Announcements

From Their Royal Majesties: Prepare for War!

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Arise Calontir! The time of war comes swiftly. It is time to prepare.

We will be travelling to Atenveldt to help Our Cousins establish a new war in Their realm, the War of the Phoenix. And while We are not calling a muster for that war, there is an unofficial muster page here that you should fill out if you might be interested in going. That way We can attempt to get enough land for us to camp together.

After that is Winter War Maneuvers in Vatavia. Even if you are unable to attend Gulf Wars, your presence there will help prepare your friends who can go. His Royal Highness is Our armored combat general, and he has great plans. Come and find out what they are.

Finally, if you can go to Gulf Wars, or think you might, please sign the muster list for that here.
We look forward to seeing as many of you as can make it to these events.

TRM Logan & Ylva

October 2022 Letter of Heraldic Acceptances and Returns

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FROM THE OFFICE OF SAKER HERALD

The latest Heraldic Letter of Acceptances and Returns was published December 15, 2022. These items have been processed through the College of Heralds and have been made official or returned for further work.

CALONTIR ACCEPTANCES:

* David de la Cloude. Name and device. Argent, in pale two clouds gules. Nice 13th-14th century English name! Nice cant!
* Hamilton fitzHugh. Name change from holding name Jack fitzHugh. This is an appeal of the original February 1991 return for using a surname as a given name. At the time, precedent required that “the use of surnames as given names should be limited to surnames actually shown to have been used as given names in period.” This precedent was overturned in April 2010, when a more general pattern of late period surnames in England being used as given names was established, and so we may joyfully register this name.
* Irial mac Uilliam. Name. Nice 15th century Irish Gaelic name!
* Numerius Volusius Germanicus Secundus. Device. Quarterly gules and sable, a cross counter-vairy Or and gules between a pair of wings in bend Or.
* Rúna Úlfsdóttir. Device. Per saltire Or and azure, a wolf’s head erased argent between in cross the runes algiz, rahu, fehu, and urhuz counterchanged.
* Sancha Lestrange. Badge. (Fieldless) Issuant from a snail shell opening to chief Or a flame proper. Nice badge!
* Sem’iyye bint Tahir al-Hindi. Name change from Miakushka Loshkina. This name combines a Turkish given name and an Arabic byname, an acceptable lingual mix post-1100 per SENA Appendix C.
* Týki Mikaelsson. Name. Submitted as Týki Mikaelson, this byname is not constructed correctly. The patronymic byname formed from the Old Norse given name Mikael is Mikaelsson. We have made this change for registration.
* Volusia Zoe. Name and device. Argent, a rat rampant sable vested purpure and hooded Or. The Roman cognomen Zoe is found in several inscriptions cataloged in the Epigraphic Database Heidelberg as documented by Gwen Recorder. Nice Imperial Roman name!

CALONTIR RETURNS:

* Visvamitra Yavana. Badge. Per fess argent and vert semy of acorns Or, atop a tree a brown squirrel proper maintaining an acorn Or. This badge is returned per the August 2015 Cover Letter: “A held or conjoined charge which is not identifiable will render the design unregisterable. A charge may be rendered unidentifiable through the usual methods, including reduction in size, poor contrast, etc…” [emphasis added]. As the held acorn has poor contrast with the field, this design is unregisterable.
You can find the entire Letter here: http://heraldry.sca.org/loar/2022/10/

From Their Royal Majesties: Upcoming Order Meetings

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We plan to meet with the following orders at the events listed below. Please make every attempt to attend with potential candidates for inclusion.

Toys for Tots:

  • Iren Hirth
  • Stile Hirth
  • Masters of Defense

Crown Tournament:

  • Chivalry

Kris Kinder:

  • Laurel
  • Pelican

Winter War Maneuvers:

  • Stile Fyrd
  • Stile Hirth
  • Iren Fyrd
  • Iren Hirth

This list is NOT comprehensive, as additional meetings may be added after Our Heirs are known.

As we informed all the Fyrd orders at Coronation, they are encouraged to meet on their own and present candidates to Us through the online award recommendation system. If enough candidates are brought up, a meeting may be called.

TRM Logan & Ylva

Announcement: Suspension of COVIDSafe Policy

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Calontir EnsignGood Evening Calontir,

When the COVIDSafe policy was initially announced nearly a year ago, we did not immediately adopt it. We examined the available data, determined the need based on that data, and created a criteria for adoption, review, and suspension that was data driven. This approach was designed to prevent major decisions of this kind from being made based on fear or misguided political rhetoric. This approach has served us well.

As many of you have likely noticed, there was an announcement today from the SCA Board of Directors, the text of which can be found here…

Board Resolution – Amendment to COVIDSafe Policy effective 1 December 2022

…They have made the decision to suspend the COVIDSafe policy across the SCA effective December 1, 2022, and to reserve unto themselves any future decisions regarding COVID related policy. After consulting with Their Majesties, and Their Highnesses, the decision has been made to continue the COVIDSafe policy, and current COVID Guidelines for Event Attendance, through Toys for Tots on November 19th, 2022. That event will be the last event for both in the Kingdom of Calontir. This will keep us in compliance with the directive received from the Board of Directors while extending the protections offered by the current policy for as long as is practical.

If you have any questions, please email me at Seneschal@calontir.org. If you have feedback for the Board of Directors regarding their decision, please email them at sca-comments@sca.org. Decisions made for all are never easy. Please remember to keep all feedback respectful.

Together we will continue to do the best we can for the kingdom that we love. We are Calontir. We will endure.

In Service,

Galen

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Bavarian engraving of a medieval tournament from the 1400s. Public domain in the US

An updated Marshal’s Handbook for Rattan Combat (includes Combat Archery and Siege Weapons) is now available. Read the details and download a copy here:

Updated Marshal’s Handbook for Rattan Combat Now Available

Comments are strongly encouraged and can be sent to:
SCA Inc.
P.O. Box 611928
San Jose, CA. 95161

You may also email:
SCA-comments@sca.org.VISIT WEBSITE

Announcement: New Emergency Deputy Seneschal

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Calontir EnsignIt is my great pleasure to announce that the new Emergency Deputy Seneschal for the Kingdom of Calontir will be Countess Giulia Isabella da Venezia. I look forward to working with her in the coming months to prepare her to take over as the next Kingdom Seneschal when the time comes.

I would also like to thank His Lordship Saito Takauji for serving in that role as I continued to seek a successor. I wish him well in his upcoming role as the next Baron of Mag Mor.

In Service,
Galen

Announcement: Position Opening for Kingdom Advocate

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Calontir EnsignThe Kingdom Advocates work as a team to address concerns, help bring about resolutions to disputes, and investigate reports of inappropriate behavior.

Our current Kingdom Advocates are Duke Tristram of Lindisfarne, Countess Conna ingen Ui Chearbhaill, and Mistress Halimah bint ‘al Abbas ‘al Tanji. They have done a fantastic job under uniquely trying circumstances. Due to a combination of plague and corporate restructuring, they have been in their roles for a greater than expected period of time, and would like to retire to their estates to enjoy a well deserved rest. We announced the newest member of the team, Lady Eawynn ingen Broccain, in court last night. We will need others as well.

If you are interested in serving Calontir in this capacity, please submit your letter of intent to Seneschal@calontir.org, and copy the advocates at Advocates@Calontir.org. Letters of intent are due by August 20th, 2022.

If you have any questions about the office please let us know. Thank you.

In Service,
Galen

Announcement: Position Open for Kingdom Seneschal and Emergency Deputy

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Calontir EnsignThe current Emergency Deputy Seneschal for Calontir, His Lordship Saito Takauji, will be stepping up as the next Baron of Mag Mor at the end of August. This means that I am in need of a new Emergency Deputy Seneschal.

My warrant is also up in November, which means that I am seeking a successor for my office.

If you are interested in serving the kingdom either as Emergency Deputy Seneschal, or the next Kingdom Seneschal, please submit your letters of intent to Seneschal@calontir.org by August 17th, 2022. If you have any questions about the office, please let me know. Thank you.

In Service,
Galen

From the Kingdom Seneschal: Calontir COVID Guidelines, Effective June 13, 2022

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Calontir EnsignReposted from Facebook, from Galen MacColmain, Kingdom Seneschal:

Good morning Calontir! After extensive review of currently available data, and in consultation with Their Majesties, it has been decided to adjust Calontir’s COVID Guidelines for event attendance. If you have any questions regarding the guidelines please contact me at Seneschal@calontir.org. The new guidelines are as follows…

Current Rules for Calontir Event Attendance (effective June 13, 2022)

    1. COVIDSafe – The COVIDSafe policy is separate from these guidelines, and will remain in place until the criteria for suspension have been satisfied. More information on the COVIDSafe policy can be found at https://www.calontir.org/covidsafe/.
    2. Masks
      1. Masks are not required outdoors.
      2. While indoor masking is generally encouraged, those individuals who meet the CDC definition of “Fully Vaccinated” may choose not to wear a mask indoors.
      3. All those who do not meet the CDC definition of “Fully Vaccinated” must wear masks covering the nose and mouth while indoors, save those under 24 months of age.
    3. Food
      1. There are no restrictions on food at this time.
    4. Drink
      1. The only restriction at this time is the current Society prohibition on the use of shared drinking vessels for water bearing.

Requests from the Crown:

  1. If you are medically able to get the COVID Vaccine, please do so. If you are due for a booster, please get one.
  2. Please do not attend gatherings if you are not feeling well. If someone in your household is Covid positive, or symptomatic, please stay home.
  3. Please respect the comfort levels of those who wish to follow more stringent masking and distancing practices than are strictly required.
  4. The SCA is an organization of chivalry and community. Please remember these values and help us all set a good example for the rest of the Known World.

In all things kindness, peace, and love.