The tent was then erected and he sat there in great delight, expressing his gratitude for the favour that God had shown him. Then he summoned King Guy, his brother and Prince Reynald. He handed the king a drink of iced julep, from which he drank, being dreadfully thirsty… Baha al-Din Ibn Shaddad, The Rare…
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A Pilgrimage in the Wilderness
Here is a story of the adventurous spirit of the Outlands. The Kingdom of the Outlands is a unique place, where in a week’s time one can walk on vast plains in one place and stand among peaks covered in snow in another. In other places in that kingdom, one might stand upon the…
Lessons learned from the first winter trip
Following Queen’s Prize, in November, I complained at length to Finn about the general apathy in the area towards historicity, and the dearth of winter activities by a kingdom populated with people in norse or pseudo-norse garb. This led to a discussion about doing a winter camping event, to be spent huddled for a night…