[NR] NORTHERN REGIONAL WASTELANDS?

[Deborah May]

Greetings Unto the List:

On behalf of those of us still residing in The Crown Lands Formerly Known as The 
Wastelands of Ansteorra I want to thank Master Finnacan for his kind words.  


If, during our time as this Kingdom's most remote outpost, we were able to bring 
the Dream to life for others, it is because the Dream was taught to us by those 
who came before.  We learned to fight as hard as we played, dance and pursue the 
arts, and honor the ages-old tradition of hospitality by sharing our food and 
drink.  For us it was a Golden Time that left us all changed for the better.  We 
were family and the closest of friends and have remained in each others' lives 
even though time does not permit most of us to play much if at all.  


Seeing that our time was ending we chose to dissolve the Shire of the Wastelands 
by our own hands and have never regretted that decision.  No wake nor funeral 
could compare with the love and celebration of the life of our little shire in 
the northern most lands of this Stellar Kingdom.  We were cradled in the arms of 
those who had been with us throughout our journey and our passing was most 
sweet, indeed.

Now, like storied Avalon, the Legend of the Wastelands grows!  With the mist of 
time shrouding our past and the considerable talents of a Current Middle Ages 
Malory, we have the great honor of carrying the Dream into the afterlife.   To 
be referenced as a fabled land where the Dream came to life--what more could a 
bunch of epic medievalists desire?  


I, for one, have no desire to tinker with things as they are, and feel safe in 
saying no one else in these Crown Lands will either.  The Shire of the 
Wastelands is dead.  The Crown has decreed the name is released.  There will be 
no "gnashing of teeth" nor second-guessing from these quarters.  If anything, 
the fact that it has taken more than four-and-a-half years from the "official 
disbanding" (which, if memory serves was quite some time after we'd actually had 
our "final event" and dissolved all property) is more a tribute to the 
incredibly slow pace at which bureaucracies move than a reflection of any desire 
on the part of the former Wastelanders to stall or reverse the process.

The Northern Region is in the midst of claiming its own identity.  I think the 
Dream may be better served by allowing the Shire of the Wastelands and all her 
kith & kin to remain in the mists and shadows while these most Northern lands of 
the Stellar Kingdom of Ansteorra creates its own epic saga.

With Much Love and Bright Blessings,

Mistress Ceridwen Tir Gwstraff
Elder, House Wizard's Keep
Founding Seneschal of 
The Shire of the Wastelands of Ansteorra of Blessed Memory








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From: "barrett1 at cox.net" <barrett1 at cox.net>
To: "Northern Region of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <northern at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Wed, June 8, 2011 4:57:23 PM
Subject: Re: [NR] NORTHERN REGIONALNAMING a list for heralds and timeline

If people feel strongly about it,  contact the Crown.

I suggested the name as a possibility, a godd possibility in my opinion, but I 
won't contact the Crown over this myself.

The reason?

I am taking it as a sign, to leave the memory of the Wastelands untouched.

~Finnacan

---- Jennifer Smith <jds at randomgang.com> wrote: 
> On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 11:24 AM, <barrett1 at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> > While we're at it, IF there is no way we will ever see the shire reformed,
> > (and I mean NO WAY) should we consider adding "The Wastelands" to the list?
> >
> > Cool name, obviously passed, held by Ansteorra, likely available for use,
> > great way to honor some of the best this region has ever had to offer.
> >
> >
> Uh, IF this is at all desired, someone better speak up NOW and get the Crown
> to change their minds ASAP, as it was sent to Laurel to be released on the
> April LoI which is ruled on in early July. (And to head off any potential
> wailing and gnashing of teeth, this was published in the Blackstar as
> required, and no comments were received.)
> 
> I doubt the name is registerable under modern rulings, but I could easily be
> wrong.
> 
> I have sent the full list of names to a name specialist, but the more the
> merrier!
> 
> -Emma
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