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Activities through 8-14-22

It was quiet as far as projects go this week. Anja is harvesting greens for the feast, and starting on 12th Night clothing. Loren’s mostly been working on bread and sanding projects. Other folks chimed in on Sunday for Project Day. There are a lot of links below, and even an awful Loren pun in the funnies.

No Herbs in the Garden this week. Anja’s going to be recording that evening and needs some time to get ready. Potluck is Sunday. Anja’s planning a lentil pottage and either fennel chicken or a pork roast, with a vegetable stew and most likely apple muse. Loren’s planning bread and flavored butters.

Thankfully our garden doesn’t have rabbits to whack, just the slugs & snails.

Herbs in the Garden, Sewing and Project Day are ongoing. Masks required. We’re keeping right on with the virtual meetings side-by-side with the actual. 

  • Herb Bunch – At Ancient Light, Thursdays, 7am-9pm, on hold
  • Herb Workshop, In the Garden – Almost weekly over the summer. Please ask to join the facebook chat! Usually at 3pm on Wednesdays. (Not this week)
  • Sewing Time – At Ancient Light, Saturdays, 3-5pm
  • Project Day – At Ancient Light, Sundays, 1 to 4pm
  • Cheese and Wine happens irregularly, usually announced with little notice on our Facebook group.
This is the harvested greens after soaking overnight. The flowers lifted straight up!

Next Potluck – Next Potluck – 8/21, 9/18, 10/16, 11/20, 12/18

Winter Feast LVI, Norse Theme. Page here – https://housecapuchin.com/winter-feast/winter-feast-norse-feast-as-lvi-february-2022/ More pages coming!

Here is the direct Portfolio link which has all the past Project Day reports and various projects, original here:  https://housecapuchin.wordpress.com/portfolio/  and new one here:  https://housecapuchin2.wordpress.com/portfolio/ and number three is here: https://housecapuchin3.wordpress.com/portfolio/

Misc – 

The Long and Short of It – Evening Court – Streamed live on Aug 13, 2022 – Principality of the Summits, Kingdom of An Tir SCA

The Long & Short of It – Championships – Streamed live on Aug 13, 2022 – Principality of the Summits, Kingdom of An Tir SCA

Events

Ongoing meeting/event! Adiantum Arts & Sciences Update
With the arrival of summer, we will once again begin meeting in hybrid meetings, outdoors, beginning on Tuesday July 19th.
On that date we will begin an 8 week series of classes and activities leading up to a mini Medieval Pilgrimage across our small town.
(already held) July 19th This will be a short history of Pilgrimages in the middle ages. August 2(already held): A brief history and hands on construction of Pilgrims Bags preparatory to our mini pilgrimage on September 24th..

August 16: a short diversion from our theme to a class on the history and construction of Arrow building 101, scheduled months ago. HL Alan Bowyer will be our guest presenter.
August 30: historic background of and hands on construction of walking sticks for pilgrimages
September 13: history of and hands on construction of bag shoes presented By HL Hrodr-Navar Hakonsson Steve Alter OP

September 2 , 2022 until September, 5 2022 – SEPTEMBER CROWN 2022 – Kitsap County Fairgrounds and Event Center – 1200 Fairgrounds Rd NW Bremerton, WA 98311 – Please join your friends and family from around the Kingdom (and those traveling from far distant lands) as we witness the fierce competition amongst those who would vie for the Sable Lion Throne of An Tir. The warriors who would claim such title must be fierce in deeds and chivalrous in nature. The finest representatives of these traits will be present at this most worthy of occasions. September Crown is also the occasion of the Kingdom of An Tir Protector Championship (archery and related), as well as the An Tir Kingdom Equestrian Championship. Both competitions will be glorious to watch. The location is within the beautiful lands of The Barony of Dragon’s Laire, where Their Excellencies Kloe of Thira and Arion the Wanderer await your arrival. We will do our best to ensure your stay with us is something to bring memories lasting a lifetime. https://antir.org/events/september-crown-2022/

September 16 , 2022 – September, 18 2022 – SUMMITS CORONET – Briaroak – Come bear witness to the grand tournament that will select the heirs to the Alpine Thrones.

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JAN 13, 2023 AT 12 PM – JAN 15, 2023 AT 5 PM – An Tir 12th Night 2023 – Valley River Inn
Event by Barony of Adiantum, Pam Perryman and Esther Reese
Hello From An Tir 12th Night 2023!
12th Night 2023 will be held in the Barony of Adiantum (Eugene, Oregon). Our event site is the lovely Valley River Inn, which is happy to host the SCA again.
For those new to the site, the “SCA block” is the entire hotel! The staff is friendly, with many having been our hosts at past events in their hotel. They know us, and they love our events. At 12th Night 2020, fifty-three+ hotel staff worked with Gold Key to wear garb during the work shift. It’s a welcoming space that’s all ours for the weekend!
Your event Stewards are Dame Yseult of Broceliande Ol, OP (Pam Perryman) and Honorable Emma Haldane (Esther Reese).The best way to reach them is to send an email to 12thnight2023@antir.org.
The event email will be checked at least once a day, and usually several times a day.
Site Fee is $30.00, with a $5.00 discount for SCA members. There is no pre-registration or payment; pay and sign in at the gate.
The event page is hosted on the An Tir server, on the calendar page.
That will always be the most up-to-date place for information: https://antir.org/events/twelfth-night-2023/

Dance Vids

Branle Cassandre – Adéla Jelínková

Branle simple – jednoduchý branle – Adéla Jelínková

Early Week – Not much happening, except for the usual watering and some scheduling of classes and recordings.

Cookery – During the week Anja did a bunch more greens harvesting and prep. More greens were harvested Friday evening, soaked overnight and prepped on Saturday. On Saturday she also started a lentil pottage since we’re used up all the frozen ones.

Debunking the Myths of Leonardo da Vinci – Tasting History with Max Miller

What Did Normal People Eat In The Middle Ages? | Tudor Monastery Farm | Chronicle – Medieval History Documentaries – The team focuses on preparing the staple foods of everyday Tudor life: bread and ale. A hard-working Tudor farmer could consume a two-pound loaf and drink eight pints of weak ale in a day. With the monasteries owning much of the farmland Ruth, Peter and Tom are well aware of the importance of praying for a successful harvest.

Sewing – Anja is starting to work on 12th Night clothing.

Flax to linen: from sowing to sewing. – Rob Stephens – As a break from scything videos, this is an overview of my venture into flax processing from seed to thread.
The simple cloth and thread I’ve managed to produce are some way off the quality usually associated with linen, but hopefully they give some idea of what goes into producing these goods.
Although I have spun wool, I’m fairly new to spinning flax and weaving. This is just my second proper year of growing and processing flax and, although it’s a lot of work and sometimes the fibre is very frustrating to work with, it can be enormously satisfying to produce one’s own thread, cordage and cloth. I learnt a great deal in the first year, and a lot more this year; I continue to learn and make mistakes!
Tools: apart from the rigid heddle loom, wool carders and berry picker, I have made my own tools or adapted them from other stuff – the spinning wheel treadle is from an antique Jones sewing machine. I built the seed cleaner using an open-source design kindly supplied by realseeds.co.uk (and it works well).
Growing: due to bad weather at the start of the 2021 growing year, sowing was delayed 2-4 weeks here in the North of England; the flax still grew, if not quite as tall as in the previous year, and I harvested it after around 100 days from sowing. Note that I was growing the flax for fibre, not seed, but there was still a fair amount of seed that appeared to have ripened – perhaps it’s not all viable but we’ll see next year!
Various other youtubers have inspired and educated me with their flax processing and spinning videos; some of the techniques I use are ones I haven’t seen used elsewhere, so I hope this video helps someone else too. – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JKhhtoe9v4 (Watch on YouTube, won’t play here!)

Flax seeds etc. in the UK: http://www.flaxland.co.uk | http://www.wildfibres.co.uk
Note: these flax seeds are a special type for long fibre, they’re not the grown-for-seed types (for food, linseed oil). – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JKhhtoe9v4

Embroidery Patterns Inspired by a 17th Century English Sampler – Lynne Fairchild – Some embroidery patterns based on a 17th Century sampler at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Embroidery with silk on linen tabby ground. Circa 1650-1670. Overall size: 23 3/8 x 6 7/8 in.
“Long samplers from England in the 1600s often reproduced or adapted designs from earlier pattern books for needlework. Samplers were created as a mark of achievement in needlework by young ladies as they progressed in their education. Because they display levels of skill and technique, samplers often include figurative or scenic decoration along with the alphabet and various horizontal and vertical patterns that could serve as guides for future stitching. Most samplers reveal the pride of a young lady as she showed off her considerable accomplishment in sewing and were treasured from generation to generation.” (Cleveland Museum of Art)

Sundials, etc. – 

Roofing in the Wilderness – Thatch – Townsends Wilderness Homestead – Townsends

Keeping Livestock on the Frontier – Wattle Fence Build – Townsends

This is the harvested greens after soaking overnight. The flowers lifted straight up!

Herb Bunch – Watering and harvesting this week, mostly. Anja’s been working on a greens harvest, prepping and freezing for winter soups.

This week’s gleanings were:

  • Celery – greens and blossoms
  • Chive blossoms
  • Garlic scapes
  • Carrot – greens and blossoms
  • Oregano
  • Dandelion greens
  • Summer lettuce – greens and blossoms
  • Plantain greens and seed heads

Those all went in with the kohlrabi and onion greens from last week.

Seed pops got planted in pots where nothing had sprouted. These are seeds wrapped in clay and worm castings in a popsicle stick with the plant names on it.

  • Stir fry pop – thai basil, garlic chives, pak choi
  • Bumble Bee pop – china aster, lance-leaved and plains coreopsis, purple coneflower, wild bergamot, black-eyed susan
  • Super greens pop – spinach, kale, wheatgrass

Beans got planted and slug bait set out, as well.

Tuesday

Wednesday

Sunday

Project Day – Ailantha chimed in early on and Gudrun, later. Sasha had checked in a couple days back. Arlys had a pic, later.

<<<<<<Ailantha – “Hi! I finally made it to your project day! I’m presently plotting the trim on my veil. Going to incorporate these materials.”

Isabeau had posted early in the week – “I’m embroidering on another tunic neckline.” >>>>>

Arlys said, “Embroidering geese.”

Anja spent a little while working on the newsletter and Loren made a batch of bread. Later she started scraping carrots for the lentil pottage, but it didn’t actually get made until Monday.

Feast Planning – Working on greens for the various pottages, breads, and other dishes.

Miscellaneous pix

Music – Medieval Music–Hardcore Medieval Dance Party Mix – Sylvan Wandering – The fastest, most upbeat and hardest core medEVIL music out there! So grab your tankard of ale and put on your medieval dancing shoes and turn up the VOLUME!

𝔄 𝔩𝔢𝔫𝔱𝔯𝔞𝔡𝔢 𝔡𝔢𝔩 𝔱𝔢𝔫𝔰 𝔠𝔩𝔞𝔯 – (A l’entrada del temps clar) Ensemble Murmur Mori – 𝔐𝔲𝔰𝔦𝔠𝔞 𝔐𝔢𝔡𝔦𝔢𝔳𝔞𝔩𝔢
Murmur Mori, Dançando la fressca Rosa, Video: MS Fr 20050 (XIII secolo) & MS. Bodl. 264 (XIV secolo) – http://www.facebook.com/musicamedievale

“A lentrade del tens clar”, often “modernized” in “A l’entrada del temps clar”, is a ballad originating from Occitania and is one of the most famous and beautiful musical themes that survived the time and came down to us directly from the twelfth century. The May Day Celebrations, (Calendimaggio) were among one of the most celebrated popular holidays in the European Middle Ages.
Ancient pre-Christian reminiscences linked to the cult of Nature and the harvest, which are necessary to be able to survive more than anything else.
In this minimal and rustic performance, no arrangement is taken into account that could make the melody that has come down to us more captivating. Each note is played exactly as it was written, each word sticks to the original text and you can see it yourself reading through the manuscript in the video.The idea is to evoke the suggestive, rural, festive and folk impressions present in the lyrics of this “Ballata”.The text is shown below both original and translated into English, have a good listening.

Ancient Occitan:
A lentrade del tens clar eya, pir ioie recomencar eya, e pir ialous irritar eya, vol la regine mostrar, kele est si amorouse, a lavi, a lavie ialous, lassaz nos lassaznos ballar entre nos entre nos. Ele a fait per tot mandar eya, non sie iusqala mar eya, pucele ni bachelar eya, que tuit no venguent dancar, en la dance ioiouse, ala vi, alavie ialous, lassaz nos, lassaz nos ballar entre nos, entre nos. Lo Reis ivent dautre part eya, pur la dance destorbar eya, que il est en cremetar eya, q on ne li vuelle emblar la regine aurillouse, a lavi, ala. Mais pur neient lo vol far eya, kele na soig de viel lart eya, mais dun legeir bachelar eya, ki ben sache solacar la donne savorouse, a la vi, ala vie ialous. Qui donc la veist dancar eya, e son gent cors deportar eya, ben puist dire de vertat eya, kel mont non sie sa par la regine ioiouse, a lavi, ala vie ialous.

English:
At the beginning of the bright season, indeed
In order to be joyous again, indeed
And to annoy the jealous, indeed
The queen wants to show
That she is so amorous.
Hit the road, hit the road, you jealous!
Let us, let us
Dance among us, among us.

She has had it announced everywhere, indeed
That, as far as the sea, indeed
There shan’t be maiden nor young man, indeed
Who shan’t all come to dance
In the joyous dance.
Hit the road, hit the road, you jealous!
Let us, let us
Dance among us, among us.

The king comes, indeed
To disturb the dance, indeed
For he is in turmoil, indeed
That someone would want to steal
The April Queen.
Hit the road, hit the road, you jealous!
Let us, let us
Dance among us, among us.

But his toil is in vain, indeed
For she doesn’t care for an old man, indeed
But for blithe young one, indeed
Who would well know how to please
The savoury lady.
Hit the road, hit the road, you jealous!
Let us, let us
Dance among us, among us.

Whoever would see her dance, indeed
And her move her pretty body, indeed
Could well say, by his troth, indeed
That she has no match in this world
The joyous queen.
Hit the road, hit the road, you jealous!
Let us, let us
Dance among us, among us.

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Links

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Video Links

Vampire pigs on trial in medieval France – Hidden History – Why was a French town so terrified of pigs that it passed an ordinance preventing their sale? And why have the animals been viewed as ferocious killers throughout the ages?

The battle of Stonehenge – was Neolithic civil war fought around stone circle? – Hidden History – Researchers have claimed to have found evidence of an ancient Neolithic civil war at a site close to Stonehenge.

Firefighters tackle massive field blaze near Stonehenge – Hidden History – Firefighters rushed to the scene of a huge field fire close to Stonehenge.

Funnies 

Loren did it again. This was my delicious lunch, but he warned me, “I didn’t salt it!” “Oh?” “No, I was afraid it’d be saltire! (saltier)”

divider black grey greek key

Largesse, Gifts and Auction items
·       ASXLVIII = 88
·         ASXLIX = 794
·         ASL = 2138
·         ASLI = 731
·         ASLII = 304
·         ASLIII = 146
·         ASLIV & ASLV = 230
·         ASLVI & ASLVII = 181 plus bookmarks, 4 puppets, 4 powder fort, 8 cheese spice and 9 powder douce packets, 1 kiss-lock pouch, 10 tiny bobs, 7 pincushions, 3 pins, 3 snip case w/snips, 23lucet cords, 25 pouches for block-printing, 2 medium pouch, 4 small pouches, 12 bookmarkers, 14 unfinished pincushions, 1 sewing kit (except for bone needle), varnished stuff (124), 2 emery strawberries, 1 woolen spool-knit cord, 46 key bottle openers, 4 dishcloths, box of thread waxers.
Total as a Household = 4240 handed off

moving writing pen motif
In ministerio autem Somnium! Anja, graeca doctrina servus to House Capuchin
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Activities through 8-7-22

Cooking and vegetables were the focus in the early part of the week, plus Adiantum’s A&S night. Later in the week there was some sewing and garden work. Project Day was very quiet, so I did a bit of clipart.

This newsletter is not properly tagged. WordPress is refusing the tags for some reason. I’ll keep trying….

Herbs in the Garden, Sewing and Project Day are ongoing. Masks required. We’re keeping right on with the virtual meetings side-by-side with the actual. 

Slug from Herbal Milan 1390s
  • Herb Bunch – At Ancient Light, Thursdays, 7am-9pm, on hold
  • Herb Workshop, In the Garden – Almost weekly over the summer. Please ask to join the facebook chat! Usually at 3pm on Wednesdays.
  • Sewing Time – At Ancient Light, Saturdays, 3-5pm
  • Project Day – At Ancient Light, Sundays, 1 to 4pm
  • Cheese and Wine happens irregularly, usually announced with little notice on our Facebook group.

Next Potluck – Next Potluck – 8/21, 9/18, 10/16, 11/20, 12/18

Pink geranium

Winter Feast LVI, Norse Theme. Page here – https://housecapuchin.com/winter-feast/winter-feast-norse-feast-as-lvi-february-2022/ More pages coming!

Here is the direct Portfolio link which has all the past Project Day reports and various projects, original here:  https://housecapuchin.wordpress.com/portfolio/  and new one here:  https://housecapuchin2.wordpress.com/portfolio/ and number three is here: https://housecapuchin3.wordpress.com/portfolio/

Pennsic

Pennsic University Channel – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcPqyAoBz-iFNF3T-kQt0eQ/videos

Events

Ongoing meeting/event! Adiantum Arts & Sciences Update
With the arrival of summer, we will once again begin meeting in hybrid meetings, outdoors, beginning on Tuesday July 19th.
On that date we will begin an 8 week series of classes and activities leading up to a mini Medieval Pilgrimage across our small town.
(already held) July 19th This will be a short history of Pilgrimages in the middle ages. August 2(already held): A brief history and hands on construction of Pilgrims Bags preparatory to our mini pilgrimage on September 24th..

August 16: a short diversion from our theme to a class on the history and construction of Arrow building 101, scheduled months ago. HL Alan Bowyer will be our guest presenter.
August 30: historic background of and hands on construction of walking sticks for pilgrimages
September 13: history of and hands on construction of bag shoes presented By HL Hrodr-Navar Hakonsson Steve Alter OP

AUG 12 AT 3 PM – AUG 14 AT 12 PM – The Long & Short of It – Event by Barony of Terra Pomaria and Stephen A Trickel – 9755 Willamette St, Aumsville, OR 97325-9625, United States
The Long and Short of it is a summer gathering for Terra Pomeranians and friends. Championships will be held for Heavy Fighters, Archery both young and old, and thrown weapons. Prize Tournaments for Rapier, Cut and Thrust, a Youth A&S challenge, and Equestrian Challenges in memory of Mistress Lady Macha the Determined. A potluck will be held Saturday, with a roast provided by the Thegn Clovis and Baronesa Ximena. All attendees are encourage to bring a tasty dish to share.



September 2 , 2022 until September, 5 2022 – SEPTEMBER CROWN 2022 – Kitsap County Fairgrounds and Event Center – 1200 Fairgrounds Rd NW Bremerton, WA 98311 – Please join your friends and family from around the Kingdom (and those traveling from far distant lands) as we witness the fierce competition amongst those who would vie for the Sable Lion Throne of An Tir. The warriors who would claim such title must be fierce in deeds and chivalrous in nature. The finest representatives of these traits will be present at this most worthy of occasions. September Crown is also the occasion of the Kingdom of An Tir Protector Championship (archery and related), as well as the An Tir Kingdom Equestrian Championship. Both competitions will be glorious to watch. The location is within the beautiful lands of The Barony of Dragon’s Laire, where Their Excellencies Kloe of Thira and Arion the Wanderer await your arrival. We will do our best to ensure your stay with us is something to bring memories lasting a lifetime. https://antir.org/events/september-crown-2022/

September 16 , 2022 – September, 18 2022 – SUMMITS CORONET – Briaroak – Come bear witness to the grand tournament that will select the heirs to the Alpine Thrones.

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JAN 13, 2023 AT 12 PM – JAN 15, 2023 AT 5 PM – An Tir 12th Night 2023 – Valley River Inn
Event by Barony of Adiantum, Pam Perryman and Esther Reese
Hello From An Tir 12th Night 2023!
12th Night 2023 will be held in the Barony of Adiantum (Eugene, Oregon). Our event site is the lovely Valley River Inn, which is happy to host the SCA again.
For those new to the site, the “SCA block” is the entire hotel! The staff is friendly, with many having been our hosts at past events in their hotel. They know us, and they love our events. At 12th Night 2020, fifty-three+ hotel staff worked with Gold Key to wear garb during the work shift. It’s a welcoming space that’s all ours for the weekend!
Your event Stewards are Dame Yseult of Broceliande Ol, OP (Pam Perryman) and Honorable Emma Haldane (Esther Reese).The best way to reach them is to send an email to 12thnight2023@antir.org.
The event email will be checked at least once a day, and usually several times a day.
Site Fee is $30.00, with a $5.00 discount for SCA members. There is no pre-registration or payment; pay and sign in at the gate.
The event page is hosted on the An Tir server, on the calendar page.
That will always be the most up-to-date place for information: https://antir.org/events/twelfth-night-2023/

Dance Vids – Branle de la guerre – Válečný branle – Adéla Jelínková

Branle des chevaulx – Koňský branle – Adéla Jelínková

Classes – 

Why Did Medieval People Love Sheep So Much? | Tudor Monastery Farm | Chronicle – Chronicle – Medieval History Documentaries – The Tudor industry of wool production was known as `the jewel in the realm’ of the English economy, it accounted for around half the country’s wealth. The monasteries capitalized on this massively, owning flocks that numbered thousands of sheep and keeping a virtual monopoly on the export of wool to foreign countries.

A Brief History Of Elizabeth I – Elizabeth I Of England – Brief History

Early Week – Not much except plant watering and Adiantum’s A&S night, which was on Pilgrim Bags.

Album: Cycle of the months, Castello del Buonconsiglio, c. 1400 – These are the frescos that have the snowballing incident. 🙂 –https://www.facebook.com/DomusLombardia/posts/pfbid02EtXVFXJkktaEcXEHdJmnc4eKF1sQKcvYcdL6xwuX71bVScrcAL3ptEuAs1HNy49sl

Cookery – 

The new redaction got tried on Tuesday (recipe below). Easy peasy, and it might made a decent dish for the side table for feasts.

Farmer’s market – They had kohlrabi! I also got carrots, a squash, some onions, new potatoes, lemon cucumbers, green beans, cherry tomatoes, blueberries, cherries, plums and blackberries. I think I went a little overboard….

…but we had kohlrabi and new potatoes in butter sauce with a bit of bacon for protein as supper. Some of the kohlrabi were old enough to be “splintery”, but most were just great, and the *flavor*!!!!! ….and new potatoes are just delicious.

Tempus made bread on Thursday. A roll with cucumber slices & butter, plus a little soup, makes a great lunch.

I spent awhile on Wednesday chopping up the harvested greens after I got the them washed, but the kohlrabi greens had to wait into night, since my hands were giving me heck from peeling the kohlrabi…. worth it, though…. finished up the greens… one more set to go. …

The rest of the soup got frozen Thursday morning.

…and I was still eating fruit on Sunday! …and the rest of the plums are going into jam on Monday.

A Glossary of Cookery and Other Terms – https://prospectbooks.co.uk/a-glossary-of-cookery-and-other-terms/

Sewing – One mundane showed up to show off a pouch. Anja is working on a new blackwork and also made a pouch for the cords for her tablet.

Did Medieval Women Wear Underpants? – The Creative Contessa

I Made an Elizabethan Blackwork Shirt For My Partner || Renaissance Menswear [CC] – Opus Elenae – IN WHICH our intrepid recreatrix finally finishes a project after six extra months of work. Join me as I make a completely handsewn masculine Elizabethan blackwork shirt for my Partner.

Sundials, etc. – New page! Sciences bits – https://housecapuchin.com/sciences-bits/ – It’s mostly time-pieces, which will eventually have their own page.

Oseberg table top – Sven Skildbiter – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmhpOw07PPo

Cutting duck feathers for arrow fletches using different knives – Sven Skildbiter – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0STWd6i1AXE

Herb Bunch – Watering and weeding mostly this week. I was out in the garden on Wednesday for Herbs in the Garden, mostly weeding, and I got the worst-off of the cardoons replanted. I was thinking about putting out the slug bait that Tempus bought, but I didn’t get that far. I was harvesting some overgrown herbs and greens, too. I have a couple of tomatoes that I’m keeping an eye on, but they’re not ripening, yet.

Project Day – Anja worked on the report and chatted with a few people online.

Helen Louise wrote, “Helen Louise – Busy getting ready to go to Crater Lake for a few days. My workroom is a mess, had a group of teens learning to sew this week and people needing garb consults from Gold Key. A reminder that 12th Night 2023 will have a Venetian ball, so start thinking on what fancy garb is in your era… I’m doing Elizabethan goes to Venice 1570s. SCA prom, here we come…”

Arlys wrote, “Project Day. The blackworked cover for the Etymology miniature book. Book is approx. 1.5 ” tall, .75″ wide, and 0.5″ thick.”

Feast Planning – The egg recipe will work for one of the afternoon dishes.

Recipes

Eggs in Mustard Sauce – Anja’s version – edited from Kiriel’s Kitchen – 6 servings

Ingredients

  • 1 dozen eggs (older are better, good way to use ‘em up!)
  • 1/2 stick butter (4 TBSP)
  • 2 TBSP mustard
  • splash of cider vinegar
  • salt to taste (I just sprinkled it well)
  • ½ tsp horseradish powder

Method

  1. Hard boil the eggs – old eggs are best for this as they will peel much more easily than new.
  2. When you’re ready to serve, peel the eggs and quarter them and put into bowls (2 per serving.
  3. Melt the butter in a saucepan and allow it to brown just a little, add the rest if the ingredients and stir well until it thickens.
  4. Pour over the eggs and serve.

Note – This is a quick snack or light supper, especially with various pickles and a roll. The eggs can be cold or warm.

Original recipe – Seeth your Egges almost harde, then peele them and cut them in quarters, then take a little Butter in a frying panne and melt it a little broune, the put to it in to the panne, a little Vinegar, Mustarde, Pepper and Salte, and then put it into a platter upon your Egges. –J. Partridge, The Widowes Treasure, 1585

Miscellaneous pix

Music

Medieval music – Arany Zoltán

0:06 Saltarello della Pioggia – Italy, 14th century
2:29 Mirie it is while sumer y last – England, 13th century
4:35 Palästinalied – Germany, 13th century
8:26 Estampie – France, 12th century
10:56 Da que Deus mamou – Spain, 13th century
15:34 Ai vist lo lop – Provence, 14th century
18:57 In taberna quando sumus – Germany, 13th century
21:53 Deinceps ex nulla – Germany, 14th century
27:47 Santa Maria strella do dia – Spain, 13th century
30:20 Laudar vollio per amore – Italy, 15th century
34:25 Saltarello la Regina – Italy, 14th century
37:11 Tourdion – France, 16th century
40:56 Ecco la primavera – Italy, 14th century
43:22 Platerspiel – Germany, 16th century
45:22 Saltatio Mortis – Italy, 14th century
48:48 Pase el agoa – Spain, 16th century
51:38 Je ne l’ose dire – France, 16th century
52:36 Riu riu chiu – Spain, 16th century
55:23 Sokféle részögösről – Hungary, 16th century
58:17 Parson’s farewell – England, 17th century
1:00:16 Schiarazula Marazula – Italy, 16th century
1:02:26 Greensleeves – England, 16th century
1:05:30 Non é gran cousa – Spain, 13th century
1:09:18 S’om pogues partir son voler – Provence, 12th century

John Dowland: Up merry mates – Passamezzo – From A Pilgrimes Solace, 1612

Richard de Winter: tenor
Peter Willcock: bass
Eleanor Cramer: soprano
Tamsin Lewis: alto
Robin Jeffrey: lute
Alison Kinder: bass viol
Lynda Sayce: lute

Up merry mates, to Neptunes prayse,
Your voyces high advance:
The watrie Nymphs shall dance,
and Eolus shall whistle to your layes.
Stereman, how stands the winde?
Full North, North-east.
What course?
Full South, South-west.
no worse,
and blow so faire,
Then sinke despayre,
Come solace to the minde,
ere night we shall the haven finde.
O happy dayes,
who may containe,
but swell with proud disdaine,
when seas are smooth, sailes full and all things please?

Stay merry mates, proud Neptune lowres,
Your voyces all deplore you,
The Nymphes stand weeping o’re you:
And Eolus and Iris bandy showres.
Mr. Boates man hale in the Boate.
Harke, harke the ratlings,
’Tis haile.
Make fast the tacklings.
Strike saile.
Make quicke dispatches,
Shut close the hatches.
Hold sterne, cast Ancour out,
This night we shall at random floate.
O dismall houres,
Who can forbeare,
But sinke with sad despaire.
When seas are rough, sailes rent, and each thing lowres.

The golden meane that constant spirit beares,
in such extreams that nor presumes nor feares

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Links

Visby – It looks like part of the wall is coming apart again. – https://svenskhistoria.se/skada-pa-visby-ringmur-kan-leda-till-nya-ras/

How to tell if a woman is in love with you – medieval edition – https://www.medievalists.net/2022/07/how-to-tell-if-a-woman-is-in-love-with-you-medieval-edition/

Beating the heat: Handheld fans in medieval China – https://www.medievalists.net/2022/07/handheld-fans-medieval-china/

A Medieval Wedding Feast in Bologna – https://www.medievalists.net/2022/07/medieval-wedding-feast/

An Anchoress Burned at the Stake – https://www.medievalists.net/2022/07/anchoress-burnedstake/

The story of a Russian Princess who became a European Empress – https://www.medievalists.net/2022/07/rusian-princess-european-empress/

Archeologists Discover Symbols Written by the Lost ‘Painted People’ of Scotland – https://www.thevintagenews.com/2022/03/30/pictish-symbol-stone/

A Homestead From the 14th Century (some really good pictures!) – https://www.ourbeautifulprague.com/a-homestead-from-the-14th-century-and-how-the-money-the-average-prague-resident-would-have-earned-in-2600-years-will-help-terminally-ill-children/

Frýdlant Castle – https://english.radio.cz/frydlant-castle-8757838

Also – https://www.zamek-frydlant.cz/en

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Video Links & Podcasts

Harvesting Lime Bast: part two – Sally Pointer – Following on from the video where we felled lime (small leaved lime, tilia cordata) and peeled the bark, this has been retting for a couple of months and is now ready to be separated into fine bast strips ready for use in cordage and basketry.

Why is this angel covered in bees? | National Gallery – The National Gallery – And what does this tell us about myths and their meaning?

Going to Church in Medieval England with Nicholas Orme – Medievalists – During the Middle Ages, the church was at the very heart of European society, but how did ordinary people interact with it in their daily lives? This week, Danièle speaks with Nicholas Orme about the churchgoing experience of everyday medieval people, how it changed over time, and what it was like to attend a medieval mass.

Historic Three Lions pendant uncovered prior to England Lionesses’ football victory – Hidden History – Railway workers and archaeologists discovered a striking Three Lions pendant on the eve of the England women’s football team’s – the ‘Lionesses’ triumph in the European Championships.

Amazing Facts You Didn’t Know about Henry VIII’s Greatest Palace – The Tudor Travel Guide – Amazing Facts You Didn’t Know about Henry VIII’s Greatest Palace – Take a stroll down Tudor King Street (today known as Whitehall) in London with your Tudor guide. We will pass by Henry VIII’s greatest palace to reach the royal enclave of Westminster. (Note: The full version of the video is only available to my Connoisseur level channel members.)

The Great Fire and the end of Medieval London

New and Updated Pages

Sciences Bits – https://housecapuchin.com/sciences-bits/

Stories and Bardic Tales – https://housecapuchin.com/stories-and-bardic-tales/

Funnies 

divider black grey greek key

Largesse, Gifts and Auction items
·       ASXLVIII = 88
·         ASXLIX = 794
·         ASL = 2138
·         ASLI = 731
·         ASLII = 304
·         ASLIII = 146
·         ASLIV & ASLV = 230
·         ASLVI & ASLVII = 181 plus bookmarks, 4 puppets, 4 powder fort, 8 cheese spice and 9 powder douce packets, 1 kiss-lock pouch, 10 tiny bobs, 7 pincushions, 3 pins, 3 snip case w/snips, 23lucet cords, 25 pouches for block-printing, 2 medium pouch, 4 small pouches, 12 bookmarkers, 14 unfinished pincushions, 1 sewing kit (except for bone needle), varnished stuff (124), 2 emery strawberries, 1 woolen spool-knit cord, 46 key bottle openers, 4 dishcloths, box of thread waxers.
Total as a Household = 4240 handed off

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Activities through 7-31-22 Mooslemas

No one from the House managed to get to Mooslemas. 😦 It’s getting far enough along in the season that the garden needs a lot of water. Some fun pictures from various places below, lots of links this week, a Roman dice game, an unusual marzipan recipe and funnies…. gotta have the funnies… 🙂 There’s a video that made me chortle there, too.

A Baked Goods Merchant 1438 Chronicle of Ulrich of Richenthal pajsc3a4ljare1

Herbs in the Garden, Sewing and Project Day this week. Masks required. We’re keeping right on with the virtual meetings side-by-side with the actual. 

  • Herb Bunch – At Ancient Light, Thursdays, 7am-9pm, on hold
  • Herb Workshop, In the Garden – Almost weekly over the summer. Please ask to join the facebook chat! Usually at 3pm on Wednesdays.
  • Sewing Time – At Ancient Light, Saturdays, 3-5pm
  • Project Day – At Ancient Light, Sundays, 1 to 4pm
  • Cheese and Wine happens irregularly, usually announced with little notice on our Facebook group.

Next Potluck – Next Potluck – 8/21, 9/18, 10/16, 11/20, 12/18

BNF Français 343 Queste del Saint Graal Tristan de Léonois 1380-1385 Milan Italy Bibliothèque Nationale

Winter Feast LVI, Norse Theme. Page here – https://housecapuchin.com/winter-feast/winter-feast-norse-feast-as-lvi-february-2022/ It looks like we have a solid, tested menu, so fine-tuning over the next few months. We should start prep of pickles and things to be frozen in September.

Here is the direct Portfolio link which has all the past Project Day reports and various projects, original here:  https://housecapuchin.wordpress.com/portfolio/  and new one here:  https://housecapuchin2.wordpress.com/portfolio/ and number three is here: https://housecapuchin3.wordpress.com/portfolio/

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Events

Ongoing meeting/event! Adiantum Arts & Sciences Update
With the arrival of summer, we will once again begin meeting in hybrid meetings, outdoors, beginning on Tuesday July 19th.
On that date we will begin an 8 week series of classes and activities leading up to a mini Medieval Pilgrimage across our small town.
(already held) July 19th This will be a short history of Pilgrimages in the middle ages.
August 2: A brief history and hands on construction of Pilgrims Bags preparatory to our mini pilgrimage on September 24th.. This will also be hybrid FB Live and in person event. WHAT TO BRING; You should bring a chair, a drinking vessel, a pair of fabric scissors, needle, thread, and 1/2 yard of fabric of your choice. Recommended fabrics are canvas, heavy linen, heavy cotton, or wool. Period options would have most likely been linen or wool. I will have supplies available for those who do not have such items on hand..

August 16: a short diversion from our theme to a class on the history and construction of Arrow building 101, scheduled months ago. HL Alan Bowyer will be our guest presenter.
August 30: historic background of and hands on construction of walking sticks for pilgrimages
September 13: history of and hands on construction of bag shoes presented By HL Hrodr-Navar Hakonsson Steve Alter OP
Saturday September 24th: pilgrimage across our small town with a couple of stops along the way and a celebration at the end of the day:
2 stops at local ‘churches’, (one is presently a restaurant and the other a community service center). The walk will end at a local church and conclude with a celebratory feast.
Participants will receive a scallop shell token to hang on their walking sticks and a passport at the beginning of he walk.
Each will receive a pewter token and a stamp on their passport at each stop.
On arrival at the destination they will receive a Compestella (certificate of completion), and will join in a celebratory 14th century Festus of a similar nature to that prepared historically at pilgrimage stops.
The distance covered in this pilgrimage will be minimal, about 1.5 miles, with 2 stops en route.
We will be in garb, using our bag shoes, walking sticks, and pilgrims bags and we will carry banners. Our Chatelaine, Dame Johanna Trewpeny will be a member of our company, should we encounter mundanes curious about our presence and our purpose. This will be a rain or shine event, so dress for the weather. And we will be using FB Live as we progress.
More details will be posted this evening on each event, as FB allows me (we have been arguing all day about whether i should be able to edit via my phone).
So there are a whole lot of fun events coming up! Lets enjoy the beautiful weather and each others company while we learn more about the past by bringing it into our future!
Yours in Service,
Aila’ntha of Williams Keep

AUG 12 AT 3 PM – AUG 14 AT 12 PM – The Long & Short of It – Event by Barony of Terra Pomaria and Stephen A Trickel – 9755 Willamette St, Aumsville, OR 97325-9625, United States
The Long and Short of it is a summer gathering for Terra Pomeranians and friends. Championships will be held for Heavy Fighters, Archery both young and old, and thrown weapons. Prize Tournaments for Rapier, Cut and Thrust, a Youth A&S challenge, and Equestrian Challenges in memory of Mistress Lady Macha the Determined. A potluck will be held Saturday, with a roast provided by the Thegn Clovis and Baronesa Ximena. All attendees are encourage to bring a tasty dish to share.



September 2 , 2022 until September, 5 2022 – SEPTEMBER CROWN 2022 – Kitsap County Fairgrounds and Event Center – 1200 Fairgrounds Rd NW Bremerton, WA 98311 – Please join your friends and family from around the Kingdom (and those traveling from far distant lands) as we witness the fierce competition amongst those who would vie for the Sable Lion Throne of An Tir. The warriors who would claim such title must be fierce in deeds and chivalrous in nature. The finest representatives of these traits will be present at this most worthy of occasions. September Crown is also the occasion of the Kingdom of An Tir Protector Championship (archery and related), as well as the An Tir Kingdom Equestrian Championship. Both competitions will be glorious to watch. The location is within the beautiful lands of The Barony of Dragon’s Laire, where Their Excellencies Kloe of Thira and Arion the Wanderer await your arrival. We will do our best to ensure your stay with us is something to bring memories lasting a lifetime. https://antir.org/events/september-crown-2022/

September 16 , 2022 – September, 18 2022 – SUMMITS CORONET – Briaroak – Come bear witness to the grand tournament that will select the heirs to the Alpine Thrones.

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JAN 13, 2023 AT 12 PM – JAN 15, 2023 AT 5 PM – An Tir 12th Night 2023 – Valley River Inn
Event by Barony of Adiantum, Pam Perryman and Esther Reese
Hello From An Tir 12th Night 2023!
12th Night 2023 will be held in the Barony of Adiantum (Eugene, Oregon). Our event site is the lovely Valley River Inn, which is happy to host the SCA again.
For those new to the site, the “SCA block” is the entire hotel! The staff is friendly, with many having been our hosts at past events in their hotel. They know us, and they love our events. At 12th Night 2020, fifty-three+ hotel staff worked with Gold Key to wear garb during the work shift. It’s a welcoming space that’s all ours for the weekend!
Your event Stewards are Dame Yseult of Broceliande Ol, OP (Pam Perryman) and Honorable Emma Haldane (Esther Reese).The best way to reach them is to send an email to 12thnight2023@antir.org.
The event email will be checked at least once a day, and usually several times a day.
Site Fee is $30.00, with a $5.00 discount for SCA members. There is no pre-registration or payment; pay and sign in at the gate.
The event page is hosted on the An Tir server, on the calendar page.
That will always be the most up-to-date place for information: https://antir.org/events/twelfth-night-2023/

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Dance Vids – Upon a summer’s day – Les Baladins de Céret

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Classes – 

5 new classes from Pennsic! – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcPqyAoBz-iFNF3T-kQt0eQ/videos

What are the six major styles of Viking art? – https://thevikingherald.com/article/what-are-the-six-major-styles-of-viking-art/149

Why Was Normal Life On A Medieval Farm So Gruelling? | Tudor Monastery Farm | Chronicle – Medieval History Documentaries – A team of historians turns the clock back to the year 1500 to take on the role of the lay-folk who farmed and crafted within monastic lands. The presenters are put through their paces to give viewers a real-life account of what life would have been like in 1500, during the reign of the first Tudor King, Henry VII.

The Golem of Prague – a dark secret of Central Europe – Hidden History – A look at the legend of the Golem allegedly conjured into life by Rabbi Loew of Prague to defend his people.

Mystery guest learns to use a lance! (who is it?) – Modern History TV – Jason Kingsley, the Modern Knight, is joined by a mystery guest. They discuss how to use a lance from the back of a wooden horse, and investigate the practical skills a medieval knight would have had to learn.

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Early Week – Most of this was finding things and putting them away after the demo. A bunch of stuff is still in Eugene. During the week it was all transferred to Helen’s, so we’ll have it for Shrewsbury.

There was a lot of online discussion and yes, it *does* look like an SCA demo is happening at Shrewbury. Now we just need to get the logistics together.

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Cookery – Greens got harvested for a beef broth based vegetable soup and lots of leftovers went in, too. Found some interesting recipes that Volker Bach posted for sausages, one of which is pretty much blancmange stuffed into a tube. There was another marzipan one for tempting the appetites of invalids (that’s below)

bēod-wist – https://dictionaryofoldenglish.wordpress.com/advent-calendar/december-21st/

The British Food History Podcast (lots of links!) – https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-british-food-histor/

Medieval Table Manners – Tasting History with Max Miller

Where Did Cheese Really Come From? – Weird History – Let’s talk Cheese History. Weird History is taking you on an epic food journey as we reveal the History of Cheese. We’re going from the very beginning and seeing where cheese began and what it is today. We’ll make stops through various points in history and see some of the surprising origins of your favorite cheeses. Sit back and enjoy this cheesy history.

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Sewing – 

Fiber Burn Chart – Very, very useful! Especially if you thrift!

Medieval Capsule Wardrobe: Strategically Building Your Historical Closet – Opus Elenae

Making a Basic 16th Century Flat Cap – Lynne Fairchild – We are going back to basics today with sewing a simple 16th century bonnet, also known as a Tudor flat cap! If you have never done any sewing at all but would like to try historical costuming, this is the video for you! Worn by both men and women, this head covering was typically made of wool and was usually black. However, these caps could also be made of silk and/or be red in color. It started out as a peasantry hat from the 14th century, but made its way to the merchant and nobility class in the 16th century.
0:00 | Introduction
0:51 | Brief History
2:42 | Step by Step Instruction
13:12 | Ending

Historic Examples of the 16th Century Bonnet, aka a Flat Cap – Lynne Fairchild – Some historic examples of the 16th century bonnet, aka a flat cap, along with pattern instructions on how to make your own. Most bonnets were made of wool. Black was the most common color used for this head covering. sumptuary law from 1571 required every non-noble male over the age of 6 to wear a wool cap on Sundays and holy days, or face a 3 shilling fine.

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Sundials, etc. – 

Jactus – An ancient Roman dice game, played with five dice, for two to four players.  You also need coins and cards, but any tokens or counters will substitute for them. http://www.dice-play.com/Games/Jactus.htm

Play:

  • At the start of a game the following number of cards/tokens and coins are placed in the centre of the playing area, depending on the number of players taking part.
  • 4 players: 3 “Venus” cards/tokens, 6 “dog” cards/tokens, and 3 coins
  • 3 players: 2 “Venus” cards/tokens, 4 “dog” cards/tokens, and 2 coins
  • 2 players: 1 “Venus” card/token, 2 “dog” cards/tokens, and 1 coin
  • Players in turn roll the dice and try to get five-of-a-kind.  Players may keep as many of the previous player’s dice and roll the remaining ones in their turn.
  • A player who makes 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 claims a coin.  A player who makes 6, 6, 6, 6, 6 (Jactus Venereus) claims a Venus card/token.  A player who makes five of any other number (Jactus Canicula) claims a dog card/token.
  • Once a player has made five-of-a-kind and claimed their reward, they roll all the dice again in the next round.  If a player is unable to claim their card/token or coin from the centre because there are none left, they may take one from another player.
  • The first player to hold a Venus card, two dog cards, and a coin, wins the game. 
Photo by Lillian Smith on Largesse Makers (Facebook group)

Shock purpose of Bronze Age metal daggers revealed – Hidden History – New research has shown a surprising likely purpose for Bronze Age metal daggers.

Using the scratch tool. – Sven Skildbiter – Using the scratch tool on one of the sides of the Horning Table.

Using a ruler as a straight edge. – Sven Skildbiter – Using a ruler as a straight edge to guide the use of a ‘v’ gouge to carve lines into one of the sides of a Horning Table (Viking).

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Herb Bunch – Weeding and watering were most of the efforts this week, plus greens & berries harvesting. Some went into soup, some was frozen for later.

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Project Day – Anja worked on writing. Loren worked on spoons. Talked to Gudrun.

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Recipes

Ingredients list (Anja’s interpretation)

  • 1/2 pound frozen chicken breast, cooked just until tender and 165 internally.
  • 2 TBSP bacon fat (or chicken or duck schmaltz)
  • 1/2 pound almond meal
  • 1 pound confectioner’s sugar
  • Orange flower water or rose water (amounts will vary)

Marzipans for invalids who have lost the desire to eat, very good and of great sustenance

  1. Take a chicken breast and simmer it in salted water until thoroughly cooked – but try not to overcook as it will make the chicken dry.
  2. Weigh the cooked chicken breast and measure out the same weight of almond flour and sugar.
  3. Grind them all together in a food processor. [Anja’s note – You will probably have to add at least a little liquid, use the orange flower water….]
  4. If you don’t have any wafers handy you can, at a pinch make these and just form them directly on to a sheet of baking parchment. Make the sides a little raised.
  5. Moisten with orange flower water
  6. Sprinkle with caster sugar and then sprinkle a bit more orange flower water on top.
  7. Bake in the oven at a moderate temperature until they are lightly browned. They can be eaten either warm, or cold. 

Edited from Kiriel’s Kitchen, full post here – https://kirielskitchen.blogspot.com/2021/10/marzipans-for-invalids.html?m=1

Take a very fat capon or a hen which is very fat, and cook it with just your salt until it is very well-cooked; then take the breasts from it, and all the white meat without skin, and weigh that meat, and take as much peeled almonds, and combine the meat and the almonds; and take as much fine white sugar as all of this, and grind the almonds a great deal, and then the meat with them, and then the sugar; and then grind everything together, and stretch that dough upon a wafer, and make little marzipans of the size that you wish; and make the edges a little high, and let it be a little deep in the middle; and moisten it with orange-flower water with some feathers.

And then sprinkle fine ground and sifted sugar over that water, and then moisten it again, and sprinkle it as before; and then cook them in the oven in some flat casseroles, and paper underneath; and let the fire of the oven be moderate; and upon removing it from the casserole, the paper must be cast off of each one, (70) in such a manner that the marzipan does not break.

And this is a very singular dish and of great support for the invalids who have lost the [desire] to eat; because the little of this that they eat is of more sustenance than any other thing; principally drinking in addition to it the sulsido of hens made in the jug; and this is beyond estimation.

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Miscellaneous pix –

Your scribe spent some time this week hunting “clipart” for various purposes. Two albums’ worth!

Pavilions – https://www.pinterest.com/knyghterrant/medieval-tents/

Feasts

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Music

𝔇’𝔄𝔪𝔬𝔲𝔯𝔰 𝔏𝔬𝔦𝔞𝔩 𝔖𝔢𝔯𝔳𝔞𝔫𝔱 – French and Italian love songs of the 14th/15th centuries, Alla Francesca – 𝔐𝔲𝔰𝔦𝔠𝔞 𝔐𝔢𝔡𝔦𝔢𝔳𝔞𝔩𝔢
Ensemble: Alla Francesca – Album: D’amours loial servant , Chansons d’amour françaises et italiennes des XIVe et XVe siècles – Video: Christine de Pizan, Livre du chemin de long estude (année 1402) – http://www.facebook.com/musicamedievale

1 Anon. – diminution from Codex Faenza on anonymous ballad “A discort sont Desir et Esperance”, Faenza Bibl. Comunale MS 117 – Indescort (recorder, vihuela, harp)
2 Anon. – virelai-motet (? Borlet, end of 14th c.) Ma tredol rosignol joly / Aluette / Rosignolin (3 voices, cittern) – Anon.
3 Anon. – L’amoureuse flour d’esté / En l’estat d’amere tristour / [Sicut fenum arui] (motet; 3 voices)
4 Anon. – Se vrai secours briefvement ne m’eslye (ballade; voice, recorder, vihuela, harp)
5 Anon. – Puisque je sui d’amours loial servant (rondeau; voice, vihuela, recorder, tambourine)
6 Anon. – J’ay grant desespoir de ma vie (cornemuse)
7 Jacob de Senleches – La harpe de melodie (virelai; 3 voices)
8 Pierre des Molins – De ce que foul pensé souvent remaynt (ballade; voice, harp, vihuela)
9 Anon. – J’aime la biauté (pipe & tabor, psaltery, vihuela)
10 Anthonello de Caserta – Amours m’a le cuer mis en tel martire (ballade; voice, recorder, vihuela, harp)
11 Anon. – Que puet faire un cuer dolent / Ce ne est mie merveilles (virelai; 3 voices, pipe & tabor, cittern)
12 Francesco Landini – Giovine vagha (ballate; double pipe)
13 Guillaume de Machaut – Qui es promesses / Ha! Fortune / [Et non est qui adjuvet] (motet; 3 voices)
14 Baude Cordier – Se cuer d’amant par soy humilier (rondeau; 2 voices, recorder, vihuela, harp)
15 Anon., Codex Faenza after Machaut – Honte, paour (recorder, rebec)
16 Francesco Landini – Amor c’al tuo sugetto (ballata; voice, recorder, vihuela)
17 Johannes Ciconia / countertenor by Matteo da Perugia – Ligiadra donna (ballata; 2 voices, harp)
18 Johannes Ciconia – Doctorum principem / Melodia suavissima / [Vir mitis] (motet; 3 voices)
19 Francesco Landini – Questa fanciull’amor (3 voices, vihuela, recorder, tambourine)
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Gérard Lesne – voice
Brigitte Lesne – voice, harp, psaltery, tambourine
Emmanuel Bonnardot – voice, vihuela d’arco, vihuela da mano, cittern, rebec Pierre Hamon – recorders, pipe & tabor, double pipe, bagpipe

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Links

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Video Links & Podcasts

Medieval Well Poisoning Accusations with Tzafrir Barzilay (Podcast) – Medievalists – Medieval antisemitism flared up most famously and tragically during the Black Death when Jews were accused of deliberately poisoning wells, and thousands were executed for this wholly imagined crime. This week, Danièle speaks with Tzafrir Barzliay about what made well poisoning conspiracy theories so powerful, and how they started. – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUUXNFza5kw

The Black Middle Ages with Matthew Vernon (podcast) – Medievalists – Ever since the medieval period ended, people have been looking to the Middle Ages to find inspiration and a sense of cultural roots. This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Matthew Vernon about the commonalities and kinship felt by African-American writers as they look back to the medieval past. – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ATfZL3X-NA

The Real Story Of Marco Polo’s Treacherous Journey Across The Mongol Empire – Chronicle – Medieval History Documentaries – Marco Polo’s legendary journey from Venice to the far reaches of the Mongol Empire, which he started in 1271, was a monumental leap of human exploration. His travels 700 years ago revealed an exotic world of riches the west had little knowledge of. But how does his journey look today? – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxYr7Yw2VFw (only plays on YouTube)

The Real Charlemagne | Gone Medieval Podcast – Chronicle – Medieval History Documentaries – Charlemagne is considered by many as the most ambitious ruler in Europe prior to Napoleon – but what do we really know about his 46-year long reign, beginning at the end of the eighth century, which saw a cultural and intellectual renaissance. – What can we learn from the sources about Charlemagne and his own personal history? –

How Did Someone Become A Medieval Knight? | Time Crashers | Chronicle – Medieval History Documentaries – The Time Crashers have gone back to 1468, one of the few years England was not troubled by the Wars of the Roses. They are split into two unisex teams of squires, the Reds, and the Blacks, competing with each other to prepare their knights for a jousting tournament. The fastest team to accommodate the winning knight is rewarded with a feast whilst the losers must polish yet more armor. –

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Funnies 

This one made me giggle. Kinda reminds me of the very early days in the SCA!

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Largesse, Gifts and Auction items
·       ASXLVIII = 88
·         ASXLIX = 794
·         ASL = 2138
·         ASLI = 731
·         ASLII = 304
·         ASLIII = 146
·         ASLIV & ASLV = 230
·         ASLVI & ASLVII = 181 plus bookmarks, 4 puppets, 4 powder fort, 8 cheese spice and 9 powder douce packets, 1 kiss-lock pouch, 10 tiny bobs, 7 pincushions, 3 pins, 3 snip case w/snips, 23lucet cords, 25 pouches for block-printing, 2 medium pouch, 4 small pouches, 12 bookmarkers, 14 unfinished pincushions, 1 sewing kit (except for bone needle), varnished stuff (124), 2 emery strawberries, 1 woolen spool-knit cord, 46 key bottle openers, 4 dishcloths, box of thread waxers.
Total as a Household = 4240 handed off

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Activities through 7-24-22 Lane County Demo

This report is getting incredibly long with all the pix from the demo. I’m going to peel off the links and put most of them in the next one, especially since this one may not post until the weekend! (and it’s posting on 7/31!)

Herbs in the Garden on Wednesday. Masks required. We’re keeping right on with the virtual meetings side-by-side with the actual. 

Helen’s Elizabethan
  • Herb Bunch – At Ancient Light, Thursdays, 7am-9pm, on hold
  • Herb Workshop, In the Garden – Almost weekly over the summer. Please ask to join the facebook chat!
  • Sewing Time – At Ancient Light, Saturdays, 3-5pm
  • Project Day – At Ancient Light, Sundays, 1 to 4pm
  • Cheese and Wine happens irregularly, usually announced with little notice on our Facebook group.

Next Potluck – Next Potluck – 8/21, 9/18, 10/16, 11/20, 12/18

Winter Feast LVI, Norse Theme. Page here – https://housecapuchin.com/winter-feast/winter-feast-norse-feast-as-lvi-february-2022/ More pages coming!

Here is the direct Portfolio link which has all the past Project Day reports and various projects, original here:  https://housecapuchin.wordpress.com/portfolio/  and new one here:  https://housecapuchin2.wordpress.com/portfolio/ and number three is here: https://housecapuchin3.wordpress.com/portfolio/

Misc – About Knightdom – Thoughts of a Peasant (by Perdita von Bremen / Petra Brandes)

During the event “Bring out your Dead”, when I was serving the knights’ table, they sat me down and asked: “What do you expect from a knight?” Someone later said I should write down my answer and post it in Drachenwald, or at least in Knights Crossing.

When the knights asked me that question I thought a moment and answered: “Kindness. Because out of kindness comes everything else.” And they had me explain.

Kindness expresses itself in many ways.

A kind person does not steal a victory, but gracefully accepts defeat.

A kind person never says things behind somene’s back that he would not want to have screamed aloud by a herald, but finds something good to say about everyone (or shuts up).

A kind person is never condescending to anyone, no matter the status.

A kind person takes a rejection with equanimity and does not press his advances on an unwilling person.

Kind persons praise the achievement of others, pick up crying kids, help those in distress, don’t hog the limelight… so many things. In former times all this was called manners.

In other words: When you are kind, you don’t treat a tavern wench different from a king. If you want to be a knight, let kindness be your first virtue.

***

About virtues: I don’t expect a knight, any knight, to be the epitome of all that is virtuous, but I want them to inspire me, to make me want to learn from them.

Elffin of Mona once taught me something important. It was a long day in the listfield, and he came to where I sat in the shadows, sweaty and exhausted. I had no idea who he was, but got an inkling when several people came up to him and addressed him as ‘Your Majesty’. I asked whether he wanted me to leave, and he said no. So I happened to listen to what people had to tell him

Frankly, I would have been bored stiff in his place, but he never wavered from friendly, genuinely interested listening to even the most trivial stuff. When everybody was gone I asked, if he was not bored by some of it, especially when some only came to say: “Look! I have done this!”

He answered: “No, I am never bored. People are interesting, and you never know what they have to say until you listen to them.”

“Even, if they only tell you they’ve brought a chair from here to there?”

“Even then. He did his part of service to the crown, and it’s my duty to notice and appreciate it.”

Boy, was I impressed! Here I was, newbie par excellence, and a king – who did not even know my name – was genuinely interested in me and taught me the most valuable lesson of them all.

These days I want to look at a knight and think:

‘I like how they turn the whole body to people when they address them. I want to be able to do that.’

‘I like how she makes me feel like the most important person in the room, when she talks to me. I want to do that, too.’

‘I like how he remembers that people want to talk to him and comes back to them. I should do that, too.’

Dear knights and squires: Make me want to learn from you. That’s all I ask for – other than adhering to ‘Wheaton’s Law’.

***

Then a knight brought up the fact that he had advanced in years and does not feel so ‘knightly’ anymore.

Sir, now begins the most difficult part of your job, and I don’t envy you that task.

You have to teach your eager squires that there is more to being a knight than being able to wield a weapon and have success in the listfield, more than the splendour and grandeur of a white belt and a chain.

Every idiot can pick up a weapon and fight. Even I can, and maybe even successfully bonk someone on the head in the listfield (while desperately gasping for air). Won’t make me a knight though. I could by some freak happening be awarded belt and chain and strut around in finery – it still won’t make me a knight. Being a knight is something completely different.

The hardest fight of a knight is not on the listfield, but beyond it: It is teaching that being a knight is a state of mind, and if a squire can’t bend his mind around that, he will never be a knight, even if he were to be accorded the outer accoutrements of one some day.

So there, these are my thoughts about knightdom and what I expect from a knight.

Author’s note: If you think this well enough written to share somewhere else, you may do so. Just don’t delete my name.

Events

Ongoing meeting/event! Adiantum Arts & Sciences Update
With the arrival of summer, we will once again begin meeting in hybrid meetings, outdoors, beginning on Tuesday July 19th.
On that date we will begin an 8 week series of classes and activities leading up to a mini Medieval Pilgrimage across our small town.
July 19th we will meet hybrid via FB live. This will be a short history of Pilgrimages in the middle ages. It should be noted that not all pilgrimages were spiritual and this activity will inform about both the spiritual and personal reasons historically recorded for pilgrimages. This activity will be crafted in a way to allow those of all beliefs to feel welcome to these activities.
August 2: A brief history and hands on construction of Pilgrims Bags. This will also be hybrid FB Live and in person event.
August 16: a short diversion from our theme to a class on the history and construction of Arrow building 101, scheduled months ago. HL Alan Bowyer will be our guest presenter.
August 30: historic background of and hands on construction of walking sticks for pilgrimages
September 13: history of and hands on construction of bag shoes presented By HL Hrodr-Navar Hakonsson Steve Alter OP
Saturday September 24th: pilgrimage across our small town with a couple of stops along the way and a celebration at the end of the day:
2 stops at local ‘churches’, (one is presently a restaurant and the other a community service center). The walk will end at a local church and conclude with a celebratory feast.
Participants will receive a scallop shell token to hang on their walking sticks and a passport at the beginning of he walk.
Each will receive a pewter token and a stamp on their passport at each stop.
On arrival at the destination they will receive a Compestella (certificate of completion), and will join in a celebratory 14th century Festus of a similar nature to that prepared historically at pilgrimage stops.
The distance covered in this pilgrimage will be minimal, about 1.5 miles, with 2 stops en route.
We will be in garb, using our bag shoes, walking sticks, and pilgrims bags and we will carry banners. Our Chatelaine, Dame Johanna Trewpeny will be a member of our company, should we encounter mundanes curious about our presence and our purpose. This will be a rain or shine event, so dress for the weather. And we will be using FB Live as we progress.
More details will be posted this evening on each event, as FB allows me (we have been arguing all day about whether i should be able to edit via my phone).
So there are a whole lot of fun events coming up! Lets enjoy the beautiful weather and each others company while we learn more about the past by bringing it into our future!
Yours in Service,
Aila’ntha of Williams Keep

JUL 29 AT 3 PM – JUL 31 AT 6 PM – Mooselmas – Laverne County Park – Event by Shire of Tymberhavene and Maat Pittman
Please join the Shire of Tymberhavene as they take advantage of the gift of a fifth weekend in July, cool coastal temperatures, and the birth of the one and only Viscount Moose… err Viscount Seamus O’Cailleigh! (His 40th, but that’s a secret, shhhh). To celebrate the holiday of the Moose, activities to be determined exactly, will include, Art, Art, Art and Science, Science and some more Science. If some dear friends of the Moose decide to marshal some kind of sweaty activity and the Moose agrees, it shall also be allowed. Site is Tymberhavene’s favorite! You know the one!! Hot showers and flushing toilets!

AUG 12 AT 3 PM – AUG 14 AT 12 PM – The Long & Short of It – Event by Barony of Terra Pomaria and Stephen A Trickel – 9755 Willamette St, Aumsville, OR 97325-9625, United States
The Long and Short of it is a summer gathering for Terra Pomeranians and friends. Championships will be held for Heavy Fighters, Archery both young and old, and thrown weapons. Prize Tournaments for Rapier, Cut and Thrust, a Youth A&S challenge, and Equestrian Challenges in memory of Mistress Lady Macha the Determined. A potluck will be held Saturday, with a roast provided by the Thegn Clovis and Baronesa Ximena. All attendees are encourage to bring a tasty dish to share

September 2 , 2022 until September, 5 2022 – SEPTEMBER CROWN 2022 – Kitsap County Fairgrounds and Event Center – 1200 Fairgrounds Rd NW Bremerton, WA 98311 – Please join your friends and family from around the Kingdom (and those traveling from far distant lands) as we witness the fierce competition amongst those who would vie for the Sable Lion Throne of An Tir. The warriors who would claim such title must be fierce in deeds and chivalrous in nature. The finest representatives of these traits will be present at this most worthy of occasions. September Crown is also the occasion of the Kingdom of An Tir Protector Championship (archery and related), as well as the An Tir Kingdom Equestrian Championship. Both competitions will be glorious to watch. The location is within the beautiful lands of The Barony of Dragon’s Laire, where Their Excellencies Kloe of Thira and Arion the Wanderer await your arrival. We will do our best to ensure your stay with us is something to bring memories lasting a lifetime.

JAN 13, 2023 AT 12 PM – JAN 15, 2023 AT 5 PM – An Tir 12th Night 2023 – Valley River Inn
Event by Barony of Adiantum, Pam Perryman and Esther Reese
Hello From An Tir 12th Night 2023!
12th Night 2023 will be held in the Barony of Adiantum (Eugene, Oregon). Our event site is the lovely Valley River Inn, which is happy to host the SCA again.
For those new to the site, the “SCA block” is the entire hotel! The staff is friendly, with many having been our hosts at past events in their hotel. They know us, and they love our events. At 12th Night 2020, fifty-three+ hotel staff worked with Gold Key to wear garb during the work shift. It’s a welcoming space that’s all ours for the weekend!
Your event Stewards are Dame Yseult of Broceliande Ol, OP (Pam Perryman) and Honorable Emma Haldane (Esther Reese).The best way to reach them is to send an email to 12thnight2023@antir.org.
The event email will be checked at least once a day, and usually several times a day.
Site Fee is $30.00, with a $5.00 discount for SCA members. There is no pre-registration or payment; pay and sign in at the gate.
The event page is hosted on the An Tir server, on the calendar page.
That will always be the most up-to-date place for information: https://antir.org/events/twelfth-night-2023/

Dance Vids – Branle Cassandre – Adéla Jelínková
Zpívaný branle Casandre. Thoinot Arbeau (1589) – Vodní hrad Budyně nad Ohří
Single branle Cassandre. Thoinot Arbeau (1589) – Water castle in Budyně nad Ohří
tanec/dance Rond (cz) hudba/music Peregrin (cz)

Early Week – Eating up leftovers is fun. 🙂 I’m not kidding, I really enjoy getting to try stuff later when I’m not so wiped out (which I always am on Sunday) Monday was all clean-up and put-away, then Tuesday was Adiantum’s A&S night. After that Anja started pulling out the display stuff and packing. …and packing …and packing…. and then pulling it all apart to cut down the bulk….

Cookery – Some fun recipes for a Christmas Feast or any time you need sweets. https://blogs.bl.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/2020/12/great-medieval-bake-off-christmas.html

Herb Bunch – There wasn’t much at home this week, so photos from Helen and Hobbit John’s garden.

Lane County Fair Demo

Anja’s pix

Helen’s pix

Pix from Maguerite

Project Day – Was all driving back from the event and unpacking, although Anja did manage to get online for part.

Funnies 

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Largesse, Gifts and Auction items
·       ASXLVIII = 88
·         ASXLIX = 794
·         ASL = 2138
·         ASLI = 731
·         ASLII = 304
·         ASLIII = 146
·         ASLIV & ASLV = 230
·         ASLVI & ASLVII = 181 plus bookmarks, 4 puppets, 4 powder fort, 8 cheese spice and 9 powder douce packets, 1 kiss-lock pouch, 10 tiny bobs, 7 pincushions, 3 pins, 3 snip case w/snips, 23lucet cords, 25 pouches for block-printing, 2 medium pouch, 4 small pouches, 12 bookmarkers, 14 unfinished pincushions, 1 sewing kit (except for bone needle), varnished stuff (124), 2 emery strawberries, 1 woolen spool-knit cord, 46 key bottle openers, 4 dishcloths, box of thread waxers.
Total as a Household = 4240 handed off

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Activities through 7-17-22 Potluck and Coronation

Every time I write “this was a quiet week” I sigh to myself, because the weeks aren’t exactly quiet for *me*, but quiet as far a House things go. …and this was one with the exception of the potluck prep.

The lovely beans on Thursday….

The garden is still fighting the slugs and snails. I’m starting to understand those knights battling them in marginalia! We’ve lost all the beans now, and most of the onions are gone… including Audrey!

Herbs in the Garden, Sewing and Project Day are on-going. Masks required. We’re keeping right on with the virtual meetings side-by-side with the actual. 

…and on Sunday. Dratted slugs!
  • Herb Bunch – At Ancient Light, Thursdays, 7am-9pm, on hold
  • Herb Workshop, In the Garden – Almost weekly over the summer. Please ask to join the facebook chat!
  • Sewing Time – At Ancient Light, Saturdays, 3-5pm
  • Project Day – At Ancient Light, Sundays, 1 to 4pm
  • Cheese and Wine happens irregularly, usually announced with little notice on our Facebook group.

Next Potluck – 8/21, 9/18, 10/16, 11/20, 12/18

Geranium starts

Winter Feast LVI, Norse Theme. Page here – https://housecapuchin.com/winter-feast/winter-feast-norse-feast-as-lvi-february-2022/ More pages coming!

Here is the direct Portfolio link which has all the past Project Day reports and various projects, original here:  https://housecapuchin.wordpress.com/portfolio/  and new one here:  https://housecapuchin2.wordpress.com/portfolio/ and number three is here: https://housecapuchin3.wordpress.com/portfolio/

Misc – Says, Eleanor de Bolton, “at AWW, Her Majesty found me (surrounded by veggies 😃) and Granted me entrance into the Order of the Goutte de Sang (An Tir’s grant level service award) ❤

Wow! I am still lost for words. I didn’t see my current service at that level, just more as a spin-off to my work as a Rose/VE and now Laurel. I am honored and will try to get over my imposter syndrome.

…and to be a bit braggy for a sec… this is my 5th Grant of arms ❤ Woot! My fleet of l’ships is now truly worth of the title Admiral 😃 . I think all of us 3+ grant award folks should create the Order of the Admiralty”

July Coronation Morning Court – This stream includes the morning court for July Coronation.- Kingdom of AnTir, SCA

Events

Ongoing meeting/event! Adiantum Arts & Sciences Update
With the arrival of summer, we will once again begin meeting in hybrid meetings, outdoors, beginning on Tuesday July 19th.
On that date we will begin an 8 week series of classes and activities leading up to a mini Medieval Pilgrimage across our small town.
July 19th we will meet hybrid via FB live. This will be a short history of Pilgrimages in the middle ages. It should be noted that not all pilgrimages were spiritual and this activity will inform about both the spiritual and personal reasons historically recorded for pilgrimages. This activity will be crafted in a way to allow those of all beliefs to feel welcome to these activities.
August 2: A brief history and hands on construction of Pilgrims Bags. This will also be hybrid FB Live and in person event.
August 16: a short diversion from our theme to a class on the history and construction of Arrow building 101, scheduled months ago. HL Alan Bowyer will be our guest presenter.
August 30: historic background of and hands on construction of walking sticks for pilgrimages
September 13: history of and hands on construction of bag shoes presented By HL Hrodr-Navar Hakonsson Steve Alter OP
Saturday September 24th: pilgrimage across our small town with a couple of stops along the way and a celebration at the end of the day:
2 stops at local ‘churches’, (one is presently a restaurant and the other a community service center). The walk will end at a local church and conclude with a celebratory feast.
Participants will receive a scallop shell token to hang on their walking sticks and a passport at the beginning of he walk.
Each will receive a pewter token and a stamp on their passport at each stop.
On arrival at the destination they will receive a Compestella (certificate of completion), and will join in a celebratory 14th century Festus of a similar nature to that prepared historically at pilgrimage stops.
The distance covered in this pilgrimage will be minimal, about 1.5 miles, with 2 stops en route.
We will be in garb, using our bag shoes, walking sticks, and pilgrims bags and we will carry banners. Our Chatelaine, Dame Johanna Trewpeny will be a member of our company, should we encounter mundanes curious about our presence and our purpose. This will be a rain or shine event, so dress for the weather. And we will be using FB Live as we progress.
More details will be posted this evening on each event, as FB allows me (we have been arguing all day about whether i should be able to edit via my phone).
So there are a whole lot of fun events coming up! Lets enjoy the beautiful weather and each others company while we learn more about the past by bringing it into our future!
Yours in Service,
Aila’ntha of Williams Keep

JUL 15 AT 2 PM – JUL 17 AT 5 PM – An Tir July Coronation – Clayton Community Fairgrounds, Event by Arnora Grimsdottir, Lilyanne Jennifer Williams and Jenn Harper – The Barony of Wealdsmere is proud to once again host July Coronation!
This event will be at the Clayton Community Fairgrounds in beautiful Williams Valley, WA – the same site as July Coronation 2019. This is a great site with plenty of room for camping, RV’s and buildings for activities out of the summer sun. This site offers potable water, showers and electricity. For the most up to date info please go to: https://antir.org/events/july-coronation-2022/

JUL 29 AT 3 PM – JUL 31 AT 6 PM – Mooselmas – Laverne County Park – Event by Shire of Tymberhavene and Maat Pittman
Please join the Shire of Tymberhavene as they take advantage of the gift of a fifth weekend in July, cool coastal temperatures, and the birth of the one and only Viscount Moose… err Viscount Seamus O’Cailleigh! (His 40th, but that’s a secret, shhhh). To celebrate the holiday of the Moose, activities to be determined exactly, will include, Art, Art, Art and Science, Science and some more Science. If some dear friends of the Moose decide to marshal some kind of sweaty activity and the Moose agrees, it shall also be allowed. Site is Tymberhavene’s favorite! You know the one!! Hot showers and flushing toilets!

AUG 12 AT 3 PM – AUG 14 AT 12 PM – The Long & Short of It – Event by Barony of Terra Pomaria and Stephen A Trickel – 9755 Willamette St, Aumsville, OR 97325-9625, United States
The Long and Short of it is a summer gathering for Terra Pomeranians and friends. Championships will be held for Heavy Fighters, Archery both young and old, and thrown weapons. Prize Tournaments for Rapier, Cut and Thrust, a Youth A&S challenge, and Equestrian Challenges in memory of Mistress Lady Macha the Determined. A potluck will be held Saturday, with a roast provided by the Thegn Clovis and Baronesa Ximena. All attendees are encourage to bring a tasty dish to share

JAN 13, 2023 AT 12 PM – JAN 15, 2023 AT 5 PM – An Tir 12th Night 2023 – Valley River Inn
Event by Barony of Adiantum, Pam Perryman and Esther Reese
Hello From An Tir 12th Night 2023!
12th Night 2023 will be held in the Barony of Adiantum (Eugene, Oregon). Our event site is the lovely Valley River Inn, which is happy to host the SCA again.
For those new to the site, the “SCA block” is the entire hotel! The staff is friendly, with many having been our hosts at past events in their hotel. They know us, and they love our events. At 12th Night 2020, fifty-three+ hotel staff worked with Gold Key to wear garb during the work shift. It’s a welcoming space that’s all ours for the weekend!
Your event Stewards are Dame Yseult of Broceliande Ol, OP (Pam Perryman) and Honorable Emma Haldane (Esther Reese).The best way to reach them is to send an email to 12thnight2023@antir.org.
The event email will be checked at least once a day, and usually several times a day.
Site Fee is $30.00, with a $5.00 discount for SCA members. There is no pre-registration or payment; pay and sign in at the gate.
The event page is hosted on the An Tir server, on the calendar page.
That will always be the most up-to-date place for information: https://antir.org/events/twelfth-night-2023/

Dance Vids – Leggiarda Marina by Cesare Negri – Dance Balletti – Utopia Early Music

Repeating because it was such fun! – An Tir Dance Off April 2020 – An Tir Dance Off in A.S. AS LIV being April 2020 Gregorian – Between dancers, horses, musicians, dogs, and editor, we had ONE HUNDRED PARTICIPANTS in the making of this video! AN TIR!!!! Music is “Better When I’m Dancing” by Meghan Trainor (no copyright infringement intended). Initiated, compiled, and edited by HL Aelis de la Rose, with outreach assistance from HL Alicia du Bois. – Kingdom of AnTir, SCA

Classes – 

What Was Normal Life Like For Medieval Servants? | Time Crashers – 6,605 views Jul 13, 2022 TV presenters Fern Britton and Louise Minchin, weight-lifter Zoe Smith, former rock chick Meg Matthews, actors Kirstie Alley, Keith Allen, and Charlie Condou, comedian Chris Ramsey, ex-footballer Jermaine Jenas and long jumper Greg Rutherford sign up to be transported back to six periods of history, starting with the Elizabethan era where they are servants at a great hall preparing a banquet for the lord and his guests. Here they discover just how menial a menial life was. – Chronicle – Medieval History Documentaries

Is This Anne of Cleves in Both Portraits? | 16th Century Portrait by Hans Holbein the Younger – 57 views Jul 14, 2022 This portrait is attributed to potentially being Katherine Howard, the 5th wife of King Henry VIII of England. However, there is evidence that it may instead be Anne of Cleves, the 4th of wife of King Henry VIII. – There is no authentic contemporary evidence of what exactly Katherine Howard looked like. This portrait was painted on a 4 of Diamonds playing card. Could that be a reference to the 4th wife of the Diamond (the current monarch at the time: Henry VIII)? Is that the same calm expression as Anne of Cleves? Does the necklace provide evidence of who this lady is? – Lynne Fairchild

Europe’s Apocalypse: The Shocking Human Cost Of The Thirty Years’ War | Holy Wars – Chronicle – The biggest catastrophe in Europe, the Thirty Years’ War, was caused by Martin Luther’s longing for a purer Christianity. Between 1618 and 1648, Europe lost over 8 million innocent people, in an orgy of violence between Protestants and Catholics. Often referred to as “Europe’s apocalypse”, how did a war between people of the same faith lead to such appalling catastrophe? – Chronicle – Medieval History Documentaries

The Unsettling Secrets Hidden In Holbein’s Tudor Portraits (Waldemar Januszczak) | Perspective – British art historian Waldemar Januszczak shows that Hans Holbein witnessed and recorded the most notorious era in British history. He painted most of the major characters of the 16th century Tudor Era, including the famous image of King Henry VIII. What unsettling secrets lay hidden in his famous paintings? What do his images reveal about Henry’s relentless drive to control the English church?

Early Week – Amy stopped by on Monday with a bag of scraps for pouches.

Cookery – We watched all week for the fennel to flower. On Monday they were just starting. On Thursday, they were “almost”. We harvested one batch Friday evening, and another Sunday morning. Tempus baked a batch of bread on Saturday, so we’d have some for the potluck.

So how much ale did a medieval peasant actually drink? Much, much less than you think – https://zythophile.co.uk/2022/07/12/so-how-much-ale-did-a-medieval-peasant-actually-drink-much-much-less-than-you-think

A History of Ketchup – Tasting History (recipes from 1787)

Sewing – Anja was working on gnome pincushions/pattern weights this week. No pix, yet.

Vines and Leaves – In this video, I am making a bag strap for a clear plastic stadium bag. This is a fantastic pattern for a beginner in tablet weaving – Elewys of Finchingefeld (Lots more info on the  YouTube page)

Making a Tasselled Belt for a Bronze Age outfit – Today I’m finishing a bronze age inspired woollen tasselled belt to go with my outfit ready for the Festival of Archaeology. It’s an interpretation rather than an exact copy, but it’s giving me a chance to improve the overall look of this costume. Video also includes some footage of the Festival of Archaeology at the British Museum 16 July 2023 – Sally Pointer

New Viking Age Jewelry Find – (Link in captions and in link section below)

Sundials, etc. – 

Hand-Dug Well Using Primitive Tools? – Frontier Well – Townsends Wilderness Homestead – Townsends

Herb Bunch – On Monday Loren and Anja did some plant tending at the shop, including the parsleys that had suffered a slug attack in the garden and been brought into town to keep a closer eye on them. On Tuesday Anja worked on weeding while he watered the whole garden. We also got an Oregon Grape start into a bucket. Hopefully, it’ll take. The beans have come up.

…and then the planter box that the beans were in, got dumped, while Loren was working on the plant trellis. So it got picked up and put back together, but it’s anyone’s guess how the plants will do.

Watering happened again Friday evening and fennel flowers were harvested and the hard stems snipped away. Sunday morning strawberries/blueberries were harvested and a stem of lovage for the cookery, and then more of the fennel blossoms.

Beans

On Thursday

On Sunday

Wooden Utensils – (spurtles, spoons, scrapers)

Project Day – Started the day talking with Gudrun. She’s come down with the Plague. 😦 Talked with Helen Louise for a bit about the demo next weekend. Peggy posted a great set of process pictures of her trial of the Norse Apple-Nut cake recipe. (In “Recipes” section) Anja got a little sewing done and Loren a little sanding.

Potluck – Nibbles were out on the table, early. Cooking started around 3pm and it took quite awhile to get the chicken far enough to be skinned and boiled. By 5:30 we were heating up the soup and cooking the cabbage.. Not long after that the chicken was finished being skinned, boned and chunked… *not* the original recipe, but I did want Loren to eat some!

We ended up eating at home, since it was just two of us. The chicken was good, although better before I addeds, “just a little more cinnamon”. <sigh> I’ll know better next time. Before that unfortunate choice, there was a nice balance of fennel and ginger in the dish. I might just leave out the cinnamon and serve with cinnamon/clove/cardamom sugar on the side. This is going to be a good feast dish, since it can be done entirely ahead and just heated. I’m going to harvest, snip (de-stem) the rest of the fennel flowers, so we can!

No, the bug in the apple muse didn’t stay there. He was discovered after the photo was taken and unceremoniously escorted of the feast, taking flying lessons by means of a spoon catapult!

Potluck Menu

Nibbles

  • bread – white rolls
  • butter
  • skyr cheese
  • “white” cheese
  • Pickled cheese (infused/marinated)
  • pickles (beans, egg and turnip)
  • chive butter
  • black olives
  • Pickled herring
  • Lox
  • Other cheeses

Main

  • Cacik
  • Lentil/pea soup with carrots
  • Chicken with Fennel Flowers
  • Trencher bread
  • buttered carrots
  • three colors of beets, roasted and sliced.
  • Caboges yfried, actually boiled and buttered… 🙂 Tricolor cabbage mix and onion.

Afters

A sweet spiced applesauce with brown sugar lumps (right in the center of the pic, with attendant bug) and covered with fresh berries.
  • Norse Apple Nut Cake – Peggy
  • Comfits
  • Marzipan
  • Apple Muse with fresh berries
  • Grapes

Apple Muse

Recipes

Norse Apple Nut Cake – Recipe by Peggy Vlach, edited by Anja- So here is my first try at making the Norse apple/nut cake. I think that 1 1/2 cups of honey is too much, next time I will cut that amount in half. What with all the honey and the eggs the batter was very runny….it took 30 minutes instead of 15 to set up in the oven at 350 degrees. However, it is yummy.

  • 1 cup chopped dried apples
  • 2 cups toasted chopped hazelnuts (Safeway has chopped hazelnuts in their baking section)
  • Apples and nuts mixed in a bowl
  • ¾ of your favorite honey
  • 4 eggs

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 350.
  2. Chop the dried apples and measure 1 cup.
  3. Put into a bowl.
  4. Toast hazelnuts and chop. Measure two cups.
  5. Add to bowl and mix.
  6. Measure 1 ½ cups of honey. Add to bowl and mix.
  7. Add eggs and mix very well.
  8. Spread in a 13×9 pan, lined with foil to contain mess.
  9. Bake in pre-heated oven for 15-30 minutes until golden brown on top and set.
  10. Let cool and serve warm or cold.

Page can be found here – https://wp.me/P8ngGY-6bY

Medieval Chicken with Fennel Flowers – https://historicalitaliancooking.home.blog/english/recipes/medieval-chicken-with-fennel-flowers/ – ITALIANO – from Anonimo Veneziano, Venetian source, 14th century. Anja’s adaptation

A serving on a trencher bread with lentil/pea soup and cabbage dish.

Ingredients

  • 1 flat of chicken thighs, approx.. 4-5 pounds.
  • Water to cover
  • 1 TBSP salt (or to taste)
  • 1 cup bacon fat (or other hog fat, but bacon tastes good!) You can usually get this amount from a pound of bacon.
  • 1 handful of fennel flowers (cut flowers from the ends of the stiff stems!)
  • 1 ½ cups almond flour)
  • Small piece fresh ginger
  • Mix of sweet spices (cinnamon, , cloves, Indian bay leaves) or powder douce.

Method

  1. Mix almond flour and fennel flowers together. (This may be done ahead of time.)
  2. Grind spices. (This may be done ahead of time.)
  3. Cut up bacon and fry. Let cool. Strain bacon fat into a cup and save the rest for other purposes. (This may be done ahead of time.)
  4. Peel the skin from the chicken. (This may be done ahead of time.)
  5. Parboil chicken. (This means to cover the chicken with water, salt it, and bring to a boil, then pull out of the liquid and set aside (it won’t be fully cooked!) **
  6. Strain the broth and set aside. If you stop at this point, refrigerate both chicken and broth, separately, then skim any grease from the broth and discard.
  7. Melt the bacon fat.
  8. Add the chicken. (Chicken was de-boned and chopped before this step!)
  9. Mix the flour/flower mixture and the various spices.
  10. Reserve 1 TBSP for step 16.
  11. Mix the rest with 2 cups of the chicken broth.
  12. Give the chicken pieces a few minutes to begin to warm up, then add the broth and seasonings mix.
  13. Let simmer for 15 minutes and turn over/stir.
  14. Simmer for another 15 minutes, stir, and check for done-ness
  15. Put the chicken on a serving platter or a shallow bowl.
  16. Stir the sauce well, cooking a little longer, if necessary, then pour over the chicken and dust with the reserved seasoning mix.

** Anja’s note – Because the chicken was frozen, it had to be cooked far enough to get the skins off and by that time it was close to temperature! 5 pounds was too much chicken for the pot, too, so I decided to bone and cut up before frying/cooking, and then reserve some for another day.

Original recipe – Toy li polastri e smenbrali e fali bolire e non tropo e frizelli in lardo; toy mandole, fiore de fenochio e masena ogni cossa in sema e distempera con la lessadura de li polastri e poy dali per scutelle e metili specie dolce.

Translation – Take the chickens and cut them in pieces. After boiling them a little, cook the meat with lardo. Grind almonds and fennel flowers together, and dissolve them in the chicken sauce. Plate adding sweet spices.

Miscellaneous pix

Music – La Reverdie – Knights, Maids & Miracles – Suso in Italia Bella (Disc 3) – Music in the courts and cloisters of northern Italy

Song 1 of 10 – O lylium convallium
Song 2 of 10 – Tres enemics
Song 3 of 10 – Gewan ich ze Minnen
Song 4 of 10 – En mort d’En Joan de Cucanh
Song 5 of 10 – Lux purpurata – Diligite justitiam
Song 6 of 10 – O in Italia felice Liguria (Madrigal)
Song 7 of 10 – O in Italia felice Liguria (Instrumental Version by Doron David Sherwin)
Song 8 of 10 – Nel bel giardino che l’Adige (Madrigal)
Song 9 of 10 – Pyançe la bella Yguana (Instrumental Version by Elisabetta de Mircovich)
Song 10 of 10 – La Reverdie

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Links

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Video Links & Podcasts

Medieval handcart: just the ambient trundling noise ASMR – Experience the singing noise a medieval handcart makes as it trundles through the beautiful English landscape. No talking or explanation, just the landscape and atmosphere. – Modern History TV

Une saison lumineuse à Guédelon… – Les tailleurs de pierre, carriers et maçons œuvrent à la construction de la porte entre deux tours ; les charpentiers équarrissent, taillent et assemblent la charpente de la tour du pigeonnier ; les coloristes et les peintres poursuivent les décors de la chapelle et travaillent avec les menuisiers à la réalisation des fenêtres en toile peinte…

A bright season in Guédelon… – Stonemasons, quarry workers and masons work on the construction of the gate between two towers; the carpenters square, cut and assemble the frame of the dovecote tower; the colourists and the painters continue the decorations of the chapel and work with the carpenters on the realization of the windows in painted fabric…

Biocodicology and Birth Girdles with Sarah Fiddyment – This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with Dr. Sarah Fiddyment about a mind-blowingly simple way of collecting biological information from parchment, what it can tell us, and what it reveals about how a late medieval birth girdle was used. – Medievalists

New and Updated Pages

Funnies 

The Boudica Song | Cut-Throat Celts – Don’t diss this Miss! It’s the anthem of the cut-throat celts and their boss – Boudica! Cross her at your peril! – Horrible Histories

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Largesse, Gifts and Auction items
·       ASXLVIII = 88
·         ASXLIX = 794
·         ASL = 2138
·         ASLI = 731
·         ASLII = 304
·         ASLIII = 146
·         ASLIV & ASLV = 230
·         ASLVI & ASLVII = 177+2=179 plus bookmarks, 4 puppets, 4 powder fort, 8 cheese spice and 9 powder douce packets, 1 kiss-lock pouch, 10 tiny bobs, 7 pincushions, 3 pins, 3 snip case w/snips, 23lucet cords, 25 pouches for block-printing, 2 medium pouch, 4 small pouches, 12 bookmarkers, 14 unfinished pincushions, 1 sewing kit (except for bone needle), varnished stuff (124), 2 emery strawberries, 1 woolen spool-knit cord, 46 key bottle openers, 4 dishcloths, box of thread waxers.
Total as a Household = 4238 handed off

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Activities through 7-10-22

War pix, below!

Athanaeum looks to have been awesome! There are good sets of pictures on the Facebook Group, An Tir Arts and Sciences.

The House was actually pretty quiet this week. Peggy has some scrolls, but others were recuperating from War. …and Gudrun dropped by (virtually) a couple of times this week.

Herbs in the Garden on Wednesday, Sewing Workshop on Saturday, Project Day Sunday. Masks required. We’re keeping right on with the virtual meetings side-by-side with the actual. 

Waiting for the fennel to bloom. See the flowers up near the top of the pic?
  • Herb Bunch – At Ancient Light, Thursdays, 7am-9pm, on hold
  • Herb Workshop, In the Garden – Almost weekly over the summer. Please ask to join the facebook chat!
  • Sewing Time – At Ancient Light, Saturdays, 3-5pm
  • Project Day – At Ancient Light, Sundays, 1 to 4pm
  • Cheese and Wine happens irregularly, usually announced with little notice on our Facebook group.

Next Potluck – Next Potluck – 7/17, 8/21, 9/18, 10/16, 11/20, 12/18

Winter Feast LVI, Norse Theme. Page here – https://housecapuchin.com/winter-feast/winter-feast-norse-feast-as-lvi-february-2022/ More pages coming!

Here is the direct Portfolio link which has all the past Project Day reports and various projects, original here:  https://housecapuchin.wordpress.com/portfolio/  and new one here:  https://housecapuchin2.wordpress.com/portfolio/ and number three is here: https://housecapuchin3.wordpress.com/portfolio/

Misc – “War Breaks Out in Gold Beach!” – https://theworldlink.com/news/local/war-breaks-out-in-gold-beach/article_8f58935c-fd55-11ec-8656-5f59012e6cb4.html

7-6-22 – Taran’s Laureling – Photo by Diane Tripp Brazell

AnTir/West War pix from Helen Louise.

An Aerial View of the Site

665th Anniversary of the Charles Bridge. Reenactment parade and other photos.

Events

JUL 15 AT 2 PM – JUL 17 AT 5 PM – An Tir July Coronation – Clayton Community Fairgrounds, Event by Arnora Grimsdottir, Lilyanne Jennifer Williams and Jenn Harper – The Barony of Wealdsmere is proud to once again host July Coronation!
This event will be at the Clayton Community Fairgrounds in beautiful Williams Valley, WA – the same site as July Coronation 2019. This is a great site with plenty of room for camping, RV’s and buildings for activities out of the summer sun. This site offers potable water, showers and electricity. For the most up to date info please go to: https://antir.org/events/july-coronation-2022/

JUL 29 AT 3 PM – JUL 31 AT 6 PM – Mooselmas – Laverne County Park – Event by Shire of Tymberhavene and Maat Pittman
Please join the Shire of Tymberhavene as they take advantage of the gift of a fifth weekend in July, cool coastal temperatures, and the birth of the one and only Viscount Moose… err Viscount Seamus O’Cailleigh! (His 40th, but that’s a secret, shhhh). To celebrate the holiday of the Moose, activities to be determined exactly, will include, Art, Art, Art and Science, Science and some more Science. If some dear friends of the Moose decide to marshal some kind of sweaty activity and the Moose agrees, it shall also be allowed. Site is Tymberhavene’s favorite! You know the one!! Hot showers and flushing toilets!

AUG 12 AT 3 PM – AUG 14 AT 12 PM – The Long & Short of It – Event by Barony of Terra Pomaria and Stephen A Trickel – 9755 Willamette St, Aumsville, OR 97325-9625, United States
The Long and Short of it is a summer gathering for Terra Pomeranians and friends. Championships will be held for Heavy Fighters, Archery both young and old, and thrown weapons. Prize Tournaments for Rapier, Cut and Thrust, a Youth A&S challenge, and Equestrian Challenges in memory of Mistress Lady Macha the Determined. A potluck will be held Saturday, with a roast provided by the Thegn Clovis and Baronesa Ximena. All attendees are encourage to bring a tasty dish to share

JAN 13, 2023 AT 12 PM – JAN 15, 2023 AT 5 PM – An Tir 12th Night 2023 – Valley River Inn
Event by Barony of Adiantum, Pam Perryman and Esther Reese
Hello From An Tir 12th Night 2023!
12th Night 2023 will be held in the Barony of Adiantum (Eugene, Oregon). Our event site is the lovely Valley River Inn, which is happy to host the SCA again.
For those new to the site, the “SCA block” is the entire hotel! The staff is friendly, with many having been our hosts at past events in their hotel. They know us, and they love our events. At 12th Night 2020, fifty-three+ hotel staff worked with Gold Key to wear garb during the work shift. It’s a welcoming space that’s all ours for the weekend!
Your event Stewards are Dame Yseult of Broceliande Ol, OP (Pam Perryman) and Honorable Emma Haldane (Esther Reese).The best way to reach them is to send an email to 12thnight2023@antir.org.
The event email will be checked at least once a day, and usually several times a day.
Site Fee is $30.00, with a $5.00 discount for SCA members. There is no pre-registration or payment; pay and sign in at the gate.
The event page is hosted on the An Tir server, on the calendar page.
That will always be the most up-to-date place for information: https://antir.org/events/twelfth-night-2023/

Dance Vids – Les Bouffons – Arbeau – Alegorický boj čtyř ročních období. Takový malý Rondí Vivaldi. – The allegorical battle of the Four seasons. It’s such a small Rondo by Vivaldi. – tanec Rond (cz) (round dance) – hudba Housebroken Consort (cz) – Adéla Jelínková

Jouyssance Vous Donneray by Thoinot Arbeau – Utopia Early Music – Dance Balletti

Classes – Secrets of a Medieval Castle | Chepstow Castle – Chepstow Castle, one of the first stone built castles in Wales, construction began in 1067, a year after the Norman invasion. Kevin Hicks has taken students around Chepstow for almost 30 years. Today, he takes you on a special tour of his favourite castle and shares with you some of the secrets he’s discovered over that time. – Medieval History

1588: How A Shipwrecked Spanish Armada Captain Escaped From Ireland | After The Armada | Chronicle – In September 1588, Spanish Armada captain Francisco de Cuéllar was shipwrecked off the Sligo coast. He spent seven months in war-torn Ireland, trying to escape death and marriage before eventually making his way to Madrid. – Antaine Ó Donnaile sets out on a quest to follow in the footsteps of Cuéllar through the Irish landscape, meeting local people and historians to see if his fantastic account might be true. With dramatic historical reconstruction, spectacular aerial footage, and a physically demanding journey through Connacht, Ulster and then on to Scotland, Belgium and Spain, this is a gripping and swashbuckling adventure, which gives a unique insight into Ireland and the Gaelic world before the English Conquest. – Chronicle – Medieval History Documentaries

Were The Vikings Misunderstood? | Dark Ages: An Age Of Light | Chronicle – The Dark Ages have been misunderstood. History has identified the period following the fall of the Roman Empire with a descent into barbarism – a terrible time when civilisation stopped. – In the final episode, Waldemar looks towards the north of Europe. The Carolingians saw themselves as successors to Rome, reflected in their art. Elsewhere, the Vikings were constructing long ships with intricate decoration and marking their territory with powerful rune stones. And on the British Isles, the Irish and Anglo-Saxons were creating unique works of manuscript illumination and remarkable jewellery. – Chronicle – Medieval History Documentaries

Early Week – Not much. Plant watering, mostly. Scissor projects at home.

Cookery – Again, not much. A chicken soup/pottage with greens, leeks, barley and mushrooms…. We’re waiting for the fennel to bloom!

Sewing – 

Noblesse Oblige in Northern Italy – Milanese Nobleman at the End of 14th Century – An amazing costume for an nobleman around the year 1400. – A-Papst-Production

Why does this lady have a fly on her head? | National Gallery = Francesca Whitlum-Cooper, The Myojin-Nadar Associate Curator of Paintings 1600–1800, investigates this portrait’s unusual addition. – 🎨 Find out more about ‘Portrait of a Woman of the Hofer Family’
Website link: https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/swabian-portrait-of-a-woman-of-the-hofer-family – The National Gallery

Sundials, etc. – 

Enamels, process pix, a problem and a fix – ROSE TEMPLE RINGS – https://silverforgeportfolio.wordpress.com/2022/07/09/rose-temple-rings/

Herb Bunch – 

No Farmer’s Market and Anja was the only one for Herbs this week. No pix, either. Strawberries and raspberries were harvested each day, about an 1/2 handful. Monday’s harvest at the shop was sweetgrass and rose petals, then sweetgrass was harvested from the bucket in the garden on Wednesday and prep went on on those all week. There wasn’t enough (or long enough) sweetgrass to braid, so it was all chopped for drying. The rose petals and a few buds got prepped and then set by to dry.

Fascinating article about “Heritage” apples in England – https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220705-the-uks-heritage-apple-renaissance

…and another about the origins of the apple. Nikolai Vavilov first identified the Malus sieversii as the progenitor of the domestic apple, Malus domestica, in 1929. It growns wild in Alma-Ata, near the Tian Shan mountains, and probably spread through the Silk Road. – https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20181120-the-birthplace-of-the-modern-apple

Project Day – We mostly woodbuttering some chopsticks and a spoon. Chatted with folks online and Peggy dropped off a couple of scroll pix.

..and also posted some pix of drying apples, prepping for the Norse apple-nut bread recipe. 

Miscellaneous pix

Music – Les Bouffons – Three sets of renaissance bagpipes in harmony, and Sue doing exciting things with a big drum. – The tune is “Les Bouffons”, or “The Buffens” in England. Published in Thoinot Arbeau’s “Orchesographie”, 1589. – Paul Baker

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Links

This gold ring once belonged to a powerful Viking Chief. It was found in a pile of cheap jewellery auctioned off online. The heavy, shiny gold ring stood out. And no wonder. It once belonged to a powerful Viking chief. – https://sciencenorway.no/archaeology-viking-age-vikings/this-gold-ring-once-belonged-to-a-powerful-viking-chief-it-was-found-in-a-pile-of-cheap-jewellery-auctioned-off-online/2052329

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Video Links

Horrible Histories – The Monarchs Song | Horrible Songs – Could you name all the Kings and Queens of England? – Horrible Histories

The Wives’ Song – from Henry VIII The Musical – henryviiithemusical1

In The Footsteps of Elizabeth I: The 1578 Progress To Norwich – Excerpt – Join Sarah in Norwich, Norfolk, as she follows in the footsteps of Elizabeth I during the pinnacle of her 1578 progress. Joined by expert guide, Aidan Norrie, discover The Boleyn Chantry Chapel in Norwich Cathedral and learn more about Elizabeth’s historic progress to England’s second-largest Tudor city. – The Tudor Travel Guide

Cet été plongez au cœur du Moyen Âge ! – This summer, be transported to the Middle Ages! – Avec notre partenaire Cresson Voyages, nous vous proposons une journée au départ de Paris pour découvrir Guédelon tous les mercredis du 13 juillet au 23 août 2022. – Take a day trip from Paris to Guédelon every Wednesday from 13th July to August 23rd 2022. – Guédelon nous bâtissons un château fort

1588: How A Shipwrecked Spanish Armada Captain Escaped From Ireland | After The Armada | Chronicle – In September 1588, Spanish Armada captain Francisco de Cuéllar was shipwrecked off the Sligo coast. He spent seven months in war-torn Ireland, trying to escape death and marriage before eventually making his way to Madrid. – Antaine Ó Donnaile sets out on a quest to follow in the footsteps of Cuéllar through the Irish landscape, meeting local people and historians to see if his fantastic account might be true. With dramatic historical reconstruction, spectacular aerial footage, and a physically demanding journey through Connacht, Ulster and then on to Scotland, Belgium and Spain, this is a gripping and swashbuckling adventure, which gives a unique insight into Ireland and the Gaelic world before the English Conquest. – Chronicle – Medieval History Documentaries

Funnies 

divider black grey greek key

Largesse, Gifts and Auction items
·       ASXLVIII = 88
·         ASXLIX = 794
·         ASL = 2138
·         ASLI = 731
·         ASLII = 304
·         ASLIII = 146
·         ASLIV & ASLV = 230
·         ASLVI & ASLVII = 177+2=179 plus bookmarks, 4 puppets, 4 powder fort, 8 cheese spice and 9 powder douce packets, 1 kiss-lock pouch, 10 tiny bobs, 7 pincushions, 3 pins, 3 snip case w/snips, 23lucet cords, 25 pouches for block-printing, 2 medium pouch, 4 small pouches, 12 bookmarkers, 14 unfinished pincushions, 1 sewing kit (except for bone needle), varnished stuff (124), 2 emery strawberries, 1 woolen spool-knit cord, 46 key bottle openers, 4 dishcloths, box of thread waxers.
Total as a Household = 4238 handed off

moving writing pen motif
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Last updated 7/11/22
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Activities through 7-3-22 AnTir/West War

Anja and Loren had a crazy week. People going to War had a crazy week. Too bad they didn’t match up! Garden stuff this week, Herbs in the Garden workshop, cookery with an interesting cucumber (squash) recipe, some great links and a couple of really funny ones, too.

Herbs in the Garden on Wednesday. Sewing on Saturday. Project Day on Sunday. Masks required. We’re keeping right on with the virtual meetings side-by-side with the actual. 

Blueberry
  • Herb Bunch – At Ancient Light, Thursdays, 7am-9pm, on hold
  • Herb Workshop, In the Garden – Almost weekly over the summer. Please ask to join the facebook chat!
  • Sewing Time – At Ancient Light, Saturdays, 3-5pm
  • Project Day – At Ancient Light, Sundays, 1 to 4pm
  • Cheese and Wine happens irregularly, usually announced with little notice on our Facebook group.

Next Potluck – Next Potluck – 7/17, 8/21, 9/18, 10/16, 11/20, 12/18

Farmer’s Market weird carrots

Winter Feast LVI, Norse Theme. Page here – https://housecapuchin.com/winter-feast/winter-feast-norse-feast-as-lvi-february-2022/ More pages coming!

Here is the direct Portfolio link which has all the past Project Day reports and various projects, original here:  https://housecapuchin.wordpress.com/portfolio/  and new one here:  https://housecapuchin2.wordpress.com/portfolio/ and number three is here: https://housecapuchin3.wordpress.com/portfolio/

Misc – A Medieval Martial Ballet // Changing of the Guards at Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul – Witness a reenactment of a changing of the guards ceremony that dates back to the 1460s, at Seoul’s Gyeongbok Palace! – The Creative Contessa

Events

JUN 30 AT 2 PM – JUL 5 AT 3 PM – An Tir West War 2022 – Lazy J Ranch, 96029 Euchre Creek Rd Gold Beach OR 97444 – Event by A&W War: a War of the West & AnTir
Come once again to the beautiful, temperate coastlands and the epic war between the mighty Kingdoms of An Tir and the West. There will be battles, both heavy and rapier. There will be Arts and Sciences, rapier and archery, equestrian activities galore–and of course there will be fine merchants.

JUL 15 AT 2 PM – JUL 17 AT 5 PM – An Tir July Coronation – Clayton Community Fairgrounds, Event by Arnora Grimsdottir, Lilyanne Jennifer Williams and Jenn Harper – The Barony of Wealdsmere is proud to once again host July Coronation!
This event will be at the Clayton Community Fairgrounds in beautiful Williams Valley, WA – the same site as July Coronation 2019. This is a great site with plenty of room for camping, RV’s and buildings for activities out of the summer sun. This site offers potable water, showers and electricity. For the most up to date info please go to: https://antir.org/events/july-coronation-2022/

JUL 29 AT 3 PM – JUL 31 AT 6 PM – Mooselmas – Laverne County Park – Event by Shire of Tymberhavene and Maat Pittman
Please join the Shire of Tymberhavene as they take advantage of the gift of a fifth weekend in July, cool coastal temperatures, and the birth of the one and only Viscount Moose… err Viscount Seamus O’Cailleigh! (His 40th, but that’s a secret, shhhh). To celebrate the holiday of the Moose, activities to be determined exactly, will include, Art, Art, Art and Science, Science and some more Science. If some dear friends of the Moose decide to marshal some kind of sweaty activity and the Moose agrees, it shall also be allowed. Site is Tymberhavene’s favorite! You know the one!! Hot showers and flushing toilets!

AUG 12 AT 3 PM – AUG 14 AT 12 PM – The Long & Short of It – Event by Barony of Terra Pomaria and Stephen A Trickel – 9755 Willamette St, Aumsville, OR 97325-9625, United States
The Long and Short of it is a summer gathering for Terra Pomeranians and friends. Championships will be held for Heavy Fighters, Archery both young and old, and thrown weapons. Prize Tournaments for Rapier, Cut and Thrust, a Youth A&S challenge, and Equestrian Challenges in memory of Mistress Lady Macha the Determined. A potluck will be held Saturday, with a roast provided by the Thegn Clovis and Baronesa Ximena. All attendees are encourage to bring a tasty dish to share

JAN 13, 2023 AT 12 PM – JAN 15, 2023 AT 5 PM – An Tir 12th Night 2023 – Valley River Inn
Event by Barony of Adiantum, Pam Perryman and Esther Reese
Hello From An Tir 12th Night 2023!
12th Night 2023 will be held in the Barony of Adiantum (Eugene, Oregon). Our event site is the lovely Valley River Inn, which is happy to host the SCA again.
For those new to the site, the “SCA block” is the entire hotel! The staff is friendly, with many having been our hosts at past events in their hotel. They know us, and they love our events. At 12th Night 2020, fifty-three+ hotel staff worked with Gold Key to wear garb during the work shift. It’s a welcoming space that’s all ours for the weekend!
Your event Stewards are Dame Yseult of Broceliande Ol, OP (Pam Perryman) and Honorable Emma Haldane (Esther Reese).The best way to reach them is to send an email to 12thnight2023@antir.org.
The event email will be checked at least once a day, and usually several times a day.
Site Fee is $30.00, with a $5.00 discount for SCA members. There is no pre-registration or payment; pay and sign in at the gate.
The event page is hosted on the An Tir server, on the calendar page.
That will always be the most up-to-date place for information: https://antir.org/events/twelfth-night-2023/

Dance Vids – Renaissance Dances “Tourdion” by Alentrada – Vidio from ELFIA Festival 2016 (The Netherlands) – Historical Dance Theatre “Alentrada”

Les Bouffons – Arbeau – Alegorický boj čtyř ročních období. Takový malý Rondí Vivaldi. – The allegorical battle of the Four seasons. It’s such a small Rondo byVivaldi. – tanec Rond (cz) – hudba – Housebroken Consort (cz) – Adéla Jelínková

Classes – 

Why Did The Vikings Disappear? | Last Journey Of The Vikings | Chronicle – The Vikings didn’t just spread fear and horror in Europe, but also they helped shape history modern history. The Viking Age is widely believed to have started in 793 AD but how did their violent domination come to an end? In this fourth and final episode, we take a look at the closing act of the Viking story. – Chronicle – Medieval History Documentaries

The Rise Of Islam: The Bloody History Of The Crusades | Holy Wars | Chronicle – The Middle Ages saw two hundred years of crusades where Christianity aimed to recover Jerusalem from Islamic rule. After the violent military campaign in the 13th century, Islam became the religion of people from Spain to Indonesia. – Chronicle – Medieval History Documentaries

Not exactly a class, but a history lesson. Hard to forget! 🙂 (Estella found this!) Horrible Histories – Divorced Beheaded & Died | Terrible Tudors | Music Video – (C) 2022 CBBC – http://vevo.ly/J2f44T – HHVEVO

Henry VIII (“Money, Money, Money” by ABBA) – Need to learn about the six wives of Henry VIII? Watch this, and you’ll be able to sing about them. In your sleep. ***HD Version: https://youtu.be/qg2NwiuyaKI – historyteachers

Early Week – Not a lot once the report was out, mostly Loren and Anja were getting ready to move home. No, they don’t have the part, but they have a work-around that will function for awhile. …and some garden stuff, both at the shop and in the actual garden.

Cookery – 

Farmer’s Market this week was: new potatoes, funky carrots, squash, onions, leeks and cherries.

Anja tried to make a leek and potato soup during the week. It’s pretty simple: leeks, potatoes, salt, caraway…. but the leeks were from last fall and very tough. Anja didn’t realize that they needed extra peeling and when the soup was done it was full of …. splinters… for lack of a better term, and they had to toss it. <sigh> So, more leeks this coming week and we’ll try again!

The weekend was nuts because of the holiday. Anja made some swimming sausages for a couple of meals, but nothing other than that.

…Of course, we’re harvesting berries each day and lettuce from the porch planters….

Sugary comfort: making medieval comfits – Posted by Christopher Monk – https://modernmedievalcuisine.com/2020/10/06/sugary-comfort-making-medieval-comfits/

Ticia Verveer – Archaeologist – A fragment of a Scythian decorated leather cheese bag, and remarkably well-preserved lumps of cheese, that are around 2,300 years old. They were found in burial mounds in the high Altai mountains of southern Siberia, where the frozen ground prevented them from deteriorating. – https://blog.britishmuseum.org/scythians-at-the-british-museum/

How To Prepare A Traditional Medieval Feast | Let’s Cook History | Chronicle – Many think of The Middle Ages as a gloomy period for cuisine, as famine ravaged many parts of the world. However, throughout Europe, medieval kitchens were often filled with innovative and healthy dishes. Let’s take a deep dive into world of the medieval feast: from the preparation of bread, meat, wine and herbs consumed in castles to the banquets in the monasteries and the growing cities. – Chronicle – Medieval History Documentaries

Sewing – No on in for Sewing Workshop because of the holiday. One phone call, though…. Lady had a problem tying off the threads for her pouch!

Fun with Medieval Headgear // Why medieval people covered their heads! – Medieval hats, caps, bonnets, coifs, autours, hoods, cornes – explore the reasons people in the Middle Ages generally covered their heads in some fashion along with a picture gallery of extant hats and caps that have survived the centuries. – Rabbit holes of research are all too tempting to me. I find myself wandering through entire warrens of knowledge when I should really be focusing on one specific topic. Well, it happened again…While refreshing my research for a medieval coif-making workshop, I ended up amassing such a trove of fascinating information, from tailoring, to gender studies, to medieval biblical scripture, that I decided to turn it into what I hope is a fascinating mini-documentary on headgear in the Middle Ages, peppered liberally with photos of some of the amazing extant medieval hat I discovered along the way and plenty of imagery from mediveal sources to add spice! I hope you enjoy! 🙂 – The Creative Contessa

Sundials, etc. – 

3000-year-old sword discovered in Denmark is ‘still sharp’ – https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/07/12/danish-sword/

Rare silver coins minted by Viking king Harald Bluetooth discovered in Finland – https://thevikingherald.com/article/rare-silver-coins-minted-by-viking-king-harald-bluetooth-discovered-in-finland/186

Herb Bunch – Watering happened 3 times this week, because of the heat over the previous weekend.

Herbs in the Garden – Mostly was weeding, but one set of beans got planted, ….keeping my fingers crossed that the slug population is going to die down in the drier weather…. lots of strawberries and raspberries got picked, a handful each morning, some pictures got taken. Geranium starts from another of the leggy ones at the shop got done. A few thimbleberries got picked out at the spring. …and watering. It’s summer and dry….

Project Day – Was just Anja, no Loren even, since the shop was open late because of the fireworks and he had to nap during the day, so that he’d survive the paper route. Anja talked to folks online. Gudrun is doing well, but mostly doing cosplay. She also managed to get one of the sanded spoons buttered and it’s now in the largesse pile…. which none of the three people who said they’d stop by on the way to War, remembered to get!

Feast Planning – Nothing this week. No time!

Miscellaneous pix

When the Rivet wheat won’t wait, but you don’t have the spoons or time to do the full garb&frame pics…
It’s translated as Durum wheat from the T.S., but Rivet wheat has the same multi-branched seed head and height, so I’m calling it close enough.

Music – A Seasonal Set! –

In Peascod Time – Gathering Peascods – In Summertime/Under the Greenwood Tree – Upon a Summer’s Day – Passamezzo – In Peascod Time – Gathering Peascods – In Summertime/Under the Greenwood Tree – Upon a Summer’s Day
A selection of popular dances and ballad tunes with a Summer theme, from 16th and 17th Century Britain. [“Peascod time” is the time when peas are growing in their pods]

Eleanor Cramer: bass viol
Christopher Goodwin: renaissance guitar
Alison Kinder: recorder
Peter Luke Kenny: drum
Tamsin Lewis: renaissance violin

A Summer Playlist – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=so0mFFIjiiI&list=PL2xrnQOw2TwZBGpcNmAdudqlL6BDmUPK-

Bjarki, Sven and I – Parody of the folk song Crawdad Hole – vikinghomecompanion

Recipes – Another Volker Bach, https://www.culina-vetus.de/

Stuffed Cucumbers from de Rontzier

Of stuffed cucumbers

You shall peel the cucumbers if they are old, but not if they are young.

Item you chop veal with eggs, white bread, pounded ginger and a little salt, fill the cucumbers with this, cook them, and dress them with capers and butter so that they have a short broth (kurtz von brueh sein) etc.

You chop veal with sheep fat (Schaffsunschligt), eggs, parmesan cheese, pepper and salt and fill the cucumbers with this, cook them, and strew them with parmesan cheese when you wish to serve them.

Item you chop veal with bacon, mace, eggs and gooseberries, fill the cucumbers with this, cook them, and dress them with butter and grated white bread and strew them with salt when you wish to serve them.

Item you fry spinach in olive oil, dress it with white bread, eggs, and small raisins, fill the cucumber with that, and dress them with olive oil, small raisins, vinegar and pepper.

Item you fry chervil and grated white bread in butter, stir it with eggs and chop it together with a little veal, fill the cucumbers with it, cook them and dress them with cut chervil etc.

(p. 251)

Schmorgurken – thick-skinned, hard-fleshed cucumbers meant for cooking – are still common in Germany and sometimes prepared in much the same way described here. The cucmbers are peeled, the seeds scooped out, and a savoury filling placed in the cavity. They are then either slowly cooked in a pot in a small quantity of water, or baked. We do not know how de Rontzier wants his prepared, but either method looks plausible.

Franz de Rontzier, head cook to the bishop of Halberstadt and duke of Braunschweig, published his encyclopaedic Kunstbuch von mancherley Essen in 1598. He clearly looks to Marx Rumpolt’s New Kochbuch as the new gold standard, but fails to match it in engaging style or depth. He is thus overshadowed by the twin peaks of Marx Rumpolt and Anna Wecker. What makes his work interesting is the way in which he systematically lists versions of a class of dishes, illustrating the breadth or a court cook’s repertoire. He is also more modernly fashionable than Rumpolt. Looking to France rather than Italy and Spain for inspiration, and some of the dishes he first describes may be genuine innovations.

Anja says, “Hmm… we don’t have cucumbers like that in Oregon. …but all those stuffings would be good in (modern) cooking as fillings for squash, particularly the ones with bread, in the rather wet summer squashes that we get out here…. thinking zuchinni and relatives.”

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Links

Landmark Prague Stories

  1. The Tumultuous History of Prague’s Shrine of the Infant Jesus – https://english.radio.cz/landmark-prague-stories-8685642/1
  2. Vyšehrad: The mythical cradle of Prague – https://english.radio.cz/landmark-prague-stories-8685642/2
  3. Daliborka: Prague Castle’s medieval prison whose first inmate inspired a national legend – https://english.radio.cz/landmark-prague-stories-8685642/3
  4. Retracing the steps of Clementinum’s Jesuit astronomers – https://english.radio.cz/landmark-prague-stories-8685642/4
  5. Prague’s Faust House: home of alchemists and other peculiar residents – https://english.radio.cz/landmark-prague-stories-8685642/5
  6. Nový Svět: Quaint district associated with artists and once known as the Naples of Prague – https://english.radio.cz/landmark-prague-stories-8685642/6
  7. Prague’s Jewish Quarter: small district with big history – https://english.radio.cz/landmark-prague-stories-8685642/7
  8. Kampa Island: Prague’s ‘little Venice’ – https://english.radio.cz/landmark-prague-stories-8685642/8

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Largesse, Gifts and Auction items
·       ASXLVIII = 88
·         ASXLIX = 794
·         ASL = 2138
·         ASLI = 731
·         ASLII = 304
·         ASLIII = 146
·         ASLIV & ASLV = 230
·         ASLVI & ASLVII = 179 plus bookmarks, 4 puppets, 4 powder fort, 8 cheese spice and 9 powder douce packets, 1 kiss-lock pouch, 10 tiny bobs, 7 pincushions, 3 pins, 3 snip case w/snips, 23lucet cords, 25 pouches for block-printing, 2 medium pouch, 4 small pouches, 12 bookmarkers, 14 unfinished pincushions, 1 sewing kit (except for bone needle), varnished stuff (124), 2 emery strawberries, 1 woolen spool-knit cord, 46 key bottle openers, 4 dishcloths, box of thread waxers.
Total as a Household = 4238 handed off

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Activities through 6-26-22

Cooking and Herbs seems to be the most of what Anja and Loren are accomplishing. Other folks are doing scribal, sewing and other things. Sewing Workshop didn’t have anyone this week. Herbs in the Garden was just two of us.

Herbs in the Garden on Wednesday. Sewing Workshop on Saturday. Project Day on Sunday. Masks required. We’re keeping right on with the virtual meetings side-by-side with the actual. 

Audrey! Oh no!
  • Herb Bunch – At Ancient Light, Thursdays, 7am-9pm, on hold
  • Herb Workshop, In the Garden – Almost weekly over the summer. Please ask to join the facebook chat!
  • Sewing Time – At Ancient Light, Saturdays, 3-5pm
  • Project Day – At Ancient Light, Sundays, 1 to 4pm
  • Cheese and Wine happens irregularly, usually announced with little notice on our Facebook group.

Next Potluck – Next Potluck – 7/17, 8/21, 9/18, 10/16, 11/20, 12/18

Thimbleberries

Winter Feast LVI, Norse Theme. Page here – https://housecapuchin.com/winter-feast/winter-feast-norse-feast-as-lvi-february-2022/ More pages coming!

Here is the direct Portfolio link which has all the past Project Day reports and various projects, original here:  https://housecapuchin.wordpress.com/portfolio/  and new one here:  https://housecapuchin2.wordpress.com/portfolio/ and number three is here: https://housecapuchin3.wordpress.com/portfolio/

Misc – Friends build real castle from scratch with simple tools only – Reality can beat the building frenzy in Minecraft, as seen in Guédelon Castle: in 1997, in a forest two hours south of Paris, a team of master-builders and enthusiasts began building a medieval castle using only the technology and materials of the Middle Ages.
25 years later, the great tower stands at 15 meters (49 feet), and the chapel with its cross-ribbed vault, are finished and plenty of amenities have been added like water cisterns, bread ovens, stone hand mills, and an onsite water mill.
The project began when two brothers who had just spent 20 years restoring an abandoned chateau they had bought for about $1000 (a few thousand francs) decided to buy a piece of land nearby to build a castle from scratch. They chose a former sandstone quarry because of the abundance of local natural resources onsite: stone, water, wood, sand (for mortar), clay (for roof tiles), and ochre (for pigment).
A team of quarrymen, stonemasons, carpenter-joiners, woodcutters, blacksmiths, tilers, rope makers, and carters began work on Guédelon Castle in July of 1997, eager to work together to revive heritage craft skills and shed light on the world of medieval construction.
Without electricity nor modern tools like mechanical cranes, the team relies on cart horses for all on-site transport of materials and giant wooden treadmill winches – basically, huge human hamster wheels powered by humans-, to do the heavy lifting of stones or beams. – Kirsten Dirksen

Events

JUN 30 AT 2 PM – JUL 5 AT 3 PM – An Tir West War 2022 – Lazy J Ranch, 96029 Euchre Creek Rd Gold Beach OR 97444 – Event by A&W War: a War of the West & AnTir
Come once again to the beautiful, temperate coastlands and the epic war between the mighty Kingdoms of An Tir and the West. There will be battles, both heavy and rapier. There will be Arts and Sciences, rapier and archery, equestrian activities galore–and of course there will be fine merchants.

JUL 15 AT 2 PM – JUL 17 AT 5 PM – An Tir July Coronation – Clayton Community Fairgrounds, Event by Arnora Grimsdottir, Lilyanne Jennifer Williams and Jenn Harper – The Barony of Wealdsmere is proud to once again host July Coronation!
This event will be at the Clayton Community Fairgrounds in beautiful Williams Valley, WA – the same site as July Coronation 2019. This is a great site with plenty of room for camping, RV’s and buildings for activities out of the summer sun. This site offers potable water, showers and electricity. For the most up to date info please go to: https://antir.org/events/july-coronation-2022/

AUG 12 AT 3 PM – AUG 14 AT 12 PM – The Long & Short of It – Event by Barony of Terra Pomaria and Stephen A Trickel – 9755 Willamette St, Aumsville, OR 97325-9625, United States
The Long and Short of it is a summer gathering for Terra Pomeranians and friends. Championships will be held for Heavy Fighters, Archery both young and old, and thrown weapons. Prize Tournaments for Rapier, Cut and Thrust, a Youth A&S challenge, and Equestrian Challenges in memory of Mistress Lady Macha the Determined. A potluck will be held Saturday, with a roast provided by the Thegn Clovis and Baronesa Ximena. All attendees are encourage to bring a tasty dish to share

JAN 13, 2023 AT 12 PM – JAN 15, 2023 AT 5 PM – An Tir 12th Night 2023 – Valley River Inn
Event by Barony of Adiantum, Pam Perryman and Esther Reese
Hello From An Tir 12th Night 2023!
12th Night 2023 will be held in the Barony of Adiantum (Eugene, Oregon). Our event site is the lovely Valley River Inn, which is happy to host the SCA again.
For those new to the site, the “SCA block” is the entire hotel! The staff is friendly, with many having been our hosts at past events in their hotel. They know us, and they love our events. At 12th Night 2020, fifty-three+ hotel staff worked with Gold Key to wear garb during the work shift. It’s a welcoming space that’s all ours for the weekend!
Your event Stewards are Dame Yseult of Broceliande Ol, OP (Pam Perryman) and Honorable Emma Haldane (Esther Reese).The best way to reach them is to send an email to 12thnight2023@antir.org.
The event email will be checked at least once a day, and usually several times a day.
Site Fee is $30.00, with a $5.00 discount for SCA members. There is no pre-registration or payment; pay and sign in at the gate.
The event page is hosted on the An Tir server, on the calendar page.
That will always be the most up-to-date place for information: https://antir.org/events/twelfth-night-2023/

Dance Vids – La Campanella – Canarios (Gaspar Sanz)

Classes – 

885 AD: The Year The Vikings Invaded Paris | Last Journey Of The Vikings | Chronicle – Throughout the 9th century, Viking raids on the region of Francia increased in numbers, sending shockwaves around Northern Europe. Following the death of Charles the Bald in 877 CE, the Vikings set their eyes on Paris, and a two month battle ensued. Join us as we explore the remarkable Siege Of Paris and the Vikings’ legacy on Early Medieval Europe. – Chronicle – Medieval History Documentaries

Early Week – As usual, the early part of the week was decicated to cleaning up after the potluck(s), eating leftovers and getting the feast gear put away. We finished cooking up the rest of the mortar chicken on Monday for lunch and the beets & onions later in the week.

Adiantum’s A&S Night was on Kites! Lots of fun!

Bellifortis of Konrad Kyeser-105r-Man with Dragon of War, Photo by RedReplicant on flickr (and found on Pinterest!)
This seems to be a kite-weapon assembled using silk, leather and canvas, possibly for dispensing foul smoke over an enemy camp. Götz Quarg notes that according to Johannes Dlugosz’ History of Poland, the Battle of Liegnitz was won by the Mongols using similar weaponry, brightly painted smoke dispensers full of chemicals that produced noxious gasses when shaken. This is what the Latin says, roughly: The flying dragon’s head may be made of leather, it’s center of canvas, but the tail of silk, colored differently. The head is located at the end of a three-part rotating body, assembled from wood, with a blower (zona – a drive unit?) in the middle. The head should be judged against the wind, and if it is so, let two lift his head, and a third party will bear the blower. Follow him [the dragon] on horseback, while the motion of its line of flight is directed upward, downward, rightward and leftward. The head was painted with red paint and the middle in a moon-silver color, with different [colors] at the end. Staatsbibliothek Gottigen: Cod. Ms. philos. 63 (In the Public Domain). Although manuscripts are not copyrighted, this image is provided for reference purposes only; if you intend to reproduce this item please courteously contact the holding library.

Cookery – 

We were gifted a bundle of garden greens early on Wednesday including bok choy, oregano, thyme, sage, fennel and some bits of other things. The herbs went into the dryer, except for some of the oregano that went into the pickled cheese.

Farmer’s Market – “I have onions, two colors of beets, a head of lettuce, and a couple of bundles of carrots, some of which at the all-tangled up ones, again! I also got a couple of squash and the fellow was nice enough to throw in a bundle of baby spinach and another squash!”

Wed/Thurs eves were all veg prep and Thursday night a soup got started of various greens, onion, a leftover salad that was “going”, some chicken broth and water from a can of corn. Carrots were ready to go in, but the good peeler was still home, so those were done separately and added on Saturday. Thursday were also two batches of bread. Another batch of greens went into the freezer and Saturday was also the day that a “greens box” got done and the freezer re-arranged so it could be in there. The greens were beet, carrots, radish, onion, dandelion, oregano and some bits of herbs.

Herbolata – Medieval Frittata with Herbs – Today we prepare medieval herbolata, a frittata with aromatic herbs, from the Registrum Coquine, written in the 15th century by the German cook Johannes Bockenheim who recommends this recipe for notaries and copyists. – Historical Italian Cooking

Ingredients:
eggs
aged cheese
fresh cheese
sugar
saffron
fresh herbs (marjoram, mint, sage, fennel)

The Day the Viking Age Began – Tasting History with Max Miller – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnTtA9z3ZeQ

LINKS TO SOURCES**
An Early Meal by Daniel Serra & Hanna Tunberg: https://amzn.to/3MOJSNb
Anglo Saxon Chronicle: https://amzn.to/3tBBoCx
The Oxford History of the Vikings by Peter Sawyer: https://amzn.to/3zElwml
RECIPE
1 pound (½ kg) pork meat
Salt for seasoning
2 tablespoons (25g) Lard or another oil for cooking
1 ½ cups (125g) chopped spring onion, or leek
2 teaspoons brown mustard seeds, roughly crushed
1 teaspoon chopped mint
1 pound (½ kg) fresh berries
½ cup (120ml) water
½ cup (120ml) mead

  1. Season the meat, then heat the lard/oil in a pot on the stove. Sear the meat for 5-7 minutes until well browned. Then remove it and set aside.
  2. Add the onion to the pot and cook for 2-3 minutes, then add the water and mead and bring to a simmer. Add the mustard seed and mint and return the pork to the pot. Return to a simmer then cover the pot and place it in an oven at 325°F/160°C for 15-25 minutes or until the pork reaches 145°F. Then remove the pot from the oven and remove the pork to let it rest.
  3. Add the berries into the pot with the braising liquid and cook on the stove for 7-10 minutes or until very soft. Mash the berries, then pour everything through a strainer. Return the liquid to the pot and simmer for several minutes or until the sauce reduces down. The sauce will not become too thick without the addition of starch (optional).
  4. Slice the pork and serve with the sauce, extra berries, and mint.

Sewing – 

Collingwood online! – The techniques of sprang : plaiting on stretched threads – https://archive.org/details/techniquesofspra0000coll

Herb Bunch – 

I started on the garden, right away at 3pm on Wed., and Tempus got the water going for a couple of hours. I taped up the worst of the squirting spots. Nobody else showed. After that it was weeding and pictures and the sad discovery that the slugs/snails have gotten almost everything that I’ve seed-planted this year. It’s really frustrating. They even got to Audrey! I flipped the two new onions around into the pot, but dang… I managed to harvest some greens for soup and some herbs for iced tea, since it’s going to be hot over this weekend, and some strawberries. ….and then I had to stop working. Someone had a burn pile directly upwind, and despite a good mask with a brand-new filter I had trouble breathing. (Just changed the filter and it’s very brown….)

We went out to the spring for water and I got some pix of local plants.

Project Day – We had one (and then a 2nd) of the new people. We sat and sanded spoons and talked about history. Loren showed them one of his shepherd’s dials and I talked about the Orloi (the Prague Astronomical Clock) We gave each of them a “Key to the Dream”, necklace. They headed out before 2:30, since they had some other things to accomplish. Loren was cooking and I spent time at the computer, talking to Michelle, then tracking down links for the week.

Michelle – I found this box at a yard sale. I’d like to decorate it and use it for my awards and SCA accessories. I can use some ideas

Helen Louise – Getting ready for An Tir West war, finishing embroidery on Hobbit John tunic and finished Dame Johanna Trewpeny tunic and stola, all in yummy linen…

Peggy Vlach – Did some scribal work today. My hands got tired after a couple of hours but I have one ready for calligraphy and a second one almost ready.

Feast Planning – Trying to collect up ingredients for more trial dishes.

Miscellaneous pix

Music – 𝔗𝔲 𝔱𝔲 𝔭𝔞𝔫 𝔭𝔞𝔫 – a piper journey through medieval Europe, Poul Høxbro (Ensemble Alba) – Ensemble: Poul Høxbro (Ensemble Alba)- Album: Tu Tu Pan Pan, a piper journey through medieval Europe (or “Music From The Middle Ages” cd1) – Video: Flute and Tabor players from many manuscripts from the XIIth to the XIVth century. – Those who follow this channel already know how much I adore minimal arrangements, and shy away from pompous orchestrations in medieval music. This record, entirely played, produced and made by the phenomenal Danish musician Poul Høxbro, is one of my favorites of my collection. – It was released in 1999, but I have a wonderful version included in a 4-disc box set made with singer Agnethe Christensen, who together with Poul Høxbro give life to the “Ensemble Alba”. This is the first disc of the collection: entirely instrumental, it contains some of the most famous melodies of the European Middle Ages. Soon I will share the others cds with you too, where the voice of Agnethe Christensen will also be present. Have a good listening. – Mirko Volpe – Musica Medievale

1 Got In Vier Elementen – Meister Rumelant
2 Salterello – Anon., Italy, ca 1400
3 La Tierche Estampie Royal – Anon., France, ca 1300
4 Christo E Nato E Humanato – Anon., Laudario di Cortona, ca 1300
5 Sabor A Santa Maria – Alfonso el Sabio (attr.): Cantigas de Santa Maria
6 Santa Maria Loei – Alfonso el Sabio (attr.): Cantigas de Santa Maria
7 De’ Pom Amor A Me – Gherardellus
8 I Vo Bene A Chi Vol Bene A Me – Gherardellus
9 Danse – Anon., France, ca 1300
10 From “Danger Me Hath Unskylpuly” – Anon., England, 13th c.
11 Douce 139 – Anon., England (Coventry ?), 13th c., Ms Douce 139
12 Unde Quocumque – Hildegard von Bingen
13 O Euchari – Hildegard von Bingen
14 Got In Vil Hohen Vreuden Saz – Meister Rumelant
15 Den Talende Strengeleg – Trad., Denmark
16 Folktunes – Trad., Denmark
Poul Høxbro – pipe and tabor, pipe and stringdrum, double pipes

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Links

Czech archaeology’s greatest discoveries – Where did the most famous Celtic head come from? Who was the Viking buried at Prague Castle? What treasures from the Bronze Age have been unearthed on Czech territory? Find out in Radio Prague International‘s new series. Together with experts from the Institute of Archaeology, we map the major discoveries of Czech archaeologists over the past century.

  1. Czech Republic has Neolithic structures older than Stonehenge and the Egyptian Pyramids – https://english.radio.cz/czech-archaeologys-greatest-discoveries-8748606/1
  2. The Bohemian Druid whose bust became face of Celtic art – https://english.radio.cz/czech-archaeologys-greatest-discoveries-8748606/2
  3. Trade, beer and cannibalism: A tour of Bronze Age Bohemia – https://english.radio.cz/czech-archaeologys-greatest-discoveries-8748606/3
  4. Archeologists focus on burial rites to understand early Bronze Age Bohemia – https://english.radio.cz/czech-archaeologys-greatest-discoveries-8748606/4
  5. The Přemyslid dynasty and the forming of the Czech state – https://english.radio.cz/czech-archaeologys-greatest-discoveries-8748606/5
  6. Prague Castle: From spiritual site to royal residence – https://english.radio.cz/czech-archaeologys-greatest-discoveries-8748606/6
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Video & Podcast Links

Oceania 800-1800 with James Flexner – This week on The Medieval Podcast, Danièle speaks with James Flexner about how, why, and just how far Oceanic peoples explored in the Middle Ages, as well as the ways in which we can learn about the rich history of this region. – Medievalists

Ring Around the Rosie | History of a 17th Century Nursery Rhyme – A brief history and performance of the children’s nursery rhyme, Ring Around the Rosie. – Lynne Fairchild

The Mystery Of The Shetland Viking Ship Burial | Time Team | Chronicle – The Time Team crew trek to one of the outermost Shetland Islands, Fetlar, in an attempt to reveal the truth behind an ancient local myth. A cliff-top mound has long been known as the Giant’s Grave. But what does it conceal? And could it be connected with some Viking pottery found in a nearby garden? What the team discovers could be one of their most legendary finds. – Chronicle – Medieval History Documentaries

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Largesse, Gifts and Auction items
·       ASXLVIII = 88
·         ASXLIX = 794
·         ASL = 2138
·         ASLI = 731
·         ASLII = 304
·         ASLIII = 146
·         ASLIV & ASLV = 230
·         ASLVI & ASLVII = 177+4 plus bookmarks, 4 puppets, 4 powder fort, 8 cheese spice and 9 powder douce packets, 1 kiss-lock pouch, 10 tiny bobs, 7 pincushions, 3 pins, 3 snip case w/snips, 23lucet cords, 25 pouches for block-printing, 2 medium pouch, 4 small pouches, 12 bookmarkers, 14 unfinished pincushions, 1 sewing kit (except for bone needle), varnished stuff (124), 2 emery strawberries, 1 woolen spool-knit cord, 48 key bottle openers, 4 dishcloths, box of thread waxers.
Total as a Household = 4238 handed off

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Activities through 6-19-22 Potluck & Investiture

Entering the summer season means that things can go nuts for Anja and Loren. They certainly did this weekend! We had a great potluck and visit with Helen Louise, Hobbit John and Aelwynn Seamestre on Thursday and then a good potluck on Sunday, as well. Otherwise a lot of our time was taken up with mundane stuff.

Spiced and mixed

Herbs in the Garden on Wednesday. Sewing Time on Saturday. Project Day on Sunday. Masks required. We’re keeping right on with the virtual meetings side-by-side with the actual. 

  • Herb Bunch – At Ancient Light, Thursdays, 7am-9pm, on hold
  • Herb Workshop, In the Garden – Almost weekly over the summer. Please ask to join the facebook chat!
  • Sewing Time – At Ancient Light, Saturdays, 3-5pm
  • Project Day – At Ancient Light, Sundays, 1 to 4pm
  • Cheese and Wine happens irregularly, usually announced with little notice on our Facebook group.
Pickled Cheese

Next Potluck – Next Potluck – 7/17, 8/21, 9/18, 10/16, 11/20, 12/18

Winter Feast LVI, Norse Theme. Page here – https://housecapuchin.com/winter-feast/winter-feast-norse-feast-as-lvi-february-2022/ More pages coming!

Here is the direct Portfolio link which has all the past Project Day reports and various projects, original here:  https://housecapuchin.wordpress.com/portfolio/  and new one here:  https://housecapuchin2.wordpress.com/portfolio/ and number three is here: https://housecapuchin3.wordpress.com/portfolio/

Summits Investiture

Summits June Investiture – Morning Court & Defender’s Tournament – Streamed live – includes morning court, Defender’s Tournament, and the last court of Their Alpine Highnesses at the Summits June Investiture, hosted by the Shire of Tymberhavene in Coquille, OR.

Summits June Investiture – Investiture – Streamed live – stream included the Investiture and first court of the new Alpine Highnesses at the Summits June Investiture, hosted by the Shire of Tymberhavene in Coquille, OR. – Principality of the Summits, Kingdom of An Tir SCA

Events

JUN 30 AT 2 PM – JUL 5 AT 3 PM – An Tir West War 2022 – Lazy J Ranch, 96029 Euchre Creek Rd Gold Beach OR 97444 – Event by A&W War: a War of the West & AnTir
Come once again to the beautiful, temperate coastlands and the epic war between the mighty Kingdoms of An Tir and the West. There will be battles, both heavy and rapier. There will be Arts and Sciences, rapier and archery, equestrian activities galore–and of course there will be fine merchants.

JUL 15 AT 2 PM – JUL 17 AT 5 PM – An Tir July Coronation – Clayton Community Fairgrounds, Event by Arnora Grimsdottir, Lilyanne Jennifer Williams and Jenn Harper – The Barony of Wealdsmere is proud to once again host July Coronation!
This event will be at the Clayton Community Fairgrounds in beautiful Williams Valley, WA – the same site as July Coronation 2019. This is a great site with plenty of room for camping, RV’s and buildings for activities out of the summer sun. This site offers potable water, showers and electricity. For the most up to date info please go to: https://antir.org/events/july-coronation-2022/

AUG 12 AT 3 PM – AUG 14 AT 12 PM – The Long & Short of It – Event by Barony of Terra Pomaria and Stephen A Trickel – 9755 Willamette St, Aumsville, OR 97325-9625, United States
The Long and Short of it is a summer gathering for Terra Pomeranians and friends. Championships will be held for Heavy Fighters, Archery both young and old, and thrown weapons. Prize Tournaments for Rapier, Cut and Thrust, a Youth A&S challenge, and Equestrian Challenges in memory of Mistress Lady Macha the Determined. A potluck will be held Saturday, with a roast provided by the Thegn Clovis and Baronesa Ximena. All attendees are encourage to bring a tasty dish to share

JAN 13, 2023 AT 12 PM – JAN 15, 2023 AT 5 PM – An Tir 12th Night 2023 – Valley River Inn
Event by Barony of Adiantum, Pam Perryman and Esther Reese
Hello From An Tir 12th Night 2023!
12th Night 2023 will be held in the Barony of Adiantum (Eugene, Oregon). Our event site is the lovely Valley River Inn, which is happy to host the SCA again.
For those new to the site, the “SCA block” is the entire hotel! The staff is friendly, with many having been our hosts at past events in their hotel. They know us, and they love our events. At 12th Night 2020, fifty-three+ hotel staff worked with Gold Key to wear garb during the work shift. It’s a welcoming space that’s all ours for the weekend!
Your event Stewards are Dame Yseult of Broceliande Ol, OP (Pam Perryman) and Honorable Emma Haldane (Esther Reese).The best way to reach them is to send an email to 12thnight2023@antir.org.
The event email will be checked at least once a day, and usually several times a day.
Site Fee is $30.00, with a $5.00 discount for SCA members. There is no pre-registration or payment; pay and sign in at the gate.
The event page is hosted on the An Tir server, on the calendar page.
That will always be the most up-to-date place for information: https://antir.org/events/twelfth-night-2023/

Dance Vids – Encouraging Dance at Your Medievalist Events, Live Q&A – The Creative Contessa

Renaissancissimo! Quand je bois du vin clairet, Tourdion by NVA – From the performance “Renaissancissimo!” – Nieuw Vocaal Amsterdam

Classes – 

8 new videos from the Known World Italian Symposiun 2022 – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCe1Izj92BXlpjlCZbykKqVA/videos

A Brief History Of Bloody Mary – Mary I Of England – Brief History

Early Week – Most of what we going on was prep work, but Anja went to an Egil’s debrief Monday evening and work on a couple of small paper buildings while that was going on.

The last serving of the potage!

Cookery – This week, a lot of this, is going to be found under “potluck”. A new potage de Crecy got done for the Thursday guests. It cooked in the crockpot for 4 /12 hours on high and then 4 on low, so it was quite soft and *really* delicious. That’s not just *my* opinion, that’s what everyone said.

The “skyr cheese” was made that evening and finished on Friday, spiced with cheese salt and garlic powder.

Carla Cecilia Collalto Berardi – Roquefort’s happy birthday…
On June 4, 1411, King Charles VI of France declared that only the people of the town of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon had the right to sell cheese with the official name of “Roquefort”.
This event is historically considered to be the first instance of a legally protected designation of origin, the effect of which still continues to this day! The name “Roquefort”, however, was already in use well before the intervention of Charles VI: some say that the cheese was already in production at the time of the Romans, and that even Pliny the Elder would have mentioned a blue-stringed cheese being made in the region. Without a definite birth date, however, it is safe to assume June 4 as the “formal” birthday of Roquefort!
What is certain is that, despite probably dating back even to prehistory, cheesemaking as a craft became incredibly widespread mostly during the Middle Ages: many popular cheeses, such as Camembert, Cheddar, Parmesan, and Gruyère, were in fact developed at this time. Cheese soon became essential for everyday life thanks to its efficiency in preserving milk (one of the greatest sources of quality nutrients at the time and today), making cheese a valuable product people could either store for winter or even sell: hard cheese (“Caseus vetus”, old cheese, in contrast whith “Caseus recens”, fresh cheese), especially, was extremely important, as it could be traded and carried by merchants for longer distances and longer periods of time. People would adapt the process of cheesemaking depending on the geographical characteristics of the region they lived in, leading to the great variety of products we know today; moreover, the main ingredient for medieval cheese seems to have been sheep’s (and not cow’s!) milk, at least up until the 14th or 15th century.

In this regard, Roquefort still represents the epitome of medieval cheese: made entirely from the milk of the Lacaune breed of sheep, the cheese is aged inside a set of local caves, where the characteristic mold (found in the soil of the caves) is also added.
Legend has it that Roquefort was “invented” when a young man, while eating plain cheese, saw a beautiful girl and quickly abandoned his meal in a nearby cave in order to follow her.
Months later, when he finally returned to the cave, he found that his cheese had molded, effectively transforming into Roquefort.
“Caseus vetus” and “Caseus recens”, illuminations from the manuscript “Tacuinum sanitatis”, ms. Cod. Ser. n. 2644, f. 60r-v, 1380-1399, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Wien.

Sewing – 

Medieval thimble discovered in England – https://www.medievalists.net/2022/06/medieval-thimble-discovered-in-england/

The REAL History of the Princess Hat – Making History – A headdress from the medieval Mongol Empire? European whimsy? Something Freudian? Maybe you’ve heard a pithy theory about the history of the hennin, or conical “princess hat,” but I doubt you’ve heard the REAL history. Today we’re going to dive into some serious fact-checking, and wrap up with what I think you need to know about fashion in the Late Middle Ages. – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HUeW-SOeYW4
00:00 Hi
00:55 General Hennin Facts
03:03 European Theory
04:13 Boqta Theory
10:32 Ottoman Theory
15:28 what is even real?
16:33 MIC DROP

Uffizi gallery. A large and beautiful embroidery – Interesting…. docs say, “panel” & “painting”. OP says it’s an embroidery. Hmmm….

Stinging Nettle Friendship Bracelet Challenge – It’s time for the annual Nettles for Textiles challenge! This year we invite you to make a bracelet out of nettle fibre and share a picture of it using #nettlefriends to the Nettles for Textiles group – Sally Pointer

Sundials, etc. – 

My Blacksmith Husband Made Me a 16th Century Ballock Dagger! – What questions would you like to ask my blacksmith husband about this historical dagger that he made me, to be included in an upcoming video? – Lynne Fairchild

Herb Bunch – More roses were harvested for sugar. Sweetgrass was harvested for the shop. Sorrel for supper.

Project Day – Anja and Loren opened their shop early. This weekend was the Waldport celebration of Beachcomber Days, which pinched the time that they usually have for House stuff.

Some pictures from earlier are added here.

From 6/12 – Peggy Vlach – “My project was done yesterday. Today I went to Scriptorum. Got this machine when I was in 5th grade, have always wanted a table for it. Now I have one.”

HFrom 6/12 – Helen Louise – Its Renaissance faire season so more Elizabethan kirtles and shifts… this one is a wool plaid. I’m still working on the Roman wardrobe for myself and hubby to wear at An Tir West war.

Feast Planning – We found a new recipe for “nut cake”. This looks like a possible for the “sweets” course for the feast. (see Recipes section)

Potluck – We actually had two this week! On Thursday, Helen & Hobbit John and Aelwynn Seamestre came out for the afternoon. We had a pot of potage de Crecy, bread, and nibbles which included smoked salmon, a salmon spread, a blueberry & vanilla goat cheese, pickled beets, pickled chickpeas, pickled black beans, chive butter, rainbow carrot pickle and “pickled”/marinated cheese. The last two in that list were experiments that we popped open for the first time that day.

On Sunday, the regular potluck day, we had more stuff and some guests, customers to the shop who got some nibbles and talked history for a bit. The lady is an old SCA-dian from Blatha an Oir, who hasn’t played in awhile.

Strawberries

Beets

Mortar Chicken

Potluck Menu – I’ve mingled the two meals in the menu below.

Nibbles

  • smoked salmon
  • Lox
  • salmon spread
  • blueberry & vanilla goat cheese
  • pickled beets
  • pickled chickpeas
  • pickled black beans
  • chive butter
  • rainbow carrot pickle
  • “pickled”/marinated cheese
  • Hardboiled eggs
  • skyr cheese
  • breads

Main

  • potage de Crecy
  • Bohemian Rye bread
  • White rolls
  • trencher breads
  • Mortar chicken
  • Beets

Afters

KODAK Digital Still Camera
  • Marzipan (pirate and pecan)
  • Comfits
  • 100’s of 1000’s
  • Strawberries

Recipes

Nut Cake – Peterborough Vikings – Clan Wulfhar (collected on Facebook 6/18/22) – Nut cake made with hazelnuts apple eggs and honey. Traditionally this would have been cooked on a griddle pan hung over an open fire

  • 2 cups hazelnuts
  • 1 cup dried apple
  • 1 1/2 cups ml honey
  • 4 eggs

down to preference you may want to toast the nuts before mixing with other ingredients, if you don’t have a griddle and open fire it can be cooked in an oven

  1. Preheat the oven to 175°C
  2. Finely chop the hazelnuts and apple.
  3. Mix the nuts, apple and.honey in a bowl.
  4. Whisk in the eggs.
  5. Spread the mixture into a large circle on a greased baking tray.
  6. Bake on the middle shelf for approximately 15 minutes or until golden brown.

Although no recipes were written down from the Viking age, the ingredients used would have been widely available, and the recipe would have been passed down generation to generation, this recipe is one that is still used in modern day Scandinavia , so a variation of this could have been enjoyed as a Viking treat

Miscellaneous pix

Music – Playford’s Dancing Master: Strawberries and cream or Ginnie Pug – An anonymous 17th Century ‘country dance’ from Playford’s Dancing Master, 1657
Eleanor Cramer: bass viol
Christopher Goodwin: renaissance guitar
Alison Kinder: recorder
Tamsin Lewis: renaissance violin

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Links

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Video & Podcast Links

The Hidden Hands Behind Medieval Manuscripts with Mary Wellesley – Survivors of time, neglect, and sometimes disasters, medieval manuscripts are the work of countless authors, scribes, artists, and craftspeople, many of whom remain anonymous. This week, Mary Wellesley shares the stories behind some of the most famous manuscripts of the Middle Ages and the hidden hands behind them. – Medievalists

Tudor Norfolk: In Search of Three Surprising Boleyn Family Treasures – The Tudor Travel Guide

Nüshu – These women are trying to preserve an ancient Chinese language invented as a secret code – https://theworld.org/stories/2022-06-13/filmmaker-trying-preserve-ancient-chinese-language-invented-secret-code-between also Wiki article – https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N%C3%BCshu

The Legacy Of The Eight-Legged Viking Horse | In Search Of The Viking Horse | Chronicle – What’s the link between Odin’s mythological eight-legged horse and the modern Icelandic horse? Brought over from Northern Europe by the Vikings over 1,000 years ago, the Icelandic Horse has recently been proved to be intrinsically linked to the Viking legend. Join us as we trace the mythology, history and training of this special Icelandic breed and explore the Norse legend of Sleipnir. – Chronicle – Medieval History Documentaries

Charlemagne: The Emperor Vs The Vikings | The Last Journey Of The Vikings | Chronicle – As the Vikings begin to attack the coasts of Northern Europe, they begin to encounter a whole different kind of resistance. Charlemagne, the notorious Frankish emperor has no plans to give up his Christian territory to these new raiders. This is the fascinating history of the the Viking raids on Europe and the obstacles they faced: religion, power, and empire. – Chronicle – Medieval History Documentaries

Funnies 

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Largesse, Gifts and Auction items
·       ASXLVIII = 88
·         ASXLIX = 794
·         ASL = 2138
·         ASLI = 731
·         ASLII = 304
·         ASLIII = 146
·         ASLIV & ASLV = 230
·         ASLVI & ASLVII = 177 plus bookmarks, 4 puppets, 4 powder fort, 8 cheese spice and 9 powder douce packets, 1 kiss-lock pouch, 10 tiny bobs, 7 pincushions, 3 pins, 3 snip case w/snips, 23lucet cords, 25 pouches for block-printing, 2 medium pouch, 4 small pouches, 12 bookmarkers, 14 unfinished pincushions, 1 sewing kit (except for bone needle), varnished stuff (124), 2 emery strawberries, 1 woolen spool-knit cord, 48 key bottle openers, 4 dishcloths, box of thread waxers.
Total as a Household = 4238 handed off

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In ministerio autem Somnium! Anja, graeca doctrina servus to House Capuchin
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