Barony of Stormhold

Words from the Baron and Baroness

May A.S.XLIII (May 2008)

We've just come home from the Investiture of Innilgard's newest Baron and Baroness, Aylwin and Ingereth. It was lovely to see so many Stormholders wayfaring, meeting new people and having a good time.

Our thanks to the people who came to the demo at the State Library Medieval Fair Day, we've received some good advertising and are likely to see more new faces as people come to check us out. Please remember to make them feel welcome.

We are really pleased to see people taking on tasks and activities. Our thanks this month to Madelina who is organising dancing, and Fridr who arranged the potluck for our New Year Celebration. Also, we will be having a Midwinter Event! Thanks to Rauf and Ava for taking on this task - look out for more information is this Stormscroll.

The pdf is the article in todays Age about an interview with the Baron and Baroness

We're making silk banners.

Our process is based on the banners made by Southron Guard and documented here

Other groups in Lochac have made banners of all different sizes and I've collected scale drawings of them all.

Here is a closeup of the proposed Stormhold personal banner To the right of the Stormhold or Lochac device, it is intended that members of the populace put their own design/device. The two stripes are for your motto or a patch of solid colour. The stripes are optional.

This is a list of the things the Baroness wishes she had, or that she'd like other people to organise. It will grow (and shrink, I hope) over time

If you don't understand something, or just want to know moreplease ask.

Help with organising Baronial Commendation Tokens
They are currently a silver background with a gold drakkar, so require two separate casts.

Heavyweight felted wool to make Hoods of Warmth
Each hood uses a bit more than half a meter of fabric. If the wool is felted, it doesn't have to be hemmed, speeding up the construction process considerably.

Unashamedly Borrowed from Cunnan. See:
http://cunnan.sca.org.au/wiki/Stormhold/Baronial_Level_Awards

Stormhold Baronial Awards

The Barony of Stormhold has various baronial level awards. The awards are usually given directly to the recipients at Baronial court.

Drakkar Awards:

* Baronial Commendation: usually the first award people receive, given for being useful and considerate.

* Order of the Silver Drakkar: Baronial level service award for running/assisting with offices, events and general support work.

* Order of the Gold Drakkar: for exemplary courtesy, chivalry, hospitality and all round niceness... generally only one or two a year are given.

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The Barony Of Stormhold
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Hear Ye, Hear Ye;

The Stormhold Baronial Guard.

The Barony of Stormhold Requires a new Baronial Guard.
Applications are hereby called for a limited number of vacancies in The Stormhold Baronial Guard.

The Guard is a longstanding institution in Stormhold and its role willbe resumed at Investiture on June the 24th.

Successful Applicants will be required to perform the following tasks:

Guard the Baron and Baroness of Stormhold.
Participate in a majority of Baronial Events.
Perform Duties as Directed by your Superiors.

We are pleased to advise the populace of Stormhold that their next
Baron and Baroness will be Rodrigo and Sara. The investiture date will
be determined by our successors and is likely to be in the latter part
of their reign.

We were pleased to see both sets of candidates receive strong support
from the Barony and we believe either would have done an excellent job.
Thank you to the populace of Stormhold for your candid and informative
commentary and thank you to Sara and Rodrigo and Eleanora and Aeddan
for nominating.

We wish the group all the best in its new journey.

Cornelius Rex Morwynna Regina

Stormhold Baronial Succession Process – populace opinion polling

Legal Name: Member No:

SCA Name:

Please provide the following information to assist the Crown to determine the most appropriate choices for your next Baron and Baroness.

Candidates (Support Y/N) (Commentary) (Preference)
Eleanora and Aeddan
(Fiona & Chris Anderson)

Sara and Rodrigo
(Karen Hovenga & James Brown)

Any other comments:

Signature: Date: /12/05

Notes
1. Support Y/N – Please indicate if you could support these candidates even if they are not your preferred candidates. This information helps determine if any candidates are ‘substantively opposed by the populace’.

The Crown has confirmed that the following candidates are acceptable to be considered for the position of Baron and Baroness of Stormhold

Eleanora and Aeddan
Sara and Rodrigo

Statements from the candidates follow in the order received.

ELEANORA & AEDDAN
Glitter, pagentry, entertainment, activities, fun, fighting.
We, along with many others, want to see a return of these things in Stormhold.
We want the Barony to be fun, and full of excitement, to bring back the
passion for the game, to reignite the dream.
We would encourage more events, with a wider variety of styles, themes and

Heraldry is the practice of designing, displaying, describing, and recording coats of arms and badges. The origins of heraldry lie in the need to distinguish participants in combat when their faces were hidden by iron and steel helmets. Eventually a system of rules developed into the modern form of heraldry.

In the SCA, heraldry is concerned with ceremonies and Courts, the crying of announcements and proclaimations, the pomp and circumstance of the Tournament, and the authentication and registration of members' persona names and arms or badges. These areas of interest give rise to the terms "court heraldry" and "field (or list) heraldry" (both also known as "voice heraldry") and "book heraldry" (which also includes the background work and research in arranging ceremonies).

The SCA has its own College of Arms.

Below are examples of heraldry for notable members from Stormhols past:

The Barons and Baroness of Stormhold

Styvren Longshanks and Rhyllian of Starfire Retreat

Alain Lorenz and Lucrezia Lorenz

Sven Stormdriven and Ingabjorg Ambasdottir

Rudolf von der Drau and Nicollette Dufay

Gwynfor Llwyd and Gwir ferch Madog

Hugh the Little and Teresa Cummins