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Articles and Links

Articles By Barony Members

• Making a Camping bed in an Afternoon -- Mona Giovanna Theresa Battista di Firenze
• Top 10 Do's and Dont's when making SCA Garb -- Mona Giovanna Theresa Battista di Firenze
• A Pennsic Primer -- ban-Ollaimh Cinniu ingen Cuthbaid, OL
• SCA Camping 101: Guide for the First-Time SCA Camper -- ban-Ollaimh Cinniu ingen Cuthbaid, OL
• Campfires 101 -- ban-Ollaimh Cinniu ingen Cuthbaid, OL

Useful Links

Disclaimer: This page contains links that connect to sites over which neither the SCA or the Barony of Nordskogen has any control. The Barony of Nordskogen does not accept paid advertising. The appearance of links to merchants in this page does not represent an approval or endorsement of the merchandise or services by any officer or body of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc., or by the Barony of Nordskogen.

SCA-wide Links

• The Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc.
• Links to SCA Kingdom Orders of Precedence -- links to 16 kingdoms included

Kingdom of Northshield

• Kingdom of Northshield
• Northshield's Upcoming Events List
• UnOfficial Northshield Photo Gallery (login/registration required)

Neighboring Kingdoms

• The Middle Kingdom
• The Kingdom of Calontir

Museum Exhibits

• Vatican Splendors Exhibit
• Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga -- which was held at the National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, from April 29 to August 13, 2000.

Gaelic Sources

• Sabhal Mór Ostaig -- Scotland's Gaelic-medium college on the island of Skye

Norse Sources

• Viking Links

Slavic Reources

• 10th-12th Century Kievian Rus Women's Garb

Music and Art

• The Mudcat Cafe -- "a source of every set of folk music lyrics you could ever hope to find.. . . There's lots of modern stuff, but the trad section is excellent!" -- Caoilfhionn ingen Cheallaigh

Equestrian Sources

• Middle Kingdom Equestrian College
• History of Horse Bards and Tack
• Medieval Sidesaddles

Heraldry

• The Academy of St. Gabriel -- "For well-researched period naming practices, there is no better source than the Academy of St. Gabriel (whose research is generally stricter than the SCA requires, and is accepted as documentation by the SCA's College of Arms)." --Baron Caradoc Llew Du ap Morgan
• Medieval Names Archive -- This collection of articles on medieval and renaissance names is intended to help historical re-creators to choose authentic names.

Rapier Sources

• Northshield Rapier Email List
• Elizabethan Fencing and the Arte of Defence
• Resources for the Study of Dueling and Fencing

Heavy Weapons, Armor, and Other Weaponry

• Earl Brion Thornbird's Chronique Site -- Information on knighthood, chivalry and tournaments, as well as armour.
• Del Tin Armi Antiche -- "THE place to get high quality live steel." -- Matthew Smallwood

General Medieval Studies

• Labyrinth -- an extensive website on Medieval Studies at Georgetown
• The Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies' Medieval Sourcebook -- "An amazing site with links to medieval legal texts, saints' lives, maps, texts in many languages, including the Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse" --Baron Caradoc Llew Du ap Morgan
• NetSERF: The Internet Connection for Medieval Resources -- sponsored by the Department of History at the Catholic University of America, coveing Archeology, Architecture, Art, Culture, Drama, History, Law, Literature, Music, People, Philosophy, Religion, Science and Technology. It also has the NetSERF Research Center (which is geared to the history professional). Check out the Cool Medieval Site of the Month.

SCA Miscellany

• Kingdom Historical Trust, Inc. -- the site for the now-separate corporation looking to buy land for a permanent historical-reenactment (SCA) site in the West Kingdom