Germanic News and Notes
Goldfest 2005
Congratulations to all the Germanics who participated in this year's Goldfest. As you know, Goldfest honors the Anniversary of Ancient World's opening. So it is a special time of fun and games. This year it was decided that the fest would be sponsored by four of the eight worlds: Germania, Hellas, the Orient, and Mesopotamia. All four worlds worked together to make some fun events, and each world did their own as well.
We were very fortunate in Germania to have the Deliver Us From Evil group offer to sponsor a trip through their haunted Drakesheath Manor. What a riot!! Read here for more on the event that took place there.
Germania also had the fun of hosting our dear chain-saw wielding Demigoddess in the Wizard of AwZ Magical Mystery Tour storyline, which was a great way to learn more about each of the four worlds involved. Thanks to Dagmar Sigurdsson and Bree Burgundian for all their help in researching for both the Mystery Tour and the introduction to Gothic architecture we sponsored using information about sites in the French hoods.
Yule Planning
We are currently organizing activities to celebrate Yule in December. Asenath Amenhotep has designed an Advent calendar which will have a new "gift" for each day December 1-25. We need donations of gifts, so if you are interested in helping, leave items (poems, images, puzzles, etc) with either Asenath or Anarane.
We will also have a celebration at the neighborhood of Ravenna with poetry, games and guided tours.
Do you have ideas for Yule? Please take some time to post here or leave a message with your friendly Germanic scribes!
German Archaeology News and Fun
A Viking treasure in your backyard!
By Aelfwine Scylding
Isn't this the dream of us all? Well, living in Norway helps, of course. A family in Tromsø, a town 250 miles north of the Arctic Circle, found some 1,200-year-old pieces of Viking jewelry among their children's playthings and realized what they were after a search on the Internet - I wonder, did they gram a friend at AW? Under their tree-house, like in a fairy tale, the boys discovered a necklace with a dragon motif (yummy dragons!), a medallion and a brooch, later followed by a silver cross, more jewelry, screws and nails.
Archaeologists are delighted with the discovery, which can shed new light on Viking movements and settlements so far North, and will concentrate their studies on the dragon necklace and the medallion. Hopefully we haven't heard the last of it and will see some pictures soon. Remember the name of Tromsø…
From: Guardian Unlimited
Found by Norvegicus Lupus
More Links found by Norvegicus
Danish History
Ancient Czech homes made from mammoth bones
Scottish Monastery Sacked by Vikings
Thanks Norv for keeping us well informed!
Helpful 'Newbie' links
Need newbie help and advice in Germania? Try the Welcome to Germania thread!
Want to meet people, get involved, and have the best mead at AW? Join us at The Red Boar Tavern!
Need help? Ask one of your friendly Germanian scribes:
Dagmar Sigurdsson, or Anarane Burgundian.
ACTA Article Submissions
Anyone interested in submitting articles, group highlights, or other items of interest for our Germanian World page in the ACTA, please contact me with the URL of your item. If you would prefer to e-mail items to me, please send them (or any other suggestions) to: this address. Thank you for helping us make Germania a great Place to Be!
