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<P><B>From: </B>rmhowe </P>
<P><B>Date: </B>Sat, 01 Nov 2003 23:57:11 -0500<BR><B>Subject: </B>[SCA-AS] The Wychurst Raising Continues! The main roof frame is raised.<BR><BR>The building of Wychurst continues.<BR>A Circa AD 1000 Anglo-Saxon Hall.<BR>Did I mention they hope to one day build a Viking Hall<BR>in the Danelaw area of northeast England also?<BR>Latest photos:<BR>http://community.webshots.com/album/95863701YBqjnl<BR><BR>For fun lets begin with the uppermost part of the roof:<BR>http://community.webshots.com/photo/95863701/95864669sYTikh<BR>The lower roof sections go up.<BR>http://community.webshots.com/photo/95863701/95865176Xejbjl<BR>But look at the size of the thing. It's really quite amazing.<BR>http://community.webshots.com/photo/95863701/95865220tdHFpl<BR><BR>This illustrates what one determined group of reenactors<BR>whose paid membership is one fiftieth of the paid membership<BR>of the SCA can do. They are about the size of my SCA Barony.<BR>They also own several viking ships.<BR><BR>A sizable number of the few people who are making this happen.<BR>Remember Regia is spread all over Britain and this is in the<BR>southwest near Canterbury:<BR>http://community.webshots.com/photo/95863701/95865458BQuRNf<BR>I don't think I have seen more than forty or fifty in all<BR>the photos of the erection.<BR><BR>Kim really ought to write a book about the way Wychurst has<BR>come to realization and how the building was built.<BR>Some peoples' Dreams really do come to realization.<BR>There are hundreds of books about the Vikings and Anglo-Saxons.<BR>There are very few on historical recreation on this scale.<BR><BR>Master Magnus, OL [SCA], Barony of Windmasters' Hill,<BR>Manx, GDH, Regia.org<BR><BR>-------- Original Message --------<BR>Subject: *WH* Second Revised Edition - Viking Weapons and Warfare<BR>Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2003 20:23:37 -0400<BR>From: rmhowe <MMAGNUSM@BELLSOUTH.NET><BR>Reply-To: rmhowe <MMAGNUSM@BELLSOUTH.NET><BR>To: "- BARONY of WINDMASTERS' HILL" <KEEP@WINDMASTERSHILL.ORG><BR><BR>Poster: rmhowe <MMAGNUSM@BELLSOUTH.NET><BR>Viking Weapons and Warfare<BR>by J Kim Siddorn<BR><BR>"With a passion for re-enactment and an unwavering fascination with the<BR>Vikings, Kim Siddorn writes an engaging description of the Viking<BR>warrior. Through personal experience and experiments Siddorn discusses<BR>weapons and their use, the warrior's appearance, psychology, their<BR>tactics and strategy, tribute, command and leadership. This highly<BR>readable account includes many reconstruction drawings and photographs<BR>from battle re-enactments. In this new edition the text has been<BR>expanded to include new chapters on missiles and axes, with additional<BR>contributions to these and other chapters by Peter Beatson, Jonathan<BR>Smith, Roland Williamson and Ben Levick, plus extra illustrations. 192p,<BR>36 col pls, 108 b/w figs and pls (Tempus 2000, rev edn 2003)<BR>ISBN 0752414194. Paperback. Price US $26.99"<BR><BR>Checked Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble in the U.S.<BR>Not available on either yet. However, it is available<BR>from http://www.oxbowbooks.com/ David Brown Book Co.<BR><BR>I might point out that Kim Siddorn is the head of<BR>Regia Anglorum, which is one of the premiere reenactment<BR>societies in Great Britain (now with a growing North<BR>American Branch) which is in the process of completing<BR>a year 1000 Anglo-Saxon Great Hall near Canterbury in<BR>southern England, and which has several ships, they<BR>regularly do historical filming. http://www.regia.org<BR>http://www.wychurst.org/<BR>for a further look at Wychurt's progress look at the<BR>following pages:<BR>http://community.webshots.com/user/kimsiddorn/0<BR>Other sites where there are regularly updated images of<BR>the progress of the project at Wychurst can be seen at:<BR>http://www.geocities.com/aelfgarmedwaeg 8/03<BR>militesdelindessig :<BR>http://community.webshots.com/user/militesdelindessig 8/03<BR><BR>Master Magnus, OL [SCA], Barony of Windmasters' Hill,<BR>Manx, Regia Anglorum, GDH<BR><BR>> Just thought you'd like to know that my book is now generally <BR>available in<BR>>
; it's second edition. Extensively revised with more than ten thousand <BR>words<BR>> added to the text and more drawings and photos than before, it contains<BR>> updated info on many things, including chapters on Missiles and Axes.<BR>><BR>> You should know that the original cover was green and the revised <BR>edition is<BR>> black and has a picture of warriors on foot and on horseback on the front<BR>> cover. I understand that it has been backordered for some months and<BR>> everyone ought to get the revised edition, but it is possible there are<BR>> still a few copies of the first edition about.<BR><BR>> Regards,<BR>><BR>> Kim Siddorn<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Artssciences mailing list<BR>Artssciences@lists.gallowglass.org<BR>http://lists.gallowglass.org/mailman/listinfo/artssciences<BR></P></BLOCKQUOTE><br></font></td></tr></table><p><hr><font size=2 face=verdana><b>No banners. No pop-ups. No kidding.</b><br>Introducing My Way - <a href=http://www.myway.com target=_blank>http://www.myway.com</a></font>