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<P>As for age of the group, Asbjorn and I signed the charter in AS X (Year of Pennsic IV). It was probably at a demo, one of the best events I've ever attended; we all arrived early for setup, and almost immedietly fell into "Medieval" mode, where we stayed the entire day, visitors notwithstanding. A great day for all concerned!<BR>My memory of the original charter is now quite hazy, but it was a good Scandinavian document, and Asbjorn and I loved it!</P>
<P>Regards,<BR>Brekke<BR><BR></P></DIV>
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<DIV></DIV>From: <I>"Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius" <adamantius.magister@verizon.net></I><BR>Reply-To: <I>Cooks within the SCA <sca-cooks@lists.ansteorra.org></I><BR>To: <I>Cooks within the SCA <sca-cooks@lists.ansteorra.org></I><BR>Subject: <I>Re: [Sca-cooks] OT - Anyone here live near Ithaca?</I><BR>Date: <I>Fri, 09 Jun 2006 17:50:29 -0400</I><BR>><BR>><BR>>It's a very old group.<BR>><BR>>I expect Countess Brekke could tell you more about its history; I STR<BR>>she was Queen of the East when Myrkfaelinn's charter was approved.<BR>>Its residents used to claim, at various times, that they were<BR>>independent, per their charter, of any kingdom, even one<BR>>geographically surrounding it (like the Vatican), but it's my<BR>>understanding that what the Charter actually does is simply
put the<BR>>group in fealty to that specific Eastern Crown. In practical terms,<BR>>though, they were considered by most people part of the East, and<BR>>later, when AEthelmearc was formed as an Eastern principality, part<BR>>of that.<BR>><BR>>Adamantius<BR>>_______________________________________________<BR>>Sca-cooks mailing list<BR>>Sca-cooks@lists.ansteorra.org<BR>>http://lists.ansteorra.org/listinfo.cgi/sca-cooks-ansteorra.org<BR></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></div></html>