Welcome to Wodeford Hall

This is the home page of Lisa Joseph, known in the Society for Creative Anachronism as Lady Jehanne de Wodeford and Saionji no Hanae. 

Jehanne is a 13th century Anglo Norman woman from a manor in Wiltshire, England.  In the SCA, my interests are music, dance, clothing construction and archery. As you can see, I play plucked psaltery and symphonie, a type of early hurdy gurdy. I also play pennywhistle and enjoy singing. 

I discovered the SCA in the fall of 1995, in the Shire of Rusted Woodlands in the Kingdom of the East. Since 2002, I've lived in the Kingdom of the West, currently in the cradle of SCA civilization known as the Province of the Mists.                       
                                                                                                                                          
An Argument for Authenticity

Making a Sideless Surcote

Clothing Photo Gallery

Original Poetry by Jehanne

Original Music by Jehanne

What's With All The Monkeys?

Interesting and Useful Links

Thoughts On Persona

The Bard Thing: A rant

At the time little more than some new clothes and face powder, Lady Makiwara made her first appearance at a Japanese themed event in the East Kingdom in 2001. The elusive and mysterious poet from 13th century Heian-kyo (Kyoto) did not reappear again until Twelfth Night, 2003, half a world away in the West Kingdom. In the autumn of 2005, Makiwara revealed her real name: Saionji no Hanae. Her poetry and writings about the clothing of her country appear here as well.

An Informal Court Costume of Medieval Japan

Karaginu Mo: Formal Court Costume of Medieval Japan

The House of the Cheerful Monkeys - turning a wedge tent into a rustic Japanese pavilion

NEW: Guest author Ki no Kotori's article on Wimples and Zukin 

New: The editorial musings on a variety of subjects by She Who Sucks Least

Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Email me!