Fall RUM 2023 hosted by the Barony of Ayreton (November 18, 2023)
Class List with Descriptions PDF
Beginner Italian Dance will be held in Red Room Section 2 from 10am-11am and is taught by Ly Yngerame Erskyn.
The class is 1 Hour. The class is available for children under 18.
There are 10 handouts available.
Students should bring nothing required.
Description: A few basic Italian dances, teaching you the basic steps and movements of the style. What is taught will depend on attendance, but all step and movement content will be basically the same. No dance knowledge required!
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Indoor pell construction and pell drills will be held in Room 124 from 10am-11am and is taught by Sir Lothar Nachtshatten.
The class is 1 Hour. The class is dependant on available space and is not available for children under 18.
Students should bring A sword. Sorry, no polearms (low ceilings).
Description: How to use your pell to increase accuracy and shot selection
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O’Yea! O’’Yea! will be held in Room 219 from 10am-11am and is taught by Baron Aindle O’Diarmada.
The class is 1 Hour. The class is available for children under 18.
Students should bring The desire to learn and serve.
Description: Get Loud! Be the center of attention! Command the room! Make some noise for your Kingdom or local group. Learn about becoming a voice herald and how to serve The Dream.
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Landsknecht Persona will be held in Room 224 from 10am-11am and is taught by Sgt Ehrenfried Schertenleib.
The class is 1 Hour. The class is is not available for children under 18.
Students should bring Questions.
Description: Learn a bit of the history of some of the most outlandish mercenaries. The German Landsknecht of the 16th century.
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By Imperial Decree will be held in Room 225 from 10am-11am and is taught by Lord Balthazar the Painter.
The class is 1 Hour. The class is limited to 15 and is available for children under 18.
Links to PDF handouts will be provided after class.
Description: Creating awards for Japanese personas using historical Japanese scripts and styles (Japanese language skills are not required).
This class focuses on the origins and development of the Japanese writing system and shows how that knowledge can be applied to creating the text and layout for Japanese awards.
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A Critical Look at Blackwork Embroidery Patterns in Holbein’s Paintings will be held in Room 226 from 10am-11am and is taught by THL Lynne Fairchild.
The class is 1 Hour. The class is available for children under 18.
Description: Holbein stitch is a common (and reversible) stitch used in blackwork embroidery. A brief history on Hans Holbein the Younger and providing an in-depth look into his portraits with blackwork embroidery.
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Excruciatingly Basic Calligraphy will be held in Room 303 Section 1 from 10am-11am and is taught by Wilhelm Michalik.
The class is 1 Hour. The class is available for children under 18.
Description: Do you think that Calligraphy is beyond you? Think again! Using proper body mechanics, and basic tools, you will, by the end of this class, be able to write in a simplified Gothic hand, and forge your own path into the scribal arts!
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Ziryab, the Myth and the Man will be held in Room 303 Section 2 from 10am-11am and is taught by Ms. Amelie d’Anjou.
The class is 1 Hour. The class is not available for children under 18.
Students should bring your curiosity.
Description: If you’ve done any research into period Andalusian music, you keep hearing one name – Ziryab. He’s supposed to have known 10,000 songs, added a string to the lute (or ud), influenced the court fashions, hairstyles, introduced deodorant, asparagus, and the order of the dishes served at feast. Bios for him even show up in cookbooks. Today, there are cafes and musical groups named after him from Morocco to Syria, even Paris and San Francisco. He sounds too good to be true. Let’s find out where the myth came from, and see what we can learn about the human behind it.
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Viking Snowshoes for the Discerning Equine will be held in Room 306 from 10am-11am and is taught by Kathleen Redrider.
The class is 1 Hour. The class is limited to 15 and is available for children under 18.
Description: Snow and ice have always been a problem for equine travelers. The Vikings used equine snowshoes to help combat the issue. We will be discussing various snowshoes used over the years as we make cording and fashion our own equine snowshoes.
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Stump the Laurel (Embroidery Salon) will be held in Room 204 from 10am-6pm and is taught by Mistress Jadwiga Wlodzislawska.
The class is All Day. The class is available for children under 18.
A basic understanding of embroidery would be helpful.
Description: Is there a stich you want to learn? A technique you’re unsure of? Advice on a piece in progress? Open walk in time slot for all things embroidery. Questions about tools, threads, or how to lace a frame. Hands on learning.
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TEA 101 A Tasty History of Tea will be held in Red Room Section 1 from 10am-Noon and is taught by Kitsuko Tsukino.
The class is 2 hours. The class is limited to 10 and is not available for children under 18.
There are 10 handouts available for $1.
Students should bring A cup (no metal cups without insulated handles).
Content Warning: We do talk about the history of China, Japan, and Korea, and the interactions between which are not always pretty.
Description: Tea is full of history of the far east and was the cause of a lot of changes throughout the world. This class is a intro to the history and science behind tea and tea brewing. Along with a chance to try many different kinds of tea that would have been available in period and how to brew them. You must bring your own cup (please no pewter. Pewter absorbs heat too well and you can burn yourself.)
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Perfumes and Smelly Stuff will be held in Room 302 from 10am-Noon and is taught by Baroness Alianor “Aliyah” bat Asriel.
The class is 2 hours. The class is limited to 8 and is available for children under 18.
There are 8 printed handouts with a QR code for digital access available, and 8 Materials Kits available for $5 each.
Students should bring Enthusiasm and curiosity.
Content Warning: Possible allergy triggers
Description: Learn about the use of scents/aromatics and make your own perfume, balm, or infusion.
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How to Register East Asian Names will be held in Red Room Section 3 from 10:30am-Noon and is taught by Choi Min.
The class is 1.5 hours. The class is available for children under 18.
Description: This class will introduce and review how to put together Japanese, Korean, and Chinese names for yourself or a client.
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The Bookbinders’ Salon will be held in Room 124 from 11am-3pm and is taught by Dame Roana Aldinoch, OP.
The class is 4 hours. The class is available for children under 18.
There are 10 of each type of kit handouts available for various fees based on kits available, and 30-40 of three or four types of Materials Kits available for various based on kits available.
Students should bring a healthy interest in how books were made!
Description: This is an opportunity for people who have always wanted to learn a little about bookbinding but was afraid to dedicate a full day to making a book. There will be small kits to purchase with knowledgeable bookbinders on hand to help you make them. Additionally, there will be a display of the Midrealm bookbinders’ books, tools commonly used, and a selection of reference books to thumb through.
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The Art of the Draw will be held in Red Room Section 2 from 11am-Noon and is taught by Peer Guenin de Vaucresson.
The class is 1 Hour. The class is limited to 15 adults, 2 children and is available for children under 18.
There are 15 handouts available and 17 Stretch Bands available for $1 each.
Students should Dress in whatever they’d wear on the archery field.
Description: Body mechanics for archery to help find and utilize your core strength. Then internalizing it. We will end with a short talk on aiming.
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Recorder Music and Beginner Musicians will be held in Room 219 from 11am-Noon and is taught by Countess Sir Fern de la Foret.
The class is 1 Hour. The class is limited to 20 and is available for children under 18.
There are 20 handouts available.
Students should bring plastic recorders if possible.
Description: Do you enjoy music but never learned to play an instrument? Come to Sir Fern’s class to try out the most popular instrument of the Middle Ages! Music was the great entertainment of the time, played by ordinary folk for their own pleasure. If you only played the Tonette in 3rd grade and nothing since, this is the class for you! Recorders come in five sizes, and there will be loaners. Fern will teach you to play a few notes and to read enough music for one song today. This class is for absolute beginners; if you can already play flute, clarinet, or piano, you’re too good for this class. Go to an advanced class instead!
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Regional Command Class will be held in Room 224 from 11am-Noon and is taught by Sir Pellinor.
The class is 1 hour. The class is not available for children under 18.
There are 20 handouts available.
Description: This class will cover: How to become a regional commander in the Midrealm army and the role and duties of a regional commander. This class can be useful to rattan and rapier command staff.
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Transcribing 101: Medieval European Manuscripts will be held in Room 225 from 11am-Noon and is taught by Lord Balthazar the Painter.
The class is 1 Hour. The class is limited to 8 and is available for children under 18.
There are 8 handouts available.
Description: Transcribing in order to use computer translation for casual translations of Medieval manuscripts. This will include some guided exercises transcribing and translating excerpts for medieval manuscripts.
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Long-Armed Cross Stitch and 14th Century Heraldic Pouches will be held in Room 226 from 11am-Noon and is taught by Baronowa Alzbeta Michalik, OP.
The class is 1 Hour. The class is available for children under 18.
There are 12 handouts and 12 Materials Kits available for free.
Description: Long-armed cross stitch is a period form of embroidery very similar to modern cross stitch. Come learn the basics of two different versions of this stitch.
Then, while you try out your new skills, geek out with me as I talk through two examples of 14th Century heraldic pouches which made use of this stitch.
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Pearls- Queen of Gems will be held in Room 303 Section 1 from 11am-Noon and is taught by Dame Nicholaa Halden.
The class is 1 Hour. The class is limited to 10-12 and is available for children under 18.
There are 12 handouts available.
Description: A survey of pearls, medieval thought, obtaining them and uses. Includes demonstrations.
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Submissions Heraldry Made Easy will be held in Room 303 Section 2 from 11am-Noon and is taught by Lord Kallinikos Gavras.
The class is 1 Hour. The class is available for children under 18.
There are 20 handouts, and information will be linked to.
Students should bring note-taking supplies, questions.
Content Warning: No, there is no such content as far as I know.
Description: Are you interested in doing heraldic submissions but don’t know where to start? Have you looked at forms but thought ‘it’s all Greek to me’? This class will give you the tools and resources needed to handle the vast majority of SCA heraldic submissions, including: how to fill out forms, how to use OSCAR, how to research names, how to do basic heraldry design, and how to ask for help from the wider heraldic community. Heralds and non-heralds of all levels are invited to attend and to ask questions.
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Basic arrow assembly will be held in Room 306 from 11am-Noon and is taught by Forester Reimar Erikson.
The class is 1 Hour. The class is limited to 8 and is available for children under 18.
There are 16 handouts available.
Students should bring Enthusiasm and interest.
Description: How to assemble your own arrows for target archery.
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Armored Combat Marshal Refresher will be held in Room 303 Section 2 from Noon-1pm and is taught by Duke Cellach macChormach.
The class is 1 Hour. The class is available for children under 18.
Description: Review of recent changes to the armored combat rules and a review of the highpoints from the handbook. Armored MITs can get a set of signatures for attending.
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Better Bardic Performing will be held in Room 219 from 1pm-2:30pm and is taught by Jon Osprey.
The class is 1.5 hours. The class is limited to 10 and is not available for children under 18.
Students should have a rhymed poem or story (mostly) memorized and ready to present along with 10 printed copies of it.
Description: We will learn, discuss and practice a set of basic and advanced skills to improve audience interest and engagement in your performances. Jon has been writing and performing for venues both In-Person and Virtual SCAdian and mundane over 40 years.
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Anglo-Saxon Alliterative Verse and Riddles will be held in Room 224 from 1pm-2:30pm and is taught by The Honorable Lady Hilla Stormbringer.
The class is 1.5 hours. The class is available for children under 18.
There are 25 handouts available.
Students should bring Writing implement and paper if desired.
Description: Not all poetry rhymes! In fact, the earliest known English poetry did not rely upon rhyme at all! It relied on alliteration and counted stresses instead. This form was used for poems short and long, and carried through to riddles as well. Come learn how this form of poetry is structured and learn how to write your own!
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Tips and Tricks for Beginner Scribes will be held in Room 225 from 1pm-2:30pm and is taught by THL Merwyn of the Ruin.
The class is 1.5 hours. The class is limited to 8 and is not available for children under 18.
Students should bring Note pad for notes.
Description: This is a class to help teach the Scribal Arts to new people who are interested in possibly becoming a scribe. Also to help Baronial Scribe gain confidence to move up to a Kingdom Scribe.
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Drafting Your Own Garb will be held in Room 303 Section 2 from 1pm-2:30pm and is taught by Isobella Gray of Donnershafen.
The class is 1.5 hours. The class is limited to 20 and is available for children under 18.
There are 20 handouts available for free, and 20 Materials Kits available for $5.
Students should bring Pencil and paper, a flexible measuring tape if you have one.
Description: In this class attendees will create a basic tunic style pattern with through hands on instruction. Note- this is not a basic sewing class. This is how to make a pattern based on personal measurements. A knowledge of basic sewing is helpful.
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Combat Archery Marshalling Class will be held in Red Room Section 1 from 1pm-2pm and is taught by Cpt Arnora.
The class is 1 hour. The class is limited to No limit and is not available for children under 18.
Description: This class leads people through the information needed to become a combat archery marshal. We will go through the four categories that require signatures on MiT paperwork. People who take the class will receive one line of signatures toward their combat archery marshal paperwork. This class can only be take once for signatures.
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Introduction to Tablet Weaving will be held in Room 226 from 1pm-2pm and is taught by THL Mikhail of Lubelska.
The class is 1 Hour. The class is limited to 10 and is available for children under 18.
There are 10 plus extras handouts available for free, and 10 Materials Kits available for $0 but donations accepted.
Description: Learn how to make woven belts and trim, using tablet weaving, a technique dated back to at least 8th centure BCE. Students will weave a small sample piece on a pre-strung set of cards, using a backstrap setup. Students may keep the cards, string, and their work. Limited to ten (10) active participants. No fee, but donations greatfully accepted.
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Making a Viking Age Jewelry Stamp will be held in Room 302 from 1pm-2pm and is taught by Capt. Hjalmr Njalsson.
The class is 1 Hour. The class is limited to 5 and is not available for children under 18.
There are 5 Materials Kits available for $5 each.
Students should bring your willingness to learn and enthusiasm for making cool things!
Description: Have you ever seen Viking Age jewelry pieces and said "Wow, I love that stampwork!" and wanted to make your own pieces, but lacked the stamps to do so? Not anymore! This class will take you through the steps to make a stamp for non-ferrous jewelry use. At the end of the class you will walk away with your very own stamp modeled after period examples – several beginner-friendly options will be available.
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Estate Planning and the SCA will be held in Room 303 Section 1 from 1pm-2pm and is taught by Master Baron Master Llewellyn ap Teirnon.
The class is 1 Hour. The class is not available for children under 18.
Description: Ever wondered how to help the SCA now and forever? This is the class. An estate expert will tell you how to give to the SCA and what to do with all that "stuff".
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Pewter Casting To Go will be held in Room 306 from 1pm-2pm and is taught by Baron Avery Austringer.
The class is 1 Hour. The class is available for children under 18.
There are 20 handouts available.
Students should bring A cheerful disposition.
Description: An overview of some pewter casting techniques with particular focus on flat back castings.
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Bolognese Longsword Theory will be held in Red Room Section 2 from 1pm-3pm and is taught by Maestro Raphael di Merisi.
The class is 2 hours. The class is available for children under 18.
The Instructor will have roughly half a dozen longswords with him.
Students should bring Clothing you can move in.
Description: An exploration of how the Bolognese fencing masters conceived of their art through the longsword. This class won’t require masks or involve full speed fighting, but some sort of longsword trainer will be helpful for you to physically explore what is being talked about. Some spare longswords will be available.
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Decorated Veils will be held in Red Room Section 3 from 1pm-3pm and is taught by Baroness Alianor “Aliyah” bat Asriel.
The class is 2 hours. The class is limited to 8 and is available for children under 18.
There are 8 printed handouts, and a QR code will be available for additional access, and 5 Materials Kits available for $5.
Students should bring Curiosity and enthusiasm.
Description: Did you know that men wore veils? Learn some history of this simple, yet not-so-simple, head covering. Class includes a hands-on component to create a decorative edge.
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Frilled Edge Veils 13th-15th Century will be held in Red Room Section 1 from 2pm-3:30pm and is taught by Dame Nicholaa Halden.
The class is 1.5 hours. The class is available for children under 18.
There are 20 handouts available.
Description: Survey of various ruffled, nebula, frilled veils in western Europe. Discussion and display on possible construction techniques and wearing the veil.
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Are Ewe Period? will be held in Room 303 Section 1 from 2pm-3:30pm and is taught by THL Metylda of Ravenslake.
The class is 1.5 hours. The class is limited to 15 and is available for children under 18.
There are 15 handouts available for donation.
Students should bring An interest in sheep and history.
Warning: Obviously, since there will be wool present, anyone with a lanolin or wool allergy might not want to attend or handle samples
Description: A look at a few sheep breeds that would have existed in England in period, and why it matters. I’ll have samples of most of the breeds so people can see the differences in fleeces of various breeds.
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Building an Event will be held in Room 226 from 2pm-4pm and is taught by THL Elisabeta Fischer.
The class is 2 hours. The class is available for children under 18.
There are 15 handouts available.
Description: How to build an event including information on location needs, setting up departments, budgets and everything in between. This class also goes over required procedures and paperwork.
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Advanced Pewter Casting will be held in Room 306 from 2pm-4pm and is taught by Baron Avery Austringer.
The class is 2 hours. The class is available for children under 18.
There are 25 handouts available.
Students should bring A gleam in their eye.
Description: Flat back castings are nice but three part moulds allows the manufacture of much more complicated and utilitarian castings.
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Modern Science for Medieval Sausage will be held in Room 302 from 2pm-5pm and is taught by THL Reinhold von Glier.
The class is Other. The class is limited to 12 and is available for children under 18.
There are 12 handouts available.
Description: Learn the principles of sausage making that are not published in any medieval recipe book, but can be applied to every medieval recipe to produce better results.
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Minstrelsy 101 A Primer for Beginner Bards will be held in Room 219 from 2:30pm-3:30pm and is taught by THL Gwendolyn merch Llewelyn.
The class is 1 Hour. The class is available for children under 18.
There are 25 handouts available.
Description: An overview of bardic activities in the Midrealm, including which arts qualify as bardic, advice on performance opportunities, how to participate without performing if desired, and resources for period and "sort-of-period" performance pieces.
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Comics for Kings will be held in Room 224 from 2:30pm-3:30pm and is taught by Lord Balthazar the Painter.
The class is 1 Hour. The class is limited to 15 and is available for children under 18.
Links to PDFs of reference pamphlets/handouts will be provided after class.
Description: The Medieval origins of comic books.
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The Danish Smokkr [Apron Dress] will be held in Room 225 from 2:30pm-3:30pm and is taught by Marquesa Violante do Porto.
The class is 1 hour. The class is limited to 20 and is available for children under 18.
Students should bring Something to take notes with.
Content Warning: This conversation will have gendered language on the garment reflective of period gender roles. While the conversation is limited to textile finds of femme presenting persons, I support anyone’s choice to wear what brings joy. Everyone is welcome in this class.
Description: This class will go over the information currently available about the 10th century Danish fashionable smokkr, commonly called an "apron dress" in the SCA. We will go over what is known from available resources, and more importantly, what we don’t know. I will discuss current theories and debates surrounding this garment. I will share my wisdom from years of mistakes to validate all of the wasted time. Please let my suffering have meaning. By taking this class, you agree to be a captive audience to the spectacle that is my info dump on the current information and my spicy opinions.
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Sumptuary Laws 600 to 1650 will be held in Room 303 Section 2 from 2:30pm-4pm and is taught by Isobella Gray of Donnershafen.
The class is 1.5 hours. The class is limited to No limit and is available for children under 18.
There are 25 handouts available.
Students should bring A curiosity for sumptuary laws.
Description: Sumptuary Laws aimed at what people were allowed to wear, and control expenditures of feasts and festivals. Discussion of Sumptuary Laws with a look of its origins in Roman times and a general discussion followed with review of several kingdoms around the known world of 600 to 1650.
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Intermediate Italian Dances will be held in Red Room Section 2 from 3pm-4pm and is taught by Ly Yngerame Erskyn.
The class is 1 Hour. The class is available for children under 18.
There are 10 handouts available.
Description: A few intermediate Italian dances, building on my earlier beginner class. What is taught will depend on attendance, but all step and movement content will be basically the same. No dance knowledge required – taking the beginner class is useful, but all steps will still be taught!
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Chariot Driving: Reinsmanship 101 will be held in Red Room Section 3 from 3pm-4pm and is taught by Kathleen Redrider.
The class is 1 Hour. The class is limited to 8 and is available for children under 18.
There are 8 handouts available.
Students should bring Patience.
Description: Hold onto the reins! We will be using reinboards to get a feel for how people have driven horses.
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Introduction to Fiore’s Dagger will be held in Room 124 from 3pm-4pm and is taught by Baron Ælfred of Chester.
The class is 1 Hour. The class is limited to 10 participants, unlimited observers and is not available for children under 18.
Students should bring Light pair of leather gloves, if the student has them.
Warning: Involves hand to hand, grappling
Description: This class will introduce the participants to a number of the basic unarmed dagger defenses from the texts by Fiore dei Libre, the Italian master of defense.
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Enhancing Your Bardic Performance With Theatre Techniques will be held in Room 219 from 3:30pm-4:30pm and is taught by The Honorable Lady Hilla Stormbringer.
The class is 1 Hour. The class is available for children under 18.
There are 25 handouts available.
Students should please be prepared to participate.
Description: There is so much more to a bardic performance than technical skill with the piece you present. Come join in this participatory class to learn and practice various theatre techniques to enhance and improve your performance.
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Comic Books in the 15th Century will be held in Room 224 from 3:30pm-4:30pm and is taught by Lord Balthazar the Painter.
The class is 1 Hour. The class is limited to 15 and is available for children under 18.
Links to PDF reference pamphlets will be provided after.
Description: A look at some of the earliest printed comic books and the technology used to print them.
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Embellishment for Norse Garb will be held in Room 225 from 3:30pm-4:30pm and is taught by Marquesa Violante do Porto.
The class is 1 hour. The class is limited to 20 and is available for children under 18.
Students should bring Something to take notes with.
Description: This class is designed to discuss ways of being EXTRA with your Norse clothing. Do you like to be Ostentatious? Do you enjoy adding a little extra to your garb? In this lecture, I am going to discuss several seam treatments and surface embellishments for the refined Norse palate. Embroidery, Appliques, Posaments, Seam treatments, Luxury fabrics – how to do them, and where to find the materials without having to go a viking for them.
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For the Future will be held in Red Room Section 1 from 3:30pm-5pm and is taught by Dame SæhildR barngóðR.
The class is 1.5 hours. The class is available for children under 18.
There are Unlimited (QR code) handouts available.
Students should bring Ideas! Questions! Hope!
Description: Discussing ways to include children, youth, and young adults in making the Dream.
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Natural Trumpets in Period will be held in Room 303 Section 1 from 3:30pm-5pm and is taught by Sir Mieczko the Swift of Jaroslaw.
The class is 1.5 hours. The class is available for children under 18.
There are 20 handouts available.
Students should bring a trumpet, or even just the mouthpiece if you have one would be helpful. Loaners will be available, along with the ability to sanitize them. No actual trumpet experience is required!
Content Warning: Will likely be loud.
Description: Learn, and play! A brief history of the evolution of the trumpet before and throughout the SCA timeframe. Discussion of the harmonic series and notes a trumpet can play. A few trumpets of different lengths will be available to play, or bring your own. Fanfares will be played (loudly!). Bring a trumpet mouthpiece if you have one (loaners and the ability to sanitize them will be available.)
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Beading Cabochons will be held in Red Room Section 2 from 4pm-5:30pm and is taught by Dame Elizabethe Alles.
The class is 1.5 hours. The class is limited to 12 and is available for children under 18.
There are 12 handouts available for free and 12 Materials Kits available for $5.
Students should bring Reading glasses or magnifiers if needed for close work.
Description: Learn how to create a setting for a cabochon with seed beads. This technique can be used to along with bead embroidery to embellish garb or to make jewelry. Students will make a beaded cabochon that can be used as a ring or pendant.
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Did the Vikings Have Printed Textiles? will be held in Room 226 from 4pm-5:30pm and is taught by Laureate Aveline.
The class is 1.5 hours. The class is not available for children under 18.
Description: The art of block printing is sweeping across the reenactor and living history world, with two extant designs that are often cited as "Viking" being put all over Norse clothing… but were those designs actually "Viking"? Are there extant block printed textiles or garments attributed to the Vikings, Kievan Rus, and/or Varangians? Is there *any* evidence that the Vikings encountered printed textiles? This lecture will walk you through extant finds and contemporaneous accounts to help you conclude whether the Vikings made or had access to printed textiles. Attendees will also see recent unpublished research on the subject about one relevant garment.
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Thrown Weapons for Marshals & non-Marshals will be held in Room 303 Section 1 from 4pm-6pm and is taught by Laureate Aveline.
The class is 1 hours. The class is available for children under 18 with Parent or Guardian present.
Description: For all who like to learn about Thrown Weapons, For Marshals and Non-Marshals. learn about Rules, Safety, Range Set-up, Types of Weapons, Maintaining of Weapons. Learn how to become a Marshal for Thrown Weapons. There Will Be NO Throwing of Weapons in this Class.
Warning: Students will be handling sharp weapons.
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Basic Saree Draping will be held in Room 303 Section 2 from 4pm-5:30pm and is taught by Lady Karayil Nakkan Cani.
The class is 1.5 hours. The class is available for children under 18.
There are 15 handouts available.
Students should bring A 5-7 yard saree. The instructor will provide a limited number of spares.
Description: Learn to drape a saree 4 ways, yes one of them is pants. Bring your own saree if you have one. I will have a limited number of spares for folks to practice with. You will need to be able to reach behind your back for some of these, so bring a buddy if you need an assistant.
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A survey of English Clothing will be held in Red Room Section 3 from 4pm-5pm and is taught by Cpt Arnora.
The class is 1 hour. The class is not available for children under 18.
Description: This class is an overview of English clothing through the clothing changes and influences happening in England during the SCA time frame. This class will cover Early Britain to 1603. This class will also discuss resources for clothing research for England during the SCA time frame.
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The Pillars of European Swordplay will be held in Room 124 from 4pm-6pm and is taught by Maestro Raphael di Merisi.
The class is 2 hours. The class is available for children under 18.
Students should bring An open mind.
Description: An examination of how fencing was conceived of across renaissance Italy, Spain, and Germany. Feel free to come with questions in hand or just an open ear.
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Medieval IDs – Heraldry 101 will be held in Room 219 from 4:30pm-6pm and is taught by Baron Aindle O’Diarmada.
The class is 1.5 hours. The class is available for children under 18.
There are 12 handouts and 12 Materials Kits available.
Students should bring a picture of household, parental, or local group heraldry.
Description: A hands-on class to design your own medieval heraldic identity. Leave with a laminated medieval photo ID.
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Viking Marriage Traditions will be held in Room 224 from 4:30pm-6pm and is taught by Isobella Gray of Donnershafen.
The class is 1.5 hours. The class is not available for children under 18.
There are 25 handouts available.
Students should bring An open mind, something to take notes.
Content Warning: Gender roles, same sex relationships, some gender violence
Description: In this class I will discuss Viking Marriages and relationships, courtship and I will touch briefly on gender roles in the Viking Culture. 18 and over due to sensitive content.
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SCA Sewing 101 will be held in Room 225 from 4:30pm-6pm and is taught by Marquesa Violante do Porto.
The class is 1.5 hours. The class is limited to 15 and is available for children under 18.
Students should bring Something to take notes with.
Description: In this class I will be walking people through the decisions, supplies, materials, techniques and modern tools that will help people develop confidence to start sewing for themselves. I will go over the decision making process, and the evolution of garb from start to finish. I will share some of my secrets and wizardry for you to use in your attempts at pre-17th century clothing. By taking this class you forfeit any opportunity to have me tried as a witch for garb magic.
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Butchering Knife Technology will be held in Red Room Section 1 from 5pm-6pm and is taught by Master Vukasin Ullric.
The class is 1 Hour. The class is available for children under 18.
Instructor will bring a few handouts to pass around and will provide email to send the packet to those interested.
Content Warning: I have photos of the butchering process using meat to share for learning purposes.
Description: Butchering changed over the medieval period. Butchers in the Roman period did not use the same tools, the same cuts, or have the same cultural contexts as butchers in the 14th century. Changes in culture, technology, and animal anatomy all fueled this change. One of the ways in which zooarchaeologists explore the process of butchery in the middle ages is to examine and record cut marks left on bones. Come explore these changes with me!
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Yummy Treasure Necklaces will be held in Red Room Section 3 from 5pm-6pm and is taught by Dame SæhildR barngóðR.
The class is 1 Hour. The class is available for children under 18.
Students should bring Questions!
Warning: Food Allergens may be present
Description: Learn about Viking Treasure Necklaces that have been uncovered and make your own using breakfast cereal, candy and other treats! Class is open to all ages! Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult or teen.
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Evolution of Vinegar will be held in Room 302 from 5pm-6pm and is taught by Master Oswyn Swann.
The class is 1 Hour. The class is not available for children under 18.
There are 10 handouts available.
Students should bring a small cup is desired but some will be provided.
Warning: Involves alcohol. Minors may taste the non alcoholic liquids but must show proof of age for the alcoholic liquids.
Description: This is a tasting class where we will explore how the stages of vinegar making change the liquid. We will start with the grape juice, then the wine, then the vinegar, then the aged vinegar. As a bonus, I will share the progress on balsamic vinegar to date.
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Is Filking Period? — Contrafacta will be held in Room 303 Section 1 from 5pm-6pm and is taught by Lady Melanie de la Tour.
The class is 1 Hour. The class is limited to 20 and is available for children under 18.
There are 25 handouts available.
Description: We will discuss the history and impact of *contrafacta* (period filks), and give some tips on how to write them.