ANST - North African/Irish Combo Platter

[cward at awd.com]

You are in luck!

The Moorish kingdoms were sending ambassadors to Ireland at this period, 
specifically to the Irish Viking Colonies.  One Arab chronicler, Al-Ghazal, 
wrote a commentary of his embassy and his dealings with the queen of the 
Vikings, who was a spae-wife and used to sit on the high altar at the 
church at Clonmacnoise and prophecy.

There is a translation of Al-Ghazal, with commontary and background 
materials, available as "The Poet and the Spae-Wife".  I am at work right 
now, and do not have the reference in front of me, but if your friend is 
interested in further details, they can write to me at gunnora at bga.com and 
I will direct them further.

Was thu hael,
::GUNNORA::
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Original Text
From: "-Jax-" <jackson2 at apple.com>, on 10/1/97 7:07 AM:
I have a friend, new to the SCA,  who is developing her persona. The 
concept is a combined North African and Irish heritage, around the 10th 
century. Any ideas? What contact was there between these two cultures in 
this period? What sort of people from North Africa would have reason to 
go to Ireland at this time, or v v?

Regards,


-Erik Wulfriksson-
  House of Brick

"Free your mind and your ass will follow."
                         -George Clinton-



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