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What is the Hordweard?
What is the Hordweard?
"The Hordweard is an annual challenge for artisans in the Society for Creative Anachronism to learn about life before 1000CE. For the next year, you are invited to take up the new Hordweard Challenge:
"The Hordweard is an annual challenge for artisans in the Society for Creative Anachronism to learn about life before 1000CE. For the next year, you are invited to take up the new Hordweard Challenge:
The Life of a Dark Age Craftsperson, for any culture in Eurasia and Africa from 1-1000 CE.
The Life of a Dark Age Craftsperson, for any culture in Eurasia and Africa from 1-1000 CE.
Those who would participate must give into the Hoard, a piece of value (in hours or gold), make their vow of what they will do, and bring to judging the best of their arts. The journey of one year will be the key to success, challenging yourself to step beyond what you know, and rewards follow for those who take the greatest steps in their arts. With the acclaim of their competitors, the winner will be enriched by the hoard, and toasted by all as the Hordweard Cempa for the coming year. And their inspiration among their Hordweard friends will gain by the first pick among the hoarded treasures."
Those who would participate must give into the Hoard, a piece of value (in hours or gold), make their vow of what they will do, and bring to judging the best of their arts. The journey of one year will be the key to success, challenging yourself to step beyond what you know, and rewards follow for those who take the greatest steps in their arts. With the acclaim of their competitors, the winner will be enriched by the hoard, and toasted by all as the Hordweard Cempa for the coming year. And their inspiration among their Hordweard friends will gain by the first pick among the hoarded treasures."
Reproduced from the Hordweard page.
What will I pledge?
What will I pledge?
Your Pledge
Your Pledge
Your pledge is a public declaration of your intent as you embark on your Hordweard journey. Your pledge might take the form of a verbal statement, a written promise and/or a valuable object to contribute to the Hordweard. Your pledge must be of significant value to the participant, whether this significance is monetary, sentimental or time spent, to make the Hoard a true treasure worth striving for.
At the beginning of the Hordweard, I will confess that I did not wholly understand the nature of this pledge. Fearing the scrutiny of my companions and the revelation of my ignorance, I decided to enter a silent pledge on a piece of paper. This pledge did read something along the lines of ...
I, Dagny Sveinsdottir, do pledge to the Hordweard a tablet woven band that I have produced using the most historically accurate methods available.
I, Dagny Sveinsdottir, do pledge to the Hordweard a tablet woven band that I have produced using the most historically accurate methods available.
... and so my journey begins.
I also included a small Hedeby bag that I was gifted by the Baron and Baroness of Mordenvale in recognition of my contribution to the Arts and Sciences. I do believe that it will find a worthy home amongst the horde.
(The amazing construction and embroidery featured on this item is attributed to the craftsmanship of Bjorn Saemundarson.)
Your Journey
Your Journey
As a craftsman, the journey is the meat of the Hordweard - the many steps you take over the course of the year towards fulfilling your pledge. Learning new skills, problem solving, and living the life of a craftsman in your pursuit of knowledge. I will be actively exploring and living the life of a Norwegian women in the 9th Century as I learn the ins and outs of Viking Age domestic textile production.
Read more about my journey here.
The winner of the Hordweard
The winner of the Hordweard
The Hordweard concludes at the annual Thing during Mordenvale's Spring War in 2020. At this Thing, all of the participants who fulfilled their pledge will partake in a presentation of their own journey and a judgement of the other entries. Entries will be judged by the depth and breadth of the new dark age skills acquired over the year as evidenced by their entry and the journey that they have chronicled. This will be the site of my Chronicle.
If you'd like to know more about the history of the Hordweard, click here!
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