Small Talk for Your Persona
Here are the PDFs for my Small Talk for Your Persona courses: French Italian Spanish Middle English These courses have been taught at the following events: Candlemas 2018, Bryn Gwlad, Ansteorra
Bringing Sekanjabin to the Norse
At Bryn Gwlad’s Candlemas event this year, the event was persona-themed. Classes were built around growing and enhancing your persona. We also had a brewing competition, which followed the rules of the Interkingdom Brewing Guild. In addition to that, though, we were expected to write a short story explaining how our persona would have come to make their brew. They were accepting nonalcoholic submissions, so I gladly tossed my sekanjabin into the ring. It scored a 95 and I am…
On Watermelons
“I wonder if I can document a watermelon cordial for A&S.” Sometimes, we end up deep in a research hole after asking a seemingly innocent question. I had already started the cordials but thought I might poke around a bit to see what I could learn about the history of the watermelon, in the hopes of possibly being able to document a watermelon cordial. I knew the watermelon was brought to North America on slave ships from Africa, so I…
Heart of Glass
One of the things I love about the SCA is the opportunity to learn crafts that might otherwise cost significant money for lessons. In March of this year, at Gulf Wars 2017, I decided to take several lampwork glass classes. I’ve been fascinated with glasswork since I was a kid (especially glass blowing) but never had the opportunity to learn. The lampwork classes are generally pretty popular and fill up quickly, since there’s usually a maximum of 5-6 people permitted….
Cordially Yours
Two summers ago, I took a cordial-making class at my very first Pennsic. It was great — admittedly, at the time, it was basically an excuse to drink someone else’s booze. I barely knew what a cordial was but took a friend and was pleasantly surprised. The class itself was actually really interesting and I ended up way more engaged in it than I had expected to be. I have to admit, I liked the idea of a project that…
Summer Sekanjabin
I have been in the SCA for just over two years now. Pennsic was the third event I ever attended and I was fortunate enough to be able to go again last year. This summer, however, I had to choose between Pennsic or seeing the eclipse (I could take two weeks off, but not a full month). I opted for the eclipse. Pennsic will be there for me next year. In any case, in the spirit of Pennsic, I decided…
Viking Treasure Chains
Sæl! Here is the PDF for my Viking Treasure Chains course: it includes links to some of the finds at Birka: Viking Treasure Chains. This course has been taught at the following events: King’s College 2017, Steppes, Ansteorra
Navigating by the Stars
Hail and well met! I love teaching this course and it has become a perennial favorite at Pennsic. People take it for a variety of reasons — some wish to know what their persona would have known, some are more survival/preparedness-minded, and some simply wish to be able to find their way back to their encampment from parties at War. The handout covers the highlights of the class. This course has been previously taught at: I was in a bad…