Lilies War

Lily vs. Lion Arts and Sciences Competition at Chieftains

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Announcing the Lily vs. Lion Arts and Sciences Competition at Chieftains, sponsored by the Lilies War.

To be held at Chieftains, a fine competition to display both your patriotism to your chosen side at Lilies, and the creative endeavors our kingdom creates through presentation of either a lily or a lion in any medium. Minimum documentation is a 3×5 index card identifying your piece, country of origin, and time period. Use of the Lilies 100 Years War theme and additional information on your piece creation is encouraged but not required.

Will you serve the French through your representation of a lily or show the worth of Englishmen through your creation of a lion?

Aislinn

 

Lilies War 28 Feedback Survey — One Week Left

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If you went to Lilies War this year, the Lilies Committee, Event Stewards, and Staff would appreciate your feedback. The survey will be up for one more week, and is at:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/lilieswar28

If you didn’t attend Lilies 28, look for another survey in the coming months. This one will be for everyone who in interested in shaping the future of Lilies War.

Calontir Fiber and Needle Guild Meeting Minutes, Lilies 2014

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Many thanks to Lady Melisent McAfee for transcribing the minutes of our Guild meeting at Lilies! I have misplaced the folder where the sign-in sheet was, so I will need to amend these later, but here are the minutes (slightly edited by me…):

HL Giraude called our meeting to order at 3pm Tuesday, June 17 in the Fiber Arts tent at Lilies War.

She thanked all the teachers and students who had participated in classes that we held in the Fiber Arts tent, thus ensuring our having the tent for this year. We hope to continue to book it fairly solid with classes and other activities to guarantee continuation of having the tent at future Lilies.

She mentioned that Katheryne Winterbourne’s project idea for the guild to create gifts for a deserving individual. Since Kathryn was unable to attend, discussion of this project will be tabled until the next meeting.

Largess for Their Majesties was discussed. Suggestions included medallion cords, pin cushions, tablet weaving, bags. Donations do not necessarily need to be fiber. Remember that largess is needed not just for the kingdom but also gifts for TRM to give to other kingdom royals.

Mistress Dejaneira is working on business cards for the guild. Giraude did some flyers for the Feel of Calontir.

We do not have an official website anymore. Giraude is working on one. We will need to reserve a domain name. Mistress Dejaneira volunteered to pay the cost of that. We will need content – articles, class handouts, pictures of projects, links to useful websites. Once our site is ready, the kingdom site can link to it.

Our next business meeting will be at Coronation. We need a banner to put up so that people know where we are. Johanna mentioned that one is in the works. It would also be good to get a notice in the event flyer and perhaps send a letter to the Mews announcing our meeting.

Mistress Dejaneira commended Giraude for doing a good job of getting the word out about the guild and helping improve communication.

The minutes of our meetings are posted on our Facebook group and to the Yahoo group list.

If anyone wants the group to know about something, they should post to the Facebook group and the Yahoo group. It may be good to post to the Calon List and Facebook page also. Brigida volunteered to be the Guild’s social media person.

Members should bring items for show and tell to the next meeting. We should also bring largess donations to Coronation. We may want to gather together and present it to TRM.

Johanna sponsored a competition at Lilies. She is going back to working on her rose in any medium strap. She plans to have 11 yards of 32″ wide fabric done by coronation. Brigida will be doing cords for the Harpies and Hillians event.

We may do another Feel of Calontir at Coronation. We probably should do them at every crown tourney and coronation. We may want to do a raffle fundraiser at Kris Kinder or perhaps at the next Lilies. The idea for the raffle would be the outcome of a Sheep to Shawl competition. HL Kathryn Daggett will donate the fleece. We could have various prizes. Perhaps we could have teams compete. Members should consider recommendations for this so we can discuss it at the next meeting.

The Feel of Calontir at Lilies this year went pretty well. We were set up next to the line for Taste of Calontir. A few people came over to look. We may want to continue having it in conjunction with the Taste. Perhaps we could help the cooks with potholders and tablecloths.

Johanna announced that the next Figments and Filaments event (non-SCA) will be at Overland Park Kansas and will feature the author Gail Owen-Crocker. This event will be the North American debut of her next book. Anyone who wishes can volunteer to present a class. It does not need to be medieval. The website is http://figmentsandfilaments.com [1]

Yours in Service,

HL Giraude Benet
Guild Head
Calontir Fiber and Needle Guild

Duncan of Skeene’s Knighting Scroll

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Done on the Lilies battlefield

In building of architect grand
This universe where we stand
Hear the song of Duncan proud
Sharpest of tongue all avowed
As brave as the Widow’s Son
His deeds bright beneath the Sun
He stood at Crossroads of fate
Standing guard at Phaedra’s Gate
In hills near the lynn of Skeene
His axe gleamed with war-dew’s sheen
Level were all he has met
Yet all remain in his debt
From gifts both given and shared
He parted all on the square
Smallest of his warproud kin
He yearned for war to begin
With spear, axe and now his sword
Served every Calon lord
Stood with joy at Phaedra’s side
Whose violence never denied
Helped Lucian with spear so tall
Build with blood the highest wall
Honored by the blackest star
For fames and friends gained afar
Now Martino the heartland’s king
Of whose deeds the falcons sing
And Ariel his valiant queen
Bearing sword with brightest gleam
Hear the plea of sharpest friends
Who stand near crown to attend
And say it is truly right
That you make Duncan a knight
With wisdom bright all can see
They now make this proud decree
Where blood watered lilies tall
Where kinfolk assembled all
On XIXth day in wildest June
Under light of quarter moon
In the XXXIIIrd year since
Ternon became falcon prince
That with chain of purest gold
And belt of white to behold
Spurs now to adorn his heels
Signs to proclaim his ordeals
Ever shall he knight be called
Duncan of Skeene now installed
So say all for charity
Forever, so mote it be

Rhodri

Duchess Aislinn Morcroft Invited Into the Order of the Laurel

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At Lilies, the Dread Mistress Eleanor begged a boon of Their Majesties to elevate HG Aislinn Morcroft to the Order of the Laurel.

Since Their time is short, TRH Agamemnon & Gwen will be completing the elevation at Feast of Eagles, July 26, in Shire of Cúm an Iolair.
Her Grace will be sitting vigil at the event, and all are encouraged to visit during the vigil (no, you don’t have to have any sort of award to speak with a person on vigil).

If you are able, please join us for this joyous occasion!

Duchess Phaedra
Chamberlain to TRH Agamemnon & Gwen

Calon Lily Text for Cecily Darvell

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To alle nobles and gentiles thise presents Lres herying or seyng Maister Mikhail, otherwise called the White Hawk Herald of Calontir, sendeth humble and due recommenmdacion as it appteyneth ffor soo moche as fellyship of the Order of the Calon Lily and the noble artisans of sayd Fraternitie, courageously moeved to excise and vse gentill and commendable guyding in suche laudable maner and fourme in the practiced craft of the Mystery of Drapery, Fullery, and Brodery.

Vpon Admyts into sayd Fraternitie the prentys must sweare to be faythfull and lovinge to the Fraternitie and Fellyship, and shall yield payment in the activity of swan uppin to further practitioners of the mysteries of the Fraternitie. Also it is ordayned That any be of misrule or misbehaviour either in work or in deed, or slandered, shall be corrected as their discretion giveth them. Be it known that none of the Fraternitie bewray little thing or much sayd in counsel among the Order or Part of them. Also be it hath any of the good name of the Fraternitie fall in Poverty, or sickness the whole body of the Fellowship shall take them as an almsmen of the Fraternitie.

Be it noted that on Thursday, the 19th day of June in the XLIX year of Calontir, the 129th day, in the reign of Martino the IVth and Ariel, there came, here in the court of Lilies war, before the populace there assemblyed, those of the Fraternitie and Fellyship of the Order of the Calon Lily, who will proclaim there is oon good Lady Cecily Darvell Prentys of the Dread Maistress Elianor de Moreland, who has practiced the Mystery of Drapery, Fullery, and Brodery. It having pleased the Kyng and his Queen to beestow thise Arms by Grant to their humble and faythful Lege Lady to now bare the Liuere of the Fraternitie of the Order of the Calon Lily, Per Pale Purpure and Or, a fleur de lys withn a bordure counterchanged.

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