I am a bit obsessed with the Babenberger Stammbaum, so this record will turn up more than once in my research and experimental archaeology. The Babenbergs were the first ruling house of Austria, reigning from 976 to 1246 AD. The family tree, the Stammbaum, was painted more than 200 years later, 1489-1492 by Hans Part,ContinueContinue reading “Babenberger Stammbaum Houppelande”
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Saxon Gown for Kate’s Elevation
In spring 2025, my dear friend Katryne MacKim was offered a vigil to contemplate joining the Order of the Pelican. For non-SCA friends, it is a peerage – analogous to knighthood – for excellence and impact in service. It is both a high honor and a responsibility. While Kate’s original persona was 16th century Scottish,ContinueContinue reading “Saxon Gown for Kate’s Elevation”
The German Tellerbarret
The tellerbarret is an iconic large landsknecht hat worn during the late 15th and early 16th century. It’s generally large, flat, and both highly visible and useful for sun shade (and possibly rain shelter). There are countless images of tellerbarrets in woodcut prints of the period. They were worn by both women and men. SomeContinueContinue reading “The German Tellerbarret”
Quest for the Housebook Dress
As a German re-enactor, I have been fascinated by the housebook/Dürer dress for years (also called the stehfaltenkleid in Germany). It’s such an odd evolutionary branch of women’s clothing. Dresses went from Swabian dress and, during the same time frame, the houppelande, to the brief, transitional housebook dress, and then morphed into the more structured,ContinueContinue reading “Quest for the Housebook Dress”
Gertrude: a Saxon Gown for a Queen
To clarify, the gown is named Gertrude; the Queen is Alianora. In the realm of German renaissance gowns, the Saxon gown (also known as the Cranach gown) is peak complexity, glamor, and conspicuous consumption. Athos and Alianora stepped up to reign in An Tir in AS 58. Alianora focuses predominantly on her chosen period –ContinueContinue reading “Gertrude: a Saxon Gown for a Queen”
House Snark 