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College of Three Ravens: Remote and Reimagined

10 Monday Jan 2022

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Join the Industrious Barony of Thescorre as we partake in our annual wintertime  schola, this time with a new twist!

Our Theme

Rediscovering the Dream: It’s the Journey, Not the Destination.
For more information, see the event page.

Classes

Class Registration is live and we are now accepting classes for this fabulous event. We cannot run our beloved schola without the work of the amazing teachers throughout the SCA and we’re delighted to offer themed tracks this year that fit our theme of Its the Journey, not the Destination. We’re honoring that spirit of the newcomer (to the SCA) and the novice to our crafts!

Follow this link to register to teach.
  • Track 1: SCA Newcomers. These are classes geared toward people who have just joined the SCA. These can be about SCA-specific terminology, or clothing that signifies a station/order. What even are the awards? What are the officers and what do they do? Think back to when you joined and teach about something you would have loved to know back then.
  • Track 2: Novice. For people new to an art/science/activity. These are fondly referred to as “Beginner Classes”. What can you teach the very beginning of? Basic footwork? Simple stitching? Maybe making rice? Whatever you can think of to get someone started on their own journey.
  • Track 3: Tips and Tricks. These will be classes taught by veterans of an art/science/activity, that offer hacks and helpful hints on how to accomplish that task easier/quicker/better. Maybe it’s a class on how not to burn out, or how to organize a kitchen so that you serve on time. Maybe you have tricks for how to herald a court or how to make a specific award medallion for easy largess. Anything you have done that makes life in the SCA easier and more fun, pass it on!
  • Track 4: Peer Challenge. We issue a challenge (all in fun, of course) to the Peers of the Kingdom! We want you to try something NEW! Have you been doing service since you joined, but never had time to try out calligraphy? Now is your chance! Have you spent every event in the kitchen, but never had the opportunity to try out fencing? This pause in our SCA lives has allowed us a beautiful moment. We have the chance to think about what we really WANT. We have the grace of this moment to consider WHY we spend our precious little time on THIS hobby. Use this time to explore something new and then share that experience with us. You can do this as a question and answer, a show and tell, even amusing anecdotes about your times trying out your “new thing”. Step off your personal path for just a moment and try a different journey, even just for a short time. We hope it brings you joy and that you find renewed interest in our Dream.
  • Track 5: Other. Of course, there will be an “Other” category for those who have classes that they would like to share that don’t fit the above categories. We would just ask that you give us a short blurb about how it might fit the theme of “Reimagining the Dream – A New Journey”. You can get creative. It’s kinda what we do.

A&S Challenge

We, the autocrats of College of Three Ravens (Virtual!) wish to issue forth these Arts and Sciences challenges unto you all!

We know our Kingdom, as well as all other kingdoms who might hear of our missive, is full of skilled artisans! Masters of their crafts! We know this and celebrate you all for it!

And now we ask you to challenge yourself and try your hand at a NEW arts and sciences track, and show us your results! For this year’s College of Three Ravens, we have three A&S tracks that we seek entries to, all within our theme of Reimagining the Dream!

Our categories of competition are:
  • 1st Attempts – anything you have never done before, but always wanted to try out. Share your new found excitement with us!
  • The Journey – Show us your project, from the earliest learning of the art to as complete as you want to consider it. You don’t need to have a “complete” project for this one, just show your work! 🙂
  • Beauty in Failure – Share your attempts that didn’t succeed. We learn from our mistakes, so this is your chance to help us all learn!

**For all of the categories, be prepared to share your favorite part of the experience, even if it was laughing at yourself when it didn’t work. Help us experience your art through your joy.**

A&S Registration form here.

Come, try your hand at something new and be celebrated for it!

In service to the Dream,
Lady Gwen Cooke and Lord Torbjorn Sigurdson, C3R (virtual) Autocrats

College of Three Ravens 2021: Class List

23 Tuesday Feb 2021

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The schedule of classes for College of Three Ravens 2021 is now available on the Thescorre website.

To see the printable class schedule with times and to register for the free event, see here.

The classes, by teacher, are:

  1. Baroness Amalie Reinhardt
    -A Brief History About Micography
    -How to Locate and Use an Inspiration Piece to Write Period-Sounding Scroll Texts
  2. Ilaria Rosati
    -A Simple French Hood c. 1505-1515
  3. Éadaoin Ruadh
    -Bardic Feedback & Roundtable
  4. Mistress Gytha Oggsdottir
    -Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in the SCA
    -Talking with Your Hands
  5. Baroness Hannah d’Avila
    -Birka and Ribe: reconstruction period beads
  6. Mistress Alicia Langland
    -Blackletter Double Trouble
  7. Dominic McMorland
    -Body Mechanics for Heavy Fighting
  8. Filipo de Sancto Martino
    -Commedia dell’arte101
    -How to Write a Brag!
  9. Daedez of the Dark Horde Moritu
    -Daily Life Among the Mongols
  10. Baroness Sadira bint Wassouf
    -Dim Sum with What You Have or Can Get
  11. THL Beatrice de Winter
    -From Beak-masks to Beakers: A History of the Black Death
  12. Angus the Bull
    -Pole Arm: Pell to Practice
  13. Katja Davidova Orlova Khazarina
    Post-Pandemic Food in the SCA Roundtable
  14. Iohn Spooner
    -Redacting a piece of furniture from an illumination
  15. Sǫlveig Þrándardóttir
    -Samurai Chef: Cooking & Dining in 16c Japan
  16. Caleb Reynolds
    -So, you think you can’t research something
  17. Glenna Cholmondeley
    -Support Spinning
  18. Baroness Orianna Fridrikskona
    -The Icelandic Turf House
  19. Uilliam (Liam) MacantSaoir
    -The Monongahela People
  20. Friderich Swartzwalder
    -Who’s who in Europe 1500
  21. Baron Friðrikr Tomasson
    -Will You Give Your Throat: Throat Biting in Old Norse Icelandic Literature
  22. Lucetta di Cosimo
    -Baba Yaga
  23. Mistress Cordelia Colton
    -Basket Weaving for kids
  24. THL Cael O’Conaill
    -Commedia Character Workshop
  25. Padriag Ua Chaeleichair
    -Meditation Techniques to Improve Martial Training & Competition
  26. Lucia de Moranza
    -Modern Alchemy 101: Dyes and Mordants
  27. Baroness Clarice Roan
    -Beginning Poetry Class

C³R 2021 Cook-Along-At-Home Feast

16 Tuesday Feb 2021

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Unto the Known World does the Barony of Thescorre send Greetings!

DO you miss playing in an SCA kitchen with other cooks? Are you sad you won’t be able to sit down to yet another famous College of Three Ravens feast prepared by the Cauldron Bleu Cooks Guild?

We, members of the Barony’s 43-year-old cooks guild, invite you to join us in celebrating our favorite past time; we cordially invite all who are interested in helping us prepare a virtual feast for this year’s C3R.

While we cannot have this event in person, we are provided with the perfect opportunity to have ALL OF YOU “in the kitchen” with us! We are currently choosing period recipes from our favorite places and times, with absolutely no respect given to any semblance of order or plan for a “menu” (this is still a pandemic folks – we can’t be THAT organized).

We have been redacting, cooking, and photographing or video recording our endeavors and sharing them with all of you throughout this month right up until the event on February 28. Our hope is to have quite a fun time learning redactions, techniques, and sharing in each others’ tables.

What we would like from you:

Join the Cook-Along-At-Home Feast page on Facebook. We invite you to choose your own items that you love or have always wanted to make, redact (or choose a redaction that you like, or work with someone you know to create the redacted recipe).

Post your medieval recipe(s), your redaction(s), your process, your photos, videos, etc. Whatever you would like to share with everyone. MISTAKES ARE WELCOME. Please share as you go through the process and PLEASE do not leave out what didn’t work. We are here to learn, to enjoy cooking, and to share with those we love. No one is perfect and food can be pretty, but let’s hear about all of it – the good, the bad, and the ugly. There are no parameters except that you choose an item that interests you and that you work safely (please do not break any rules handed down from the BOD about social distance, etc. This is meant to be done safely in your own space, not as a get- together.)

You are welcome (and encouraged) to safely drop off test batches or extra surplus foods created to your neighbors and local friends, whether SCA or not.

Let’s have some fun! This is open to the entire Known World, so feel free to share far and wide – If you cannot share, but would still like to participate, please email the info to our webminister and she will update for you: webminister AT thescorre DOT org. Just let her know your name and any info you’d like in the post so she can properly credit.

So far, we have honey-glazed carrots and Boxing Day coffins, among other dishes. Thank you to everyone who is cooking along at home with us!

Event Announcement: College of Three Ravens, February 27, 2021

08 Monday Feb 2021

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This winter, join the Barony of Thescorre at our annual schola as we move our festivities to a virtual space for the year’s C3R…. The COVID Corvid College of Three Ravens!

We are gathering together on Saturday, February 27, 2021 and using Zoom, Facebook, and our Barony Website to organize and run the event! While we are still physically distanced from one another, this is an opportunity to join in classes, A&S, workshops, bardic activties, feasting, and court from the safety of our homes.

This year, we are celebrating all that we love about the SCA and we have the unique opportunity to share that love with any and all who want to participate. We hope that this virtual format will allow gentles from Æthelmearc and the Knowne World entire to join in our fun as we work to learn together and come together in the safest ways possible.

If gentles have any questions, please reach out to the Event Autocrats, Lady Gwen Cooke (Jenn Bigelow-Carlson) or Lord Torbjorn Sigurdson (Jon Carlson).

REGISTERING FOR THE EVENT

You must complete the Google forms appropriate (listed below) to get the Zoom log-in information.

To register to attend the event and access the ZOOM Rooms, please fill out this form.

To register to teach a class for C3R, please fill out this form.

To submit an entry for A&S or Largess, please full out this form.
(Entries can be traditional SCA projects OR can be projects you have worked on during the pandemic to help your neighbors using your SCA skills, such as mask making, cooking for neighbors, etc.)

To perform during our feast (singing, playing instruments, or storytelling to name a few things), please contact Torbjorn.

We look forward to seeing everyone in this digital platform this winter when we come together for this year’s COVID Corvid College of Three Ravens!

A Facelift for College of Three Ravens

14 Sunday Jan 2018

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By Lord Eldjarn the Thoughtful, C3R Autocrat 2018

Thescorre’s College of Three Ravens has gotten a facelift for 2018! The Barony’s staple schola event (over 30 years old, formerly UWEKAT and UAKAT) will be held at a new location next month: St. Paul’s Lutheran School in Hilton, NY, just half an hour from downtown Rochester. The site includes a gymnasium for fencing and heavy weapons classes and sparring.

February 24th will see more classes and activities than the event has had in years. Classes on many topics will be filling the nine classrooms and dedicated scriptorium from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (See current class list below.)

Sinks, Gym, and No Stairs!

The school just completed renovations this past summer and now all classrooms have ceiling-mounted projection systems. There is also a sink in each room. Previously, there were two larger classrooms. The renovations saw one room permanently split, resulting in an extra room which gives us private space for holding a third vigil. The remaining larger classroom will be dedicated to dance or other subjects requiring a little extra floor space.

What does the new facility lack? Stairs!!

The gym, a respectable-sized main hall, classrooms, scriptorium, and three vigil rooms are all on one level for complete ease of access. The Royalty room is even conveniently placed across the hall from the scribal room.

The school includes three sets of restrooms spaced throughout the T-shaped site, with two sets offering diaper changing stations. The third set alongside the gym is adjacent to a pair of small, locker/changing rooms equipped with two adult-height shower stalls each. One shower in each Lords’ & Ladies’ conveniently has a fold-down shower seat and wand shower head.

Off-street parking is extensive, boasting four separate parking lots totaling approximately 200+ spaces. SCA attendees will be using the larger west lot that fits 98 cars, as well as two other parking areas reserved for the convenience of event staff, vigil coordinators, and Royalty. That still leave us with some overflow in the more distant areas of the parishioners lot, should it be absolutely necessary.

The main hall features 18 tables of eight, and its own exterior entrance apart from the one leading directly into the adjoining kitchen. Our lunch and feast cooks, Lady Ragna Feilan and Lady Lasairfhiona inghean Aindriasa, have been raving about the kitchen space just from seeing photos and are eager to fill many bellies with their delicious-sounding planned meals.

Outside the main hall are large windows letting in sunlight near benches where gentles may sit and chat. There is even room for several merchants should anyone wish to set up a table to display their wares. There are one or two already signed up; contact the Autocrat if interested.

Unfortunately for us, the church holds a small Saturday service in their 400-seat nave/chancel, which conflicts with our traditional Court time. However, the spacious gym with its movable bleachers will be ample room for our pageantry! The gym is also at the opposite end of the site, so SCAdians and parishioners will not disrupt each other. I’ve no idea what spectacle may be planned for the elevation of Gillian Llwelyn to the Laurel and elevations of Nest Verch Rys and Rioghnach ní Rose to the Pelican, but such will doubtless be a delight to witness.

A well-attended C3R calligraphy class taught by Mistress Matilda in 2015.

It would be neglectful of me to fail to mention the sprawling outdoor athletic fields, though snow-covered in February, are capable of simultaneously accommodating all martial activities including target archery at future events in warmer seasons.

The site administrators have been exceedingly friendly and interested in our medieval activities. Let us hope we can build a mutually respectful relationship with the school and continue to have access to the site for years to come!

Please consider braving the wintry temperatures and roads to come make this College of Three Ravens an extraordinarily enjoyable day of learning, socializing, eating, and plain chivalrous fun.

Current Class List

  • Gilding for Novices– Abigail Kelhoge
  • Blackwork, Beyond the Basics– Moniczka Poznanska
  • Beginning Embroidery– Moniczka Poznanska
  • Do They Get This at the Thingvallir?- Humor in the Sagas– Baron Fridrikr Tomasson
  • Með jákvæði hennar sjálfrar: Change in Icelandic Marriage Law as reflected in Njals Saga and Laxdæla Saga– Baron Fridrikr Tomasson
  • Whitework 101: It’s Not as Scary as You Think– Felice de Thornton
  • Chainmaille for Beginners– Amalie Reinhardt
  • Symbolism of Flowers in Squashed Bug Manuscripts– Eleanore Godwin
  • Belly Dance– Kathlin Ulfsdottir, known as Hadia
  • Left-Handed Calligraphy Class– Padraig O’Branduibh
  • Essential Oils in the Middle Ages– Baroness Rosemund von Glinde
  • Spoon Carving– Iohn Spooner
  • Yonec & Caerwent– Thomas of Petersham
  • Syrup of Lemon- Baron Caleb Reynolds
  • Emergency Preparedness for the Kitchen, or What to do When it All Goes Wrong– Andrew of Thescorre
  • Easy Ottoman Turkish Garb-Baroness Katja Davidova Orlova Khazarina
  • The Amazing T-Tunic– Genevote Nau d’Anjou
  • Basic Beginner Brocading– Hrolfr a Fjarfelli
  • The Single Heraldic Supporter, Décor, and Design– Baron Rhiannon Elandris of Glyndrvdwy
  • The Truth about Boleyn Green– Renata Rouge
  • On Being a Chatelaine– THL Maeve Ni Siurtain
  • Beginning Dance for Children– THL Maeve Ni Siurtain
  • Beginning Dance– THL Maeve Ni Siurtain
  • Making a Personal Body Block for Custom Patterns– Abigail Kelhoge
  • Cut and thrust road show, part 1, 2, and 3– Raev Halle
  • Winning Documentation for Scribal Entries– Mistress Alicia Langland
  • Kokki-fukurei: How Not to Embarrass Yourself in Medieval Japan– Sǫlveig Þrándardóttir
  • Sweet Scents: Making scented hand waters and perfumes– Mistress Francesca della Rovere and Lady Elisabeta da Venezia
  • Happy Feasting! or How to get the most from your feast experience– Baroness Sadira bint Wassouf
  • Strength, Flexibility and Balance: the 3 pillars of injury prevention– Irene von Schmetterling
  • Modern Tricks and Old tactics in Fencing– THL Gytha Oggsdottir
  • Talking with Your Hands– THL Gytha Oggsdottir
  • Putting “authenticity” in Re-created Clothing: The art of conspicuous consumption in the 15th and 16th centuries– Maistresse Marguerite d’Honfleur

The class list is still growing, but slots are filling fast. Contact Lady Nicole du Marais  about teaching!

A schedule should be posted within a few weeks.

Rather than having a couple of marshals working all day, it is our hope to have numerous warranted marshals help for just an hour or two each, thus enabling everyone to participate in classes or fighting as they wish. If you are able to volunteer, please contact Sir Dominic McMorland (Micah Nelson) to assist with fighting or Baron Eric De LaBarre (Eric France) to assist with fencing.

Lunch and Feast Menus (subject to change)

Lunch, inspired by Nordic sources:

  • Viking barley cakes made fresh & hot to order
  • Hard-boiled eggs
  • Stuffed olives
  • Fresh raw vegetables
  • Bread with butters and/or soft cheese
  • Meat pasties (will be chicken or pork, some veg and gluten-free will be available to those who ask)
  • Lentil soup
  • Meat soup (likely lamb)
  • Hazelnut treats
  • Apples or other fresh fruit
  • Hot and cold beverage

Dinner, inspired by 16th century French:

  • Bread & butters
  • Fresh grapes or other fruit
  • Green salad
  • Stuffed eggs
  • Rabbit pate
  • Grape juice or other beverage
  • Chicken bread pudding/strata (roast parts on side for GF)
  • Squash soup
  • Herbed peas
  • Roast beef with sauces on side
  • Cheese gnocchi (plain rice available for GF)
  • Turnips with bacon
  • Crepes with fruit and sauces
  • Orange cheesecake
  • Applesauce

Visit the event Facebook group for latest class lists, other updates, or pre-registration info.

College of Three Ravens: Lunch Menu, Feast Recipes

18 Wednesday Jan 2017

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thescorreCollege of Three Ravens is much earlier than normal this year. Although the Thescorre schola event has been in mid-February for three decades, it will be on January 28 this year, which is in little over a week!

The lunch menu is:

beef stew
vegan soup
sliced ham
cheeses
breads (gluten-free choice) 
four different types of fresh Amish butter (cinnamon, herb, honey and plain) 
veggies
fruit and some kind of sweet (cookie or cake)

The evening’s dinner menu is:
First Course
Fresh apple cider or apple juice (plus pitchers of water)
Homemade bread with plain butter
Salad of mixed greens & herbs with dried figs, olives, oranges, & toasted almonds, served with olive oil/balsamic vinaigrette
Marinated carrots
Lamb meatballs
Cinnamon honey mustard
Walnut herb pesto
Second Course
Chicken pie (a crustless pie will be available for GF gentles on request)
Broccoli with cheese sauce
Ginger sweet potato apple casserole
Third Course
Roasted beef with au jus (courtesy of Baron Eric Grenier de Labarre)
Yorkshire-style pudding
(plain buttered rice available for gluten intolerant gentles on request)
Favas with marjoram
Minty peas
Fourth Course
Shortbread
Almond macaroons
Candied cherries
Hot chocolate with whipped cream
For questions about the lunch, please contact Lady Marguerite De Neufchasteau. For questions about the feast, please contact Baroness Katja. The feast recipes are available here.
The event announcement, current class schedule, and information for sending in reservations is on the Thescorre website here.
By Baroness Katja Davidova Orlova Khazarina (Chris Adler-France)

College of Three Ravens: Current Class List

04 Wednesday Jan 2017

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thescorreThe following are the classes currently planned for College of Three Ravens on January 28 in the Barony of Thescorre:

 Arts & Sciences

  • Sweet Scents – Making Scented Hand Waters and Perfumes
  • Stained Glass Techniques
  • Gilded Letters
  • Making a Norse Thunderstone Amulet
  • Old Norse Drottkvatt Poetry: A Closer Look

Dance:

  • European Dance

Food:

  • Irish food and drink
  • Itamae – Fundamentals of Japanese Cuisine
  • Itamae – Fundamentals of Japanese Food Preparation
  • Itamae – Japanese Meal Planning and Execution

Heraldry:

  • Choosing a Persona
  • Choosing a Name

History:

  • Combalot! A History of Combs
  • History of the Settlement of Iceland

Music:

  • Using the Guidonian Hand for Gregorian Chant
  • Musical Manuscript Using Period Tools, Methods and Materials

Sewing/Fiber Arts:

  • Elizabethan Blackwork Coif
  • The Medieval Double Apron
  • Covering Your Benedict or Monastic Garb in Accordance with the Order of St. Benedict
  • Make Your Own Viking Handbag
  • The Amazing T-Tunic
  • Lucet for Dummies

Youth:

  • Children’s Service Roundtable

Martial:

  • Teaching Fencing
  • Italian Fencing
  • Spanish Fencing

Scribal:

  • Scribal Basics 102

Miscellaneous:

  • The Webminister Position and Web Basics
  • Teaching
  • It’s Been a Rough Day – I Cut Myself and My Clothes are Spotted and Dirty
  • How To Build a Pole Lathe
  • Pole Lathe How To/Demo/Hands-on For Those Who Wish to Learn Art & Mystrie of the Turner
  • Documentation

 

More classes are coming in, so I hope to have the schedule and more class information out soon. Any questions please contact me.

See the event announcement here.

Lady Adelheid Grunewalderin

Mark Your Calendars for C3R in January

27 Sunday Nov 2016

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Thescorre armsGreetings and a friendly reminder that College of 3 Ravens will be here before you know it!
This year, it will be earlier than normal: January 28th.

I am class coordinator and am looking for classes and teachers.  Please contact me to schedule your class, and include “C3R” in the subject line.
Thank you,
Adelheid Grunewalderin

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Her Avian Excellency Sadira and her Barony of Thescorre are pleased to invite you to the College of Three Ravens, which will be in held on January 28th, 2017. The College will take place at the Western Presbyterian Church, located at 101 E. Main St, Palmyra, NY 14622.

The site will open at 9 a.m. and close at 9 p.m. Those present after 9 p.m. will be welcomed as volunteer clean-up crew. Classes will begin at 10 a.m. and continue until at least 4 p.m. The site is handicapped accessible and has ample parking.

We are anticipating a variety of classes. If you have a class that you would like to teach, please contact the Chancellor of Classes, Lady Adelheid Grunewalderin otfridssister at yahoo dot com – please include“C3R” in the subject line.

Registration:

  • Adult Event Registration: $12
  • Adult Member Discount Event Registration: $7
  • Child, age 5 to 17 Event Registration: $4
  • Child, age 0 to 4 Event Registration: Free
  • Family Cap: $22 (for event registration only)

Event registration includes a sideboard lunch prepared by Lady Marguerite De Neufchasteau (Nancy Weed). For allergies and other food concerns, you may contact her at (315) 947-6968 (please no calls after 10pm) or nancyfuller1964 at yahoo dot com.

Baroness Katja Davidova Orlova Khazarina is planning a Tudor-era English dinner with the help of the Cauldron Bleu Cooks Guild. For allergies and other food concerns, contact Katja at katja at thescorre dot org. The fee for feast will be $9 for adults and $5 for children. Seating is limited and cannot be guaranteed unless reserved by 1/20/17. (Head cook’s note: Anyone who wishes to play in the kitchen, please feel free to contact me.)

The site is dry (no alcohol is permitted) No flames, open or enclosed, are allowed.

Pre-reservation for this event is always appreciated for planning both the sideboard & feast. Please send reservations to the reservationist/tollner Baroness Baroness Bronwyn nic Gregor (Wendy Sardella) 1728 Qualtrough Rd., Rochester, N.Y. 14625 (585) 264-1496. Please do not call after 9 p.m. Checks are to be made payable to SCA NY Inc – Barony of Thescorre. Please include modern name, SCAdian name and membership status for each person to be covered by your payment. Also, indicate if any are minors, and for whom feast reservations are desired. Inclusion of contact info will be invaluable in clarifications. As usual, the only good reservation is a paid reservation.

For further information or questions, please contact the autocrat: Lord Simon Caminante (James Fitch) jamesfitch3 at gmail dot com, (585) 802-2999 (voice or text, calls before 9 am will not be answered by a properly caffineated autocrat) 5315 W Henrietta Rd, Henrietta, NY 14467.

Directions: Take your best route to I-90 (the NYS Thruway), Exit 43 (Route 21). Turn left on Route 21 North. Follow Route 21 6.2 miles to Route 31. Cross Route 31 onto Church Street and turn right into the Church parking lot.

Event and Court Report: The College of Three Ravens

29 Monday Feb 2016

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photo by Tiercelin

The Barony of Thescorre’s 38th College of Three Ravens opened on February 20th, with a well-attended series of classes on everything from underwear to death.

Though snow covered the ground a few inches deep, the sun was out and the day was warm. The site opened at 9am, and classes began at 10am, and ended at 4pm. About 150 attended the event, run by Lady Elen Woderose.

A delicious sideboard was cooked by Lady Marguerite de Neufschasteau and the Thescorre Cooks’ Guild, and included stuffed breads, vegetable soup, fruit, eggs and fresh farm cheeses. At the end of the day, many of the attendees sat down to a wonderful dinner planned by Lord Padraig na Féasóige Ua Céileachair, based on period Spanish cuisine.

Mistress Antoinette and a classroom of happy gilders.

Mistress Antoinette and a classroom of happy gilders.

Classes
For those interested in scribal activities, classes on quill making, gilding, vellum, and several on manuscripts were not to miss.

Clothing enthusiasts could learn about something regardless of their level, from T-tunics to the Greenland Gown, hats to Elizabethan undergarments.

Classes on death, both during and after, filled the schedule with The Honorable Lady Beatrice de Winter’s Bling Out Your Dead class and another on the multiple interments of Richard III, as well as Baron Master Fridrikr’s Draugar class about Norse zombies.

Brewing and Period Foods, Asian Medicine and Samurai Cooking, Cheese and Irish Food kept people’s appetites up, and Fencing, Belly Dance, Equestrian, and European Dance kept people moving.

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Elska and Mistress Matilda measure ingredients

There were several classes to engage children in the afternoon, including a roundtable on Service in the SCA for Kids, hosted by Lady Elisabetta de Venetia who grew up doing service, Tudor Soap Balls with Elska and Simon Fjarfell, and Sweet Scents Perfume, also taught by Lady Elisabetta, joined by Mistress Francesca della Rovere. The kids got very messy (and yet also clean) kneading soap and herbs, learned how to make themselves smell nice, and enjoyed every moment.

 

photo by Tiercelin

photo by Tiercelin

One of the highlights of the event was a presentation on Falconry by Lady Marguerite de Neufschasteau, whose teacher brought two beautiful birds to show off: a Falcon and a Cooper’s Hawk.

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Falcon and falconer

Court
Her Majesty Etain began the court by inviting the children attending the event to take bags of activities to the back of the hall.

12733524_1069563636398208_3965392197995974259_nShe then invited Baroness Sadira to open her court.

Baroness Sadira asked all those for whom it was their first event to come up and be seen.

She then inducted Lady Elisabetta de Venetia into the Order of the Broche for her art and teaching, and gave her a scroll from a past event.

Her Excellency gave Raven’s Eggs to her “brute squad” for always being dependable and helpful to her.

She then gifted Mistress Alison of the Many Isles with a travel-sized camel, for her willingness to help tote things hither and yon.

10380313_1069564429731462_1202575316064738797_nThe Kingdom Court Report can be found below, but certainly a highlight was the induction of Lady Elisabetta de Venetia, who taught two classes during the day and helped out wherever she could, into the Order of the Keystone. She was brought to tears when her Pelican, Mistress Ekaterina Volkova, gifted her with the keystone of her Pelican, Duke Morguhn Sheridan.

Of the event, Lady Elen said: “We had a good time this year. We had plenty of teachers and plenty of students, and for a schola, that’s what counts, isn’t it? The pleasant weather was a bonus.”

Official Court Report

Documented from the Scrolls of the Reign of Magnus Tindal and Etain II, basileos kai basilissa Æthelmearc: the Business of The Empress’s Court at The College of 3 Ravens, 20 February Anno Societatis L, in the Barony of Thescorre, accompanied by Her Excellency Sadira, Baroness of Thescorre. As recorded by THL Sophie Davenport, Seedling Pursuivant, with the assistance of Baroness Helena al-Zar’qa, Fleur d’Æthelmearc Herald.

224816_1069563596398212_7763086620323941461_nThe Empress called forth Cecelia Vogelsankino and presented a Sigil to her for all of her help in caring for the Royal children during Their reign. She then called forth the children present and sent them with Cecelia and bags of goodies to keep them occupied during the proceedings.

The Empress then gave Her Excellency leave to conduct her business.

The Empress called for Perote Campbell and presented him with a Sigil. She then recognized Baroness Marianna Pietro Santi in absentia with a Sigil.

The Empress called for Lord Howard Bowman and presented him with a Cornelian for his courtesy and helpfulness with the MoL at recent events. Scroll is a work in progress by Baroness Ekaterina Volkova .

The Empress called for Raibert Wright and presented him with a Cornelian for his courtesy and any years of cheerful training of new fighters. Scroll by Lady Mairghread Stiobhard inghean ui Choinne.

The Empress called for Gabriel the Cheater and Awarded him Arms for being a valuable fighting asset and his willingness to help where needed. Scroll is a work in progress by Lady Arselan Egesig.

The Empress next called for Guillermo de la Cruz and Awarded him Arms for his very helpful nature and conducting himself in a most noble manner. Scroll by Lady Genevote Nau d’Anjou .

The Empress then called for Simon Peregrine. His lovely daughter came forth and explained he was not present. It was then explained that while he has been with us only a short time, he has made quite an impression in Thescorre by becoming the Baronial Archery Champion and is a Marshall in training and thus was inducted into the Order of the Golden Alce. The scrolls are by Lady Vivienne of Yardley and Baroness Juliana Rosalia Dolce di Siena and Tiarna Ard Padraig O Branduibh.

Jared of Thescorre

Jared of Thescorre

The Empress next called for Lord Jared of Thescorre and told him how impressed she is with his thrown weapons training and winning the Thescorre Thrown Weapons championship. She then inducted him into the order of the Golden Alce. The scroll is a work in progress by Juliana Rosalia Dolce di Siena and Tiarna Ard Padraig O Branduibh.

The Empress then called forth Lady Elisabetta de Venetia and spoke to her about her unending service, from retaining to serving feast, set up and tear down of events. She was reminded to pay heed to her Pelican and take time to enjoy events once in a while. The Empress then inducted Elisabetta into the Order of the Keystone and her Pelican, Baroness Ekaterina Volkova bestowed her with the ancestral medallion of the household belonging to His Grace Morghunn. The scroll is by Duchess Branwyn ferch Gwythyr.

12728920_1069564539731451_2834785403332031512_nThe Empress announced that Nicholas the Bastard was Granted Arms and inducted into the Order of the Gage at the Valentine’s Day Muster, on February 14, in the Barony Marche of the Debatable Lands. Words by THL Sophie Davenport.

The Empress next wished to see Lady Mairghread Stiobhard inghean ui Choinne and spoke of the beautiful artwork she produces and gives away in the form of award scrolls. She was so impressed that she Granted Mairghread Arms and inducted her in the Order of the Fleur d’AEthelmearc. Mistress Gillian Llewylen of Ravenspur presented her with a medallion and the scroll is a work in progress by Master Jon Blaecstan.

12729263_1069564563064782_6943672618327756985_nLady Marguerite de Neufschasteau, who created the dayboard, was gifted with Her Majesty’s token of Inspiration.

That being all of Her business, the court of the Empress was closed.

(all photos not otherwise credited are from Master Fridrikr)

~ Reported by Duchess Branwen ferch Gwythyr

 

Three Ravens Has A Class for You!

12 Friday Feb 2016

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The College of Three Ravens is next weekend in Thescorre!
Here is the class list, where you are sure to find something new and interesting to learn!

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The Barony of Thescorre invites one and all to our annual College of Three Ravens on February 20, AS XL (2016) at Western Presbyterian Church, 101 E Main Street, Palmyra NY 14622.

The schedule is as follows:
9:00 a.m. Site opens
10:00 a.m. to noon Morning classes
12:00 Sideboard lunch
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Afternoon classes
5:00 p.m. Court in the sanctuary
6:00 p.m. Feast
9:00 p.m. Site closes; all remaining on site will be conscripted for cleanup

We are moderately handicapped accessible to the main floor (main hall, bathrooms, sanctuary) with a chair lift to the second story located in the stairwell; the basement level is not handicapped accessible. Plenty of parking. If you require further accommodations, please contact the autocrat Lady Elen Woderose (triumph.of.magic@gmail.com; 585.298.0658, DO NOT LEAVE VOICE MAIL) before the event. She will do her best on your behalf.

Adult site fee is $7.00, which includes the lunch. Children ages 5 to 17 will be charged $4, under 5 are free.

A well-attended C3R calligraphy class taught by Mistress Matilda.

A well-attended C3R calligraphy class taught by Mistress Matilda.

Feast reservations are $9 for adults, $5 ages 5 to 17, under 5 free. If you have any questions or dietary restrictions, please contact Lady Marguerite du Neufchasteau (Nancy L Weed, PO Box 263, Wolcott, NY 14590, corbinusdecuvis@yahoo.com) in reference to the lunch; Lord Padraig Ua Ceileachair (pgkeleher@hotmail.com; 585-309-1470) for feast.

Preregistrations can be sent to the head tollner Lord Corvinus de Cuvis (Joel E Weed, PO Box 263, Wolcott, NY 14590, corbinusdecuvis@yahoo.com). Make checks payable to SCA NY Inc, Barony of Thescorre. Please include modern name, SCA name, and membership number where appropriate for each individual covered by the payment and include any children regardless of age. Feast reservations are limited so only a paid reservation is a good reservation. Day reservations are strongly encouraged to allow for proper planning for lunch. Any other questions, comments, or requests for information please contact the autocrat Lady Elen Woderose (CM Wheeler, PO Box 244, Mendon, NY 14506, triumph.of.magic@gmail.com).
We apologize in advance but the site is not big enough to allow merchant space.

Directions: Take your best route to the NYS Thruway (I-90) to exit 43, Palmyra/Manchester. Turn left (North) onto Route 21. Follow Route 21 to Palmyra NY. At the intersection of Routes 21 & 31 in Palmyra, proceed across Route 31 and turn right into the church parking lot. Look for the SCA signs!