in the SCA Kingdom of Atlantia
Archives of the Barony of Storvik's monthly newsletter, the Drekkar.
Drawing of a flying machine, circa 1485 CE
Artist: Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
Source via Wikimedia Commons; public domain artwork
Rumor has it that a replica of this “ornithopter” will make an appearance
at Storvik Performers’ Revel on March 22!
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This round box brooch was made in Gotland, Sweden, between 700 and 900 CE. A Viking woman
would have worn it to secure her shawl and hold tiny precious objects.
Source via the Metropolitan Museum of Art under a Creative Commons Open License.
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Happy New Year!
Title: Winter Breviary from the Diocese of Constance
Date: 1476–1478
Geography: Made in Diocese of Constance
Culture: South German or Swiss
Medium: Paper with pen and ink, opaque paint, glazes, and applied silver and gold
Source via the Metropolitan Museum of Art under a Creative Commons Open License.
Please direct any and all articles of an interesting, entertaining, and/or informative nature to chronicler@storvik.atlantia.sca.org
Please direct any and all articles of an interesting, entertaining, and/or informative nature to chronicler@storvik.atlantia.sca.org
Please direct any and all articles of an interesting, entertaining, and/or informative nature to chronicler@storvik.atlantia.sca.org
