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Yves’ SCA pages

Updated: 01 Jan 2011 


A launchpad to the many SCA-relevant pages on this site.

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heraldry: articles, classes, links

how to write award recommendations

Loaders: 16th century card game *

pears and jam: armored combat tournament *

pears and jam: rapier combat tournament *

Penfeathers articles: for young readers

SCA scroll portfolio


My SCA name: Yves de Fortanier. How to say it: eev de fort-ahn-yay.

Below this big table: links to the main SCA site and the site for my home kingdom, Meridies.

More pages on this site

SCA Heraldry 
Class - court heraldry
Class - the SCA submission process  
Calls to the field by kingdom
Consultation workshops
Field Heraldry and Its Finer Points
Heralds at Events
How to be a Better Local Herald
Ideas for an SCA heraldry college
   classes, testing, administration
An imp's heraldic dictionary
Submission checklist
Submission procedure
Using a table format to run a list
What local heralds do
 
An SCA "geek code"
Use this to make your own concise
SCA profile...
   
Loaders (or "Whoever Gains, Loses")
My spin on a 16th century trick-taking card game. *new*
Beyond Double-Elimination
Tournament formats with more fighting. *new*
Pears and Jam
An idea for a strategic two-part team tournament.
Armored combat ~ Rapier combat  *new*
My articles from "Penfeathers"
Stuff I wrote in 2005-2008 for a quarterly kingdom periodical for young readers.
SCA scroll portfolio
A gallery of scrolls for awards and competition winners that Yves and Elspeth made from 1998-2005. Mostly, I did the calligraphy and she did the drawing and painting.

Take a look, they're better than you think...
         

Barony of the South Downs
Some history on the local SCA group
and its events

Red Tower: annual tournament
Red Raven: main service award
Local service awards
Local lords' and ladies' awards
   The South Downs Order of Chivalry
   The Heart of the South Downs
 
     

SCA Rapier
Articles and links

Big survey #1 : 3,500+ separate comments from 500+ people on 56 Web pages
(yep, it took a while)


Merchant directory: prices, policies, links
Four types of demos
Other sites reviewed
 

Doumbek drumming
. . . also known as Kamuran's Guide for Doumbek Players  
  • Easy-to-read, consistent notation for dozens of rhythms
  • Difficulty ratings for each rhythm
  • Rhythm/advice handouts in PDF format
  • How to make specific drum sounds
  • Helpful articles on related topics
  • Info on email groups for percussionists
  • Site reviews and links
     
Award Recommendation
Letter Writing
  • A guide on how to write recommendation letters for SCA awards
  • What goes in the letter, an example letter, and more
  • Comments on Kingdom recommendation forms and links to similar articles
 
Elspeth's Alcove
Annotated bibliography for calligraphy and illumination
Annotated bibliography for embroidery and needlework

 

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Original page posted: May 14, 1999 • Links tested: January 1, 2011 • Last tweaked: January 1, 2011
 
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