[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.
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