University of Atlantia

Please go to https://university.lochac.sca.org/the-three-corners-of-the-world-lochac-preliminary-schedule/ for up to date schedule & to pre-register. Signing up here is only serves as a record of attendance if you would like University of Atlantia class credit. [No description available from Lochac site]

Please go to https://university.lochac.sca.org/the-three-corners-of-the-world-lochac-preliminary-schedule/ for up to date schedule & to pre-register. Signing up here is only serves as a record of attendance if you would like University of Atlantia class credit. Rhetoric is the art of presenting your argument in such a fashion that it convinces the audience of the rightness of your position. Thus it is useful for all public presentations, whether arguing your innocence in court, convincing the Senate to delete Carthage, or why that last slice of pizza is yours. This lecture shall discuss the rhetorical devices described in a Roman source, relating them to modern examples. Instructor: Padraig Lowther, Professor Philosophiae Universitas Politarchopolitensis

Please go to https://university.lochac.sca.org/the-three-corners-of-the-world-lochac-preliminary-schedule/ for up to date schedule & to pre-register. Signing up here is only serves as a record of attendance if you would like University of Atlantia class credit. A short overview of the history of fingerloop braided laces, their uses, an explanation of braiding terms, and a brief demonstration of how to make a basic five loop lace (ie “a round lace of v bows”).

Please go to https://university.lochac.sca.org/the-three-corners-of-the-world-lochac-preliminary-schedule/ for up to date schedule & to pre-register. Signing up here is only serves as a record of attendance if you would like University of Atlantia class credit. Commedia dell’ Arte is 16th century Italian improvised comedy theatre. It’s what people were watching at the same time as Shakespeare but in the Italian peninsula throughout the Italian Renaissance. This class introduces the students to the stock characters, half face masks, improvised scenarios, and culture around the style of plays we now call Commedia dell’ Arte.

Please go to https://university.lochac.sca.org/the-three-corners-of-the-world-lochac-preliminary-schedule/ for up to date schedule & to pre-register. Signing up here is only serves as a record of attendance if you would like University of Atlantia class credit. Tea throughout Chinese history was used as both medicine and a beverage. It was served in multitude of styles – as a thick beverage with milk and meat during the early period, to the exquisite teas during Song Dynasty period (960 – 1279) though it was not our Earl Grey. I will discuss the various uses of tea and the proper way to prepare flavoured tea.

Please go to https://university.lochac.sca.org/the-three-corners-of-the-world-lochac-preliminary-schedule/ for up to date schedule & to pre-register. Signing up here is only serves as a record of attendance if you would like University of Atlantia class credit. Group Projects – what could possibly go wrong? So many things… I’ve drawn on my experience as a professional project manager to run many successful SCA projects. This class will walk you through the key steps, from choosing projects to managing every stage, with practical SCA examples of both local and Kingdom-wide projects.

Please go to https://university.lochac.sca.org/the-three-corners-of-the-world-lochac-preliminary-schedule/ for up to date schedule & to pre-register. Signing up here is only serves as a record of attendance if you would like University of Atlantia class credit. This short 45 min interactive class will give you the basic skills to not only up your heraldry so all may hear you, but will teach you how to get the best flounce into your announcements of people entering the lists. Great for large tournaments of pageantry, particularly Crown lists! Come learn how to turn phrase without misrepresenting your fighter! This class will have interactive sections throughout. Bring pen and paper and your voice!

Please go to https://university.lochac.sca.org/the-three-corners-of-the-world-lochac-preliminary-schedule/ for up to date schedule & to pre-register. Signing up here is only serves as a record of attendance if you would like University of Atlantia class credit. A short history and information session about Clan Blue Feather in Lochac. Clan Blue Feather is an SCA-wide LGBTQIA+ household with open invitation to any LGTBQIA+ folks and allies.

Please go to https://university.lochac.sca.org/the-three-corners-of-the-world-lochac-preliminary-schedule/ for up to date schedule & to pre-register. Signing up here is only serves as a record of attendance if you would like University of Atlantia class credit. This is an introductory Sprang lecture with a bit of a difference. I will only briefly touch on what sprang is and the different sprang techniques seen. I’ll provide links and references to learn how to do sprang, and do a little Q&A however this will not be the focus of the discussion. I am looking forward to sharing images of extant examples from throughout the world, discussing what types of sprang we have found, when and where. Hopefully providing a broad, yet woefully incomplete history of sprang, while discussing some of the challenges of sprang research. We’ll finish with another Q&A, and I will answer as best as I can. I have learned a lot about sprang so far, but it is a much deeper rabbit hole than I originally realized!

Please go to https://university.lochac.sca.org/the-three-corners-of-the-world-lochac-preliminary-schedule/ for up to date schedule & to pre-register. Signing up here is only serves as a record of attendance if you would like University of Atlantia class credit. This lecture is an amazing roller-coaster ride covering the music theory side of how large choral pieces were written in the Renaissance. The ability to read music would help, but it’s not mandatory.

Please go to https://university.lochac.sca.org/the-three-corners-of-the-world-lochac-preliminary-schedule/ for up to date schedule & to pre-register. Signing up here is only serves as a record of attendance if you would like University of Atlantia class credit. This session is aimed at those who are already casting pewter badges in stone moulds, mostly in the form of Q&A if you have moulds and pieces you are willing to have discussed, so much the better. Not getting consistent casts? Too much Flash on your cast pieces? Tips on getting your pieces lighter, brighter and faster to produce. Robert de Canterbury has been casting in stone moulds for about 20 years, with about 250 moulds made to date, and tens of thousands of pieces cast.

Please go to https://university.lochac.sca.org/the-three-corners-of-the-world-lochac-preliminary-schedule/ for up to date schedule & to pre-register. Signing up here is only serves as a record of attendance if you would like University of Atlantia class credit. [No description on Lochac site]

Please go to https://university.lochac.sca.org/the-three-corners-of-the-world-lochac-preliminary-schedule/ for up to date schedule & to pre-register. Signing up here is only serves as a record of attendance if you would like University of Atlantia class credit. [No description on Lochac site]

Please go to https://university.lochac.sca.org/the-three-corners-of-the-world-lochac-preliminary-schedule/ for up to date schedule & to pre-register. Signing up here is only serves as a record of attendance if you would like University of Atlantia class credit. This intermediate-level class is for fighters who have already led small units on the field and understand the fundamentals of reserves, flanking, pressure, and kiting. We will move beyond what these tools are and focus on when and why to apply them in the SCA war context. The class explores command intent, reading the field, adapting to terrain and enemy behaviour, and turning a group of capable fighters into a disciplined, responsive unit. Expect practical discussion grounded in real war scenarios, with an emphasis on decision-making under pressure and making your unit fight smarter, not just harder.

Please go to https://university.lochac.sca.org/the-three-corners-of-the-world-lochac-preliminary-schedule/ for up to date schedule & to pre-register. Signing up here is only serves as a record of attendance if you would like University of Atlantia class credit. This class presents a high level overview of astronomy from the Greek geocentric model, through the Islamic golden age, and ending with the development of the heliocentric model at the end of period.

Please go to https://university.lochac.sca.org/the-three-corners-of-the-world-lochac-preliminary-schedule/ for up to date schedule & to pre-register. Signing up here is only serves as a record of attendance if you would like University of Atlantia class credit. As you get more involved in the SCA, you’ll no doubt want to start research into various topics, to find out how people lived, what they wore, and how they did things. But research need not just apply to the SCA; if you’re a uni student, you need to know how to research effectively. You’ll also need research skills throughout your life.

Please go to https://university.lochac.sca.org/the-three-corners-of-the-world-lochac-preliminary-schedule/ for up to date schedule & to pre-register. Signing up here is only serves as a record of attendance if you would like University of Atlantia class credit. Looking at documentary and archaeological evidence, agricultural practices in early Medieval Ireland (400-1100 CE) will be explored. Earlier Bronze and Iron Age evidence will give context as to how these practices arose.

Please go to https://university.lochac.sca.org/the-three-corners-of-the-world-lochac-preliminary-schedule/ for up to date schedule & to pre-register. Signing up here is only serves as a record of attendance if you would like University of Atlantia class credit. This class is a step by step guide on how to construct a 16th century ruff. It will cover the range of design choices and the materials you will need. This is a class on what decisions you will need to make, what techniques I found helpful, and the many things that I found not to do.

Please go to https://university.lochac.sca.org/the-three-corners-of-the-world-lochac-preliminary-schedule/ for up to date schedule & to pre-register. Signing up here is only serves as a record of attendance if you would like University of Atlantia class credit. Companions of the Order of the Rose from the Tri-Kingdoms speak about their role as Royal Peers, experiences as Royals and share wisdom on the philosophy of the SCA. This will be a panel discussion. Questions are welcome.

Please go to https://university.lochac.sca.org/the-three-corners-of-the-world-lochac-preliminary-schedule/ for up to date schedule & to pre-register. Signing up here is only serves as a record of attendance if you would like University of Atlantia class credit. Logic is the art of structuring your thoughts in such a way that they can be conveyed. Greek philosophers identified a few classes of argument based on how they work, and this lecture shall discuss them, giving modern examples to further elucidate.

This class is 11:30pm ET - 12:30am ET. Please go to https://university.lochac.sca.org/the-three-corners-of-the-world-lochac-preliminary-schedule/ for up to date schedule & to pre-register. Signing up here is only serves as a record of attendance if you would like University of Atlantia class credit. Good loaner garb can be a great way to help newcomers feel part of the group, and can help them understand how medieval clothing works. But so often loaner gear is an ad hoc collection of cast-offs – hard to store, time-consuming to fit people, and lacking inspiration. This case study explores how the Barony of Politarchopolis turned a long term problem into a system that works well for everyone.

This class is 11:30pm ET - 12:30am ET. Please go to https://university.lochac.sca.org/the-three-corners-of-the-world-lochac-preliminary-schedule/ for up to date schedule & to pre-register. Signing up here is only serves as a record of attendance if you would like University of Atlantia class credit. Let’s face it… the SCA is full of the most generous people… we simply love to give gifts. Come learn about general gifting (largesse) culture in the SCA, with the majority of the time being spent on tips for successful gifting of largesse of all kinds. If there is time, the floor will be opened for open discussion on kingdom differences and participants will be encouraged to show off their favourite largesse they have created or received. This session will be presented by one of the founders of the Fellowship of the Things, a non-geographical (society wide) Fellowship devoted to enabling people to both make all the things, and give all the things.

This class is 11:30pm ET - 12:30am ET. Please go to https://university.lochac.sca.org/the-three-corners-of-the-world-lochac-preliminary-schedule/ for up to date schedule & to pre-register. Signing up here is only serves as a record of attendance if you would like University of Atlantia class credit. This class will be a 50 minute discussion of rapier melee tactics for varied scenarios: the class will also provide opportunity for the group to collaboratively discuss questions in a question and answer session.

This class is 11:30pm ET - 12:30am ET. Please go to https://university.lochac.sca.org/the-three-corners-of-the-world-lochac-preliminary-schedule/ for up to date schedule & to pre-register. Signing up here is only serves as a record of attendance if you would like University of Atlantia class credit. [No description on the Lochac site]

This class is 11:30pm ET - 12:30am ET. Please go to https://university.lochac.sca.org/the-three-corners-of-the-world-lochac-preliminary-schedule/ for up to date schedule & to pre-register. Signing up here is only serves as a record of attendance if you would like University of Atlantia class credit. Music is the art of making mathematics transitory; that is, operations to make numbers change in time. We find aesthetically pleasing certain combinations of sound frequencies that are linked mathematically. This lecture shall discuss certain of these relationships, with reference to the mathematics involved; it is assumed that the audience knows how to do arithmetic involving fractions.

Please go to https://university.lochac.sca.org/the-three-corners-of-the-world-lochac-preliminary-schedule/ for up to date schedule & to pre-register. Signing up here is only serves as a record of attendance if you would like University of Atlantia class credit. This presentation is intended to invigorate a deeper appreciation of altered perceptions of history, through the lens of a notorious toxic fungi, Ergot. Whilst the audience may be familiar with frivolous SCA feasts, the historic reality of distorting reality through contaminated food and drink will be presented in an entertaining narrative. During the medieval ergot plagues it may have been more likely that your barony was awash with wild hallucinations and madness. The lecture will introduce Ergot, the toxic fungi, to the audience; the growing conditions and social trends that shaped the ergot plagues; the symptoms of ergotism and curers, finishing with a cautionary tale. Whilst technical skills for ergot cultivation and toxin extraction will NOT be presented; this presentation primarily been a science-based storytelling for the enhancement of reenacting pleasure, the audience may consider the distorted perspective that we enjoy in historical contexts. Lord & Doctor Theophrastus holds a PhD in science and has participated in the SCA for over 15 years, entertaining the SCA kingdom with lectures and classes, and appeared at the Abbey Medieval Festival. His current pursuits are in medieval ceremonial magic, turning his back on science, as Faust did, to find more entertaining answers from the darker arts.

Please go to https://university.lochac.sca.org/the-three-corners-of-the-world-lochac-preliminary-schedule/ for up to date schedule & to pre-register. Signing up here is only serves as a record of attendance if you would like University of Atlantia class credit. A short but jam packed history of Mamluk ruled Egypt and the embroidery styles that were there during the 13th-16th century C.E. This covers textiles, colours, stitches and designs.

Please go to https://university.lochac.sca.org/the-three-corners-of-the-world-lochac-preliminary-schedule/ for up to date schedule & to pre-register. Signing up here is only serves as a record of attendance if you would like University of Atlantia class credit. A good understanding of Charge Group Theory is a must for any SCA armoury herald. This class will be an informal trip through SENA Appendix I, with diverse examples gleaned from the Lochac Roll of Arms and recent submissions and lots of class participation.

Please go to https://university.lochac.sca.org/the-three-corners-of-the-world-lochac-preliminary-schedule/ for up to date schedule & to pre-register. Signing up here is only serves as a record of attendance if you would like University of Atlantia class credit. AAAAaaaah! You volunteered to run lists at your first tourney and have no idea what to do or where to start! Luckily this short 35 minute class will tell you the bare minimums you need to run lists, from sign in sheets, checking authorisation cards, organising a round robin/Valhalla/war lord tournament, to helping your heralds. Come learn how to run a list field and be sought after for your amazing list skills! This class is less interactive but will have extensive Q&A at the end. Slides and resources will be shared at the end so you can download them and use them for your next tournament!

Please go to https://university.lochac.sca.org/the-three-corners-of-the-world-lochac-preliminary-schedule/ for up to date schedule & to pre-register. Signing up here is only serves as a record of attendance if you would like University of Atlantia class credit. Published in 1540, “De la Stella Fisse” is regarded by historians as the first celestial atlas. This class explores the history and content of this little known work.

Please go to https://university.lochac.sca.org/the-three-corners-of-the-world-lochac-preliminary-schedule/ for up to date schedule & to pre-register. Signing up here is only serves as a record of attendance if you would like University of Atlantia class credit. Review of different handbows, and tips and techniques for shooting them.

Please go to https://university.lochac.sca.org/the-three-corners-of-the-world-lochac-preliminary-schedule/ for up to date schedule & to pre-register. Signing up here is only serves as a record of attendance if you would like University of Atlantia class credit. Want or need garb, and aren’t sure where to start, or even what your options are? We’ll be reviewing a timeline of the most common (and in many cases, easiest!) eras and cultures from which SCAdians choose what to wear, and look at resources for how to get started making your own next garb! If time allows, instructor is happy to answer one-on-one consult questions (and if time doesn’t allow during class, instructor email will be provided for post-class conversations).

Please go to https://university.lochac.sca.org/the-three-corners-of-the-world-lochac-preliminary-schedule/ for up to date schedule & to pre-register. Signing up here is only serves as a record of attendance if you would like University of Atlantia class credit. Do you want to share your energy and excitement about your SCA interests beyond your local area? YouTube is an excellent way to do that, even for folks with no plan to become famous social media influencers. This class will discuss planning your video, equipment that you can use, and how YouTube works. The class instructor has a small YouTube channel that he has been running for 9 years that has about 40 videos and about 220 subscribers.

Please go to https://university.lochac.sca.org/the-three-corners-of-the-world-lochac-preliminary-schedule/ for up to date schedule & to pre-register. Signing up here is only serves as a record of attendance if you would like University of Atlantia class credit. Join us as we take a close look at the structure of typical scroll language and some texts from some very punny scribes! This course will be an in depth analysis of the language(s) in our award scroll texts and the myriad of ways we can represent them using American Sign Language (ASL). An understanding of basic ASL vocabulary is encouraged, but not required.

Please go to https://university.lochac.sca.org/the-three-corners-of-the-world-lochac-preliminary-schedule/ for up to date schedule & to pre-register. Signing up here is only serves as a record of attendance if you would like University of Atlantia class credit. This lesson is for the illuminator of intermediate to advanced skill level, who aspires to create convincingly period, original miniatures.