Greetings unto the Debatable Lands,
Our first In-Person Meeting and Social will be Saturday, September 11, 2021 at Pioneer Park in Monroeville, PA at 11 am.
Mistress Constance will be coordinating our Newcomers Garb Swap, so please bring your gently loved garb and accessories to be shared with our new members; who have been with us for less than two years prior to the time of long rest.
Their Excellencies will be having court to share the works and deeds of our populace during this, the time of the long rest.
Please bring your personal picnic lunch and your handwork to spend the day enjoying each other’s company.
245 Young Drive, Monroeville, PA 15146.
Muirgheal, Seneschal
Masks will not be required for fully vaccinated individuals (2 weeks after the final dose of the vaccine). Masks are still required for unvaccinated individuals.
Although the SCA complies with all applicable laws to try to ensure the health and safety of our event participants, we cannot eliminate the risk of exposure to infectious diseases during in-person events.By participating in the in-person events of the SCA, you acknowledge and accept the potential risks. You agree to take any additional steps to protect your own health and safety and those under your control as you believe to be necessary.
Fencing Practice Sunday August 22 at 1PM
Greetings Debatable Lands,
This Sunday August 22 there will be practice at Washington Blvd starting at 1PM.
Limited loaner gear is available. If you need loaner gear contact me at fencingmarshal (AT) debatablelands (DOT) org.
There is no scheduled class this week, as our new fencers finished their Introduction to Italian Rapier class. This week the focus will be on getting them authorized.
Masks will not be required for fully vaccinated individuals (2 weeks after the final dose of the vaccine). Masks are still required for unvaccinated individuals.
Although the SCA complies with all applicable laws to try to ensure the health and safety of our event participants, we cannot eliminate the risk of exposure to infectious diseases during in-person events.By participating in the in-person events of the SCA, you acknowledge and accept the potential risks. You agree to take any additional steps to protect your own health and safety and those under your control as you believe to be necessary.
See you at practice,
jorundr
Crown: A Banner Day for the Debatable Lands!
Salve Accolens! Hello Debatable Lands!
I bring you news of Crown Tournament, held in the Shire of Misty Highlands on August 21st. VIVANT to the Kingdom’s new Heirs, Prince Gareth and Princess Juliana!!! So many wonderful things happened for and by our Barony members and former members. Time to share!
In Royal Court, Their Majesties in Their wisdom:
-Awarded Mistress Antoinette a Golden Escarbuncle and Baroness Shirin an Award of Excellence and wished them well as they transferred the office of Slyvan Signet to Master Jonathan
-Awarded now-Lady Forveleth Arms
– Awarded 3 other AoAs to Debatable Landers not present and bade Baroness Hilda to convey them. We will do so at our Baronial Court on Sept 11.
-Named the Moneyers’ Guild the Principal of a new order – the Order of Crowns Treasure, which is for those that go above and beyond in contributing largesse. The Guild is a Kingdom Guild, but many are Debatable Landers! The new Bookmaker activity at Crown Tourney, for example, was run and coins made by Earl Byron, THL Guillaume, Lady Violetta, Lady Argentia, THL Nicola (ooh, spoiler!) and our neighbors Master Ian and Master Annais.
-Awarded Lady Dorothea a Keystone for service
-Gave Lord Ronan a Cornelian, the Kingdom’s award for Courtesy
-Surprised His Excellency Baron Brandubh with an Augmentation of Arms, which allows the recipient to use elements of the Kingdom Arms in their own personal heraldry.
-Inducted THL Nicola Beese into the Order of the Fleur d’Aethelmearc, the Grant Order for Arts and Sciences
-Inducted our neighbor THL Sumayya al Ghaziyah into the Order of the Millrind, the Grant Order for Service.
-Inducted our former Baronial Seneschal (now Kingdom Seneschal) Mistress Illadore into the Order of the Pelican
-(and other wonderful things for our neighbors around the Kingdom!)
The Baron and I would like to thank the folks that contributed to the gift basket for the new Baron and Baroness of Blackstone Mountain: The Debatable Lands Brewers’ Guild, Lady Tristan for her beautiful embroidered napkins, and Mistress Arianna for her lovely handwoven trim! And to THL Hara and Lord Owen for retaining for us. Vivant!
A VERY special thank you to Master Ishiyama for handing me a HUGE stack of new Baronial stickers!! one with the black comet badge and one with our motto, Salve Accolens (which means “Hello Neighbors!”) on a yellow background. Ask me (or him) for them!
A BIG WELCOME to the folks for whom it was their first in-person SCA event: Rei, Eleanor, Austin, and Lady Forveleth (our Exchequer), and anyone I missed!
Also, to the Debatable Landers serving at the event, you rock! I’m sure I didn’t see everyone, so forgive me if I miss you: Meesteres Odriana and Baroness Soteria for MOLing; Lord Ronan, Baron Edward, THL Kuma, and Forveleth as Heralds for the tourney and procession; THL Boden, Master Ishiyama, THL Hara, and Otto as banner-bearers (Boden resplendent in his Defender of the Sun baldric!) Don Jorundr, Baron Brandubh, Lord Owen and Master Kieran for heralding for the Kingdom; the Moneyers Guild folks (above) for the new Bookmaker activity and the site tokens; the MANY folks who ran Mistress Illadore’s reception and provided reception food; Countess Ali, who provided social media updates; Duke Sven and Duchess Siobhan for serving as Their Majesties Chamberlains; many folks that helped set-up and tear-down (so many I didn’t write them down!) A special thank you to Otto, Makilah, Don Marcus, and THL Sumayya for helping with our personal pack-in and pack-out, too!
And of course, to the combatants and their inspirations who fought and inspired honorably: Count Byron and Countess Ariella for each other, Sir Maghnus for Brehyres Gwendolyn, our neighbor Syr Hagar for Baroness Anna Eisenkopf, our former members THL Lothar for THL Sumayya, and Lord Patrokles for Fox.
A Banner Day for the Barony! Celebrate!
In Levitate et Caritate,
Baroness Hilda
Fight Practice August 22
Greetings, Weather permitting, we will have fight practice, at the Washington Blvd site, starting at 2:00 PM on Sunday August 22. As of July 1, if you are fully vaccinated you are no longer required to wear a mask. Anyone who is not fully vaccinated, including children aged 2 to 11, still must wear masks.
There will be loaner armor.
Although the SCA complies with all applicable laws to try to ensure the health and safety of our event participants, we cannot eliminate the risk of exposure to infectious diseases during in-person events. By participating in the in-person events of the SCA, you acknowledge and accept the potential risks. You agree to take any additional steps to protect your own health and safety and those under your control as you believe to be necessary.
I hope to see you there. Robert
Henry VIII – Tonight!
It’s Shakespeare Movie Night TONIGHT! We will show Henry VIII
(BBC Production) starting at 8:15pm, followed by a chat after the movie.
This showing will be online only.
He was a man of an unbounded stomach. This performance features the BBC
Production. We hope to see you there! Watch from the comfort of your living
room via the AEther.
Please contact Alaric at alaric (at) pobox (dot) com for the Zoom room
information (or see the linked document). He can also be reached via DM on
Discord (Alaric#9264). Get your information before the movie starts, if
possible, as Alaric is also watching and might not see your request to join
right away.
Henry VIII – Friday Night
Greetings All!
It’s Shakespeare Movie Night! On Friday, August 20th we’ll show Henry VIII
(BBC Production) starting at 8:15pm, followed by a chat after the movie.
Due to the high level of community transmission of COVID in our area, this
showing will be online only. This is also the final Shakespeare Movie
night (for now).
He was a man of an unbounded stomach. This performance features the BBC
Production. We hope to see you there! Watch from the comfort of your living
room via the AEther or join us at Alaric & Elsbeth’s. Some come to take
their ease and sleep an act or two.
Here is the link to the schedule for the movie nights scheduled through
August (including the Zoom link):
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EhlgwgRZ923RhRJrCPIXsHEhWI1eJJigCv2YRLEavrE/edit?usp=sharing
Please contact Alaric at alaric (at) pobox (dot) com for the Zoom room
information (or see the linked document). He can also be reached via DM on
Discord (Alaric#9264). Get your information before the movie starts, if
possible, as Alaric is also watching and might not see your request to join
right away.
Hope to see some of you there!
Alaric & Elsbeth
June Althing
Good day! Please excuse the tardyness of this issue, it is from June and can be viewed here:
http://debatablelands.org/newsletter/
The next Althing deadline is September 15th, please have all reports and content in by the end of day 9/15.
Skjoldrbjorn
Chronicler
Zoom Information for the Business Meeting 8/18/21
Greetings Good Gentles,
Please find the zoom log in information for our Business Meeting tomorrow.
Thank you
Topic: BMDL Business Meeting
Time: Aug 18, 2021 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Online sewing circle Thurs. Aug 19th at 7:30
Sewing Circle resumes Thursday Aug 19th at 7:30 online. Come sew, or iron, or knit, or braid, or just hang out. We start at 7:30 in the kingdom zoom room. If you are fully vaccinated, you can make an appointment for in-person sewing. If you would like the zoom information, have a question, or want to make an in-person sewing appointment contact me, Hara Kikumatsu, directly or send email to sewing (at) debatablelands (dot) org.
Vivat the newest Defender of the Sun!
We are pleased to announce the newest Defender of the Sun, in the Heavy Fighting List in our Stellar Tournaments:
THL Boden the Lost!
Vivat! The next Sun List will be on September 12th during Heavy Fighting practice.
Boden joins his predecessors in this esteemed group, Sir Graedwyn and the inaugural Defender, Sir Bors.
Thank you to our MoLs Lady Vika and Jessica, to our Marshals Sir Koredono and Lady Svava, to our Herald Baron Brandubh. And also to Lord Robert our Baronial Knight Marshal and THL Guillaume and Master Kieran, the steering committee!