[Moo] vivats to Wiglaf!

[Marcolo DelMare]

Vivat Wiglaf!

Marcolo

On 2/10/11, Barbara Miller <blithaofwolfhou at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I would like to happily announce that Wiglaf was third in the Kingdom Arts
> and
> Sciences Persona Pentathalon last weekend!   He scored 161 points on the 5
> objects he created and wrote about that a person in a single time and
> culture
> may have had and used. He is doing early Saxon, and that is a culture we
> often
> gloss over as difficult to find information on or not shiny enough...
>
> The top four scores in the Persona Pentathlon were: Mistress Fu'il with 198
> points, Lady Christiana Iarina Chaykinaia with 186 points, Lord Wiglaf
> Sigeberhting with 161 points, and Master Andras with 158 points. The other
> entrants were: Eleanor Gildenher, Adelric Falke, Ysabeau Ferch Gwalchafed,
> Baroness Eydis Herjolfsdottir.
>
> For those not familiar with the Persona Pentathalon, one creates 5 objects
> from
> a single time and culture that a single person may have had and used. The
> objects created must fall into 3-5 of 5 catagories. It is a lot of work and
> preparation, and one not undertaken in a mere month or 2, but it is often
> the
> efforts of a year, and a challenge to yourself to learn more about a culture
> and
> time of your choice. It does not have to be your own persona.
>
> As a shameless plug for Defending the Gate's A&S competition (March 26 of
> next
> month), our competition is "Domestic Items". You can make and show domestic
> items you have made, and then you will already have one of the items for
> your
> own entry into the Persona Pentathalon Competition at next year's KA&S! The
> rest
> of the year, challenge yourself to explore your chosen time and culture to
> create 4 other objects from these cultures...
>
> Yours in service and encouragement, :)
> Blitha of Wolfhou
>
> THE FIVE CATAGORIES for the KA&S Persona Pentathalon ARE: (items given are
> examples and are not limited to...)
> Studio Arts: examples are - bookbinding, drawing, illumination, sculpture,
> wood
> carving, etc.
>
>
> Clothing and Needle Arts: examples are - bead-work, costuming, clothing
> accessories, hats, knitting, embroidery, etc.
>
>
> Pyrotchnica: examples are - armor, ceramics, mosaic, lamp-working, etc.
>
> Domestic Arts and Sciences: examples are - basket weaving, cooking, brewing,
> toys & games, soap-making, etc.
>
>
> Courtly Arts: examples are - heraldic display, horse barding, music
> composition,
> poetry, a research paper, etc.
>
>
>


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