[MR] Atlantia Digest, Vol 108, Issue 4
Tracie Brown
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Wed Jan 4 19:47:17 PST 2012
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> 1. Re: Campfire Safety (Stefan li Rous)
> 2. Re: BBC: 600 Year-Old Yew Tree in England (Stefan li Rous)
> 3. Ymir A&S - Longships and Longjohns!!! (lordgaelan at aol.com)
> 4. Fw: Re: [slash5-BS] Re: one of the signs of the Apocalypse
> (Fergus MacDair)
> 5. Re: Ymir A&S - Longships and Longjohns!!! (Alexandria Stratton)
> 6. Fwd: Fw: Re: [slash5-BS] Re: one of the signs of the
> Apocalypse (Dexter Guptill)
> 7. Re: BBC: 600 Year-Old Yew Tree in England (Garth Groff)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 17:15:19 -0600
> From: Stefan li Rous <StefanliRous at austin.rr.com>
> To: Atlantia maillist <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
> Subject: Re: [MR] Campfire Safety
> Message-ID: <B2DA2C2A-64A8-4FD2-820C-94F3FF2EDEDB at austin.rr.com>
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> <<< As we take a break during the winter months from camping I thought
> I'd post this link about campfire safety.
>
> At several events in the last year there have been potentially
> dangerous situations regarding campfire construction, maintenance and
> discard of coals. These situations (the ones of which I am aware) did
> not become harmful only because other people intervened.
>
> In our hobby we are around fire quite a lot. It is something we must
> know about and respect as well as enjoy.
>
> http://www.smokeybear.com/campfire-safety.asp
>
> ~gise >>>
>
> If I may, here is a good pamphlet written up a number of years ago by
> Baron Durr and illustrated by the William Blackfox that also covers
> some of this from an SCA standpoint that folks might find useful. And
> the pictures are cute and memorable.
> Fire-Book-art (739K) 12/28/00 Baron Durr's Guide to Safe Fire Use.
> http://www.florilegium.org/files/PENNSIC/Fire-Book/Fire-Book-art.html
>
> Originally written with Pennsic in mind, but applicable to most SCA
> outside events.
>
> Stefan
>
> --------
> THLord Stefan li Rous Barony of Bryn Gwlad Kingdom of Ansteorra
> Mark S. Harris Austin, Texas StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/marksharris
> **** See Stefan's Florilegium files at: http://www.florilegium.org ****
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> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 17:30:53 -0600
> From: Stefan li Rous <StefanliRous at austin.rr.com>
> To: Atlantia maillist <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
> Subject: Re: [MR] BBC: 600 Year-Old Yew Tree in England
> Message-ID: <DAF83665-E633-4FC7-AB91-DC57330E5AAD at austin.rr.com>
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> Lord Mungo Napier said:
> <<< Finally, we archers have, or should have, deep
> respect for the yew, since yew staves were used for the great English
> longbow. Set aside for a moment the fact that English yew is twisty and
> doesn't make good bows, and that nearly all yew bows started with
> continental wood, it reminds us of how valuable this slow-growing and
> rare tree was.>>>
>
> So does this mean that the French could have saved themselves a whole
> lot of trouble if they'd just kept yew imports from reaching England?
>
> Stefan
>
> --------
> THLord Stefan li Rous Barony of Bryn Gwlad Kingdom of Ansteorra
> Mark S. Harris Austin, Texas StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/marksharris
> **** See Stefan's Florilegium files at: http://www.florilegium.org ****
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> Message: 3
> Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 22:07:14 -0500 (EST)
> From: lordgaelan at aol.com
> To: announce at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org, atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
> Subject: [MR] Ymir A&S - Longships and Longjohns!!!
> Message-ID: <8CE98A51825EACC-1058-54E54 at webmail-m170.sysops.aol.com>
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> Long Ships and Long Johns
> The new year has begun, and the Frost Giant has already made himself
> known. Will Ymir be frozen again? Time will tell, but it?s always best
> to be prepared with your very own set of warm woolies! To this end, we
> invite you to enter the ?Long Ships and Long Johns? Arts and Science
> competition at Ymir XXXVII. Enter any item that was created recently,
> in a Scandnavian style, designed to keep chills and frostbite at bay.
> Examples of possible entries include hats, mittens, coats, pants,
> boots, socks.
>
> Appropriate accompanying documentation is required.
> Judging Guidelines are here: http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/jd_codes.htm
>
> Questions? Please contact Lady Sunneva de Cleia at jenyanydots AT gmail DOT com.
>
> To get you started, please visit the following links:
> Viking pants: http://www.goldenoakinn.com/pdf/viking_pants_paper.pdf
> Norse Clothing:
> http://www.hurstwic.org/history/articles/daily_living/text/clothing.htm
> Vking silk cap: http://genvieve.net/sca/vikingcap.html
> Atlantia A&S links: http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/wsnlinks/
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> Message: 4
> Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 21:35:47 -0800 (PST)
> From: Fergus MacDair <fmacdair at yahoo.com>
> To: Merry Rose <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>, Hawkwood
> <talontalk at yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [MR] Fw: Re: [slash5-BS] Re: one of the signs of the
> Apocalypse
> Message-ID:
> <1325655347.22777.YahooMailNeo at web161406.mail.bf1.yahoo.com>
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> It is?anachronistic. ?Redneck?Burns?night perhaps?
>
>> And the story opens with a link to,,,,,, canned haggis!?!?! That,?
>> along with 13 other items that will never be found in my shopping?
>> cart. Rattlesnake is fine fresh, but have no interest is trying canned.
>>
>> -?http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/02/scotch-in-a-can_n_1175256.html
> ?
>
> Fergus
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> Message: 5
> Date: Tue, 3 Jan 2012 21:56:48 -0800 (PST)
> From: Alexandria Stratton <kyrilex at yahoo.com>
> To: "announce at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org"
> <announce at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org>, "atlantia at atlantia.sca.org"
> <atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
> Subject: Re: [MR] Ymir A&S - Longships and Longjohns!!!
> Message-ID:
> <1325656608.89005.YahooMailNeo at web39507.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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> Will judges be in one area and easily identifiable, and will we have to stand in a line for judging? Everybody will probably be wearing their entries. Taking them off and leaving them on a table would defeat the purpose of having made them...LOL
> ?
> -- Isabelle LaFar
> http://www.HouseBarra.com
> Experience is what you get, when things go awry.
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> From: "lordgaelan at aol.com" <lordgaelan at aol.com>
> To: announce at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org; atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
> Sent: Tuesday, January 3, 2012 10:07 PM
> Subject: [MR] Ymir A&S - Longships and Longjohns!!!
>
>
> Long Ships and Long Johns
> The new year has begun, and the Frost Giant has already made himself
> known. Will Ymir be frozen again? Time will tell, but it?s always best
> to be prepared with your very own set of warm woolies! To this end, we
> Message: 6
> Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2012 00:57:02 -0500
> From: Dexter Guptill <3fgburner at gmail.com>
> To: Merry Rose <Atlantia at atlantia.sca.org>
> Subject: [MR] Fwd: Fw: Re: [slash5-BS] Re: one of the signs of the
> Apocalypse
> Message-ID:
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> Giant carries Heinz 57 brand canned Spotted Dick.
>
>> It is?anachronistic. ?Redneck?Burns?night perhaps?
>
>> And the story opens with a link to,,,,,, canned haggis!?!?! That,
>> along with 13 other items that will never be found in my shopping
>> cart. Rattlesnake is fine fresh, but have no interest is trying canned.
>>
>> -?http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/02/scotch-in-a-can_n_1175256.html
>
> Erich, mka
> --
> Dex
> http://www.3fgburner.net
>
> "Maxim 37: There is no overkill. There is only 'Open Fire', and 'I
> need to reload'. " http://www.schlockmercenary.com
>
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> Message: 7
> Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:03:02 -0500
> From: Garth Groff <ggg9y at virginia.edu>
> To: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
> Subject: Re: [MR] BBC: 600 Year-Old Yew Tree in England
> Message-ID: <4F044E06.9070900 at virginia.edu>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
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> M'Lord Stefan,
>
> Possibly the French could have tried to stop the trade in yew staves,
> but this is something I've never seen mentioned. The French sometimes
> had a navy of sorts, and there were no doubt French pirates and
> privateers active in the channel, just like the English. It is doubtful
> if much of this import traffic went by land across France itself though,
> especially given the frequent wars there. The more likely routes were
> direct from Italy or Spain (which was an English ally at that time), or
> through Flanders for staves from central Europe.
>
> The French nobles were never comfortable in arming their peasants,
> fearing (with good reason, even then) that those weapons would be turned
> against them. French armies were always deficient in archers. Instead,
> they usually hired Genoese crossbowmen. Some of the French kings during
> the 100 Years' War tried to introduce the bow to their peasants, using
> the English model of practice after church. The nobles refused to
> enforce this law and the plan was eventually dropped. Some of those
> nobles later died from English arrows.
>
> Yours Aye,
>
>
> Lord Mungo Napier, The Archer of Mallard Lodge
>
> On 1/3/2012 6:30 PM, Stefan li Rous wrote:
>> Lord Mungo Napier said:
>> <<< Finally, we archers have, or should have, deep
>> respect for the yew, since yew staves were used for the great English
>> longbow. Set aside for a moment the fact that English yew is twisty and
>> doesn't make good bows, and that nearly all yew bows started with
>> continental wood, it reminds us of how valuable this slow-growing and
>> rare tree was.>>>
>>
>> So does this mean that the French could have saved themselves a whole
>> lot of trouble if they'd just kept yew imports from reaching England?
>>
>> Stefan
>>
>> --------
>> THLord Stefan li Rous Barony of Bryn Gwlad Kingdom of Ansteorra
>> Mark S. Harris Austin, Texas
>> StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/marksharris
>> **** See Stefan's Florilegium files at: http://www.florilegium.org ****
>
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