Tag Archives: Middle Ages
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SCA Heraldry
Leave a commentJanuary 4, 2020 by phicks2012
For those who do not know this, I do Heraldry in the SCA. The SCA has its own College of …
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“Song of May”
1May 12, 2018 by phicks2012
I ran across this verse while re-printing some poetry articles I wrote for The Equinox, the monthly newsletter for the …
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“The Song of the War”
Leave a commentApril 3, 2018 by phicks2012
My main hobby happens to be historical reenactment in the SCA. As a result, I’ve written rather a lot of …
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Legends XXII: Spartacus
Leave a commentJune 24, 2016 by phicks2012
On Saturday June 18th the fabled SCA Shire of Sol Haven hosted “Legends XXII: Spartacus”. Sol Haven has existed now …
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Ambiance
Leave a commentDecember 18, 2015 by phicks2012
I’ve been in the SCA (Society of Creative Anachronism) for over twenty seven years now, which, in itself, is pretty …
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Come Along
Leave a commentDecember 11, 2015 by phicks2012
The vast majority of the members of the SCA know perfectly well that the Middle Ages were not idyllic times. …
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Medieval Verse: The Tagelied
2May 8, 2015 by phicks2012
According to Wikipedia at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tagelied The Tagelied (dawn song) is a particular form of mediaeval German language lyric, taken and …
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Medieval Verse: Rhyme Royal
Leave a commentApril 27, 2015 by phicks2012
.”Rhyme royal is a very simple form That lends itself to English very well; Five feet of iambs in each …
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Medieval Verse: The Pastorela
Leave a commentApril 17, 2015 by phicks2012
This is the next in my series of short articles on verse forms used during the historic Middle Ages, and …
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Medieval Verse: The Kyrielle
Leave a commentApril 6, 2015 by phicks2012
This is the next in my series of short articles on verse forms used during the historic Middle Ages, and …
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