A 13th c. Northumbrian lady
I am delighted to report that the Cliar cu Buidhe musical troupe has released a new CD: “Cliar cu Buidhe. Period.” As you might have guessed it’s a wonderful collection of purely period voice and instrumental music. Some of the songs are “The Three Ravens,” “Lullay, lullay,” Sumer is icumen in,” “Salve Splendor,” and many… Continue Reading New Medieval Music CD
Costuming is NOT my art. When I give myself time I can turn out some nice clothes, but because I’m bored I don’t give it the time it needs. And then I’m always thinking about what doesn’t fit quite right, and how I would do it differently, and how I’ve worn this dress into the… Continue Reading Garb, sigh
This won’t be a long report because I am way too lazy but I wanted to write something down. So here goes in no particular order: I packed in the rain, boo! But when I arrived on site the rain was pretty well gone. I do love the drive there and back again, it’s really… Continue Reading GWW
Archeologists have unearthed a dozen incised stone slates from Nevern Castle’s 12th century cut-stone entranceway. Several were carved with star designs. They might be decoration, they might be spiritual protection, who knows. The funny thing is that I immediately thought about the incised star carvings in Lovecraft as protection against the Old Ones. And no,… Continue Reading Nevern Castle and Lovecraft
All right then. In the 5th century, Anglo-Saxons reoccupied the old Roman hillfort of South Cadbury (a traditional site of “Camelot”). Modern archeologists discovered finely made kitchen pottery that turned out to be … get this… re-used Roman funerary urns! For KITCHEN pottery! And how do you think the Anglo-Saxons got hold of said pottery?… Continue Reading Period but Creepy