After discussion at the barony’s business meeting last week, we are postponing the College of Three Ravens and will not be holding it on February 18, 2023 because of stalled planning and struggles to incorporate a hybrid style of event.
We are working on trying to find a viable site that would allow in person and virtual and accommodate the needs of the event. We are spending this time in between now and the February business meeting research our options as to if/when/where we can successfully hold our annual schola. The decision will be made at the February 21 meeting.
That being said, if you know of any possible sites within our barony, please reach out to me directly with info on the site. Location-wise, it would need to be a site that could possibly accommodate 150+ gentles, with room for fighting and rapier as well as room for multiple class tracks, and a space for court.
Thank you for your understanding and patience. Our most sincerely apologies at the delay and uncertainty of this year’s C3R.
Oyez! As the great Ice Dragon settles in and her frigid frost covers the land, want to ensure that all in surrounding communities can celebrate comfortably and in good cheer.
The Barony of the Rhydderich Hael will be hosting a festive food drive and donation table at the Baronial Investiture event being held on Saturday, December 17th, 2022, from 9:30 am to 7:30 p.m. at St. James Church, 405 E. Main Street, Batavia, New York 14020.
Items such as non-perishable, shelf-stable items will be collected and will go to local food pantries in the Batavia and Buffalo area.
Donations of baking supplies, cookies, or candy are suggested and welcome (although all non-perishable donations will be accepted).
Donations of children’s hats and mittens are also welcome donations to be distributed to those in need when they visit food pantries.
There will be cookie trays available for a $12 donation. The proceeds will go to support local food pantries as well.
Let’s show the area our generosity and look forward to seeing everyone at Investiture!!!
A celebration is being held on December 17th, 2022, in the Barony of the Rhydderich Hael to bid a fond farewell to Baron Padraig O’Branduibh and Baroness Juliana Rosalia Dolce di Siena and to welcome our new Baronial consorts, Master Magnus de Lyons and The Honorable Lady Thalia Papillon.
There will be many activities to do on this wonderful day of celebration!!
For the Heavy fighters there will be a tournament. Fighting activities will be weather dependent based on site conditions. The format of the fighting tourney will either be a Bear pit or possibly a Round robin format dependent on turnout of fighters the day of event. The fighting will take place outside in the back parking lot.
Join us in the returning of Dance!! Let’s all take a refresher and get back into step. There will be beginner instruction with a bit of the history and social aspects of the history and practice. If there’s a dance you’d like to teach, we’ll have plenty of time to dance the afternoon away. Bring yourself! Bring a friend as we start off with some of our favorite demo dances and move into reacquainting ourselves with this fun activity. All ages are welcome and encouraged.
Artisans of the Rhydderich Hael and Æthelmearc!! There will be an Arts + Science competition held. The format is standard, any forms of artistry are welcome, documentation is welcomed, but not required. There will also be some table space set aside for anyone who wants to bring A&S projects to work on or you can certainly work on them at your table.
There will be a variety of games available to be played based on the 14th century including Alquerque, which is an ancestor of checkers, Shove Groat which is an ancestor of shuffleboard that Vikings used to play when they were sailing and four card games!! Come join in the fun and camaraderie!!
Cafeteria style lunch will be served. Brown bags will be available, to put what food you would like in the bag. Reminder – all food must be consumed outside due to current SCA policies.
The site is St. James Episcopal Church located at 405 East Main St. Batavia NY 14020. The site has wheelchair accessibility and can be accessed by parking in the lot on the east side of the building and use the grey ramp to enter the building. The alcohol policy for the site is Beer and wine only, NO Hard Alcohol permitted!!
Reservations can be sent to:
Mistress Cori Ghora, Clare Jackson Simonds. 387 Niagara St. North Tonawanda NY 14120. Please include SCA & modern names, and member id#s for all reservations listed, plus a contact email for confirmation of receipt or any questions.
Make checks payable to SCA NY, Inc – Barony Rhydderich Hael.
Check in time can be shortened by signing up our Fast Pass form. This will also help the Autocrats plan for the bagged lunches
Sign in ahead of time with form here and bring your membership card and exact change.
Registration costs are as follows:
$20 per Adult Event Registration
$15 per Adult Member Discount Event Registration
Free for those under 17
Autocrats for the Event:
THL Chebe & Lady Natsu,
Michael and Heather Dow
162 Glenwood Ave. Medina, NY 14103
716-560-3193
Email: hdow@rochesterr.com
Tentative Schedule of Events for Rhydderich Hael Baronial Investiture:
9:00 Troll Opens
10:30 Morning Court and Investiture
Entertainment periodically from 1- 3:00 PM
1:30 until 3:00 Dancing! In the choir room
1:00 Fighting Tournament/pickups- Weather and MOL permitting. Outside, in the back parking lot.
3:00 A&S Competition voting ends
4:00 PM afternoon court
Please forward any questions regarding event to the Autocrats listed above and any questions regarding registration to Mistress Cori Ghora!!
All current SCA COVID policies will be enforced on day of event!!
Looking forward to a wonderful event and seeing many of you there for a wonderful celebration!!!
We are looking for volunteers to act as Zoom classroom moderators. You do not necessarily need Zoom experience as we can show you what to do, but mostly keep an eye on the time for the instructors, monitor the chat for questions, etc.
If you are interested and willing to help, please contact Lady Genevieve O’Connor, AEcademy Provost and coordinator for the virtual AEcademy at jenconner65@gmail.com.
Are you an equestrian who could use some garb or one who has the knowledge of good riding garb to share? Are you a sewer or costumer and can lend your talents to those who need garb and want to learn to sew more? Please come join us on Sunday, October 30 from noon to 5:30 p.m.
Our castle (755 Stonegate Drive, Wexford PA 15090) is still a construction site so please park on the street and walk down. We do have two big rooms for sewing but more machines, irons, and ironing boards are welcome!
Our first dedicated to arts and sciences event post-plague will happen at the end of this month, in October! And we are very happy to announce it is a WET site too!
Come one, come all! Their Majesties Arnthor and Ceirech are very much looking forward to choose their Arts & Sciences Champions and implore any seamstresses, woodworkers, brewers, embroiderers, scribes, metalworkers, vintners &c. to show off their best at the Kingdom Arts & Sciences Championship to be hosted by the the Barony of Rhydderich Hael this October 22nd.
Youth entrant Simon á Fjárfelli explains all about his block printed Saxon tunic at the 2021 A&S Champs.
Kingdom Minister of Arts and Sciences Hrolfr á Fjárfelli is very happy to share the Kingdom once again can offer in-person competitions along the same lines as in the past! Candidates will be evaluated face-to-face and the scoring will be based on the kingdom A&S rubrics, which is available beforehand. In order to reduce the indoor face-to-face time for candidates and judges, we will limit this year’s competition to one 45-minute judging session with a panel of 2 or 3 judges. Although not a requirement, we ask that candidates register their entry online ahead of time, to help match judge to entrant a little easier!
But as we learned a few new tricks during the time of plague, we will also offer any candidates who are not able to join us at the event to submit their entry online. Keep in mind, one of the current Kingdom Champions entered virtual – you are not on the side lines! We now have a basic web form where you can securely upload some photos, your documentation and basic info. The virtual part of the competition will be held much along the lines of last year’s competition. Each candidate will meet face-to-face with a panel of judges over zoom for one 45-minute judging session during the week leading up to the event and their presentation and entry will be judged with the same rubric as used at the event.
Bacon & Eggs subtelty by Astridr Vigaskegg (no, that’s not really bacon, nor eggs!) at the 2021 A&S Champs.
For this year, please note that the site is discretely damp and we are excited and happy to accept alcoholic beverage entries at the event!
Would you like to participate, but have no project to enter? Please help judge! Polling order awards are not required to judge, and those new to judging can ask to be paired with an experienced judge for ‘training on the job,’ so to speak! Judges can also sign up online; please provide us with the area(s) you’re comfortable with judging so that we can match entrants and judges ahead of time.
The Medieval Kitchen and Herb Garden by Baroness Oddkatla Jonsdottir at the 2021 A&S Champs.
We want to emphasize that we totally love to see partial projects! It doesn’t have to be a completely finished entry to be eligible. As usual, you may also enter up to three related objects as a single entry. Prior entry in another competition or display does not disqualify you from entering, we love to see continued progress on existing projects.
Right now, we are planning to spread out the virtual judging between Monday, October 17th and Thursday October 20th. With that in mind, the deadline for virtual entries is midnight, Friday, October 14th. Although we really appreciate pre-registration for the in-person event, the deadline for in-person candidates is until 9:30am on the morning of the event.
Geeking over Lady Isolda de Leycester’s patterns with Æthelmearc’s shoe Master Robert of Ferness at the 2021 A&S Champs.
The scores will be tallied once all judging is completed (the combined online and in-person entries) and relayed to Their Majesties Arnthor and Ceirech, who will choose their champions and announce them at the event during Kingdom court.
Their Majesties and the Kingdom Office of Arts & Sciences very much look forward to seeing what our kingdom has to offer!
Æthelmearc Æcademy and War College is coming! We have some wonderful classes already registered for both the in-person and the virtual classes, but we have room for LOTS MORE!
Register your class and join us in a 2-day learning event on November 12th and 13th!
Listen and know that the Shire of Heronter is well pleased to host the Coronation of Their Sylvan Highnesses, Arnthor & Ceirech, and thank Their Majesties, Byron & Ariella, for Their service and for bringing joy to our Sylvan Kingdom.
Coronation will be held September 24, 2022 at Lake Chautauqua Lutheran Center, 5013 Route 430, Bemus Point, NY 14712. The site will open at 9:00 am and close one hour after evening court. There are no any overnight accommodations.
The Event Steward for the day is Comtesse Margerite de la Marche (she/her). She may be reached at Jennifer Bastian-Stendahl, 44 Harris Ave Jamestown, NY 14701 716-338-8184 projectmeek@gmail.com (before 9:00 pm).
Head Cook Master Ian Kennoven (he/him) will provide a served buffet lunch. There will be no evening feast. Send menu questions to iashbaugh@gmail.com.
SCA Covid protocols as of the event date will be enforced. Please be prepared to show your vaccination record or proof of negative Covid test upon arrival, per AE Covid protocols. This is not negotiable and courtesy towards the individuals checking is expected.
We are pleased to host the Kingdom Heavy Weapons Champion’s Tournament.
Schedule
9:00 am – Tollner opens
10:30 am – Morning Court
After Morning Court:
Lunch
Sitting in State
Heavy Weapons Inspections begin
One hour after Morning Court:
Heavy Weapons Championship
One hour after Heavy Weapons Tourney:
Evening Court
All attendees must be off site one hour after Evening Court.
Merchants are encouraged to bring a tent as all merchanting occurs outside.
Changing rooms will be available.
Event Fees:
Adult Event Registration = $17
Adult Member Discount Event Registration = $12
Children 0-17 = free
There is no family cap as minors are free.
Register Online https://members.sca.org/ Log on to your SCA account (or create a guest account), select “Events” from the top menu to find the AEthelmearc Coronation registration link.
Register by Mail
For each attendee:
Legal Name
SCA Name
Contact info: Email address, phone, and/or street address.
Make checks payable to SCA, NY, Inc., Shire of Heronter and mail all registration info to:
Karen Ehrlich (she/her)
5294 Webster Road
Fredonia, NY 14063
716.401.9437
ehrlich AT fairpoint DOT net
Registrations must arrive by Wednesday, September 21.
See the Facebook event page here for more information.
The Barony of Rhydderich Hael will be hosting a Celebration of Life Demo on Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022 at West Ave, Buffalo, NY 14201, near the corner of Porter Ave. (371 West is the nearest street address for maps searches.)
There is no cost to the event.
The event is to honor those that we have lost since the beginning of the epidemic, from COVID or otherwise, since many of us were unable to meet. This is a Celebration of Life, so no eulogies, just fun and merry making.
The event is a demo open to the public. Fencing and heavy fighting will occur, as well as A&S displays and possibly singing.
Autocrat: Abdul Al-Rashid, 2924 Stony Point Rd, Grand Island, NY 14072.
Greetings, Æthelmearc,
