[MR] Stefan's files for Dec.

[Olwen the Odd]

A Happy Yule season to the Gentlefolk scattered across the Known World!

Sometimes it is hard to believe that another year has come to pass,  but 
here we are in December again. In addition to the usual list of  new files 
added to the Florilegium this month, I've also included  some of the files 
that highlight this season.

Many SCA folks in the coastal areas of several kingdoms had high  personal 
losses during this year's hurricane season, as did many non- SCA folks. 
Please remember these folks and help out as you can. I  have heard of at 
least several grassroots efforts to aid our SCA  brethren put their SCA 
lives back on track as well as their modern ones.

There *will* be a Gulf Wars event this year, despite both the site  and the 
surrounding area having taken damage during the hurricanes.  If you have 
been considering attending Gulf Wars, and particularly if  you haven't been 
before, perhaps this is the year to go. The  surrounding community can use 
the injection of money that we bring  and if everyone pitches in a few hours 
helping clear downed timber  and such, much of the damage can be fixed. Many 
of the volunteers who  help run Gulf Wars are among those who have suffered 
large losses  this year. By helping out a little bit more than usual, 
perhaps we  can make their jobs a little bit easier or help make up for 
those  who, having to put back together their modern lives, are unable to  
attend the War this year.

As usual if you have any comments, suggestions or criticisms about  the 
Florilegium, please feel free to contact me.

Stefan

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A Blending of the Past and Present

Over the past sixteen years in an ongoing effort, I have been  collecting 
bits of useful information from various newsgroups, mail  lists and articles 
submitted to me by their authors. In order to make  this information 
available to others, I have placed this information  in a series of files I 
call Stefan's Florilegium.

The Florilegium is on the web at: http://www.florilegium.org

I am always interested in new articles. If you have written an  article that 
would be of interest to others in the SCA, please send  it to me for 
possible inclusion in the Florilegium. Contact me for  more details.

I am also interested in volunteers who might be interested in helping  me 
maintain the Florilegium. Everything from collecting materials,  editing and 
web work is needed. Again, please contact me for more  details.

For those who would like to help support the Florilegium project in  another 
way, I have added a PayPal donation button on the top page of  the site. Any 
donations, while not tax deductible, do help pay the  overhead costs of 
keeping the site running.

     THLord Stefan li Rous   Ansteorra    stefan at florilegium.org

Here are the new files for this month:
In the CLOTHING section:
   pants-trews-lnks     Links to info on medieval trews and pants by
                           Dame Aoife Finn of Ynos Mon.
In the COMBAT section:
   blades-lnks          Links to info on medieval blades, swords and
                           knives by Dame Aoife Finn of Ynos Mon.
In the CULTURES section:
   London-Hist-art      "A Brief History of the City of London" by
                           Magistra Nicolaa de Bracton of Leicester.
In the FEASTS section:
   Lansknecht-fst-art   EK Lansknecht Feast by Jadwiga Zajaczkowa.
   Winter-Feast-art     A 12th Night Feast served near Hamburg,
                           Germany in 2004 by Giano Balestriere.
In the FOOD section:
   larded-milk-msg      Larded milk. A fried, fresh cheese dish.
   paella-msg           Possible history of the Spanish rice and
                           seafood dish called paella.
In the FOOD-SWEETS section:
   jellied-milk-msg     An Elizabethan sweet similar to modern Jello
In the INFO-SOURCES section:
   med-machinry-lnks    Links to info on medieval machinery by Dame
                           Aoife Finn of Ynos Mon.
In the NORSE section:
   N-furniture-lnks     Links to info on Norse furniture by Mistress
                           Gunnvor Hallakarva.
In the PEOPLE section:
   Black-Prince-art     “Prince Edward, The Black Prince of Wales”
                           by Matthias Kotok.
   Elanor-o-Aqu-lnks    Links to info on Eleanore of Aquitaine
                           by Dame Aoife Finn of Ynos Mon.
In the PLANTS, HERBS AND SPICES section:
   sassafras-msg        Use of the New World plant sassafras in
                           Europe prior to 1600 CE.

Here is one of the updated files.
   fd-Spain-msg         Food of medieval Spain. Cookbooks.
   herbs-cooking-msg    Period herbs used in cooking.
   swordcare-msg        Comments on the care of steel swords.

The Yule season is fast approaching. Here are a few files connected  with 
this season:
   12th-nite-msg        12th Night celebrations.
   Christmas-art        Medieval Christmas.
   food-gifts-msg       Period food items that make good gifts.
   Holiday-Celeb-lnks   Links to medieval holiday celebrations
                           by Dame Aoife Finn of Ynos Mon.
   holiday-gifts-lnks   Links to medieval holiday gifts
                           by Dame Aoife Finn of Ynos Mon.
   Pennsic-gifts-msg    Some gift ideas for those going to Pennsic.
   St-Nicholas-art      Article on the St. Nicholas traditions.
   T-H-Dreidel-art      "The Hannukah Dreidel" by Lady Meliora
                           Leuedai de Ardescote.
   Vik-Shp-lst-art      "Little Viking's Holiday Shopping List"
                           by Gunnora Hallakarva.
   wassail-msg          Spiced cider and ale drinks. Traditions.
   Xmas-art             "The True Meaning of Xmas".
   Yule-msg             Yule celebrations.
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THLord Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
   Mark S. Harris           Austin, Texas           
StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
**** See Stefan's Florilegium files at: http://www.florilegium.org ****