Thursday, March 20, 2008

Intro to SCA Combat

To all aspiring fighters, consorts and anyone who wants to come along.

Lord Rainer will be hosting a “SCA combat intro” on Saturday 5th April from 11:00 am at the abode of Lady Biringeira and Lord Rainer.

Some thngs that i will cover are,

Power generation- how to make that shot count.
Shot execution- how to get the sword from point A to point B
Armour- What works and how to adjust what you have to work
Basic drills and pell work
Weapons- what you can be hit with
Shields- what you can hide behind
General discussion on SCA combat and styles

Please bring along anything that you wish to eat and plenty of drink. Those wishing to “cook a little meat” over the flame can do so, with prior notice so that I can get a fire going.

For any further information please contact Rainer.

In service and honour
Rainer

Friday, March 7, 2008

Yule update - just a little tardy!

Greetings good gentles,
First of all, let me apologise for my almost unbelievable tardiness in updating this page! As the only one at Yule with a camera, I should have posted ages ago. Nonetheless, I feel that as I am managing to get these images to you before the next event, I'm at least keeping things in chronological order.

Yule was good. It was a rare treat to see everyone, and to indulge in good food and better conversation. Ruth and JP brought recorders, and persuaded me to join in. My young daughter, never having encountered such a strange, anachronistic way of making music, attempted to better the sound by stuffing my recorder with lavender leaves, while we were playing. It's very hard to maintain one's gravity and breath control when one's instrument is assaulted by a determined toddler. Fortunately, the other musicians escaped her attentions, and we were able to entertain the other gentles present with our efforts.


This event was a potluck, and I'm afraid that I have left it so late to make this report, that I have all but forgotten what we ate. I remember some particularly fine cakes* that I think originated with the good lady in the middle of the picture above, but the rest escapes me.

Nonetheless, my camera does not suffer from the same less-than-perfect memory as I do, and so while I cannot regale you with a description of the food, I can at least provide you with a picture of the good gentles of the shire enjoying it!


And now I must return to my kitchen, to investigate the progress of 24 boiled eggs, and Chickpea soup. Tomorrow brings with it an event attended not only by our local shire members, but by Sir John Peregrin of Restormel and Mistress Honor of Restormel.

There will be fighting! There will be feasting! There will be merriment and dancing! There will, in the not too distant future, be pictures.



*delicious biscuits