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Book Review – Early Christian Mosaics, The Bog People, Archeologia

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I had some time to burn before catching a flight recently, and found myself in an academic rare/used bookstore.  Today I picked up the package of books I asked Alcuin Books to send back. Can I say how lovely it is to walk into a bookstore, be asked "can I help you", say "I'm looking for 6thc archeology, particularly Kent, or Anglo-Saxon textiles, but also the Mediterranean" and be handed a folding chair and pointed to three places?  Just smashing. In the box for me were: (St. Agnes – I love how her over dress is hiked up to show … Continue reading Book Review – Early Christian Mosaics, The Bog People, Archeologia

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Europeana.eu

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Uh oh. Europe is thinking big and has launched Europeana.eu, a huge digital library inspired by nothing less than the ancient library of Alexandria. Users will have direct access to some 2 million digital objects, including film material, photos, paintings, sounds, maps, manuscripts, books, newspapers and archival papers selected from that which is already digitized and available in Europe’s museums, libraries, archives and audio-visual collections. europeana.eu Continue reading Europeana.eu

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Refocusing persona development – 6thc Kent

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I haven't really done any persona development since getting my name (15thc Flemish, Margareta Gijsberts, called Greet, which is a 15thc pet name).  The last two years, my first two years, I've been following advice to play around…try things…and I've gotten sucked into Major Funness that required Themed Clothes. But now I think it's time to settle down and focus on one placetime for a while, and that's going to be 6thc Kent.  Southeastern England, influenced by the Anglo-Saxon, the Jutes, and some highborn Frankish marriages, after the pullout of the Romans, but before the Holy Roman Empire swells back … Continue reading Refocusing persona development – 6thc Kent

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GW2009 Pic Link Summary

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http://picasaweb.google.com/Teranina/GulfWars2009# http://picasaweb.google.com/dmfricker/GulfWarsXVIIITheDeed http://picasaweb.google.com/dmfricker/GulfWarsXVIIIOpeningCeremonies http://picasaweb.google.com/dmfricker/GulfWarsXVIIIMeridianSocial http://picasaweb.google.com/dmfricker/GulfWarsXVIIIMadachSKnighting http://picasaweb.google.com/dmfricker/GulfWarsXVIIIMeridianCourt http://picasaweb.google.com/dmfricker/GulfWarsXVIII (A quick explanation of the Meridian Social:  The theme was "Goth Night": Ostragoth, Visigoth…steampunk goth.  Obviously the fun of converting one's favorite costume period to black vinyl had some appeal.  Gwen, Maudey and I are all 14thc, Khalil is 15thc Landsknecht, there were several Viking hangeroks…but unfortunately I don't recall any vinyl hennins.  Pity.  :P) Continue reading GW2009 Pic Link Summary

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Bibliography: 6thC (includes Kent/Roman/Byz/Coptic)

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(note from Greet: I’ve noted which copies I own, which sources I’ve read carefully, and which ones have been recommended to me from whom.  They are organized by topic that I’m interested in, and appear more than once as appropriate to the topic that I’m researching.  Links for shopping might also appear on the useful-links-elswhere list here.)WOMEN’S CLOTHING -KENT Owen-Crocker, Gail.  Dress in Anglo-Saxon England.  2004 ed.(Asta/Maudey/et al)(own)(currently reading) Rogers, Penelope Walton.  Cloth and Clothing in Early Anglo-Saxon Britain, AD450-700.  2007.(Asta/Maudey/et al)(own)(currently reading) Ewing, Thor.  Viking Clothing. (Gwen) Ellis, Peter Berresford.  Celtic Women. 1996 (own)(currently reading) Nalbinding site Chadwick Hawkes, … Continue reading Bibliography: 6thC (includes Kent/Roman/Byz/Coptic)

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Gulf Wars 2009 recap

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Longtime readers will know that Gulf Wars is an important event for me, not only because it's the biggest, most involved event I regularly attend, but because it's my anniversary event for my SCA participation…in 2007, my good friend Gabrielle Chantereau twisted my arm and said, "you really need to come to an event.  Come tent with me."  My life changed. Gulf Wars has been life-changing for me every year.  The first year was simply mind-blowing, about what the SCA could be for me, encouraging the particular craziness that I thought made me alone, and somewhat lonely in the world.  … Continue reading Gulf Wars 2009 recap

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Norse clothing used “blue-green”, Early English red, Irish pink/purple

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I'm still madly preparing for Gulf Wars, but in the midst, this snippet from the 12thCgarb list on appropriate colors for various northern placetimes is really interesting!  Emphasis mine: But that is not what Rogers found and the fact that it is what makes it interesting. Looking at her graph, she found nearly 75% of her samples from the Norse textiles (found in Norway and Denmark) to have been dyed with woad, compared with only 20% in England and less than 5% in Ireland. This chemical evidence seems to confirm what can be inferred from both the literature (not only … Continue reading Norse clothing used “blue-green”, Early English red, Irish pink/purple

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Necklace from my Roman

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This is the necklace that I wear with my Roman garb.  It's on a 1/4" grid. Mom made it for me, out of Swarovski crystals and glass, I think, for a production of the Nutcracker party scene when I was dressed in a poofy red satin dress complete with Dolly Parton wig.  As I didn't have, um, enough to fill out the neckline, the director asked me to come up with Serious Jewelry. I like it a lot, but wish it was done in amber or green jade…it would match more of my stuff.  Here it is with the Roman … Continue reading Necklace from my Roman

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So apparently I have more of a voice than I thought…

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I had a BLAST at armoring night on Tuesday.  One of those "SCAdians are the Best People" experiences. First, Jac took my empty plate away and put a sword in my hand.  Then when I declared that arm numb, she moved it to the other hand.  I like whacking a pell. Then I went inside and danced with baby Brooke (8 mos.) to the salsa music for a while – Brooke likes to dance in front of the mirror.  The cook noticed that "hey, you've got rhythm"…and then I had salsa dancing lessons in the kitchen. Finally Bastion got out … Continue reading So apparently I have more of a voice than I thought…

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Weaving my own yardage

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Ann commented: …you really need to weave your own fabric. If you do it with rectangles and triangle gores in the side, you'll need about 8 yards, but narrow–just a little over the width of your shoulders. Yup, this is definitely on my list.  Thanks for the numbers! I've been reading about 6thc North Sea cultures, and the shreds of weaves imprinted on the metal bling show diamond twills and linen repp…so that's my next loomweaving move, after I get the 5 yards of spin-to-doubleweave off the loom that's been there way too long. A bit of a problem with … Continue reading Weaving my own yardage