Research Dumping Grounds

Edith and I got our AOAs.
Pictures taken by Pied Piper (the_pied_one at yahoo.com).

Sylvie

Sylvie

Edith

Edith

Wow. I swear I did stuff. I just didn’t write any of it in this diary.
Jan. 7 2005 finished Yellow Cote Dress
Feb. 15-22 2005 Estrella XXI. The warm, wet Estrella.
March 2005 Made Sunshade number two
April 2005 House warming shots party (he he he)
May-Aug. 2005 On West royal court for Thorfinn and Geirdis
June 2005 New oak poles for sunshade number two
July 2005 Our team won the Cook Off at A&S Tourney
July 2005-Feb 2006 On Cynaguan royal court for Alvar and Megan
July 2005 Wrote howto for making a wedge tent
Aug. 2005 Found out that landlord was going to sell house. Started looking to buy my own house.
Sept. 3, 2005 Ran Ducal garage sale, 1 year anniversary with Fearghus
Sept. 10, 2005 Feast help for Rose at Mists Bardic
Oct. 2005 Flew to Great Western War
Nov. 2005 Offer on a house accepted
Dec. 2005 Closed on house
Dec. 10, 2005 Head cook for Beaconsgate Boar Hunt
Dec. 2005 Moved into new house
Dec. 22, 2005-Jan 2 2006 In Montana for Christmas/New Years/Aunt’s Wedding

Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts:
http://www.kb.nl/kb/manuscripts/index.html
Valerius Maximus, Des faits et des paroles mémorables 1400-1410
The Hague, KB, 71 E 68

http://racer.kb.nl/pregvn/MIMI/MIMI_71E68/MIMI_71E68_275R_MIN.JPG

Three women kneeling in front of the statue of a queen: a woman
(Lucretia) committing suicide by stabbing herself with a sword
Bible Historiale
The Hague, KB, 78 D 43

http://racer.kb.nl/pregvn/MIMI/MIMI_78D43/MIMI_78D43_037R_MIN.JPG

Moses in his basket is found by the daughter of Pharaoh
Book of Hours (use of Rome) 1400-1450
The Hague, KB, 135 E 36

http://racer.kb.nl/pregvn/MIMI/MIMI_135E36/MIMI_135E36_014V_MIN.JPG

Hours of the Virgin: Matins
The Annunciation: Gabriel announces Christ’s birth to Mary
Mary in gold fitted gown with cloak.
Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun, Le Roman de la Rose (1350-1375)
The Hague, MMW, 10 B 29

http://racer.kb.nl/pregvn/MIMI/MIMI_MMW_10B29/MIMI_MMW_10B29_002V_MIN.JPG

Old age warming herself by the fire. Note the socks. Elbow length
sleeves?

Continue reading Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts

http://www.sgb-midatlantic.org/how-tos.html
http://www.corinabeads.com/
Scadian with sources:
http://www.timelessbeads.com/

Continue reading Glass Beads

Irish 1100 tale.. http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/1100derga.html
1400 wills: http://www.kentarchaeology.org.uk/Research/Libr/Wills/Lbth/Lbthbook23.htm

Virtues:
Temperance
Justice
Honesty
Courage
Humility
Loyalty
Magnanimity
Courtesy
Largess
Franchise
Prowess
Faith
Article of interest:

http://www.sca.org.au/chivalry/articles/Inigo_Virtues.html

For those of you who missed it.. Fearghus proposed to me during first court at 12th night.. and I said yes.

I was head of court for Rolf and Aurora and had attendants setup for first court. I was sitting in the audience following along as court progressed (close enough to help if needed but far enough away that the -actual- attendants didn’t feel that I was hovering over them). I was feeling pretty good. Everything seemed to be going as planned, everything seemed to be setup for court. I couldn’t think of anything that needed to be done.

Then the Herald called Fearghus up into court. I started to (mildly) panic. Why was Fearghus going into court.. and more importantly why didn’t I know why he was going into court. I turned to Edith and asked her why he was going into court. Edith just smiled at me and took my notebook out of my hand. I’m pretty sure I gave her a blank look.. and then realized I’d just been called into court also.

As I walked up to court my head was spinning. What was going on.. Why was this happening? Then, almost up to the stage.. I -got- it. Oh my. I knew what was happening.

Fearghus asked their Majesties if he could use one of the pillows from in front of them. With tears in his eyes, he got down on one knee, grabbed my hands and said “You said you wanted a story.”**

Then he said “Sylvie, will you marry me.”***

The populace went wild. Cheering, clapping, hollering. It was quite hard to hear yourself think.

So I’m standing there. On stage, under a spotlight, holding the hands of the man I love. Thinking to myself “I want to answer.. but if I did no one would hear me. I’ll just wait a minute for the populace to quiet down”. Not even thinking that poor Fearghus is kneeling there thinking “Gosh, she’s taking a long time to answer. Oh crap, what if she says no. GOD, she’s going to say no. Oh shit”.

So I waited.. and still the crowd didn’t quiet down. So I let go of Fearghus’ hands and turned and “shushed” the populace, with my finger over my mouth in the “be quiet” pose. Finally they quieted down enough.. and I leaned forward and said “Yes”. Again the crowd went wild.. and this time it was ok.

**About a month after Fearghus and I got together he started hinting around about proposing. I told him it was too soon and he wasn’t allowed to ask. Last October, our two year anniversary, I told him that it was no longer “too soon” and he was now again allowed to ask. One morning, not too long after that, we were lying naked in bed warm and comfortable in a nice afterglow he rolled over to me and said “so, it’s no longer too soon?” I immediately said “Nah-huh! There are rules!”. He had permission to propose.. but someday when I told my children about the proposal I didn’t want the story to start with “One morning when your father and I were lying naked in bed…”. So he was instructed that he had to come up with a good “Story”. I think he did well.

*** I’m a little weirded out that he proposed to “Sylvie”. SCA is my hobby. “Sylvie” is my alter ego. I accept that I am Sylvie.. but he’s going to be spending the rest of his life with ME and Sylvie is only a part of me. In the end I’m ok with it.. but I’m still a bit weirded out by it.

The plan is for a long engagement. We’d like for Fearghus to graduate college before the wedding. Also gives a good long time to get the wedding plans all set.

There will -not- be an SCA wedding. SCA is a hobby. It’s pretend. This is my life. There -will- be an SCA reception to celebrate our wedding. But it will occur after the happy affair.

If anyone has any pictures of the proposal.. my mother would love to see them Please send them to me at Sylvie@fibergeek.com

Primative British fishweirs

http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/adsdata/cbaresrep/pdf/074/07411001.pdf

Basket weir

http://www.le.ac.uk/ulas/annualreports/ar99-00/hemington/hemington.html

Fish weirs on the Tâf, Towy and Gwendraeth estuaries, Carmarthenshire.

http://web.onetel.net.uk/~rapanui/Fish_weirs/fish_weirs.htm

Found mention of a reenactor podcast, “Living History Podcast“, on one of the email lists I follow. I haven’t listened to it yet but I have added it to my downloads.

Interesting Stumble-upons:
The Colorful Iron Age
Interesting conclusions about Medieval/Iron Age dyes and mordants. Researchers dyed some wool samples and then simulated aerobic and anaerobic burial conditions. “The dyes included madder, cochineal, Brazilwood, indigo, weld, and walnut, and the mordants included alum, copper, cream of tartar, and tin.”

Pleatwork Yahoo Group Nice articles about early 16th century German pleatwork Aprons and Hemds.

Wire rings Interesting blog post about simple wire rings based on medieval rings found in the MoL Dress Accessories book.

Inga Hägg has a website.

Dimenstions of wooden frames of surviving Viking tents with a standardised tent.

Greydragon article about Chausse