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Inside this issue:

Shire o f Blak Rose

Fall/October 2010 Volume 24, Issue 4

Chronicler’s Notes 2

Article: Dear Seneschal: Ask Me Anything!

2

Award Announcements: Vivat! Vivat! Vivat!

3

Shire Meeting Directions 4

Blak Rose Calendar of Events 5

Shire Business & Announce-ments

6

SCA & EK Announcements 6

Events of Interest 7

Shire Order of Precedence 8-9

Article: Poland’s Italian Queen, Bona Sforza

10

Recipe: Mizeria - Cucumber Salad

10

Recipes from Vinland Games 2010

11

Officer Directory 12

Shire & Newsletter Communi-cations

12

What is the Shire of Blak Rose? 12

Pumpkinfest Demo was a Success! By Lord Aidan the Hostile

A great time was had by all at our demo at Pumpkin-fest on Saturday, October 9th. We had wonderful weather for a demo.

Reb Eleazar ha-Levi ran his games table, which is always a hit. Lady Lucrezia Spinelli was set up inside a pavilion displaying her silk painting. Eogan was running his forge. I was set up beside him do-ing pewter casting. Dona Sol la Cantor, along with Skyn, Wynd and Wyre, played a couple wonderful sets of period music.

Our fighting area was filled with armorial display from Herr Johann Lederer, while Lord Connor McPhaddin and Lady Morag Ingen Conchobar came up from Owlsherst to help marshal the combat. I joined in on the fighting along with Lord Mikael Thorkelson and Lord Connor.

Master Victor of Shrewsbury and Lady Elisabetta Tempesta from Owlsherst tested the patrons knowl-edge with the food game. We had a lot of people come by to check out our well rounded display of A&S and Martial Arts. We spent the day answering questions and showing everyone how much we love what we do.

Thank you all for coming out and help make our demo a success. Also, a special Thanks to our neighbors, who took the time to come and pitch in with the demo.

Yours in Service,

Lord Aidan the Hostile

Blak Rose and Friends at Pumpkinfest 2010. Photo submitted by Lady Lucrezia Spinelli (Melissa Crowther). All rights reserved 2010.

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Chronicler’s Notes

Fall is here and so marks the end of the year as well as the last issue of the newsletter. I hope you have enjoyed the issues this year. The Fall issue is filled with celebrations, great food recipes, informational items, awesome photos, and much more.

Some of the articles and items you will find within this issue are: Pump-kinfest Demo article; Dear Seneschal; Photos of the demo and October Coronation; Award announcements; Shire calendar; Shire, EK & SCA news; EK Events listing; Shire Order of Precedence; Article on Bona Sforza with recipe; and a selection of recipes from Vinland Games 2010. What a way to end the year!

Announcements:

Blak Rose members, please make sure you check out the “Shire Order of Precedence” on pages 8 & 9. Eleazar ha-Levi, the Blak Rose Herald, asks that everyone check this list for errors. Please contact Eleazar with any corrections, additions, or comments.

Blak Rose Officers, please check that your info is correct on the Officer Directory on page 12. Also, if I have missed an officer, please contact me via email.

IMPORTANT: As of the October 1 business meeting, I announced that my end of term as chronicler, ends in December. I am currently accept-ing Letters of Intent for the position. The deadline is November 5, our next business meeting. Please send your letters via email, which can be found on page 12.

The Winter 2011 issue of the newsletter is set to publish on February 4. The submission deadline is January 24. The theme will be “Medieval Hygiene, Health and Disease.” The dates and theme are tentative and subject to change. If you have any questions, please ask!

Thanks and Vivat to all of my contributors! Without your support this newsletter would not happen. Please keep on researching, writing and submitting. Remember “The Thorn” is what you make it!

Yours in Service,

Lady Lucrezia Spinelli

Dear Seneschal: Ask Me Anything!

By Pani Magdalena Gdanska

Q: I see the term Great Officers in the Blak Rose Bylaws. What does this mean?

That’s a good question! According to East Kingdom Law, one of the requirements for your group to officially be called a shire is that you must have certain officers. They are: Seneschal, Exchequer, Herald, and either a Knights Marshal OR a Minister/Mistress of Arts and Sciences.

While other officers, such as, chatelaine, chronicler, web minister, etc. are very important and contribute to the running of the shire, they are not required by Kingdom law. We are fortunate that we, in Blak Rose, have committed people in the offices of Chatelain, Chronicler, Web Minister, Archery Marshal, and others. I am grateful to them for all the hard work they do.

Respectfully ,

Pani Magdalena Gdanska

2011 Newsletter Deadlines (dates are tentative)

Winter issue - February 4 (Submissions due January 24)

Spring issue - April 29 (Submissions due April 18)

Summer issue - July 15 (Submissions due July 1)

Fall issue - November 11 (Submissions due November 1)

Volume 24, Issue 4

Vivat! Vivat! Vivat! By Lady Lucrezia Spinelli

♦ Sol la Cantor (Blak Rose) received a Golden Lyre at EK Bardic Champions on February 20, A.S. XLIV (2010). On September 25, 2010, at the Coronation of Gryffith II and Aikaterine II in Iron Bog, Sol was inducted into the Order of the Maunche.

♦ Ragnveig Snorradottir (Owlsherst) received a Golden Lyre at Mud-thaw in Settmour Swamp on March 27, A.S. XLIV (2010). On September 25, 2010, at the Coronation of Gryffith II and Aikaterine II in Iron Bog, Ragnveig was inducted into the Order of the Maunche.

♦ Victor of Shrewsbury (Owlsherst) received his Laurel at AEthel-mearc Academy in the Shire of Abhainn Ciach Ghlais on June 26, 2010.

♦ Three members of Blak Rose were most deservingly awarded their Award of Arms at Pennsic 39 during the East Kingdom Court on August 11, A.S. XLV (2010). Congratulations to Aidan the Hos-tile, Mikael Thorkelson, and Ketterlyn de Wilde.

Many awards have been granted to several members of our great Shire as well as our friends in the surrounding shires this past year. Their Royal Majesties have acknowledged our friends for their hard work, skills and excellence in many areas. Please send glad tidings and numerous congratulations to the following individuals. Vivant!

t the Coronation of Gryffith II and Aikaterine II on September 25, 2010, Dona Sol la Cantor, Pani Magdalena Gdanska, and Reb Eleazar ha-Levi, presented His Majesty Gryffith II with a gift box from the Shire of Blak Rose. The box consisted of hand made gift items along with a num-ber of edible strawberry themed items, such as strawberry syrup and strawberry bread graciously made by Eleazar. His Majesty held a late court to thank Sol, Magdalena and Eleazar for the gra-cious gifts. Thanks to each of you for representing our fair Shire in such glorious radiance.

Vivat! Vivat! Vivat!

Dona Sol la Cantor, with Mistress Linette de Gallardon, receiving her Order of the Maunche award at Coronation. Submitted by Eleazar ha-Levi (Lewis Wolkoff). All rights reserved, 2010.

Pani Magdalena Gdanska, Reb Eleazar ha-Levi, and Dona Sol la Cantor are presenting a Shire gift box to King Gryffith II at Coronation. Submitted by Eleazar ha-Levi (Lewis Wolkoff). All rights reserved, 2010.

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Directions to Shire Business Meeting Giant Community Room, 2300 Linglestown Road, Harrisburg, PA 17110

Next meeting takes place on November 5 at 6:30pm. Meet & Greet 5:00-6:30pm.

Points on the West Shore: Take your best route to I-81 North. Take Exit 67A for US-22E toward PA-230/Hbg/Cameron St. Keep left at fork; follow signs for US-22W/US-322W/Lewistown/State College and merge onto US-22W/US-322W. Take PA-39/Linglestown exit toward Rock-ville. Turn Right at Linglestown Rd/PA-39E. The Giant will be on the left.

Points on the East Shore*: Take best route to I-81 South. Take exit 67B to merge onto US-22W/US-322W toward Lewistown/State College. Take PA-39/Linglestown exit toward Rockville. Turn Right at Linglestown Rd/PA-39E. The Giant will be on the left.

*Those members living in Downtown Harrisburg or nearby should find their best route to Linglestown Rd/PA-39E then drive to find the Giant.

MEETING INFO: Meetings takes place in the Giant Community Room, which is located upstairs from the food court area. Follow the stairway or elevator to the 2nd floor and stop at the desk to ask which room the meeting is in.

Meetings will start promptly at 6:30pm.

A meet & greet will take place from 5:00 - 6:30pm. Please feel free to come by early to eat dinner, work on crafts, or chat.

Rules to follow:

The Giant does not allow outside food to be brought in. There is a stocked beverage cooler in the room, which has a cost per drink. Good news! You are allowed to purchase food from within the store and bring it up to the room.

Volume 24, Issue 4

Blak Rose Calendar of Events October through January

5 Shire Business Meeting, 6:30pm. Meet & Greet 5:00- 6:30pm at Giant Community Center (Directions, pg. 4))

7 Intershire Music Practice**, 3-6pm, Giant Community Center (Directions, pg. 4)

13 SWEK Scriptorum, 9am-1pm, Location TBA**


1 Deadline, Fall Newsletter Submissions

1 Shire Business Meeting, 6pm, Giant Community Center (Directions, pg. 4)

7 Blak Rose Archery Championship*, 6pm-dusk, Tuathflaith’s home**

9 Blak Rose Demo: Pumpkin Fest, Adams-Ricci Park in Enola, 9-5pm

9 Montevale Event: Panathenaea Festival & Games

16 Silver Rylle Event: Fiber & Newcomer’s Day

15 Deadline, The Thorn (Fall Issue)



3 Shire Business Meeting, 6:30pm. Meet & Greet 5:00-6:30pm at Giant Community Center (Directions, pg. 4)




7 Shire Business Meeting, 6:30pm. Meet & Greet 5:00-6:30 pm at Giant Community Center (see pg. 4)

16 Intershire Music Practice, 3-6pm, Giant Community Center (Directions, pg. 4)

22 Owlsherst Event: An English Country 12th Night

October November

December January 2011

* Archery practice is weather permitting.

** Please contact the Chronicler, Lady Lucrezia, for directions or info.

Dates in Bold print refer to Blak Rose/Intershire specific events.

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Shire Business & Announcements

Announcements

♦ Happy Birthday Blak Rose! In this year of our Lord 2010, we are celebrating our 25th birthday as the Incipi-ent Shire of Blak Rose. History: In 1985, the Shire of Blak Rose was formed and began its incipiency. Our first Seneschal was Baron Robert de la Tor. In 1987, TRM removed this title and we finally became a full-fledged Shire.

♦ Awards received by shire members in 2010:

∗ Sol la Cantor - Golden Lyre and Order of the Maunche

∗ Aidan the Hostile - AoA

∗ Mikael Thorkelson - AoA

∗ Ketterlyn de Wilde - AoA

♦ Rose Noire Pursuivant has been accepted by Laurel as the March of the Black Rose’s new heraldic title on 9/24/10. Vivat!

♦ On October 7, 2010, our Archery Marshal Alana O’Keeve, held a Shire Archery Championship and Pot-luck at the home of Tuathflaith. The championship was open to shire members only, but everyone was allowed to shoot. The winner of the championship was Tuath-flaith. Vivat! Vivat! Vivat!

General Business

♦ As of the September 11, 2010 business meeting, Pani Magdalena Gdanska was re-elected for another term as seneschal for the Shire of Blak Rose.

♦ At the September 11, 2010 business meeting, a committee dedicated to developing an Event Planning Manual was established following a discussion on the topic. The com-mittee members are: Magdalena (Seneschal), Alistair (Exchequer), Eleazar (Herald), and Tuathflaith (shire member).

♦ On October 9, 2010, the Shire held its annual demo at Pumpkinfest at Adams-Ricci Park in East Pennsboro Twp, Enola. It was a great success. Please read the front page article for more info.

♦ Shire business meetings will now be every first Friday of the month. The current meeting place will be at the Giant Community Center (see pg. 4 for details).

♦ Proposed 2011 Shire events:

∗ Johann Lederer - 14th Century German (Spring)

∗ Eleazar ha-Levi - Fundraiser: Flea market (Winter)

∗ Winifred/Tuathflaith - Children/Youth Gaming Event (Fall)

SCA & East Kingdom Announcements ♦ SCA Census 2010 - The SCA’s Board of Directors are conducting a survey to address key issues facing the SCA. Every SCA participant,

whether or not they are paid members or are currently active, are requested to answer the survey. The survey is available here: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SCA2010Census . The Survey will remain open until December 1, 2010.

♦ VIP Passes!! - The first 6,000 SCA participants who renew their memberships beginning in October 2010 will receive one VIP Pass. The pass should be given to a newcomer who can use it at their first 3 events for exemption from paying the Non-Member Surcharge of $5. The pass will expire on July 1, 2011. The SCA is using the pass to test a newcomer recruitment initiative. To find out more, please email [email protected] or [email protected].

♦ On September 25, 2010, the Coronation of Gryffith II and Aikaterine II FitzWilliam was held in the Barony of Iron Bog. Vivat!

♦ On July 30th, TRM Gryffith and Aikaterine celebrated the birth of their first daughter and Princess Royal Annabella FitzWilliam.

October

9 Panathenaea Festival and Games - Montevale (Orrstown, PA)

16 Swamp Swap and Flea Market - Settmour Swamp (Flemington, NJ)

16 Fiber and Newcomer’s Day - Silver Rylle (Rehrersburg, PA)

22-24 Ghosts, Ghouls & Goblins - Carillion (Manalapan, NJ)

23 *RP* Crown Tournament - Mountain Freehold (North Hero, VT)

30 Stranger’s Ball - Gleann nam Feórag Dhuibhe (Media, PA)

November

6 Artisans’ Challenge, Display and Workshop - Hartshorn-dale (Blue Ball, PA)

13 *RP* Bjorn’s Ceilidh and Baronial Investiture - Concordia of the Snows (Albany, NY)

20 *RP* 100 Minutes War - Rusted Woodlands (Sparta,NJ)

December

4 *RP* BBM & Bergental Yule - Bergental (West Springfield, MA)

11 Bhakail Yule - Bhakail (Philadelphia, PA)

18 Iron Bog’s Toys for Tots Challenge - Iron Bog (Pemberton, NJ)

January 2011

15 *RP* Twelfth Night - Settmour Swamp (Livingston, NJ)

22 An English Country 12th Night - Owlsherst (Wellsville, PA)

28-29 Market Day at Birka XXII - Stonemarche (Manchester, NH)

*RP* = Royal Progress

Events of Interest

Page 7 Volume 24, Issue 4

ARE YOU READY

FOR WAR?

It’s that time of year again. Dust off your armor, air out your tent, save

your pennies…

PENNSIC WAR 40

July 29 - August 14, 2011

Be Ready!

PENNSIC WAR 40

Countdown

281 Days

18 Hours

10 Mins

18 Secs (As of 10-20-10 on www.pennsic.net)

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Shire-Marche of the Blak Rose Order of Precedence as of September 25, 2010

By Eleazar ha-Levi, Rose Noire Pursuivant

Shire Great Officers (Order is as Listed in Kingdom Law Section IV.A.1; Vacant Offices Listed to Show Place in Order of March) Seneschal Magdalena Gdanska

Herald Eleazar ha-Levi

Knight Marshal (vacant)

Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair the Tall

Chronicler Lucrezia Spinelli

Arts and Sciences Minister Johann Lederer

List Minister Ketterlyn de Wilde

Shire Lesser Officers (Order is as Listed in Kingdom Law Section IV.A.2) Deputy Seneschals Johann Lederer

Aidan the Hostile

Deputy Chronicler Gwynfrewy Llangynog

Deputy Castellan Orrin the Scop

Deputy Herald Alana O'Keeve

Grant of Arms Avalon de Luneville Grant of Arms 04/28/2001 (Atlantia)

Orders of High Merit (Armigerous) Eleazar ha-Levi Silver Crescent 09/16/1995

Eleazar ha-Levi Maunche 03/09/1996

Award of Arms Eleazar ha-Levi Award of Arms 05/09/1987

Rowan Woodring Award of Arms 11/07/1987

Esmeralda la Sabia

(aka Sol la Cantor) Award of Arms 09/30/1989

Corwin Silvertongue Award of Arms 02/10/1990

Dunstan of Thorun Watch Award of Arms 04/04/1992

Einharr Thorgrimsson Award of Arms 04/25/1998

Alana O'Keeve Award of Arms 09/08/2001 (Atlantia)

Angus MacGregur Award of Arms 05/17/2003 (Atlantia)

Anja Dzuronka (Belvedere) Award of Arms 05/17/2003 (Atlantia)

Magdalena Gdanska Award of Arms 09/24/2005

Continued on page 9

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Orders of Honor Dunstan of Thorun Watch Burdened Tyger 04/04/1992 (Autocrat and/or Cook at an RP)

Non-Precedence Honor (Gift of the Crown)

Magdalena Gdanska Queen’s Honor of

Distinction 09/24/2005

Sol la Cantor Golden Lyre 02/20/2010

Other Kingdoms Honors Æthelmearc Orders of Merit (Armigerous)

Esmeralda la Sabia Keystone 12/12/1992 (Service)

Esmeralda la Sabia Sycamore 09/24/1994 (Arts & Sciences)

Atlantia Baronial Awards House Argent Lupe Baronial Award of

Excellence 10/31/1998 (Bright Hills)

House Argent Lupe Blue Collar 08/17/2001 (Bright Hills

Æthelmearc Baronial Awards

Esmeralda la Sabia Gold Comet 11/16/1991 (Barony-Marche of the Debatable Lands)

The above is my Order of Precedence as of September 27, 2010. Please let me know if I got anything wrong. Yours in Service, Eleazar ha-Levi

Shire Order of Precedence continued from page 8

Awards of Arms continued

Aidan d’Guise (the Hostile) Award of Arms 10/07/2006

Alistair the Tall Award of Arms 06/14/2008

Gwenfrewy Llangynog Award of Arms 06/14/2008

Johann Lederer Award of Arms 06/14/2008

Orrin the Scop Award of Arms 06/14/2008

Lucrezia Spinelli Award of Arms 04/25/2009

Ketterlyn de Wilde Award of Arms 08/11/2010

Aidan the Hostile Award of Arms 08/11/2010

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Bona was born into the princely family of Milan in 1494 (Italian sources give 1493) to Gian Galeazzo Sforza and Isabella of Aragon. The family name “Sforza” means “force” and was the nickname of the mercenary soldier Jacopo Attendolo. The family was originally members of the lesser gentry and gained Milan through their own efforts. After her fa-ther’s untimely death, Milan was taken over by her paternal uncle, Ludo-vico Moro. Her mother took her to the principality of Bari, which was given to Isabella the year before. It was here that Bona received a good education (part of which was in the art of ruling), which Bona put into practice since she had her own court at Bari.

Isabella’s ambition of retiring to her own principality of Milan was thwarted with the conquest of Milan by Francis I of France. Isabella began searching for a good suitor for her daughter without success. The search was then entrusted to her uncle, Maximillian I of Austria. Maxi-millian’s choice was the educated, cultured, eloquent, newly widowed, Sigismund I, also know as Sigimund the Old, of Poland. Sigismund was 24 years Bona’s senior, but he also ruled a country that was, at the time, the fifth or sixth largest in Europe.

While the Renaissance was winding down in Western Europe, it flour-ished again in the north, especially in Poland, due in part to Bona. Some items that show the Italian Renaissance influence are The Olbracht Tomb, Wawel Castle, and the Sigismund Chapel, to name a few.

Bona also had an influence on the food of Poland. She brought with her the Italians love of fruits and vegetables. The Poles were suspicious of salad since they were big meat eaters. They believed that a diet of so many vegetables, and in their eyes not enough meat, would make you weak. And the Italians felt the Polish diet of meat was unhealthy. Some food items that became part of the Polish language are: torta (It), tort (P), limone (It), limonia (P), melone (It), melon (P), lasagna (It), Lzanki (P), to name a few.

Queen Bona succeeded in bringing two distant and seemingly different countries close together. In the words of the poet, and her compatriot, Gianbattista Garini, “The places are so far away but the spirit is close.”

Check out a Polish recipe created for Queen Bona below!

Mizeria - Cucumber Salad Submitted by Pani Magdalena Gdanska

Mizeria is Polish, from the Latin Miseria, Misery. This recipe is attributed to Queen Bona and reputed to be called Mizeria because she missed her homeland of Italy so much.

Peel young cucumbers with small seeds. Cucumbers can either be shredded or thinly sliced. Sprinkle with a teaspoon of salt and squeeze out lightly after a few minutes. This is known as “sweating” the cucum-bers. If you skip this step, you will end up with a very watery salad. You can, at this point, rinse with water to remove any remaining salt but be sure to drain well!

Dressing - for each 1/2 cup of sour cream you use, add the juice of 1/2 a lemon, 1/2 tsp sugar, and if neces-sary, a little salt. Add a copious teaspoon of finely minced dill (weed). Dust the Mizeria with 1/4 tsp ground pepper. Mix and place in a cool place half an hour before serving.

Poland’s Italian Queen, Bona Sforza By Pani Magdalena Gdanska

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Recipes from Vinland Games 2010 Submitted by Ketterlyn de Wilde

Poached Salmon (First Course) 1-1/4 lb. salmon fillet 1/2 cup water

1/4 tsp. onion powder 1TBSP lemon juice

1/2 tsp salt 1/2 cup apple juice

fresh herbs: chives, celery and bay leaf

Directions:

1. Lay salmon in crockpot skin side down. Sprinkle chives, celery and bay leaf beside salmon. Stir remaining ingredients together in a bowl. Pour over salmon.

2. Cover and cook on low for 3 to 4 hours or on high for 2 hours. Cook until salmon flakes with a fork.

3. Discard bay leaf before serving.

Bacon & Mushroom Au Gratin (3rd Course) 1 1/4 lb. bacon cubed

2/3 lb. mushrooms sliced

5 tbsp butter

2 1/2 tbsp cornstarch

1 1/4 cup milk

1 1/4 cup light cream

20 eggs

Shredded cheese of your choice

Directions:

Melt butter in a frying pan, add bacon and fry until golden and crispy. Remove bacon from pan and drain. In the same oil, simmer sliced mush-rooms for 3 or 4 minutes. Once softened, sprinkle with cornstarch, add milk and cream. When this is well mixed, beat the eggs in a bowl and add the eggs to the mushrooms. Simmer stirring constantly, to make a scram-bled egg mix. When the eggs are half cooked, transfer the mixture to a baking dish. Add the bacon and cover with the shredded cheese. Bake in a 325 degree oven until cheese is melted.

It is recommended to make the scrambled egg mixture the night before, so the flavors have a chance to develop. Cook in the oven moments before serving.

Baked Strawberries (4th Course) 2 - 16oz bags of frozen strawberries 1 tbsp flour

2 sticks butter, melted 1 tbsp sugar

1 cup flour 9x13 baking dish

1 cup sugar

Directions:

Mix melted butter, flour, and sugar together; pat into the bottom of the baking dish. Place whole strawberries stem side down to fill the baking dish on one layer. Mix flour and sugar together; sift over strawberries. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 30-45 minutes or until strawberries are soft and crust is bubbly.

On May 8, 2010, the Shire of Blak Rose held the event, Vinland Games, at H.M. Levitz Memorial Park in Grantville, PA. Our Autocrat, Friderich Swartzwalder, ran a very successful event. Vivat and Thanks Friderich! Our Head Cook, Ketterlyn de Wilde, planned a fantastic Day Board and 2 Feasts for this event. In addition to the main Feast menu, she planned a spectacular and scrumptious Odin’s Table Feast, which

was fit for a King. Odin’s Table was a silent auction fundraiser for the shire, which allowed 8 guests to sit at the high table. Those winners were privileged to a feast with salmon, venison, pheasant, numerous vegetables dishes and baked strawberries. Vivat

and many thanks to Ketterlyn for a job well done.

The following recipes are selections from the Feast at Odin’s Table. More recipes will be published in issues of 2011. You’ll want to come back for more, I promise.

Yours in Service,

Lady Lucrezia Spinelli

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The Officers of the Shire

Seneschal: Pani Magdalena Gdanska (Daria Hayman) (717) 564-3056 (no calls after 9pm) [email protected]

Deputy Seneschal(s): Herr Johann Lederer (Dennis Heisey) Lord Aidan the Hostile (David Aughinbaugh)

Exchequer: Lord Alistair the Tall (Nathan Crowther) (717) 763-7838 (no calls after 9pm) [email protected]

Chatelain: Lord Aidan the Hostile (David Aughinbaugh) (717) 385-2556 (no calls after 10pm) [email protected]

Deputy Castellan: Lord Orm the Scop (Alan Mur-doch)

Chancellor Minor: Lady Gwenfrewy Llangynog (Melissa Owens) (717) 561-1722 (no calls after 9pm) [email protected]

Librarian: Lord Orm the Scop (Alan Murdoch) (717)576-9038 [email protected]

Minister of Arts and Sciences: Herr Johann Lederer (Dennis Heisey) [email protected] Deputies of A&S: Lady Gwenfrewy Llangynog (Melissa Owens) Lady Sol la Cantor (Andrea O. Boyer)

Herald: Eleazar ha-Levi (Lew Wolkoff) [email protected] Deputy Herald: Lady Alana O’Keeve (Rachel Wright)

Web Minister: Lord Aidan the Hostile (David Aughinbaugh) (717) 385-2556 (no calls after 10pm) [email protected]

Chronicler: Lady Lucrezia Spinelli (Melissa Crowther) (717) 763-7838 (no calls after 9pm) [email protected] Deputy Chronicler: Lady Gwenfrewy Llangynog (Melissa Owens)

Archery Marshal: Lady Alana O’Keeve (Rachel Wright) [email protected]

Chamberlain: Lady Lucrezia Spinelli (Melissa Crowther) [email protected]

This is the Fall 2010 issue of The Thorn, a publication of the Shire of Blak Rose of the Society of Creative Anachronism, Inc. (SCA, Inc.). The Thorn is available from Melissa Crowther, 117 Lighthouse Drive, Mechanicsburg, PA., 17050. It is not a corporate publication of SCA, Inc., and does not delineate SCA, Inc. policies. The Thorn is available as a no fee online-quarterly publication at www.blakrose.org . A paper copy is avail-able for those who request it, please contact the chronicler.

Copyright 2010 Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. Copyright for individual works is retained by their authors. For information on reprinting photographs, articles, or artwork from this publication, please contact the chronicler, who will assist you in contacting the original creator of the piece. Please respect the legal rights of our contributors.

Art/Map Credits: Clip Art [Godecookery.com, blakrose.org, retrokat.com, Dover Publications, Inc. and Microsoft Publisher ; and various BR Badge clipart and wood frame clipart (pg. 1) by Tracey Hanwell (2010)]; Map - MapQuest (2009). Photography - Melissa Crowther and Lewis Wolkoff (2010). All Rights Reserved.

What is the Shire of Blak Rose? The Shire of Blak Rose consists of medieval and renaissance re-enactors who are spread across Central PA in Perry, Cumberland, and Dauphin counties. We are active members of a not-for-profit worldwide educa-tional organization known as the Society for Creative Anachronisms, Inc. (SCA, Inc.). The SCA is devoted to recreating the arts, sciences, skills, and warfare of pre-seventeenth century European culture. For further information on the SCA, please check out the webpage at www.sca.org, or contact a local officer. For a listing of local events, please visit the East Kingdom of the SCA webpage at www.eastkingdom.org.

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