[Moo] vivats to Wiglaf!

[lady_esperanza at cox.net]

Congratulations Wiglaf!!! That is great news!

Lady Esperanza

---- 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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