Hi all, Fennoscandia Archaeologica, a few years ago, put up all of their backissues of their journal online, in PDF format for free. For some reason, the links...
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Kirsten O'Brien
kirstenobna
Sep 4, 2012 1:52 am
Thank you!!! Rekon of Saaremaa [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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T Duran
sazabhadri@...
Sep 8, 2012 6:24 am
This is a heads up that I've been warned of malware on one of the sig sites: (Don't click this link unless you are protected): ...
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goldschp tds.net
goldschp
Sep 9, 2012 2:29 am
Yes, we're looking for submissions for the Fall Slovo. I'm fairly open when it comes to submissions. I'd especially be interested in articles about Pennsic. ...
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Michael FitzGeoffrey
michaelfitzg...
Sep 9, 2012 1:43 pm
Greetings unto the Slavic Interest Group, My friends, I have a client who is seeking to register for her primary persona name *Libuše Makovička*. Mundanely,...
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Yevgeniya Pechenaya
ladie_lada
Sep 10, 2012 11:07 pm
Greetings! I'm looking for a new bow and I'd like to tailor it to my Russian persona. Right now I'm leaning toward a Kassai bow, but not sure which one is...
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Tatiana Golter
tatiana_mosk...
Sep 11, 2012 1:12 pm
My daughter uses a mongolian horse bow. The earlier period would be, I believe, a longbow. Hope this helps, Tatiana [Non-text portions of this message have...
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Laura Munn
arathreel
Sep 11, 2012 1:53 pm
I, as well, use a Mongolian horse bow. There are samples of that style bow in period. And oh, they are a dream to shoot. -Katrusha On Tue, Sep 11, 2012 at 9:12...
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Sfandra
Seonaid13
Sep 11, 2012 9:37 pm
I will probably need a new bow by next Pennsic. Tell me about using the horsebow: do you have an arrow rest or do you use a shooting glove? --Sfandra ...
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Laura Munn
arathreel
Sep 12, 2012 1:30 am
I shoot off my glove. They normally do not come with rests. -Katrusha ... -- My SCA work: http://katrusha.blogspot.com/ My artwork:...
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Ladie Lada
ladie_lada
Sep 12, 2012 2:11 am
I posted this question to FB as well. The best advice seems a Magyar bow. One person specifically recommends a kassai bow raven model, that he shoots. Looks...
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Patches the gypsy
rachelsampsel
Sep 12, 2012 4:58 pm
*groan, Patches is posting again...* I shoot a mongolian and there are advantages and disadvantages. Adavntages: The "stacking"; when you draw the bow id very...
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T Duran
sazabhadri@...
Sep 12, 2012 8:59 pm
... Some additional observations (some of which probably won't make sense just to read it without trying it yourself) : If you are a right-handed archer...
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Ladie Lada
ladie_lada
Sep 12, 2012 9:06 pm
That totally makes sense. A friend has a Mongolian bow and shoots at our practice so I have observed exactly what you describe. Also I read somewhere that the...
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quokkaqueen
Sep 13, 2012 12:23 pm
This doesn't help you, but I found an interesting resource: a list of names in the back of the 13th century Codex Gigas, the names themselves are dated to...
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Maryelizabeth
peterbenma
Sep 13, 2012 3:46 pm
Greetings! At Pennsic, my son had his name submitted and it was not done exactly right. We are hoping to find the meaning of the surname submitted for him. The...
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Anya Stickney
anyastickney
Sep 13, 2012 4:23 pm
Here's my understanding from modern Russian... Zhiteslav/Zyteslav consists of "Zhyt", which means to live, and "Slav" which would mean good/happy. So I would...
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goldschp tds.net
goldschp
Sep 13, 2012 4:25 pm
Also, bear in mind that there is no difference between Zaitsev and Zaitsov. Paul ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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aldo
turanomar@...
Sep 13, 2012 4:26 pm
You are right just in what you put within brackets. In fact ZHITESLAV is a corruption of ZHIDESLAV and I registered it the the Novgorod Chronicles. Ciao Aldo ...
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Tim Nalley
mordakus
Sep 13, 2012 5:59 pm
I shoot off my hand too. Like an english longbow, the horsebow has no arrow rest or shelf so you shoou "around" the handle! Resultr in the arrow flexing more...
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T Duran
sazabhadri@...
Sep 13, 2012 8:45 pm
... Yes ! It's important to shoot arrows with the correct "spine" -- I've seen too-light arrows explode coming out of the bow due to not being able to...
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goldschp tds.net
goldschp
Sep 14, 2012 12:19 am
I'm still looking for submissions for the Fall Slovo. Contact me off-list if you have anything of relevance. The deadline is October 1st, but is flexible with...
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Michael FitzGeoffrey
michaelfitzg...
Sep 14, 2012 1:39 am
Thank you so much. I definitely want to help this client with a *Czech* name, not a Russian one, but the resources you have shared do shed further light. Once...
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Alexey Kiyaikin aka P...
posadnik1
Sep 14, 2012 10:13 am
1. Zhyt- is not only living, but leaving means as well. Zhyto = wheat, жито. But Bread-Glorious would be Zhitoslav, afa I can rely on my bits and pieces...
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aldo
turanomar@...
Sep 14, 2012 10:40 am
Dear Posadnik, u would be right if the name in question was ZHITOSLAV but, if I remeber well, it has been mentioned as ZHITESLAV. In the latter case ZHITO...
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Alexey Kiyaikin aka P...
posadnik1
Sep 14, 2012 11:12 am
ergm... I'd read those recent studies. It looks like a bit of the same war of the theories, whether the Slavs derive from Sklav- orother a-word, or from the...
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Maryelizabeth Hancock
peterbenma
Sep 14, 2012 1:17 pm
Thank you all for your help. The meaning I surmised from your answers was basically "Dimitrii the happy Slav/Russian". This is very acceptable to Benjamin...
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captain sandusky
tugsandusky
Sep 14, 2012 3:24 pm
I have been meaning to post for a while on this topic as it is one very dear to me. There are several styles used by the people of "Russia" one thing that...
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seamuslady
Sep 17, 2012 10:05 pm
While not that well versed in this are. Adornment & trade with Persia initially brought me to this group. Lately been in the Process of updating some of...
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quokkaqueen
Sep 18, 2012 12:29 am
There is some evidence for beadwork in Estonia, particularly the relatively recent finds from Siksl cemetery. See: "Siksl : a community at the...
