Articles

The Bardic Arts

Entertaining in the SCA: a short essay by Baron Hrolf Herjolfssen

Fyrecrawling 101 by THL Thomas Whitehart, aka True Thomas the Storyteller

Make a Joyful Noise Unto the Bored by Gunnbjorn Gunnarsson

The Most Efficient And Informal Bardic Competition by Mistress AElflaeda of Duckfield

On Bards and Bardic Circles by Ioseph of Locksley

On the Bardic Arts: Correspondence between Master Hector and then Laird Colyne

On the Mechanics of the Bardic Arts Within the SCA by Master Hector of the Black Height

On Performance by Maister Colyne Stewart

Period Filk and Contrafacta by Adelaide de Beaumont

The Role of the Ursine Bard by Maister Colyne Stewart

Running a Bardic Swap & Shop! by THL Thomas Whitehart

An Unofficial Newcomers Guide to Bardic Circles and Competitions by Pamela Hewitt, the Harper

What is a Bard? by Maister Colyne Stewart

Humour

That's no lady, that's my leman: Translating modern jokes into SCA-speak by Master Hector of the Black Height

Poetry: English

Meter in Old English Poetry

Missive to a Young Bard: Sonnets by Master Hector of the Black Height

That Thing Shakespeare Wrote In or iambic pentameter by Lady Ingeborg bildsbriótr Ulfsdottir

Writing a Shakespearean Sonnet by Maister Colyne Stewart

Poetry: French

Writing a Ballade (Non-musical) by Maister Colyne Stewart

Writing a Fatras by Maister Colyne Stewart

Writing a Triolet by Maister Colyne Stewart

Writing a Virelai by Maister Colyne Stewart

Poetry: German

Writing a Leich by Maister Colyne Stewart

Poetry: Japanese

Tanka, Tanka, Everywhere: the Tanka and its Techniques in Japanese Poetry by Lady Ingeborg bildsbriótr Ulfsdottir

Poetry: Miscellaneous

A Brief Guide to Some Medieval and Renaissance Verse Forms

Glossary of Poetic Terms

Medieval Prosody

Poetry

Sextain: Sestina by any other name by Lady Ingeborg bildsbriótr Ulfsdottir

Poetry: Norse

Dróttkvætt author unknown

Dróttkvætt or That Old Norse Poetry Thing by Master Fridrikr Tomasson

Drottkvaett: a modern, if freewheeling, explanation ofviking poetry by Jonathan Blackbow

Drottkvaett for dummies: the simplified documentation by Jonathan Blackbow

A Game of Words: Skaldic Poetry (Dróttkvætt) by TH Lord Pelayo of House Marchmount

Norse Epic Verse: the nitty-gritty on sounds by Lady Ingeborg bildsbriótr Ulfsdottir

Smoke and Mirrors: Writing Praise Poetry as a Skald by Magnus hvalmagi

The Structures of Dróttkvætt author unknown

Poetry: Welsh

Medieval Welsh Poetry

Songs

Childish Writing Isn't Easy by Master Hector of the Black Height

On Mad Songs by Lady Ingeborg bildsbriótr Ulfsdottir

Period Political Songs by Baron Hrolf Herjolffsen

Rondeau: 'round we go by Lady Ingeborg bildsbriótr Ulfsdottir

Storytelling

Five Miracles of Storytelling by THL Thomas Whitehart, aka True Thomas the Storyteller

In-Persona Storytelling by Duke Cariadoc of the Bow

Storyteller’s Tool Box - Bringing characters to life! by THL Thomas Whitehart, aka True Thomas the Storyteller

Storytelling: The Art of Oral Recitation by Maister Colyne Stewart

Storytelling in the SCA by Mar Yaakov HaMizrachi

Storytelling Techniques by Mar Yaakov HaMizrachi

Telling Stories in the SCA by Mistress Dervila ni Leanon

Telling Stories in the SCA: Annotated Bibliography by Mistress Dervila ni Leanon

To Tell a Tale of Terror by H. L. Finnacan Dub

Writing: Articles

On Writing Articles by Dagonell Collingwood

Writing: Award Recommendations

How to write an Award Recommendation (doc) by Anarra Karlsdottir

How to Write an Award Recommendation by Lord Rory ua Riada

The Rotunda: Award recommendation letter writing 

Writing: Ceremonies

How to Write a Ceremony by William the Lucky

Writing: Documentation

5 Easy Steps to Writing Documentation for Arts and Sciences Competitions by Posadnitsa Ianuk

On writing a research paper or report for SCA competition by Maîtresse Marcele de Montsegur

Research and Documentation for Beginners by Mistress Linnet Kestrel

Writing Award Letters by Rhieinwen Cyfarwydd ferch Angharad

Writing Research Papers in the SCA by THL Melisande de Frayne 

Writing: Epistles (Letters)

The Medieval Art of Letter Writing: Rhetoric as Institutional Expression  (pdf)

Medieval Missives: Aids to Letter Writing by Caryl de Trecesson

Notes to the Wise: Writing the Medieval Missive by Dame Aoife

Writing a Medieval Letter by Mevanou Verch Reys Yriskynit

Writing a Medieval Letter by Maister Colyne Stewart

Writing: Indentures

Medieval Apprenticeship Indentures by Crispin Sexi

Writing: Miscellaneous

Language by Mistress AElflaed of Duckford

SCA Genealogy as a Reflection of Medieval Practice by Master Hector of the Black Height

Small Words: Word Appreciation--Some Thoughts About Writing by Mistress AElflaed of Duckford

Writing in the SCA by Mistress AElflaed of Duckford

Writing: Music

Die Bassmethod by Crispin Sexi

The Eighth Part by Crispin Sexi

Musical Modes by Crispin Sexi

White Mensural Time Signatures by Crispin Sexi

William Bathe's Method for Two Parts in One by Crispin Sexi

Writing: Poetry

Writing a Poem by Maister Colyne Stewart

Writing: Scroll Texts

Mix and Match Scroll Texts by Maister Colyne Stewart

On Scroll Texts by Master Hector of the Black Height

On Writing an Award Scroll by Maister Colyne Stewart

Writing: Songs

So You Want to Write a Song? by Adelaide de Beaumont