[Ravensfort] WAR! News

Thu Mar 24 13:58:44 PDT 2011

Heilsa all...

Gulf War rocked...! The scope of the SCA's Wars, in general, are 
incredible...the level of the historical accuracy we now present is 
incredible...if you haven't been to a major SCA War...you need to attend
 one. It's worth the time and money to do so...!

I do wish to thank His Excellency Brian and Ravens Fort's Heirs, 
Pasquale and Giovanna, for attending this last Gulf War... Their 
presence in the Kiersted/Ravens Fort encampment added even more to the 
atmosphere of the event. There were over 40 folks camping with us this 
year. They represented 4 Kingdoms...Ansteorra, Outlands, Glenn Albhann, 
and Meridies...and several different SCA chapters and 
Households...including the SCA Society Chiurgeon Aingael...

There were other Ravens Fort folk at the War...notably Cen. Michael and Lady Val...*yay*...Michael took the fight to the foe...as he always does... Hail the Warrior...!

Personally I had a right good time...this was my 20th consecutive Gulf War...I have fought in each of them...and look forward to fighting in as many more as possible... 

However...

To my great sadness...my Squire and "stealth" Protege, Dolfin of Cork, took his Final Faring from Midgard at 5:00 a.m. opening morning of the War... 

Dolfin was my Kinsman...my Brother in Rolling Thunder...my Friend....my mentor... A great many people were distressed to hear of Dolfin's passing. I was asked to lead one of several Memorials to celebrate his long and storied life...the stories we shared were wonderful... Folks from many Kingdoms approached me and gave Dolfin praise...word fame...for his deeds across many lands and many years... Ansteorra's King raised his cup and toasted Dolfin in Court... Other Crowns, Counts, Dukes, Knights, and Masters/Mistresses from diverse places raised their cups and their voices in remembrance throughout the course of the War... 

Haus Kiersted, Rolling Thunder, Ravens Fort, and Ansteorra has lost a great and bright soul...the gain of the Gods...but our loss... Hail the Hero...!

One of our goals in the SCA is to recreate the Middle Ages and Renaissance periods of history...not as they were...but as they could, and should, have been... Dolfin was *always and forever* the King's man...his Oath of Fealty through me, his Knight, was always to the Crown...make no mistake of where his Loyalty lay.

Haus Kiersted and various Clans of Rolling Thunder will hold a private Memorial to Dolfin this Saturday evening...

Wæs Þu Hæl in TroÞ and FriÞ...!

Sir Kief av Kiersted, Pelican, Lion of Ansteorra

"Better the Hammer than the nail..."

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> From: byzytym at att.net
> To: ridgetopfarm at me.com; ravensfort at lists.ansteorra.org
> Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2011 04:05:45 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Ravensfort] WAR! News
> 
> If you want to make "War" more interesting,
> put something up for stakes.
> No more, "Well, it was a tie, but..."
> As was pointed out recently,
> SCA territories are just a line on a piece of paper
> and can (read have) be changed at a whim.
> So let's make "War" about gathering territories.
> If a Shire or Barony borders your Kingdom,
> allow challenges for it.
> Ya can't get more Medieval than that.
> Some Kingdoms could disappear all together.
> It would certainly change the dynamics of the game.
> It would be more important to have a good negotiator
> as a King,
> than a good fighter.
> But that is ok,
> even fighting Kings have always had their champions
> and generals for when the talking stops.
> That is a historical fact.
> I will remind you that we get our non-profit status
> by being a historical research organization.
> In my opinion,
> that creates an obligation for us to be as historically correct as possible.
> With that in mind,
> No historical king has ever been selected by single combat tourney.
> That only happens in fair tales, Hollywood and the SCA.
> Since our present selection process is not historical
> and since it disenfranchises the vast majority of SCA members,
> perhaps we might want to reconsider the way we select a King / Queen.
> Perhaps allowing the other Peers a chance to compete for Crown
> would be more in keeping with the chivalrous aspects
> of history that many in our Society try to project.
> We could have a two year cycle
> that allows each of the four Peer groups a Crown.
> Six months for Chivalric Fighters.
> Six months for Laurels.
> Six months for Pelicans.
> And six months for Rapier Fighters.
> (Yes, no matter what anyone tells you, Dons are Peers.)
> 
> Anyway, I'm glad you all had a good time at "War".
> I'm glad we "won".
> Looking forward to hearing the stories.
> 
> Peace,
> V NV
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Carolyn Pace" <ridgetopfarm at me.com>
> To: "Ravens Fort" <ravensfort at lists.ansteorra.org>
> Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2011 2:45 PM
> Subject: [Ravensfort] WAR! News
> 
> 
> > Ansteorra kicked some Trimarus ***! But of course it was a tie as usual. 
> > Several of us are on our way home and will check in on the Baronial 
> > facebook when we arrive safely. We made many new friends, strengthened old 
> > friendships, recruited some new RF fighters, spent tons of money, got war 
> > booboos, took classes, waterbeared, marshalled, well the list goes on.
> > In otherwords it was awesome. Stay safe all who are on their way home and 
> > look forward to seeing everyone this weekend. YIS, Pasquale and Giovanna
> > Sent from my iPhone

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