Author: Mathurin Kerbusso

BoD Seeks Commentary on Closing the Chirurgeonate

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From the SCA, Inc Announcements mailing list:

Currently open for commentary is a proposal for the closure of the office of the chirurgeonate. The language for this proposal can be found below. The Board of Directors recognizes that this topic is controversial and would like to emphasize that commentary is being accepted until July 1, 2015, and would strongly recommend that all members forward their opinions for consideration.

Over the last number of years, issues have been brought to the attention of the Board and Society Officers regarding the chirurgeonate as it is currently organized. These issues included numerous disputes between chirurgeons regarding availability of over-the-counter medications, interactions between chirurgeons and contracted EMS personnel at large events, interactions between event participants and chirurgeons, and differences between first aid provider credentials available in different states, provinces and countries. The frequency of issues and the potential for liability to the SCA as an organization prompted the President to ask the SCA’s insurance carrier to clarify whether the duties of the Society Chirurgeon, as described in Corpora, are covered by the SCA’s policy. In addition, a request for opinion was made to outside counsel to consider whether the risk of not having an office of the chirurgeonate created more liability for the SCA than keeping the existing office of the chirurgeonate. The response from the insurance carrier was that the duties of the Society Chirurgeon, as defined in Corpora, were not covered under the insurance policy, and there was not an available option for coverage of those duties. The response from outside counsel was that there is more liability to the SCA if the SCA has an office of the chirurgeonate.

The Board requested that a committee of current chirurgeons from across multiple North American kingdoms consider options: revising the existing office; evaluating insurance options specific to that office; eliminating that office. Given the recommendations from that committee, the following Corpora changes are proposed.

There is no intention to release the heraldry currently associated with the functions of volunteer first aiders participating in the SCA, nor to prohibit any individual from volunteering as a volunteer first aider. This proposal is driven by issues from the North American branches of the SCA. Non-North American SCA affiliates will need to determine their own needs regarding regulation of provision of first aid.

Table of Contents
Current text:
VI. H. Society Chirurgeon
Proposed change:
Delete H. Society Chirurgeon
Re-Letter I. Webminister to H.
Re-Letter J. Reservations to the Board to I.

Current text:
VII. H. The Chirurgeon
Proposed change:
Delete H. The Chirurgeon
Re-letter items I through M to H through L.

Corpora VI. D. Marshal of the Society
Current text:
The Marshal of the Society is responsible for activities related to combat, archery and equestrian activities. This includes directing the Earls Marshal of the Kingdoms in matters concerning the supervision of combat and related activities at Society events and the manner and conduct of duties of all marshals throughout the Society; working with the Society Chirurgeon to promote safety in the Society’s martial arts; and working with the Minister of Arts and Sciences to encourage research in armor and weapons. The Board specifically authorizes the Marshal to make interpretations and clarifications regarding the Rules of the Lists, with the proviso that such rulings must be reported to the Board at the following meeting. The Marshal’s rulings will stand until and unless overruled by the Board.
Proposed text:
The Marshal of the Society is responsible for activities related to combat, archery and equestrian activities. This includes directing the Earls Marshal of the Kingdoms in matters concerning the supervision of combat and related activities at Society events and the manner and conduct of duties of all marshals throughout the Society; working to promote safety in the Society’s martial arts; and working with the Minister of Arts and Sciences to encourage research in armor and weapons. The Board specifically authorizes the Marshal to make interpretations and clarifications regarding the Rules of the Lists, with the proviso that such rulings must be reported to the Board at the following meeting. The Marshal’s rulings will stand until and unless overruled by the Board.

Current text:
VI. H. The Chirurgeon
The Society Chirurgeon is responsible for organizing a program of volunteer first aid services and health-and safety hazard warnings to be made available whenever feasible at Society events, and for establishing policies for and coordinating the activities of the Kingdom Chirurgeons.
Proposed text:
Delete VI. H.
Re-letter I and J to H and I.

Current text:
VII. KINGDOM, PRINCIPALITY, AND LOCAL OFFICERS
A. General
1. Officers assist Royalty in the administration of the lands and branches of the realm. Each officer has a specific area of specialization, and a defined geographic scope. Within those bounds, an officer coordinates branch activities, and may supervise deputies or lesser officers.
2. Kingdom Great Officers are responsible directly to the Crown, but also report to a corresponding Society officer if such a Society officer exists. Each Kingdom’s Great Officer corps must include the Seneschal, the Principal Herald, the Earl Marshal, the Minister of Arts and Sciences, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Chronicler, and the Chirurgeon. No person may hold more than one of these Great offices at a time. The Crown may create additional Great Offices. Kingdom Lesser Officers and deputies are created by the Crown according to the needs of the kingdom. These officers may be supervised directly by the Crown, or be placed under the jurisdiction of a Greater Officer, and report accordingly. However, Great Officers retain ultimate responsibility for delegated functions.
Proposed text:
1. Officers assist Royalty in the administration of the lands and branches of the realm. Each officer has a specific area of specialization, and a defined geographic scope. Within those bounds, an officer coordinates branch activities, and may supervise deputies or lesser officers.
2. Kingdom Great Officers are not only responsible directly to the Crown, but also report to a corresponding Society officer if such a Society officer exists. Each Kingdom’s Great Officer corps must include the Seneschal, the Principal Herald, the Earl Marshal, the Minister of Arts and Sciences, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the Chronicler. No person may hold more than one of these Great offices at a time. The Crown may create additional Great Offices. Kingdom Lesser Officers and deputies are created by the Crown according to the needs of the kingdom. These officers may be supervised directly by the Crown, or be placed under the jurisdiction of a Greater Officer and report accordingly. However, Great Officers retain ultimate responsibility for delegated functions
VII. H. The Chirurgeon
The Chirurgeon administers the organization that is responsible for voluntary first aid at Society events, including assisting participants in tournament combat, notifying attendees of health and safety concerns, and such other related activities as kingdom law and custom may entail.
Proposed text:
Delete VII. H.
Re-letter I through M to H through L.

WARRANT TO APPOINTMENT OF OFFICE
Current text:
[ ] Chirurgeon
Proposed text:
Delete [ ] Chirurgeon

Comments are strongly encouraged and can be sent to:
SCA Inc.
Box 360789
Milpitas, CA 95036

You may also email comments@lists.sca.org.

This announcement is an official informational release by the Society for Creative Anachronism , Inc. Permission is granted to reproduce this announcement in its entirety in newsletters, websites and electronic mailing lists.

Master Kazimierz Samostrelov at The Institute Library

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Master Kazimierz Samostrelov OL, mka Chris Nogy, will be presenting at The Institute Library in New Haven, Connecticut on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM (EST)

Part of The Institute Library’s “Amateur Hour” series, Kaz will be discussing and demonstrating the medieval instruments he has been re-creating for the last 20 years.

For more information, see the web site for the event at:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/amateur-hour-no-16-instruments-of-antiquity-featuring-christopher-nogy-tickets-15716932769

Crown Tournament Information From King Anton and Queen Isabeau

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From Facebook, via HE Issabell St. Charles.

 

All combatants and consorts wishing to compete in Our Crown Tournament should have their Letter of Intent submitted to the Crown and Their Seneschal by March 14th. Letters should contain a list of events attended in the past year, mundane identification, and SCA membership information.

There is a link to the necessary email addresses on the Kingdom website homepage.

Silk Standard Making Article

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Sir Duncan Bruce of Logan and Sir Gawayne ap Tristam have an article on making silk banners/standards. The article is located on the Barony of Forgotten Sea website.

http://www.bfs-kc.org/home/How-To-Guides/silk-standard-making

Several folks have made these, and HE Logan has conducted classes and workshops on their construction.

This is an excellent way to easily add a bit of medieval splendor to your camp.

December 2014 LOAR Results

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From the Calonlist:

from Gunnar Thorisson, Vert Hawk Herald

CALONTIR acceptances
* Agamemnon of Forgotten Sea. Holding name and device. Checky argent and sable, a sun Or eclipsed sable and a bordure Or.
Submitted under the name Agamemnon Platolithidae, the name was returned in November 2014.
* Aldred Ketcham. Device. Per chevron argent and vert, a tower counterchanged between in fess two swords vert.

* Alexandria de Bois d’Arc. Blanket permission to conflict with name and device. Purpure, an ark and a chief invected argent.
The submitter allows registration of any name that is not identical to her registered name. The submitter also allows registration of any armory that is not identical to her device.
* Amon Attwood. Name and device (see RETURNS for badge). Argent, a boar statant and in base a flame issuant from base proper, a bordure vert.
Nice late 16th century English name!
* Brian Robert MacDougall. Name and device. Per fess rayonny azure and gules, a sword reversed fracted in chevron proper and a sheaf of arrows inverted Or.
This low-contrast complex line of division remains identifiable but would benefit from fewer and larger rays.
* Caitilín ingen Áengusa. Name.

* Eadward de Byron. Name and device. Vert, on a chevron between three horse’s heads couped contourny Or four fleurs-de-lys palewise vert.
Nice 13th century English name!
* Elzebeth van Rostock. Name.
Submitted as Elzebeth von Rostock, the submitter requested authenticity for a 12th-13th century German name.
Rostock is a Low German place name, so is incompatible with the High German von. We have changed the byname to the attested van Rostock so that it is wholly in Low German in order to partially meet her request for authenticity.
Although van Rostock is found in the submitter’s desired time period, the given name could not be dated earlier than the late 14th century. Therefore, we cannot fully meet the submitter’s request for authenticity, but the name is registerable.
* Emme Ziegler. Badge. (Fieldless) On a fox dormant gardant proper a fleur-de-lys Or.

* Eynon ab Iohannes Mal. Name (see RETURNS for device).
The submitter requested authenticity for a 14th century Welsh name. All elements in this name were documented to the 13th century, so we do not know if it meets the submitter’s request.
* Felicia Maria Stanborough. Name and device. Per bend argent and sable, a spiderwort flower gules and a cross crosslet Or within a bordure counterchanged.
The submitter requested authenticity for a 15th-early 16th century English name. All of the elements are documented to c.1540-1560, so this name meets the submitter’s request.
There is a step from period practice for the use of the New World spiderwort flower.
* Gangulfr Hagnason. Name and device. Argent, a brown bear statant erect proper between flaunches vert, each charged with an hourglass argent.

* Gawain of Miskbridge. Acceptance of transfer of Heraldic title Green Anchor Herald from Society of Creative Anachronism.
The acceptance of this heraldic title was pended on the July 2014 Letter of Acceptances and Returns to allow Laurel to include the transfer on a Letter of Intent. As this administrative action has been done, we are able to complete the transfer of this title.
* Gwenne Margareta Melinnith. Name and device. Quarterly argent and gules, a cross crosslet quarterly sable and argent, in sinister canton a daisy proper.
Please advise the submitter to draw the flower with a higher petals/seeding ratio so it’s easier to recognize as a daisy.
* Hans Krieger. Device. Vert, on a cross argent a cross of four ermine spots sable.
The submitter has permission to conflict with the device of Moire Gray: Vert, on a cross argent an artist’s paint brush inverted sable.
* Jacqueline Storme. Device. Argent, a dragonfly sable and a bordure per pale azure and gules.

* Jorunn Eydisardottir. Device. Vert, a tub Or and a ford proper.
This is the defining instance of a tub. Batonvert notes “The charge dates from at least 1340, in the arms of Wasserburg [Zurich Roll]; we have an example drawn as in this submission, with the two raised bits, dated to 1550 in the arms of Mastellizi [BSB Cod.Icon 269].”
* Leopold Heinrich Rovekar. Name.
Submitted as Leopold Heinrich vom Rovekar, the submitter requested authenticity for a 15th century German/Prussian name. Leopold was dated in the Letter of Intent to the 12th century. It is also found in 16th century Germany in the FamilySearch Historical Records. Heinrich is found in the 15th and 16th centuries, and Rovekar is dated to the 16th century. Therefore, the name is authentic to the 16th century, but not the 15th.
Rovekar is a German descriptive byname meaning “rob or plunder the pot” [Bahlow, s.n. Rof(f)ka(h)r]. Evidence that it is the name of a place name was not found, so it cannot be preceded by the locative preposition vom. Although the submission form stated that major changes were not allowed, kingdom confirmed that the submitter authorized the removal of vom. We are happy to make this change in order to register this name.
* Magnús Þorgrimsson. Name and device. Per chevron argent and sable, two ravens addorsed and a valknut counterchanged.
This name does not conflict with the registered Magnus Thorfinnsson. One syllable has been substantially changed (grim versus finn) under PN3C2 of SENA.
There is a step from period practice for the use of a valknut.
* Mairi Rose. Release of badge. Argent, on a golpe between flaunches vert, a triquetra argent.

* Myghal Stanborough. Device change. Or, a wingless Cornish sea-chough sable, tailed and beaked gules, a bordure sable bezanty.
His previous device, Or, an anvil reversed sable between three torteaux, is released.
* Myghal Stanborough. Badge. (Fieldless) A wingless Cornish sea-chough sable, tailed and beaked gules.

* Phillipa Lloyd de Tarifa. Reblazon of device. Per chevron gules and counter-ermine, two horses salient respectant and a dolphin hauriant embowed argent.
Registered in March 1985 as Gules, on a pile inverted throughout counter-ermine between two horses salient respectant, a dolphin hauriant embowed argent, it is in fact a per chevron line of division and not a pile inverted.
* Phillipa Lloyd de Tarifa. Reblazon of badge. Per chevron gules and counter-ermine, a horse’s head couped argent.
Registered in December 1988 as Gules, a pile inverted throughout counter-ermine, overall a horse’s head couped argent, it is in fact a per chevron line of division and not a pile inverted.
* Saito Takauji. Blanket permission to conflict with name and device. Or, on a pale sable three cherry blossoms Or.
The submitter allows the registration of any name that is not identical to his registered name. The submitter also allows the registration of any armory that is not identical to his registered armory.
* Søren atte Raven. Household name House of the Wolf and Raven and badge. Per pale embattled sable and argent, a wolf and a raven respectant counterchanged.

* Tanaka Ujimori. Name and device. Per chevron raguly argent and vert, three serpents nowed counterchanged.
Nice 16th century Japanese name!
Please advise the submitter to draw a steeper per chevron line with a more pronounced angle of the raguly notches.
* Ulfvaldr Folkmarsson. Device. Gules, a tricorporate wolf within an orle argent.
The July 2013 Letter of Acceptances and Returns noted:
The submitter may wish to be aware that the more typical drawing of a tricorporate beast in period armory has the top two bodies back to back, with the bottommost body facing to dexter. The specific orientation difference here of one of the three bodies is not a blazonable detail. [Galen O’Conaill, July 2013, Middle-A]
* Verctissa neptis Venutii. Device. Argent, a closed book palewise azure and a base embattled vert.
Please advise the submitter to draw fewer and larger embattlements.
* Vimundr Sialfason. Badge. (Fieldless) A wolf rampant gules within and conjoined to a serpent in annulo vorant of its tail Or.

* Vincent de Vere. Badge. Sable, a harp Or within a bordure parted bordurewise vert and Or.

CALONTIR returns
* Amon Attwood. Badge. (Fieldless) A rabbit attired and courant argent maintaining a tankard vert.
This badge submission is returned for multiple conflicts. It is in conflict with the device of Matilda Bosville de Bella Aqua, Per fess embattled gules and argent ermined azure, in chief a coney courant argent and the device of Aldyth Trefaldwyn, Per fess rayonny purpure and Or, in chief a hare courant argent. In both case there is only a DC for fieldless versus fielded design. Neither the maintained tankard nor the attire provide an additional DC.
* Eynon ab Iohannes Mal. Device. Azure, a demi-lamb argent issuant from an anvil, maintaining in its mouth a sword inverted Or, a chief Or crusilly azure.
This is returned for lack of documentation for the depictions of the anvil and the sword used. On resubmission, the submitter should use depictions previously documented or provide documentation for the types of anvil and sword used here.

Cooks Symposium Cancelled

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From the Calonlist:

Unto Calontir, Greetings!

As one of the event stewards for the Cooks’ Symposium schedule for April 25-26th,  I regret to inform you that the leadership of the Guild is cancelling this event.

The current stewards took over for someone who was moving out of Kingdom, and have encountered logistical difficulties with site acquisition that make it untenable at this time for us to move forward.  We feel it is in the best interest of the Guild to focus the group’s time and attention on Lilies activities for this year, and to reset and look at planning for a Symposium in 2017.  We appreciate the offers of help we received, particularly from prospective teachers, and we hope you will consider sharing your classes with the Kingdom and our guests at Lilies.  Thank you for bearing with us, and we look forward to bringing you a terrific Symposium in 2017!

Sincerely,

Aline Swynbroke

Kingdom Arts and Sciences is getting closer! Are you ready?

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Gleaned from the CalonList:

Entries will be accepted from through March 29, 2015.

Any Research Papers or written entries will be due to the Arts and Sciences Minister at Artssciences@calontir.org

To Enter Championships: http://artsci.calontir.org/kas-entry-form.php…
To Enter Tri-Levels: http://artsci.calontir.org/kas-trilevel-entry-form.php
To Volunteer to Judge: http://artsci.calontir.org/judge-volunteer-form.php

I am sooooooooooo excited to see what our artisans display!

Ishmala

Creation of the Order of Defense

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Due to the large amount of information surrounding the additional peerage for rapier and cut and thrust, the Board of Directors decided to participate in a conference call on February 2, 2015. The Board received a large amount of additional comments and suggestions in the two weeks following the January 17 quarterly meeting. This was considered in addition to the first Board call for commentary on this issue.

At the February 2, 2015 special conference call meeting of the Board of Directors, the Board discussed the history of the APEC proposal process, the commentary received from the membership, and the various options available to the Board. The Order of Defense proposal was the result of many years of effort, and while the commentary from the membership opened the Board’s eyes to other options and possibilities, the Board decided at this time to reconsider the proposal to change Corpora to create the Order of Defense. During the call a motion was made and seconded to approve the changes to Corpora, and such motion passed 6 votes for and 1 against.

Motion to approve the proposed changes to Corpora that will create the new peerage, Order of Defense, and direct Laurel Sovereign of Arms to submit such name and heraldry to the heraldic comment process, with the intention of opening the Order on May 1, 2015. Voted in favor of the motion: Arthur Donadio, Andrew Coleman, John Fulton, David Keen and Lisa May. Voted against the motion: Lisa Czudnochowsky. Chairman Scott Berk exercised his option to vote and did so in favor of the motion. Motion passed.

Motion in the matter of the Order of Defense to waive the requirements of Corpora Section IV.G that the Crown consult the members of a peerage order prior to inducting new members of that order, but only in the case of the first three (3) members of the Order of Defense. Once there are three members of the Order of Defense in a kingdom, the Crown must consult the Order per Corpora prior to adding members. Voted in favor of the motion: Arthur Donadio, Andrew Coleman, Lisa Czudnochowsky John Fulton, David Keen and Lisa May. Opposed: none. Chairman Scott Berk exercised his option to vote and did so in favor of the motion. Motion passed.

No candidate may be inducted into the Order of Defense before May 1, 2015. All candidates inducted into the Order of Defense on May 1, 2015, will carry equal precedence, regardless of the time of day each such candidate was inducted.

Five years ago, the enormous response in favor of a path to peerage was specifically focused on rapier and cut and thrust combat. When and if another martial activity engenders the response from the membership at large that rapier and cut and thrust did, when another martial activity has the depth, breadth and community as exists for rapier and cut and thrust, then the Board of Directors may investigate the possibility of facilitating a path to peerage for such martial activity.

Comments are strongly encouraged and can be sent to:
SCA Inc.
Box 360789
Milpitas, CA 95036

You may also email comments@lists.sca.org.

This announcement is an official informational release by the Society for Creative Anachronism , Inc. Permission is granted to reproduce this announcement in its entirety in newsletters, websites and electronic mailing lists.