Estrella XXIII
Well, for the fifth year in a row I’ve managed not to make it to Estrella War (an SCA war between the kingdoms of The Outlands, Atenveldt, Caid & Artemisia. Pictures & videos are slowly making it onto the web, though; here are a few good ones I’ve managed to find so far:
- Calontiri & Outlands Forces
- A nice pic of soldiers from Calontir and the Outlands milling about prior to battle. Calontir has the distinctive purple tabards, while my own Outlandish fellows wear the green tabards with the white hart. I don’t know any of this particular bunch, I think, as these are from al-Barran, as one can tell from their standard (see, heraldry is useful!). Incidentally, if you’ve ever seen a deer crossing sign with a little green crown sticker pasted over its head—then you know that someone from the Outlands has been nearby.
- Bridge Battle
- A short clip of a bridge battle. Not the greatest fighting in the world, but still…
- A lady in German dress
- It’s really nice to see someone make an effort, particularly with such a complex and time-consuming style. There are quite a few folks who don’t even really try. From the look on her face, I suppose that she’s singing.
- Coursing Hounds
- Some folks in Caid have done a fair amount of research into hunting & coursing with dogs. It’s a pretty new area for the Society, but looks like great fun.
Maybe I’ll manage a trip next year.
