Bjornsborg Baronial A&S collegium

Date:    July 20th ,2002

Fee:  $5.00 a head

Time:    Site opens   8:00 am

Classes: 10:00 am to 5 pm

            Site closes 7 pm

Food - Pot luck lunch sideboard.  Please bring a dish that would feed at least 3 people. 

Site:      Red Cross center

3642 E. Houston
San Antonio, TX 78219

Class Descriptions

Milling Soap

Teacher: Hl Alexandria Doyle

Description: Scheduled at the beginning of the day so the student can pick up their bar of soap at the end of the day.  The teacher is going to have some lavender on
hand for the soap and will look into some other additives.  We will be grating the soap, then melting, then adding things to it and then
pouring into a mold.  The soap needs to cool/set up for a couple of hours before removal from the mold.

1 hour

Knitting socks

Teacher: Hl Alexandria Doyle

Description: Students will work a sock pattern for a child that should hopefully give us enough time to get to the heel turning.

Time: 2 hours

What's That "Groat" in Your Pocket? - Coins, Wages and Prices in Chaucer's World

Teacher: Sir Emrys Shaunnon / Baron of Bjornsborg

Description: If you were living in the 14th century, what coins would you have had in your purse or strong box?  How would your rank and station in medieval society influence your purchasing power?  How much would daily items cost? This class will feature a brief examination of the social structure, wages, prices and relative values of the coins a medieval individual living in the 14th century might possess. Discover if you could really buy that item or only dream.

Time: 1 hour

16^th century Place settings

Teacher: Hl Alexandria Doyle

Description: this will be a lecture class on the types of dishes that would have been used, displaying wooden and pewter dishes, spoons, etc.

Introduction to Naalbinding

Teacher: Lady Vera Mamabear

Description: Introduction to Naalbinding. Naalbinding is a way of using needle and yarn to produce a knitted like structure. Will make a small coin bag. Bring scissors and large eyed yarn needles if you have them.

Time: 1 hour

Making Cheddar cheese

Teacher: Lord Bersi Ormstunga (Pubear)

Description: Will be discussing the practical aspects of making cheddar cheese. Comes with recipe and handout.

Time: 1 hour

Intro to Middle Eastern dancing

Teacher: Baroness Brionna

Descriptions: Intro to middle eastern dancing

Time: 1 hour

Marshalling Aesthetics 101 – Or M'lord your armor's boss

Teacher: Master Godwyn

Descriptions: Basic armor requirements, basic heraldry and livery, covering unattractive armor and weapon design

Time: 1.5 hours

Marshaling Aesthetics 203 – or “Zounds! M'lord your armor is most impressive

Course will cover basics in developing a field presence and general persona development, as it applies to Tournaments, issuing challenges, Accepting Challenges, giving opportunity to yield, accepting the yield, yielding and other field conduct.

Time 1.5 hours

Beginning Woodcarving

Teacher: Baron Ivar Runamagi

Description: This is a very basic beggining class. We will discuss the woods to try to use, tools you will need, sharpening the tools, sources of wood and tools,
different carving styles, and safety. Bring any tools you may have (optional). No costs for the student. Class limit 15.

Time: 1 hour

Viking Woodcarving Techniques

Teacher: Ivar Runnamagi

Description: This class will go over the various styles of Viking Art from the Viking Age. There will be a hand out with examples of the various styles and a discussion of the examples. We will also discuss the various items that the Viking Age Scandanavians decorated with carvings. This class is aimed at woodcarvers of all levels, but can also be used by stonecarvers and painters. There will not be any actual carving in this class, but discussion of techniques will take place. No cost to students. Class limit 30

Time: 1 hour

Medieval Dancing

Teacher: Uilleam

Description: Medieval Dancing

Time: 1 hour

Beginning Sprang

Teacher: Hl Radegund of Tours

Description: Scandinavian weaving technique

Time: 1 hour

Projection and Performance

Teacher: HL Giovanni di Cellini

Description: Run out of breath while singing? Want to have a stronger and louder performance without straining your voice? Lose your voice after heralding all day? Then come learn the basics of diaphramatic breathing, a way of supporting sound production without straining the vocal cords. This is a hands-on class, so be prepared to perform in front of your classmates. Pieces will be provided for practice. $1 fee for handout.

Time:2 hours

Skaldic Poetry

Teacher: Mistress Brynhildr

Description: This class will examine the metrical and decorative features of skaldic poetry (using the common drottkvaett stanza), with examples in Old Norse and English. Second half of the class will be a lab after which (we hope) each student will go home with a finished stanza.

Time: 2 hours

Pysanki eggs

Teacher: Mistress Isobel

Description: Pysanky is the Ukrainian art of decorating egg using a wax resist process. This method of decorating eggs is thousands of years old and has been handed down from generation to generation. Pysanky were often given as gifts and had designs with symbolic significance. Intricate patterns are drawn on the egg with melted beeswax using a funnel-shaped tool called a kistka. The egg is then dipped in a dye. Only the unwaxed areas are dyed. More design is added in the dyed color and again the egg is dipped in a darker dye. This process is repeated in darker and darker shades until the design is complete. The wax is then melted and wiped off the egg to expose the completed pattern.

Time 2 hours

Beginning Mead

Teacher: Magnus Von Lubeck

Description: Discussion of the tools and ingredient to making mead

Time: 1 hour

A beginning approach to Gold work

Teacher: HL Anne Harper

Description:Using modern threads, different techniques will be taught concerning the glorious beauty of this ancient art. Please bring normal sewing tools (scissors, needles, and wax) and 7-9 inch stretcher bars preferably. A strong 9 inch hoop will be used temporarily.

Time 2 hours