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From the Seneschal

STOP PRESS EXTRA EXTRA EXTRA STOP PRESS

Master Bartholomew has completed his review of

Abertridwr's application. It is his, and therefore my,

recommendation that the group should be

considered for elevation to Baronial status. This

report and recommendation will now be sent to the

SCAA and the Society Seneschal for their

consideration.

We are now awaiting the decision of the SCAA and

the Society Seneschal. I will keep you informed of

progress from here as I hear of it.

Regards,

Catherine de Arc

Acting Lochac Seneschal

I have edited the above and only printed the bits regarding

the Baronial Application Progress, the other bits will be

discussed at the Canton Meeting in December.

Anyone who wishes to see the whole letter is more than

welcome to contact me and I will make it available.

I have not changed any of the wording or tenses of the

above.

In Service

Rhianwen

Seneschal of Abertridwr

VOLUME 15, ISSUE 8 December AS XLVI

The Rhol T H E N E W S L E T T E R F O R A B E R T R I D W R

The Society for Creative Anachronism, South of the River Metropolitan Perth, Fremantle to Armadale

Archery Officer 2

Chronicler 2

Event Report :

Highland Gathering

3

Event Report: Seniors

Have a Go Day

3

Arts & Sciences 4

Award

Recommendations

4

Chivalric Round Table 5

Toys for Tots 6

Yule BBQ 6

New Year’s Day Open

House

6

CORONATION 7

Midsummer Fools

Revel

8

Special Sale of

Goblets

8

Cook’s Corner 9

God Rest Ye Frantic

Autocrat

10

Diary Dates 11

Officer Needed 11

Merchant’s Row 12

Anglo-Saxon riddle 12

Links 12

Contacts 13

CANTON of ABERTRIDWR THE RHOL

ARCHERY OFFICER

Alianore de Essewell – Archery Officer The Final Regional IKAC for 2011 is happening on November 27th at the training grounds of the Bowmen of Melville Archery range in Leeming. There have been 41 Archers to post scores this IKAC season, with 19 archers posting an average for their 3 highest scores. New Member Frank Meredith, whom we met at the Seniors have a go day,

joined us at Sunday training with his longbow. He also brought with him a calico ‘Sheaf’ quiver that he’d made from instructions of a description he received from Odile Adrimet of longbow-archers.com in England, in response to his query of English Archers in 1345 France. He had read in a Bernard Cornwell book about Archers arrows being “carried in waxed linen bag, laced at the top and bolstered by a ‘withy’ frame”. He was interested enough to seek more information about it. He has also provided me with the instructions he received, for use by those interested in making their own. This is the result of his efforts

CHRONICLER

Greetings,

I would like to send a special thank you to Lady

Alianore de Essewell for regularly sending articles

and photos for the Rhol. Once again this month’s

Rhol has been made much more interesting by

Lady Alianore’s constant effort. Thank you indeed!

Without such wonderful input from members of the

populace, the Rhol will end up being just a fairly

boring calendar of events. So I am sending out a

plea for input from more of you. Please send

something in to the Rhol this coming year. If

everyone sends just one thing in, no matter how

small, we’d have a fabulous edition every time!

I’d love to include articles, anecdotes, photos,

event reports, tourney results, book reviews,

recipes, even your favourite websites. Tell us about

one of your A&S projects or special interests. Do

you have something to sell, swap or trade? Let us

know! Officers, please tell us what has been

happening and if you have any problems, needs or

successes? Merchants, advertise your wares in our

Merchants column.

And of course, if you are running an event, don’t

forget to send me some info about it (including set

up and start times).

The deadline for submissions is the 25th of each

month. I am looking forward to lots of great

contributions from the good people of Abertridwr.

Please send them to [email protected] .

With many thanks and best wishes for the festive

season

Rosamond de Montfort

mailto:[email protected]


Alianore de Essewell

We had a great attendance at this year’s Highland

Gathering and there was a lot of interest in what we had to

offer, particularly with the fighting and archery.

Konrad did a great job at his first time in stewarding a demo.

He had lots of help, with myself, Ilaria, Sandra, Anne and

Laurence manning the table display, along with Konrad

himself.

We also had 2 combat displays in the set up Eric. We had 4

fighters on hand, Galen, Dino, Konrad and Meryck, with

Laurence heralding and Rhys keeping List.

We had a number of people provide us with their details and

Sir Kane will follow up on that list with further information.

Alianore de Essewell

We had a fine day at Burswood Park on the 9th of November,

although somewhat windy.

Sir Kane, Mistress Liduina, Rose Pennington and myself manned

the stall and there was much interest in what we were about.

We also met some very interesting people including archers and

there were many interested in the Arts & Sciences.

I took my beaded arms project to sew and received many

amazed and complimentary remarks on my patience.

Photos by Alianore de Essewell

Photos by Martin Yates (of the Seniors

Have a go Day (used with his permission)


ARTS & SCIENCES

Arts & Science in Abertridwr

It‟s time once again to send suggestions to the Kingdom A&S Office for

the Kingdom competitions. If you have any ideas of what you might like to

see, please send your suggestions to Lady Arganhell merch Briauc

[email protected]

Kingdom A&S Competitions

12th Night Coronation AS XLVI (Shire of Dragons Bay)

Food prepared for a Holiday or Religious Occasion (original recipes, redactions, photos and

comments from at least 3 tasters to be supplied.)

A Parade Shield (does not have to be legal for SCA combat)

An Item of Embroidery (based on a period source)

May Crown 2012 (Shire of Bordescros)

An item of furniture - detailed photos, including stages of construction accepted.

An item of any kind, specifically for Equestrian activities

A scribal work, on behalf of your Barony or Shire (eg a letter to crown, a challenge to a

Neighbouring group etc) in an historic style

Midwinter 2012 (Barony of Innilgard)

An item of any kind, made from wool.

An item of armour, for man or beast.

Food that travels well. Ideally to be presented at the event, however photos and comments from

tasters will be accepted.

For more information, please refer to the Lochac A&S website lochac.sca.org/artsandsciences

Entries for interstate events need to be sent at least 2 weeks prior to be received for judging.

AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS

The Royals are coming! The Royals are coming!

Is there someone who has particularly impressed you by their deeds?

NOW is the time to write award recommendations to the Royals and

to the B&B. Just fill in the simple form at

http://lochac.sca.org/canon/recommend.php

or email the B&B with your recommendations.


http://lochac.sca.org/artsandsciences/

http://lochac.sca.org/canon/recommend.php


CHIVALRIC ROUND TABLE

~ 7th December ~ The next Chivalric Round table will be at the Bastion on Wednesday the 7th of December from 7pm. This is a garbed event, bring a goblet. Everyone with a love of our game is welcome, everyone attending will be given time to speak on each question. A brief discussion will then follow with a summation by Sir Kane, then on to the next question. The questions are as follows.

Question 1

The role of the consort in a Par D Arms, The role of the consort in a Crown List, The Role of the consort in a monthly bash. Are there differences? If so what and why? If not Why?

Question 2

In A Par D Arms how does the Tenan give glory and Renoun to the Venan? Is this important? why?

Question 3

How as a medieval community can we add to the magic of a high romance event such as a Par D’ Arms?

When: 7pm Wednesday the 7th of December

Where: The Bastion, 17 Stainer Street, Willagee

Cost: Free

Bring: Prepared thoughts, Garb as befits your station

Contact: Sir Kane 9314 2506 if this is not clear. Please don’t hesitate to ask


Toys for Tots Charity Tourney

Sunday, 4th December

Please come and join the Baron and Baroness of Aneala at the annual

Toys for Tots tourney.

Please bring a dish to share for a pot luck lunch. There will be a

competition for the best children‟s character shield or shield cover.

Venue: Mason‟s Landing Park

Marriamup St/ Rover Rd, Cannington

Time: Setup 9am, Opening Court 10am

Pack down 5pm

Entry Fee: Suitable toys or tinned food

to be donated to charity

Steward: Hadrian de Listrelle, 0488384464

[email protected]

Abertridwr Yule

BBQ 18th December The Abertridwr Yule BBQ is on again this year!!

1pm at Wandi … bring your own everything!

New Years Day Open House

At the NEW Bastion 1st January

29 Heather Road, Roleystone

Drop in for a drink or stay all day. BYO BBQ stuff for

evening meal. Movies from the SCA “must see” list – bring ones you

think are for us to enjoy



Unto the most wonderful populace of the Kingdom of Lochac and the Knowne World Let it be well spoken about that in January AS XLVI the most precious Crown of Lochac shall pass from the noble brow of our beloved King Cornelius and Queen Elizabeth into the care of the equally beloved Crown Prince Siridean and Crown Princess Margie who by right of arms, beauty and grace have proven themselves worthy successors and undoubted heirs to the thrones of this great Kingdom. Your attendance at the celebrations accompanying this most noble event and your participation in the diverse markets, games, tourney’s, competitions and gatherings will surely lighten the heart, illuminate your mind and adorn your memory of the investiture of the new King and Queen with joyful remembrance as suits this auspices start to the new year. The investiture shall by the artful use of imagination take place during a Royal Hunt and the weekend shall be spent out of doors in the grounds surrounding the royal lodge found in the northern most lands of Dragons Bay. Rather than the uncivilized shelter of the trees, provision shall be made among the outbuildings of the lodge for those travellers who by necessity of distance may not be accompanied by a baggage train, alternatively for those who shall command their own Baggage train there shall be available extensive parklands that will provide fine sites to erect pavilions and shelters. The feast accompanying the celebration shall be suitable for meat and non-meat days and we trust you will advise us of these or any other dietary observances you may have. For those good gentles who travel from afar so they may join us in these celebrations, local guides, transport and places to rest weary head shall be had from the wondrous populace of these western shores. A suitable contribution to the Kingdoms treasury will assure you a place at this most auspicious occasion and mark your place in the history of the Kingdom of Lochac In service to the Crown and in Fun and Frenchship, Lady Genevieve du Montfleur

Date 6th, 7th and 8th January 2012

Location Wandi Community Centre, 302 De Haer Road, Wandi

Prices Members : Adult $65 - Youth $30 - Child $15 Under 6 $0

Non members: Adult $70 - Youth $35 - Child $20- Under 6 $0

Bookings require: $20 per adult, $10 per youth or child to confirm.

Autocrat Lady Genevieve du Montfleur (Fiona Gillespie [email protected])

For further information relating to this wondrous event. Including online booking and how payment can be made for the event, please go to; www.coronation-in-dragonsbay.org

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Mid Summer Fools Revel

21st January 2012

This event is to choose the Fool of Aneala. If you wish to enter talk to Jonathan ASAP

Those wishing to entertain but not compete are welcome to do so as well.

BBQ BYO everything, and please remember to bring chairs to sit on

Time Site opens at 4pm, event opens at 6pm

Entertainment and competition start at 8pm

Address 29 Antonio Street, Coolbellup

Cost Members $5, non-members $7, Under 16 free

Bookings required by 15th January

Steward Jonathon de Hadliegh [email protected]

So you didn‟t make it to Pencampwr this year . . . or you did make it but missed out on

the special giblets and T-shirts designed specifically for the event . . .

Well you‟re in luck . . . as due to unforeseen circumstances, a box of the goblets has

come to light. There are 30 goblets only available, so be quick if you want to buy one.

These limited edition goblets have been hand by a local artisan from our south west,

using a lovely patina‟d clay from her property.

Goblets are going at cost price . . . only $12 each.

Also available are some small goblets from the

Pencampwr 2009 weekend available for $3.50 each.

T-shirts

There are also several of the beautiful red T-shirts

available, (ladies only guys, sorry „bout that) with the

Pencampwr 2011 design, as per the picture (right).

Sizes available are:

Small: 1

XL: 2

2XL: 1

All T-shirts are $20

For all sales and/or queries, contact Mistress Liduina

[email protected] or 0421 806 768


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Cooks Corner by Lady Alianore

Alloes of beef

PERIOD:

England, late 15th c. | SOURCE: MS Pepys 1047 | CLASS: Authentic

DESCRIPTION:

Beef rolls, stuffed with onions & herbs and roasted on skewers.

ORIGINAL RECEIPT:

To make alloes of beef

Take lene beef and cut hym in thyn pecys and lay hit on A borde then take

sewet of motton or of beef and herbys and onyons hackyd small to gether then

straw thy leshes of beef with powder of pepur and a lytell salt and strew on thy

sewet and the herbys. And rolle them up ther yn put them on a broche and roste

them and serue them up hote.

MODERN TRANSLATION:

To make rolls of beef

Take lean beef and cut him in thin pieces and lay it on a board. Then take suet

of mutton or of beef and herbs and onions hacked small together. Then strew

thy slices of beef with powder of pepper and a little salt and strew on your suet

and the herbs. And roll them up there in, put them on a spit and roast them and

serve them up hot.

alloes - stuffed meat rolls, meant to resemble larks or small birds. Also spelled

aloes & often translated as "veal birds," it is from the Old French word for

"larks." See Hieatt, Curye on Inglisch, p. 169.


God Rest Ye Frantic Autocrat

God rest ye frantic autocrat

Let nothing you dismay

Remember that your great event

Is still a month away

Don‟t panic yet, there‟s lots of time

And don‟t get swept away…

CHORUS: And sing ye in chorus

“Never again, never again”

And sing ye in chorus

“Never again!”

God rest ye, frantic autocrat



Is still two weeks away

The site is grand, though if it rains

It just might wash away…

CHORUS




Is still a week away

The music‟s fine if only they

Remember how to play…

CHORUS




Is still three days away

The feast is planned; the food‟s been bought

Though god knows how you‟ll pay…

CHORUS



Despite the fact your great event

Is scheduled for today

The tourney‟s grand, the rain won‟t last

For very long they say…

CHORUS



Despite the fact that everything

Is going wrong today

The king and queen came unannounced

And god knows who else may…

CHORUS



The herald has lost her voice

And can‟t even cry “Oyez”

The list fields under water

A cyclone‟s on its way…

CHORUS



The ants have eaten half you food

And dragged your tent away

Some mundane called the cops

And they took the knights away…

CHORUS



The feast was grand, thought half the court

Is dying of the plague

The revel would have been great, but

The tavern blew away…

CHORUS


You‟d better run away

The queen is mad-her tent and king

Have both been washed away

It might be wise to change your name

And quit the SCA…

CHORUS

God help ye frantic autocrat

Now hide ye while ye may

The gentry loved that damned event

That ended yesterday

They‟re asking for another one

The king hopes you‟ll obey

And they‟re singing in chorus

“Do it again, do it again”

And they‟re singing in chorus

“Do it again!”

Song in by Mistress Liduina


DIARY DATES 2011

Please note that some of these dates are tentative. They

are for your information only and are subject to change.

For more information, please contact Sir Kane [email protected]

December 4 Toys for Tots Aneala

December 7 Chivalric Round Table Abertridwr

December 11 Abertridwr Council Abertridwr

December 18 Yule BBQ Abertridwr

January 1 Open House at the NEW Bastion Abertridwr

January 6,7,8 12th Night Coronation Dragon’s Bay

January 21 Midsummer Fool’s Revel Abertridwr

March 24 Newcomers Feast St Basil’s

If you have an upcoming event or article to add to the Rhol, please email the information to

the Chronicler, Rosamond de Montfort, [email protected] before the 25th of the

month. Thank you!

Abertridwr Arts & Sciences Officer Needed

Lady Alianore de Essewell will soon be stepping down as the Arts & Sciences Officer for Abertridwr.

To be an A&S officer you must:

Be a current, paid member of the SCA

Be warranted for a term of 2 years

Send reports to the Kingdom A&S Officer by

the due date. (Reports do not have to be

long.)

Be on the A&S officers list, if you have email

Encourage or organise A&S competitions and

workshops in you group

Get reports from workshops and events that

hold an A&S competition. This makes life

much easier when reporting

Advertise for a successor 18 months after you

take over. This gives you six months to find

one.

Duties for Abertridwr

Running the Gorsedd (the A&S Collegia) at

Pencampwr.

Helping others, pointing them in the right

direction for research and members who may

be able to help them with their projects.

It is also nice to write up a monthly article for the Rhol

on the state of A&S in the group.

If you feel you would like this Office please contact

Alianore at [email protected] with :

Your name (mundane & SCA), address, phone

number, email, current SCA membership number &

expiry, and why you would like to take on this Office





WESTERN

LEATHERCRAFT 297 Lord St, Highgate

USEFUL LINKS

Abertridwr news group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Abertridwr

WA SCA news group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WASCAL

Kingdom of Lochac http://lochac.sca.org

Medieval woodcut images from

www.godecookery.com/clipart/clart.htm

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

An Anglo-Saxon Riddle

My home's not silent, but I am not

loud-mouthed. The Lord shaped

our course together: I'm swifter than he,

sometimes stronger; he's more strenuous.

At times I rest; he must run onward.

But I live in him all the days of my life;

if we're divided I'm certain to die.

Answer in next month’s Rhol

Last month’s answer: A Key

Riddles sent in by Lady Alianore

www.westernleathercraft.com.au stores.ebay.com.au/Western-Leathercraft

Mon - Fri 10am to 5pm, Saturday 10am to 3pm

Phone 9227 9127

Established in 1981, Western Leathercraft has W.A.’s greatest range of leather related arts and crafts supplies.

But we’re not just a leather shop!

We have all manner of books and accessories for the medievally minded.

- Leathercraft - Leather Hides Scrap Leather Belt Blanks Beginner’s Kits Buckles Dyes & Paints

Conchos Lace & Cord Leathercare products Needles Leatherworking Tools Embossing Stamps

- Medieval - Medieval Buckles Dress Daggers Cutlery Pewter Badges Celtic & Viking Pendants SCA Belt Mounts Coins Jewellery

Sir Andre – the owner of

Western Leathercraft

- Books -

Cooking Costuming Leathercraft Swordfighting Blacksmithing Armouring History

Carpentry Calligraphy Musical Children’s Medieval Chainmail Re-enactor Magazines

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/WASCAL

http://lochac.sca.org/


ABERTRIDWR

A B E R T R I D W R A Land of Medieval Adventure

WWW.LOCHAC.SCA.ORG/ABERTRIDWR

PO Box 1055

Willagee, WA. 6156

Phone: 61 8 9314 2506

E-mail: [email protected]

CONTACTS

REGULAR EVENTS

Every Sunday from 1pm

(unless there is an SCA event that day)

Wandi Community Grounds

Arts & Sciences

Archery

Armoured Combat Training

All Welcome!

Cost: $2 to cover site costs

Tea, coffee and biscuits provided.

Garb Optional

Every Wednesday 7.00 till late

The Bastion

(17 Stainer Street Willagee)

Armoured Combat Training

A&S activities

Chat about medieval fun stuff

Eat before you come

All Welcome! No need to book

Un-garbed activity

Contact: Sir Kane 0414941450

Every Monday 7pm to 9pm

Janis Keep

Scribes lessons (Free)

All welcome!

Un-garbed

Contact Baroness Branwen:

[email protected]

ABOUT

The Canton of Abertridwr is

part of the Barony of Aneala

(Perth WA). More information

about what is happening in

Aneala can be found at

aneala.lochac.sca.org

The Rhol is not an official

publication of the Society for

Creative Anachronism (SCA) and does not delineate

SCA policy.

The official newsletter for the Society in Australia is

Pegasus, which is available from the Registrar at

[email protected]

Seneschal Viscountess Rhianwen

(Jo-Ann Colyer)

9314 2506 [email protected]

Information Officer Sir Kane Greymane

(Chris Colyer)

9314 2506 [email protected]

Reeve Lady Ydeneya [email protected]

Herald Laurence [email protected]

Chatelaine Mistress Liduina [email protected]

Marshal Lord Dino [email protected]

Archery Officer Lady Alianore [email protected]

Arts & Sciences Lady Alianore [email protected]

Constable Hrolfr sildsbani [email protected]

List Keeper Rhys Fforestwr

[email protected]

Chronicler Lady Rosamond [email protected]

Web Minister Oblio [email protected]

http://www.lochac.sca.org/ABERTRIDWR


http://aneala.lochac.sca.org/














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