Hypatissa Anna Dokeianina Syrakousina, Barony of Castlemere An excerpt from her article in The Complete Anachronist (full text linked below): The onslaughts unleashed against the Byzantine Empire, first during the devastating Fourth Crusade in 1204, and ultimately in 1453 in their final defeat by the Ottoman Empire, has left little written work available for historians... Continue Reading →

Galefridus Peregrinus, OP, OL Sour orange chicken from Scents and Flavors, Charles Perry’s translation of the 13th century Syrian cookbook Wusla il-al-Habib. The recipe is on p. 65 under the heading 5.55.  I have made this dish twice — once a year ago with Seville orange when they were in season, and again in the Fall when... Continue Reading →

Lady Lisabetta Medaglia, The Shire of Mountain FreeholdWiki Page: https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/index.php?title=Lisabetta_Medaglia This backlog AoA scroll has been called by myself as "The Gryphon Scroll". I was approached by the Backlog deputy, mentioning to me that they had a fun project involving gryphons (as I absolutely love gryphons!) They mentioned that the recipient, Lady Genievieve de Charbonneau,... Continue Reading →

Richard Heyworth, Barony of Carolingia Wiki: https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/index.php?title=Richard_Heyworth Front Panel of a Brickwork Bag This bag is a much larger project using medieval German brickwork. The pattern and the fabric match a historical (15th century) example currently at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London (http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O144713/bag-unknown/ bottom left), though I've changed the colors and size to... Continue Reading →