Greetings unto the Consuls, Patricians, Magistrates, Senators, Citizens of Meridies and all else who may read these words from the hands of Ailgheanan Caesar Imperator V Meridies and Amber Imperatrix II Meridies. On 12 October in our district of Glaedenfeld we shall secure the future of the Meridian...

I see, just because I rarely post here we assume I stopped lurking

The following have indicated they wish to compete for the right to be Our Heirs. We shall continue to take letters of intent until Saturday morning before the procession. The list is Our best quick attempt by precedence of the combatant. The actual procession will be by precedence of the consort. We...

Josh, No need to delete the post -- I think the core of your concern led to a number of good discusion points. And I was greatly encouraged by the number of people who realize now that ancient stereotypes aren't worth the brain matter they occupy. Sean, yes. it's me. And I look forward to seeing you...

Folks, I'm a big fan of the ability for forums to create community and share information... That said, I would encourage us to not use a forum for this type of discussion -- Attention: Lord, Lady, Master, Sir, Dog, etc.. Is Moving To My Group, How Do I Deal with That? In the specific, this is bad. I...

As HG Alaric alluded to, it isn't how much you spend on the throne that you should take into account, it is how much more spent. If you average 2 or 3 events a month, you are already spending a considerable sum. I average 2.5 events a month and go to 2 week+ events a year. When I've been fortunate e...

nope, dont use them. and triggers are goofy since the whole concept works against the idea of what we are trying to do. ask any carpenter about how you swing a hammer. its all about the bottom half or the hand. of course i know this would be a useless argument since a bunch of folks believe that th...

How hard is Ailgheanan mac Sithigh...er... well... I guess it's kind of hard. Seems easy to me, but I've had practice Looking forward to watching all the videos and was thrilled to be asked to be a champion. My deepest appreciation to HRM Lutr and Duke Edmund for the honor and thanks to Duke Logan f...

Greetings from Ailgheanan, The Hound of Meridies. In this matter and without hesitation, I feel comfortable speaking for His Grace, Dux Maximillian and His Excellency, Count Seth of Newcastle. We are humbled that our names and deeds are on the minds of our esteemed friends abroad. Yet we would rathe...

I started wondering what influences other people's fighting style, and figured I'd pose the question here... Five things probably have most defined my ever-evolving style. Firstly, basketball. A lot of what I brought into SCA combat was based on my previous experiences with hours and hours of baske...