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  • Dorrane Bernard, also known as Cerridwen de Skene in the Barony of Blackstone Mountain, a Charleston area medieval recreation group, conducts a fiber arts demonstration utilizing a spinning technique known as “sprang.” The group hosted A Day in the Park earlier in the month at Hawks Nest State Park during which members demonstrated medieval arts and fighting techniques and answered questions from the public. Steve Keenan

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September 11, 2012

Sprang forth

Dorrane Bernard, also known as Cerridwen de Skene in the Barony of Blackstone Mountain, a Charleston area medieval recreation group, conducts a fiber arts demonstration utilizing a spinning technique known as “sprang.” The group hosted A Day in the Park earlier in the month at Hawks Nest State Park during which members demonstrated medieval arts and fighting techniques and answered questions from the public.

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