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Attica (Place)

2010-04-13T22:38:17Z

Smurftums: update of knights name

'''Attica''' is the southernmost portion of mainland [[Greece]], a district which includes the city of [[Athens]] and her demesne, including the plains of [[Marathon]]. In classical antiquity Attica was of central importance to the Hellenic golden age; during the [[medieval]] period it remained a prosperous area but of minimal political importance.

The classical Hellenic tongue is referred to as "Attic Greek"; it is in this language that the great Greek playwrights and philosophers wrote and in which most [[scholar]]s would have studied the classics. It is a older and "purer" Greek than the ''[[koine]]'' (common) Greek of the [[Hellenistic]] and [[Rome|Roman]] eras, and as different from the [[Byzantine]] Greek of the medieval era as [[Chaucer]]'s English is from modern English.

==House Attica==

'''House Attica''' is [[Sir]] Alfar of Attica's [[household]] in the [[SCA]]. Attica is primarily a [[fighting]] household and was made a [[Pillar of the West]] by Uther and Portia on 30th March [[A.S. XXXVI]]. Some [[knight]]s that belong to Sir Alfar's household are Sir Gawyne d'Ibelin, Sir Gui von Oberhausen, Sir Osric Godwinesson (now known as Sir Guillaume d'Oze), Sir Berenger of Nancy, and Sir Jock Mactavish.

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Barony of Ynys Fawr

2010-04-13T07:38:13Z

Smurftums: Updated the Baronial pointy hats

The '''Barony of Ynys Fawr''' is an [[SCA]] [[groups|group]] in the [[Kingdom of Lochac]] that geographically covers all of [[Tasmania]] and lays claim to the [[Antarctica|Australian Antarctic Territories]]. Within its boundaries is the [[College of St Gildas the Wise]].

Currently under the guidance of [[Baron]] Lucas and [[Baroness]] Madeline.

In the north of the state they hold weekly meetings on Tuesday nights so if you're a [[stickjock]], a [[twangjock]] or a [[fencer|pointy-thing expert]], come and join in! Weekly meetings are held in Launceston on Thursday nights as well. For those interested monthly [[A&S]] are held in Latrobe.

In [[2006]], the Barony was at war with [[New Zealand]] (also known as [[Gottmark]] or the [[Crescent Isles]]) for the possession of the [[Antarctica|Antarctic Territories]]. The winner at [[Rowany Festival]] 2006 took "possession" of the great white wasteland.

== External Links ==
* http://www.sca.org.au/ynys_fawr/

{{Lochac Barony}}
[[Category:Baronies (SCA)|Ynys Fawr]]

Rowany Festival

2010-04-13T07:35:21Z

Smurftums: Del no longer runs a pie shop at festival. Peat's Ridge is the correct spelling for the town near the festival site.

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The '''Rowany Festival''' (sometimes called just "Festival") is [[Australia]]'s largest [[SCA]] [[event]]. In [[2008]] it changed location to the Glenworth Valley [[Horse]] [[Riding]] centre, just north of [[Sydney]]. Anything that people do in the SCA (well, most things) will be on display in some form or other at Rowany Festival.

Festival happens every [[Easter]] long weekend - don't miss it for the world.

For more info, check out the website - http://www.sca.org.au/rowany/festival/

==Religious observance==
If [[religious]] reasons are inclined to slow down your attendance at an event over Easter, don't forget that a group of [[Christian]]s generally get together in a discreet place to hold a scheduled Easter Sunday mass. And if Pesach falls at the same time of year, I'm sure there will be people [[cooking]] in accordance with [[custom]]s - it's actually easier to avoid leavening agents in [[period]] cooking.

(Just so people are aware -- very occasionally, when Pesach does fall during Easter, a seder is held at the festival site. Contact [[User:Del|Del]] if you want to be included in this).

See also:
* [[religion|religion in the SCA]]

==[[Camping]] at Rowany Festival==
Hrmm... so you're coming along and don't know what to take? Perhaps you need a [[camping list]]?

==The history of Rowany Festival==
Rowany Festival officially came into being in [[1983]] ([[A.S. XVII]]), when it ran for four days, and cost $40 AUD. The [[2004]] Rowany Festival ran for six days, and cost a little more.

Rowany Festival has had four different locations - Fairholme Park in Wilton,
[[Tara]] Girl Guide camp in Silverdale, and the [[Crossroads]] medieval village site near Yass. In 2008 it moved to the [http://www.glenworth.com.au/ Glenworth Valley Horse Riding centre] near Peats Ridge, [[New South Wales]].

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