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In Memoriam: Lord Duncan Stewart

21 Thursday Feb 2019

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Duncan at Carolingian Archery Championship, July 2004

Duncan at Carolingian Archery Championship, July 2004

Lord Duncan Stewart passed away on February 3, 2019 after many years of battling debilitating health challenges. Although he had not been active in the SCA for the past ten years or so, he was well-known in the archery community, especially in his home Barony of Carolingia.

Duncan received his Award of Arms from Andreas and Isabella on Feb. 3, 2001. He achieved Grand Master Bowman ranking on June 24, 2001, and was presented with his badge and a scroll by Hanse and Olivia on Sept. 15, 2001 at Legends of Chivalry. He served twice as Archery Champion of the Barony of Carolingia, winning the competitions on June 27, 1999 and July 10, 2004, then running the tournements to select his successors. Duncan made a generous gift to the Carolingian Company of Bowmen when he had the guild’s charter professionally framed. Properly protected, the venerable document is displayed with honor in the home of the Company Captain.

Duncan is presented with his GMB badge by Hanse and Olivia at Legends of Chivalry, Sept. 2001

Duncan is presented with his GMB badge by Hanse and Olivia at Legends of Chivalry, Sept. 2001

In the modern world, Duncan was known as Anthony Bellettini. He welcomed SCA archers at the indoor shooting ranges in the pro shops he operated, and he served as the Director of Shooting for many regional archery competitions. Anthony was a Certified Level 4 Coach, and he delighted in helping many people learn the sport he loved – especially the young archers in the JOAD program.

Mistress Ygraine of Kellswood recalls: “It was a lot of fun at one Bay State Games shoot where all the competitors were encouraged to wear their team uniforms – Anthony asked his SCA friends to compete wearing our medieval clothing, our ‘uniforms’. A lot of folks learned about the SCA that day, including (now Mistress) Nest verch Tangwistel and her family.”

Duncan at Carolingian Archery Championship, July 2004

Duncan at Carolingian Archery Championship, July 2004

The Memorial Service for Anthony Bellettini will be Friday, February 22, 2019 from 9am to 10am at the Folsom Funeral Home (86 Milton Street in Dedham MA) followed by a funeral procession to the Brookdale Cemetery (86 Brookdale Avenue in Dedham MA).

Photos by Ygraine of Kellswood.

In Memoriam: Mistress Aravis Katheryn DelClare

25 Sunday Nov 2018

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Mistress Aravis Katheryn DelClare passed away on Tuesday, November 20th following a sudden illness.

Mistress Aravis (sometimes known as “Aunty Aravis”) was one of the earliest members of what would become the Crown Province of Ostgardr, and of the East Kingdom. She was present at the Crown Tournament on July 21, AS III (1968) won by Bruce of Cloves, which marked the official separation of the East Kingdom from the West.

She was the first formally sworn esquire (of any gender) in the East Kingdom, and also served the Royal Court as Council Secretary (also known as the “Protonotary of the Curia”), Royal Scribe, and briefly served as one of the Editors of the early East Kingdom Newsletter, Pennoncel.

In September of AS V, she was inducted into the newly formed Order of the Silver Crescent, in a group that also included El of the Two Knives and Walter and Elfrida of Greenwalls. For a time, she also served as Principal of that same Order. In AS VI, she was invested by King Jehan as “Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of the East” – an office which, at the time, involved keeping the East in touch not only with the West Kingdom, but also with such far-flung lands as the Barony of Carolingia.

In AS XI, Laeghaire and Ysabeau II presented her with a Grant of Arms, and in AS XV she was recognized as a Companion of the Order of the Pelican by Aelfwine and Arastorm.

A longtime supporter, and later resident, of the Barony of Dragonship Haven, she was one of the first two people inducted into the Baronial Service Order, the Oar (now called the Order of the Keel) when it was founded in July of AS XXI. This award is given to service to the Barony by people who live outside the Barony. Then, in November of AS XXVII, she was made a companion of the order of the Yale, given for service to the Barony by members of the Barony.

She was heavily involved with the Stratford (CT) Cat Project, and a longtime member of the Bohemia Historical Society on Long Island. She was an avid reader and fan of science Fiction and Fantasy, as well as of cozy Mysteries and period-piece movies and television shows, as well an aficionado of antique shows and auctions and library sales. In her modern life, she was, until her retirement, a copy editor for one of the highest-circulation print publications in the United States.

No memorial information is available at this time, but donations can be made in her mundane name, Mary C. Radich, to Stratford Cat Project PO Box 1261 Stratford CT 06614

In Memoriam: Master Rhys Terafan Greydragon

12 Friday Oct 2018

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Master Terafan at the Society 50 year celebration in 2016. Photo courtesy of Mistress Tannis of Tir-y-Don

On Saturday, October 6th, Alan Gravesend, Society Marshal, announced that Master Rhys Terafan Greydragon, Society Equestrian Marshal, died while riding during an equestrian game at an SCA event in the Midrealm.

Master Terafan was well known throughout the Society not only as a skilled rider and excellent teacher of medieval horsemanship, but also for his contributions to the recreation of medieval life through his work documenting and constructing medieval furniture and tents, his interest in medieval cooking, and particularly his research into brewing and his involvement with the Inter Kingdom Brewers Guild. His website, greydragon.org, is a well known resource where he and his household shared his knowledge freely with all who had interest.

Master Terafan had been active in the SCA for more than 30 years. He was awarded Arms by Eastern Monarchs Gavin II and Sedalia II in AS 22, when Atlantia was still part of the East. He was made a Baron of the Court in Atlantia in AS 28, and was created a Master of the Laurel by the Crown of Atlantia in AS 31. In addition, Atlantia had recognized him with the Companion of the Pearl (for excellence in Arts & Sciences), and of the Golden Dolphin (for service and leadership), and he held the King’s Award of Excellence and the Queen’s Order of Courtesy from the Atlantian crown. He was also the premier of Atlantia’s Order of the Golden Lance (a grant-level award for exceptional expertise in the equestrian arts), and was a Companion of the Nonpareil, which is awarded by the Crown of Atlantia for “those who have shown excellence, honor, courtesy or chivalry above and beyond any duty. The members of this Order exemplify what it means to be an Atlantian.” Continue reading →

Lady Catherine Peacock – A Memorial

29 Wednesday Aug 2018

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We are saddened to report that Lady Catherine Peacock of the Barony of Stonemarche passed on June 29, AS LIII.

Lady Catherine PeacockLady Catherine was a long time citizen of the Barony of Stonemarche, joining in the mid 1990’s.  She received her Award of Arms from Lucan III and Elspeth at Market Day at  Birka in AS XXXI and her order of the Millstone in AS XXXIV.  She also received three Burdened Tygers  – from Lucan V and Marieke II (A.S. XXXIV) , from Lucan VI and Yana III (A.S. XXXVI), and from Andreas II and Isabella II (A.S. XXXVII). She became a companion of the Order of the Silver Crescent in A.S. XXXVI.

arms of Lady Catherine Peacock

Arms of Lady Catherine Peacock

In the society she bore the arms Azure, a peacock in its pride within a bordure invected Or. (Image courtesy of The Memorial Shield Project.)

The list of awards only hints at the life of Lady Catherine.  One can guess that she performed a lot of service, but that tells us no details of how that service was delivered, or even what it might have been.  Those details are what makes someone beloved and missed.

Lady Catherine did nothing in life by half measures.  She put her heart and soul into every activity she touched. She ran events. She cooked feasts.  She helped when other people ran things.  She loved the arts, and Byzantine garb with as many pearls and gems as it would support.  To every one of those activities she brought boundless, infectious joy, and enthusiasm that caught up others and swept them along to help her.

She is remembered too for her fierce dedication to justice, and to protecting those who needed an advocate. When there was a problem too big for the Barony to sort out, she didn’t hesitate.  She picked up the phone and called the King to explain the group’s concerns.  It didn’t matter to her that she wasn’t an officer, or in charge of anything – she saw a problem, knew who could help with it, and got the job done.   That, too, was very typical of her.

She is survived by her husband, Lord Randall Brock, and two daughters who are not currently active in the Society.

Service Information for Master Dorio of the Oaks

29 Sunday Jul 2018

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Posting on behalf of Anastasia of the Oaks:

Master Dorio of the Oaks, Baron Stonemarche, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, 7/24. The family is with Anastasia and are hanging in there. If you want to reach out, please use texts, email, or private message. However, she is not up to phone calls or visitors right now.

Calling hours will be held at the Rivet Funeral Home, 425 Daniel Webster Highway, Merrimack, NH on Monday 7/30 from 4 – 6 PM. A Memorial Service will be held in the chapel of the funeral home at 6 PM.

A memorial will also be held at Pennsic on Monday, 8/6 at 7 pm at the EK battlefield pavillion. Please bring your own chair if able. A book will be available for memories at both memorials.

Please feel free to contact his proteges, Simona bat Leone or Fortune St Keyne for further information.

Memorial Garden at the East Kingdom 50 Year Celebration

10 Saturday Mar 2018

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The East Kingdom’s fiftieth anniversary is coming up this summer, and with it a time for reflection on those of our society who are no longer with us.

The East Kingdom 50 Year Celebration will be held in Schaghticoke, NY from June 28th through July 1st, and will include a Memorial Garden set aside for quiet remembrance of the fallen.

Anyone who participated in the East Kingdom throughout its history may be memorialized in the garden.

For any person to be honored in this way, please prepare a single 11 x 8.5 sheet (landscape orientation), with a photo and a short biography, or whatever words you feel are appropriate. Continue reading →

Collecting Tales of Duke Kenric

18 Thursday Jan 2018

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Photo by Raziya bint Rusa

Stories, songs, and poems about Duke Kenric are being collected in an online Google Form. The works submitted will be laid out, printed, and given to his family. Anyone may submit a story, which can be as long or short as the person wishes. Final stories will be edited for spelling only; no other edits will be made. If you would like to submit a story, the form can be found here.

In Memoriam: Duke Kenric æt Essex

15 Monday Jan 2018

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“When righteousness and mercy are associated in the ruler’s authority, he may, while soothing the hearts of his subjects, inspire them with reverence, and, whilst correcting, sooth them. So spoke Alfred, great King of the Saxons, and it is as if he had known Kenric ætEssex.” – From the ducal scroll of Kenric æt Essex

Photo by Raziya bint Rusa

Duke Kenric æt Essex, Knight, Laurel, has been declared lost at sea following a boating accident on Friday, January 12th. Kenric was one of the most highly accomplished and beloved citizens of the East. He and his wife, Avelina Keyes, reigned three times as King and Queen of the East. He was the only person in the history of the East to be inducted into five orders of High Merit. Prior to his first reign as King of the East, he served as East Kingdom Brigantia Herald for four years, then subsequently as Kingdom Chamberlain for two years, and at the time of his death was serving as East Kingdom Marshal of Armored Combat.

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In Memoriam: Lady Bryn Millar

27 Wednesday Dec 2017

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Lady Bryn Millar¹

Lady Bryn Millar of the Barony of Endewearde passed away on December 24th, 2017 following a short illness.

Lady Bryn was one of the earliest members of the then Shire of Endewearde, active in her local group for more than 25 years, and received her Award of Arms in 1994 from Gregor and Christence. She was devoted to the art of the rapier, well known in the lists and also a dedicated and active teacher, serving the rapier community as a marshal (and recently as a youth marshal) and also helped to foster a decades-long partnership with the fencing club at a local University. She held the rank of Captain in the Northguard Rapier company, and was recognized as a Captain of Fence (“gold cord”) by the League of Rapier Academies. In 2014 she was awarded the Portcullis of Endewearde in recognition of her martial skill and service. In 2015 she was inducted into the newly formed Order of the Silver Rapier by Omega V & Etheldreda IV at Great Northeastern War.

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