Image: Tablet of the Hymn to Ninkasi East Kingdom Wiki page: https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/index.php?title=Black_Finn_of_Preachain This beverage is a recreation of a Sumerian ale based on the Hymn to Ninkasi, Goddess of Brewing. The hymn is from Sumer, circa 1800 BCE and serves as both a prayer to the goddess and a chant by which to recall the recipe... Continue Reading →

East Kingdom Wiki: https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/index.php?title=Sigvardr_Halfdanarson The recreation of an artifact can be as simple as shaping a rod to a complex design with many elements. I have been making viking jewelry for a few years now. Typically I make money rings, a pretty simple bracelet. For this project I chose an ambitious item from Gotland, Sweden.... Continue Reading →

East Kingdom Wiki: https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/index.php?title=Sugawara_no_Naeme Full documentation: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iSnTzHKy_fsQZaKQ3BrsFWYyuwk6Ig77yVEKC34RT_o/edit?usp=sharing https://youtu.be/m5ymV4ZmXLU Noblewomen of the Heian era of Japan (794-1185) were rarely seen in public, remaining at home behind screens and curtains, hidden from the view of almost everyone outside of her female attendants and husband. Venturing out to a shrine or temple would be one of the only reasons... Continue Reading →

East Kingdom Wiki: https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/index.php?title=Roibeard_mac_Neill_mhic_Ghille_Eoin This Presentation by THL Roibeard mac Neill covers the historical and stylistic evolution of Zoomorphic Penannular Brooches, a type of Brooch only found in the Insular Art of the British Isles, primarily Ireland. Full documentation available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11T-sPAlSzmKn09JImj4Mt9T4J5HhtlON6XijfjMb8d4/edit?usp=sharing https://youtu.be/ocv-sxi47bI