Newsletter for the Barony of Caer MearNewsletter for the Barony of Caer Mear

The Quid Novi (QD)The Quid Novi (QD)

Volume 35, Issue 12 Volume 35, Issue 12 Volume 35, Issue 12 December 2013December 2013December 2013

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On the Cover

Many thanks to Baron Ursus of Anglesey for capturing the magic of the Fall Crown Tournament 2013 for us!

Need help for a research project?

Try these sites:

www.metmuseum.org

http:britishlibrary.typepad.co.uk/digitisedmanuscripts/index.html

I checked these out based on notes from friends and they are

great resources. Enjoy!

News from War of the Wings War of the Wings IX announces that it

will be held Oct 15-19, 2014 at Elchenburg Castle. Gate is planned to be $15 prereg and $20 at the gate and will be available on ACCEPS after the

first of the year.

Rumors abound about a certain Diminutive Equine Brotherhood

instigating aggression! Join the War of the Wings FB group to stay abreast of

the latest news! https://www.facebook.com/groups/125725374262843/

Looking Back, This was a poll I posted for the CM Yahoo group

In December 2012

How many Kingdom level events do you plan on attending in 2013?

(Pennsic and Gulf Wars count) 23 Votes

1) NONE 1 (4%)

2) 1-2 7 (30%)

3) 3-4 4 (17%)

4) 5 or more 11 (48%)

Did you make it to more or less than you

planned?? How about next year? Is there

a new event you’d like to check out? Look

for a new poll for 2013 on the yahoo

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We watched the day dawning. Deep blue turned to gold, On the road to the tournament To witness history unfold. There she sat beside him; They laughed, then laughed more. She would stand with arms open to watch her tyger roar. for Love fights the good fight. Love raises the sword. Love holds up the banner. It holds back the horde. Love cares for the broken. Love avenges the fall. Love elevates the simple. It elevates us all. A crowd was assembled; The sun now burned bright. Tears with cheering mingled as his red belt turned to white. Rose then our Sir Brennan As his pretty Caoilfhionn shone. In this, as in every other thing, He would never be alone. For

Love fights the good fight. Love raises the sword. Love holds up the banner. It holds back the horde. Love cares for the broken. Love avenges the fall. Love elevates the simple. It elevates us all. The new Knight paced, ready. He entered the list, Gave honor to his lady From whom all honors exist. He took down his opponents. ’Twas hard to best his sword. His resolve seemed to double With each look from his adored. The autumn sun was waning when the final battle came. Determined to give her this, He fought now for her fame. It ended on a heart’s beat. His children with joy danced! He set a crown upon his lady; All who saw it were entranced.

Love Conquers All – The Lay of Brennan and Caoilfhionn

This song was inspired by the deed day of my friend, war-brother, pro-tector, Brennan MacFeargus on the day he became first, Sir Brennan,

and then Prince Brennan. His love for his lady Caoilfhionn* and family served as his inspiration (for good reason – they’re wonderful) and so in

return for her long love, he made her Princess Caoilfhionn. That is totally worth singing about. By Baroness Aneleda Falconbridge

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Love fights the good fight. Love raises the sword. Love holds up the banner. It holds back the horde. Love cares for the broken. Love avenges the fall. Love elevates the simple. It elevates us all. In one day a knight – a prince - Crowned true love with gold. Love lead all the virtues, for in it others must enfold. None forget the moment As the stars did rise that fall When Eastern prince and princess proved that love could really conquer all.

Love fights the good fight. Love raises the sword. Love holds up the banner. It holds back the horde. Love cares for the broken. Love avenges the fall. Love elevates the simple. It elevates us all. We will do this together. Our love elevates us all. ________________________

Has someone Inspired you either on or off the field? Why not share it

here and let others know!

Kingdom Arts and Science Festival Coming February 1 2014

Join in a day of arts and science as well as competition

and laughter! Pesona Pentathlon, Royal Baker and Brewer competitions, Gyrth Oldcastle Poetry Smack-

down and Merchants to tempt you with wondrous wares!

Site- Carroll county Agriculture center

706 Agriculture Dr.,Westminister,MD. 21175 See the website for details- http://www.brighthills.net/events/

KASF2014.html

http://www.brighthills.net/events/KASF2014.htmlhttp://www.brighthills.net/events/KASF2014.html

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Ein gute fülle (A good filling) (Apples with Honey & Spices) Wiltu machen ein spise. besnide biern schoene und spalt in viere und lege sie in einen hafen und be-decke den hafen und beecleibe ez mit teyge daz der bradem iht uz müge. denne bestürtze den hafen mit einer witen stürtzen und lege dar umme glüende koln und laz ez lang sam backen. so nim denne die birn her uz und tu reines honiges dor zu. also vil als der birn ist und siude ez mit ein ander, daz ez dicke werde. und gibz hin. Also mahtu auch von epfeln un von küten aber man sol pfeffers genau dar zu tun. Translation: This is how you want to make a food. Trim fine pears and divide in four. And lay them in a pot and cover the pot and coat it with dough, so that the vapor can get out. Then cover the pot with a broad cover and lay there about glowing coals and let it slowly bake. So take then the pears out (of the fire?) and add clean honey therein, as much as the pear is, and boil it together so that it becomes thick and give it out. So you can make also from apples and from quinces but one should add pepper enough thereto. (Ein Büch von Güter Speise) Recipe: Peel & core apples. Roast until soft. Mash with honey, add spices (white pepper, ginger, cinna-mon, cloves, allspice, etc.). Keep warm in a hot oven. My version: I peel & core apples, & slice into wedges. Place apples into a baking dish, sprinkle with spices (white pepper (just a little), ginger, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, nutmeg, etc.) & pour enough hon-ey to coat apples. Mix ingredients together & place in a preheated 350 degree oven for 30-45 minutes until tender. Also good for pie filling!!! Just place uncooked into pie shell, cover with another pie shell (vent) & bake

Submitted by Lady Marie d’Andelys

Their Majesties wish to continue the tradition of giving drinking cups to newcomers. If you have spare cups you are willing to donate to this cause, please

bring them to a Royal Progress event. Their Majesties are also in need of cords for award medallions. These cords need to be fairly thin and be at least 32 inches long. If you have any questions, please contact me at richard-ffaukes@yahoo.com.

The Cross and Lily Tournament December is by tradi-tion a surprise odd weapons format. Come out and fight! If you have any questions about the Cross and Lily tournament feel free to contact Sir Byrce de Byram.

The Chronicler and the assistant wish you all the best this holiday season

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Holiday Faire 2013 The Barony of Stierbach once again hosted Holiday Faire on a generally

sunny if chilly day. Vendors offered something for everyone. There was

fighting for those who wished as well as archery! Your humble Chronicler

was there to snap a few photos and found some real bargain fabrics as well.

A&S Schedule

December 3rd will be a Marshal class with

Sir Bryce de Byram

December 10th will be the rennent custard class with

THL Henricus

December 17th will be the Viking Clothing class with

Dame Hrothny

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The Century Challenge

A number of us have been participating in a

"Century Challenge" of Pell Work. Like most good ideas I stole this

shamelessly from someone else (in this case from one of the Western

Kingdoms). The idea is simple : Do 100 Pell blows a day, for 100 Days.

(10,000 blows at the successful completion). Start over if you miss a

day. Currently there are a number of us in the barony and around the

kingdom that are completing our second pass through this drill for

2013. (The first time we had four fighters: Me, Balin, Abran, and Henri-

cus complete the drill for a combined 40,000 blows) We are using Social

Media to keep a running tally and to help us stay focused and account-

able. (we use an email list to share what drills we are doing to help

share ideas and give us a pool of choices to pick from when deciding

that days lesson plan.) As of this writing we in the mid 80's (early No-

vember) and should finish up just before 100 Minutes War, the goal end

date. (the goal end day of the last challenge was just before Ruby Joust).

Caveat: I don't teach striking the pell, (especially an unpadded pell!)

hard as this tends to lead to repetitive stress injuries. Rather we focus

on shot placement, movement, cycling blows and returns. Even done

slowly this only takes about 15 minutes a day. Some folks have had to

miss days because of travel or sickness and have decided to 'double up'

or pick up where they had to stop to finish out the drill. While this isn't

in the original rules of the challenge, the whole purpose is to get people

thinking about fighting and doing extra credit outside of practice and

events. I am personally happy that at the end of the year I can say that

at the very least I have had a sword-like object

in my hand doing drills for 200 out of 365 days.

While it is easier to do this as a group you cer-

tainly can do it on your own. After the first

round of the drill we saw marked skill increase

in all four fighters who participated to the end. I

encourage all aspiring fighters (armoured or ra-

pier) to try this useful exercise. If you have any

questions please contact me.

Sir Bryce de Byram, OL, OP

Photo by Baron Ursus of Anglesey

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Chapter and Verse This month I don’t have a book review for you. However, I do want to remind you that when you are thinking about holiday gift giving, think books! I give both new and ,when possible, used books. The treasures contained inside a book isn’t diminished one whit by having been read by someone before you gift it to another. It adds character! I did a Quick search of Amazon for “SCA” and it yielded the following possible gift books: 1) The Knowne World Atlas: A Territorial Maps & Heraldry Coloring Book for the Soci-ety for Creative Anachronisms 2) Medieval Fantasy as Performance: The Society for Creative Anachronism and the Current Middle Ages 3) The Knights Next Door: Everyday People Living Middle Ages Dreams 4) Murder at the War

Putting Out The Virtual Welcome Mat! Helping our newcomers find information about the SCA in an engaging and

easy to use way can sometimes be a challenge. The society has

launched a new online newcomers portal to help them along the

way. Check it out at : http://welcome.sca.org

If you are an SCA parent, consider helping with this survey about youth activi-ties:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/TF9WFYZ

Atlantia will be once again hosting the St. Sebastian's archery shoot at Pennsic next year. The theme will be Safari and help is needed! Contact-Janyn Fletcher!

Caer Mear Yule!

Don’t forget that even though

our Yule event is sold out, you

can asked to be placed on

a wait list!

Congratulations to

Prince Guillaume Tomas and Princess Kára!

Proud Heirs of the fair Kingdom of Atlantia

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Savory Toasted Cheese The Stuff of Legend!

Savory toasted cheese (STC) was one of the very first foods I heard about when becoming a part of the SCA several years ago. The other was armored turnips! STC is truly a standard. It also seems to have many variations all of which are

tempting! It seemed appropriate during this holiday time to share your humble Chronicler’s recipe for this staple dish.

My Basic STC recipe created from trial and error 1/4 cup butter (allow to soften a bit) 1/2 cup cream cheese 1/2 cup Brie 3 Tbsp. whole milk Pinch tsp. white pepper Pinch dry mustard Combine in oven safe bowl/dish and bake for 15-20 minutes checking for the lovely brown bubbly top! Now this is where things get fun! There is a veritable pantry of goodies that folks add to this to make it their own! -Bacon -Broccoli -Diced Ham -Green beans -Peas -Asparagus -Onion -Sausage and even homemade BBQ! Just a few of the things I have played around with as add-ons. One the very best things on a cold evening! Now get some crusty bread and enjoy!

Did you see the newest Kingdom newsletter? The Acorn is available now online and easy to access. I enjoy reading news from

other kingdoms as well! You never know what you might learn. http://enewsletter.sca.org/

Have something to Share? This newsletter exists to serve the people of Caer Mear. If there is something you’d like to have put in the Quid Novi (QD), please let me know. I am always looking for

material.

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Monthly Baronial Meeting 11/20/13

Her Excellency urges everyone to try to make it to Unevent. The trip to Marinus baronial birthday was great fun. Exchequer– balance, 7,106.56. In Oct, The Canton of Rivers Point donated $1,000 to the barony to aid in expenses. Other fundraisers in-clude, a table at Holiday Faire and a possible bit for a kingdom event. A&S– All going well, see the schedule for December classes Knight Marshal– Count Amos is the new knight marshal, quarterly report submitted Webminister-Updates continue, Yule theme up on site. Herald– Kingdom level review underway Quartermaster-everything in place and all borrowed items returned. Rivers Point– Will be providing Hams and Turkey for Yule celebration Not having meetings at this time. Planning Spring demo and will need support from the barony. Caer G.-no regular meetings Events- Yule– only a few spots left. Make sure you bring a side dish. We will be holding a silent auction at Yule. Ruby- Countess Ysabella Cacemoine won the bid and will begin the work. She has the thanks of us all for taking on this challenging task. Old Business– fundraising ideas underway. Still open for any others New Business– none (amazing right?) Ended –7:26pm.

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The Atlantian Calender of Events

December

7 Kingdom Unevent- Sacred Stone, Claremont, NC

13-15 Yule Toy Tourney 8- Nottinghill Coill. Pickens, SC

21 Caer Mear Yule!!!!!- Richmond,VA

January 2014

4 Inter-baronial 12th Night-Tir-y-Don, Yorktown, VA

11 Twelfth Night -Atlantia. Washington, DC

18 Lion's Head Tavern Day of Dance-Greenlion Bay, Chestertown, MD

18 Gesangs of the Stone-Middlegate, Winston-Salem, NC

24-26 Manannan Mac Lear-Tear-Sea's Shore, Walterboro, SC

25 Mid-Winter's Revel - A Journey Along the Silk Road, Lochmere,

Severna Park, MD

February 2014

1 Kingdom Arts & Sciences Festival ®-Bright Hills.Westminster, MD

8 Bright Hills Baronial Birthday-Atlantia, Manchester, MD

8 Winter Muster Middlegate- Elchenburg Castle ,Boonville, NC

14-16 Nottinghill Coill Baronial Birthday-Nottinghill Coill

15 Little Event with a Great Big Feast-Ponte Alto, Fairfax, VA

21-23 Tournament of Ymir ®-Windmasters' Hill, Reidsville, NC-Besty Jeff Penn Camp

March 2014 1 Winter University-Atlantia

9-16 Gulf Wars XXIII (R) -Gleann Abhann

15 Bright Hills Scribal Schola II - Bright Hills, Towson, MD

21-23 Night On The Town- Lochmere, Annapolis, MD

28-30 The Grand Tournament of Friends VI- Attilium, Bunnlevel, NC

29 Defending the Gate XIII (R)- Sudentorre, Spotsylvania, VA

http://www.gulfwars.org/http://acorn.atlantia.sca.org/event_info.php?event_id=0636b467http://acorn.atlantia.sca.org/event_info.php?event_id=d614a4e3http://acorn.atlantia.sca.org/event_info.php?event_id=7c172085http://acorn.atlantia.sca.org/event_info.php?event_id=c9433b05

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Regnum

Baronage

Baron Wolfgang Moennich von Luppin Baroness Iseulte of the Red Cliffs

Moe & Kitty Moyer

baron AT caermear.atlantia.sca.com baroness AT caer-

mear.atlantia.sca.com

Seneschal Lady Naomi

cmsenescal AT gmail.com

Exchequer

Kadlin Fjorliefardottir

Debbie deTreville exchequer AT caer

mear.atlantia.sca.org

Chatelaine Baroness Inga

Carolyn Quenstedt quenstedt AT aol.com

Chronicler

Gytha of WithornSea Penny Haller

pennyhaller@yahoo.com

Webminister Arnóra in Rauda

Beth deTreville

lady.arnora.in.rauda AT gmail.com

Herald

Lord Ragnarr Leifsson

Minister of Arts & Science

Baroness Magda z Stalburg Maggie Pruett

(804) 746-3421

maggiepruett AT comcast.net

Knight Marshal

Count Amos le Pious

Chancellor Minor &

VA Vice-Chancellor of Youth Rosaleen Robertson

Ann Davis youthchancellor AT caer-

mear.atlantia.sca.org

Minister of the List

(acting) Bojzena Z Osturna

(804) 569-1881 Not calls after 9pm please

Seneschal

Master Thomas Longshanks Tom McDonald

(804) 523-0184

YarnvidSeneschal AT yahoo.com

Exchequer

Lady Anna of Calais Brenda Pomfrey

Minister of Arts & Science

Kateryne Ferneley Megan Shogren

brockenspectre AT yahoo.com

Knight Marshal

Lady Osa Samantha Baxter

sammy390 AT aol.com

Seneschal

Broccan mac Ronain ui Lochlainn William "Skip" Davis

caergseneschal AT gmail.com

Exchequer

Mary Beth Keller caergexchequer AT gmail.com

Herald

Ragnar Leifson Ed Claytor

heraldcaerg AT gmail.com

Seneschal

Nathaniel of Ravenswood nathaniel.ravenhill@yahoo.com

Exchequer

Elizabeth Tender Herte

Minister of Arts & Science

Sharon Miller Isabel Henry

lumiere62 AT verizon.net

Canton of Rivers Point

Canton of Caer Gelynniog

College of Yarnvid

Barony of Caer Mear

* If there has been a change in officers or if information is listed incorrectly you must email the chronicler. All additions or changes must be in writing, giving permission to print whatever personal info you wish posted. Minimum contact info is your SCA name, your legal name and

your e-mail address. Any additional contact info is optional.

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Scheduled Meetings

This is The Caer Mear QD, a publication of the Barony of Caer Mear of the Society for Crea-tive Anachronism, Inc. The Caer Mear QD is available from Penny Haller, pennyhal-

ler@yahoo.com. Subscriptions are Electronic. This newsletter is not a corporate publication of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc.

and does not define SCA policies. For information on reprinting letters and artwork from this publication, please contact the Chronicler, who will assist you in contacting the original crea-

tor of the piece. Please respect the legal rights of our contributors. Please send submissions to:

pennyhaller@yahoo.com www.caermear.atlantia.sca.org

Disclaimer: Clip art in this issue of the QD taken from the Microsoft Office/Publisher 2007 clip art selections,

all rights reserved

Barony of Caer Mear

Business Meetings Monthly; 3rd Wednesday at 7:00pm

Fighter Practice / A&S Gathers Weekly; every Tuesday at 7:00pm

Both are held at Battery Park Christian Church, 4201 Brook Road, Richmond VA

College of Yarnvid

Business Meetings Held as needed.

Arts & Science Gathers Weekly; every Thursday at 7:30pm Both are held at Epiphany Church 11000 Smoketree Drive, Richmond VA Archery Practice Weekly; every Sunday at 1:00pm Held at Rockwood Park 3401 Courthouse Rd, Chesterfield VA

Caer Gelynniog

Business Meetings-NO REGULAR MEET-INGS AT THIS TIME Held at Bethel Baptist Church 227 Bethel Church Road, Palmyra, VA, 229 Canton of Rivers Point

Business Meetings Fighter Practice / A&S Gathers NO REGULAR MEETINGS AT THIS TIME Both are held at the Colonial Heights Pub-lic Library 1000 Yacht Basin Dr, Colonial Heights, VA

We look forward to seeing you!

All submissions are due by the 25th of each month for the next month’s issue.

http://caermear.atlantia.sca.org/