Author: Mathurin Kerbusso

Royal Court Report for Melees and Mayhem

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As provided by Lord Edward Logan de Munro:

Event Name:  Melees and Mayhem
Event Date:  2015-05-13
Hosting Group:  Crescent Moon (Edit &mdash corrected from Spinning Winds)
Calontir Royalty Present:  Anton, Isabeau, Xerxes
Court Herald:  Edward Logan de Munro
Awards Given
Golden Calon Swan – Svana Ulfsdottir (scroll read into court – award was presented at War College)
Iren-Fyrd – Faustus Cantillius Lupus
Iren-Fyrd – Christopher Atrox
Award of Arms – Tobias Oldenburg
Queen’s Chalice – HRH Caius Equitius Rectus Xerxes
Torse – Rebecca la Chienne
Silver Hammer – Cear MacBrendan
Chivalry – Matsunaga Kagetora
Item(s) of Note
Duke William o’ Vatavia begged a boon for his squire, Uldin, to be entered into the Order of chivalry.
Lord Janos Kotona announced the Tournament of Horse and Falcons to be held the following week in Forgotten Sea.
Sir Cai Doublas thanked their majesties for allowing his Shire of Carlsby to host Crown Tournament.
The stewards of the event presented the winners of the archery and thrown weapons competitions.
(Edit — added the reason Sir Cai thanked Their Majesties, h/t Logan Munro)
(Edit — corrected hosting group to Crescent Moon, h/t just about everbody else 🙂 )

Potential Problems for Youth Activities at Pennsic this Year

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As first reported by The Ealdormere Gazette:

Changes in legislation in the State of Pennsylvania will have an impact on how attendees under the age of 18 may participate. Through their Keep Kids Safe website, Pennsylvania has announced that, beginning July 1, 2015, an adult applying for an unpaid position as a volunteer responsible for the welfare of a child or having direct contact with children will need clearances.

This new law states that anyone responsible for the “supervision, guidance or control of children or [who has] routine interaction with children” must go through a clearance process that may include a finger print check by the FBI.

With this new law, there is speculation across Social Media as to whether youth will be able to participate in armoured combat, or even youth combat, if all the marshals have not gone through this clearance process. Under this legislation, it might also be impossible for seventeen year olds to freely wander about the Pennsic site since they will have interaction with security and other event volunteers who have not gone through the clearance process.

The Ealdormere Gazette has reached out to Baroness Briatiz D’Andrade, Pennsic War 44’s Media Liaison, and we hope to hear from her soon.

For more information, read the FAQ about this legislation.

[Edit: We have been informed that this issue is being investigated by the Pennsic Mayor and the Seneschals of the three Pennsic kingdoms.]

Click to access C_135249.pdf

 

The Falcon Banner is Seeking Correspondents

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The Falcon Banner is seeking correspondents to expand our coverage of news in the Kingdom.

If you can report on happenings in your local group, we need you.

If you can give timely event reports for your area, we need you.

If you can seek out and get permission to reprint papers, documentation, stories, poems, photos or videos — anything created by Calontiri that other Calontiri might be interested in — we need you.

If you can produce photos and/or videos of events in your area, we need you.

You don’t need to be a great writer, photographer or videographer. You don’t need to be an editor. You just need to be willing to be part of The Falcon Banner team; we will do the rest.

If you think you are interested, please contact Mathurin at rex.deaver@gmail.com for more information.

THL Mathurin Kerbusso,

Non nobis solum

Uldin Announced

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Baron Sir Duncan Bruce of Logan reports:

 

Yesterday at Melees and Mayhem, His Grace William V’Tavia begged a boon that his squire, His Lordship Uldin of Ravenscroft, be elevated to the Order of Chivalry.
Congratulations to His Lordship and His Grace.
— Logan —

Announcing a Competition

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Announcing a Competition: At Grimfells’ Fall Event, Spirits of the Middle Ages, which is being held Halloween weekend, I’ll be sponsoring a competition for best Legend Macabre represented in period clothing. What does that mean? Maybe a period ghost story in Persian garb? Maybe a Grimm brother’s fairy tale done in Roman? A Disney Villain in Viking? A Greek myth in Elizabethan?

Embellishment and Accessories count towards your outfit. There will be two prizes, one Laurel’s Choice and One Populace Choice. Documentation is encouraged, and if you need help, please let me know. I look forward to seeing how creative you can get! Questions can be emailed to me at alineswynbrook@yahoo.com.

Cheers! ~Magistra Aline

The East Kingdom Gazette: Memories of Pennsic IV

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The East Kingdom Gazette has published an article from two of their Kingdom’s folk on their recollections of Pennsic IV. From the article:

Countess Brekke Franksdottir and Sir Michael of York recorded their memories of Pennsic IV, famous for its mud and rain, at the request of the Gazette. Comments have been turned on for this article so others may add their own memories.

http://eastkingdomgazette.org/2015/05/12/memories-of-pennsic-iv/

Second Call: Evolution of SCA Communications Survey

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From Countess Honor, SCA Publications Manager, via SCA Announcements:

Evolution of SCA Communications Survey

Please take a few minutes to complete a survey designed to gather data to assist us in the evolution of communications within the SCA.

This survey is for BOTH members and non members.  Please encourage everyone to take the time to share their information and suggestions.

We appreciate your time and the opportunity to gather information so we can best serve your needs in the future.

Please cut and paste the address below to your browser to access the survey:

Company of Travelers’ Information

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From the Lilies War website:

Greetings all

Here is the information if you are curious about camping with the Company of Travelers.

The Company of Travelers once again invites anyone interested a more medieval atmosphere to camp with us. We are an informal Calontir group supporting attempts to be more medieval in any aspect, ranging from accoutrement to persona interaction. The camping area is intended to enhance the medieval experience by keeping blatantly modern things out of sight.

The guidelines are pretty simple:

1. To protect the medieval visual aspect, cars are allowed in for set up/tear down only between the hours of 9 am to 10 am and 3 pm to 4 pm from Sunday through Thursday.

2. All modern things should be kept out of the general view. Tents, furniture, and other large equipment should be of a period nature. No modern tents or shade flies as well as any other blatantly modern items please.

3. Due to several people with severe allergic reactions, we ask that this be kept a non-smoking area.

This is certainly not the only period encampment at Lilies War, but if you want to try it, please join us!

Countess Gwen A’Brooke

Spring Issue of Quivers and Quarrels Now Available

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Quivers and Quarrels, the SCA newsletter for all things archery,  is now available at

enewsletter.sca.org/archery-community.html

Articles include:

Some of the many articles in this issue are:

  • Winter SSAC scores
  • IKAC 2014 final results
  • A write up of “Better War Through Archery”
  • Interview with THL Padraig MacRaighne
  • Perspectives on being a Kingdom Archery Champion
  • The Learning Archer: Research, Scholarship and Critical Thought