Calontir

Nesscia’s Missives 15 March AS LIV

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Written this 15th day of March
Anno Societatus LIV
Being 2020 of the Common Era

My Dear Daughter Caroline,

I send my love upon the wings of the geese flying towards the thawing lands where you now toil for the good populace of Northshield.

The Ides of March conspire against me, and the stars and planets wheel in misalignment.

My wagon packed, I stood ready to once more trek south toward Ansteorra and your estate. Clouds, laden with snow, arrived in the night, delivering the bulk of its freight by morning. Howling wind and swirling flakes continued throughout the day. The roads now are slick with mud and melting ice. Methinks I must needs delay my departure.

Fear not, Dear one, time supports your cause even if the stars do not.
The laborers and tradesmen continue their good work in my absence. When the day arrives to move your worldly goods, I shall indeed have trekked south. There I shall remain at your disposal to guide and assist the work until completion.

Rumors and tales continue of the plague spreading throughout the lands.

Heralds and town criers bring news daily of the deaths and horrors gripping kingdoms and baronys and shires across the seas and close to home.

Daily I receive word from my kith and kin. They travel back to their own estates and cottages to assure all is well. There they endure the solitude until the stars align once more allowing all to go forth.

The great conflict in the kingdom of Gleann Abhann has found the gathering armies lay down arms and retreat.

Our good King Lucian and kind Queen Tamar urge great care. They proclaimed the needs of Their people to survive this plague remains paramount. Without Their populace there will be no kingdom. They are indeed good Rulers and True.

I look towards the brighter days of summer full of sunshine and fresh breezes. When the beasts and babies romp on the hillside while we sip wine in the gardens.

Indeed I do pray hourly for the safety of all the folk I love and hold dear. Mayhaps the halt of travel and revels and gatherings will halt as well the spread of this malady bedeviling our homes.

Know fully that the humours and health of our house and beasts and land here in the Hills of Ponca hold firm and well.

Until the day I once more gaze upon your countenance and have the opportunity to tell you, know that you are held dear to me.

Ever with love,
Your mother.

Nessicia’s Missives, 10 March AS LIV

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Letters from Home
Being the 10th day of March
of Anno Societatus LIV
known as 2020 of the Common Era

My Dearest Cristina,

Your duties have taken you exceedingly far away across the seas, and slow traveling missives vex me, my friend.
I will attempt to put pen to parchment and bring you news.

Our King has called for the Army and the good citizens of Calontir to travel to the Southern reaches of Gleann Abhann on campaign to the Great Gulf War. Troubles there seem to ebb and flow like an expansive tide, ever reoccurring.

As you recall, I have oft journeyed south to give ease and aid to our kinsfolk in their mighty efforts. While there, I commonly break bread or bend the elbow with friends made during these campaigns. My heart fair sings, in the midst of the misery of battles, to encounter others I thought long gone.

My wagon was nearly packed in plan to travel with kith and kin to the war when I received word from my daughter in Ansteorra. She also has need of aid at her estate.

The distress in her words lay plain upon the page in every letter of every word. Oh! to be torn between loyalties! Duty to King and kinsfolk or faithfulness to blood of my blood.

In truth, I knew my answer before I spoke it. Choices are few in response to needs of clan and tribe.
Yet, my heart ached for commitments uttered then broken.

As a consequence, I trek still to the south, though not toward the great war.

I whine enough of mine own concerns. How goes your work in Drachenwald? Has spring yet arrived to the English countryside?

Rumours have reached my ears of an extensive plague ravaging the lands. Do take care, my friend. I pray you are well.

Spring mocks us here. One day fair and sunny the next day windy and snow covered. The geese fly, tempting us with thoughts of summer to come.
Our lands are rich and the gravid cattle waddle in expectancy.

I look to your return within the month and know not if this missive will reach you prior to you departure. We shall bend the elbow and feast on the last of the winter’s stores and tell tales of our adventures!

Ever your friend,
Nesscia

Memories of Master Eadweard Boicewright

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Nearly a month ago, my lord husband told me that Master Eadweard Boicewright, one of my dearest mentors and friends, had passed away. He said that he had suffered a cardiac event.

It broke my heart.

Papa, as those who learned from him call him, was a pillar, not just in our kingdom, but in the Society at large. He was a keeper of our memories, he dispensed wisdom to kings and peasants, and he gave of himself whenever and where ever he saw a need, without any expectation of praise or reward.

The first time we met was at Valor, in 2011. I was mending a friend’s trousers when he sat down across from me at the table. We talked about my SCA name, about trouser seam stability (he told me how his trousers were split when he was called into court to receive a Calon Cross), and mundane things. In retrospect, I see now how he was sizing me up and getting a feel for the kind of person I am.

I guess he liked what he saw because a few months later, he sponsored me in my first Queen’s Prize Tournament and introduced me to Marcella (Mama), his lady wife. She taught me how to make cloth buttons, finger loop braid, lucet, and heddle weave.  It became a habit during my first year in the SCA: I’d go hang out in Papa’s wood wright shop and make tools then go upstairs and ask Mama to teach me how to use them.

Since I moved away, I’ve missed that bond and rapport. Not many people will drive twenty-thirty minutes to take a broke college student out for a nice lunch because she spent the bulk of her much-need Spring break bedridden with Strep Throat, but Papa did. Not many laurels would steer apprentices that could be stars in their belts toward other peers because they see how they could flourish in that relationship, but Papa did.

To be clear, Papa was not the sort of man who brandished his title. I still remember the grin that spread across his face when he finally told me he was a laurel and saw my face pale as I shrunk away a little. I was still new enough to have Peer Fear and had been talking easily  with him for over an hour at that point, so I was a more than a little intimidated. More importantly, though, what he said to me about being a laurel gave me the first inkling that it was something I could aspire towards. He told me that being a laurel meant being a teacher and teaching is something to which I have always been drawn. That seed has remained with me eight years later.

Papa was also one of the most insightful people I have ever known and the most honest. He was the man he always aspired to be, like the Kipling poem he was fond of quoting: a man who talked with crowds without losing his virtue and walked with kings without losing the common touch. I wasn’t done learning from him and I’ll always miss our talks.

Proposed Corpora Change for Fourth Peerage, and Call for Comments

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The deadline for comments for the following is January 15, 2015.
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At the July 2013 Board Meeting, the Additional Peerage Exploratory Committee (“APEC”) proposed that the Board of Directors create a new Patent-bearing Peerage Order parallel to the Orders of the Chivalry, the Laurel and the Pelican. This Rapier Peerage would be for the related martial arts of rapier and all forms of cut & thrust in the SCA. In August of 2013, the APEC’s proposal for name, heraldry and badge was sent out to the membership for commentary, and a second committee was formed of representatives appointed by the Kingdoms of the Known World to review the proposal and represent their interests. After reviewing all commentary received from the membership and the committees, the Board believes there is enough interest to request further commentary on the changes that would be required to Corpora if the Board decides to create such an Order. This will be the final opportunity for the membership to make its opinions and wishes known on this subject as the Board will vote at the January 2015 Board meeting on whether or not to create this Order.

In the event a rapier/cut & thrust peerage is created, the following would be the proposed changes to Corpora (additions in red; deletions in blue and struck out.)

Glossary, page 9.

DELETE

[• Peerage: Collectively, the members of the Order of Chivalry, the Order of the Laurel, and the Order of the Pelican, are referred to as the Peerage. A member of any of these Orders is a Peer.]

ADD

• Peerage: Collectively, the members of the Order of Chivalry, the Order of the Laurel, and the Order of the Pelican, and the Order of Defense are referred to as the Peerage. A member of any of these Orders is a Peer.

VIII. PERSONAL AWARDS AND TITLES

A. Patents of Arms

2. Order of Precedence Within the Peerage
DELETE
[The Crown may establish the order of precedence within the peerage according to the laws and customs of the kingdom. However, the Chivalry, the Laurel, and the Pelican, and Defense are of equal precedence and must be considered as one group.]

ADD
The Crown may establish the order of precedence within the peerage according to the laws and customs of the kingdom. However, the orders of the Chivalry, the Laurel, and the Pelican, and Defense are of equal precedence and must be considered as one group.

4. Patent Orders:

ADD

d. The Order of Defense:
(i) Members of the Order of Defense may choose to swear fealty, but are not required to do so. The candidate must be considered the equal of his or her prospective peers with the basic weapons of rapier and/or cut-and-thrust combat. The candidate must have applied this skill and/or knowledge for the instruction of members and service to the kingdom to an extent above and beyond that normally expected of members of the Society.

(2) The duties of the members of the order are as follows:

(a)    To set an example of courtesy and chivalrous conduct on and off the field of honor.
(b)    To respect the Crown of the kingdom; to support and uphold the laws of the kingdom and Corpora.
(c)    If in fealty, to support and uphold the Crown of his or her kingdom.
(d)    To enrich the kingdom by sharing his or her knowledge and skills.
(e)    To enhance the renown and defend the honor of the peer’s Lady or Lord.
(f)    To advise the Crown on the advancement of candidates for the Order of Defense

(The section on royal peerage becomes section e, etc.)

D. Titles
4. The titles listed here are considered standard, and may be used by those who have earned or been granted the appropriate rank or award within the Society. The College of Arms publishes a more extensive list of titles and alternative forms, which may also be used freely by qualified persons. In addition, the College of Arms has full approval authority over new alternative titles, which must be added to their list before being released for use in the Society.

DELETE

[TITLE

Master/Mistress
Members of the Orders of the Laurel, the Pelican, and Mastery of Arms.]

ADD

TITLE

Master/Mistress
Members of the Orders of the Laurel, the Pelican, Mastery of Arms, and Defense.

IX. Society Combat

DELETE:

[C. Rapier Fighting in the Society
The Board acknowledges rapier combat as an ancillary activity of the Society when properly supervised by the Marshals and when approved by individual kingdoms. Rapier combat may take place within a kingdom only by rules established by the Marshallate of that kingdom and after the approval of those rules by the Marshal of the Society. The Marshal of the Society will maintain guidelines for rapier combat within the Society. Rapier combat, not having been part of formal tournament combat in the Middle Ages, shall not be a part of formal tournament lists for royal ranks and armigerous titles. ]

ADD

C. Royal Lists
Only Chivalric (rattan) combat shall be used for formal tournament lists for royal ranks.

[This last might need some explanation. The current Section IX.C is a holdover from a Governing and Policy decision from October 1979, when the Board decided that rapier combat would be allowed in the SCA as an ancillary activity. Rapier combat is no longer considered an ancillary activity and has not been for many years. Also, the duties of the Society Earl Marshal are properly defined in section VI.D. So this section is reduced to a single clear, unambiguous rule.]

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.

September 2014 LOAR Results

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From the Vert Hawk Herald, via the Calonlist:

CALONTIR acceptances

 

* Adelaide Sarsfield.

Name and device. Per chevron argent and azure, two fleurs-de-lys sable and a martlet argent.

The sources cited in the Letter of Intent to document the byname, Sarsfield, use normalized, or modernized, forms of the names. The submitted spelling is found in Latin dated to 1516-7 (Chartularies of St Mary’s Abbey, Dublin;http://books.google.com/books?id=R_w-CZ0eXnYC, p. 14), so we are able to register this name.

* Aelia Basina.

Name change from Ho’elun Checheg.

Submitted as Aelia Basina of Veii, the submitter requested authenticity for 6th-7th century Roman. Aelia and Basina were documented as Byzantine names. We do not have evidence of double given names for that culture. However, these elements can be interpreted as a Late classical Roman name. In commentary, Green Staff documented several Roman names with Aelia as a first element, although most of the women who used this pattern were empresses. In order to make the name authentic, however, the lingua Anglica of Veii should be dropped. We have made this change with the submitter’s permission in order to register this name.
The submitter’s previous name, Ho’elun Checheg, is released.

* Biby ferch Llewelyn of Camelford.

Name and device. Sable, a coney rampant contourny argent within a bordure per pale gules and Or semy of Bowen knots crosswise counterchanged.

This name combines an English given name and locative with a Welsh patronymic byname. This is an acceptable lingual mix under Appendix C of SENA.

* Caoimhin McKee.

Heraldic Title Sanglier Rouge Herald.

* Cesare di Lodovico Malefici.

Device. Bendy wavy argent and sable.

Nice device!

* Ffelix Æskelsson.

Name (see RETURNS for device).

Submitted as F{oe}linx Æskelsson, the submitter requested a given name that sounded like “Felix”. Goutte d’Eau documented the name Ffelix to 16th century Norway (Diplomatarium Norvegicum). Æskelsson can also be documented as a 14th and 15th century byname in the same source, making this a wholly Norwegian name.
If the submitter had not agreed to this change, the name F{oe}linx is a genitive (possessive) form, not the required nominative form. The nominative forms would be F{oe}lins and F{oe}linss.

* Halldóra Guðrøðardóttir.

Name (see RETURNS for device).

* Isibél inghean Dáire.

Name.

Submitted as Isibél ingen Dáire, the name appeared on the Letter of Intent as Isibél inghen Dáire. This form contained a misspelling of the particle ingen/inghean (“daughter of”). The submitter confirmed that she preferred the Early Modern Irish byname inghean Dáire. We have made this correction in order to register the name.

* Ormar Svensson.

Name.

Submitted as Ormarr Svensson, the submitter expressed a preference for the form Ormar Svensson. In commentary, Goutte d’Eau documented both elements to Norway in 1384-1394 (in Diplomatarium Norvegicum). Therefore, we are happy to make this change to meet the submitter’s wishes.

* Uesugi Katsumoto.

Name.

* Wulfhere of Eofeshamme.

Name.

The submitter requested authenticity for 8th to 10th century Anglo-Saxon. The given name Wulfhere is dated to the 9th and 11th centuries, and the byname of Eofeshamme is dated to the 11th century. The name may be authentic for the desired time period, but we cannot be certain. 

CALONTIR returns

 

* Ffelix Æskelsson.

Device. Per fess sable and argent, an increscent Or and a penguin sable bellied argent beaked and footed Or maintaining a sword bendwise sable.

This device is returned for lack of contrast.
Per precedent:

Unfortunately, just as a black orca with a white belly can’t be put on an argent field (v. Rowan Seer, March 2000), so too a black auk with a white belly can’t be put on an argent field.

Here we have a similar case where the belly of the penguin disappears for sharing the tincture of the field.
Although the July 2010 cover letter, discussing about fox proper on an argent background, concluded “The precedent, therefore, is overturned. As long as the charge maintains its identifiability, minor details, even minor details which are identifying characteristics, may have no contrast with the underlying tinctures.” we have here a different situation, as it’s about half the charge that disappears against the argent field and thus the identifiability is not maintained.
There is a step from period practice for the use of a penguin.

* Halldóra Guðrøðardóttir.

Device. Or, a cameleopard couchant regardant argent spotted brown and a sinister gore gules.

This device is returned for multiple issues, each sufficient to justify a return.
This depiction of the posture renders the camelopard unidentifiable, with the neck so close to the back that the separation disappears.
This device is also returned for contrast and tincture issues.
Blazoned as proper, an older precedent regarding the proper tincture of camelopards states:

A cameleopard, or giraffe, proper is Or marked brown/tan; as such, it lacks sufficient contrast against the argent field. (Trust me on this one; I have a relatively recent photograph taken while on one of those “drive-through” safari-type animal reserves, in which a very curious giraffe’s fills up most of the windscreen. Quite dramatic, it was! [Pushy beggar, too. Wouldn’t move out of the roadway until we bribed it with some of the feed pellets they sell you at the entrance.] [Ceridwen Alianora McInnes, 06/1995, Atenveldt-r]

Although there is currently no defined proper tinctures for a camelopard in the Glossary of terms, if we follow this precedent, this charge would not be actually proper. Instead, the camelopard is argent marked brown, which presents two issues:
– it cannot be blazoned as marked brown, as brown is not a heraldic tincture.
– it lacks contrast with the field. We treat markings as details that don’t change the underlying tincture, so the charge is argent, on an Or field.
Per the May 2014 cover letter, the use of gores with other charges is a step from period practice.

* Rodrigo Hernández of Vatavia.

Device. Argent, on a chevron purpure three dragonflies palewise Or.

This device was registered last month. It appears to have been sent up identically in two consecutive months.

CALONTIR pends

 

* Deidra de Warenne.

Name change from holding name Deidra of Bonwicke.

Submitted as Deidra de Warenne of Childentune, the second byname (of Childentune) had been added to clear a potential conflict with the registered Deirdre the Warrener. Under SENA, however, Deidra de Warenne does not in fact conflict with Deirdre the Warrener. Kingdom confirmed with the submitter that she preferred the name without the second byname. We have made this change with her permission.
The Letter of Intent stated that Deidra is grandfathered to the submitter. However, the submitter’s previous name is a holding name, and thus, Deidra is not eligible for the grandfather clause. As this was not noticed until after the Pelican decision meeting, we are pending the name to allow commenters time to either document the given name Deidra or allow the submitter to provide documentation of her legal name.
This was item 6 on the Calontir letter of May 13, 2014

August 2014 LOAR Results

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From the Vert Hawk Herald, via the Calonlist:

CALONTIR acceptances

* Adelaide Sarsfield.

Name and device. Per chevron argent and azure, two fleurs-de-lys sable and a martlet argent.

The sources cited in the Letter of Intent to document the byname, Sarsfield, use normalized, or modernized, forms of the names. The submitted spelling is found in Latin dated to 1516-7 (Chartularies of St Mary’s Abbey, Dublin;http://books.google.com/books?id=R_w-CZ0eXnYC, p. 14), so we are able to register this name.

* Aelia Basina.

Name change from Ho’elun Checheg.

Submitted as Aelia Basina of Veii, the submitter requested authenticity for 6th-7th century Roman. Aelia and Basina were documented as Byzantine names. We do not have evidence of double given names for that culture. However, these elements can be interpreted as a Late classical Roman name. In commentary, Green Staff documented several Roman names with Aelia as a first element, although most of the women who used this pattern were empresses. In order to make the name authentic, however, the lingua Anglica of Veii should be dropped. We have made this change with the submitter’s permission in order to register this name.
The submitter’s previous name, Ho’elun Checheg, is released.

* Biby ferch Llewelyn of Camelford.

Name and device. Sable, a coney rampant contourny argent within a bordure per pale gules and Or semy of Bowen knots crosswise counterchanged.

This name combines an English given name and locative with a Welsh patronymic byname. This is an acceptable lingual mix under Appendix C of SENA.

* Caoimhin McKee.

Heraldic Title Sanglier Rouge Herald.

* Cesare di Lodovico Malefici.

Device. Bendy wavy argent and sable.

Nice device!

* Ffelix Æskelsson.

Name (see RETURNS for device).

Submitted as F{oe}linx Æskelsson, the submitter requested a given name that sounded like “Felix”. Goutte d’Eau documented the name Ffelix to 16th century Norway (Diplomatarium Norvegicum). Æskelsson can also be documented as a 14th and 15th century byname in the same source, making this a wholly Norwegian name.
If the submitter had not agreed to this change, the name F{oe}linx is a genitive (possessive) form, not the required nominative form. The nominative forms would be F{oe}lins and F{oe}linss.

* Halldóra Guðrøðardóttir.

Name (see RETURNS for device).

* Isibél inghean Dáire.

Name.

Submitted as Isibél ingen Dáire, the name appeared on the Letter of Intent as Isibél inghen Dáire. This form contained a misspelling of the particle ingen/inghean (“daughter of”). The submitter confirmed that she preferred the Early Modern Irish byname inghean Dáire. We have made this correction in order to register the name.

* Ormar Svensson.

Name.

Submitted as Ormarr Svensson, the submitter expressed a preference for the form Ormar Svensson. In commentary, Goutte d’Eau documented both elements to Norway in 1384-1394 (in Diplomatarium Norvegicum). Therefore, we are happy to make this change to meet the submitter’s wishes.

* Uesugi Katsumoto.

Name.

* Wulfhere of Eofeshamme.

Name.

The submitter requested authenticity for 8th to 10th century Anglo-Saxon. The given name Wulfhere is dated to the 9th and 11th centuries, and the byname of Eofeshamme is dated to the 11th century. The name may be authentic for the desired time period, but we cannot be certain. 

CALONTIR returns

* Ffelix Æskelsson.

Device. Per fess sable and argent, an increscent Or and a penguin sable bellied argent beaked and footed Or maintaining a sword bendwise sable.

This device is returned for lack of contrast.
Per precedent:

Unfortunately, just as a black orca with a white belly can’t be put on an argent field (v. Rowan Seer, March 2000), so too a black auk with a white belly can’t be put on an argent field.

Here we have a similar case where the belly of the penguin disappears for sharing the tincture of the field.
Although the July 2010 cover letter, discussing about fox proper on an argent background, concluded “The precedent, therefore, is overturned. As long as the charge maintains its identifiability, minor details, even minor details which are identifying characteristics, may have no contrast with the underlying tinctures.” we have here a different situation, as it’s about half the charge that disappears against the argent field and thus the identifiability is not maintained.
There is a step from period practice for the use of a penguin.

* Halldóra Guðrøðardóttir.

Device. Or, a cameleopard couchant regardant argent spotted brown and a sinister gore gules.

This device is returned for multiple issues, each sufficient to justify a return.
This depiction of the posture renders the camelopard unidentifiable, with the neck so close to the back that the separation disappears.
This device is also returned for contrast and tincture issues.
Blazoned as proper, an older precedent regarding the proper tincture of camelopards states:

A cameleopard, or giraffe, proper is Or marked brown/tan; as such, it lacks sufficient contrast against the argent field. (Trust me on this one; I have a relatively recent photograph taken while on one of those “drive-through” safari-type animal reserves, in which a very curious giraffe’s fills up most of the windscreen. Quite dramatic, it was! [Pushy beggar, too. Wouldn’t move out of the roadway until we bribed it with some of the feed pellets they sell you at the entrance.] [Ceridwen Alianora McInnes, 06/1995, Atenveldt-r]

Although there is currently no defined proper tinctures for a camelopard in the Glossary of terms, if we follow this precedent, this charge would not be actually proper. Instead, the camelopard is argent marked brown, which presents two issues:
– it cannot be blazoned as marked brown, as brown is not a heraldic tincture.
– it lacks contrast with the field. We treat markings as details that don’t change the underlying tincture, so the charge is argent, on an Or field.
Per the May 2014 cover letter, the use of gores with other charges is a step from period practice.

* Rodrigo Hernández of Vatavia.

Device. Argent, on a chevron purpure three dragonflies palewise Or.

This device was registered last month. It appears to have been sent up identically in two consecutive months.

CALONTIR pends

* Deidra de Warenne.

Name change from holding name Deidra of Bonwicke.

Submitted as Deidra de Warenne of Childentune, the second byname (of Childentune) had been added to clear a potential conflict with the registered Deirdre the Warrener. Under SENA, however, Deidra de Warenne does not in fact conflict with Deirdre the Warrener. Kingdom confirmed with the submitter that she preferred the name without the second byname. We have made this change with her permission.
The Letter of Intent stated that Deidra is grandfathered to the submitter. However, the submitter’s previous name is a holding name, and thus, Deidra is not eligible for the grandfather clause. As this was not noticed until after the Pelican decision meeting, we are pending the name to allow commenters time to either document the given name Deidra or allow the submitter to provide documentation of her legal name.
This was item 6 on the Calontir letter of May 13, 2014

Updated — September Awards Granted by TRM Agamemnon & Gwen

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Gathered from the Calonlist, via HG Phaedra:

 

Valor

Ulfr Thyrison, Court Barony
Lucia De Vatavia, Boga Fyrd
Donald MacDonald, Cross of Calontir
Jurgen Scherzer, Iren Fyrd
Sokhatai Saikan, Award of Arms
Tarique ibn Akmel el Ghazi, Iren Hirth

King’s Companie of Archers

Bryan of Loch Rannock, Boga Fyrd
Falconius Turdus Electus, Award of Arms
Iaan Sorenson, Torse
Juaquin de Dominges de Mendoza, Torse
Thomas Fleischacker, Boga Hirth
Tigernan Sorenson, Torse
Brian Robert MacDougal, Award of Arms
Maeve Durfee, Torse
Esther bat Moshe announced for Pelican

Queen’s Prize Tournament

Da’ud ibn Irbahim al’Sanandaji, Award of Arms
Catherine of Dark Forest, Silver Hammer
Melisent MacAfee, Calon Lily
Ysabel de la Oya, Award of Arms
Luckie of Falcon’s Keep announced for Laurel

Gryphon’s Fest

Grimwulf Harland, Torse
Ildaria of Three Rivers, Award of Arms
Judith of Three Rivers, Leather Mallet
Osric Reyner, Award of Arms
Quintus Aurelius Calvus, Award of Arms
Robert Brockman, Eo Fyrd
Rose of Arden, Award of Arms
Sibilla Swaine, Leather Mallet
Honorary title of Ippo Proti granted to Kacey of the Flaming Hooves

Newcomers’ Dictionary — Help Requested

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Greetings from Lady Allison of Forgotten Sea! I am currently beginning work on the Newcomer’s Section of the Kingdom of Calontir website, in an effort to help new members become more comfortable quickly and to perhaps bring in other new members as well.

 

I have put together a short list for a Newcomer’s Dictionary, and unfortunately, I am having a rough time making it a bit more well-rounded for everything we do here in Calontir. I was wondering if the wonderful people of Calontir would be so kind as to help me by perhaps giving suggestions on what to add, where to make changes, better definitions, etc.  Please, feel free to reply  privately at Webminister@calontir.org. Any help would be completely appreciated. Thank you!

 

AoA – Award of Arms; Generally the first award that people receive in the SCA. Indicates participation and involvement in one or more activities within Calontir. A recipient of an AoA may place the title Lady or Lord in front of their name and may present their device. AoA level awards include: Simple AoA, Torse, Swan, Leather Mallet, Iren-Fyrd, Boga-Fyrd.

Apprentice – Unofficial role within the SCA; Signifies that a Laurel has become a mentor to a lower-level award holder.

Award Recommendation – An online form, or paper recommendation, which is given to the current Royalty to recommend a member of the populous for an award.

Baron/Baroness – Appointed by the Crown (Royalty) for a specific term to lead a smaller area of Calontir, known as a barony.

Barony – Largest of the groups within Calontir, usually in an area with a greater populous of active Calontir members. Calontir Baronies include: Lonely Tower (location), Forgotten Sea (Kansas City), Three Rivers (St. Louis, MO), Vatavia (Wichita, KS), etc

Calontir – Kingdom within the Society of Creative Anachronism; Includes parts of Kansas, Missouri, Arkansas, Iowa, and Nebraska.

Canton – A smaller group located under the leadership of a barony. Example: Canton of Gryphon’s Mark is under the Barony of Three Rivers

Chatelaine – Person within a group who is in charge of welcoming and helping newcomers.

Chronicler – Person in charge of newsletters for a group within Calontir.

College – A smaller group within Calontir, usually constantly changing due to being associated with a university.

Deputy – A back-up or second-in-command for a current officer.

Earl Marshal – Kingdom officer in charge of all fighting rules, regulations, and policing.

Equestrian – All horse activities are categorized under this title.

Excellency – A term/title used to refer to a person who has been a King or Queen one time, a person who has been a baron or baroness, or has been given a court baronage by a King or Queen.

Exchequer – Treasurer

Fyrdman – A member of the populous who has received an AoA level award for fighting or archery or equestrian.

GoA – Grant of Arms; a second level award, usually given to those members who have shown dedication and prowess in an activity. GoA award recipients may place Honorable Lady or Honorable Lord in front of their name. GoA awards include: Simple GoA (rare), Cross, Lily, Silver Hammer, Iren-Hirth “Huscarl”, Boga-Hirth “Archer Huscarl” and Eo Hirth: “Equestrian Huscarl”.

Gold Falcon – Officer in charge of heraldry within the Kingdom.

Guild – Groups within the Kingdom with like-minded interests.

Gulf Wars – A large war held in the Kingdom of Gleann Abhann that Calontir likes to participate in going to. Many events: Archery, Heavy Fighting, Steel Fighting, Arts and Sciences, and many more!

Huscarl – A member of the Iren-Hirth or Boga-Hirth or Eo Hirth. These members have received either of those GoA level awards.

Knight – A member of the Order of Chivalry – a peerage level order for fighting, may take squires.

Ladies of the Rose – An order for any person who has served at least one term as a Queen of Calontir.

Laurel – A peerage level order member for Arts and Sciences, may take apprentices.

Lilies War – A war held in Calontir every year in June.

Lily – A GoA level order award for prowess in the Arts.

Man at Arms – An authorized fighter who has not yet received an AoA fighting award.

Marshal – A member of the populous who is warranted in acting as a “referee” or “guide” for fighting, equestrian, or archery.

Master of Arms – Similar to a Knight, a member of the Order of Chivalry – a peerage level order for fighting, may take squires.

Membership – Being a paid member of the SCA.

Minister of Arts & Sciences – Kingdom officer in charge of all arts and sciences within Calontir.

Minister of Youth – Officer in charge of youth activities and policies within Calontir.

OP – Order of Precedence; a listing of all awards, royalty, and stations within Calontir. May be used to rank members.

Orders – Award groups within the Kingdom.

Pelican – Peerage level award for service, may take protégés.

Pennsic – A very large war held in the Kingdom of the Middle that Calontir likes to participate in going to. Many events: Archery, Heavy Fighting, Steel Fighting, Arts and Sciences, and many more!

Populous – Members of the Kingdom of Calontir.

PoA – Patent of Arms; highest level awards – peerage level means that the member has achieved an extremely high level of achievement in a particular area, usually classified as mastery. Awarded for Arts and Sciences (Laurel), Fighting (Knight), or Service (Pelican).

Protégé – Unofficial role within the SCA; Signifies that a Pelican has become a mentor to a lower-level award holder, usually in service.

Royal Highness – Accepted title for the Prince or Princess of Calontir

Royal Majesty – Accepted title for the King or Queen of Calontir.

SCA – Society of Creative Anachronism

Scroll – Most commonly given with awards and read aloud in court. A scroll is a piece of parchment (or other material) with an explanation of the award and why the recipient is receiving it. It may also include any royal whims for “territories, land, etc” which the Crown may decide to bestow upon the recipient.

Seneschal – Group “President”. The legal representative for a branch. Generally in charge of the functioning of the group, overseeing events, signing contracts, interacting with the media, and organizing meetings.

Shire – A smaller group within Calontir, not within the area of a larger barony.

Squire – Unofficial role within the SCA; Signifies that a Knight or Master of Arms has become a mentor to a lower-level award holder.

The Mews – Kingdom of Calontir newsletter

Vigil – A period of time before a member is elevate to a peerage level award where friends, mentors, household members, or anyone else may visit the candidate and bring gifts, sage advice, unique insights, or shared pasts.

War Council – Members of the Kingdom, selected by the King or Queen to act as council for warfare.

Warrant – A warrant of appointment for an office within the Kingdom, Barony, Canton, Shire, etc. Must be signed by the officer the new officer reports to, and in some case the Crown. It is an agreement that the person stepping up into the position will do his/her best and fulfill the duties of the office that have been set forth.

Webminister – Officer in charge of all things web/internet for a group.

 

 

Lady Allison of Forgotten Sea
Kingdom of Calontir Webminister

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Arts & Sciences

A& S competition:  Anything You Might Take on a Crusade

Classes:  (TBA)

Bardic Performance Contest

A song, recitation, or story performed before and audience
Any medieval or SCA related topic – 15 minute time limit
Performance times will be determined on the day of the event.
Please provide background and source information to audience as appropriate.

Written Bardic Contest

Poem or short story
Any medieval or SCA related topic – no more than 1500 words
Please specify style or type and general era for poetry
Presentation: Can be printed or hand-written as long as it’s readable
Please include background and source information as appropriate.

Research Article Contest

Any period topic -600 to 1600 C.E. (or A.D.)
No more than 1500 words
Use at least two credible sources
Cite your sources using either Chicago Manual of Style or MLA conventions