The Sentinel

Friday 3rd-Monday 6th Shoote in the Wyldwoode Friday 5:00 p.m.-Monday noon (Barony of Delftwood)

Friday 10-Sunday 12 Children's Crusade II Friday 6:00 p.m.-Sunday noon (Canton of Steltonwald)

Friday 24-Sunday 26th Metalsmith's Symposium IX Friday 5:00 p.m.-Sunday 2:00 p.m. (Shire of Stierbach, East Kingdom)

Friday 24-Sunday 26 Harvest Raid XVII Friday 3:00 pm.-Sunday 10:00 a.m. (Shire Heronter)

Pennsic is just a memory now. I hope everyone has great memories and some good stories to tell. I want to thank Isteri, Bob tha, Loopie du motes and Lisa for their help once again setting up the camp sheet wall and bar/ gathering area. Thank you Baron Rummy John and Lady Andree for your help and letting us use your area for Gobi making. Thank you "wingmen" for again feeding the masses on Tuesday night. The Gobi was smooth this year and all went home happy.
Congrats to Jeremiah, Loopie du motes and Lisa for receiving the Service award for the Barony.
Baron Caoinlean has been sent on a quest by His Majesty to seek the advice and wisdom from Pelicans around the Known World and to bring this advice to Him at the Childrens Fete in September. If Caoinlean gets enough comments in a book HRM gave him he will be elevated to Pelican at that event. Good luck and congratulations to our Baron.
This September is a demo at the Wild Women's gathering.
Reminder- The Aug/ Sept meeting will be AUG 29 @ HGA. 6:30 sharp.
I am calling for bids for next years 3 day event so please think about autocrating this event and get your bids to me by the November meeting when we will vote on the bids received.
We still need an A&S officer as well as a fencing marshal.
See you all at the meeting.
Mistress AElfra

If you were born in August, please check your authorization card for the expiration date!

Baronial Champs is coming up soon and here is some info on the contest this year. You will need a Royal Round score. You can throw for one for the day of the event or you can use one that was thrown and submitted this year. That means you should come to practice and get a few under your belt. Ian Cambell,and Karl the Heritik, you both only need to submit one more score to have an average for your ranking. AElfra, Garith, Jeremiah, Issac, Kevin, and BJ, need two more scores. I would like to be able give out some stinking badges this year, something that has never happened before in the Bog. Your royal round score will be added to the other contest, a little thing that I am calling The Ironman Throw, and that will determine the winner. So if you want to throw for a score, call and let me know. Official practice is at my house after 6pm on Fridays but can be flexible with that. I know some of you out there got new axes or knives at Pennsic so come try them
out.

Kenn the Just
Marksman
BSSB TW Marshal

Melee Practice is held the First Sunday of every month at the HGA center; and is a dedicated heavy melee practice for swords and boards, poles and spears, and combat archery that will work on individual weapons skills as well as unit skills.

Contact : Lady Alexizandria, a.k.a. Allie, 724-593-1280 or angelbugalx22@gmail.com) for more information.

Bog business meeting held at HGA on 7/11/2010, 6:30 pm

Baron/Baroness
Thank you all for your support the past 6 years, it has
been our honor to be your baron and baroness.
We still need award recomendations for 3 day.

Baron/ Baroness to be
We are looking forward to serving the Barony
We also need award recomendations for 3 day and Pennsic.
The Baronial A & S champ will be picked at our Baronial
Champs event.
We need an autocrat and site for the Baronial Champs
event.
Pennsic- We will be putting up the BAronial fly after
opening cermony and need volunteers to help. We will
continue the tradition bugun by our ancestors, we will
bring water, pickles, gatorade and etc tot he Bog fly at
Pennsic. Help is always appriciated to help distribute it
to the troops.

Seneschal
We have 2 new officers -Guillaume le Noir will be taking
over Knight marshal and Rosheen O'Fayh will be our new
Chatlaine. I know these two gentles will do a good job
and thank you both for stepping up.
We still need a new A&S officer and a new Fencing marshal

Remember to show support for your Kingdom at opening
cermony at Pennsic (second Sunday) by wearing red and
white.

Exchequer
Checking-$2233.31
Savings-$2112.37
The second quarter report is done and signed

A&S
"I need a replacement."- Bastiano
Any projects- please call me if you need to use the loft.

Fencing marshal
We nee a new marshal.
Still fencing Sundays and Wednesdays

Knight Marshal
we have a new marshal who will be taking over after 3 day.
He will run the 3 day activities with my help.
welcome Guillaume le Noir as our new knight marshal.
Vivat!
(the assembled members accented to this change)

Web Minister
Still up and running
New officers please send contact information and a note
giving permission to post the info to
kennthejust@yahoo.com

Historian
Come to the 3 day and see history happen

Herald
3 new badges were proposed and suggestona made. Dame
Vivienne will submit the proposed badges to the College of
Heralds.

Chirurgeon
Med kit inventory is being taken and supplies will be
purchased before 3 day /Pennsic.

Chatelain
We have a new chatelain-Rosheen O'Fayh. Vitat
(the assembled members accented to this change)

Old Business
Three day- We need a clean up crew!! So if you can stay a
bit Sunday we will press you into service. More hands
makes the work go quickly
Volunteers for troll are also needed
We cnan be on site Thursday after 4 pm- If you show up you
should also lend a hand with set up.
Remember there are no showers- plan ahead
The shed clean up was a great success. Thanks to all who
came to help

New Business
the next business meeting will be August 29 @6:30 pm @ HGA

Being the report for the Final Court of Their Excellencies, Quinn and
Vivienne, Baron and Baroness of St. Swithin’s Bog at their Barony’s
Annual 3-day Event & Baronial Investiture, 17 July A.S. XLIV (2010).
Reporting Herald, Lady Caitilín ní Mhaolchonaire.

With Their Royal Majesties leave, the final Court of Their Excellencies
opened:

~ Baron Quinn and Baroness Vivienne thanked Their Majesties for
permitting them this final court, and thanked the populace at large for
helping them celebrate in both their retirement and in the investiture
of a new Baron and Baroness. They also welcomed everyone to the event,
hoping they were and would have a wonderful time.

~ Next Their Excellences asked all of the Baronial Officers, who held
office during Their six years upon the Cattail Thrones, to rise and be
recognized for their service to the Barony and her people.

~ They then called in Their Baronial Champions: Master-Don Iago Benitez,
THLord Tath and Lord Kenn the Just. They thanked them for their service
and loyalty, and asked them to demonstrate the same to their successors.

~ His Excellencies next requested that Rachael Svava be brought into
court. He wished to recognize her for the enthusiasm and energy that she
has shown toward the Society and Barony. He remarked that when asked why
she jumped into everything full heartedly, she responded with a simple
“because it’s fun.” He hoped her attitude would be an inspiration to us
all. He then bestowed upon her a tabard with the Raven’s Company device
that she may wear at her first Pennsic upon the battlefield so that all
would know her to be one of them.

~ Their Excellences then asked all of the Scribes, be they wordsmiths,
calligraphers, or illuminators, who have worked their craft during Their
six years upon the Cattail Thrones to rise and be recognized for their
service to the Barony and her people.

~ Her Excellency then asked to have the attendance of the Special Order
of St. Swithin. Once all were assembled it was agreed that they were
missing a member... Lady Brynn Kerr was then called into court and made
a member of the Order for the quiet strength and service she gives to
Kingdom, Barony, family and friends. Scroll illumination by Lady Kathryn
de Lyon de Savoire ; Wordsmithing by Baroness Vivienne Marie de Beauvais.

~ THL Caoinlean Seanchaidh (called Tower), Mistress Cynthia Love of the
Tower, Mistress Charmaine of Falconsee, Lady Maewyn, and Lady Caitilín
ni Mhaolchaonaire (affectionately known as Kiwi) were all called before
Their Excellencies to be thanked for helping to keep them sane over the
past six years; they were each given a token of gratitude by Their
Excellencies.

~ Master-Don Iago and Lady Emilia (affectionately known as Bubba)
Benitez, Don Lodovick of Grays Inn, Lady Brynn Kerr, and Dona Emily of
Dunvegan were called in for special thanks. When Quinn and Vivienne
first spoke of taking the Cattail Thrones, these individuals
enthusiastically encouraged them and agreed to help them. As thanks for
their tireless help and encouragement, Their Excellencies bestowed upon
each of them the gift of a standard bearing the Escarbuncle of
Aethelmearc as well as a personal symbol from their own devices.

Her Excellency then returned to Master-Don Iago the “straw bag” he had
made for His Excellency in case of “emergencies” during long running
courts. Her Excellency made a point of telling Master-Don Iago that the
bag and the straw contents were intact and had never been needed by His
Excellency.

~ Don Lodovick was then asked to remain in court, and was thanked for
his service as Their Captain of the Guards. Their Excellencies bestowed
a token of gratitude upon him. He was then dismissed from Their service,
but asked to remain as Captain until the next Baron and Baroness named a
successor.

~ Lady Caitilín then presented Their Excellencies each with a gift
basket from both Canton & Barony thanking them for their outstanding
service to both groups and their people, and for the inspiration that
they both have given to us over the years.

~ Her Excellency, Vivienne, then gave a heartfelt Thank You to His
Excellency for his willingness to take on the daunting position of Baron
and Baroness with her, and thanked Baron Quinn for the memories she
would carry with her.

~ Lady Caitilín was then thanked for her service as their Herald over
the past six years. Her Excellency, who had once acted (and still does)
as her heraldic mentor, then bestowed a token of gratitude upon
Caitilín, and together They dismissed her from Their service.

At Their Majesties request, the Court of Baron Quinn and Baroness
Vivienne was not closed, but held open for their successors.

“Their Majesties thanked Their Excellencies, Quinn and Vivienne, for
their excellent service as the wardens of the Barony of St. Swithin’s
Bog. They had given so much life and energy to the barony, and had truly
impressed Their Majesties by the leadership, guidance and fun that they
had and inspired in others in St. Swithin’s Bog. But Their Majesties now
had the task of enforcing the rules of the barony and the kingdom, and
asked Their Excellencies if they were prepared to step down from their
posts as territorial Baron and Baroness of the Barony of St. Swithin’s
Bog. They both declared that they were ready to make way for their
heirs, and so Their Majesties divested them of the coronets of the
Barony, released them from their oaths of fealty and thanked them for
their 6 years of service to the Barony and Kingdom.” (from the Royal
Court Report of Their Majesties, Malcolm and Tessa, by Their Herald
THLord Brandubh Ó Donnghaile, Silver Buccle)

Submitted in faithful service,
Lady Caitilín ní Mhaolchonaire
Court Herald for the Barony St. Swithin’s Bog
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Being the report for the First Court of Their Excellencies, Caoinlean
and Cynthia, New Baron and Baroness of St. Swithin’s Bog at their
Barony’s Annual 3-day Event & Baronial Investiture, 17 July A.S. XLIV
(2010). Reporting Herald, Lady Caitilín ní Mhaolchonaire; assisted by
Lord Ian Campbell.

The Honorable Lord Caoinlean and Mistress Cynthia were called before
Their Majesties, Malcolm and Tessa, to swear fealty to the crown; they
were then invested as the new Baron & Baroness of St. Swithin’s Bog.

With Their Royal Majesties leave, Baron Caoinlean and Baroness Cynthia
took the Cattail thrones, they then asked Lady Caitilin to act as their
principle Herald. She agreed to do so with the assistance of Lord Ian.
And so opened the first Court of Their Excellencies:

~ Their Excellencies then greeted the populace and welcomed them to the
event. Promising to do their best to fill the shoes of their
predecessors and that it would be their honor and privilege to serve the
Kingdom and Barony of St. Swithin’sBog for the next three years.

~ Don Lodovick was then called into court and divested of his symbols of
station as the Captain of the Baronial Guards, with their thanks and
well wishes he was dismissed from service... Guillaume le Noir was then
called forth and named the new Captain of the Baronial Guards.

~ They then called in the Baronial Champions: Master-Don Iago Benitez,
THLord Tath, and Lord Kenn the Just to ask that they continue in their
service until the next Baronial Champions are chosen. They agreed and
were then invited to take their place in the court of Their Excellencies.

~ Their Excellencies then bestowed a doggy gift basket upon Their
Majesties, having heard that they have a Rottweiler puppy. Their
Excellencies, also owners of a Rottweiler, gave them an assortment of
items that Their own dog has enjoyed.

~ Dame Vivienne was then called into court to pass the Barony’s
Reliquary of St. Swithin to Her Excellency that she might keep it safe
during Their time upon the Cattail Thrones.

~ Lord Garith Craig was then induct into the Order of St. Swithin for
Arts & Sciences for his skill with leatherworking, blacksmithing and for
his abilities to make a fine feast. Scroll illuminated by Lady Rachel
Dalicieaux; Wordsmithing by Mistress AElfra Long; Calligraphy by
Mistress Cynthia Loved of Tower.

~ Master Quinn and Dame Vivienne were then called into court...
- Their Excellencies bestowed the beautiful gift of a stone Pelican upon
Dame Vivienne as an award of Excellence for her job as Baroness and the
example that she set as Our Barony’s first Pelican.
- They then requested the attendance of the Special Order of St. Swithin
all of whom agreed that yet another member was missing from their
Order... and so Master Quinn was inducted for his repeated service and
inspiration to the members of the Barony. As Master Quinn has often
expressed a belief that the words on scrolls fail to truly express the
gratitude and thoughts of those bestowing the awards, Their Excellencies
instead presented him with a journal filled with the words and drawings
of the members of the Barony.

And so the first court of Their Excellencies, Caoinlean and Cynthia, was
suspended until next they would sit upon the Thrones in the Court of
Their Royal Majesties.

Submitted in faithful service by
Lady Caitilín ní Mhaolchonaire and Lord Ian Campbell
Court Heralds for the Barony St. Swithin’s Bog

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Greetings good gentles one and all,

Wow what a day!!!!!!!!!

THANK YOU to our esteemed Autocrat Dona Emily and her Feastocrat Don Lodovick and CO/ Feastocrat Katerina Alleye and to your kitchen staff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The feast as well as the site was truly awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The special cakes were not only beautiful but yummy.
I learned a valuable lesson this day, don’t site down for any reason at High Table until feast is ready! I was sitting there only because the thrones were already there and my back was hurting, before I knew it, everyone else was sitting and poor Lodovick was before me saying that he needed fifteen more minutes as he was counting on Kingdom Court to be longer. My apologies again Lodovick for putting you into a panic and I promise to the future Feastocrats not to do this again. :)

Thank you, Lord Connor, your son (please forgive, his name escapes me) Lord Rudolph and Baron Aquila for helping to setup our tent and the Baronial Fly.

Thank you Lord Ed for piping us in, we wanted it loud and proud and you delivered!
We appreciated everyone who processed into court with us.

Thank you Kiwi and Ian for making our very first court run smoothly. Thank you to our Captain of the Guards Guillaume (Spelling) and especially to Sir Alric for loaning him to us, OK we had to pay for him, but none the less. LOL!!!!

A very special Thank You to Mistress Charmaine in making our Investiture Garb so beautiful and for being our Head Retainer and taking such good care of us throughout the day! Thank you Lady Kat and Lord Ian for retaining. Ian you had outdone yourself,
Second Herald, retainer and helping to tear down, thank you!!! Thank you more than anything for the kneeling bench.

A light show was enjoyed by all in the night sky, thank you St. Swithin.

A special Thank You to their Graces, Rurik and Angelik for their help the entire event.
To have the two of you serve High Table was awe inspiring and very much appreciated!
Welcome back your Grace, we look forward to seeing more of you at future events.

Thank you Baron Quinn and Baroness Vivienne for your support and guidance during our transition.

Vivat to their Excellent Excellencies, Quinn and Vivienne and to their well deserved retirement!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Caoinlean and I will not forget this day as well as the warmth felt by our Bog family.
The Bog Machine was well oiled and in action as always, THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Please forgive me if I forgot to Thank anyone.

We remain in your service,
Caoinlean and Cynthia, Baron and Baroness

Greetings Boggers!

Another summer event has come and gone. This one will hold a special place in our hearts for years to come.

I have heard many, many good things about our event and our group.

Many thanks to Quinn and Vivienne for their service and leadership to our Barony.

Congratulations to Tower and Cynthia and warm wishes for a successful and happy reign.

Congratulations to Don Iago for once again defeating the Kingdom's best and winning the Seven Pearls Rapier Tournament.

Congratulations to all who received recognition for their hard work and dedication to the barony and the Kingdom.

Thank you to Lodovick and Danielle for a delicious and filling weekend of fabulous food and CAKE!!!

A very heartfelt thank you to all who prepared, cooked, cleaned, washed dishes, mopped floors, sat at troll, wrangled cats, dug cattails from the side of the highway, moved picnic tables, set up martial lists, put together gifts, set up and participated in courtssss...lol, and kept the Bog Machine rolling throughout the entire weekend, and to Connor and Lodovick for once again serving up the wings and fries we all love.

Thank you Kat, for making the wonderful feast tokens. I didn't get a chance to thank you in person. They were beautiful.

I truly appreciate the work that everyone from the Barony, and our friends from outside of the Barony put into this weekend to make it unforgettable.

Thank you all.

--Em
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Vivat and well done!!
Another 3 day is done and I be hard pressed to name a more smoothly run event in the Bog.
Dona Emily did a fantastic job as autocrat. Don Lodovic and Danielle ran an efficient kitchen which put out some amazing dishes.
A big thanks to Lord Kenn for running a great thrown weapons list- I understand Her Excellency is now hooked on night hawks.
Well done Don Iago for once again winning the Pearls tourney.
Thanks to Tallbot's Keep for again pitching in and helping!
Lord Guillaume and Lord Connor great job with the heavies.
Congratulations to Their Excellencies Tower and Cynthia (can spell Tower's other name -yet)
Happy retirement Quinn and Vivienne
Congratulations to all the Boggers who received well deserved awards.
The Barony of St. Swithin's Bog rocks!!!
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We had a lot of axes and knives flying through the air at Bog 3-day this year. I would like to thank Baron Edward Harbinger of Delftwood for keeping the range open when I had to leave Saturday afternoon. We had nine people throw for Royal Round scores during the day. The highest score was a 43 thrown by Issac. The second highest was a 32 by Ian Campbell of Glen Mor and third was 29 for Karl the Heretik. We threw until it got too dark to see but the fun didn't stop then. We had a Nighthawk tournament lit by torch light and with glow sticks on the ax handles and on the targets. The object of the game was to hit inside the glowing circle which was worth 5 points. A hit outside the circle was worth one point but if you cut the glow stick, you got a minus 5. The circle was 8 inches in diameter. There was a lot of glow juice spattered everywhere that night. The winner of the first round was Garret with a score of 6. I was second with a 4 and my seven year old
grandson Bradley was third with a 3. For the second round there was a tie for first between Baroness Cynthia and Ragnar who both scored 7. Second went to Jordan with 3 and third to Bradley with 2. The overall winner when scores from both rounds were combined was...drum roll...Baroness Cynthia with a score of 9! Congratulations to her Excellency! We really enjoyed having you participate. Special kudos to Jeremiah who was her Excellency's ax retriever to keep her from getting splashed with glowing goo. Second place goes to Ragnar with a 7 and third to Garret with 6. A special shout out to Ian Campbell, my new Thrown Weapons MIT (Marshal-In-Training), who managed to post the lowest total score of the night, a minus 13. I think everyone had a great time and agreed that we should do this again. I'd like to thank everyone who participated and I'll have your Royal Round scores posted on the kingdom TW site ASAP.

Kenn the Just
Thrown Weapons Marshal
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This is The Sentinel, a publication of the Barony of St. Swithin's Bog and the Canton of Westland Mor, of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. The Sentinel is available from Michela Summervale(Michelle Gelles) and the Bog's Homepage or Canton's Homepage. It is not a corporate publication of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc., and does not delineate SCA policies.