[MR] Fwd: [brnsacstone] My most moving SCA experience happened at WoW

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From: kluibrand <kluibrand at yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, Oct 2, 2011 at 4:29 PM
Subject: [brnsacstone] My most moving SCA experience happened at WoW
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My wife and I have been in the SCA for only two years and have participated
in many activities. By far, the most touching SCA experience that we have
participated is the Memorial Boat Burning at War of the Wings last year.
This ceremony is based on the old Norse traditional funeral in which the
Vikings cremated their dead in ship burials. At WoW, a personalized symbol
representing a loved one is painted on a small wooden disc (size of a large
coin) and placed on a miniature Viking ship to imitate a Viking shield. We
had a naval symbol painted on a disc to represent our retired sailor
neighbor who had just passed. Also, my daughter’s 13 year old friend had
recently died. My daughter wrote her friend’s name on a piece of paper and
placed it on the ship. Just after dusk, the ship with the “shields†and
slips of paper with names were placed on the lake, lit on fire, and pushed
away from shore. Those present at the ceremony recited the names of their
loved ones while watching the ship burn brightly in the dark evening. It was
a very moving experience. Tears were shed as a sense closure came over us.
Last month, my uncle passed so we have another shield for this year’s
ceremony. The purpose of this posting is to bring awareness to this activity
in case somebody would like to share closure on a chapter in their lives.
The boat burning will be Saturday evening at dusk after Royal Court at the
lake shore in front of the house. The 24†Viking boat will be on display at
WoW’s troll/gate. Since it is too late to have wooden discs painted, slips
of paper will be available for you to write your loved one’s name plus a
personal message if you desire. The paper can even include the name of a
lost pet. If you miss this opportunity at the gate, you can submit your slip
of paper to Christophe of Grey anytime prior to the burning. Thomas Brant of
Salem

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