The Ansteorran Gazette © 2000 Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. Ridgway’s Publishing House FEBRUARY, A.S. XXXIV (2000 A.D.) 1 DOLLAR A LETTER FROM THE ZODIACUS HERALD ANSTEORRAN Greetings! I am HL Rosalia O Brogan the somewhat new Zodiacus Herald. COLLEGE OF HERALDS I will be endeavoring during my term in this office to improve the Order of Prece- CALENDAR dence (OP) and make it more accessible to the populace of the Kingdom. A reminder to EVERY MONTH that end, court reports are due within two weeks of an event. These should be sent to 15 Deadline for submissions Zodiacus (myself), Forerynel Pursuivant, Sable Scroll, and to Star Signet. It is very due at ASTERISK. important that all these offices receive copies of this report as quickly as possible so that the OP may be as accurate as possible at all times. Please do not hand me court reports 20 Comments on ILoI of pre- at the event where it was taken, as this report must go to several offices I will only accept vious month due to RETIARIUS. these reports by mail. Items for Ansteorran Ga- If you have corrections that need to be made to the OP please send me a photocopy zette due to OBELISK. of the charter award scroll. If the charter is missing or was not given I will need the name of the individual, award given, the event the award was given at, and what crown 15-19 MARCH -- GULF WARS gave the award. For name corrections a letter from the individual, whose name is to be Gulf Wars -- CoH meeting corrected is preferable. I will also accept corrections via e-mail with the correct infor- re: ILoI 1299 mation and a scanned copy of the scroll, if you have more than one scroll please send it via the United States Post Office. My email address is [email protected]. I am 25 MARCH -- RED TAPE MTG available at any time to answer questions, you may leave me a voice message at home or Star Principal Applications due, cop- send me an email, please allow at least 24 hours for answers. If your group is in need of ies to current Star Principal, Their a copy of a current copy of the Order of Precedence, please contact me and I will for- Majesties, and the Laurel Queen of ward that information, preferably by electronic copy to keep costs down. It is only pos- Arms sible to maintain an accurate OP by participation of the heralds recording court. Please send these reports promptly. ? APRIL -- TO BE SCHEDULED I would like to welcome Lord Timothy of Glastonbury to the College of Heralds. TBS -- CoH meeting He will be fulfilling the role of my deputy, Forerynel Pursuivant. Lord Timothy hails re: ILoI 0200 from the Barony of Elfsea and is a Protégé to Viscount Galen of Bristol. ? MAY -- TO BE SCHEDULED In Service to Heraldry and Ansteorra, TBS -- CoH meeting Rosalia,Zodiacus re: ILoI 0300 A LETTER FROM ASTERISK HERALD Unto the Submitters and Heralds of Ansteorra come greetings and a bit of relief. As of now, photocopies are not required for documentation from A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames by Charles W. Bardsley. Thanks to the efforts of HL Perronnelle Charrette de La-Tour-de-Pins and HL Mari Elspeth nic Bryan, the Laurel Sovereign now has Her Very Own copy of Bardsley. We expect her to add it to the “No Photocopy” list Just Any Time Now. In anticipation of this Happy Event, I am eliminating the requirement for Ansteorra now. If Laurel delays the announcement, Asterisk or Bordure will make any copies that may be needed. (We weren’t geneous enough to find Laurel a copy before we had copies; the Kingdom offices have two hardbacks and a photocopy, and Lady Bordure TABLE OF CONTENTS has a personal copy, too.) Zodiacus’ Letter 1 Asterisk’s Letter 1 In service, CoH Calendar 1 Retiarius’ Letter 2 Kathri,Asterisk Star Principal’s Letter 2 The Ansteorran Gazette is the official monthly publication of the College of Heralds of the Kingdom of Tressure’s Letter 2 Ansteorra. It is not a publication of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc., nor does it delineate corporate Deputy Obelisk’s Letter 2 SCA policies. Subscriptions are available from the Asterisk Herald on a pro-rated basis for $1 per month with ILoI 0200 3-9 each subscription ending on 31 DEC of each year (12 issues are published each year). Please make all checks Status of ILoIs 10 or money orders payable to: SCA Inc.-Kingdom of Ansteorra. Contents copyright 2000 Society for Creative AICC 0999 10-19 Anachronism, Inc. For information on reprinting articles and artwork from this publication, please contact the Laurel LoAR (ILoIs 04-06 of 1999) 19-21 editor (Obelisk Herald), who will assist you in contacting the original creator of the piece. Please respect the Who Sends What to Whom Back Cover legal rights of our contributors. Printing by Ridgway’s of Tulsa, OK. Submission Costs/Copies Back Cover Ansteorran Gazette February, A.S. XXXIV (2000) Page 1 A LETTER FROM RETIARIUS PURSUIVANT Unto the Ansteorran College of Heralds: Greetings from the new Retiarius, HL Estrill Swet. Here are a few words of introduction. I've lived in Mooneschadoweshire for my entire SCA life (twenty years this fall) and I enjoy dancing, painting scrolls, embroidery, and playing drum in the musician's pit. I've been A&S minister, chronicler, & seneschal of our local group. Currently I'm also the deputy to local herald concerning the OP. But most of my free time lately has been taken up with my four-month-old son, Arthur. I am looking forward to working with those of you who send in commentary. For now, I anticipate no changes in how things worked under the previous Retiarius, HL Perronnelle. Many thanks for her hard work and for suggesting that I apply for this position. I would appreciate commenters to please send me a small file to test format compatibility. Please email that to: [email protected]. My address is: Deborah Sweet, 824 E 8th, Stillwater, OK 74074. Phone: 405-624-9344 (no calls after 10 PM). In service, Estrill,Retiarius A LETTER FROM A LETTER FROM TRESSURE HERALD STAR PRINCIPAL HERALD Unto the Ansteorran College of Heralds, Greetings from Greetings unto the College! Tressure Herald. There have been many changes in the education arm of Only a couple of things to say this month. The first is a the college, most notably the elimination of several deputy po- reminder that if you are interested in applying for the position sitions in the arm. This is but one of the first steps in the reor- of Star Principal Herald you have until March 25. Contact me ganization of Heraldic education in Ansteorra. Golden Staff if you wish more details about the job. will remain as a deputy to Tressure and for the time being, so will Wakeforest. These changes have been instituted to better Other positions that are coming available in the next 6 serve the college. Other changes include re-writing the branch months are: Asterisk, Coronation; Bordure, October Crown warranting class. Most of the information taught before will be and the Regional positions in the Coastal, Northern and South- retained, as it is still valid. The primary changes will be to the ern. Please start considering these offices. They are vital the format of the class. the continued running of the College and the heraldic services During my term as Tressure I will be endeavoring to pro- we provide to the populace of this Kingdom. vide suggestions here in the Gazzette, to further heraldic edu- cation and visibility at the local level. One of the things I would As of this publication the title for the Southern Regional recommend to locals is to register a civil ensign (badge) for herald will be changed. The current title, Twilight, was re- your branch. This is a relatively painless process involving ask- turned from Laurel as unregisterable. The Southern Regional ing for designs and submitting the one that best suits your group Herald will now carry the registered title of Orbis. with an officer's poll agreeing to the badge. This provides a visible heraldic symbol that the populace may bear that says: In service, "I am part of this group." It also gives the populace a chance to Francois,Star be more involved in the submission process. Local groups can use it to mark branch property, or to identify each other at events with banners or tabards for the fighters. All of these things make the heraldry of the branch more A LETTER FROM DEPUTY OBELISK visible, and can enhance to look and mood of your events. As Oyez, Oyez, all voice heralds and other hams pray at- Branch heraldry becomes more visible, many of the populace tend. A Voice Heraldry Triathlon will be held at the Southern will want their heraldry to be more visible. Regional Festival, April 1 (no, it's not an April Fool's joke), in Displaying your own arms and badges will also help. Ravensfort. Contestants will be judged on Speed, Accuracy, Many people who might register arms and badges, don't sim- and Distance. For more information, or to sign up as a com- ply because they don't see a use for it. Many people, who have petitor, please contact AElfwyn aet Gyrwum by email at registered armory, don't display it because they don't know what [email protected] or by snail mail at 10404 Northampton, they can do.