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Middle Kingdom
December 2012
Vol. 51, No.8
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This is the December 2012 issue of The Pale (Vol. 51, No. 8), the official
newsletter of the Middle Kingdom. The Middle Kingdom is a branch of the
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contents
Publication Information and Submission Guidelines
Middle Kingdom Royalty & Great Officers of State
Royalty and Great Officer Letters
Middle Kingdom Court Reports
Middle Kingdom Announcement
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Exchequer
THL Briana Morgan of the Valley
(Kenda J. McCormack)
13476 Rineyville Rd.; Vine Grove, KY 40175
270-828-4027
exchequer@midrealm.org
Earl Marshal
Count Alaric Lefevre, KSCA
(Tim Miller)
2240 Delaware Dr.; Cleveland Hts., OH 44106
216-287-5408
drtjmiller@gmail.com
Chronicler
Banbharun Siobhan ONeill
(Judy Kirk)
1106 Egleston Ave.; Kalamazoo, MI 49001
269-358-4487 before 9:00pm Eastern.
chronicler@midrealm.org
Seneschal
Master Midair MacCormaic
(Charles J. Cohen)
3405 Brentwood Ct..; Ann Arbor, MI 48108
734-971-1809 before 9:00pm Eastern
seneschal@midrealm.org
Dragon Herald
Lady Kriemhilt von Ebersberg
(Sabine Lessing-Tyson)
5183 Stewart Rd.; Sterling, MI 48659
248-418-1082 (cell)
herald@midrealm.org or kve@midrealm.org.
Chirurgeon
Baroness Camilla de la Reynarde
(Melinda Strehl)
2809 Tyson Pl.; Louisville, KY 40218
502-671-7255 before 9:00pm Eastern
erickbob2@att.net
Official Missives
Their Royal Majesties
Yuletide Greetings come from Their Royal Majesties
Dag and AnneMarie unto all Gentles and Nobles of the
Great Kingdom of the Middle.
Rejoice good people, for Our succession has been
assured! Sir Lucient Phillip deBordeaux and Baroness
Catarina deBruyn have been invested as Our Prince
and Princess. These happy events please Us beyond
measure. We invite all to share in Our joy and ask that
congratulations and assistance be extended to Our new
Heirs.
Now, as Winter renews its assault upon our keeps and
steadings, We must look to the preparations for its
long siege. Stock your larders with good grain and set
up the casks of the sweet mead. Cut the peat and the
hot burning oak for the hearth. From behind these
battlements shall we taunt our old foe! Gather the songs
and stories of old, and strike the harp and the bodhran.
With these weapons we shall drive off the weight of
days grown cold and dark. As Our people gather in
fellowship across the Realm, know that We look toward
the day that we may take up the battle together and Our
cry shall be Wassail!
Please remember to inform Us about the good works
Dag, Rex
AnneMarie, Regina
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place to be.
We wish to thank Their Majesties for the privilege of
fighting in their Crown Tournament.
We look forward to meeting old friends, and making
new ones, as we travel in the upcoming months. We will
be seeking the council of many to allow Us to serve you
to the best of Our ability.
Midair
In Service,
Lucien, Tanist
Catarina, Tanista
Seneschal
Greetings!
Congratulations to our new Heirs, Lucien and Catarina!
At the last Curia meeting we reviewed much of the
Midrealm Law and agreed to make some changes. While
some are minor, others are significant, and we felt it best
to put it all out there for comment. The changes are
listed in the Middle Kingdom Announcements section
of The Pale.
A significant change moves many of the items in Article
X: Financial Accounting to the Midrealm Financial
Policy document, which is approved by Curia and at the
Society Level. It also clarifies what
events are considered Kingdom Level events (X-100 to
800).
Another change clarifies site fees based on the age of
the attendee (XVI-1110, X-300). We also fix a law that
allows for some Curia members to attend Curia via
teleconferencing (V-103, V-400).
Exchequer
Greetings,
To increase communication within the Exchequer
Community, I created a midrealm_exchequers Yahoo
Group. All Exchequers should go to the Kingdom
Exchequer page, scroll to the bottom and type in the
email you wish to subscribe to the list. You may wish to
join the SCA-Exchequers group as well.
All Exchequers should have completed a change of
office form. This form has a permission to publish
signature area that grants permission for your
information to be published. Please complete this form;
if you have not done so yet, scan and email it to me.
If you have been to the Kingdom Exchequers, page you
will notice it has changed. Please stop by and check out
the new sections. One big change is that I do not have
copies of the report forms. The links take you to the
SCA Exchequer page where the forms are stored. That
way you will
always have the newest version available for download.
As always, I am here to answer any questions. Please
dont hesitate to contact me if you need help.
In service,
Briana
Arts & Sciences
Good Gentles,
I would like to start by thanking everyone who made
RUM such a success. Mistress Sarafina Sinclair,
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V-103
V-400
V-401
Kingdom Level Events: A Middle Kingdom level event is defined to be a Crown Tournament, Coronation, Kingdom
Arts and Sciences Competition, Kingdom Twelfth Night, Rose Tournament, Tournament of Chivalry (1 per reign), or
any other event so proclaimed in the Pale by the Crown.
Kingdom Level Events are subject to Profit Sharing.
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For all Middle Kingdom events with a site fee, individuals aged 16 and above shall be considered adults and charged as
such. Individuals younger than 16 years of age, may be charged an amount between zero (free) and that of the adult site
fee at the discretion of the hosting group.
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Site Fees:
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www.festivalofmaidens.info
www.midrealm.org/sternfeld/bwta
A rapier fighter takes the field at Red Dragon in the Marche of Tirnewydd (October 6, 2012). Photo by Master Phillip the Pilgrim.
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= Tanists in attendance
= Prince in attendance
= Princess in attendance
= Chivalry meeting
= Laurel meeting
= Pelican meeting
= A & S activity
= Curia meeting
= 100 mi. waiver
December 2012
1
Fighter Symposium III {Barony of Carraig Ban} [Byron, IL]
Bardic Madness XIV: Toom Tabard {Barony of the Cleftlands} [Rocky River, OH]
Hawkland Moor Wassail {The Riding of Hawkland Moor} [Washington, MI]
Try Something New {Barony of Sternfeld} [Monrovia, IN]
8
Boars Head - Celebration of Travellers {Barony of Caer Anterth Mawr (Kingdom of Northshield)} [Waukesha, WI]
Yule Feast {Canton of Hrothgeirsfjordr} [Toledo, OH]
15
Christmas Tourney XLI {Barony of the Flame} [Elizabethtown, KY]
20
PALE DEADLINE FOR February 2013
January 2013
5
12th Night {Barony of Roaring Wastes} [Detroit, MI]
12
Twelfth Night in the Black Forest {Principality of Tree-Girt-Sea} [Chicago, IL]
A Regular Event in the Cleftlands: Come to a Tudor Frost Fair {Barony of the Cleftlands} [Medina, OH]
Flaming Gryphon 12th Night and Baronial Artisan Competition {Shire of Havenholde } [Urbana, OH]
18-19 [CANCELLED!]Chivalry Retreat {Order of the Chivalry} [Wapakoneta, OH]
19
Middle Marches Twelfth Night {Barony of Middle Marches} [Hilliard, OH]
Winter Revel{Barony of Andelcrag} [Ionia , MI]
Winter Revel {Shire of Rivenvale } [Youngstown, OH]
19-20
40th Annual Festival of Maidens {Shire of Wurm Wald} [Urbana, IL]
20
PALE DEADLINE FOR March 2013
February 2013
9
The St. Valentines Day Massacre {Canton of Three Hills} [Kalamazoo, MI]
16
Masque of Courtly Love {Marche of Alderford} [North Canton, OH]
16-17
Better War Through Archery{Barony of Sternfeld} [Danville, IN]
20
PALE DEADLINE FOR April 2013
23
Ayreton Carnivale {Barony of Ayreton} [Des Plaines, IL]
Candlemas {Shire of Dragonmark} [Lexington, KY]
March 2013
2
Midlands Regional A&S Faire {St. Carol on the Moor} [Effingham, IL]
North Oaken Regional Academy of Defense {Marche of the Thistle} [Dalton, OH]
9
Its All Fun and Games {Canton of Rimsholt} [Wyoming, MI]
10-17 Gulf Wars XXI {Kingdom of Gleann Abhann} [Lumberton, MS ]
20
PALE DEADLINE FOR May 2013
30
Rogues Day {Shire of Swordcliff} [Chatham, IL]
April 2013
6
Rites of Spring {Barony of Illiton } [Barton, IL]
Terpsichore at the Tower XIX {Barony of Cynnabar} [Saline, MI]
It Takes My Child to Raze a Village V {Canton of Weldlake} [Howell, MI]
20
PALE DEADLINE FOR June 2013
Brendokenfest {Barony of Brendoken} [Dalton, OH]
A Day at the Castle {Incipient Canton of Northgate} [Canadian Lakes, MI]
25-28 Blackstone Raid XXII {Barony of Blackstone Mountain (Kingdom of thelmearc)} [Ripley, WV]
27
The Awakening 26 [Bloomington, IL]
May 2013
4
Reserved for Coronation
11
Squires Tournament {Canton of Ealdnorwuda} [Lansing, MI]
16-19 thelmearc War Practice XXIV {Canton of Steltonwald (Kingdom of thelmearc)} [Slippery Rock, PA]
17-19
Mugmort Melees {Shire of Mugmort} [Granville, OH]
18
Border Raids {Shire of Crimson River [Kingdom of Meridies]}
20
PALE DEADLINE FOR July 2013
25-26
Reserved for Kingdom A&S and Spring Crown Tournament
31-2
Death, Taxes, and Althings {Canton of Dun Traigh} [Holland, MI]
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net
Falcons Quarry (Shire): Seamus
Fraser (James Nunamaker) 36
South St; Oberlin, OH 44074. 440396-3466. jamesnmissy@oberlin.
net
Middle Marches (Barony): Gunnar
Sigurdsson (Tom Cherry) 411
E. Arcadia Ave.; Columbus, OH
43202. 614-261-6753. gunnar242@
yahoo.com
Border Keep (Canton of Middle
Marches): Zocia (Tamara KnochBower) 206 Coventry Rd; Marietta,
OH 45750. 740-373-9934. tammy_
knoch@hotmail.com
Dernehealde (Shire of Middle
Marches): Celeste of Dernehealde
(Celeste Taylor) 41919 Carsey Rd;
Albany, OH 45710. 740-331-1500
before 10pm.
Mugmort (Shire of Middle
Marches): Richard Ealdwulf
(Richard Greenawalt) 298
Chateaugay Rd SW; Pataskala, OH
43062. 740-964-9232. rgreen105@
aol.com
Tirnewydd (Marche of Middle
Marches): Edborough Kellie
(Edward Kelley) 122 N. State St.,
Westerville, OH 43081. 614-6534520. edborough@gmail.com
Oakford (Shire): Piotr Zavilov
(Shane M. Brandes) 254 Elm St;
Oberlin, OH 44074-1504. 440-7754409. shane@grayskies.net
Red Spears (Barony): Konrad
Mailander (Dale Niederhauser)
110 Dodge St; Swanton, OH 43558.
419-356-8390. konrad@midrealm.
org
Catteden (Canton of Red Spears)
Isibel of Dunbegane (Paula Ritter)
18925 Twp Hwy 138; Carey, OH
43316. 419-387-7372. prfrglvr@
aol.com
Hrgeirsfjrr (Canton of
Red Spears): Godfrey Thacker
of Northumberland (Robert P.
Wenzlaff) 38 California Blvd;
Toledo, OH 43612. 419-309-0271.
rwenzlaff@soylent-green.com
Marche of the Marshes (Canton
of Red Spears): Lazaro de Toledo
(Clarke A. Andrade) 622 Ordway
Ave; Bowling Green, OH 43402.
419-575-3286. clarkeandrade@
gmail.com
Rivenvale (Shire): Jendriska
Bellasez (Jenny Blazek) 3983
Houselcraft Rd; West Farmington,
OH 44491. 330-889-2629.
prekjen03@gmail.com
REGION OF SOUTH OAKEN
Darius Lowen (Steve Spolarich)
5814 Arnsby Pl; Cincinnati, OH
45227. 937-260-8920. darius72@
hotmail.com
Aurea Ripae (Shire): Wilhelm von
Wolfsburg (Mike Griffin) 12609 Hwy
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Signorotti - 800-789-7486 or 408263-9305, ext. 203
QUARTERLY BOARD MEETINGS
START AT 9:00 AM. Wear modern
clothing to BoD meetings.
Third Quarter 2012:
July 14, 2012 in Milpitas, CA
(Kingdom of The West)
Please note: Agenda Deadline is
July 1, 2012.
Fourth Quarter 2012
October 27, 2012 in Boston, MA
(Kingdom of The East)
Boston Common Hotel &
Conference Center
40 Trinity Place @ Stuart Street
Boston MA 02116
Please note: Agenda Deadline is
October 1, 2012.
First Quarter 2013
January 26, 2013 in Tucson, AZ
(Kingdom of Atenveldt)
Embassy Suites Williams Center
5335 East Broadway Boulevard
Tucson AZ 85711
Please note: Agenda Deadline is
January 1, 2013.
Second Quarter 2013:
April 20, 2013 in Minneapolis, MN
(Kingdom of Northshield)
TENTATIVE DATE
Please note: Agenda Deadline is
April 1, 2013.
Third Quarter 2013:
July 20, 2013 in Pittsburgh, PA
(Kingdom of thelmearc)
TENTATIVE DATE
Please note: Agenda Deadline is
July 1, 2013.
Fourth Quarter 2013:
October 19, 2013 in Orlando, FL(Kingdom of Trimaris)
Please note: Agenda Deadline is
October 1, 2013.
DIRECTOR & MIDDLE KINGDOM
OMBUDSMAN
Vice-Chairman: Mark Faulcon
(Martin Lochner) 407-8261492. mfaulcon@director.sca.
org (thelmearc, Atlantia, East,
Information Technology, Middle)
SOCIETY OFFICER:
Society Seneschal and VicePresident for Operations:
Erik Langhans (Modius von Mergentheim) 713-818-4905. seneschal@sca.org
http://cleftlands.org/events/regular/2013/