Barony of Stormhold

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

Here is the baronial succession process. We remind nominees that the successful candidate(s) will need to be financial members by their investiture. We do accept single candidates but remind you that being a territorial Baron or Baroness alone is a huge amount of work.

1. Nominations go directly to the Stormhold Seneschal, who sends them through to us. Only the Crown will be able to determine eligibility. The currently advertised exclusions of the Vicar (Miriam), the Seneschal (Lorenzo) and all the nominees from last process (Hugh, Therese, Hanbal, Ute and Sui) will stand. We will only be able to allow one week for nominations (they close Saturday Dec 10). We will send the Vicar and Seneschal the approved nominee list for publication on Stormlist on Monday Dec 12 (it'll be late - we only get home from NZ around 8pmish). Nominees should provide their SCA and mundane names, contact details and a short blurb on what they think they can bring to the position, and a brief outline of their plans for the group. This blurb should be circulated around the group by the Seneschal after confirmation of their eligibility.

Here is the report of the event at the Danish Club

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