2013-11 - The Barony of Naevehjem

Newsletter of the
Barony of Naevehjem
Nov / Dec AS XLVII (2013)
www.naevehjem.org
Barony of Naevehjem
Baron:
Baroness:
Seneschal:
Herald:
Marshal:
Exchequer:
THL Rudolf Fekter
THL Amicia Sennet de Bruges
Randy & Beth Porter
P.O. Box 3, Olancha, CA 93549
baron@naevehjem.org
baroness@naevehjem.org
Capt. Lord Gregory Morgan
Greg McAllister
1229 N. Las Posas, Ridgecrest, CA 93555
seneschal@naevehjem.org
Lady Mirabella Starre
Jenna Countess
308 W. Ward, Ridgecrest, CA 93555
THL Llewellyn Flinthaven
Larry Zulkoski
634 W. Coso Ave, Ridgecrest, CA 93555
(760) 764-2038
(760) 382-4174
herald@naevehjem.org
(760) 977-6199
marshal@naevehjem.org
(760) 375-4429
Lady Muirgheal inghean Sheumais
Robin Dake
P.O. Box 1017 Inyokern, CA 93527
exchequer@naevehjem.org
Chatelaine:
Mistress Katherine of Anglesey
Katherine Baldwin
chatelaine@naevehjem.org
Constable:
Vacant
Chronicler &
Webwright
Lord Greylond Winter
Clint Karnos
1441 Leroy St, Ridgecrest, CA 93555
(760) 377-5245
chronicler@naevehjem.org
(760) 301-6075
Canton of Cragdon-on-the-Water (Inactive)
Contact Their Excellencies Baron Rudolf or Baroness Amicia, (Randy or Beth Porter) at:
baron@naevehjem.org or baroness@naevehjem.org
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(760)764-2038
Unto the Populace of Naevehjem do We,
Rudolf and Amicia, send Greetings!
Fall is upon Us with colors bright and the shades of summer change to red, yellow and orange. Days are shorter and
a bit cooler; nights are crisp and the smells of winter are
nigh. Harvest has begun and many of us are preparing our
gardens for a rest and our homes for the coming winter.
As we reflect on another year that has passed all too
quickly we are yet again reminded of the need to slow
down the pace of our lives and truly enjoy each moment to
its fullest. The year has been filled with many wonderful
memories mixed with great sadness at the resent passing of
one our Barony’s best, Baroness Marina Zanne’. She will be
sorely missed and remembered with great fondness and
many happy times. Our deepest most heartfelt sympathy is
extended to her family, Baron Thomas Blackkeep, THL
LLewellyn Flinthaven, and THL Eularia ‘ Amboise. May
time ease your sadness and bring happy memories to you
each day.
Great Western War has come and gone with magnificent
pageantry, many well fought battles, and gorgeous
weather. Coronation and Queens Champion Tourney will
be held in our neighboring Barony of Dun Or November
2/3. Since it is so close we hope to see many from our own
Barony in attendance.
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BEWARE!!!!!!!!!! The Frost Dragon is lurking in the hills,
waiting… Our Baronial Anniversary is November 9. We
hope the entire Barony is present to help defend our fair
lands from this frightening beast! Come join us for a day of
fun and fighting. There will be fighting, an Arts competition, a fund raiser raffle, and of course a fabulous feast!
Champions will be chosen and of course, the Frost Dragon
will come… Who will save us??!! Come, join us and ply
your hand at slaying the might Frost Dragon!
Yours in service,
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An article on Arts?
That’s just about anything I touch. Right now we are
Arting like crazy for Frost Dragon, our Anniversary. We
are trying silicone molds for the site favors instead of
the carved soapstone. We thought we could try silicone
molds with “Castle Stone” a plaster like mix that looks
like.. you guessed it! It works great for solid sturdy
shapes but alas, not so for site favors.
We decided to do several different dragons for site
favors this year. As the silicone molds can take temperatures up to 500 degrees we are using pewter and casting
them. Interesting enough nothing sticks to silicone. This
includes pewter. Casting with it is different because it
just beads up in the middle requiring a little creative use
of the casting spoon. Amazing how much you can play
with it and move it around until it cools. It also matters
how thick the silicone is, how completed the master
was, and how big it was. All this affects your ability to
move the pewter around. The silicone also holds the
heat real well affecting the cooling time.
This is the fun thing about the SCA you get to do all this
crazy stuff. In what other group would you think “Let’s
try silicone casting this time!”. We are busy having fun
casting these different site favors. So come to Frost
Dragon and get one of these cool favors.
- Katherine of Angelesey
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Frost Dragon Tourney
Saturday, November 9th
Warriors! One and all! Brave souls of Caid! The Frost Dragon
has again threatened our lands and will descend upon us at the
Anniversary for the Barony of Naevehjem! Come help us to once
more vanquish him to hell's cold gate from whence he came!
The day's fighting events will take place at Freedom Park, 100
W. California St., Ridgecrest. This is a dry site. There will be
prize tourneys for heavy weapons and rapier, and of course, a
special prize for the brave soul who slays the intrepid Frost
Dragon. We also expect to have a Beadmaking class (by Master
Conchobhar), and a demo of Unarmoured Combat (by Sir
Killian).
Schedule:
8:00 a.m. Site Opens
9:00 a.m. Lists Open (Lists will close 15 min. after Opening Court)
10:00 a.m. Opening Court
4:00 p.m. Closing Court
5:30 p.m. Site Closes
5:30 p.m. Feast Hall Opens (maps will be provided)
6:30 p.m. Feast Commences
9:00 p.m. Feast Hall Closes
Site fees: $7.00 for SCA members over 12 years of age; non-members
over 12 years of age will be $12.00; 12 and under are free guests of the
Barony. Make checks payable to: SCA Inc./Barony of Naevehjem.
The Arts & Sciences theme is 'Hearth and Home'. Entries could be
homey foods, décor… We'll have a theme poetry contest for the
younger set, and other artistic activities. Questions? A&S coordinator:
Edain McCarthaigh, celtic_lady373@yahoo.com, 760-977-6665.
Fundraising auction: please bring cool period items, yardage, artwork, handmade things, etc. We will draw tickets, and the ticket
holder can choose any item from the display…until everything is
gone. There will be a separate drawing for a handmade afghan
that has been donated.
Autocrat: Kaires Tevesu, frostdragon@naevehjem.org, 760-384-8532
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Frost Dragon Feast
After the event, come and enjoy a sumptuous feast prepared
once again by THLs Liam and Magnus, taking on a tour with
Moorish and Spanish delicacies. The feast will be held at the
Knights of Columbus Hall, 725 W Ridgecrest Blvd, Ridgecrest.
Bring out your best dessert recipe! A Dessert Contest will also be
part of the evening festivities with prize’s awarded for most period entry, and Baron’s Favorite. The title of Confectioner to the
Baron of Naevehjem will be awarded to the Baron’s choice of
desserts. Bards of all types, singers, dancers, musicians…are
invited to perform at the feast. Please contact the Feastocrat to
volunteer. Feast fee shall be $17.00 and advance reservations
for the feast are highly encouraged as space is limited. Please
make reservation with Feastocrat:
Baroness Belinda, frostdragon@naevehjem.org.
Archery Championship Tourney
Sunday, November 10th
If we succeed in vanquishing the Frost Dragon, there will still be
happy populace and visitors in Naevehjem, so the Archers of
Naevehjem will host a shoot for the Baronial Archery Championship, plus other fun, at Baldwin Keep, 3750 W. Drummond Dr.,
Ridgecrest. (maps will be available at the Frost Dragon tourney &
feast). There will be assorted novelty shoots, including some
new ones, and Thrown weapons activities, as well as the Baronial Championship. There is no site fee, but donations will be
gladly accepted. Crossbows are welcome and will have their
own category.
Schedule:
9:00 a.m. Site Opens/Setup
9:30 a.m. Warm-up Rounds
10:00 a.m. Archery Tournament Begins
4:00 p.m. Site Closes
Any who wish may crash at Baldwin's Floor and Breakfast. Contact
Autocrat: Mistress Katherine, misskofa@wildblue.net, 760-377-4533.
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Baronial Calendar
6 NOV
8 NOV
9 NOV
10 NOV
15 NOV
29 NOV
6 DEC
11 DEC
13 DEC
20 DEC
Baronial Dinner Meeting
5:30pm @ Casey’s (meeting at 6:30pm)
Friday Night Dinner Group
5:30pm @ Red Bowl
Frost Dragon Tournament
8:00am @ Freedom Park
Frost Dragon Archery Tournament
9:00am @ Baldwin’s Keep
Friday Night Dinner Group
5:30pm @ Victoria’s
Friday Night Dinner Group
5:30pm @ Saigon Flavor
Friday Night Dinner Group
5:30pm @ Pernell’s Kitchen
Baronial Dinner Meeting
5:30pm @ Casey’s (meeting at 6:30pm)
Friday Night Dinner Group
5:30pm @ Golden Dragon
Friday Night Dinner Group
5:30pm @ Lugo’s
Monday Night Fighter Practice
6—8 pm
Knights of Columbus
Wednesday Night Scriptorium
7—9 pm
Baldwin’s Keep
Sunday Archery & Thrown Weapons
2—4 pm
Baldwin’s Keep
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Kingdom Calendar
9 NOV Frost Dragon Anniversary
Freedom Park, Ridgecrest, CA
16 NOV Isles Anniversary
Slow Grove County Park
Goleta, CA
23 NOV Queen’s Champion, Archery
Woodley Park, Van Nuys, CA
30 NOV Medieval Marketplace
Kuns Park, La Verne, CA
7 DEC
Dun Or Yule
Lutheran Church of the Master
Lancaster, CA
8 DEC
Lyondemere/Gydenholt Yule
Masonic Lodge, Long Beach, CA
21 DEC Starkhafn Yule
Nevada State Museum
Las Vegas, NV
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The following rules have been compiled for all to see and review
prior to stepping on the field to challenge the Frost Dragon at our
Anniversary celebration. Good Luck to all who wish to test their
skills at defending our Barony against the dreaded Frost Dragon!
Frost Dragon Fighting Game Rules
1. Participation is open for those who have
paid the site fee and signed site waivers.
2. All Challengers must be the age of 12
years and older.
3. All minors must have a parent/guardian
present on site.
4. The field of combat is limited to the
Dragon, Marshals, and Challenger.
5. Determination marshaling will be used.
6. To kill the Dragon, one must ring the cymbals attached to the neck below the head.
7. All strikes will be light touches.
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Frost Dragon Fighting Game Rules
8. The Dragon’s body, head, and the
individual holding the head are all off
target.
9. Dragon limbs (claws, tail, and cheeks) are
eliminated when the holder is touched twice.
10. A Dragon limb becomes inactive when
eliminated.
11. A An unshielded or unimpeded breath
from the Dragon slays the Challenger.
12. The tail and claws are considered Great
Weapons.
13. A Challenger is wounded when the
Dragon makes contact with an arm or leg.
14. A Challenger is eliminated when the
Dragon makes contact with the body, hip, or
head.
15. All Challengers must use the provided
goggles, sword, and shield only.
16. Each challenge is limited to three (3)
minutes.
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Greylond’s Musings….
Feels like winter has come early to Naevehjem and I fret that
means it will a long and cruel one. While that might bode well
for those inclined to skiing and other winter sports, I, for one, do
not look forward to the seasonal head cold and the bone-deep
aches that are part and parcel of the Yuletide season. Of course,
grumbling about winter is a wonderfully period activity, reaching
back through many, many centuries. I’m particularly reminded
about a song stemming from the Albigensian Crusade. Early into
it, two of the crusade’s original supporters, the dukes of Burgundy and Nevers turned around and went home, refusing the
fiefdoms offered to them by Pope Innocent III. The march home,
during the harsh winter of 1209, was accompanied by this anonymous song, reflecting the disgust of the greed and bloodshed displayed by the crusading forces.
On the Approach of Winter
When I see the weather turning cold and starting to freeze
And the trees going bare and winter coming, then I want to
Ease up and spend time with a good fire beside the brazier,
And a glass of claret n a warm house during foul weather;
May he have no pardon, who won’t take care of himself.
I don’t want to ride out and burn places down, and so I really
Hate going to war and the battle cries and piling up great pillage
And robbing people; It’s a crazy enough business to waste everything; For little gain the masters in charge counseled with lies
start wars and disputes.
When I’m home by the fire and hear the wind outside and I see
the loaded spit turning on the grill, and good wine from the cellar
being brought up, then I want to drink and eat and rest,
By the wood fire…
(“On the Approach of Winter.” Anonymous. Translated by J.
Beck from 13thC Medieval French)
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NOTICE
The next FistHome Flyer will be published:
JANUARY of 2014.
Submissions for the next issue will be due:
DECEMBER 21st, 2013
So please, send your photos, pictures, letters,
stories, articles, clippings, research, anecdotes,
notes, jokes, recipes, diagrams, scribblings, doodles,
or late-night ravings to:
chronicler@naevehjem.org
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GUILD MEETINGS and USEFUL POINTS OF CONTACT
(in addition to Regnum listings)
Lists Officer
THL Caitlin (Kathy LaBrie)
Heraldry: By Appointment
Master James of the Lake (James Baldwin)
Minister of Arts and Science
THL Liam MacIan (Glenn McCartney)
Cellarer
Áine inghean Uilliam (Linda Soden)
Winemakers & Brewers: by arrangement
Neb Kaíres Tévesu, (Gene Schneider)
760-375-5076
labrie123@aol.com
760-377-4533
760-375-3416
taughmor@verizon.net
760-793-5468
linda.d.soden@nasa.gov
760-375-4291
martian@iwvisp.com
War Leader
Lord Oddbjorn Kapa (James McMechan)
760-384-4215
james_mcmechan@hotmail.com
Marshals
Master Thomas Blackkeep (Thomas Zulkoski)
760-375-8189
zulktm@ridgenet.net
THL Llewellyn Flinthaven (Larry Zulkoski)
760-375-4429
flinthaven@yahoo.com
THL Gregory Morgan (Greg McAllister)
760-382-4174
g_morgan_8of7@yahoo.com
Newcomers Information
Mistress Katherine of Anglesey (Katherine Baldwin)
760-377-4533
misskofa@wildblue.net
Calligraphy/Scriptorium :
7-9pm every Wednesday
English Country & Middle Eastern Dance:
by arrangement
Cooking Guild:
by arrangement
Archery and Thrown Weapons:
2-4pm every Sunday
Hounds of Caid:
by arrangement
For more information on these events, contact:
Mistress Katherine of Anglesey (Katherine Baldwin)
760-377-4533
Baldwin’s Keep
misskofa@wildblue.net
3750 W Drummond Ave, Ridgecrest, CA
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GENERAL INFORMATION
This is the November / December 2013 joint issue of the Fist Home Flyer,
a publication of the Barony of Naevehjem of the Society for Creative
Anachronism, Inc. (SCA, Inc.) It is not a corporate publication of the SCA,
Inc. and does not delineate of the SCA, Inc. policies.
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