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Championshipship archery on YouTube
Archery enthusiasts may wish to watch a video clip, posted on YouTube, of the 2012 Indoor Archery World Championships in Las Vegas.
A walk through Birka
The PBS NOVA series has posted a website featuring short video clips on various aspects of Viking village life. The site focusses on "Birka, a medieval Viking village that archeologists recently excavated near modern-day Stockholm."
AEthelmearc Spring 2012 Coronation photos online
Alaxandair O'Conchobhair reports that he has created an album of photos from the Spring 2012 Coronation of Andreas and Kallista in the Kingdom of AEthelmearc. The photos are available on his public Facebook page.
Danish ship information to go online
Records from more than 1.8 million ships that sailed through the Danish sound will go online in May 2012. The records date from the mid 15th century to 1857.
King James Bible featured at Harry Ransom Center in Austin, Texas
The Folger Shakespeare Library and the Bodleian Library of the University of Oxford are sponsoring the exibition The King James Bible: Its History and Influence February 28 - July 29, 2012 at the Harry Ransom Center of the university of Texas in Austin.
Met exhibit marks Constantinople's first "Arab Spring"
The recent Arab Spring, in North Africa and the Middle East, was not the first, according to a Deborah Amos report on NPR. The first was the conflict of culture between the Byzantine Empire and the new Islamic religion in the seventh century to the ninth centuries.
Baronial Investiture and Sworded Affaire photos online
THL Evain Macrae, of the Barony of Fontaine dans Sable in the Outlands, reports that she has created two albums of photos from the recent Baronial Investiture and Sworded Affaire. The photos are available on her public Facebook page.
Balfar's Challenge 2012 photos online
Hugh Tauerner reports that he has created an album of photos from Balfar's Challenge which took place April 7, 2012 in the Kingdom of the East.
Travel the Roman roads, Google-style
The Roman road network, renowned for its scope and efficiency, has now gotten even easier to travel thanks to an online application from Stanford University. ORBIS is a geospatial network model that covers hundreds of land and sea routes in the Roman Empire circa 200 CE.
Tudor costumes and weapons stolen from Northampton re-enactor
The education of school children in Northampton, England will be poorer after the theft of a van containing costumes and equipment belonging to re-enactor Steve Parish. Parish, who runs Past Alive, teaches children about English history.
"King size" bed returns to Ware, England
Since 1931, the Great Bed of Ware has been a beloved feature of the Victoria and Albert Museum. The three metres wide bed was built in 1590 by Hertfordshire carpenter Jonas Fosbrooke. (photo)
Map corrections may help solve mystery of missing colonists
Theories about the fate of the "Lost Colony", a group of English colonists who founded a settlement in coastal North Carolina (USA), have ranged from disease to alien abduction. New evidence found on an English map may finally answer the question.
Lochac website showcases work of Kingdom scribes
The Provost of Scribes for the Kingdom of Lochac, Caristiona nic Beathain, reports that new content has been placed on the Lochac College of Scribes website, showcasing the marvelous work of the Kingdom's calligraphers and illuminators.
Pyramus and Thisbe, Beatle-style
In celebration of Shakespeare's 400th birthday, the Beatles perform the Pyramus and Thisbe play from A Midsummer Night's Dream. The 1964 performance is from a DVD called The Beatles Explosion.
16th century Spanish pattern book available online
The World Digital Library has posted a digital version of the Book on Geometry, Practice, and Patterns by Juan de Alcega. Published in 1580, the book offers techniques for ordering lengths of fabric based on the measurement of the "ell."
"Reluctance to change" helped medieval Icelanders survive
Most medieval societies faced with plague or natural disasters relied on flexibility to save their cultures, but new research shows that the "people of medieval Iceland survived disaster by sticking with traditional practices."
Cataloging Elizabethan drunks
Drunkenness in Elizabethan England was not a rare occurance, to the extent, in fact, that satirist Thomas Nashe cataloged eight specific types. The website Lists of Note published Nashe's piece Eight Kindes of Drunkennes.
UK£49,200 Heritage Lottery Fund grant may bring fame to Epiacum
Many travelers to England are familiar with the country's famous Roman forts, but Elaine Edgar is hoping that a UK£49,200 Heritage Lottery Fund grant will help bring fame and visitors to a lesser-known site, Epiacum.
From harem belt to horse harness
Joyce Mueller, SCA and Das Pferde Hall member, recently had the opportunity to examine and recreate a piece of authenic horse armor, a leather and metal strap worn around the horse's neck, once thought to be a harem girl's slave belt. Her project to recreate the piece is online.
Drachenwald blog showcases treasures of the Kingdom
The Treasures of Drachenwald blog celebrates the creativity and talent of the gentles of the Kingdom by allowing them space to post discussion and photos of their work.