Articles

Here are some articles about arts and sciences. This list is being (slowly) checked and updated. There’s also a list of links and articles on how to run an SCA event.

Arts & Sciences Articles published by the people of Ynys Fawr & the Known World.

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General

Kingdom of Lochac Resource Links

Arms & Armour

How to make a Rattan Sword by Lord Wulfgar
Baron Sir Guillaume d’Oze     Rattan sword making instruction videos
Clip 1               Clip 2               Clip 3              Clip 4               Clip 5              Clip 6
The Orle – A 15th Century Knight’s Fashion Accessory by Lord Eirikr the Eager

Artillery

A Catapult of about 1404 by Lord Eirikr the Eager
Engines of War by Fr João Baptista de Oliveira

Botany/Gardening

Madryn’s Millefleurs – Apples by Lady Madryn
Madryn’s Millefleurs – Borage by Lady Madryn
Madryn’s Millefleurs – Kale by Lady Madryn
Madryn’s Millefleurs – Linen by Lady Madryn
Madryn’s Millefleurs – Meadowsweet by Lady Madryn
Madryn’s Millefleurs – Rampion by Lady Madryn
Madryn’s Millefleurs – Roses by Lady Madryn

Carpentry

Bentwood by Fr João Baptista de Oliveira
Laminating Timber by Fr João Baptista de Oliveira
Natural Timber Finishes by Fr João Baptista de Oliveira

Chivalry

Knightly Virtues by Various
The Chivalry by Baron Hrolf Herjolfssen

Cookery and Food

A Guide to Period Food by Baron Hrolf Herjolfssen
To A Baron’s Taste by Baron Hrolf Herjolfssen

Clothing / Garb

Portia’s Primers by Countess Portia Vincenzo

Glassware

Glassware by Baron Piers of Malmesbury

History

Arthur Fact or Fiction by Baron Hrolf Herjolfssen

Byzantine Ceremony by Baron Hrolf Herjolfssen
Causes for the fall of New Rome by Baron Hrolf Herjolfssen
Images of the East by Baron Hrolf Herjolfssen
World History by Baron Hrolf Herjolfssen

Metalwork

Brother Jaoa’s Crucible Tongs by Fr João Baptista de Oliveira
Etching Metal by Various
Metal Casting by Fr João Baptista de Oliveira

Miscellaneous

A Brief Look at Tennis by Baron Hrolf Herjolfssen
The Kingdom of Lochac Arts & Sciences Handbook by Various

Music, Poetry and Entertaining

Entertaining in the SCA by Baron Hrolf Herjolfssen
Period Political Songs by Baron Hrolf Herjolfssen
Poetic Forms by Baron Hrolf Herjolfssen
We Wear Chainmail Knickers, the Ynys Fawr songbook, volumes I, II, III, IV and V, by Baron Hrolf Herjolfssen

Persona

A Brief Note on Largesse by Baron Hrolf Herjolfssen
Barbarian Personae by Baron Hrolf Herjolfssen
Byzantine Names by Baron Hrolf Herjolfssen
Fealty by Baron Hrolf Herjolfssen
Other Eastern Names by Baron Hrolf Herjolfssen

Research

Icons by Baron Hrolf Herjolfssen
Medieval Bynames by Talan Gwynek and Arval Benicoeur
Origins of Feudalism by Baron Hrolf Herjolfssen
Saint Gildas by Baron Hrolf Herjolfssen

SCA Culture and Sociology

A Guide for Barons and Baronesses by Baron Hrolf Herjolfssen
Living in the SCA by Baroness Madelaine
On Households by Baron Hrolf Herjolfssen
Post Modern Medievalism – A Sociological Study of the Society for Creative Anachronism (Hrolf’s honours thesis) by Baron Hrolf Herjolfssen
Pre-Modern Social Movements by Baron Hrolf Herjolfssen
Sociology and the SCA by Baron Hrolf Herjolfssen
The Structures of the SCA by Baron Hrolf Herjolfssen