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M O N G O L I A M o n g o l i a THE NEWSLETTER OF THE BARONY OF SHATTERED CRYSTAL Volume 29, Issue 2 June 2017/ AS LII P a g e 1 T h e S h a r d s I N S I D E C u r i a C a l l T H I S Their Crystalline Excellencies Archery Marshal Baron Maximillian von Fallingbostel Master Bubba Godgodson ISSUE: [email protected] [email protected] Acknowl- Baroness Caroline de Mercier Equestrian Marshal 2 [email protected] Mistress Alphia Biras-Parz edgements [email protected] Seneschal Diamond Lady Ástríðr Árnarðóttír Rapier Marshal 3 [email protected] Lord Derrick the Tailor Demo Triad (618)-910-7130 [email protected] Keep & Pursuivant (a.k.a. Herald) Thrown Weapons Marshal 6 Mistress Petrona De Manciano Vacant Garden [email protected] Onyx Oven 8 Exchequer Youth Marshal Book of Lady Gillianne De Solis Lady Brigid MacCauley 9 [email protected] [email protected] Bards Chatelain Minister of Arts & Sciences Folly Master Avery Austringer Muirgheal O’Seannaig 10 [email protected] [email protected] Marshal Deputy Chatelain and Gold Key Chronicler Diamond Vacant Tiarna Cináed Ulric, Amhranai tan Briongloid Demo at 11 [email protected] (618)-722-1339 Lory Demo Coordinator Baronial Mistress Alphia Biraz-Pars Web Minister 12 “Dafydd ap Llewellyn” Polling [email protected] Knight’s Marshal Agate Master Avery Austringer Minister of Youth 13 See Chatelain Baroness Caroline de Mercier Atlas [email protected] Deputy Knight Marshal Vacant Scroll Roll 14 Verba Legis Calendar 19 This is the June 2017 issue of The Shards, a publication of the Barony of Shattered Crystal of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. (SCA, Inc.). The Shards is edited by and available from Jonathan Thorn, 6120 Leo Dr. Belleville, Il. 62223. It is not a corporate publication of SCA, Inc., and does not delineate SCA, Inc. policies. Copyright © 2017 Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. For information on reprinting photographs, articles, or artwork from this publication, please contact the Chronicler, who will assist you in contacting the original creator of the piece. Please respect the legal rights of our contributors. Volume 29, Issue 2 P a g e 2 Acknowledgements Cover art pictures are of Khadagan Kachugene by Malina An Eich Gil & “Mongolian Archer” by Cináed Ulric, and the background is "Asia" from Americanized Encyclopaedia Britannica, Vol.1, Chicago 1892, now in public domain. Below are examples of alkhan khee from Dover Publishing’s Oriental Designs: 495 Different copy- right free designs printed one side. Officer badge art is provided by the Middle Kingdom’s Midrealm Image Library, who’s statement is: “Feel free to download any of these images for use in your own pages. ...” Photos from the “Diamond Demo: Triad Grade School” article are by Lady Mwynwen Ysginidd ex- cept for the one notated by Caroline de Mercier. Mongolian Musicians Block Print pg. 9, Knucklebone Illustration pg. 10, line of archers divider, Scroll Roll & Baronial Polling logos, Caravan block print in the Agate Atlas article, and the yurts drawing on page 16 are by Cináed Ulric. Photos from the “Diamond Demo: Robyn Hood at the Lory Theater” are all by lady “Catherine Rose”, except for the one with Muirgheal O’Seannaig & Aleksandr Morekhodov which was by Lady Gillianne de Solis. Horizontal and Vertical dividers are from the web page Goode Cookery, and their page on Medieval Woodcuts Clip Art collection from the 15-16th centuries. Their permission-use statement is: “Those who wish to reduce or alter these images for their own use are welcome to do so.” Photo for Scroll Roll article was by Mistress Rhiannon Siobhan Shynane. All articles, except “Dear Abbess”, are written by the folks underneath the article’s title or end. “Cloistered Celebrations is written under a Nom de Plume and the author wishes to remain anonymous. This month’s Onyx Oven recipe is Copyright 2012 by Mistress Ailleagan nas Seolta (under her mundane name.) 717 Versailles Drive SE, Huntsville, AL 35803. [email protected]. Permission is granted for republication in SCA-related publications, provided the author is credited, and a reasonable attempt made to ensure that the author is notified of the publication and if possible receives a copy. All Creative Work, Photography, and Model release forms for every article, photo, or artistic graphic are on file with the Chronicler. P a g e 3 T h e S h a r d s Diamond Demos Triad Middle School On Wednesday, May 10th, members of the Barony once again took over the sixth grade classes for Triad Middle School in St. Jacob, Illinois. After an hour long presentation on Heavy Armor & Rapier fighting the Barony then broke up into these classes with respected presenters and assistants: Master Avery Austringer—Arms and Armaments, Mistress Alphia Biraz-pars & Master Zardrick Godgodsson— Dance, Lady Gillianne De Solis & Lady Khadagan Kachugene—Scribal & Illumination, Mistress Caroline de Mercier & —Story telling, Lady Muirgheal O’Seannaig—Medieval Medicine, Tiarna Cináed Ulric & Baron Maximillian von Fallingbostel - Cards of Fate, Lady Mwynwen Ysginidd & Lady Dorcus the Lost—Medieval Games, Lord Matthew Elswyck & Antonio Tagliaferro & Lord Bartelmeu le Wis—Fencing, Lady “Regina Swordsmythe”- Blacksmithing, H.E. Maximillian, left, & Tiarna Cinaed, right. Volume 29, Issue 2 P a g e 4 Top left to right: “Lady” Khadagan; Mistress Alphia; H.E. Mistress Caroline Master Avery & H.E. Zardrick; P a g e 5 T h e S h a r d s Top left going clockwise: Lady Muirgheal; Lunch Feast; Lord Bartelmeu; H.E. Maximillian, H.E. Caroline, and Tiarna Cinaed; Lord Antonio & Lady “Regina” Volume 29, Issue 2 P a g e 6 Keep & Garden: Gers or Yurts Cináed Ulric In our journey around the protect in and around the "ger sion to deliver a letter from Pope world Mongolia is the first place palace." Innocent IV to the Mongolia Em- we could encounter the dwelling Mongolian nomads his- peror in 1246, describes Mon- most folks around the world and torically moved three to four gols and their habitations: the SCA call a "yurt." I say "the times a year or more, to either first place we could" because help protect from the weather or “Their habitations are yurts have been a dwelling in to ensure better grazing areas round and cunningly made with Central Asia for thousands of for their livestock. Not only did wickers and staves in manner of years since 600 BCE, with the gers make this easy by being so a tent. But in the middest of the earliest evidence of yurt dwell- fast to set up, they were also top thereof, they have a window ings found in Bronze Age rock very light. Large family gers open to convey the light in and etchings in Siberia, their first could be entirely dismantled in the smoke out. For their fire is written recorded history by He- an hour and hauled on two or alwayes in the middest. Their rodotus, the Greek historian, de- three pack animals, such as wall are covered with felt. Their scribing the dwellings of the horses, camels, or yaks. Farther doors are made of felt also. Scythians, and archeological evi- west, in what is now Afghanistan Some of these may quickly be dence proves that the first em- and Pakistan, nomads used don- taken asunder, and set together pire of steppe warriors in Central keys as pack animals to haul again, and are carried upon Asia, the Huns, used yurts as their gers. As the steppe has no beasts backs. Other some can- their principal dwellings from the trees, nomads had to trade with not be taken insunder, but are 4th to the 6th century CE. Plus, residents of river valleys for stowed upon carts. And wher- modernly one can see this type wood. Merchants would sell ger ever they go, be it either to war, of structure being the basis for construction materials in differ- or to any other place, they trans- homes in so many countries and ent forms. For the least amount port their with them. They are regions, that there is a name for of money, they would sell logs of very rich in their cattles, as in them in so many languages: willow or birch. For a medium camels, oxen, sheep, and goats. Mongolian it is known as a ger; price, consumers could buy pre- And I think they have more Afghanistan - Kherga/Jirga; cut poles. For the highest price, horses and mares then all the Bashkortostan - tirmä ; India or they could buy complete sets of world besides.” Pakistan - Kheymah; Karakal- walls. pakstan - qara u'y; Kazakhstan - So if this must be the A Flemish Franciscan kïiz üy; Kyrgyzstan - boz üy; Per- dwelling of the Mongols (and monk and explorer, William of sia (Iran) - chador; Tajikistan most of Central Asia), how do we Rubruck, missionary and ex- (and spread into other close re- know what they look like? Be- plorer, provided similar but more gions) - yurt, khona-i siyoh, and sides the archeological digs, we detailed account in 1253: khayma; Turkey -Yurt, Turkmeni- have some fine descriptions stan - ak öý and gara öý; and in from history that not only men- “Their houses wherein some parts of Russia & China tion and further prove their use they sleep, they ground upon a and existence, but also give us the Tuvan word- өг. It is even round foundation of wickers arti- some very clear descriptive infor- mentioned that Chinggis Khaan ficially brought and compacted mation. John of Pian de Carpine, gave a speech on how they together: the roof whereof an Italian priest leading the mis- should select his "day guards" to [Cont’d page 7] P a g e 7 T h e S h a r d s [Yurts from page 6] wherever they go.
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