With the challenges we are currently faced with and the extended “Summer Vacation”, SCA parents may be finding it a bit more difficult to keep the kids entertained. With many parents turning to supplemental education and homeschooling next year, Now is the perfect time to take a look at the Youth and Family Read More …
On December 19th, 2020, The Barony hosted their seasonal Yule celebration. Even though we could not be together in person this year, the populace joined together in spirit to fight off the melancholy that the present times have brought upon us. Upholding the Baronial traditions with games, feasting, song and dance – The event did Read More …
Hippocras is a popular SCA drink. Hippocras, Hypocras, Ipocras, Ypocras, Mulled Wine, Claree, or a myriad of other spellings and variations were also popular drinks throughout many times and locations that we portray. I’d like to debunk a few myths regarding this drink, and offer a few recipes as well. Myths: “They added spices in Read More …
Shinty – a Scottish Field Game as used in Dreiburgen By Eadwynne of Runedun History of Shinty Shinty (Scottish Gaelic: camanachd, iomain) is a team game played with sticks and a ball, similar to the Irish game hurling and the Welsh game bando. Rules varied widely from place to place. Stick ball is a Read More …