72nd King and Queen of Calontir’s Coronation
Photos from Anton IV and Yseult's coronation event. Calontir's 72nd King and Queen.
Calontir Hath Bloggers
Calontir's bloggers are a busy bunch presenting you research, opinions, projects, reenactment tales and history. They also come and go over time. Here are the ones I've found
New Blog Start-up In Calontir
Bloggers of Calontir present you – their readers – research, information and personal thoughts about reenactment and history. I am interested in personal bloggers who post SCA relevant information at least quarterly. And I have another blog for my list. This one belongs to a Calontir friend. It is a new blog. Although she’s not new to blogging, she has another. That one is […]
Transforming Calontir Scribes
M. Aidan as the new KMOAS at Kingdom Arts and Sciences event. If you went to the recent Calontir Arts and Sciences event you saw Aidan kennara Corcrinn become our new Kingdom Minister of Arts and Sciences (KMOAS). What you didn’t see there is what a fast worker she is. Already M. Aidan is reorganizing all things scribal for the Kingdom. She’s adding all book arts to the scribal fold and streamlining how we work together. She hasn’t even had the job one month. As the KMOAS, M. Adan is seeking a new Falcon Signet and leader for our expanded community. M. Elynor of Glastonbury more than served her tenure and deserves a break after her outstanding efforts. The incoming Signet will serve the whole book arts community-all pigmenters, parchmenters, paper-makers, text writers, and bookbinders. But what do you do as the Calontir Signet? The Falcon Signet is first a cheerleader for us all. Encouraging us by doing three main things: communicating, educating, and archiving. M. Aidan is asking the new Signet to create “how-to” guidelines describing the best, most accepted way to do book art things and update our 2004 Scribes’ Handbook to show how Calontir book artisans create awards today. The Falcon Signet also assists Their Majesties as needed. While most incoming Monarchs know what persona style awards they want, some need assistance finding the person to do the job or to design them. The Falcon Signet helps Their Highnesses find the right person for the Royal […]
Damien II and Issabell’s Coronation Day Photos
HRM Ashir presents HG Sile O’ Kyan his Kings Favor As I am sure many of you know this past weekend was Calontir’s Coronation. As sure as the day ends and the sun rises the Kingdom Monarchs change. And there is an event held for it. The intimate site was wonderful, the food was tasty, the activities plentiful and the company […]
Better Together, Calontir’s Scribal Community
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. Benjamin Franklin I’ve been a Calontir scribe for 15 years and an illuminator longer than that. It took me too long to become part of our scribal community because I’m timid. I may be loud, but I don’t like to intrude. I wish I’d understood earlier the […]
New Update for Your Calontir Blog List
Earlier I wrote about Calontir blogs. I have an addition I missed. I don’t know how because it’s been around since October 2006. It is M. Eleanor Deyeson’s Workshop. A well organized, often updated, well researched, SCA relevant blog. Be sure you check it out. Related Prior Post: 4 Calontir Blogs That Will Inspire You
An Amusing Iren-Hirth Scroll For Duke Sir Anton Rhaghelan
I’ve been posting information relating to the making of a scroll I can now show. How to Google For Illuminated Manuscript Inspirations, My Battle With Calligraphy, and 5 Tips To Train Your Artist Eye all sprang from my efforts to create this scroll. The scroll is an Iren-Hirth for the Duke Sir Anton Rhaghelan. That alone is special because the […]
Cards Against Humanity Descendant
Ever since last Christmas when I first played Cards Against Humanity I’ve wanted to play it again. While it was an odd thing, perhaps, to play at a multigenerational family Christmas gathering, we all had bundles of fun. Recently I purchased my own set of cards and an expansion pack to play with my friends. We’re talking about a girls’ party sometime […]
Coronation of Their Majesties Duncan Bruce of Logan and Ylva Jonsdottir
I love my Calontir family and am elated I attended Their Majesties Logan and Ylva’s coronation yesterday. I saw pageantry and caring at every turn. The spectacle was plentiful, at times tearful. My photos show only a portion. Elena gave her crown to King Matsu before they left their reign. When Matsu and Elena departed and the thrones were vacant, the […]
Lilies War XXX Photo Array
Calontir‘s Lilies War is XXX. I spent five of its ten days enjoying wondrous sights and adventures. Sadly I could not do them all. Not in the day’s numbers nor the picture possibilities. I missed opportunities. Even so – even with the sweltering heat – I had the best of times. Arriving late I set up my camp then attended […]
4 Calontir Blogs That Will Inspire You
Bloggers of Calontir have been busy presenting research and information about reenactment and history. Below I have a short list, sometimes called a blogroll. It’s probably not complete, even though I searched many ways. There must be more blogs written by Calontir citizens or former citizens. If you have a Calontir connected blog please, let me know in the comment section below. I am interested in personal blogs, not commercial. It should post SCA relevant information, at least quarterly, and been active for at least a year. These are the four excellent blogs I’ve found. You’ll see even they display great variety in style, topic, and interests. 1. The Falcon Banner, edited by HL Mathurin Kerbusso, is unique as it is a Calontir newsletter. While not an official publication of the SCA or the Kingdom of Calontir, it presents timely information relating to both. The Falcon Banner is my regular must read! http://falconbanner.gladiusinfractus.com 2. Konstantia Kaloethina: Just Another Byzantine Blog is Rachel Ost‘s creation. In addition to things Byzantine, her interests are heraldry and English country dance. She received a Calon Cross for beginning the Noblesse Largesse Project and is recent past Gold Falcon Principal Herald. https://kaloethina.wordpress.com 3. Sarmatian in the SCA presents Jess Miller-Camp’s persona research for Lady Arite gune Akasa. Along with research she enjoys heraldry, illumination, sewing, dance and fighting. She lives in Calontir’s Shire of Shadowdale. http://sarmatianinthesca.blogspot.com 4. The Stillroom Book belongs to M. Aline Swynbroke (mka Rebecca von Groote). It records and comments on […]
Calontir’s Clothiers Seminar XXXI
I went to Clothier’s Seminar XXXI, yesterday. I always enjoy this event so much. Clothiers is a fun time, with varied clothing class subjects by a plethora of instructors. It’s the perfect place for you to learn historical clothing history, design and construction. I found the perfect class for me. Burgundian dress history and construction. That’s exactly my persona’s time and […]
Shopping and Merriment at Kris Kinder
Merchants in the Great Hall. I went to Kris Kinder the yearly winter holiday shopping extravaganza for Calontir‘s pre-1700s reenactors in Midwest, USA. It’s always bursting with quality handcrafted toys, attire, jewelry, camp gear, edibles, weapons, and armor tempting money out of 600 attendees’ pockets. Yesterday, I was one who was lured by its enticements. Norse-age women showing off their spunky […]
An Itinerant Scribe 