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Lilies War XXII (2008) pictures

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 18:32:36 -0400

Please enjoy the photo gallery of Lilies War 2008 from David Fossett Photography.

Egan and Meadhbh new Heirs to Barony March of Mons Tonitrus

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 14:38:40 -0400

After a recent polling, it has been announced that Egan Smilebringer and Meadhbh ni Dhubhthaigh will be the new Baron and Baroness of Barony March of Mons Tonitrus. The Barony is located in the Kingdom of Atenveldt.

Photos from Three Towers' Encampment online

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 10:15:32 -0400

Lord Alaric de Navarre has announced that he has posted an album of photos from the recent Encampment: Siege the Dane event which took place in the Marche of Three Towers in the Midrealm.

The demise of the semicolon, alas!

Tue, 8 Jul 2008 07:52:57 -0400

[PANIC ALERT TO ENGLISH MAJORS!] In an article for Slate, Paul Collins ponders the demise of the semicolon in modern writing and looks at its history from the ancient Greeks, through the Middle Ages, to Edgar Allan Poe's irritation about the lowly mark's overuse.

Sir Starhelm Warlocke Passes in Meridies

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 17:51:41 -0400

Sad tidings have come from Meridies. Baron Sir Starhelm Warlocke (Michael F. Boelter) has passed away on June 25, 2008, of a heart attack while driving his truck near his home in Nashville, TN. His wife was able to get control of the vehicle and pull over.

From the halls of Montezuma

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 15:11:54 -0400

Mexican archaeologists believe they have, at long last, found the fabled palace of Aztec emperor Montezuma, destroyed by the conquistador Hernando Cortés in 1521.

Gosh, we're nerds!

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 10:25:10 -0400

Once considered awkward and socially incompetent, nerds have become more acceptable, although not completely integrated into polite society. This is the premise of American Nerd, a new book by Benjamin Nugent, who includes gamers and SCA members in his list of nerds.

7th century Lomard buried with horse

Mon, 7 Jul 2008 07:43:50 -0400

Italian archaeologists have discovered the burial site of a Lombard warrior interred with his horse. The skeletons were found n a park at Testona, near Turin, Italy.

9th century Islamic coin found in Oslo

Sun, 6 Jul 2008 18:09:02 -0400

Norwegian archaeologists are abuzz over the discovery of a 9th century Iranian silver dirhem, one of the earliest Middle Eastern coins found in Scandinavia. (photo)

A tour of "remarkable Viking sites"

Sun, 6 Jul 2008 14:20:24 -0400

Jeff Lukovich takes visitors on a unique tour of Newfoundland's Viking sites in an article for Canada.com.

Photos from Great Northern War

Sun, 6 Jul 2008 11:15:15 -0400

Gwennie shares photos from the Kingdom of Lochac's Great Northern War which took place recently in River Haven (Samford, QLD, Australia).

"Michelangelo Code" latest renaissance mystery

Sun, 6 Jul 2008 08:03:26 -0400

Reminiscent of "The Da Vinci Code," a decades-old mystery involves the claim that Michelangelo painted subversive messages into his frescoes in the Sistine Chapel, including "secret" profile of the medieval poet Dante and a portrait of Jesus on the cross.

Fighter practice in Flint Marsh

Sat, 5 Jul 2008 19:02:34 -0400

Fighters from the Shire of Flint Marsh in Jackson County, Florida recently took some time out to practice their armored combat skills. Mark Skinner from the Jackson County Floridian captured the action with his camera.

Bursa: birthplace of the Ottoman Empire

Sat, 5 Jul 2008 13:32:57 -0400

Medieval Bursa, near Istanbul, Turkey, became a cultural and economic center of the Ottoman Empire. Today, with it's cobbled streets and bazaars, the city offers tourists a peak into the past. Erik Fearn looks at the city for the Star Online.

Hadrian's Wall Revisted slideshow on YouTube

Sat, 5 Jul 2008 10:51:32 -0400

Lady Bailey Rose Marsh, of the Barony of Seleone in the Kingdom of Gleann Abhann, has created a beautiful slideshow of the recent Hadrian's Wall Revisited event and posted it on YouTube.