[Ansteorra] Ansteorran History "Did You Know?"

Burke McCrory bmccrory at tax.ok.gov
Mon Sep 25 15:53:24 PDT 2006


Since we seem to be talking about history and facts from ages past I 
though I would start an email called "Did You Know".  I have put some 
interesting and obscure items here but I do expect the list to grow 
as others add to it.

Burke

Did you know that:
The original name for Wiesenfeuer was Ebenfeuer which means Black Fire.
That the original name for Mooneschadowe was "Moonshadow, Land of the 
Crying Wind" (rejected by the heralds as it had to many letters)
Currently Oklahoma is the only state in the SCA that has no shire in it.
Stargate was never a shire.
Steppes is the only Ansteorran group to have an officially recognized 
AOA level shire award (the Tread of the Steppes).
Coin of the realm (foil covered chocolate coins) was established 
during Jan's reign.
Ansteorra once had a war over an anvil.
Ansteorra once had a war over an mustache.
Ansteorra once had a war over an cookies.
Ansteorra has fought wars with all of its neighbors except Calontir.
Ansteorra is the only Kingdom in the SCA to have had a Queen by Right of Arms.
The Sun at the base of the Ansteorran arms is the Sun of Atenveldt.


add more here.....

   





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