The MOAS office is excited to announce that as part of our Online Laurel's Challenge & Exhibition next week (Monday May 24th - Sunday the 30th) we will be having a variety of Laurels hosting open times for people to come meet them, learn, and ask questions! Join us online from Monday-Friday evenings on a... Continue Reading →

Thank you for considering entering Laurels' Challenge & Exhibition! This will be an online display event, with laurels (and additional peers) providing direct support and feedback through emails/videochats as needed, with public commenting and a feedback session happening between May 24th-30th. As this includes an online display, you will need to submit any materials (text,... Continue Reading →

Greetings! Today I am presenting for your consideration a Northern European seax knife from approximately the 9th century. The blade is primarily made of wrought iron, while the cutting edge is high carbon steel, forge welded to the wrought iron. This was a common practice throughout much of medieval history due to the significantly higher... Continue Reading →

When most people start in the SCA they go out and get a tunic or maybe a periodish shirt and a pair of tights…and invariably sneakers or a pair of plain brown leather shoes. After this they may find some outfits closer to period, a hat and some accessories, but still the modern shoes remain. This... Continue Reading →

East Kingdom Wiki: https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Tiffan_Fairamay Full documentation: https://thornandthread.wordpress.com/2022/01/07/steatite-lamp-from-viking-age-shetland/ Video: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SHP7SzIRh9OeWvk4Sl8F5tW55UPgWAGS/view?usp=sharing This project explores the historical context of the hanging steatite lamps found in the Viking age farming settlement of Jarlshof, in Shetland, as well as my own experiments with their manufacture and use. I relied mostly on a carving knife and small chisel to shape pieces of steatite... Continue Reading →