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Category Archives: SCA
Byzantine Monograms: a heraldic practice
As an early-period Byzantine within the Society, I have come to grips that my arms and badges as registered with the College of Arms are perhaps not the most period for my persona, and so, this concept of trying to … Continue reading
Posted in Byzantine, carving, early period, herald, heraldry, history, how-to, influences, persona, persona development, rings, Roman, SCA, Society for Creative Anachronism
Tagged byzantine, byzantium, monogram, monograms, persona, persona development, research, rings, SCA, society for creative anachronism
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Zaneta’s Silver Hammer
When an opportunity drops in your lap to write a text for a fellow herald, sometimes, you drop everything and do it. Zaneta (our current Eyas herald) has been doing some fantastic glasswork, and her ability and patience to teach … Continue reading
Posted in Italian, later period, SCA, scroll text, writing
Tagged award, awards, college of heralds, herald, heraldry, heralds, Italian, SCA, scroll, scroll text, society for creative anachronism, writing
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Demystifying Heraldic Submissions: Waiting Is the Hardest Part
Picture the scene: you’ve got your name picked out, your badge forms coloured in, and you’re itching to get your device painted on your shield. You go to your local herald, and as you’re discussing the process, the question of … Continue reading
Posted in herald, heraldry, SCA, service, Society for Creative Anachronism, writing
Tagged college of arms, college of heralds, herald, heraldry, heralds, process
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Omphaloskepsis: “Real Life Comes First”
Today, on that Other Social Network, I noticed a group dedicated to a century drill of service. For those not knowing what a century drill is, it’s 100 days of combat work, whether it be at a pell or with … Continue reading
Text: Adelaide Sarsfield’s Calon Cross
Our Minister of Youth has done a bang-up job at taking care of the youth of Calontir, and when I was approached about writing the text, I said yes. (Also, I love writing scroll texts, and often wish I could … Continue reading
Posted in calon cross, ceremonies, ceremony, court, herald, heraldry, later period, SCA, scroll text, service, Society for Creative Anachronism
Tagged English, herald, heraldry, SCA, scroll, scroll text, society for creative anachronism, writing
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Omphaloskepsis: Burnout sucks.
“Konstantia, where have you been? Why have you not been blogging so often?” I’ll tell you. Burnout sucks. For many of us, the SCA is everything we do. It was certainly that way for me for a while. My social … Continue reading
Let Me Google That For You: How to Use Internet Tools to Research Effectively
In my post Experimental Archaelogy and Social Media, I talked about the concept of provenance, and why it’s so important to historians of all levels. This post, though, will go a bit further in showing that there are tools available … Continue reading
Posted in how-to, musings, SCA, Society for Creative Anachronism, tutorial, writing
Tagged research, SCA, society for creative anachronism, tutorial, writing
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Andrixos’ Herald Extraordinary
When Brigida, Gold Falcon Principal Herald, asked me if I wanted a crack at a scroll, I asked who it was for and I jumped at the the chance. You see, Andrixos (or Drx, more familiarly) wrote both my Calon … Continue reading
Posted in Byzantine, calligraphy, calontir, ceremonies, ceremony, court, herald, heraldry, illumination, paint, SCA, Society for Creative Anachronism
Tagged Arts and Sciences, byzantine, byzantium, calligraphy, calontir, college of heralds, herald, herald extraordinary, heraldry, heralds, illumination, SCA, society for creative anachronism
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Experimental Archaeology and Social Media
So, it’s been another week of a post being shared on That Social Media Site of purported 14th century Byzantine garments as they make the rounds. . . again. They’re beautiful, well-crafted, and the photos look like they’ve been taken … Continue reading
Posted in Byzantine, clothing, how-to, illumination, influences, later period, SCA, Society for Creative Anachronism, writing
Tagged byzantine, byzantium, clothing, costuming, italy, Palio, research, SCA, society for creative anachronism
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