[Ansteorra] Ansteorran History "Did You Know?"

Chiara Francesca chiara.francesca at gmail.com
Mon Sep 25 16:35:14 PDT 2006


Order of the White Scarf was founded here in 1979.
Correct me here but I believe it was the first official recognition of 
rapier fighting as an organized Order in the known world.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Burke McCrory" <bmccrory at tax.ok.gov>
To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 5:53 PM
Subject: [Ansteorra] Ansteorran History "Did You Know?"


> 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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