Vigil board by Meestress Annetje van Wœrden for Mistress Philadelphia Brown, River Wars 2014

This marks the 4th week of #MedievalMonday ‘s via various social media platforms. We have already seen participants reach thousands of users over multiple networks, and have seen posts from a half dozen Kingdoms across The Society.

Today I’m posting just a select few of the posts Easterners have made over the last 4 Mondays.

What is #MedievalMonday you ask? It’s a hashtag campaign taking place via Facebook, Google+, Twitter, and Instagram.

A scroll by Mistress Eva Woderose

What is the goal of the #MedievalMonday campaign? It’s goal is to have fun, while sharing some of the cool photos, articles, and videos highlighting the best parts of our shared Medieval hobby. When posters make their posts public, these photos and other items can be re-shared, liked and commented on, and increase awareness of our hobby.

How can I participate in the #MedievalMonday campaign? It’s super-easy! If you would like to post, just make a public post of a photo of a medieval object you’ve recreated, that you took at an event, or share a video of your favorite medieval song on youtube, or your favorite go-to medieval recipe with a link. Then in that post, type “#MedievalMonday” and hit post! It’s that easy, and can be done on any major social media platform.

Tudor Rose Etched Copper Coins by THL Muin maqq Minain (Photo by Lord Martyn de Halliwell)

I don’t have anything to post, what else can I do? Even easier than posting, just search “#MedievalMonday” on your choice of social media platform, and voila, there are posts! Like posts you appreciate, comment on ones you truly enjoy, and re-share public posts that you want your social media circles to see.

Look below for even more #MedievalMonday posts by Easterns:

Stained Glass by Meestress Annetje van Wœrden

Toefl Board by Lord Aurddeilen ap Robet (Photo by Baroness Ysmay de Lynn)

Ceramic Pitcher by Dame Brunissende Dragonette

A Silk-Painted Banner at an Event (photo by Lord Lorenzo Gorla)

Bardic appreciation tokens

Greetings all!

Last Monday was the first time I announced the hashtag campaign for #MedievalMonday, and a number of people from across the Known World rose to the occasion. The campaign even got noticed by the Society Minister of Arts & Sciences, Master Raven Mayne, who encourages everyone to get on board.

Wanna help create interest in new potential members? Congratulations, there’s an easy way to do it without even leaving your house! An informal campaign has been started, using a hashtag, ‪#‎MedievalMonday‬

How does one participate? It’s easy! Just take a photo of something Medieval (something you’ve made, of photo of yourself at an event, a super cool illumination, etc.), and post it publicly on Facebook, Google+, Twitter, or Instagram, and use the hashtag #MedievalMonday

The other, and very important key, is that this happen on Mondays. Why Mondays? Because alliteration makes things easier to remember, and because when multiple people post using the same hashtag, on the same day, it increases exposure.

14th-Century, pointed-toe, blue boots

You may also wish to use ‪#‎SCA‬ and ‪#‎MySCA‬ the latter being the Society FB Page’s on-going hashtag campaign.

What will this do?

Well, first and foremost, it’s a positive form of outreach to spread awareness about cool medieval stuff.

Second, as your images get posted, liked, commented on, re-posted, and re-shared, more and more people are exposed to them.

Through my minimal efforts on Instagram, I’ve already attracted in a few people into the SCA; albeit in other Kingdoms so far, but new members are a good thing no matter where they’re from.

The bonus? We all get to see cool pictures of medieval stuff our friends have posted on Mondays, an otherwise very mundane day of the week 😉

If you’d like to find some of what’s already being posted, it’s easy to find. Just type #medievalmonday into the search bars at the top of your facebook page, Google+ page, twitter, or instagram feed and the posts will display.

Tart in Ymbre Day

Don’t forget to like and comment on your favorite posts. Even if you don’t have something to share this week, liking and commenting on other people’s posts increases its exposure to others, and supports the content creator/broadcaster.

Remember to have fun, and share something cool about this amazing time period!

-Lord Martyn de Halliwell

Photos by Martyn de Halliwell