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Beautiful blacksmithing

3 hours 11 min ago

Cal Lane has taken the art of blacksmithing to a whole new level by transforming 44 gallon steel drums into works of art.

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"Suburban Knights: A return to the Middle Ages" on sale now

8 hours 26 min ago

Author and photographer E. F. Kitchen has produced a new book on the Society for Creative Anachronism entitled Suburban Knights: A return to the Middle Ages.

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Shroud of Turin expected to draw crowds from around the world

March 10, 2010 - 5:26pm

Whether it is real or an inspired hoax, the Shroud of Turin is one of the most recognized holy relics in the world. Its upcoming display is expected to draw over two million visitors to Turin Cathedral.

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Sir Conrad Breakring new Prince of Caid

March 10, 2010 - 12:20pm

Duke Jason Griffiths of ShadowHyrst reports that Sir Conrad Breakwing was the winner of the March 6, 2010 Crown Tournament in the Kingdom of Caid. He was inspired by Eleanor di Michelozzo Gianfigliazi.

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Fighting and archery at Gulf Wars XIX

March 10, 2010 - 9:26am

THL Egil Haraldsson, Rangemaster for Live Weapons at Gulf Wars XIX, offers announcements regarding tournaments, at the upcoming War.

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Tristan Dragonheart victor of Atenveldt Crown Tourney

March 9, 2010 - 4:50pm

Mycatehall reports that Thegn Sir Tristan Dragonheart was the victor of the March 6, 2010 Crown Tournament in the Kingdom of Atenveldt.

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Shava's Gulf Wars bardic project

March 9, 2010 - 12:27pm

Viscountess Elashava bas Riva of the Kingdom of Northshield reports that she will be creating video of bardic performances at the upcoming Gulf Wars.

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Views on risk: past and present

March 9, 2010 - 9:03am

In a recent lecture entitled "Risk and Humanities," Cambridge classicist Mary Beard explored "the images of gambling and associated brawls that appear on the walls of bars in Pompeii."

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Renaissance texts "unread and unstudied"

March 8, 2010 - 5:50pm

In a podcast for the Classics and Ancient History website, Peter Mack and Maude Vanhalen discuss Renaissance thought and the fact that much of its works, most written in Latin, have been "largely unread and unstudied." (MP3)

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Ansteorra Kingdom A&S photos online

March 8, 2010 - 1:19pm

Lady Elisava Illiesca, aka Bess shares an album of photos taken at the recent Kingdom A&S event in the Kingdom of Ansteorra.

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SCAtoday.net Editor hits 10,000 article milestone

March 8, 2010 - 9:27am

Milica doesn't know I'm publishing this, but I couldn't resist! Over this past weekend, our devoted Editor-In-Chief hit a major milestone when her 10,000th article was published on this web site.

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Auning Woman: "a perfectly ordinary looking woman"

March 7, 2010 - 6:30pm

Experts at the Panum Institute in Copenhagen, Denmark have shown the world the face of the 2000-year-old Auning Woman, found in 1886 in a northeastern Jutland bog.

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Build your own trebuchet

March 7, 2010 - 1:46pm

On the Instructables website, visitors can learn how to build a trebuchet capable of throwing a softball 50-60 feet from cardboard. (video)

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Two vigiled for Pelican in Atenveldt

March 7, 2010 - 8:51am

Baronessa Isabeau della Farfalla and Lord Vallawulf of the Kingdom of Atenveldt report that Eden Blacksmith and Sely Bloxam, called Blossom have been placed on vigil for the Order of the Pelican.

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Greek armor lecture at Arizona State University

March 6, 2010 - 4:20pm

The Central Arizona Archaeological Institute of America is offering a lecture by Gregory Aldrete (Arthur of Lockehaven) on Greek armor.

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SCAdians to present writing workshop

March 6, 2010 - 1:07pm

SCA members Kevin Nunn and Helen Marshall (Arminius the Footsore and Gwerydd verch Rhys) will present a one-day fiction writing workshop at Massey College in Toronto, Ontario on March 28, 2010.

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Mona Lisa identity may cause da Vinci exhumation

March 5, 2010 - 8:03am

A team of experts from Italy’s National Committee for Cultural Heritage are requesting permission to exhume the remains of Leonardo da Vinci in hopes of revealing the real identity of the Mona Lisa.

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SCAdian Almost-Darwin Awards 2010

March 5, 2010 - 5:38am

SCA member and Darwin Awards author Wendy Northcutt shares several tales of "Medieval Mayhem" on the Darwin Awards website.

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12th century leper hospital explored in England

March 4, 2010 - 6:17pm

A team of young archeologists is excavating the site of the St Mary Magdalen leper hospital in Winchester. A BBC video chronicles the recent finds at the site. (video)

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11th century Viking house found in Dublin

March 4, 2010 - 2:47pm

Workers for the Office of Public Works (OPW) in Dublin, Ireland have unearthed evidence of an 11th century Viking settlement on the north shore of the Liffey River.

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