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Pennsic Memorial Ship Burning
Aug. 16th, 2020 10:08 am In the SCA, at the Pennsic War, there has been a twenty year tradition of making a small viking ship, adorning it with tokens (often painted round shields) to remember those who have passed, setting it on fire, and towing it across the lake. It's been a very moving thing for people.
Last year, the ship (now four feet long) had about 120 shields plus other combustable mementos. This year, before COVID-19 caused Pennsic to be postponed until next year, plans were under way to accommodate possibly double the number of shields. That plan is on hold.
About three weeks ago (four?) we were asked if we planned to do a virtual ship burning. After some discussion, we decided that was doable, although we pushed the date to "after Pennsic" to give room for planning. The weather obliged us to postpone it a few more days, and now we are at "today".
People were asked to email names and images to me so I could print things out and paste things on shields. Early this week, I had about a dozen names. I announced the "rain delay" and noted that submissions were still welcome. Last night, when I went to bed, I was up to 42, and this morning, I found a few more, pushing our count to just over 50.
The ceremony will be live streamed on Facebook through the Memorial Ship page (https://www.facebook.com/pennsicship/) and eventually appear on Youtube. We aim to start around 8pm EDT tonight, Sunday 16 August. I expect the stream to start a bit ahead of time just to get things all in order.
Last year, the ship (now four feet long) had about 120 shields plus other combustable mementos. This year, before COVID-19 caused Pennsic to be postponed until next year, plans were under way to accommodate possibly double the number of shields. That plan is on hold.
About three weeks ago (four?) we were asked if we planned to do a virtual ship burning. After some discussion, we decided that was doable, although we pushed the date to "after Pennsic" to give room for planning. The weather obliged us to postpone it a few more days, and now we are at "today".
People were asked to email names and images to me so I could print things out and paste things on shields. Early this week, I had about a dozen names. I announced the "rain delay" and noted that submissions were still welcome. Last night, when I went to bed, I was up to 42, and this morning, I found a few more, pushing our count to just over 50.
The ceremony will be live streamed on Facebook through the Memorial Ship page (https://www.facebook.com/pennsicship/) and eventually appear on Youtube. We aim to start around 8pm EDT tonight, Sunday 16 August. I expect the stream to start a bit ahead of time just to get things all in order.
