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Dog Days of Summer 2025 

1 hour gaps will be scheduled between most sessions for continue the great discussions that start in classes. 

Class List Updated 8/09/2025 1pm Central/USA.

JUST ADDED - 3pm Central - 4pm Eastern - Track 3 - Hats and Head Coverings Through Time and Their Use in the SCA - 1 hour - any age -  Dated manuscript images and museum objects of many kinds of head coverings followed with images of patterns and of them being worn at SCA events. There is a handout by email request.  Ellen DeLacey 

JUST ADDED - 1pm Central - 2 Eastern Track 12 - Banquet Culture in the Abbasid Caliphate - any age -1 hour - Learn about the etiquette and structure of formal meals in the empire that controlled much of the Middle East and North Africa from the 8th-10th centuries, including hygiene, menu planning, presentation, behavior of diners, the role of the physician, and how formal meals in the west were shaped by them in ways that we still see today. - Genovefa De Hareflot 

How-to 

• NEW - Tricks of the Trade for Tellers of Tales - 1 hour - Any age - An introductory and interactive class on storytelling in the SCA -  THL Kateryn Draper

• NEW - Opus Anglicanum: Beyond the Shiny Stitches - 1 hour - Hildegard Bergerin

• Wire pins and fibulas  - 1 hour - 13 and older due to sharp objects  - How to make several types of pins and fibulas using wire. Suggested supplies: smooth jawed pliers, round nose/looping pliers, wire cutters, wire(12-18g in aluminum, copper, or brass), steel block or anvil, jewelry hammer - HL Serena Calandra (Ansteorra)

Heat Safety

• NEW - Staying Cool Under Pressure - Preventing and Managing Heat injuries - - 1 hours - 18 & up - for all fighters, archers, seige weapons, marshals, support staff, event stewards and anyone on the warm fields of our Known World. - Ian MacArthur (Meridies)

Cultural

• NEW -  A Discussion of Gauls and  Celts in the Iron Age,  - 1 hour - 15 & up - Their lives, locations,  and other aspects - Caristiona bhan inghen Carthaigh (Meridies)

• Introduction to Latin - 1.5 hours - Any age - A lot of exemplar texts are in Latin, and not everyone has the time or patience to learn it. But if you just want to make heads or tails of what you're looking at, having a basic understanding of how the language works can be a big help! This is a crash course introduction to Latin grammar, suitable for those with little to no experience with the language - Aelia Fortunata (East)

• CANCELED _ Updating Women's Viking Age Dress: Travel, Time, and Trade - 2 hours - any age - Changes over time, variations, and the real impact of trade on insular dress - Countess Gwen na Preachain (Meridies)

• Roman makeup – A survey based on literary and archaeological sources - 2 hours - should be fine for older teens (16+) - To create an excellent fake, one needs to carefully study the original object first. Historical makeup is quite similar. Join me for a class dedicated to experimental archaeology of Roman color cosmetics. I will cover makeup products used by the wealthy women and by the not-so-affluent ones. I will also review a few tools finds. - Dúgū Jìnán (Northshield)

• The olfactory landscape of the Bronze Age Aegean - 1 hour - 18 and up - Fragrant oils, bitters, ointments, herbal waters and infusions... Let’s take a look at the aromatic ingredients and processing methods available to the people of the Aegean Sea region during Bronze Age. Presented reconstructions are based on archaeological samples and information preserved in extant texts. - Dúgū Jìnán (Northshield)

• European Self-Help - Late Antiquity to 1400 CE: Maledictions, Curses, & Outlawry - 1.5 hours - 18 and up  - Power inequalities were common in period. As a direct result, magical & ritual alternatives provided a solution, be it due to theft, loss of love, murder, or other crimes that were considered worthy of punishment. We will be reviewing a selection of them in this class. We will also examine the issue of public enactments of ritual power before a battle and consider how Monty Python came up with the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch, and why it's not the worst way in the world to start a battle between your kingdom and a local rabbit.  - Countess Alainn Aodhmoira BeanLarren, CL (Meridies)

Welcome to the SCA

• SCA 101 - What have I gotten Myself Into  - 1 hour - Any age - An introduction to the history traditions, and society of the SCA -Thorfinn Langskegg Erikson (Meridies)

• Intro to T-Tunics for the Newcomer (or anyone)  - 1 hour - Any age - Basics of making tunics with a no nonsense pattern. To work along bring a pair of scissors and a sheet of paper. -Thorfinn Langskegg Erikson (Meridies)

• Persona Development  - 1 hour - Any age - Creating a medieval persona for yourself. Including  choosing a culture, time period, name , and look.Thorfinn Langskegg Erikson (Meridies)

Food

• Medieval Flavors - 1 hour - Any age - To understand the flavors of medieval foods, you have to understand more than what can be found on a recipe (if you are lucky enough to have one from the period you are studying!).  We’ll look at the overall flavor profiles that were common in various regions and time periods.  We’ll discuss locally-grown aromatics, common preparation techniques, and influences that would affect the menu such as the seasons and harvest, the Church calendar, and the Humoral Theory, and the availability of Spices to various people during the Middle Ages.  - Mistress Christianna MacGrain (Meridies)

• Food History Trivia - 1 hour - Any age - A Trivia game aimed at Food History enthusiasts!  Use the Zoom controls with multiple choice questions to play along to test your knowledge of umbles,  hoochee, and gobbets!   Keep your own score in this laid-back, fun-filled game.  You may be surprised that you know more than you think!   Mistress Christianna MacGrain (Meridies)

Heraldry

• The Heraldic Submission Process and How It Works  - 1 hour - Any age - A basic class on how the process of submitting Names & Armory works (mainly in Meridies) - Meistres Bronwen o Gydweli  (Meridies)

• Very Basic Conflict Checking: Armory -1 hour -18 and up - A very basic class on conflict checking armory to help people get started, and to acquaint new heralds and submitters on how this works. - Meistres Bronwen o Gydweli  (Meridies)

• Intro to Name Formations in Period Heraldry - 45 minutes - Any age - Types of names found in period, how they are formed, and which types are found in various cultures. Teacher: Magnus von Lubeck (Meridies)

• Gaelic Names for English Speakers - 45 minutes - Any age - Gaelic names and their Anglicized forms, how to construct a Gaelic name along with documentation sources. Teacher: Magnus von Lubeck (Meridies)

• East Asia Sources for Names & Heraldry - 45 minutes - Any age - Name and heraldry sources for Japan, China and Mongolia. Teacher: Magnus von Lubeck (Meridies)

• Name Searches & Conflict Checking in SCA Hearldry - 45 minutes - Any age - Using the search and complex search to find and conflict check names in SCA Ordinary. Teacher: Magnus von Lubeck (Meridies)

Herbal

• Hildegard von Bingen through an Herbalist Lens - 1 hour - Any age - Hildegard von Bingen was a twelfth century abbess and polymath. This class focuses on her life and works as they impact herbalism and period medical thought. **None of the information in this class is for any purpose than education** - Lady Áine of Phoenix Glade (Caid)

Scribal

• NEW - 2 hour Scribal Open Scriptorium Social

• A Comparative Analysis of Different Ink Recipes, class 2 (does not depend on class 1) - 1 hour - 15 and up - Learn how different oak gall ink recipes compare - Alfhild de Foxley (Drachenwald)

• Scribal materials & Gouache 101 - 2 hours - Any age - Understanding characteristics and properties of a scribal tool kit . How to use the materials , gouache color theory and mixing . Exploring levels of opacity and layering . - THL Elizabeth of Roxbury-Mill (Middle)

• Color mixing and matching , creating a medieval palette - 2 hours - Any age - Introduction to color theory . Fundamental on color concepts and how to apply them to a manuscript. - THL Elizabthe of Roxbury-Mill (Middle)

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