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On May 8th we went to the Vinland Games SCA event near Harrisburg, PA. We brought our Viking Faering boat and spent the day talking about Viking boats, Viking history, Viking culture and Viking boats.
We had a fantastic time. There were many other classes besides our Viking Faering class and we attended the “Diet and Nutrition among Celtic, Anglo-Saxon and Viking” class by Lady Ragnveig Snorradottir which was thorough, fascinating, and packed a very dense amount of information into an hour.
Nutritional information from middens, fecal waste, pond pollen, skeletal and dental remains. Fascinating! And some of it has relevance even today. Dental structure changes in developing teeth as babies are weaned from breast milk to cereals with fewer protiens happened back then just as they happen today. She got through all her material clearly and boy did we have to pay attention to so much information in an hour! Wonderful class.
Carowyn Silveroak taught a glass bead class that I couldn't attend, alas. But I saw the beads she made and brought as examples for the students to look at, and what a dizzying variety she's made since I taught a glass bead class in Silver Rylle years ago! They run the gammut of time periods and techniques. Lovely work. She's even been making her own miliflori.
The feast and dayboard were delicious! What a splendid spread. I was told this was Ketterlyn der Wilde's first feast as head cook and she did a wonderful job. Day board, the main feast and even a special feast for the "Odin's Table" where spaces were auctioned off to raise money. Everything was delicious and it all looked well researched for a Viking feast. And hot, too, despite a problem with the electricity in the kitchen.
The people in Blak Rose are friendly and hospitable. We felt very welcome. Friderich Swartzwalder autocratted a fun and informative event with great food and lots of activities for everyone. Huzzah!
We had a fantastic time. There were many other classes besides our Viking Faering class and we attended the “Diet and Nutrition among Celtic, Anglo-Saxon and Viking” class by Lady Ragnveig Snorradottir which was thorough, fascinating, and packed a very dense amount of information into an hour.
Nutritional information from middens, fecal waste, pond pollen, skeletal and dental remains. Fascinating! And some of it has relevance even today. Dental structure changes in developing teeth as babies are weaned from breast milk to cereals with fewer protiens happened back then just as they happen today. She got through all her material clearly and boy did we have to pay attention to so much information in an hour! Wonderful class.
Carowyn Silveroak taught a glass bead class that I couldn't attend, alas. But I saw the beads she made and brought as examples for the students to look at, and what a dizzying variety she's made since I taught a glass bead class in Silver Rylle years ago! They run the gammut of time periods and techniques. Lovely work. She's even been making her own miliflori.
The feast and dayboard were delicious! What a splendid spread. I was told this was Ketterlyn der Wilde's first feast as head cook and she did a wonderful job. Day board, the main feast and even a special feast for the "Odin's Table" where spaces were auctioned off to raise money. Everything was delicious and it all looked well researched for a Viking feast. And hot, too, despite a problem with the electricity in the kitchen.
The people in Blak Rose are friendly and hospitable. We felt very welcome. Friderich Swartzwalder autocratted a fun and informative event with great food and lots of activities for everyone. Huzzah!
