</td>
</tr>
<tr align=center>
<td>[[Lord]]</td>
<td>Seigneur</td>
</tr>
<tr align=center>
<td>[[Lady]]</td>
<td>Madame</td>
</tr>
</table>

Here ends the list provided (approved) by the SCA college of arms.

For [[Norman]] personas, it is interesting to note that in the [[12th Century]] old french romance of [[Beroul's Tristan]] the terms mestre and magistre are used for the male and female advisors (respectively) who were the childhood teachers of the protagonists. (line 381 and 345)

There are two feminine alternatives for the French title of knight: chevaleresse and chevalière. One being a knight in her own right, the other being a woman who holds the rank of knight due to status.

[[category:alternate titles]]

Boar

2006-07-20T20:39:46Z

Milesent: added category device heraldry

[[Image:Boar Rampant.jpg|right|150px]]
Male [[pig]]

See also (in some cases) [[stickjock]]

== Wild Boar ==
''Sus scrofa scrofa'' is the scientific name for the wild boar. Once common in Europe they have more recently been reintroduced into some European countries. Adult wild boar grow to around 200 kg for males and around 130kg for the females and have short bristly hair. Males develop tusks after around two years of age.

Wild boars are currently bred for their meat in Britain and recently animal right extremists released 60 in late December 2006 into the wild where another 500 are thought to exist. This caused panic and fear amongst the locals as the animals ran through local villages.

Despite what the animal rights extremists believed about their possible poor treatment as least one little piggy went all the way home and let himself back into the original property.

== Boar Hunting ==
The wild boar was considered the premiere animal for medieval hunter to prove his prowess.

==== Note -- boar spears ====
The '''boar''' tends to attack by charging and goring with its teeth and tusks. The boar [[spear]] is intended to counter this, by being thrust into the boar as it charges. The large cross piece just below the blade of the head is there to hold the animal at bay so that it will not gore you.

== Heraldic Boar ==
Like many other common medieval European animals, the boar was used in [[heraldry]] most memorably perhaps by [[Richard III|King Richard the Third]].

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Richard III

2006-07-20T20:31:29Z

Milesent: Just a start

Richard the Third was the last English King to fall in battle (at the famous Battle of Bosworth Field during the War of the Roses in 1485) and it is his death that is frequently marked by English historians as the end of the Middle Ages.

The Richard the Third Socieity is an organization determined to proove Richard's innocence in the supposed murder of his nefews, the princes in the tower.

== External Links ==
* [[Wikipedia:Richard III of England]]
* Richard III Society - [[http://www.richardiii.net/]]
* Richard III Society - American Branch [[http://www.r3.org]]

<center>
<table border = 1>
<tr>
<td width = 30% align = center>
Preceded by:<br>[[Edward IV]]
<td width = 40% align = center>
[[English Monarchs]]
<td width = 30% align = center>
Succeeded by:<br>[[Henry VII]]
</table>
</center>

[[Category:Monarchs (medieval)]]

Boar

2006-07-20T20:24:04Z

Milesent: /* Heraldic Boar */ added a link

Boar

2006-07-20T20:20:32Z

Milesent: added historical note; hunting and Richard the Third

[[Image:Boar Rampant.jpg|right|150px]]
Male [[pig]]

See also (in some cases) [[stickjock]]

== Wild Boar ==
''Sus scrofa scrofa'' is the scientific name for the wild boar. Once common in Europe they have more recently been reintroduced into some European countries. Adult wild boar grow to around 200 kg for males and around 130kg for the females and have short bristly hair. Males develop tusks after around two years of age.

Wild boars are currently bred for their meat in Britain and recently animal right extremists released 60 in late December 2006 into the wild where another 500 are thought to exist. This caused panic and fear amongst the locals as the animals ran through local villages.

Despite what the animal rights extremists believed about their possible poor treatment as least one little piggy went all the way home and let himself back into the original property.

== Boar Hunting ==
The wild boar was considered the premiere animal for medieval hunter to prove his prowess.

==== Note -- boar spears ====
The '''boar''' tends to attack by charging and goring with its teeth and tusks. The boar [[spear]] is intended to counter this, by being thrust into the boar as it charges. The large cross piece just below the blade of the head is there to hold the animal at bay so that it will not gore you.

== Heraldic Boar ==
Like many other common medieval European animals, the boar was used in [[heraldry]] most memorably perhaps by King Richard the Third.

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University

2006-07-14T19:46:11Z

Milesent: /* Universities in the SCA */ Formatting: changed different Universities into a list, added Midrealm.

{{rpov}}
The word '''University''' is derived from the [[Latin]] word for "[[guild]]". The church established schools with the purpose of educating people in a particular profession (a non-trade profession), and then universities arose purely for "higher education". In the [[Middle Ages]], it was mostly [[church]]es or courts who had the better [[book]] collections of the times, so therefore those involved with these institutions (who were mostly those with lots of [[money]], or those who could obtain patronage from the same) therefore had access to higher education.

== Universities in [[Europe]] ==

The first university, [[Al-Azhar]], was founded in Cairo, [[Egypt]] in 970AD.

The first university founded in [[Europe]] was the one in [[Bologna]], in 1088AD, which was followed up with more being founded predominently in [[Italy]], [[France]], [[England]] and [[Spain]] (during the [[1100]]s) and later in [[Germany]] and [[Austria]] ([[1300]]s). They had various faculties, as they do today. Note that the age of a university does not necessarily reflect on its status.

The premiere theology university of medieval Europe was the [[University of Paris]] at [[Notre Dame]], but [[Bologna]] was the place to go for [[Law]], and Palermo for [[Medicine]]. In [[England]], [[Oxford]] and [[Cambridge]] weren't bad. Most medieval universities, and students at them, were supported by the [[Catholic Church]], or by bequests from the rich and the pious. University students had a fair amount of control over the faculty and started to organise themselves as [[nation]]s (people of like cultural origin or [[language]]). Brawls between local townspeople and students were not unknown. A successful university career was often a stepping-stone to important positions at [[Court]] or in the [[Church]].

See also: "[[wikipedia:Medieval university|medieval university]]" in [[Wikipedia]].

== Universities in the SCA ==

[[SCA]] groups may be based at modern universities and are referred to as a [[college]]. These are often a popular recruitment base for the [[Shire]] or [[Barony]] in which the College lies. In the [[East Kingdom]], these groups are often referred to as [[Borough|Boroughs]].

In [[New Zealand]] the use of the word '''University''' is reserved for actual government acredited institutions approved to use that name, and therefore the [[Kingdom of Lochac]] does not use the word "University" to describe any of its internal institutions.

The word "university" can also be used in the [[SCA]] to refer to an institution offering semi-structured courses of learning about medieval facts or crafts.

* The kingdom of [[An Tir]] has the kingdom-wide [[University of Ithra]]
* The [[East Kingdom|East]] runs Universities as focused [[event|events]] which specifically emphasize scholarly learning.
* [[Æthelmearc]] offers classes in the martial and gentle arts at twice-yearly [http://www.aecademy.org Æcademies].
* The [http://university.atlantia.sca.org/ University] of [[Atlantia]] offers degrees to those who meet its qualification for teaching and attending classes at its sessions, which are held two or three times per year.
* [[Meridies]] holds class and offers degrees through the [http://www.royalu.org/Welcome.html RUM (Royal University of Meridies)]
* The Royal University of the [[Midrealm]] (http://www.midrealm.org/rum/) is also called the RUM and is held annualy or semi-annualy depending on interest.

== External Links ==
* [http://www.kateryndedevelyn.org/royal1.htm Information about Royal Colleges and Universities]

Burgundian clothing

2006-07-14T19:22:26Z

Milesent: Added a link to Lyonnete's old Burgundian Costume handout

The term '''Burgundian clothing''' refers to [[clothing]] worn in the [[Burgundy]] region of [[France]] in the [[15th century]]. This clothing is related to the [[houpelande]], characterised by an outer garment which is very large and falls in many folds from the shoulders. Distinguishing features from the houpelande is the narrow body with a v-shaped opening at the front and typically tightly fited sleeves, often with a turned back cuff. It is best known for the tall headress worn by women called by modern costumers a Hennin which evolved into the iconographic "Princess hat"

''External links:''
* http://home.james-gang.org/greydove/docs/houpburg.pdf
* Lady Lyonnte's Burgundian Costume handout: http://cleftlands.cwru.edu/BurgundianCostume.pdf

[[category:clothing]]