[Elfsea] first SCA exposure

[Terri Head]

My first exposure was Rebeka and Willim taking me to Anezka & Tim's for their first house warming party where we met, as Willim said, a lot of (nice) people.  It was a while later when I went to moot for the first time.  That was a good and bad experience. I won't go into it (and don't ask).  The first event I went to was crown tourney (a couple of years ago I think where Timo and Alyson was crowned?)  Anywhoobilly, it was when we say that dern bear shoved under the guard rail on the side of the road on the way to Archer City. I helped make scrolls for the event.  Countess Sara of Penrose gave me a golden fish for helping. Much to my surprise, in court, I was mentioned for my efforts on the scroll.  I wasn't expecting recognition, or a golden fish, but it made  me feel good that something so simple and natural to me (my artwork and the love to help) would be honored.
    When I saw the humble service of people wanting to serve one another, and then the honoring of those services by the court, that's what got me hooked.  It gave me a glimpse of what heaven will be like.

Violet of Glamorganshire


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From: "Wilim Penbras" <wilim.penbras at pandora.org>
Reply-To: elfsea at ansteorra.org
Date: Fri,  1 Nov 2002 00:31:16 -0500

>Let's see... First Exposure to the SCA.  That'd be back in '94.  I first found the SCA at a Sci-Fi convention in Nova Scotia.  Through a convoluted series of relationships I got introduced to a Daffydd Rhys ap Llyewlyn, Squire to some Knight he only saw once a year at Pennsic.  I ignored it for a year or so then the next year I went to a meeting or two made some garb. Actually a nice blue t-tunic trimmed in red.  Learned that braiding the excess red fabric into a belt wouldn't go over well.  I included some scrab blue fabric and had a lovely blue and red braided belt to go with the tunic.
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>That year at the con I helped at the demo.  I still had never fought but I helped with discussions of the foods they had there and the principals of chivarly and honour.  Then the fighting demo started and they called for volunteers.  I went out.  Threw a 5 shot combo, stepped back and watched the OTC fall to the ground.  I was hooked.  I commissioned a custom helm for Truehearth Armories. I like armorer that measure your head and get you a GOOD helm.  It was blackend mild steel but it fit beautifully.  I found my kydex barrels and began making my armor. Went to training (weeks of throwing the same shot before I even had an opponent).  Then my particpation kinda wained as it does for all of us at sometime.  That was oh... the Winter of 96.
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>Then I met a lady online and came to Texas to meet her.  That was May of '97. We married 2 months later.  Then in the Spring of '00 she asked me about the SCA.  I had talked of it a bit.  We went to a fighter practice at Randall Mill.  We wandered around for a bit and I explained a thing or two.  Was thouroughly confused by the Ansteorran High Guard Style.  Still,  it was Sean of Argyle making Combat arrows that got my attention and We talked for a bit and then we were just part of the crowd.
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>I came back for the Wednesday night Practice.  Met Tim and Anezka, got invited to Tim's housewarming and there met A whole bunch more people.  Found Springfaire was a week or so away.  Went to Springfaire, it had rained the night before and the List was in tatters.  I started helping put the tents back up (Stella and Bert's first) while Rebekah signed in to Troll.  Went, signed a waiver.  Went back to putting up Tents.  Sometime around 11:30, when court got out and Galen and Allessandre where our new B&B I got around to putting up our tent.  Ya know... I think I've been putting up tents almost continuosly since then.  Well,  that's broken by the occasional taking one down. <G>
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>Anyway,  that was my first exposure to the SCA and my first exposure to Elfsea.  The Rest as they say is Living History.
>
>YIS,
>     Wilim Penbras, Who is know allowed to where a Red Belt
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