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Luc Fitz Warrin knighted in Calontir
Duke Eringlin Aldhelm reports that at the recent Tournament of Horse and Falcon event, Their Majesties Donngal and Catalina, of the Kingdom of Calontir, conferred upon the Honorable Luc Fitz Warrin the acolade of Knighthood.
Pennsic registration deadline extended one day
The deadline for online registration for Pennsic War 42 has been extended until 11:00 p.m. U.S. Eastern time, according to the Pennsic official web site.
Help end the book famine for the blind
The blind and print disabled of the world need your help. John G. Paré Jr., Executive Director for Advocacy and Policy for the National Federation of the Blind, is promoting a petition to open copyright laws to allow publication of books in special formats like Braille and to be shared across international borders.
Sunset for SCAtoday.net Calendar/Events feature
Based on reader comments (both online and offline), SCAtoday.net will phase out the Events (Calendar) feature gradually over the next several months, and discontinue it entirely as of September 1, 2013.
Embracing the differences of the past
Dr. Suzannah Lipscomb, historian, author, broadcaster, and award-winning academic, presents a TED Talk (Technology, Entertainment, Design) on how to discuss history through its differences from modern life instead of its similarities. The 14-minute video is available on YouTube.
Rose Tournament at Pennsic 42
Duchesses Anna and Seonaid are pleased and proud to announce that this Pennsic will feature the return of the Knowne Worlde Ladies of the Rose Tourney. The official date and time of the Tourney is Wednesday, July 31, 2013 at 12:00 noon at the East Kingdom Pavilion.
Old Duchy Palace restoration completed
Thanks to the Cornwall Buildings Preservation Trust and The Prince's Regeneration Trust's UK£1m grant, Cornwall's Old Duchy Palace in Lostwithiel has been restored and will contain a permanent heritage exhibition about the palace and its restoration in its basement. (photos)
Australians, the Board wants YOUR help!
Tiffany Brown, m.k.a. Teffania de Tuckerton, Chair, SCA Ltd, requests the aid of members of the SCA in Australia to help with special tasks.
Thugs for Jugs at Pennsic 42
Brian de Moray, Free Scholar of the Academie de Espee in the Kingdom of Atlantia reports that a rapier tournament to raise funds and awareness for breast cancer research will take place July 29, 2013 at Pennsic 42. Thugs for Jugs - A breast cancer rapier charity tourney - will be held on the rapier field.
London's "lost stream" yields treasures.
Beneath the streets of London runs a river of gold - not actual gold and not actually a river, but archaeological gold in the form of the "lost" Walbrook River. Dubbed "the Pompeii of the north," the thick layer of mud has been a treasure trove of Roman artifacts, from a gladiator’s amber amulet to entire buildings. (photos and video)
Bored Viking Carved Outline of His Foot on Ship Deck
Two foot outlines, a right and a left, were recently noticed on removable deck planking on the Viking Gokstad Ship.
The mystery of the Lewes skeleton closer to a solution?
Experts are hoping to puzzle out the mystery of a skeleton found buried in a cemetery in the middle of the Lewes battlefield, the site of the historic 1264 Battle of Lewes, which "resulted in the king's defeat and the summoning of England's first representative parliament - as an 'early struggle for democracy.'" All other battle casualties were "slung into a pit.”
Medieval castles repurposed in Syrian civil war
Fortresses constructed during the Middle Ages by crusader knights are being used and fought over by both government and rebel forces who see their strategic advantages. The war has already destroyed many historic sites in the country, such as Aleppo's 11th-century minaret.
Annoucements from the Pennsic Mayor
Master Andreas de Caunteton, Atlantia Kingdom Chirurgeon and Pennsic 42 Deputy CIC, passes along some information reported by Pennsic's Lady Mayor from a recent staff meeting.
Detailed map created of underwater town in England
Archaeologists have created a detailed map of the medieval port city of Dunwich, dubbed "Britain's Atlantis" because it sank into the sea centuries ago. Using both high-tech imaging and historic research, archaeologists have been able to map out the town boundaries, streets, and even identify individual buildings.
Three receive Peerages at Rowany War
In an update to Canon Lore, Sorle, Canon Herald, reports that Their Majesties Felix and Eva of the Kingdom of Lochac offered elevation to the Peerage to three of Their subjects at the recent Rowany Festival AS XLVII.
Scientists find that same bacterium caused Justinianic plague and Black Plague
In 2011, DNA evidence confirmed that the infamous Black Plague that ravaged Europe in the 14th century was, as had been suspected for many years, caused by the Yersinia Pestis bacterium. Now a team of scientists have used skeletal microbiology and DNA testing to show that a 6th through 8th century pandemic was caused by the same bacterium.
The history of smoking
“When they travel, have a kind of herb dried, who, with a cane and an earthen cup in the end, with fire and the dried herbs put together, do suck through the cane and the smoke thereof, which smoke satisfieth their hunger, and therewith they live four or five days without meat or drink,” writes John Sparke about native Floridians' use of tobacco, which was introduced to Europeans in 1564.
Wasaga under Siege and Sails on the St. Mary seek re-enactors
Building on the huge success of past Wasaga under Siege events, the Historic Military Establishment of Upper Canada in partnership with the Town of Wasaga Beach, Ontario Parks, Town of Collingwood and Nancy Island Historic Site look forward to hosting you once again from August 16th to the 18th, 2013.
Exhibit showcases West's debt to Islamic doctors
In a new exhibit, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) in London will showcase the work of early Islamic physicians. The mirror of health: discovering medicine in the golden age of Islam will be on display at the college's museum from 1 May to 25 October 2013.
