The Barony of Namron presents THE PLUME
Mensis Maius Anno Societatis LIV May 2020
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Table of Contents
Contributor Credits ………………………..….………….…….…………………….…………….. 3 From Their Excellencies …………………….………….……….……….………….……………. 4 From the Officers ……….……..…..………………...……....…...……. 5, 9, 12, 17, 19, 21, 23 Baronial Officers ..………………..…………….…………….……...……..……………………….. 6 Hello 54! ……………………………………………. …………………………………………………… 10 Make Your Own Maypole ……………………………...……………………………………….. 13 Day and Life of a Squire ..………………………………………………………………………… 18 Baronial Champions ………………………………………………………………………………… 20 Blackstar Snapshot .…………..………...……....………………..……..……………………….. 22 Riddle Me This ..……………………………………………………………………………………… 24 Word Search ……………………………………………………………………………………………. 25
This is The Plume, a publication of The Barony of Namron of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Incorporated (SCA., Inc). The Plume is available from Georganna Bell, [email protected]. It is not a corporate publication of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Incorporated, and does not delineate SCA policies.
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Contributors of Contents Baroness Ayesha de Warwick Lady Ophelia Warde Lord Ragnar Kelson of Durham Lady Sabine Fulhaberin Frú Kolfinna Egilsdótir Lordship Ronan Mackay Lady Dýrfinna Mikaelsdottír Lady Aillenn bean Ui Mallie Honorable Lady Villana Palazolo Baroness Annabelle Fitzsimmons Lord Mani Alfson Lady Ellyn O’Rowone deGraye Bantiarna Órlaith inghean Uí hUallacháin
If you would like to see your work featured in next month’s issue of The Plume, please submit your articles or other items to the Chronicler by May 26th!
Chronicler: Bantiarna Cailleach Dhé inghean Uí Chaerbhaill [email protected]
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Unto the Stellar Barony of Namron do We send our warm greetings!
We don’t know when the recovery from this pestilence will happen or what it will look like, but we know that it will happen. We know everyone is excited to get back to practices, events, and hanging out with our friends. We are working closely with our Seneschal to get started back when we safely can. We will keep everyone posted as those decisions are made going forward.
In the meantime, you never cease to amaze us!
Despite the difficulty of present circumstances, you all do a wonderful job of finding new ways to connect with each other and keep the dream that is the SCA alive. The list of ways you have continued to play in the SCA include online get-togethers, scribal and illumination projects, sewing heraldic face coverings, random acts of kindness, garb sewing, online class taking and teaching, putting together a virtual event, and sharing your thoughts, feelings and memes on Facebook. Please keep at it! Please stay involved in our community and keep Namron strong!
In service to the Barony, Micolay and Uliana Baron and Baroness of Namron Lord and Lady of Skorragardr
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From the Chronicler
Greetings unto the Populace:~
I hope this missive finds you well! For submissions, please contact me at I’m interested in what you’ve been [email protected]. Also, working on to keep you busy during this please let me know if there is anything time of quarantine. Shoot me an email you would LIKE to see featured in The and let me know! Plume.
As always, any submissions you would like I am hopeful that we will be able to get to to make for the June issue of The Plume see each other soon. are due by May 26, 2020. Joyfully in Service,
Bantiarna Cailleach Dhé Your submissions are what inghean Uí Chaerbhaill makes this publication Namron Chronicler
successful.
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Baronial Officers
Baron of Namron Baronova of Namron H.E. Micolay Haiduk H.E. Uliana Haiduk Brendan Haiduk Julia Haiduk (785)819-4125 (713)653-3869 [email protected] [email protected]
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Archery Marshal Herald Knights Marshal Lord Raulff Smeithberde Honorable Lady Villana Palazolo Lord Ragnar Kelson of Durham [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Calendar Events Deputy Historian Minister of Arts & Sciences Sigriðr Viljhálmsdóttir Mistress Vigdís Gráfeldr Lady Ellyn O’Ronowe deGraye [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Chronicler Hospitaler Minister of Children Bantiarna Cailleach Dhe Lady Ophelia Warde inghean Ui Chaerbhaill Lady Dyrfinna Mikaelsdóttir [Cheryl Ibrahim] (619)253-5403 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
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Rapier Marshal Social Media Deputy Lady Sabine Fulhaeberin Treasurer ~Open For Application~ [Emily DeWitt] HL Baroness Annabelle Applications due May 7th (405)812-7710 Marie Fitzsimmons [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]
Seneschal Thrown Weapons Frú Kolfinna Egilsdóttir Marshal Webminister [Kara Hoyle] Lord Mani Alfsson Bantiarna Órlaith inghean (405)561-1153 Uí hUallacháin [Yancy Hoyle] [email protected] (580)475-2306 [email protected] [email protected] ra.org g
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From the Seneschal
We are pleased to welcome our new Greetings to the Populace of Treasurer, Baroness Annabelle Fitzsimmons! Namron, the Canton of The Barony of Namron Financial Committee now has a dedicated email Skorragardr, and the Baronial address for questions and expense requests: [email protected]. Outpost of Oak Spring! Emails sent to this address will be First the bad news: All SCA events and viewable by all members of the Financial activities are still on hold until further Committee. notice. I will continue to provide information as it becomes available, but in We are currently accepting Protectorate the meantime, please take advantage of bids through May 7, 2020, 9:00 p.m. CST. the numerous virtual opportunities. REMINDER: No SCA equipment may be We are currently accepting applications used for "unofficial" purposes. That means for Social Media Deputy through May 7, that even if local governments relax 2020, 9:00 p.m. CST. gathering restrictions before we do, you may not use SCA-owned equipment, and We are currently accepting applications you will not have insurance coverage for for Youth Rapier Marshal through June 4, accidents. 2020, 9:00 p.m. CST.
Now, the good news! We are currently accepting applications for Hospitaler through June 4, 2020, 9:00 Our Virtual Beltane will be held on p.m. CST. Facebook, May 2, and our Event Steward has a FULL day of exciting activities and The Webminister is seeking a Deputy. competitions planned, including a virtual Familiarity with WordPress and basic tournament! HTML is desirable.
The May Populace and Business Take care of yourselves and each other, Meetings will be conducted using Zoom. and keep washing your hands! Please join us for both! The Business Meeting will be an open discussion of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Please Frú Kolfinna Egilsdóttir bring your great ideas on how we can Senechal, Barony of Namron continue building an environment that is 405-561-1153 welcoming and accessible for everyone! [email protected]
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For those who do not know, May 1st rings in the SCA New Year. It was 54 years ago that a medieval themed backyard party to celebrate May Day dawned the internationally loved Society for Creative Anachronism.
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To help us celebrate this event, here are some musing from Baroness Ayesha de Warwick on her time within the Society.
● I have been in the SCA so long it ● My grandchildren and my was only a single digit year brother's grandchildren are 4th when I started. Because we use generation SCA*. Roman numerals, though, it ● My great-niece first went to wasn't. Pennsic when she was five. Her ● I have been in the SCA so long mother had told her she would that my first membership card meet queens and kings, so she was before numbers... And it went around asking everyone was hand written in with a Coronet if they were a calligraphy... And I still have it. queen. Some were. She told us ● My sisters were teenagers when she was going to be entering they first started playing when kindergarten and she was going they went to college at to tell everyone she had met Michigan State (which is the The Queen of Texas, but she Barony of North Woods). knew no one would believe her. ● My sister once talked my father So smart. into driving to Pennsic and camping... He was in Montana at the time.
There are stories that we do not want to lose from those who have been playing for several years. Think of the things that they’ve seen, done, and heard. Think towards the future when you’re children are bringing their children to events and the things you can tell them (remember in year 54 when we were all stuck in our homes and couldn’t get together at all and had to hang out virtually?)
My Challenge to YOU: keep a journal for this year of the things you did within the SCA. I would love to hear about them next New Year!
*Chronicler’s Note: Remember, when you see David, Remington, and Oswin, that they’re 4TH GENERATION SCA MEMBERS!!! How amazing is that?!
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From the Minister of Children
Greetings to the Amazing Populace of Namron!
I hope all are doing well and finding ways to busy yourselves. May Day is upon us. Now time to celebrate. Mayday is a wonderful springtime celebration that takes place on May 1st. This special day has its roots in ancient history. A very long time ago the ancient Greeks celebrated the Festival of Chloris and the Romans celebrated Floralia. Both of these festivals were in honour of the goddess of flowers. Over time these springtime festivals have evolved into the May Day celebrations that take place around the world today.
There are many ways to celebrate. Some activities you can do at home are; make your own mini maypole, make a flower crown, or a number of flower crafts. (I could list so many). Don't forget things that take place outside and in nature. It is always a great idea to get out for some fresh and sunshine. Go for a nature hike, pick some wildflower. Don't want to pick the flowers? Take a blanket, a drawing pad or paper, pencil, and try drawing the flowers and whatever else interests you. Take a picnic lunch with you when you do. One of my favorite springtime activities of course is planting. Plant some flowers. Maybe plant some flowers in little pots to give to family or friends to help them celebrate May Day.
Today we experimented preparing for our upcoming Virtual Beltane! Be on the lookout for instructions posted to the Book of Face and in email to follow along at home. Please forgive our video taking skills for when we post for Beltane. This is all a learning process and I'm working on tweaking some editing.
We hope to see what you do for Mayday and Beltane. Please share in the Namron group if you are comfortable doing so. Miss everyone and hope to be able to finally do an event as MoC in the near...ish future.
Yours in Service, Dýrfinna Mikaelsdóttir Namron Minister of Children
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Make Your Own Mini Maypole
You Will Need -Dowel rods in a size of your choosing (used here, 12″ rods)
-Ribbon
-pushpins (1 for each rod)
–mini flowers to decorate the top
-a hot glue gun
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Step 1 Fold each length of ribbon in half over the top of the dowel rod. Stack them on top of each other crosswise. Use as many ribbons as you like. Just remember, the thicker the stack, the harder it is to get the pushpin in.
Step 2 Press a pushpin into the top of the dowel rod where the ribbons intersect.
Step 3 Hot glue mini flowers on the pushpin to finish off the look.
If you plan to do this with little kids, make sure to do this part yourself to avoid burnt little fingers! Let them participate by choosing the flowers themselves.
Variations There are lots of ways to customize this craft. For example:
-Try weaving the ribbons around the pole about 1/3 of the way down and then letting the loose ends dangle.
-Paint the pole an appropriate color.
-Swap out the flowers at the top for anything you like.
Happy Beltane, everyone!!
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From the Herald
Greetings Namron!
I'm still plugging away at submissions during this time. Work on submissions is still slow at times due to mundane work, but working as I can.
If you have discussed a submission with me, trust that I am working on it, even if you haven't heard back from me. I'm working through the list.
Once we can meet again regularly, I look forward to submitting all the amazing submissions we have been working on. YIS, HL Villana Palazolo Namron Herald
From the Workbench of
the Knight Marshal Greetings, Namron- I’m still working on loaner armor and getting my yard ready for when we can practice on it. Lord Oddr Marsson has posted some videos that are well worth looking at so, please check them out. Hopefully, by the time everybody reads this tome, we will be back to collecting new sets of bruises and new stories from our friends! Oh yes, please be aware of snakes this time of year. I have heard them rattling at me from the shrubbery. Please be careful when you are out working your flower beds and gardens!
Ragnar Kelson of Durham Knight Marshal, Namron
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Hospitaler’s Pen and Quill
reetings, Great Barony of Namron~
I want to extend my heartfelt to all of you for allowing me the opportunity t hank you to serve as your Hospitaler for the best Barony in the Known World for the past (almost) two years! Each and every one of you has made me feel welcomed when I first took this office with only a couple of months SCA experience. For this, I am eternally grateful.
The time has come for me to pass the touch of guiding newcomers to all things SCA!
I would like to acknowledge my STAR Team of deputies, Lady Nuala Keene, Lady Katheryn Cranesgrove, and Lord Ragnar Kelson of Durham, that selfishly served as my Hospitaler Team! It has been my very best honor to have served with all three of them and I will forever miss our “Hospitaler Team!”
I will miss being your Hospitaler but I know it is time for me to hand the torch over to another person to continue on.
I will always remain in your service, Lady Ophelia Namron Hospitaler
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Day and Life of a Squire By Lordship Ronan Mackay
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From the Rapier From the Web Marshal Minister Greetings Wonderful Barony! It has been a very long month. As we continue to stay home, there is no practice and no Error 404 in-person event for which to prepare. However, virtual events are becoming more Webminister not popular and I encourage you to join in and stay connected. found.
Since lockdown began, many Masters of Defense, White Scarves, and Cadets have been teaching classes for a Virtual Academy of the Rapier! We've had classes on drills you can do The Webminister of at home, by yourself or with a family member, Namron i s missing. Ansteorran history, SCA Rapier history, and Some say he is being held captive by evil many more. If you haven't joined or seen forces. More say it's the Sinister posts from the Academy event/group page Seneschal! Others say he is buried deep that have been shared elsewhere, I encourage in the web he has created within his you to join us! There are usually two to four magic box. Yet there are others who still classes a week. You can check the group out claim he is in a troll cave fighting the here: dragons of a mythical land all from the www.facebook.com/groups/186752623337771 comfort of his couch... Those that know 4 though, say it's none of these things. The
Webminister is hard at work on a When we can hold practice in person again, redesign of the Barony's information we are still working on figuring out locations board of webs! A more end user and and moving practices back to Tuesday nights. newcomer friendly board of information. I will keep you all informed about how things A plethora of information. A one stop progress! resource some might say.
Stay home and stay safe, everyone. In the meantime "We have a Website!" Yours in Service, -The Webguy #stayoriginalmyfriends Lady Sabine Fulhaberin Rapier Marshal Yours In Service, Namron Webminister
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Namron Champions:
Archery: Baroness’s Justice (Rapier): Lord Roland Blackthorne Don Cornelius Meriläinen, WSA
Arts & Science: Thrown Weapons:
Lady Kersten Meriläinen Lord Raulff Smeithberde
Youth Archery: Bardic:
Elspeth Bhorúma inghean Bhrian Ari Jongeirrson
Brewing: Youth Rapier:
Lord Raulff Smeithberde Casyn of Northkeep (child division, 6-11) Namron’s Protector (Chivalric): Aiden of Namron (youth division, 12-17) Jarl Timotheus Kalamanos
Foolery: Youth Thrown Weapons: Lord Cuais Flavuis Valens Ari Jongeirrson
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From the Minister of Arts and Science
ood day, Good Populace,
Wow, what an adventure we have had this amazing original scrolls! These talented last month and a half! No? OK... it’s been artisans have been keeping up on getting a different kind of adventure! We will go scrolls turned in, even though they’re not with that! getting together in person. They have also been having some excellent classes Instead of the regular Monday night Open online. Our scribes do an amazing job!!! Arts and Science Meetings, many have been at home doing a massive amount of I’d also like to give a shout out to sewing and volunteering their skills to Boiarynia Kioa for putting on the online protect those that needed masks! I Know Gulf Wars fashion show! that we had masks going to the local Hospitals, Fire Stations, nursing homes, And another shout out to everyone else and to SCA Members who needed them . doing something to keep busy and to stay safe! Woohoo!!! I also took on a project that I thought was going to be small; to take some old US Now, don’t forget Beltane is going to be Coast Guard Uniforms and turn them into held Virtually on May 2 this year. We will some masks for my nephew, who’s ship have the Spang decorating contest, the was shipping out in two weeks. It turned flower arrangement contest. And lots of into “Aunt, can you make some masks classes! Who’s Ready? I know that I am! for the whole Ship? Oh, and by the way, Beltane is my Anniversary Event with the we leave in a week!” SCA, going on 4 years now.
A HUGE THANK YOU to Baronova Uliana, Love to you all hope to see you on ZOOM Baroness Ayesha, Baroness Annabell, and at Beltane! Mistress Vigdis. With their help, we were able to make and send 62 masks in just YIS, two days to their ship. Lady Ellyn O’Rowone deGraye MoAS I would also like to acknowledge Firestorm Ink. They have done some
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May Black Star Snapshot
Kingdom Combat Archery Marshal is looking for a deputy and the deadline is May 31.
With the plague on the rampage, we must utilize other methods of sharing the dream. The book of faces has a public group called “SCA Virtual Classroom and Artisan Display,” to educate, share and inspire. Also, two new local groups are “Firestorm Social Distancing Support” and “Virtual Academy of the Rapier.”
To pass a message along from the Black Star, The Society's Youth and Family Achievement Program (YAFA) needs you. This program is not officially in Anstorrea at this time. To rectify this, sign up at http://yafa.sca.org/index.php/sign-up-your-family for families and to become a Mentor, sign up at http://yafa.sca.org/index.php/mentors. For family membership, one person in the household must be a SCA member. Mentors must be SCA members and pass a background check. Mentors offer their areas of expertise and choose the number of students to take on. For more information, please contact HL Alizand Thorgeirsson nee Lefevre via email [email protected]
Vivat all the things! Below are lists of awards earned as listed by the Black Star for Namron Populace members.
Northkeep Winterkingdom 01-25-2020 Kingdom Arts and Sciences (Brad Leah) 02-08-2020 -Adena Terricsdottir Sable Flur -Annabelle Fitzsimmons Sable Flur -Masina da Ferrara Sable Flur -Ayesha du Warwicks Sable Flur -Caterina Giovanni Sable Flur Provincial Games and Princess Tea - -Cornelius Merilainen Sable Flur Mooneschadowe 02-15-2020 -Sibylla Von Brugh Sable Flur -Etienette de Bitche Sable Sparrow
Lord Ryan Savage has been appointed as the Kingdom Thrown Weapons Marshal.
Please note, if I have missed your award accept my apologies and allow me to fix it. Please contact me on the book of faces or email Cailleach at [email protected].
Yours in Service,
Aillenn bean Ui Mallie
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From the Treasurer
Greetings,
I am Annabelle Fitzsimmons, your new Treasurer. I would like to thank Lord Oddr for filling in as Emergency Treasurer. I have not completed the report for this month yet. I will have the information on our account at our next populace meeting.
If anyone needs anything, feel free to contact me. Requests for checks must be approved by the Financial Committee and must be accompanied by dedicated receipts. This means nothing else may be purchased on the same recepit.
If there is anyone wishing to be a deputy treasurer, please contact me. This job isn’t terribly hard.
I look forward to serving as your Treasurer.
BS Annabelle Fitzsimmons
From the Thrown Weapons Marshal
Greetings Namron!
As a Barony we may or may not open practices back up any time soon. That being said, I want your feedback on what you would like to see from me. Do you want to brave the germs and touch shared weapons? Would you like me to post virtual resources for you? I would love to hear your ideas and opinions on these things. Contact me at [email protected]
Pleased to be YIS, Bantiarna Órlaith inghean Uí hUallacháin Thrown Weapons Marshal
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Riddles have been around for centuries, the known oldest documented one being from M esopotamia from Lagash circa 2350 BC. Ancient and medieval literature is full of riddles. They were used both to bring suspense to the text and to pass on cultural tradition. One example would be the double meanings hidden in the written words that composed the foundation of the knowledge of medieval scholars. The Exeter Book, an anthology of Old English literature from the 10th century, is a treasure trove of some medieval brain teasers.
Test your smarts and see if you can best this medieval mystification:
A thing came marvelously moving over the waves, comely from the keel up. It called out to the land, loudly resounding. Its laughter was horrible, awful in its place. Its edges were sharp; hateful it was, and sluggish to battle, bitter in its hostile deeds. It dug into shield-walls, hard, ravaging. It spread mischievous spells. It spoke with cunning craft about its creation: “Dearest of women is indeed my mother; she is my daughter grown big and strong. It is known to men of old, among all people, that she shall stand up beautifully everywhere in the world.
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Word Search
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