The MOAS Office is pleased to share these introductions to our new King's and Queen's Champions of Arts & Sciences, shown in the photo above with Corotica on the left and Ysabel on the right. King's Champion: Corotica merkkā Senebelenae (AKA Clovis) Pronounced: Car-ah-teak-uh merk Sen-eh-bell-ahn-uhPronouns: She/Her. A little about me: heavy fighter (Northern Army... Continue Reading →

For your consideration, this is a viking inspired handfasting ensemble. The undergown is a t-tunic, with a smokkr, and hand-spun hand-woven apron panel. This project started because I had recently fallen in love with spinning cheviot fiber from my favorite indie dyer. After a little digging into the breed’s history,  I found the cheviot sheep can be traced back to these time periods and regions. I then looked... Continue Reading →

My interest in Livery collars from the Elizabethan period came about from a frustration with tangled necklaces and medallion cords. I started playing with the idea of spreading them out across one “necklace”. Then, as she usually does when I hit her with an idea, Charitye Dale hits me with her favorite response.  “Huh. Have... Continue Reading →

Here is a reconstruction of a tournament or funerary shield based on existing shields of the mid-to late 14th and early 15th centuries, such as the funerary shield of Edward of Woodstock (The Black Prince).  The shield's heraldic charges are raised, meaning three dimensional, using leather and gesso, and then gilded in 23k gold leaf. The... Continue Reading →

 If you look throughout history, some aspects keep showing up in cultures all around the world, some that evolved from others and others were created convergently from groups that never interacted. For example, every culture has its own form of weapons, their own form of music and most have their own fried dough food. One... Continue Reading →