Author: Dorcas Whitecap

Unslung Heroes Court Summary, April 22, A.S. 51

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On the field:
Allison of Forgotten Sea – Iren Fyrd
Viktor von Wedel – Iren Hirth

Evening court:
Jakob Bierayge – AoA
Caitilin ingen Aengusa – Golden Calon Swan
Lasair Elen nic Tallier – Golden Calon Swan
Lavinia Swan – AoA
Andromir Vukovic – Golden Calon Swan
Brynjolf Brandsmidr – AoA
Aelin Kausi – Golden Calon Swan
Miranda Logansdottir – Pelican

Other court happenings:
5 newcomers received mugs.
Zarah bat Chesed presented largess.
The Order of Crones presented largess.
A boon was begged for Jurgen Weiter von Landstuhl to join the Order of the Laurel.

Archery practice at earthen butts, c1325. The center markers are small wreaths. Detail from the Geoffrey Luttrell psalter. Public Domain in the United States

Archery practice at earthen butts, c1325. The center markers are small wreaths. Detail from the Geoffrey Luttrell psalter. Public Domain in the United States

Kingdom Arts & Sciences Event Court Summary, April 15, A.S. 51

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In evening court:
Hugo van Harlo – Leather Mallet
Amon Attwood – Leather Mallet
Elspeth of Stonehaven – Calon Lily
Vashti al-Asar – Leather Mallet
Elaisse de Garrigues – Golden Calon Swan
Abbatissa inghean lohne mhic Cuaig – Leather Mallet
Æsa á Norðrlonda – AoA
Beatrix Bogenschutz – Leather Mallet
Cera in Fheda – Silver Hammer
Zaneta Baseggio – Leather Mallet
Kainen Brynjólfsson – Queen’s Chalice
Zarah bat Chesed – Leather Mallet
Ysabel de la Oya – Leather Mallet
Tarique ibn Akmel el Ghazi – Silver Hammer
Leilia Corsini – Leather Mallet
Khuden Volkov – Torse

Other court news:
Hugo van Harlo won the Judges’ Choice award.
Viga-Valr viligísl (Vels) is the new Kingdom A&S Champion.
3 newcomers received mugs.
Ms. Katrei Grunenberg received her Laurel scroll, due since the reign of Valens III and Susannah II.

Unknown Artist. Minstrels with a Rebec & a Lute. 13th c. Manasseh Codex. El Escorial, Madrid. Public domain in the US

Unknown Artist. Minstrels with a Rebec & a Lute.
13th c. Manasseh Codex. El Escorial, Madrid. Public domain in the US

Crown Tournament Court Summary, April 8. A.S. 51

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On the field:
Count Damien MacGavin and Countess Issabell St. Charles were invested as Prince and Princess of Calontir.

Evening court:
Yasamin al-Hadiyya – Torse
Sung Sai-erh – Golden Calon Swan
Caitilín ingen Áengusa – Torse
Saito Takauji – Calon Lily
Zacharia Dongalson – Order of the Falcon’s Claw; he is the premier of the Order.
Donngal Eriksson – Cross of Calontir
Vǫlu-Dýrfinna Grímsdóttir – AoA
Freygerðr Ágeirsdóttir – Torse
Maria Arosa de Santa Olalla – Leather Mallet
Astrid of Vatavia – Leather Mallet
Már í Miklagarði – Silver Hammer
Gwenne Margareta Melinnith – Torse
William Douglas – Cross of Calontir
Neathery de Safita – Pelican

Other court happenings:
The Barony of Vatavia presented largess to the Crown.
A boon was begged for Sorcha O’Rian to join the Order of the Laurel.
5 newcomers received mugs.
The Shire of Westumbria presented largess to the Crown.
It was announced that Lady Adelaide Sarsfield is the new Kingdom Minister of Youth.
Three new Youth awards were created.  The Order of the Falcon’s Claw for Youth Martial activity, the Order of the Purple Feather of Calontir for Youth Arts and Sciences, and the Order of the Purple Jess for Youth Service.

Alfonso X "El Sabio" and his Court, 13th Century. Public domain in the US.

Alfonso X “El Sabio” and his Court, 13th Century. Public domain in the US.

Heraldic Submission Notifications To Be Sent From Saker Office

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Greetings from the Office of Saker Herald.

Gruß Gott!!  Unto the Good Gentles of Calontir, does Herr Gotfrid von Schwaben, soon to be Saker External Submissions Herald, send well wishes to one and all.  I beg your indulgence for an important, but somewhat lengthy, announcement concerning e-mails recently sent from the Saker office.

You may or may not be aware, but the Saker Submissions Office is currently in the process of a transition and expansion from Lady Alexandra Vasquez de Granada (called Shandra) as Saker Herald, to myself as Saker Herald governing the External Submissions process to the Society level and Mistress Dorcas Whitecap as Eyas Herald governing the Internal Submissions process within Kingdom. The expansion was done to meet the growing needs of Calontir’s submission process and designed to coincide with the end of Lady Shandra’s successful tenure.

Some of you may have already noticed and received notifications recently via OSCAR, the on-line system used by Laurel Sovereign at Arms for the heraldic submission process, regarding the status of your name, device, badge, or various other items you have submitted for action.  In some cases, that information has been known for several months; in others, that information has only recently been made available by Laurel, or decided upon at Kingdom.  In any event, during this transition, it has been discovered that due to unusual circumstances a backlog in the direct notifications process within OSCAR has occurred.  We are currently working through the backlog and this process is expected to be completed within the next few weeks at most.

If you receive an OSCAR notification in e-mail and you were not previously aware of your submission’s status, or if you already have been notified of your submission’s status via alternate methods, please help us close the loop in the notification process and acknowledge receipt by picking up the message.  It is my understanding the OSCAR message provides instructions on how to pick up this message.  If you have not received a notification yet, or do not receive one, it is either because you were not affected by this backlog, or your submission is still in the commentary process.  FYI, OSCAR notifications should only occur when a submission has been decided upon at the Kingdom level, and Society level.

I thank you for your time and attention in this matter.

Ich dien,
Gotfrid,
inbound Saker External Submissions Herald

The Bavarian Herald Jörg Rügen around 1510. Public Domain in the US

The Bavarian Herald Jörg Rügen around 1510. Public Domain in the US

Court summaries from Gulf Wars 2017

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On the field:
(at the Calontir party Wednesday night)
Bronwen de Westhold – Silver Hammer

(on the archery range Thursday morning)
Tigernan Flann – Boga Fyrd

(larger field court Thursday)
Cerric aet Blaecac – Iren Fyrd
Ívarr fótviss – Iren Fyrd
Aethelred the Well Read – Iren Fyrd
Ulfr Thyrison – Stile Fyrd
Aiden O’Seaghdha – Chivalry

A boon was begged for Duncan Fearmac MacLeod to join the Order of the Pelican

Thursday evening court:
Caleb Talbot – AoA
Aileth Semere – Golden Calon Swan
William Fletcher of Carbery – Silver Hammer
Luther of Grimfells – AoA
Juan Hector Valdez – AoA
Anna Plantyn – Torse
Wilhelm of Flinthyll, called Vim – AoA
Wren of Flinthyll – AoA
Elizabeth St. Phillipe – Torse

5 newcomers received mugs.
A boon was begged for Miranda Logansdottir to join the Order of the Pelican.
A boon was begged for Catalina de Arazuri to join the Order of the Pelican.

On the field:
(on the equestrian field Friday morning)
Anton von Hagenstein – Eo Fyrd
Sato Jiro of the House of Kuji – Calon Cross
Ise no Kusunoki Kametsuru – Calon Cross

(on the battlefield Friday afternoon)
Garick von Köpke – Order of the Archaic Fewmet
Alric upplendingr – Chivalry

Illustration of the Battle of Barnet (14 April 1471) on the Ghent manuscript. Public domain in the US

Illustration of the Battle of Barnet (14 April 1471) on the Ghent manuscript. Public domain in the US

Chieftains Court summary, February 25, A.S. 51

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Morning court:
Sir Duncan Eardstapa and Honorable Lady Gwendolyn Verch Morgaine were invested as the new Baron and Baroness of Three Rivers.
Killian O’Connaill – Chivalry

On the field:
Balthazar de Lumiere – Iren Fyrd

Evening court:
Freygunnr Briansdottir, called Spearmother – AoA
Josef von Rothenburg – Court Barony
Slaine ni Chiaran – Court Barony
Elynor of Glastonbury – Cross of Calontir
Rima of Three Rivers – Leather Mallet
Ostwald Konrad von Riesetoten – Augmentation of Arms
Annora Reyner – Cross of Calontir

Other court happenings:
Count Caius Rectus Xerxis was recognized as the winner of the Chieftains Armored Combat Tourney.
Baroness Caroline de Mercier of Shattered Crystal presented gifts.
Some Chivalry, Laurels and Pelicans swore fealty.
A boon was begged for Avery Quatremaine to join the Order of the Laurel.
The Shire of Calanais Nuadh presented a tithe and largess.
A boon was begged for Eowyth þa Siðend to join the Order of the Pelican.
8 newcomers received mugs.
Hirsch and Magda received “thank you” mugs for starting the tradition of giving mugs to newcomers.
A boon was begged for Magdalena vander Meere to join the Order of the Pelican.

Painting of the League of the Holy Court, circa 1375. Public domain in the US

Painting of the League of the Holy Court, circa 1375. Public domain in the US

Clothiers’ Seminar Court summary, February 4, A.S. 51

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Danuth of Cum an Iolair – Queen’s Chalice
Adelaide Sarsfield – Golden Calon Swan
Tola Rufusdóhtor – Silver Hammer
Rose Wolfden – Golden Calon Swan
Katherine Northreppes – Torse
Niall Mac Broin – Calon Lily
Juliana della Rena – Calon Lily
Nest Ffynnon – Silver Hammer

The Shire of Cum An Iolair presented largess.
Laurels, Pelicans, a Baroness and many populace members swore fealty.
The Barony of the Lonely Tower presented largess.
Mistress Gabriella von Fredrichstahl presented a financial donation to the Kingdom.
5 newcomers received mugs.

Four women sewing linen clothes. From The Tacuinum Sanitas of Vienna, Late 14th century. Public domain in the US

Four women sewing linen clothes. From The Tacuinum Sanitas of Vienna, Late 14th century. Public domain in the US

Coronation Court summaries, January 21, A.S. 51

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Final business of Logan and Ylva:
Alianora Jehannette des Amandiers – Queen’s Endorsement of Distinction
Ayisha bint Asad – Queen’s Endorsement of Distinction
Tola Rufusdóhtor – Queen’s Endorsement of Distinction
HRM Ylva stated that all three recipients had Her endorsement for Chivalry, Courtesy, and Ideals of the Society
Gawayne ap Tristam – King’s Favor, Responsible for HRM Logan staying in the SCA

First court of Ashir and Ashland:
Sir Cilian Mac Marroo is the new King’s Champion.
Count Damien MacGavin is the new Queen’s Champion.
Duke Hirsch Ross Eichman and Duchess Sile O’Kyan (Sheelagh) were named to be Their Majesties’ Thegns.

On the field:
Duncan Mac Torquill – Stile Hirth

Evening court:
Cerric æt Blæcac (Cherik) – AoA
Alessandra de Piro – Calon Lily
Anton von Hagenstein – Silver Hammer
Rufus Tenstone – Silver Hammer
Gianna Viviani – AoA
Bragi Oddsson – AoA
Ylva Jonsdottir – County
Duncan Bruce of Logan – County
Seraphina Brugari – Calon Cross

Other court news:
Youth combat is now an official sanctioned activity in Calontir.
Sir Duncan Eardstapa and Honorable Lady Gwendolyn Verch Morgaine were announced as the next Baronage of Three Rivers.
Mugs were given to 2 newcomers.
A boon was begged for Gyða glóra to join the Order of the Laurel.
A boon was begged for Titus Decimius Alexander (Xandre) to join the Order of Chivalry.

Presentation scene; detail of a miniature from BL Royal MS 15 E vi, f. 2v. 15th C. Public domain in the US

Presentation scene; detail of a miniature from BL Royal MS 15 E vi, f. 2v. 15th C. Public domain in the US