Garb/Clothing

Viking Man

“Simple Viking Clothing for Men” http://thorsonandsvava.sccspirit.com/pdf_files/Viking_handout_men.pdf Viking men’s clothing: http://www.historiska.se/histvarld/eng/drakter/vherre/vherrefr.htm Viborg Shirt http://www.forest.gen.nz/Medieval/articles/Viborg/VIBORG.HTM Viking Coat: Nice pattern: http://woodshed.wccnet.org/projects/coat/Coat%20Documentation.htm http://www.cs.vassar.edu/~capriest/mensgarb.html The coat, also known as the “caftan” or “Rus riding coat,” may have been an explicitly eastern (Swedish/Rus) phenomenon. We have solid evidence of it only at Birka in the ninth and tenth centuries. It is a long coatlike overgarment, buttoned…

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SCA

Medieval Illuminated Manuscripts

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…

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Garb/Clothing

Cotehardie Images

http://www.maisonstclaire.org/resources/skin_out/womenswear/womenswear_cotehardies.html http://www.geocities.com/ariedin/index.html

Cuisine

Meta Feast Information

Good article, Cost analysis fo feasts http://www.ravensgard.org/hrafnsgard/feast.html Good article about period and adapted SCA feast service practice. http://www.latourdulac.com/Feast/service.html this is the wholesale place that sells game and the public…. http://www.polarica.com/public_html/retail/homepage.html

Encampment

Lure Coursing

Otto chasing the lure at Estrella XXII. While at Estrella XXII we had the chance to run our whippet Fenris. He did a stella job on the course. We’re very interested in starting lure coursing in the West.

Quick&Dirty

Quick&Dirty Peri-oid pants

This is it. This is my instructions for quick and dirty peri-oid pants that seem to fit everyone. Granted, I’ve only made about 4 pairs of these.. and each time I make a pair the pattern evolves a little bit… but they’re getting close to passible. They’re tons better than sweats and jeans.

Encampment

Wedge Tent

In July 2005 I finally published my instructions for How to make a wedge tent. Here’s a couple of backup, historical links to go with those instructions.