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Shire of Glaedenfeld

2006-04-04T21:11:27Z

Runolfr: added categories

The '''Shire of Glaedenfeld''' covers the city of Nashville, TN and adjacent counties to the north and west.

== External Links ==
[http://www.glaedenfeld.net/ Shire of Glaedenfeld Website]
[[Category:Shires]]

Shire of Glaedenfeld

2006-04-04T21:09:28Z

Runolfr: new page

The '''Shire of Glaedenfeld''' covers the city of Nashville, TN and adjacent counties to the north and west.

== External Links ==
[http://www.glaedenfeld.net/ Shire of Glaedenfeld Website]

Equestrian

2006-03-28T14:33:00Z

Runolfr: created starter page for equestrian activities

In the SCA, an equestrian is a person who engages in martial activities on horseback. The term also describes the activities themselves.

Most equestrian activities in the SCA do not involve direct confrontation between participants. Instead, contestants take the field one at a time and try to achieve the highest score and/or the best time for the activity. Scores and/or times are compared at the end of the contest to determine the winner.

Examples of equestrian contests
<ul><li>[[Reeds]]</li>
<li>[[Tilting at Rings]]</li>
<li>[[Quintain]]</li></ul>

Some [[kingdom]]s (including [[Meridies]]) are now experimenting with [[mounted combat]] using padded weapons and [[jousting]] using styrofoam [[lance]]s.

Cavalry

2006-03-28T14:23:13Z

Runolfr: cleaned up spelling

'''Cavalry''' refers to units of [[horse|mounted]] [[fighter|warriors]] who fight from [[horseback]]. This allows them to use the speed and strength of the horse to greatly enhance their fighting capabilities.

==Cavalry in Period==
Before the [[10th century]], mounted cavalry were unusual on the [[battlefield]], as the [[stirrup]] had not been invented, and mounted combat less effective. Pitched battles would largely have been fought by [[infantry]] who may have ridden to the field, then dismounted on fought on foot. After the [[stirrup]] gained widespread use, however, cavalry became dominant on the battlefield.

In the latter part of the [[medieval]] period, most [[noble]] warriors would have fought as cavalry whenever possible. The word ''cavalry'' shares the same root as ''[[chivalry]]'', and implies a better social standing than a common [[infantry|foot soldier]].

Cavalrymen were expensive, difficult to train, and hard to [[logistics|supply]]. They were also the primary form of full-time [[medieval]] soldier, as anyone who could afford a the accoutrements of the cavalry also had the time and income to train in their use.

A warrior who owned his own horse, [[armour]] and [[weapon|weapons]] and possessed the skill to use them was a very rich man, and could support himself for life. [[Knighthood]] in period was less about nobility and chivalry than about possessing the skills to fight from horseback.

[[Joust|Jousting]] and [[tourney|tourneys]] developed largely as a way for young [[knight|knights]] to practice the difficult skills of fighting from horseback during times of peace.

==Cavalry in the SCA==
The serious risk to life and limb involved in learning medieval mounted [[combat]] means that mounted combat in the [[SCA]] is rare. While some [[SCA]] [[event|events]] do have horses present, only a few trained individuals particpate in even the least dangerous skills involved in being a cavalryman (such as [[tilting for rings]]).

Nonetheless, devoted [[equestrian]]s have continued to lobby for some semblance of [[mounted combat]], and experiments are in progress in some [[kingdom]]s, including [[Meridies]]. In these experiments, foam-padded weapons of the type used for [[youth combat]] are generally employed, and the object is to knock a loosely attached crest from the top of your opponent's helmet.

Similarly, experiments in [[jousting]] are underway, with the [[lance]] being a fragile construct of cardboard and styrofoam to prevent injuries.

[[category:combat]]

Gulf Wars

2006-03-01T21:35:07Z

Runolfr: Added link to Gulf Wars website

'''[http://www.gulfwars.org/ Gulf Wars]''' is a week long [[SCA]] [[war]] traditionally between the [[Kingdom of Ansteorra]] and [[Kingdom of Trimaris]]. It takes place at Kings Arrow Ranch in Lumberton, Mississippi, and is hosted by the Kingdom of [[Gleann Abhann]].

[[heavy fighting|Heavy Weapons]], [[Rapier]] (war point battles at GW15 will be fought with [[Reproduction rapier|heavy rapier]]s), [[Archery]], [[Equestrian]], [[Coursing]], [[Arts and Sciences|Art/Sci]], [[Live Weapon]]s, and volunteer hours are all counted for war points; [[Youth Combat]] is also available, but is not currently a war point.

Attendance is currently three-to-four thousand, who come from almost every kingdom of the [[Known World]]. Classes are also available, as well as an Artisan's Row (Note: Gulf Wars has a lot of [[Middle East]]ern Classes available, since there is a Middle Eastern Encampment offering classes).

In [[2005]] (GW 14), there was an announcement that the GW 15 would be a four-[[kingdom]] war, as Gleann Abhann would shortly become a kingdom in it's own right. At the end of each Gulf Wars Knowne World Court, the four kingdoms ( [[Ansteorra]], [[Trimaris]], [[Meridies]], and [[Gleann Abhann]] ) would roll dice, and the highest rolling and lowest rolling kingdoms would be allied against the other two kingdoms. Gleann Abhann will continue to host.

The outcome of the roll resulted in the pairing of Ansteorra and Trimaris against Meridies and Gleann Abhann for GW 15 (2006).

[[Category:Events]]

Contrapasso (dance)

2006-03-01T21:03:15Z

Runolfr: Added link to a music source.

User talk:Runolfr

2006-02-22T21:40:00Z

Runolfr:

Hello Runolfr and welcome to Cunnan,

Good work on your edits so far I'm sure some of the other users will be very happy to see more contributions to Cunnan's dance pages.

I've changed your two article edits to remove the in article attribution. Don't worry though, you can still see what you edited at your [[Special:Contributions/Runolfr|contributions]] page and you're still listed in the article histories for any page you've worked on ([http://cunnan.sca.org.au/index.php?title=Gulf_Wars&action=history] [http://cunnan.sca.org.au/index.php?title=Contrapasso&action=history]).

Feel free to leave a note on my talk page or the village pump if you've got any questions. - [[User:Tobin|Tobin]] 19:27, 21 Feb 2006 (CST)

== Dance stuff ==

Hello and welcome to Cunnan.

Thanks for your reconstruction of [[Contrapasso (dance)|Contrapasso]]. You may have noticed that I have moved it in order to disambiguate it from the dance step of the same name.

As you have probably noticed there is an awful lot to be done on the dance sections in Cunnan (although there are already over forty of them here). I would like to see some sort of uniformity in layout too, but your presentation is much prettier than mine. A list of hyperlinked dance steps at the top of the choreography is about the only thing I would say that needed to be added (although I'll look at putting a midi up, as well as the appropriate diagram).

If you have any other suggestions about how dances should be organised on Cunnan, please let me know.

[[User:Conrad Leviston|Conrad Leviston]] 21:40, 21 Feb 2006 (CST)

== Response to Dance Stuff ==

Thanks for the encouragement. I've added a second dance that I've researched, using the same table layout as for Contrapasso. I'll have to go back and link in dance steps at some point.

--[[User:Runolfr|Lord Runolfr]] 15:40, 22 Feb 2006 (CST)

Laccio d'Amore

2006-02-22T21:37:46Z

Runolfr: categorized

Laccio d'Amore

2006-02-22T21:35:58Z

Runolfr: New transcription

Contrapasso (dance)

2006-02-22T17:20:50Z

Runolfr:

Talk:Mead brewing

2006-02-21T18:05:58Z

Runolfr:

I personally don't have any problems using bleach for sterilization as long as you rinse your equipment very thoroughly after sterilizing, and I've been brewing for over ten years now.
--[[User:Runolfr|Lord Runolfr]] 12:05, 21 Feb 2006 (CST)

Gulf Wars

2006-02-21T17:54:12Z

Runolfr:

'''Gulf Wars''' is a week long [[SCA]] [[war]] traditionally between the [[Kingdom of Ansteorra]] and [[Kingdom of Trimaris]]. It takes place at Kings Arrow Ranch in Lumberton, Mississippi, and is hosted by the Kingdom of [[Gleann Abhann]].

[[heavy fighting|Heavy Weapons]], [[Rapier]] (war point battles at GW15 will be fought with [[Reproduction rapier|heavy rapier]]s), [[Archery]], [[Equestrian]], [[Coursing]], [[Arts and Sciences|Art/Sci]], [[Live Weapon]]s, and volunteer hours are all counted for war points; [[Youth Combat]] is also available, but is not currently a war point.

Attendance is currently three-to-four thousand, who come from almost every kingdom of the [[Known World]]. Classes are also available, as well as an Artisan's Row (Note: Gulf Wars has a lot of [[Middle East]]ern Classes available, since there is a Middle Eastern Encampment offering classes).

In [[2005]] (GW 14), there was an announcement that the GW 15 would be a four-[[kingdom]] war, as Gleann Abhann would shortly become a kingdom in it's own right. At the end of each Gulf Wars Knowne World Court, the four kingdoms ( [[Ansteorra]], [[Trimaris]], [[Meridies]], and [[Gleann Abhann]] ) would roll dice, and the highest rolling and lowest rolling kingdoms would be allied against the other two kingdoms. Gleann Abhann will continue to host.

The outcome of the roll resulted in the pairing of Ansteorra and Trimaris against Meridies and Gleann Abhann for GW 15 (2006).

[[Category:Events]]

updated --[[User:Runolfr|Lord Runolfr]] 11:49, 21 Feb 2006 (CST)

Gulf Wars

2006-02-21T17:49:32Z

Runolfr:

'''Gulf Wars''' is a week long [[SCA]] [[war]] traditionally between the [[Kingdom of Ansteorra]] and [[Kingdom of Trimaris]]. It takes place at Kings Arrow Ranch in Lumberton, Mississippi, and is hosted by the Kingdom of [[Gleann Abhann]].

[[heavy fighting|Heavy Weapons]], [[Rapier]] (war point battles at GW15 will be fought with [[Schlager|heavy rapier]]s), [[Archery]], [[Equestrian]], [[Coursing]], [[Arts and Sciences|Art/Sci]], [[Live Weapon]]s, and volunteer hours are all counted for war points; [[Youth Combat]] is also available, but is not currently a war point.

Attendance is currently three-to-four thousand, who come from almost every kingdom of the [[Known World]]. Classes are also available, as well as an Artisan's Row (Note: Gulf Wars has a lot of [[Middle East]]ern Classes available, since there is a Middle Eastern Encampment offering classes).

In [[2005]] (GW 14), there was an announcement that the GW 15 would be a four-[[kingdom]] war, as Gleann Abhann would shortly become a kingdom in it's own right. At the end of each Gulf Wars Knowne World Court, the four kingdoms ( [[Ansteorra]], [[Trimaris]], [[Meridies]], and [[Gleann Abhann]] ) would roll dice, and the highest rolling and lowest rolling kingdoms would be allied against the other two kingdoms. Gleann Abhann will continue to host.

The outcome of the roll resulted in the pairing of Ansteorra and Trimaris against Meridies and Gleann Abhann for GW 15 (2006).

[[Category:Events]]

updated --[[User:Runolfr|Lord Runolfr]] 11:49, 21 Feb 2006 (CST)

User:Runolfr

2006-02-21T17:38:03Z

Runolfr:

Contrapasso (dance)

2006-02-21T17:32:56Z

Runolfr: