[Ansteorra] Stories of the Early SCA

[Stefan li Rous]

On Tuesday, January 20, 2004, at 06:03 PM, David Hughes wrote:
> This story, giving a first hand account, really should be preserved in 
> Stephan's Florigeum.
> Could you ask Geoffrey to post it there?
Thank you for the thought. I have already saved the message that 
Mistress Xene posted, for future inclusion in the SCA-Stories-msg 
series of files in the Florilegium.

I really like to get stories about the history of the SCA, especially 
those told by someone involved in the story being related. As time goes 
on, more and more of the folks involved in the early days of the SCA 
either stop playing or pass on. I'd like to do what I can to preserve 
some of this history, while we still can.

This type of story was even better than many because it gave more 
accurate information of the story behind a common SCA story. While some 
of these stories are probably only urban myth, many are not and some 
have gotten distorted over the years. It is nice to hear the true 
story, even if the story as it is often told is a bit embellished. The 
Florilegium, for instance, contains both the story of "The Man Who 
Declared War on Himself and Lost" and Master Cariadoc's own message on 
what really happened. And Cariadoc admits that he sometimes tells the 
story of how he got Pennsic started with the usual storyline instead of 
what really happened, because it makes a better story.

Now that most of the SCA electronic communications has passed from the 
Rialto (rec.org.sca) newsgroup to hundreds of mail lists, there is no 
way I can keep up with it all. No one could. I can barely keep up with 
the lists that I am on. So, if you see a message posted to a public 
newsgroup, and you think it would be a good message or message thread, 
and especially if it is an article, for the Florilegium, I would 
appreciate you mailing it to me.

Stefan
>
> Vicki Marsh wrote:
>> Forwarded with permission and the confirmation that yes, Baron Valust 
>> was
>> also on board the Nimitz at the time.
>>
>> Mistress Xene
>>
>>
>> Geoffrey sais:
>>    You certainly can forward it and yes Vallust was aboard with us.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: GulesBaron at aol.com [mailto:GulesBaron at aol.com]
>> Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 7:49 PM
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THLord Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
    Mark S. Harris           Austin, Texas          
StefanliRous at austin.rr.com
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