SCAtoday.net - Welsh

How do you say "football" in Welsh?

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:14:25 -0400

Perhaps football is not as modern of a game as we believed. References to versions of the game have been found as early as the 10th century in Welsh literature and in the Black Book of Carmarthen, the first manuscript written in Welsh, in the 13th.

Rare Roman lance found at Caerleon

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 13:29:08 -0400

Archaeologists working on a Roman site near Caerleon, Wales have discovered an extremely rare legionary's ceremonial lance. "I don't know of any of that type in Britain," said Dr Peter Guest. (video)

Environmentally-friendly "hobbit house" in Wales

Thu, 3 Jul 2008 17:03:33 -0400

Although technically not period for SCA, the Simondale House in rural Wales is an environmentally-friendly, family-built home that uses mostly period materials and would fit right into many SCA folks' dreams of the perfect dwelling.

Archaeologists search for lost Welsh towns

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:44:10 -0400

Two Welsh towns near Carmarthenshire are missing. Records show that they existed in the 14th and 15th centuries, but they have long since disappeared. Now researchers hope to find them within the grounds of Dinefwr Park and Castle near Llandeilo.

Alabama Welsh Society calls for the return of Madoc's historic marker

Fri, 16 May 2008 13:50:59 -0400

The Alabama Welsh Society wants a plaque reinstated marking the supposed arrival of Prince Madoc ap Owain in the U.S. three centuries before Columbus. The legend has it their two ships dropped anchor at what is now Mobile Bay, Alabama, in 1169 or 1170.

Time Team discovers link between Welsh and King Harald

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 08:20:31 -0400

In 2007 Channel Four's Time Team was permitted to excavate a field near the village of Portskewett in Wales and discovered what it believes is a Saxon hunting lodge built by King Harald one year before the Battle of Hastings.

Elis Gruffudd's chronicle of England and Wales online

Fri, 8 Feb 2008 13:41:01 -0500

The National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth has created a digitized version of Elis Gruffudd's 16th century chronicle on the history of England and Wales. The document covers 1066 through 1552.

North Wales Celtic "Land of the Dead?"

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:36:41 -0500

A 19th century map may be the key to a Celtic mystery: the location of the legendary Land of the Dead. According to the map, it may be in the Ruabon and Halkyn Mountains in North Wales.

Newport ship closer to being identified

Fri, 7 Dec 2007 17:47:37 -0500

Researchers working on discovering information about the medieval ship found buried in the banks of the River Usk in Wales may be closer to identifying the ship. The 15th century ship is currently being cleaned and restored with money from the Heritage Lottery Fund and Newport City Council.

St Teilo's Church opens after relocation

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 12:25:50 -0400

The Archbishop of Canterbury has opened a 13th century church which was relocated from its original site in Pontarddulais near Swansea, Wales to the National History Museum in St Fagansa.

SCA storyteller offers free download of book

Tue, 9 Oct 2007 20:06:11 -0400

Outlands resident Guernen Cimarguid has offered a free download of Storyteller in Adobe Acrobat™ format on the Tre Gwernin blog.

16th century Welsh castle for sale

Sat, 24 Mar 2007 16:14:23 -0400

Boverton Castle in Llantwit Major, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, is being auctioned starting at a mere UK£55,000. architects advise, however, that necessary renovation of the site could cost at least six figures.

SCA Bard Publishes In-Persona Stories

Sun, 18 Feb 2007 13:45:50 -0500

G.R. Groves joined the SCA over a decade ago, and her experiences in that organization and her travels abroad inspired her to write a first-person fictional account of the travels of a Welsh Bard in the Middle Ages. The book has now been published online and in print.

1607 flood in Wales and England studied by scientists at Newport forum

Wed, 14 Feb 2007 19:54:40 -0500

One of the worst natural disasters to ever hit Great Britain occurred 400 years ago last month. On January 30, 1607, a storm flooded over 200 square miles of south Wales and southwest England. Now a risk management company is looking at the modern costs of recovery from such a storm.

British history timeline

Tue, 9 Jan 2007 16:11:54 -0500

The website timeref.com is designed to help understand the Middle Ages in Britain (800-1499 C.E.) by way of a timeline, maps and links to related subjects.