Ideas on Scrolls and SCA Lifestyle
Can I just say that this was such a nice project to take on? Seriously. For one, I am sure that there are walls that I wouldn’t run through for
Continue readingNuno Cabral do Mar – Order of the Silver Wheel
All Joy for these Tidings! I attest This news as true, For I was there.
Normally my wordsmith docket is overflowing heading into Great Northeastern War, but this year I only had the one assignment. No matter, it was a fun one to do, so
Continue readingThe Scroll that wasn’t, but the text that was
So many of you probably know that I have studied music in my mundane life. Naturally then it probably comes as no surprise that I started dabbling in some period
Linguistics in its modern sense is very much a modern construction. We use lots of tools to break down the intent of language, the structure of language, to try and
You know, sometimes. Sometimes, you decide to pick up what you think is going to be a boring little research project after work on a Friday afternoon when your wife is out running errands. And sometimes, you get WAY MORE than you bargained for in that little research project. My lords and ladies, let me introduce you to Robert Cooke.
Norse texts are a constant flow through the scribal community because of the influence of those cultures on early medieval Europe and the number of players who adapt Norse personas.
This year, at Birka, some of the members of the Order of the Silver Brooch participated in a post-holiday, secret gift exchange. The object was to spend about 4-8 hours
The last post I made talked a lot about the struggles that I faced with some French language scroll assignments I was given for Twelfth Night. I thought that it
I love what I do right now; I am writing scroll texts and teaching classes about writing scroll texts, and it is amazingly fulfilling. I was joking with some friends
Continue readingLearning one’s limitations; or I know less French than I think I do