[Ravensfort] Fwd: [Ansteorra] 1 May 37 AS
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ldeerslayer at yahoo.com
Thu May 2 08:05:20 PDT 2002
this was interesting
thought ya'll would appreciate it...
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--- Marc Carlson <marccarlson20 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> From: "Marc Carlson" <marccarlson20 at hotmail.com>
> To: ansteorra at ansteorra.org
> Subject: [Ansteorra] 1 May 37 AS
> Reply-to: ansteorra at ansteorra.org
> Date: Wed, 01 May 2002 16:24:56 -0500
>
> I believe (and all the official documents seem to back this up) the Party
> began year 1 (or would have had they been counting the years at that time -
> the formal AS system started IIRC AS 3 or so). Therefore this is the first
> day of the new year, AS 37.
> ====================================
> Some years ago I started doing historical research on a number of things -
> some of this research has been seen before, some has not. Since A lot of
> the stuff I was doing on the history of the SCA was being done elsewhere, I
> set it aside (so little time, so much to study). However there were a few
> details that you might find interesting:
>
> The Flyer:
>
> Be it known to all
> who may be lovers of
> Chivalry
> that there will be held on the first of May
> 12:00 to 6:00 pm
> an
> International Tournament
> -- for that it is Spring.
>
> All knights are summoned to defend in single combat the claims of
> their ladies to the title of fairest, signified by the crown which will
> be awarded to him who the judges deem fights most bravely. And for
> the increase of joy to both them who fight and they who watch, there will be
> both singing, and dance.
>
> (please reply):
> 2219 Oregon St.,
> Berkeley, Calif.
> 845-4340
>
> All guests are encouraged to
> wear the of some age
> of Christendom, Outre-Mer,
> or Faerie, in which swords were
> used.
> ===================================
> The list is not complete, but it's those who were known to have been there.
>
> Mundane/SKA At the party and/or what happened to them later.
> ? /??? ???, Siegfried von Hoflichskeit's date
> ? /??? Nathan Retarius
> ? Judy /??? ???, Diana's Roomate; Now a cloistered nun.
> Anderson, Astrid/Astrid of Hawk Ridge Countess
> Queen Lucy of Narnia; Now Astrid Bear
> Barnhart, Richard/Aegineous/Richard the Short/Richard of Mont Real
> Duke, King 1.1 Sir Aeginius
> Bradley, David/Ardral Argo verKaeysc
> 1st Knight David the Herald
> Braude, Nan/??? ???, Diana's Roomate
> Breen, Marion Zimmer Bradley/Elfrid/Elflaeda of Greewalls Mistress
> Dona Ximena; deceased
> Breen, Walter/Walter of Greenwalls hairy hermit wild; deceased
> de Maiffe, Ken/Fulke de Wyvern Duke Sir Kenneth
> Dottery, Janet/??? ???, Later Bigglestone, later Winter; now Sloan
> Friedlander, Howard/Bo of York ???
> Henderson, Steven/Steven MacEannruig Sir Sir Henderson
> Hodghead, Beverly/Beverly Hodghead Master Beverly Hodghead,
> singer?; deceased; 1st Laurel (or 2d depending on
> who's telling the story)
> Hodghead, David/David of Ilwheirlane David Hodghead
> Hodghead, Ellen Ellen Hodghead
> Hodghead, Marynel/Marynel of Darkhaven Duchess, Queen 1.1
> Marynel Hodghead
> Hollander, Frederick/Frederick of Holland Duke
> Sir Frederick of Holland
> Jacks, Jerry/Israel ben Jacob
> Lord Mediocrates of Hellas; Deceased
> Maxam, Benjy/??? ???
> Maxam, Joe/??? ???
> Meskys, Ed/??? ???
> Olsgaard, Henrick/Henrick of Havn Duke Sir Henrick the Dane
> Paxson, Diana/Diana Listmaker Mistress ??? (The Hostess)
> Perrin, Steve/Stefan de Lorraine ???
> Pope, Elizabeth, Dr./no SCA persona; of Mills College Deceased
> (notable for, among other things, the first criticism
> of SCA costuming by a knowledgable source)
> Reed, Carolyn/Mary of Tamar Duchess Mary
> Rolfe, Benjy gafiated
> Rolfe, Joe gafiated
> Rolfe, Felice/Felice of Mahem House Lady of Galadriel's Court;
> Felice Maxam; gafiated
> Studebaker, Don/Jon De Cles', The Red Baron Baron ???,
> Eventually married Paxon
> Thewlis, David/Siegfried von Hoflichskeit Duke ???
> Titcomb, Molly/Mariana Silversea Eowyn of Rohan; Diana's Roomate
> Wolfgangel, Paul/??? 1st King/Sir Deutsche Bursenschaft
> [This gentleman won the first tourney, and apparently vanished. So
> Sir Richard the Short, and his lady Marynel were selected to replace
> them]
> Zimmer, Paul Edwin/??? Edwin Bersaerk; deceased
> ?/??? 1st Queen/???, a simple peasant maid
>
> Anderson, Poul/Bela of Eastmarch Sir - latecomer/???, Deceased
> Bigglestone, Clint/Harold Breakstone - latecomer/???, Deceased
> Zimmer, ?/Ann Parkhurst of Gatehouse ???, Mother of Edwin Zimmer
> and MZB
>
> Other early names who are frequently assumed to have been there but weren't
> at the party:
> Anderson, Karen/Karina of the Far West Mistress
> Garett, Randall/Randall of Hightower Lord Heraldic Founder; Deceased
> Kurtz, Katherine/Bevan Frazier of Sterling Countess
> Parker, Glen/Glyn ap Roodri Earl, Sir (Professional Football Player)
> Porter, Paul/Paul of Bellatrix Sir
> Pournelle, Jerry/Jerome McKenna ??
> Trimble, Bjo/Flavia Beatrice Carmigniani; Bjo of Griffin
> Trimble, John/John ap Griffin
> Caradoc ap Cador
> Broxon, William
> Broxon, Mildred Downey
> Scithers, George
>
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