[Loch-Ruadh] Fw: [sca-arts] On a Little Island Far Far Away...

[Steve Rourke]

This came across the SCA-Arts list and with the interest in the viking
culture, just had to share. Some really nice pics.

Dohmnall
> > Subject: [sca-arts] On a Little Island Far Far
> > Away...
> >
> > On a slow day for your gradual perusal:
> >
> >
> http://community.webshots.com/photo/43574071/43818949ntUNMb
> >
> http://community.webshots.com/photo/43574071/43574214bsejsC
> > That's Dame Judy Dench in the center.
> > http://community.webshots.com/album/43574071cZQTVI
> > JVC is Jorvik Viking Center in York at their
> > official reopening
> > after remodelling.
> >
> > Regia's Wychurst Project is much farther along:
> > http://community.webshots.com/album/48491881cSgwWM
> > http://community.webshots.com/album/53156169qMmWtN
> > These folks are a quarter the size of Atlantia in
> > their whole
> > United Kingdom. 650 people about. And building a
> > moated Great Hall
> > on their own land. Wood and tools are very much more
> > expensive in
> > Great Britain than here too. I get their woodworking
> > magazines.
> >
> > http://community.webshots.com/album/43260012PfyiOu
> > Filming for TV - some shots are dead on accurate, so
> > much it's spooky.
> > Interesting to see what it was like in an
> > authentically recreated
> > medieval hall. The way the light comes in through
> > the smokehole in
> > the early morning. [Without the roar of eighteen
> > wheelers on the
> > nearby interstate.]
> >
> > http://www.regia.org
> > There is a north american branch as well. The list
> > owner is
> > tgs at idlh.net Tom Sweeting who was selling the
> > authetic stuff
> > at Pennsic. Even if you aren't a member you can
> > learn a lot from
> > the discussions. I have. There are a number of SCA
> > Laurels on the
> > list as well. Information flows both ways.
> >
> > I suppose it's silly to mention this in Atlantia but
> > they use
> > blunted steel swords, axes, spears, and -squashable
> > helmets-.
> > The guy in the long yellow beard is Kim Siddorn the
> > leader.
> > Kim was brought over to Pennsic two years ago by
> > Talymar.
> > Our largest event is about six times the size of
> > their biggest
> > with other societies included.
> >
> > Kim does well over 200 paid school appearances per
> > year, so do
> > some of the other members. Over there such things
> > are a requirement
> > of the national curriculum, and the schools pay
> > according to their
> > budget. More gets you more members and a bigger
> > demonstration.
> >
> > I just think it's kind of neat what another bunch of
> > wackos - much
> > smaller than us - can do on the odd weekends. Cymru
> > (Welsh), Scots,
> > Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, and Normans at the end of
> > their period.
> > They have their own ships too, and regularly do
> > contract filming.
> > Regia is about twenty years old. Heck, Windmasters
> > Hill has years
> > on that and we're nearly the same size.
> >
> > Magnus
> >



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