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  {===========}         #67 January, AS XXXVI (2002 CE)

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This is The eSentinel, a publication of the Crown Principality of The North, Kingdom of An Tir, of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. It is not a corporate publication of the SCA, nor does it delineate SCA Policies. The eSentinel is available by subscription through the Chronicler. Subscriptions are $1/yr.
Permission is granted to forward a single copy to any given individual once only as a sample. Any other distribution is theft and harms the Principality.
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IN THIS ISSUE:
- Event Calendar
- By The Light of A Northern Star....
- From The Crown Principality Chatelaine
- Northern Principality Committee Bulletin #15
- From The Fundraising Committee Chair
- Upcoming Events in the North
- Because I Can...A Viking Christmas Carol
- Compendium of Resources
- Crown Principality Officers
- Branches of The Crown Principality of The North

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Event Calendar

JANUARY
5-6 Twelfth Night - Appledore - Oliver, BC
11-13 Twelfth Night - Madrone - Seattle, WA

FEBRUARY
2 Day of Dance - Lions Gate - Vancouver, BC
13-18 Estrella War - Out of Kingdom - Arizona
23 Lovers Revel - Eisenmarche - Coquitlam, BC

MARCH
1-3 Kingdom A&S - TBA
16 Daffodil XXV - Seagirt - Victoria, BC
23 Champion's Tourney - Eisenmarche - Coquitlam, BC

APRIL
13 Cardinal's Birthday Banquet - Lions Gate - Vancouver, BC
20 Sir Edward's Mem. Tourney - Shittimwoode - Bellinghame, WA

MAY
4 May Bardic - Lions Gate - Vancouver, BC
17-19 May Crown - TBA

JUNE
14-16 Champions Tourney - Lionsdale - Chilliwack, BC
21-23 PJ Party 3 - Appledore - Oliver, BC
21-23 SYG Trials - Seagirt - Victoria, BC

JULY
5-7 An Tir/West War - Kingdom of The West
5-7 Mermaid's Tourney - False Isle - Powell River, BC
19-21 July Coronation - Shittimwoode - Bellingham, WA

AUGUST
23-25 SST - Seagirt - Victoria, BC
31-2 September Crown - Vulkanfeldt - Yakima, WA

SEPTEMBER
6-8 War of Feast or Famine - Seagirt - Victoria, BC

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By The Light of A Northern Star....

As usual, a Crown Event is pending, and the populace of the Kingdom find a topic to start strongly debating. As this topic concerns us all, I would recommend that anyone interested in this possible revision of Corpora regarding Crown Tournaments check out the following web-
site:
http://sca.org/BOD/announcements/royal-lists.html

This is a topic that needs to be commented on (like any decision of The BOD with regard to Corpora, Marshalling, etc.). Please get involved and comment either for or against the change.
Now that "official" business is out of the way, I hope that the holiday season was one of true joy for you and that arguments at the family dinner table were of a minor variety. And that you are not **too** tired or turkey meals.
By the time you receive this issue, we'll either be looking at the immanent Coronation of our new King and Queen or remembering this anniversary 12th Night as yet another milestone in our journey through the Current Middle Ages.
Now there's a term we don't here much any more; "The Current Middle Ages". It used to be that you couldn't open a newsletter or read a web-page that didn't have that term somewhere inside it. It seems to be one of those traditions that has gone by the way-side.
You know what they say about traditions in An Tir: Once is original, twice is custom and three times is age-old tradition of our fore-fathers.
But traditions change, either by building upon their foundations or by neglect. Traditions are what give us our sense of history, of our knowledge of things past and a way of doing things that has, generally, worked well. But this does not mean that Traditions must stay forever unmutable and unchanging. For what served us well in AS XVI is not necessarily either relevant or effective/efficient in AS XXXVI . At one point in time, not so very long ago, printed copies of branch newsletters were the only way of getting information about events and happenings, and for an event to be "official" had to have been printed there. But now, in our mundane electronic age, we have eMail and the World- Wide Web and NewsGroups that get the information out faster than any method previously known to mankind.
But there is a "tradition" of the printed newsletter, and so the rules say that for events to be official, event copy for them must show up in the branch/Principality/Kingdom
issues. But many events never show up there. Because the event organizers (not necessarily the Autocrat) either just send it to the local email list or post it to their Web-Page. And even then, they will often wait until the last minute say two weeks before the event to announce that it is happening.
And people wonder why events seem to get smaller numbers showing up to them, right?
Tradition tells us that the sooner you get the information out, the better your event will be attended. Even big events like Daffodil or Baroness' Birthday or even Egil's down Three Mountains' way. Tradition also says that if the event is published in a newsletter, it is official and all the mundane requirements are met and covered. And the Kingdom will take official notice of Awards Baronial and up that were presented.
This is a good tradition, and one that needs to be cared for. And while the tradition has changed so that there are newsletters that are sent out via eMail or presented on Web-Pages, the traditions that govern the use, care and well-being of newsletters hasn't really changed. Although
there are some that try mightily to ignore that.
Support your local newsletter it's a Tradition that you'll find is really worthwhile. And one that only gets better as you follow it....

Lord Erasmus The Traveller, GdS

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From The Crown Principality Chatelaine

I hope things are going well throughout the North. We still have a very poor reporting record. Yes, I can be slow in replying when my everyday life gets busy, however I hope I have not failed anyone out there.
It seems I may be leaving this post soon. My Kingdom superior is resigning and I will be "moving up" as it were. I hereby ask for volunteers to take over at the regional/Crown Principality level. You will probably need email access as well as a few hours a month for replying to reports and reporting to Kingdom. You will also get a lot of emails out-of-the-blue from the directed email address on the Kingdom website and others.
Anyone interested is asked to email me at wl835@victoria.tc.ca with a clear subject line and send me a cover letter and resume.
Hoping everyone had a good winter holiday with the best of wishes for the year ahead,

Ekatarina Borisovna Kievskaia,
Chatelaine for the Crown Principality of the North

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Northern Principality Committee Bulletin #15

THE BALLOTS ARE COMING! THE BALLOTS ARE COMING!

To SCA Members:
As you read this, the Final - Last - Decisive Ballots are winging and plodding their way to you -- IF you are an SCA member and your membership was valid when the mailing labels were printed.
In order for the poll to be valid, at least half of the ballots mailed out must be completed and returned. Please fill out the ballot as soon as you receive it and return it in the enclosed self-addressed stamped envelope. We don't want to risk losing Your Ballot to the Junkmail Monster!
Deadline for return is postmarked Jan. 31, 2002.
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Important Information for Lost Ballots:
IF you do not get a ballot, and IF you are a current SCA member (not expired, received the December Crier, etc.), and IF it's January 15th and you STILL HAVEN'T GOTTEN A BALLOT, then:

US residents: Contact Mistress Meresigha Stonegatta
2814 Franklin, Bellingham Wa 98225
Home: 360-733-0386 (Email is best.) jlynch@cob.org

Canada residents: Contact Mistress Elizabeth Braidwood
4808 214A St., Langley B.C. V3A 9E4
Home: 604-533-8032, donna.hrynkiw@kwantlen.ca
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Non-SCA Members
We wish we could include all of The Peoples of The North on this balloting, but that's not within the rules of our game. However, Members and non-Members alike can write or email Their Majesties, the Kingdom Seneschal, and The SCA Board of Directors. They are interested in what you have to say about the Principality of the North. Please send your comments to:

Wilam and Siobhan, King and Queen of An Tir:
Before Jan. 12, 2002:
prince@antir.sca.org
princess@antir.sca.org
After Jan. 12, 2002:
king@antir.sca.org
queen@antir.sca.org
c/o Don and Aleida Wittmayer
7345 NE River Rd.
Keizer OR 97303

Seneschal An Tir:
Viscountess Callista
seneschal@antir.sca.org
c/o Deborah Brown
904 Pine St, Sultan WA 98294.

SCA Board of Directors:
matt.larsen@certive.com (Sir Geoffrey Mathais/Matt Larsen, An Tir
Ombudsman)
or directors@sca.org
The Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc.
P.O. Box 360789
Milpitas, CA 95036-0789
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In closing:
We hope your holiday was fun, healthy, and happy. We hope you've had a chance for rest and to be with the folks you love.
We hope that relative who always thought you incredibly weird, has given you the perfect SCA present.
(Well, two out of three ain't bad... :-)
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NPC MEMBERS and SPECIAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Guardians of the North: Hwolf Einarsson and Zelda of Yorvik
(Keith and Zelda Unger)
#34 17706 60th Ave, Surrey, BC V3S 1V2
the_rogue@imag.net

Elizabeth Braidwood (Donna Hrynkiw) NPC COMMITTEE CHAIR
4808 214A St., Langley B.C. V3A 9E4
Home: 604-533-8032 (before 9:30pm) Work: 604-599-2319 (be
brief) donna.hrynkiw@kwantlen.ca (note new address)
Erasmus the Traveler (Warren R. Edge)
1283 Park Terrace, Victoria, BC, Canada, V9A 4Z2
250-380-9947 (before 10pm)
travlr@pacificcoast.net
Finlaech MacGillandrias (Cameron Ross)
P.O. Box 14, Forest Grove, BC, V0K 1M0
250-397-2151 fax 250-397-2861
finlaech@bcinternet.net
Ljotr Einarsson (Mitch Steck)
1205 25th Ave, Vernon BC V1T 7L5
250-542-6988
ljotr@home.com
Margaree ny Kenneth (Veronica Vander Heiden)
#16 - 478 Culduthel Road
Victoria, B.C. V8Z 1G1
250-380-6873
vvh@home.com
Meresigha Stonegatta of Witham (Jackie Lynch)
2814 Franklin, Bellingham Wa 98225
Home: 360-733-0386 (Email is best.)
jlynch@cob.org
Morgaine Brigantia (Liz Frick)
14942 92A Avenue, Surrey, BC. V3R 7A5
604-588-3558 (No calls after 10pm or Sundays after 9pm)
morgaine@shaw.ca
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PRINCIPALITY SUB-COMMITTEES CONTACT INFORMATION

CALENDAR
Anthony Hawke (Mike Dowd)
250-382-2972
anthony.hawke@shaw.ca
CEREMONIAL
James Llewellyn ap Grufydd
#306-55 Bay St., Victoria, BC V9A 6X9
250-381-9012
jamesllewellyn@home.com
CROSS-BORDER ISSUES
Olwen Pen Aur
RR#3 Site 30 C-12, Oliver, B.C.
250-498-3084
jturner@img.net
FUNDRAISING
Thora Golvik (Christine Larson)
32615 Bobcat Dr., Mission, BC, V2J 5J8
604-826-5683
thora77@hotmail.com
LAWS
Ljotr Einarsson
see above
REGALIA
Morgaine Brigatia
see above
HISTORY
Aurora Argentarius (Dawn Silver)
4771 - 199a St. Langley, B.C. V3A 6J5
604-532-1932 I am never home so email is best!
dawn@lydia.org

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From The Fundraising Committee Chair

This letter comes to you in light of our upcoming celebrations of the choosing and coronation of our Prince and Princess. I write to tell of the exciting opportunities that lie before us during this time of preparation and what you can do to help in the effort to be ready for that day when we finally choose those that will sit on the thrones.
There is much to do to prepare for this day. We will build thrones, craft coronets, and sew regalia for the champions. We have representatives writing the laws that will govern us right now. We have other creating the ceremonies. Many people are already busy to make possible the future of this fine principality.
There are still many opportunities to participate in the preparations. As individuals, households and as groups, I would like to invite you to create ways of raising the funds to make possible these preparations. Following is a page of ideas and the information you will need to get started.
In conclusion I throw down the gauntlet and challenge all branches, all households, and all individuals to become active, to create fun ways to raise money, to participate in them and to be generous.

Yours in service to the dream,
HL Thora Golvik

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Upcoming Events in the North

Kingdom Twelfth Night Coronation, Jan. 11-13, 2002
Barony of Madrone (Seattle, WA)
http://www.baronyofmadrone.org/12night.asp

Twenty-one years ago this coming January, An Tir became a kingdom in its own right. Come celebrate this momentous occasion with the Barony that brought you the first official Kingdom of An Tir Coronation, the Barony of Madrone.
This is not your father's Twelfth Night. Celebrations this year will include midnight movie showings, classes on a variety of topics, and the An Tir Gong Show (featuring a panel of celebrity judges). Due to great demand, we have also arranged for a large hospitality room (with seating for about 200) so that people can socialize freely.

Site fees are as follows:
Members $12 (ages 16+), $6 (ages 6-15), free (under 6),
family cap of $38 per legally related family
Non-members $15 (ages 16+), $9 (ages 6-15), free (under
6), family cap of $48 per legally related family

Hotel Information:
SeaTac Airport DoubleTree Hotel, 18740 Pacific Highway
South, Seattle, WA 98188 (206)246-8600
Room rates per night are as follows: Singles: $92, Doubles:
$92, Triples: $102, Quads: $112
Room rates do not include state and local taxes (12.4%) or a
daily charge for parking (expected to be $8).
Rooms may be reserved until December 11, 2001, by
contacting the hotel directly at 206-246-8600 or through the
DoubleTree Web site at http://www.doubletree.com. Room
reservations may also be made via the DoubleTree's toll free number
1-800-222-TREE. When you make your reservation, please request the
group rate for the Society for Creative Anachronism.

Event staff:
Autocrat: Senhora Ester Mendes; 635 N. Anderson, Tacoma,
WA 98406; 253-383-2518; celyn@drizzle.com
Co-Autocrat and Hotel Liaison: Senor Ramon Diaz de la Vega;
jgreywolf@xcentric.net
Merchant Coordinator: Lady Pegleg; (253) 383-3905;
Peg@ladypegleg.com
Class Coordinator: Senora Inez de Santangel; 253-835-9096;
ladydeirdre@earthlink.net

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BoD Meet and Greet Revel, Jan 19, 2002
Barony of Three Mountains (Portland, OR)
BoD website: http://www.sca.org/BOD/welcome.html
Revel website: http://www.currentmiddleages.org/events/revel/index.html

You are cordially invited to join the Barony of Three Mountains, the Barony of Stromgard, the Shire of Dragons Mist and the Shire of Mountain Edge in welcoming the Society Board of Directors to An Tir on the occasion of their January Board meeting.
After the Board of Director's meeting, make your way to SE Portland to enjoy light snacks, beverages, and entertainment as well as a rare opportunity to meet with the Society Board members.
Autocrat: Anika Grace (Amanda Grayson) 635 NE Sumner St.
Portland OR 97211 503-331-7106 E-mail: graceyz@hotmail.com
Supervising Autocrat: HL Khalja Khorkhoi (Lara Baker-Olin)
503-963-8538 email: khalja@yahoo.com
CrashSpace Coordinator: Lady Leisl Andrico crashspace_pdx@yahoo.com
General Information and Special Needs: revel_pdx@yahoo.com
Site info: The site will be at the Mt. Hood Masonic Lodge 527 SE 43rd Ave Portland OR 97215. The event opens at 3:00pm and will close at 12:00am. It is discretely damp site - please pack out your beverage containers. The site fee is free. Donations will be accepted to help defray event costs. Make checks payable to SCA Inc. Barony of Three Mountains.
Directions: In Portland find best way to I-84.
From EAST: Take the 42nd Ave. exit, left onto Halsey,left onto 39th. Left onto Stark. (Site on right between SE 42nd/SE 43rd.)
From WEST: Take the 39th Ave. exit. Left on Stark, then same as above.

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Day of Dance, Feb. 2, 2002
Barony of Lions Gate (Vancouver, BC)

I bring word to you of an upcoming event in the fair Barony of Lions Gate. Back by popular demand, Master Baron Steffano and myself are pleased to bring you a Day of Dance on February 2, 2002.
The day will be dedicated to the art of dance. Currently, I have instructors who will be teaching Caelie and bellydance (intro and intermediate). Anyone wishing to instruct, perform or desiring a particular style to be taught should contact the autocrat. For those less energetic gentles, there will be games, arts and sciences, as well as good old socializing. In fact, there will probably be a place set aside for anyone who may happen to wish to compare fighting skills.
The evening will feature a tavern and a tablero tournament, an opportunity to practice those dances learned during the day as well as several presentation pieces. In accordance with BC liquor laws, no outside alcohol will be permitted on site!
This exotic event is set on a Spanish/Moorish theme, although visitors from other lands are greatly encouraged. In keeping with the theme, evening seating will be divided between table and floor seating (please bring your own cushions). Evening food will be available for a minimum $3 donation. Day food has not as yet been determined, although eateries are a short walk away.
Site fee is $6.00 Cdn for adults, $3.00 for children under 12. Babes in arms are free. US $ will be determined based on the exchange rate at the time.
Autocrats: Lady Antonella di Sicilia (604) 351-6907 or arielg@interchange.ubc.ca; and Master Baron Steffano da Gucci (604) 420-4225 or steffano@mindlink.bc.ca
Site - The Capitol Hill Community Center on 361 South Howard in Burnaby.
Directions: If coming from the east via Highway 1, take the Willingdon exit northbound, turn right on Hastings St. (will have a sign) and left on Howard St. (will also have a sign). If you are coming in by the Barnett Hwy, just follow Hastings St until you see the sign.
Coming in from the west is the same: Willingdon northbound and east on Hastings St.
Buses run along Hastings St and stop right in fron of the hall, just make sure that you take a bus that goes past Willingdon.
If you need further direction, please contact the autocrat (above).

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A Lovers Masquerade, Feb 6, 2002
Shire of Eisenmarche (New Westminster, BC)

The Shire of Eisenmarche invites all who dare, to join us at St Steffano Square, a place for lovers and friends alike to let down your prim and proper and become whoever you wish to be for the evening, for the masquerade all masked and anonymity is the key. Be you Naughty or Nice, Bravo or Buffoon, for all are one and the same. Can you come as Baron Gerhard? We do not have a problem with that but you may want to discuss the matter with his Excellency. How about a fur covered Faun. We hope you do. Do keep in mind the theme is "LOVERS".
The evening's festivities will include a masked Tablero Tournament and other games of skill, the election of the Doge. Dancing with a mystery dance game. A processional to show off those fine disguises and masks. Identities to be revealed at 11.00pm even a do it your self-confessional for those that must, plus more to entertain you.
Will there be prizes! but of course. Best Male Mask, Best Female Mask, and Best Couple. Even one for the person whose disguise is so good that no one can guess who he or she is.
Will there be food! does forbidden (cloven) fruit count. Our Bacchanal masked servers will tempt you with trays of tasty morsels and tease you with succulent sweet meats.
Site: Orangeman's Hall, 333 6th St New Westminster BC
Time: 5.00pm 11.59pm
Cost $10.00 includes tasty morsels. (For tickets see Autocrats)
Autocrat: Corinne Maria Hennenberg aka Colleen Vince 604-942-6171 lithium@direct.ca
Co Autocrat: Lady Rhiannon Ap Gwynned aka Sue Davis 604-594-0547 rhiannon9@dccnet.com
To keep everyone's anonymity, all tickets must be purchased prior to the event. We only have room for 120 people..so please do not arrive without your ticket or confirmation.
We are also planning a Venetian Mask making workshop for January 15th and 16th 2002 from 6.30pm to 9.30pm at 1005 Queens Ave. New Westminster.. pre registration required. Supply list will be given upon registration.

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Daffodil XXV, Mar. 16, 2002
Barony of Seagirt (Victoria, BC)
http://www.tbns.net/daffodil/

The count down has started (probably 100 days, by the time you see this) and the tickets are on sale.
So fighters start shining your armour and taping up your sword for the first tourney of the season. Contestants start planning your daffodil for the Daffodil contests. And everyone can start dreaming of what will be on their plate at one of the most renown served feasts of An Tir!
Daffodil Tickets are now available. They are $17 Cdn ($13 US) until January 31; and $20 Cdn ($16 US) between February 1 and March 8. Cut off for sales is March 8. Please contact the autocrat.
Autocrat: HL Lenora di Calizzan (Tami Hayes) <tami.hayes@moh.hnet.bc.ca>

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Kingdom Heralidc Symposium, Mar 23-24, 2002
Barony of Gymm Mere (Olympia, WA)
http://www.easystreet.com/~rafaella/ATKHS2002.htm

Sound the Trumpets!!
Announcing the 2002 An Tir Heraldic Symposium!
We Want You!! Yes, You!!

Discover the secrets of what heralds and scribes REALLY do! The An Tir College of Heralds invites you to join us at the Kingdom Heraldic Symposium, March 23-24, 2002, hosted by the Barony of Glymm Mere.
The best part is you don't have to be a herald or a scribe to attend! This event is open to everyone -- especially welcome are folks who want to learn about all the fun things heralds and scribes do in a relaxed setting.
By special request, a new class is being offered, "What Their Excellencies Meant to Say " It is designed for non-heralds in particular, and will feature tips for working with court heralds at all levels -- Baronial, Principality, Kingdom, and Known World. Nobles and those who aspire to Crown or Coronet will get valuable insights on what they'll need from the herald, what the herald needs from them, and much more. Retinue members and scribes will benefit from this class, too. New heralds just starting to do court will find this a treasure trove of helpful ideas.
On Saturday (March 23) we have a full day of classes planned for scribes, for book heralds, for court heralds, for field heralds, for heraldic artists, and for illuminators. Get expanded information on the classes listed below at the Symposium website.
To pre-register for a class (strongly encouraged) contact Baron David of Moffat, E-mail amoffatamoffat@juno.com. Classes are $1 per class to cover the handout, to be paid at gate in addition to the site fee. Additional fees for supplies may be collected by the instructor(s).
Sunday activities will include a Black Lion staff meeting, followed by a Laurel Roadshow, and Lion's Blood (Kingdom submissions herald) decision meeting in the afternoon. The Laurel Roadshow and Lion's Blood decision meetings are open to all. The locations for these meetings will be announced on site.
The Classes: (Instructors names in parentheses)
Track 1: Basic Book Heraldry (Elisabeth de Rossignol), Basic Voice/Field Heraldry (Ciaran Cluana Ferta), Basic Protocol Heraldry (Beatrice Domenici della Campana), and What Their Excellencies Meant to Say (the new class) (David of Moffat, Natasha Orionova and Kateryn of Falconkeep).

Track 2: Name Pronunciation Tips for Court and Field Heralds (Ciaran Cluana Ferta), Heralds in History (Zenobia Naphtali), Researching and Preparing a Scroll (Cystennin Ap Gereint), and How to do Effective Commentary (Teceangl Bach).

Track 3: May the Furs be With You (Iago ab Adam), Gottingen Model Book Illumination (Cystennin Ap Gereint), Egg Tempera Painting (Aelana Cordovera), and Silk Banner Painting (Adrianna the Fierce).

Directions: From I-5 north or south, take Exit 104 (Highway 101). (This busy interchange is just slightly south of downtown Olympia, and is steeply banked from either direction. Please be careful!) Shortly after you pass Mud Bay, exit to the right to stay on 101. (Do not exit at Mud Bay.) Travel on Highway 101 to Shelton, and take the first Shelton exit (Highway 3), turn right at bottom of ramp. Turn left at Cota Street (4th stoplight), continue 5 blocks to Civic Center on the
left. There are approximately 80 parking spaces outside the Civic Center.
The Shelton Inn (motel) is within easy walking distance, as are food establishments including a coffee shop next to the motel. The phone for motel reservations and information is (360) 426-4468 or (800) 451-4560. A variety of lodgings is also available in the Olympia/Tumwater area. (Shelton is about 25 miles from Olympia.)
Site fee includes the potluck feast with the Barony providing the main dish. There is a kitchen on site for refrigerated storage and reheating prepared dishes. Please bring a potluck contribution to feed 10 people.
Site opens 8 AM 23 March. Site fee $7, classes $1 per class, please make checks payable to Barony of Glymm Mere, SCA Inc. Autocrat: Natasha Orionova (Scotty Zdarsky), (360) 493-6084 (before
11PM), E-mail orionova@juno.com

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Because I Can...
...A Viking Christmas Carol

'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the Hall
Not a creature was stirring, not warrior nor thrall.
And I in my armour, my greaves and my helm
Was drunker than anyone else in the Realm.

I staggered upstairs and fell into bed
While four quarts of mead were ablaze in my head.
Then up from below came the sounds of a brawl
So I grabbed up my axe and ran down to the Hall.

I missed the last step and crashed down in a heap
Thinking, "Why can't those low-lifes downstairs go to sleep!"
When what to my wondering eyes should appear
But two brawny strangers, wielding mallet and spear.

I said to myself, "We'll soon have them beat!"
Then I noticed ten warriors laid out at their feet.
I gave out a yell and leapt into the fray...
I'll always regret my poor choice of that day.

For the one laid his hammer to the side of my nose
And up, up, up to the rafters I rose.
Then came a lone frightened voice from the floor,
"Those are no mortal warriors -- that's Odin and Thor!"

Then they looked at each other and they said, "Battle's done.
Now they know who we are, it no longer is fun."
Then Thor raised his hammer, and his elbow he bent,
And with a loud crash, through the ceiling they went.

I crawled through the Hall and flung open the door,
Not really sure that I'd seen them before.
The snow bathed in starlight, the moon like a glede,
I saw them ride off on an eight-legged steed.

And I heard them exclaim, 'ere they flew out of sight,
"TO HELA WITH CHRISTMAS, WE JUST LOVE A GOOD
FIGHT!"

Ariel of Glastonbury Tor

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Compendium of Resources

Their Majesties of An Tir,
Prince and Princess Of The North
Wilam and Siobhan (Don and Aleida Wittmayer)
7345 NE River Rd. Keizer, OR 97303
503.393.4538 (No calls after 9:30pm)

Scourge Of The North (Heavy Champion)
Guardians of The Waiting Thrones
Jarl Sir Hwolf Einarsson and Zelda of Yorvik
#34 17706 60th Ave, Surrey, BC V3S 1V2, the_rogue@imag.net


Skewer Of The North Scorer Of The North
(Rapier Champion) (Archery Champion)
Don Diarmuid de Rosas Eamon Ryan

Scholar Of The North Skald Of The North
(Arts & Sciences) (Bardic Champion)
HL Thorin Olafsson Anya Rozverdo

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Crown Principality Officers

Seneschal: HL Ljotr Einarson (Mitch Steck) (250)542-6988
northern-seneschal@antir.sca.org

Chronicler: HL Erasmus the Traveller (250) 380-9947
northern-chronicler@antir.sca.org

Arts & Sciences: HL Aelana Cordovera (604) 876-9105
northern-artsci@antir.sca.org

Chatelaine: Sgt. Ekatarina Borisnovna (250) 479-8174
northern-chatelaine@anitr.sca.org

Chirurgeon: HL Aaron of the Black Mountains (604) 524-2824
northern-chirurgeon@antir.sca.org

Constable: Lord Khaidu (360) 671-6706
northern-constable@antir.sca.org

Exchequer: Mikhail Kurganovic (604) 420-8806
northern-exchequer@antir.sca.org

Herald: Lady Li Ban ingen Eachthiarna (250) 639-9301
northern-herald@antir.sca.org

Marshal: Sir Griffin ap Bedwyr (604) 466-0654
northern-marshal@antir.sca.org

Rapier Marshal: Lord Enoch MacIain Sutherland (604) 742-2003
northern-rapier@antir.sca.org

Archery Marshal: HLByron Fletcher (604) 521-0348
northern-archery-marshal@antir.sca.org

Dean of Pages: HL Malcolm of Lamont (250) 498-3084
jturner@img.net

Waterbearer: Vacant; Applications being accepted.
Contact Kingdom Waterbearer.

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Branches of The Crown Principality of The North

Shire of Appledore (Kelowna and Okanagan Valley, BC)
Seneschal: George of Mangledwords (250) 498-3084
Shire of Bordergate (Kitimat, BC)
Seneschal: Lord Tadgg OhAolain (250) 639-9301
Incipient Shire of Coill Mhor (110 Mile House, BC)
Seneschal: HL Genevieve Buchannon (250) 397-2079
Shire of Cragmere (Campbell River, BC)
Seneschal: Jamie The Impaler (250) 335-1599
Port of Crickstow-on-Sea (CFB Esquimalt, BC)
Seneschal: HL James Llewellyn ap Gruffyd (250) 995-8526
Shire of Dregate (Omak, WA)
Seneschal: Lady Osorgarow of Karakorum (509) 486-1021
Shire of Eisenmarche (Coquitlam & Pitt Meadows, BC)
Seneschal: Baroness Katherina della Fiore (604) 734-2811
Shire of False Isle (Powell River, BC)
Seneschal: Lord Grimr inn svarti (604) 485-7234
Shire of Frozen Mountain (West Kootenays, BC)
Seneschal: Lady Rose Cam-beul (250) 352-1687
Shire of Hartwood (Nanaimo, BC)
Seneschal: Lady Kineburh
Shire of Krakafjord (Vernon, BC)
Seneschal: Hengst the Saxon (250) 260-2753
Canton of Lionsdale (Abbotsford & Chilliwack, BC)
Seneschal: Lord Kieran Gunn (604) 842-0596
Barony of Lions Gate (Vancouver, BC)
Seneschal: HE Padraign O'Bhuadhiagh (604) 861-0899
Shire of Ramsgaard (Kamloops, BC)
Seneschal: Tariq Abu Zayd (250) 828-0251
Shire of Ravensweir (Quesnel & Williams Lake,BC)
Seneschal: Rowan (250) 992-7265
Saint Giles College (University of Victoria, BC)
Seneschal: HL Beatrice Cairistin Fraser (250) 382-4868
Barony of Seagirt (Victoria, BC)
Seneschal: HL Brokkr Aricsson (250) 727-7855
Shire of Shittimwoode (Bellingham - Whatcom CO., WA)
Seneschal: Godith d'Arcy of Goosefoot Mead (360) 398-2778
Shire of Tir Bannog (Smithers, BC)
Seneschal: Tewl Gover orth Kernow (250) 846-5290

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