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Court Report: Bog 3 Day AS 58

28 Monday Aug 2023

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Here begins the report of the Court of Andreas Morgan and Kallista Morgunova, Second of those names, 50th King and Queen of Æthelmearc at Bog 3 Day held within the Barony of St Swithins Bog, July 15th AS 58. Po Silvertop, Jewel of Æthelmearc Herald reporting, with the assistance of Lady Siobhan Readnait and Lord Niall mac Raedwulf as Ætherial Herald.

In Morning Court:

Their Majesties were welcomed by the Their Excellencies of the Barony of St Swithins Bog.

Lord Arvik Hyttoinen was called before the Crown, who complimented him on his many years of service in numerous offices. Their Majesties then called for the Order of the Millrind and granted him inclusion into it.  Scroll by Dame Ursula of Rouen.

Their Majesties summoned Their Highnesses Gareth and Juliana to ask if they were still prepared to undergo Elevation. They then convened the Order of the Pelican and requested they be escorted to Vigil.

In Evening Court:

Their Majesties requested the presence of THL Abdul Ishkhan Al-Rashid and for his generosity and artistry declared him, via edict, the official Sylvan Barista of Æthelmearc.

Their Majesties then gave leave for Their Excellencies of St Swithins Bog to hold Baronial Court.

Upon the resumption of Kingdom Court, afterwards:

Their Majesties welcomed all those who attended in the hopes that they had enjoyed the day.

Their Majesties allowed time for Duke Timothy to speak to the populace about armor maintenance and inspections for the coming War.

Their Majesties invited all the newcomers present to come forward. They were given gifts of mugs made by the artisans of the Kingdom.

Their Majesties called forward the youth of the Kingdom present- and then chose Abby as the day’s sacrificial runner of the toychest.

Beatrice Thistilthwayt was called before the Crown and for her years of service as chronicler and for her classes, was awarded Arms. Scroll by Lady Marsaili Mac Lochlainn, words by Some Guy in a Hat.

Their Majesties requested conversation with Lord Eli Boddenham, discussing their prowess both on and off the field as well as their assistance to others. For such were they awarded a Golden Alce. Scroll by Lady Elizabeth Rosamond & Lady Rachelle l’ymagiere.

Their Majesties saw the need to recognize Lord Julius Gautieri for numerous acts of service, both to the Kingdom and to the College of Arx Collis, inducting him into the Order of the Keystone. Scroll by Lady Marsaili Mac Lochlainn, words by Master Cyrus Augur & Some Guy in a Hat.

Lady Cristina Aurelia Vitelli was invited to appear before the Crown, who remarked upon the many stories They had heard; banners created and shields painted, people assisted — and therefore inducted her into the Order of the Keystone. Scroll by Cassia Carataca.

For his continuing abilities brewing and making mead, THL Maddoc MacRoyri was called before the Crown and awarded a Sycamore. Scroll by THL Cassiano da Castello.

Lady Rachelle L’ymagiere was awarded a Sycamore by Their Majesties for her wonderful scribal accomplishments. Scroll by the Bog scribes.

Their Majesties invited Lord Battista di Lupo Speranza into court, and for his many years as exchequer and tollner was inducted into the Order of the Millrind. Scroll by THL Rachel Delacroix& Mistress Cynthia Love of Tower.

The presence of Baroness Antoinette DeLorraine was requested by the Crown. Her Majesty spoke at length of Her appreciation for those who selflessly sacrifice their own time and effort, even putting aside their own enjoyment and advancement so that others might participate in our Great Dream. For those generous individuals a new award is being created, the Award of Distinction for Caretakers — and Baroness Antionette was chosen to be the Principal of the award. Scroll by Lady Marsaili Mac Lochlainn, words by Lady Kolfina Jodisardottir & Some Guy in a Hat.

For both his ever-present jovial nature and his caring for those around him, making sure people not only are enjoying themselves, but are doing so carefully and responsibly, Master Jacob Martinson was awarded a Howling’s Wolf.  Scroll by Mistress Mairghread & Lady Rachelle l’ymagiere.

Their Majesties begged the company of HRH Juliana Delamere, in hopes she was ready to respond to her writ for elevation to the Order of the  Pelican.  Requesting the testimony of the Peers of the Kingdom, the Crown heard from Masters Jacob and Po as Masters of Defense, Baroness Elisabeth Johanna von Flossenburg spoke as a member of the Laurel, Duchess Anna Leigh spoke as a Rose, His Highness Gareth as a member of the Chivalry, Dame Ursula of Rouen as a Pelican, and Baron Christian Goldenlok as a member of the populace. Satisfied with these words, Their Majesties presented her with the regalia of her new station; a cloak and hood, the Kingdom’s ancestral Pelican medallion, the household ancestral medallion, and finally a personal medallion. Upon hearing her oath of Service, she was then declared a Pelican of Æthelmearc. Scroll by THL Sasson de Sancta Victoria & Lady Ylaire Sainte Claire.

Their Majesties then invited HRH Gareth Kincaid to similarly consult with him upon his own readiness to be elevated to the Order of the Pelican. Count Jehan spoke as Royal Peer,  Her Highness Juliana as a member of the Rose, Sir Oliver Sutton spoke as a member of the Chivalry, Mistress Shirin as a Laurel, Duke Timothy as a Pelican, and Baroness Elisabeth Johanna von Flossenburg as a Jewel of Æthelmearc. Following these testimonies, Their Majesties called for a cloak, and His Highness received (from Her Highness) the Kingdom ancestral Pelican medallion, the household ancestral medallion, and finally a personal medallion. His Highness then professed his oath of Service and was declared a Pelican of Æthelmearc.  Scroll by THL Angellino the Bookmaker.

Their Majesties demanded the attendance of THL Bera of Tavistland, and for her many years of service as shire seneschal and numerous other pivotal offices, created her a Baroness of Their Court. Scroll by Master Caoinleán Seanchaidh AKA Tower & Mistress Vivienne Marie de Beauvais. Coronet crafted by Baroness Glenis Gwynedd of Atlantia.

Their Majesties then invited Lord Mikael ibn Mehlem ibn Yusuf al-Uqlidsi before them. Speaking of his notable prowess upon the rattan field, as well as his reputation as a teacher, they inducted him into Their Order of the Gage. (Scroll forthcoming.)

Mistress Gabrielle Winter was invited into court, where Their Majesties spoke of her passion for Service, both locally as well as Kingdom-wide. They spoke of numerous projects she had accomplished, including Their own recent Coronation. In recognition of those labors, the Crown bestowed an Æthelmearc Award of Excellence upon her. Scroll by Lady Rachelle l’ymagiere.

Their Majesties invited all Scribes to come forward and receive gifts of appreciation for their efforts.

Their Majesties thanked all for attending and making the day wonderful, and reminded all that the great War loomed closer on the horizon and entreated all to make preparations.

There being no further business, Court was then closed.

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Shoot at Will! Period archery on the SCA range

13 Wednesday Jul 2022

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By Mistress Elska and Baron Snorri

Archery has always been one of my more longer-term interests – as a teenager, I briefly shot Olympic-style archery, plus it’s how I found out about the SCA way back when; asking around for a place to shoot traditional-style longbow archery and finding the Dominion of Myrkfaelinn’s weekly practice. I vividly remember my husband saying after attending a handful of practices not to get too invested as he did not intend to drive me all over the place…! Boy, did he misread that situation… But then, during the plague, I was only one of many artisans who kinda sorta lost their groove and had a bit of a rough start getting back into things when events started happening again. Cycling back to my beginning, what really pulled me back to playing again was the archery range. Not only is it outside and people automatically keep their distance – especially since I shoot left-handed! – the ranges have become quite an interesting challenge and something to look forward to at many events.

Iron Will Junior posing with helpers THLord Bjarki and Akira Watanabe

Culminating this past weekend at Pax Interruptus, where I met my match and got foiled by Will, the Advancing Man. I shot at Will, but I did not get him… I must admit, while on the one hand I was disappointed to be eliminated from the finals that quickly, on the other, the visual of eight archers’ worth of arrows bouncing off a moving target wearing chain mail is quite a vivid sight to remember! The mastermind behind this target, and most of the ranges post-plague, is Baron Snorri skyti Bjarnarson from the Shire of Coppertree.

Baron Snorri has recently been elevated to the Scarlet Guard – the Kingdom’s grant-level award for prowess in archery – and of course he takes his job of promoting the arts of archery quite seriously. When I asked his thoughts on the archery community of Æthelmearc, he shared the following: “We’re lagging behind other kingdoms here, especially the East. We need our experienced shooters to come and shoot at practices and events, and our novice shooters to put in the hours of practice needed. Archery is first and foremost about prowess – no one calls light when you hit gold, and no one else gets to decide that your score was lacking in some subjective measure. It’s one thing to know, as a new archer, that Grand Master Bowmen exist in the SCA. That can seem unreal and unreachable, though! But when there’s one of them right next to you at practice, filling up the gold with shafts every round, you start to realize that it’s actually possible, it’s a real, attainable thing – this guy next to you on the range still puts on his pants one leg at a time, and if he can do it, you can too!”

And just as I enjoy upping my SCAdian game to make my wardrobe and brewing more plausibly period, Baron Snorri has a similar mindset in regards to archery. He feels that people doing archery in a medieval recreation society should actually be trying to do medieval plausible archery. “It’s no secret to anyone who knows me that I’m a little bit of a purist (some would say a snob – and maybe, sometimes, justly) about shooting period bows and arrows in the SCA. So, to practice what I preach, I only shoot ‘period’ bows, and I only shoot ‘period’ arrows.” He puts “period” in quotes as he is well aware that what he is doing, and virtually everyone else shooting in the period divisions of the SCA, isn’t really shooting actual period equipment – just the draw weight itself is significantly lower and most bows, even period-looking horsebows, use modern glues and have fiberglass components.

To help the archery community define “period,” the Society Handbook includes a definition of a “period” bow and arrows for SCA context. The broad strokes are that the archer would shoot off their hand, meaning no cut-out rest in the riser (handle) of the bow, and shooting arrows with self-nocks, that is, the nock of the arrow is cut into the shaft of the arrow, rather than being a glued-on commercially-made plastic nock. Since all SCA archers have to shoot with wooden shafts and feather fletchings anyway, we’re already halfway, so this does not seem all that hard, right?

But in Baron Snorri’s experience, the vast majority of archers in the SCA cannot seem to quite get all the way there: most are still shooting what’s generally referred to as “traditional” or recurve archery equipment. In the before-time, pre-internet, it could be difficult to get a bow that met the period archery requirements. No one really made them outside of hobbyists, and the traditional archery scene in the USA is huge, so recurve types of bows are readily available – often at garage sales and secondhand shops for a near-pittance. But now that we have the internet, bows of a much more medieval form are available from a bunch of different places. Both horsebows and longbows that meet the SCA’s definition of “period,” as discussed above, can be had for around $100, and a dozen appropriate arrows can be had for as little as $40.

Now, certainly that’s not “let’s go try out archery” money for most people. For a beginner, telling them to fork out $150 to try out archery would most likely kill their interest immediately. But Baron Snorri is not trying to make the case that a beginning archer in the SCA should be shooting period gear – just like no one’s telling a fledgling fighter that they should be buying a $500 helmet before they can fight. But, just like with fighting, where when a fighter reaches a certain threshold of skill and time-in-grade, it’s time for them to surrender the ancient bascinet from the loaner pile and start looking at something that fits their own head and persona. And when archers reach a certain skill and dedication level, I feel like they ought to be looking to set down their Samick Sage or their 1978 Bear recurve, and start looking to move to a period longbow or horsebow.

He is unsure why many archers do not take their equipment to the next level (if you have an idea why, Baron Snorri asks to please reach out and tell him!). “My current working theory is, again, availability of equipment. Although availability of bows is largely a moot point now that vendors such as AliBow, Flagella Dei, Ringing Rocks Archery, and many others are selling longbows and horsebows that meet the SCA’s period requirements for very reasonable prices. However, availability of arrows may be an issue. Many, many archers in the SCA either make their own arrows, or personally know a person who is making their arrows for them, and if this is you, then you’re my target audience for this next section…” (see the first bullet point).

As the Scarlet Guard doesn’t have a “mission statement”, Baron Snorri made his own (which I think is worth sharing here):

It’s my duty as a member of the Scarlet Guard to:

  • Mentor new archers, whether by running practices, offering equipment to try, coaching, assisting with equipment acquisition, and teaching associated skills like fletching and leather working.
  • Challenge experienced archers by running challenging and exciting ranges, traveling to events that have archery, shooting in tournaments, and issuing personal challenges.
  • Represent the Kingdom of Æthelmearc and our archery community in a positive light, by competing for honors for our Kingdom in the Pennsic Champion’s Shoot, SSAC, GAT, GET, IKAC, and other inter-kingdom competitions.
  • Maintain my prowess by continuing to practice and improve in all disciplines: handbow, recurve, and crossbow.
  • Find and nurture archers to become new members of the Scarlet Guard, by taking Students.

To cycle back once again: Will the Advancing Man is both my nemesis, and a very well-done functional moving target. To entice other archers to challenge themselves against this wicked warrior – to shoot at Will! – I am letting you all know ahead of time this invader of our Sylvan Lands will make another appearance this coming weekend at Bog 3-Day! In the general shoot, the “easy” version is just a painted cardboard Viking warrior with a spear and a shield in the East Kingdom’s colors, attached to an upright backstop that’s about eight inches of closed-cell polyethylene foam on a 4-wheeled sled (want to make your own sled? Take a look at the Gallery of sled pics). Will the Advancing Man is shot as a 30 second timed end, with the sled starting about 40 yards out, and advancing to about 10-15 yards out. Hits to the warrior count for 3 points, hits to his shield or anything else are zero.

For the quarter finals, Iron Will Junior is something else: the cardboard Viking is removed and a “real” Viking is assembled by ‘dressing’ the backstop in a linen Bocksten tunic, a padded linen gambeson (worn backwards), and a real metal maille shirt. Snorri and his team added “arms” of duct-taped pool noodles with gloves on the ends, and a Styrofoam head. They glued a wig onto the head, and used expanding spray foam to securely attach a conical steel nasal helmet. The arms and head were attached to the body with 12” sticks of shaved rattan, just jammed between the layers of backstop foam. An old wooden shield was attached with a ratchet strap to cover his “legs.”

It is shot as a timed end in the same way as before, but at Pax all eight quarter finalists shot at the same time, with the four who stick the most shafts into him advancing to the semifinals.

Long Bodkin Medieval Glue-On Arrow Points

Medieval armor piercing arrow heads, called bodkins, as available from 3 Rivers Archery Supply.

To give well-prepared ‘period’ archers a leg-up, Baron Snorri had posted in advance of Pax that he would allow non-target points for this portion of the shoot. He was disappointed to find that only THL Bjarki took him up on this, and he only brought rigging-cutters for the semi-finals (to cut the water-bags, another really cool target), not armor-piercing bodkin points for Iron Will Junior… As this was a brand-new target, I asked Baron Snorri how he thought it worked out: “I tested Iron Will Junior at home with a field point arrow shot at 20 yards from my 45-pound horsebow. I blew through the maille, actually destroying seven rings. I figured this would not be an issue for the other shooters. Spoiler: I was wrong. How it actually worked: less than half the shooters were able to pierce the maille. Some were unable to adjust and stuck no arrows – Forester Ælfric of the Midrealm was skilled enough to adjust his aim to the [tiny and helmeted] head and stuck two there. As this was meant to be an elimination round, that’s ultimately fine, but it’s a lot more fun if everyone can stick arrows!”

Will you do it again or tweak it? “One time is not a great test of anything. We’re going to run him exactly the same at Bog 3-Day this weekend and see how it goes. I do need to fix the “snowplow” on the front though. We put an angled piece of plywood on the front at the bottom, covered in 2’ insulation board foam and fake grass, so that no one shoots the tires (we don’t actually care about the tires, we shot one as a test and it was fine, because they’re not inflated tires – but if you shoot the wheels as it’s rolling, your arrows get broken), and the weight of the fully-armored Iron Will Junior pushed that down just enough that it dragged on the ground a tad and it bent. Minor adjustment is all it needs.”

What other archery events do you have planned? “In the spirit of putting my money where my mouth is, I took over as Marshal-in-Charge from Naran Noyon of the Pennsic Period Bow Shoot. This will be the 8th Period Shoot at Pennsic, and it is running from 9 AM to noon on middle Saturday at the archery range. I have a collection of period targets from medieval Europe and Asia to shoot, and prizes for the best participants. We even have a fabulous period dayboard prepared by Baroness Oddkatla Jonsdottir and Baroness Annika Iosafova on the range immediately afterwards. It’s always a great time to come see all the different period missile weapons and garb everyone comes in.”

“Here’s a picture from the 6th Period Shoot: at least nine of those folks are Æthelmearcians, and we were fortunate that year to also be joined by Their Highnesses of Ealdomere. This shoot is an excellent time every year, and is always the highlight of my war. If the Archery Champion’s Shoot is the Super Bowl of SCA Archery, the Period Shoot is the Pro Bowl.”

Is there anything new happening in Kingdom? “This all JUST came together, and I’m SUPER EXCITED about it: the Æthelmearc Holiday Shoot! Big thanks to Master Denys the Decadent for finding the new site for the Holiday Shoot, and to THL Alrekr Bergsson for agreeing to be my co-Autocrat and setting this all up with his local shire, Hunter’s Home. I can’t even express how excited I am – HRH Arnthor is going to choose his next Archery Champion at this event, we’re going to have a HUGE prize table, the owners of the range are very excited to have us, and there are over EIGHTY targets at this indoor range to shoot at. We got a great price ($15 for members, NO CHARGE for non-shooters) and I’m ecstatic about this event. I’m expecting shooters from four or five kingdoms to be at this.”

And what about the very-near-future? Bog 3-Day this coming weekend! The archery range will include:

  • Woods hunt with 3D animals
  • Woods walk with a very challenging Spot Shoot
  • Clout
  • Wands
  • Yahtzee
  • Some various flavors of bullseye targets at known distances, timed and untimed
  • A moving Advancing Man timed end
  • A pumpkin

The eight best scores from all that will advance to the quarterfinals and shoot at Iron Will Junior, and the four who stick the most in him will advance to do falling water-bag duels!

Baron Snorri would like to thank the following gentles, who are always there to back him up: “Big shout-out to THLord Bjarki for always being game to help with whatever I’ve volunteered us for, as well as Lord Dalibor, Lord Halfdan, Lord Godzimir, Lord Gunnlaud, and everyone else in Ætt Skyti. I’m not a member of their household, but they’re always there to help and shoot.”

And thank you, Baron Snorri, for your help with this story but most importantly, for making the archery range something exciting to look forward to!

Your enthusiastic student,
elska

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ÆthelBrewers to Battle for Tastiest Brew at Bog 3-Day

12 Tuesday Jul 2022

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The “Day at the Viking Townhall” at the Barony of St. Swithin’s annual Bog 3-Day event will be appropriately Viking flavored with the first brewing competition since the Plague! And this year, everybody is planning something: there will be archery, rapier, armored combat, thrown weapons, a bardic tavern (complete with an appearance of the ÆthelBar!), the iron scribe, classes – as well as a Baronial investiture. Good thing the event spans three days!

Lady Caterine showing off the brand-new wooden ÆthelBar top, which will be inaugurated at their investiture event.

Lord Jean Philippe dit la Barbe Rousse and Lady Caterine de Troyes will be stepping up as the new Baron and Baroness of the Barony of St. Swithin’s Bog. They are involved in establishing a Bog and Friends Brewing Guild chapter to help encourage folks interested in the arts of brewing. Lady Caterine has brewed mead for the past 15 years and Lord Jean Philippe recently took on the position of Kingdom Brewers Guild Chamberlain, and he sure knows his way around a jockey box. To liven up the event, they asked fellow brewer and friend THLord Cassiano da Castello to run a brewers competition, not only as THLord Cas always shows great ability but also as he recently branched out to other types of brewing – specifically mead.

At first, THLord Cassiano said sure when asked by Lord Jean Philippe and Lady Caterine to run a brewers’ competition at their Baronial investiture to showcase brewers during their time on the Swithin’s Chairs as a help to friends. He did not expect many entries, given the uncertainty of the plague and this being so close to Pennsic. But as he is interested to get more into judging and supporting the brewing community, especially “post” pandemic, he figured he might as well start here!

Currently, I feel like I have somewhat of a handle on it, but I am also aware of my shortcomings and appreciate your help, as well as the help of Elena de la Palma who I will deputize on the day of. My current goals are to have a competition, have scrolls and prizes, and not fall on my face or have little infrastructure to make the thing happen.

If this is to happen again next year, he prefers to advertise at Christmastime so folks can get things in kegs or bottles ahead of time, not right after War Practice. He noted that: “I am also rapidly learning that this may be more service than I would like to do more than once a year (if I’m being completely honest!)”

This year, the brewing competition will focus on tasting over documentation. THLord Cassiano intends to assign judges to slots where they can taste and converse with the entrants, and then whatever entries are available after can be up for grabs for populace tasting! Of course, although their schedule will be hectic on their day of investiture, Lord Jean Philippe dit la Barbe Rousse and Lady Caterine de Troyes have already signed up as judges, as have I (Elska).

Are you interested in judging as well? Please contact THLord Cassiano (Cas Zemba on the Book of Faces) to be added to the list. Are you more interested in tasting? Keep an eye on the schedule, and come join us after judging – I am sure there will be plenty to choose from. And if the judges did not leave much, Lord Jean Philippe also requested that the Kingdom Brewers’ Guild bar have a presence – as the new Guild Chamberlain, he is the one in charge of guild equipment – which of course will include many homebrews to choose from. Bring your tasting cups!

  • Want to judge? Contact THLord Cassiano da Castello.
  • Want to enter? Fill in your Entry Form now or at the event (please read the form beforehand as it requests brewing day specifics).
  • Want to see the scoring sheet? Check it out ahead of time!

To give THLord Cassiano a helping hand, and the competition a boost, the Kingdom Brewers Guild donated a couple of enticing prizes to be given away at his discretion. And when I mean enticing, I mean I would not mind getting my hands on some of these myself…

Up for grabs are:
– A Sour Cherry Pilsner beer ingredient kit by Brewer’s Best– Three water testing kits (pH, chlorine, peracetic acid) by Insta-Test

– And commercially dried whole leaf hops (Belma 21) from Hops Direct

And of course, THLord Cas would not be Cas if he wouldn’t add half-size bottles from the local distillery…!

Now it is up to you, our ÆthelBrewers, to come armed with brew and entry form, and Battle for the Tastiest Brew.

(From experience, I would guess this to be the one to go home with empty keg or bottles!)

Yours in service,
Elska

 

 

 

 

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Event Announcement: Bog 3 Day/A Day at the Viking Townhall

13 Monday Jun 2022

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Greetings! Let it be known throughout our Sylvan Kingdom and beyond that the Barony of St. Swithin’s Bog 3-Day event is again on the horizon!

The Barony of St. Swithin’s Bog would like to invite the Known World to join them for 3 days of martial activities, arts, friendship, and celebration as the Great Pennsic War looms ever closer. Not only will there be an abundance of activities to inspire and excite but it will also be the Investiture of our new Baron and Baroness! A weekend of true festivity and revelry!

This year, all are welcome to a weekend at the Viking Townhall! There will be a full day of Viking themed martial activities including Heavy Weapons, Youth fighting, Rapier, Thrown Weapons, and Archery! There will be an A&S display and Competition for both finished and in-progress work. And Yes! We will once again be hosting the 13th Annual Iron Scribe Competition! And this year I am excited to announce there will also be a Brewing Competition! There are also children’s activities planned for a day of merriment for all!

Our Head Cook is preparing a fine hearty feast and after an exciting day of activities invites all to don your finest Viking garb and join us in the longhouse for an illuminating and enchanting evening of feasting and friendship. We encourage all to bring their banners to hang, and candles and lanterns, to add to the aesthetic of the evening.

Depending on COVID Protocol at the time of the event, the feast and all activities may take place outside. The event will follow all SCA Covid protocols. Please check the event Facebook Page for updates and announcements as the event draws closer.

Our site is the New Germany Grove Hall 1635 New Germany Road, Summerhill, PA15958. Site will open on Friday, July 15th at 5 pm and close on Sunday, July 17th, at 12 noon. There is plenty of space for camping. No shower facilities are available but place feel free to being our own amenities. There will be sanitizing stations throughout the event. The site is discreetly wet and above ground fires are permitted. Adult Event Registration is $25 per adult. Adult Member Discount Event Registration is $20 per adult member. Children ages 17 and under are free. Breakfast and lunch sideboard are included with your event registration.

Our Head Cook is her Excellency Rosheen O Fayh (Tracey Zimmerman) email: tzimmerman125@gmail.com. Dietary/allergy concerns may be sent to her email. Co-Feastocrat is Lord Biorn inn Digri (Chris Fedelia). Feast is $10 per person. Children ages 5 and under are free for feast. The feast is limited to 64, so reservations are highly encouraged.

Our Reservation Clerk will be Lord Battista (Paul Tedeski) email ptedeski@outlook.com. This year Pre-registration will be available online through SCARS and all those who preregister online will receive a $5 discounted registration fee. Please check the event page for information on when pre-registration will open and close. Cash and checks will still be accepted at the gate. Make checks payable to SCA-PA, Inc. Barony of St. Swithin’s Bog. Our Royalty Liaison is Dame Ursula of Rouen (Danielle Duvall, PO Box 661, Shepherdstown, WV. 25443), 540-287-1748 or Ursula.of.rouen@gmail.com.

Questions regarding the event may be directed to the Autocrat, Lady Niamh bean Bran O’Labhradha (Diana Lowry, 3735 Baytree Street. Pittsburgh, PA 15214), 724-550-5352 or dclsw05@gmail.com.

Although the SCA complies with all applicable laws to try and ensure the health and safety of our event participants, we cannot eliminate the risk of exposure to infectious diseases during in person events. By participating in the in-person events of the SCA, you acknowledge and accept the potential risks. You agree to take any additional steps to protect your own health and safety and those under your control as you believe necessary.

Directions available at the event announcement here.

Facebook event is here.

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Largesse Competition at Bog Three Day

08 Monday Jul 2019

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Greetings to all artisans of the sylvan lands of Æthelmearc.

We will be holding a largesse competition at Bog 3 Day on Saturday the 13th of July.

This competition is focused on the Royal gift exchange at Pennsic. Our kingdom will be exchanging with the East and we need items for our basket. Entries should be geared towards personal items for Their Majesties, Ozurr and Fortune. Their page for reference can be found here https://of.eastkingdom.org/ and on Facebook.

Even if your item(s) are not personal, please consider them for the competition and the basket since I know there is little time to prepare. Let’s all show the East the true glory of our fabulous artisans and that Æthemearc truly is a force to be reckoned with. In service to the dream,

THL Phelippe “Pippi” Ulfsdotter

 

 

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Bog Three Day Heavy Weapons Tourney Schedule

23 Thursday May 2019

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From Lady Niamh bean Bran O’Labhradha, Autocrat:

It is with great great excitement I announce the Heavy Schedule for Bog Three-Day!

  • Inspections open 9am
  • 11am we will start the day with a LADDER OF RENOWN TOURNAMENT!
  • 12-2 there will be a FIELDS OF CHIVALRY!
  • 2pm we are pleased to host the AE 500!

What a wonderful day of fighting this will be!

Your MICs for the day are Sir Marek Viachedrago and THL Bran O’Labradha.

There is much much more to come and there will be something for everyone so stay tuned!!!

For more details, please visit:

  • The event Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/events/1016244661909490/?ti=cl
  • The event page on the Kingdom website: http://aethelmearc.org/event/st-swithins-bog-three-day-event/
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Court Report from Bog Throwback Three Day

15 Saturday Aug 2015

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Documented from the Scrolls of the Reign of Timothy & Gabrielle II, King and Queen of Æthelmearc: the Business of His Majesty’s Court at Bog Throwback 3-Day, 18 July Anno Societatis L, in the Barony of St. Swithin’s Bog, accompanied by Their Highnesses Magnus Tindal and Etain, Prince and Princess of Æthelmearc, and Their Excellencies Iago and Emilia, Baron and Baroness of St. Swithin’s Bog. As recorded by Their Silver Buccle Herald, Kameshima-kyō Zentarō Umakai.

In the morning:

His Majesty invited His Excellency, Don Quinn Kerr, to attend him, along with all of the members of the Order of Defense there present. Affirming His Excellency’s desire to hold the field in contemplation of elevation to that order, His Majesty instructed the Order, in the person of Maestro Orlando, to escort Don Quinn to the area that had been prepared for him.

His Majesty informed the populace that throughout the day, He would be presenting baldrics upon the fields of combat to those who had earned places on Æthelmearc’s various Champions teams at the upcoming Pennsic War. He then urged all combatants to bear the regalia of Æthelmearc proudly upon the field.

Kameshima, Silver Buccle, echoed His Majesty’s words to those whose skills do not lie upon martial lines, and exhorted all subjects of Æthelmearc to fly the colors at their camps and upon their persons during the upcoming War. He reminded the populace that the East and Middle Kingdoms come to our lands every year and fight to claim them, as if forgetting or ignoring that the subjects of Æthelmearc hold, and will hold, allegiance to neither, and that we need to remind them that they trespass on our lands.

Photo by Kathleen Giesey.

Photo by THLady Caitilín ní Mhaolchonaire.

In the evening:

His Majesty called forth the children present, and so that they would not be bored or restless while the business of Court was conducted, entrusted them once again into the willing and capable care of Sir Alonzio of the Peacemakers.

His Majesty gave leave to Their Excellencies to conduct their Baronial Court.

The following gentles were announced as having earned places on the Unbelted Heavy Weapons Champions Team for Pennsic: Morgen of Rye, Tigernach Mac Cathail, Uilliam Mac an t’Saoir, William Freskyn Murray, Dominic McMoreland, Vladisla Nikulich, Clewin Kupferhelbelinc, Morien MacBain, Jussi Laplein, Ian Kennoven, Marek Viacheldrago, Eckhart von Insterborg, Angus MacClerie, Darian of the Wood, Guillaume le Noir, Tegrinus de Rhine, Beatrix Krieger, Thorsol Solinauga, Lothar Hugelman, Bluestar, Ulrich von Swartzburg, Tadhg Sotal O’Neill, Fridrich Swartzwalder, Rauthbjorn Lothbroke, Caelin O’Ruairc, James Whealan, Arden Scot, Gareth Whytebull, Jeremiah MacCoull, Oliver Sutton, Markus Skalpr Grimsson, Arias Beltran del Valle, Fearghus mac Eoin, Tiberious Hostilious Malous, Christian Goldenlok, Burgoes of Hunter’s Home, Ian of Sunderoak, Nicholas the Bastard, Otto Boese, and Steffan Einarson.

The following gentles were announced as having earned places on the Fencing Champions Team for Pennsic: Dorinda Courtenay, Titus Scipio Germanicus, Elena d’Artois le Tailleur, Kadan Chakhilgan Ger on Echen, Iago Benitez, Fredeburg von Katzenellenbogen, Lodovick of Gray’s Inn, Benedict Fergus atte Mede, Clewin Kupferhelbelinc, William Paris, Po Silvertop, Fiora d’Artusio, Andreas Jager von Holstein, Jehan le Blanc, Lucius Marius Sittius, and Cairdha Eilis O’Coileain.

Lady Rachel Dalicieux was created a Companion of the Keystone for her service to the musical and scribal communities, both as creator and organizer. Scroll illuminated by Lady Isabel Fleuretan (with assistance by His Furriness Patrick the Orange) and calligraphed by Kameshima-kyō Zentarō Umakai.

Lady Rachel receiving a Keystone. Photo by Kathleen Giesey

Lady Rachel receiving a Keystone. Photo by THLady Caitilín ní Mhaolchonaire.

Don Quinn Kerr was invited, and confirmed that it was still his wish to be elevated to the Order of Defense. Sir Hrothgierr Ivarsson spoke of Don Quinn’s adherence to and pursuit of the Knightly virtues. Mistress Fredeburg von Katzenellenbogen of the Order of the Laurel named Quinn her inspiration, and praised his ability to teach others without their realizing they’re learning anything. Dame Vivienne Marie de Beauvais of the Order of the Pelican recollected when she first met Quinn 25 years ago, roasting sausages over epees as part of a fledgling fencing community in the SCA, and extolled his effort to growing the fencing community both in Æthelmearc and the SCA at large. Maestro Orlando of the Order of Defense recalled the first time he faced Quinn on the fencing field, and how Quinn politely helped him and so many others in the Kingdom improve. So moved by the testimony of these Peers, His Majesty named Quinn Kerr the 3rd Defender of Æthelmearc, and presented him with regalia of his station: the ancestral Livery Collar of the Defenders of Æthelmearc, a personal livery collar to mark him as a Defender of Æthelmearc, and a cloak bearing the badge of the Order, along with the Lineage book of the Defenders of Æthelmearc. Master Quinn pledged his fealty to Æthelmearc upon his rapier. Scroll illuminated by Master Caoinlean Seanchaidh, calligraphed by Lady Rachel Dalicieux upon wording by Doña Emily of Dunvegan and Doña Katherine Vivian, and presented in a frame created by Sir Hrothgeirr Ivarsson.

Master Quinn becomes a Master of Defense. Photo by Kathleen Giesey.

Master Quinn becomes a Master of Defense. Photo by THLady Caitilín ní Mhaolchonaire.

His Majesty, wishing to continue Her Majesty’s tradition in Her absence of recognizing inspiring gentles, brought forth Doña Caroline of Burgundy. However, in addition to inspiring His Majesty, Doña Caroline has inspired her Barony and Kingdom for many years. And so His Majesty asked for the attendance and witness of the Companions of the Pelican as Doña Caroline was served with a Writ of Summons to contemplate elevation to that Order.

Doña Caroline receives a Writ of Summons to  the Pelican. Photo by Kathleen Giesey.

Doña Caroline receives a Writ of Summons to  the Pelican. Photo by THLady Caitilín ní Mhaolchonaire.

His Majesty asked those who had contributed to the day’s scribal offerings to stand and be recognized.

There being no further business, His Majesty’s Court was closed.

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