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New Year’s Resolutions 2025
January 1, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 7:00 pmKingdom 12th Night
January 11, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 9:00 pmThe Barony of St. Swithin’s Bog 12th Night
January 18, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 7:00 pmMarket Day at Birka (Out of Kingdom)
January 24, 2025 - January 26, 2025Virtual Heralds and Scribes Symposium 2025 (Out of Kingdom)
January 24, 2025 - January 26, 2025Debatable Lands 12th Night Celebration
January 25, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 9:00 pmRegional Practice
February 9, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
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Welcome to our Kingdom!
A Missive from Their Royal Majesties of Æthelmearc:
The Holidays have always been a soft time. They are busy as we connect with family, both blood and found. They are also a time when we practice less, events are farther apart, and our minds turn to other things, including looking back at the year we have survived.
As we look back over the year we are filled with joy. We were able to spend time with so many of you and share our enjoyment within the Society. We shared moments that ranged from the silly to the epic and got to be a part of moments that redefined a part of people’s lives. Recognition does so much for our populace, and it is humbling to be able to be a part of it. We are looking forward to the months ahead — there are many more wonderful moments in store for all of us.
While rest and balance are essential, we also encourage you to fletch your arrows, sharpen your weapons, repair your armor. Check every rivet, every buckle because war is on the horizon. Soon we will take the great pilgrimage south to Gulf Wars, where you will all have your opportunity for glory and honor. (You *have* heard of the Viking Deed, right?) Our Warlords and their Highnesses are already working with their staff to plan musters and create opportunities for all to train. The artisans are not resting, either. New clothes are being made, largesse is being created, and words are being put to paper with grand illuminations. We are grateful for your talents, and thankful for your generosity in sharing them so Æthelmearc continues to look glorious in the eyes of the Known World.
Whether you can join us on the grand pilgrimage south or not, we look forward to spending time with all of you. In an attempt to avoid overly long courts, we have made a call for some to join us at Kingdom 12th Night in Coppertree to attend court and claim what we desired to give them at earlier events. If you cannot attend (which is understandable) we will read the scrolls in court and make things official. You may catch up with Us at a later event and receive any scrolls or regalia.
Until we see you all again, we wish you good cheer.
Their Majesties Bjarki and Gabrielle
Their Majesties Æthelmearc, Andreas Morgan and Kallista, as of August 10, 2023, and the Kingdom Seneschal, Illadore de Bedegrayne, in consultation with the Society Seneschal, do hereby issue a Temporary Removal of Participation for Simon Moody known as Simon at the 50th Pennsic War. This sanction will remain in place until the Society Board of Directors has reviewed it and made a final decision.
Their Majesties Æthelmearc, Murdoch and Rioghnach, as of June 23, 2024, issued a Temporary Removal from Participation for Michael Rodriguez, known in the Society for Creative Anachronisms as Michael Rodriguez. This sanction will remain in place until the Society Board of Directors has reviewed it and made a final decision on disposition.
Information from the Earl Marshal Regarding Marshal Authorizations and Marshal Warrants:
Greetings most Noble populace of the Sylvan Kingdom of Aethelmearc.
As the Summer winds down and we look forward to the cooler months, there are some changes in the works. I know ,”Oh no not changes!” These are good changes and will ease stress in the future. These changes are coming about due to continued issues with marshallet renewals and or updating authorization information. Typically, the Authorizations office and the Marshallet office are hunting for the same people from different platforms. This causes to much time looking for information, getting responses from people, and even lost cards cause time and frustration. So Mistress Amalie Reinhardt, Baroness Aemilia Soteria THL Deirdre Scot and myself got together and discussed options and processes to help everyone out.
I am happy to announce some exciting news from our Authorization Office. Our Authorization team in conjunction with our Kingdom Webminister have created and implemented an Authorization & Marshal card Portal.
What is this you say?
This portal will allow you to retrieve, print and save your authorization card to your phone or any device at any time. Any combatant and/or marshal will be able to pull this information.
Over the course of the next few weeks, all fighters and marshals will receive notification from either Baroness Aemelia Soteria or THL Deirdre Scot and receive their “fighter number”. The fighter number is a unique number assigned to each person. This number is what you will use to pull your information from the coming online database portal.
This enhancement to our Kingdom Authorization Process has resulted in some necessary changes.
- Authorization expires on the same date as your membership expires. This means there is only one date to remember. When your membership expires so does your marshal warrant and your authorization. If you are not a paid member, your authorization expires every year on your birthday.
- Your first physical card will be issued at the cost of the office, any requested duplicates can be requested for a small donation.
- There will still be a slight lag time between the time you enter the online authorization form and the amount of time it becomes available on the portal. The lag time should not be any longer than 5 days. Remember when this could be a month?
- The link to the portal will be found both on the Authorization Clerk Webpage and Kingdom Webpage no sooner than September 1, 2024. After September 1, the yellow cards will no longer be accepted by the MOL table after September 30th.. All cards should look like the below picture. (New cards have all auth forms, weapons and also all marshal forms your in)
So to sum up the pros- Auth and marshal info on one card.
- print your own cards,
- everything is tied to duration of membership to renew whether your membership is 1,2, or three years.
- you will receive a personal fighter number.
- All information will be on one database not 2.
We realize that there will be a small group of people that may need alternate assistance in obtaining the email of information. reach out to the Authorizations office for assistance.
If you have any questions please contact the authorization office directly, if you notice there are errors that need to be corrected ask politely.
Direct all complaints to me.
In Service,
Sir Ardan Scot of Clann Scot
Kingdom Earl Marshal
From the Kingdom Seneschal,
Barún Pádraig:
Greetings Æthelmearc!
I was recently joking about hosting a book fair akin to those from my childhood, and in the discussion that ensued someone mentioned that we should have an event focused on children’s activities.
I was reminded of some time ago when I was the seneschal of the Rhydderich Hael. One of our members asked me if it was possible to hold a more structured fighting event like they have in LARPs, thus with a theme, a story, a definite time period, and various goals for the different sides to meet.
The advice in both cases is the same: yes. Find a place to have the event. Get someone to autocrat it. Work through the numbers to see if we can afford to hold it. Write up a bid. If you’re persuasive enough at the business meeting your local group can host it.
That event, Master Enzo de Pazzi’s brainchild, became Road to Rouen. The niche fighting event became a wild success that’s been held twice, and I’m fairly sure that the Hael will host it again in the future. He and his crew put in countless hours to put together a wonderful event. They drummed up support, made armor, and worked on building a relationship with the host site’s organization. It wasn’t a fast process, but the end result spoke for itself.
What I mean to say is that if you have a cool idea for an event, start working on it. There are people who will help mentor you if you haven’t hosted an event before. There are communities of interest within the Society for all sorts of things. It is our love for exploring poorly known corners of history that brings us together after all. Perhaps you can make a whole event surrounding one topic, or you can host a more general event that features something special you want people to enjoy with you.
If you have a good idea, talk to people about it. Ask around and see if there is enough interest to put together an event. It may be small or it may be big; we have events of all sizes going on all the time. But if there’s something you really want to see to help make your Dream a reality, the only thing stopping you is putting in some time.
And of course, if you have any such ideas and don’t know where to start, you can always start by talking to me, or The Crown, or any of the other officers, both local and kingdom. We’re here to help make the Dream a reality, and we will gladly help point you in the right direction.
In Service to the Realm,
Barún Pádraig Ó Branduibh
Kingdom Announcements
* Documents needed to be posted at all SCA functions are here:
– SCA Bullying & Harrassment Poster
* If you have any unused scroll cases in your possession, please kindly return them to the Kingdom Signet.
* There are new Event Submission and Update forms found on the Event Submission Form page.
* Information regarding the icons found in event announcements can be found in the Icon Guide.
* There is a Frequently Asked Questions page on this site. Please see if your question is listed here.
Society Announcements
Commentary Call – Removing ‘Courts of Chivalry’ References in Corpora:
The Board of Directors is seeking feedback on a proposed edit to Corpora to remove references to ‘Courts of Chivalry’.
Please read the rest of the commentary request here:
https://www.sca.org/news/commentary-call-removing-courts-of-chivalry-references-in-corpora/
NMR Increase
Effective April 1, 2024:
The Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) Inc. wishes to inform its participants about a change in the cost of event memberships, referred to in some places as the non-member registration, and how it will be implemented.
Effective April 1, 2024:
The non-member registration (NMR) for event memberships will be increased from $5 to $10 from April 1, 2024. This adjustment is necessary to support the continued growth and sustainability of our events and organization.
Action Required: Update Event Advertising
To ensure transparency and accurate information for our community, we request all event stewards and organizers for events occurring after March 31, 2024, to update their advertising materials promptly. Please reflect the new event membership rate (non-member registration) of $10 in all promotional content and event announcements.
Please read the rest of the announcement here: https://www.sca.org/news/implementation-of-the-april-1-2024-increased-event-membership-rate-non-member-surcharge/
Kingdom E-Newsletters
The Kingdom Newsletters portal moved locations in February 2023. Please go here to see the current newsletters.
At this time, we are awaiting a link to the past newsletters. Please stay tuned for this information.
Information on Paid Membership, from SCA.org:
The Signorotti Membership Assistance Fund:
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to seriously affect our members and their families. In response to suggestions from our community, the Society has set up a donation fund to support those participants who may find it difficult to continue their memberships.
Information can be found on the Society Website.
If you would like to donate to this fund, please visit this same link above and scroll down to the Donations information.
Join the Corporate Communications Team:
Please read the rest of the announcement here: https://www.sca.org/news/join-the-corporate-communications-team/
Help Wanted
Please check out all open volunteer opportunities on our Help Wanted page.
* The Kingdom Signet, Mistress Roberta McMorland, is requesting scroll blanks for Kingdom Awards. If you are able to help out, kindly let her know at signet@aethelmearc.org.
* Letters of Intent are being accepted for the position of Regional Deputy Exchequer. Any interested gentles should send letters to resume.exchequer@aethelmearc.org as soon as possible.
* Letters of Intent are being accepted for the position of College of Heralds Paypal Deputy. Any interested gentles should send letters to resume.exchequer@aethelmearc.org
* Letters of Intent are being accepted for the position of Branch Reports Deputy. Any interested gentles should send letters to resume.exchequer@aethelmearc.org
* Letters of Intent are being accepted for the Kingdom Youth Officer. Any interested gentles should send letters to resume.youth@aethelmearc.org if you are interested. Deadline is February 1, 2025.
* Letters of Intent are being accepted for the position of Kingdom Webminister. Deadline is February 1, 2025. Any interested gentles should send letters and resumes to resume.webminister@aethelmearc.org
* Letters of Intent are being accepted for the position of Kingdom Chatelaine. Deadline is December 31, 2024. Any interested gentles should send letters to resume.chatelaine@aethelmearc.org
* The Kingdom Webminister is seeking a Compliance Officer. Please send an email to resume.webminister@aethelmearc.org if you are interested.
* Letters of Intent are being accepted for the position of Kingdom Historian. Any interested gentles should send letters to resume.historian@aethelmearc.org.
* The Kingdom Thrown Weapons Marshal is accepting Letters of Intent for his Deputy. Please send an email to resume.thrownweapons@aethelmearc.org if you are interested.
* The Kingdom Thrown Weapons Marshal is accepting Letters of Intent for Deputy 4 Thrown Weapons Marshal. Please send an email to resume.thrownweapons@aethelmearc.org if you are interested.
* The Kingdom Minister of Lists is accepting Letters of Intent for Kingdom MoL. Please send an email to resume.mol@aethelmearc.org if you are interested.
* The Kingdom Silver Buccle Herald is accepting Letters of Intent for Cornelian Herald, the Deputy Submissions Herald. Please send an email to resume.herald@aethelmearc.org if you are interested.
* The Kingdom Silver Buccle Herald is accepting Letters of Intent for Region 1 Herald. Please send an email to resume.herald@aethelmearc.org if you are interested.
* The Kingdom Silver Buccle Herald is accepting Letters of Intent for Region 4 Herald. Please send an email to resume.herald@aethelmearc.org if you are interested.
* The Kingdom Social Media Officer is seeking deputies. Please send an email to resume.socialmedia@aethelmearc.org if you are interested.
* The Kingdom Social Media Officer and Silver Buccle Herald are seeking gentles to serve as part of the Æthereal Herald team. If you are interested, please fill out this form: Æthereal Herald Warrant Form. Please send an any questions to socialmedia@aethelmearc.org and herald@aethelmearc.org.
