[Bordermarch] 'ravensfort at lists.ansteorra.org'; Barony Bordermarch

[David Lathrop]

Let us see if this will go through.


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To: Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc.; 'ravensfort at lists.ansteorra.org'; Barony 
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Subject: A Recap of the SCA Demo in Crockett, Texas (long post)


Good Gentles,
 
Words have failed me until now.
 
On July 17th I saw the hearts of the SCA open in the generous and loving nature 
that IS Ansteorra and step in by adding our Demo to a Blood Drive, Silent 
Auction and Raffle to help a family raise money to pay some really 
crippling hospital bills (just one of the bills they are facing is 
$1,310,375.01!) after losing their 13 yr old daughter to Rheumatoid Arthritis on 
April 14th.  Tory's mother, grandmother, grandfather and aunt were totally blown 
away by the effort the SCA took to pull this together and have been singing our 
praises in the Corsicana area.  

 
To everyone who attended the Demo, or made it possible for another to attend, I 
send you my most humble and heartfelt gratitude and appreciation ...  I would 
like to pass along word fame to the following for braving the heat of East Texas 
on a sweltering July day, and for being so kind and receptive to the people we 
met there despite the heat.  Please forgive my lapses in memory and misspelling 
of some of the names.  You have made a grand impression on the people who came 
and I will try to pass along the newspaper articles as I receive them.  We were 
covered in the Crockett and Grapeland newspapers and was told by the Grapeland 
reporter that she planned on doing two separate articles ... one on the Demo and 
one on the SCA itself.
 
How many people (SCA) were there
47 (approx.) - many names have been gleaned from the photos that were posted on 
FB and the web so forgive me if I missed someone
or have gotten any names wrong:
 
Baron Brian, Baron David St. David and his lovely wife, Mistress Jalali, 
Mesterinde Annes Clotilde von Bamburg, Centurion Thorgard inn Svarti
Caitlyn the Celt, Don Charles and Kitsune, Sir Henri and his squire, Jonathan 
Smith, Pace, Centurion Michael of Graves End, Margali, Alijah,
Kim Kissell (sorry don't remember her SCA name), Mistress Lorraine Deerslayer, 
Chrestien Brule, Ly Ophelia, Ld Vincois, Angelique, Alaric
Sweinbrother, Tareija, Lord Devin, Ld Dietrich Stroebelart, Ly Gwen, Wolfon and 
1 other heavy fighter (sorry I didn't get his name), Lord Yamai 

shel Yaffa, HL Fedelm ni Uldhir (I believe) and 1 other gentleman, Ly Calena and 
Ld Soren, Fiacha the Blue, Linda Young and Robin Daniel and one older 

gentleman on a horse named Bill that was lovingly referred to as the "pocket 
pony of the day" (don't know their SCA names), 

there were also 2 ladies working on inkle looms with their escort under one of 
the pavilions and I didn't get their names and 3 who came in 

from Crockett (used to be from the West Kingdom I believe) that I didn't get 
their names either.  

 
Oh!  And, of course, Ld Thorkin of Blackthorne, my wonderful Lord who worked so 
very hard all day in the heat, and your humble servant 
Ly Katrina Alyse Argo.
 
Chivalric Fighters 
Baron Brian, Centurion Michael of Graves End, Chrestien Brule, & a gentleman who 
came up with Wolfon but I can't remember his name
 
Rapier Fighters
Don Charles and Jonathan Smith
 
Equestrian Fighters
Fiacha The Blue, Linda Young, Robin Daniel[so sorry I don't remember your SCA 
names], Lady Calena and Soren ...  and 1 other I did not 

get his name but he was riding "Bill" (the pocket pony).  And let us not forget 
the honorable and beautiful Rock, Bell and Ike ... magnificent 

animals that made the day extremely special for many, many people.  Who could 
pass up a picture that shows both a Medieval and Modern tank 

in the same shot?
 
What 'crafts' took place and who participated in them?
Scribal Guild (Lord Devin), inkle weaving (I missed that but there's a picture 
on FB), drumming (Alaric, Dietrich and 1 other), dancing (Tareija),
Armor and Weapons Museum (Ld Yamai shel Yaffa), blacksmithing (Sir Henri and his 
squire), water bearing (Kim Kissell and 2 others she
brought with her), Stargate MOC table (HL Fedelm ni Uldhir), Viking Encampment 
(Centurion Thorgard inn Svarti, Mesterinde Annes Clotilde
von Bamburg, Mistress Lorraine Deerslayer, Lord Thorkin of Blackthorne, Caitlin 
the Celt), Public Relations and Information Station (Mesterinde
Annes and Caitlin the Celt and well as Ld Yamai), Boccie Ball (Don Charles and 
Cadet)
 
I have heard nothing but glowing words for everyone ... the Chivalric and Rapier 
Fighters, the Equestrian entourage and Sir Henri's blacksmithing, the Arts and 
Sciences people, Lord Yamai's Armor and Weapon Collection, Centurion Thorgard's 
Viking Encampment ... it truly became a magical day for everyone.  There is talk 
in the wind of "doing this again" during a much cooler time of the year.
 
All of the pictures I have been able to gather from various sources are located 
at 
http://picasaweb.google.com/104548976518894436474/ToryLeeCantuBenefitSCADemo# if 
you care to view them.
 
I would also like to thank those that were not able to attend the event due to 
other commitments such as Round Table, but offered their advise and their 
support to this endeavor.  Baron Tostig Logiosophia, Master Eule, HL Ciarnat of 
Firethorn, Baroness Jan, Countess Margaret ny Connor, Michael Fenwick, Master 
Caelin, Lady Runa of the Thundering Herd, Ly Mirabelis Genvah Zabaneh, Lord 
Jean-Michel de Meaux ... your kind words and/or actions eased my mind and guided 
my hands, and I will be eternally grateful.
 
And to my Pelican, Mesterinde Annes Clotilde von Bamburg, and her Lord, 
Centurion Thorgard inn Svarti, Lion of Ansteorra ... I am so very, very grateful 
and blessed to have both of you in my life.  Thank you for being my mentor and 
my friends.
 
I remain your most humble servant,
 
In Service to to the Dream, and to Ansteorra,
Ly Katrina Alyse Argo