Comments | eithni: Rusty Nails and Regular Beatings

eithni

Rusty Nails and Regular Beatings

Oct 19, 2009 22:30

And now for the part *I* really want to blather about - MY team's entry!

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gnc, pictish

Comments 17

teffan October 20 2009, 05:42:35 UTC

You need more later-period contestants; that early-period stuff is just so *easy* :P

eithni October 21 2009, 05:31:57 UTC

*kicks you* :P

cassbunny October 20 2009, 05:46:52 UTC

Meanie judge here!
It could have been solved by turning over ownership of the green amber. But nooooo. You just had to slap our hands as we reached for our gifties. You're just lucky I held it to a -1 !!!!
;-)

eithni October 21 2009, 05:32:33 UTC

Nyah.

;P

ilaifire October 20 2009, 07:12:18 UTC

I laughed when you said "what insane sadistic bastard thought this was a good plan?... Oh. Yeah."

eithni October 21 2009, 05:32:59 UTC

Hey, I can laugh at myself...

ilaifire October 21 2009, 06:41:00 UTC

I laughed because of how clearly I heard your voice.

eithni October 21 2009, 11:27:27 UTC

judithsewstoo October 20 2009, 12:18:26 UTC

As far as head coverings go, so far as I have been able to determine, it was something that was done after conversion to Christianity. The early Church felt that a woman's tresses were too much of a temptation to leave them undone and uncovered - hence the veils that show up in later periods.

As I am portraying a pre-conversion, pagan Pict, I am not going to worry about a head covering - unless it's raining. ;) :p

Ooh, and of course, my icon shows me with my hair covered. :p I was experimenting. Keeping my hair out of the way while working is important. Nothing worse than having your beautiful long hair caught on fire because it decides to swing forward while you're putting more wood on the fire.

cassbunny October 20 2009, 18:31:18 UTC

The part about raining was my thought process. A coat would imply the need for warmth/protection from elements. What about the head?

eithni October 21 2009, 05:31:12 UTC

Dunno. I'd love to have an answer for you, but the best I can do is say that women are often depicted with a shawl - presumably that could be thrown over the head as needed, but I have no evidence for that or any other head covering on secular Pictish women.

cayswann October 20 2009, 19:52:47 UTC

I'd love a description for each of the teams that splits up the "pre-purchased" versus "done on site" ... I haven't fully been able to wrap my brain around what people have been doing. And I'm sorely tempted to fly in from Caid and be part of a team some day! :)

eithni October 21 2009, 05:29:08 UTC

I don't have that info for each team, but some of them did similar things in their blogs. Friend [info]julia_spring to see her stuff. :)