SCA @ UVa

We just finished Personas & Pizza night where we (11 students) ate pizza while Lord Gotfrid talked to us about heraldry, personas, and devices. With a mix of stories, examples, and documentation he explained how one might come up with a name, how to think about doing a persona, and answered questions.

I knew a little about how names were registered in the SCA but I definitely learned a lot more. For example, evidently I can have up to four names officially registered. Given that I don't even have one persona done yet, that is plenty. I had no clue about anything in the devices arena and now I understand some of the rules about color and symbols. Perhaps by this time next year I shall have a device. I know the general idea of what I want to do, but other things like finishing my Elisabethan garb in time for KASF are higher priority.

More than anything, Gotfrid was just fun to listen to and hear stories about German naming and the history thereof. Thanks again Gotfrid for talking to us.