The Ice Dragon

The Newsletter of the Rhydderich Hael

February

AS XLV

CE 2011

Into This Hael We are Born

Into This World We

Charge

Upcoming Practices and Meetings Barony Meeting: The First Tuesday of the Month. This is open to everyone. From 7:30 to 9:00pm. See calender for locations. Beau Fleuve Meetings: Third Wednesday of the month at Fight Practice Fencing/Fight Practice is at the Elks Lodge, 33 Legion Parkway in Lancaster on Wednesday evenings from 6:30p-10p unless otherwise listed in Calendar. $5 do-nation encouraged for fencers and fighters.. Lesser do-nations by others welcome Archery Practice: Archery has moved to Friday Nights at Docs Archery Range in N.Tonawonda Thrown Weapons Practice: Closed for Winter Equestrian Practice: Winter Break Dance Practice: At Brigette's House (59 Sagamore Terr, Buffalo NY) every Thursday evening, 7p-10p. Middle eastern is taught during the first half, Euro-pean dance is the second half. Please RSVP to Brigette if you plan on attending (716-560-3374). Music Practice: Every Thursday at Sym and Ceol's house Starting at 7:30pm. Textile's Guild: 4th Tuesday of every month starting at 6 pm, location TBA on eGroup. Scribal Art's Guild: 2nd Tuesday of every month, 7-8p at Sweet Melody's on Transit Road near Millersport

Wanted Send the Ice Dragon your stories, poems, lyrics, “How-to’s” photos, recipes artwork and etc. E-mail them to PhilM@Buffalo.com along with your permission to print them in the Ice Dragon by the 3rd of each month.

In This Issue

Barons Report ……………………. ...Page 2 Baronial 12th Night court Report …..Page 2 From The Autocrat of Icve Dragon… Page 3 Officer Reports ……………………...Page 4 In Memory of Durlome Rakesh d'Mithnan called Dwarf………………………..Page 7-13 Memorial Service info for Durlome Rakesh d'Mithnan ……… ..Page 14 Officer Reports Continued… ..…….Page 15 Link of The Month………………….Page 15 Time Machine Photo Page………….Page 16 From The Election Stewart………....Page 17 Barons Quiz #1…………………….Page 18 Guild News …………………… …..Page 19 From the Autocrat of Champs …….Page 20 Recipe Section …………………..Page 21-25 Baron’s Quiz #2…………………….Page 25 More Time Machine Photos……….Page 26 Quiz Answers ………………………Page 27 Officers Contact List………Starts Page 27

Upcoming Events Feb 26 College of Three Ravens Barony of Thescorre Feb 26 Bears Event Shire of Stormsport March 4 Tournament of the White Heart Port Iasis, WV March 13-20 Gulf Wars March 26th Ice Dragon

Photo Credits: Cordelia Colton , Sara

Brumi, Lady Amanda Elandris of Kirkby Lonsdale and others listed

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From Baron Caleb Reynolds

I am still looking for award recommendations for Ice Dragon, Champs, Pennsic, Summer's End and Investiture. If you known of someone who should be recognized for their service or skill with a Haelstone, VOID, NULL, ODC or a Golden Bee, please send me an E-mail. ska: Baron Caleb Reynolds mka: Caleb Ronsen aka: Bubba th' Barbarian Baron of the Rhydderich Hael Brought to you by Carl's Jr.

Baronial Twelfth Night Rhydderich Hael, January 4 2011, A.S. 45 This being the report for the court

of Caleb Reynolds, Baron of the Rhydderich Hael at Baronial Twelfth Night, January 4th 2011, A.S. 45. Lady Elizabeth Law Robertson reporting. Lady Muirgel Ingen Ghiolla Chomghaill and Lord Stephan Calvert deGrey were called forward to formally transfer the office of Seneshal from Muirgel to Calvert. Muirgel was thanked for her service.

Lord Stephan Calvert deGrey was immedi-ately recalled into His Excellency's presence to bring forth an old scroll for another citizen of the Barony which was in his possession. He produced the scroll, which was indeed quite old, however the person for whom it was intended was not present.

Rhiannon Elandris was summoned to finally receive the scroll she had been awarded for winning the Baronial haiku contest at Sum-mer's End. Scroll illuminated by Baron Caleb, and calligraphed by Lady Murigel. Baroness Kateryne of Bakestondone was brought forward and told that many had spoken of her creative talents. She was then inducted into the Order of the Golden Bee and presented with a scroll (illumination by Sir Sextus Plinius Callidus).

His Excellency announced that Barony meet-ing would commence after court. There being no further business, His Excel-lency's court was closed.

Don’t Miss one of the most glamorous events of the year:

The Festival of the Passing of the Ice Dragon

Saturday March 26, 2011 Connecticut Street Armory,

187 Connecticut St. Buffalo, NY 14201,

the same location as last year. 2

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The Festival of the Passing of the Ice Dragon

Greetings to one and all from Augusto Giuseppe da San Donato and all of the Rhydderich Hael.

I have once again been honored with the ability to autocrat The Festival for the Passing of the Ice Dragon in the spring of 2011. The actual date is March 26th 2011 and it will be held at the Connecti-cut Street Armory, 187 Connecticut St. Buffalo, NY 14201, the same location as last year.

We are making, what we hope, to be some great changes in the layout and overall structure of this year’s event. All of your comments have been read, logged, and charted so that this year’s staff knows precisely what is desired by their department.

The tavern is getting a long overdue face lift by Her Ladyship Ysabeau Tiercelin, The merchants’ row is under the direction of Lady Murigel Ingen Ghoilla Chomhgail, the Pentathlon is under the guidance of Maitresse Yvianne de Castel d'Avignon and is looking to be one of the best ever.

These are just a few of the officers of Ice Dragon, if you wish to know more of the changes and plans of the rest of the staff including the skinny on the tournaments look to the Æstel. Each month there will be an article or two from each officer describing why you should not miss this year’s Festival for the Passing of the Ice dragon.

These articles will also be available on the Events web-site: “http://www.ice-dragon.info/” along with news of contests, challenges, displays and more.

I look forward to seeing all of you in the Rhydderich Hael For another exciting Ice Dragon,

Yours In Service, Augusto Giuseppe da San Donato (Autocrat)

From the Knight Marshall:

Chronicler’s stand in report Time to gear up for Ice Dragon, Much fighting to be done This is not a haiku…. Please stop counting the syllables. Kidding aside… As always there will be plenty of fighting at Ice Dragon. It is a great chance to fight people you only see at Pennsic and a few rare events. I hear the tournament has something to do with Ferris’s obsession with Poodies.. Errr.. Just ask him And as always… Our Knight Marshall is Ferris

From the Fencing Marshall: Baron Caleb

Dust off your gear, de-rust your blades and come on down to the Elk's Club and stab a friend. Our fight practice is held every Wednesday at the Lancaster Elk's Club, 33 Legion Parkway, Lancaster, NY 14086-2553. There is a $5 "pay-to-play" fee to cover the rent.

From the Minister of the Lists:

From our M.O.L. There will be tournaments at Ice Dragon. Otherwise, the MoL has nothing to report. Our MOL is the lovely and talented Baroness Ekaterina Volkova,

From the Captain of TW:

Chroniclers Stand in Report… Brrrrrrrrr… It’s so cold they are freezing their butts off…. The Captain of Thrown Weapons is Augusto Giuseppi De San Donato

From the Equestrian Marshal

We are cold. We will be resuming regular practices as soon as it warms up, and will post times at that point. The Equestrian Marshall is THL Tercelin

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Exchequers report:

Greetings unto the Populace of the Rhyderrich Hael, I am please to announce that we continue to have full coffers in the Hael. At the moment they total an amount of no less than $8,334.89. If any gentle has a ques-tion for me please feel free to contact me via the exchequer email or catch me at the weekly fight practice.

Yours In Service,

Lord Alexander DuLac

February Archery Report

Attention Archers, The weather is colder so I guess it is time to stay indoors at Doc's Archery on Niagara Falls Blvd. in North Tonawanda NY. We will be having practice on Friday nights start-ing on November 12th at 6:00 - 8:00 pm cost is $7.00 for the night. Any questions either e-mail me at ef-fex.b@worldnet.att.net... (Before 5:30pm) or call my cell phone 310-3950 or land line 633-9517 (before 5:30pm). If I cannot be reached call Milhim (Bill Brox @ 627-2201) for details. YIS THL François Belgraunde the Bladegatherer Captain of Archers Member of the Scarlet Guard

Directions to Archery

Doc's Archery at 908 Niagara Falls Blvd. in North Tonawanda, 14120.

The easiest way to get there is travel down Ni-agara Falls Blvd toward the town of Wheat-field (or if you prefer Niagara Falls). Doc's is located on the left side of the road just past the old Melody Fair in the even older Wurlitzer Plant on the second floor. Look for a signthat says Book Outlet (it is in this building). Any questions either e-mail me at ef-fex.b@worldnet.att.net (before 5PM) or call my cell phone 310-3950 or land line 633-9517 (before 6PM). If I cannot be reached call Connor (Eric Samul-ski) @ 481-8580 for details.

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Get your up to

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mation at:

Http://www.ice-dragon.info

The Dance Report From Dance Mistress Brigette

Dance will resume Thursday February 17th for European dance, then the 26th for garb workshop.

I will post the notices on the Yahoo group and re-mind people at fight practices. If you are not on the Yahoo group nor regularly at Fighter prac-tice at the elks Lodge, email me of your interest at awacha@yahoo.com

YIS Brigette

From The A&S Mistress Report by Alicia Hennenberg Greetings and thank you for the opportunity to serve you as A&S Minister. I do not yet have a drop dead but I am looking for 1 or 2. Many hands make light work Ice Dragon will soon be here, be sure to stop in and see the many and varied works of the artisans of out kingdom at the pent. If you've entered something (Viviant) make sure to see Isolde for details about registering your entry with the A&S 50 challenge. She will be giving away a stupendously spiffy gift to the lucky winner. Ice Dragon also keeps our scribes busy this time of year. They are furiously finishing fabulous scrolls for all the pent winners. Have you hugged a scribe today? IF not,why not? Spring is not far off and soon our events will move outdoors. Penn-sic will be a large event, and there are some new people in our group. In conjunction with our chatelaine I would like to organize an A&S day situated around preparing for outdoor events. If you are interested in teaching a class or would like to see a class taught please contact me. I will have more details next month Hopefully thinking warm thoughts will expedite winters demise. We have a rich and varied A&S community from the subtleties of food, the ornamentation of paper, the finery of clothes the Joy of music and dance, to the fine science of flinging rocks. I look forward to working with them all. Seek them out and learn something new "We must believe we are gifted for something, and this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained" Marie Curie In Service Alicia Hennenberg 6

Chatelaines Report

Chatelaine has been dormant. Most contact via email Contemplating new ways to recruit.

Stll waiting for answers/suggestions from popu-lace on previous questions.

That is all Lady Maeve Ni Siurtain , VOID mmjordan87@yahoo.com

From the Steward:

Chroniclers Stand In Report

The Grand Opening of the new Shed Night Club Grand was a star studded event. No ex-pense was spared in this red carpet, diamond encrusted, celebrity filled wing ding of a shin dig.

Reporters want to know who was that Reality Show Diva making waves and breaking hearts between the tent poles and the kitchen ware.

Plans for Shed hot tub and shot ice luge forth coming

Illumination by Dicea

In Memory of Durlome Rakesh d'Mithnan called Dwarf

Who passed from the Known World January 26, 2011 after a long bout with illness. We dedicate the next few pages to his memory.

RHINO…for Dwarf

By Rhiannon Elandris

Rhino, Rhino sword shine bright

Hold this shield wall through the

fight

Not trumpet call nor clash of arms

Will stay thee from thy duty

On Rhino shield will go

Foes be raining, blow on blow

Elandris banner raised on high

Over all the company nigh

When at last the time has come

Space in Valhalla's hall you've won

At that time your arms you'll lay

And sleep the sleep of champions

In that fire lit hall you'll be

Filled with peace and be pain free

Quaff the mead, drink the wine

Savor the best of golden times

That mead hall where you'll sit and

dine

Meet friends and foes of former times

The bards will sing of fights and wars

You'll pause a moment…remembering

Rhino, Rhino sword shine bright

Hold this shield wall through the

fight

Not trumpet call nor clash of arms

Will stay thee from thy duty

Per fess argent and sable, a pale per fess wavy gules and

rayonee Or. Registered : August 1979

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Remembering Durlome Rakesh d'Mithnan called Dwarf In a more modern parlance, Dwarf - as Greg Tamutis was known to his many friends - was a sturdy pier upon which the Rhydderich Hael, Shire and Barony, was built and his in-fluence lasts to this day. Dwarf joined the Society in Fredonia when the Rhydderich Hael was centered there. He had graduated from the college and was work-ing there when he got involved with the or-ganization. Ever thinking of others, he sold his small car and bought an Impala – the better to transport the members of the fledgling group to New York City, Toronto, Philadelphia, New Eng-land and beyond; exposing the members of what was a very isolated group from the far Western Marches - what is the now the King-dom of AEthelmearc - to the major characters and movements that were shaping the Society of that time. And to give you a better idea of just how different life in the SCA was then, the Impala held six people and all their SCA stuff for the weekend. It was a smaller world then in many ways.

Back in the early times, when we were all much younger and the world was a brighter place, there lived a man named Durlome Rakesh d'Mithnan. Son of Hannibal of the Rhydderich Hael and a high-born Castilian lady, grandson of Morgan Argante Elandris; Durlome, known as Dwarf, was the sworn man of Morgan Elandris to the end. Through the years, he took part in raids on the Midrealm and traveled far through all the lands that were once the East Kingdom. He was one of the original Rhinos of the Elandris Shieldwall, protecting the pole-arms-men and shield-men. The sheer mass of the men of the Shieldwall was calculated to press the enemy, and in many battles Elandris was seen leading charges to break through the enemy lines. With Mthumbal, Hak, Stor Dodlig and others, the Rhinos’ fierce reputation was feared throughout the Known World. Dwarf was a soldier. His preferred weapons form was sword and shield, though he did de-light in large heavy maces and mass weapons he referred to as ‘weapons of mass destruction’ long before the term acquired other connota-tions. He concentrated on melees and the arts of war, not the arts of the tournament. His task was to make the spears and pole-arms more effective. His driving purpose was to pro-tect his Baroness. His lifeblood was his loy-alty and that loyalty defined his friendships and his life in the Society.

He met the Lady who was to be his wife, Catalina de la Estrella, at Ice Dragon 2. As she fondly recalls, “I scritched him and he fol-lowed me home – what was I supposed to do?” Their loving relationship produced a son, Morgan, named both for Greg and Kathy’s dear friend Morgan Elandris, and lasted from that day to January 26, 2011, the day he passed away. With his wife, Dwarf continued to contribute to the local group, the Kingdom, and the Soci-ety. He acquired equipment that was needed and was a behind-the-scenes work horse for many years. He welcomed people into his home to assist them in working on behalf of the Barony. Looking through the Baronial his-tory, you can still see old Ice Dragon newslet-ters and Domesdays marked ‘Dwarvin Press’; where the Henschel sisters, Kune-gunda and Roswitha, then Ice Dragon editors, playfully gave credit for the use of Dwarf’s mimeograph machine. Kunegunda has since gone on to be a successful writer for the Buf-falo News. Dwarf and Kat also hosted one of the first meeting places of the Rhydderich Hael choir and recorder ensemble led by Arianna of Wynthrope. Kat and Dwarf made the first Baronial Pavil-ion, a brown and gold 15 foot tall at the center, 19 foot diameter round tent, in their 8 X 50 foot trailer home. That tent, one of the first of the movement toward more historically accu-rate tents at Pennsic, served as a meeting place for the Barony and saw many meetings of the War Council of the East when Morgan Elandris was War Leader.

Our Dwarf, as with many dwarves, was known for his facility with tools and fire. At the Pennsic that featured Hurricane Danny as an unwelcome guest, Dwarf’s fire was one of the few in the entire encampment that would stay lit. It did alarm the autocrat a bit as the wind caused the flames to stream 8 to10 feet or more to the side of the fire pit. The brown and gold pavilion was noted as one of the very few tents that did not drop in the storm: cour-tesy of Dwarf-manufacture and technology. Dwarf enjoyed the softer side of Society life. In his intermittent forays into Mongol culture he happily encouraged the art of belly dancing. He also cultivated an appreciation of the cooking and brewing arts, most notably where the two met in happy harmony in raisins in the bottom of the Glugg pot. While cleaning in the kitchen after an event, Dwarf and James O’Neill did the sensible thing and ate all the left –over Glugg-soaked raisins, not re-alizing they were quite high-test, and the two were found later in the evening with Dwarf attempting to put himself through the auto-matic dishwasher and James tucked into a cor-ner singing ‘Lily Marlene’ into a Spangen Helm because he liked the sound of the echo. His friends will fondly recall his broad-reaching curiosity and willingness to experi-ment. A number of old Society helmets can attest to his work with James O’Neill to de-termine the effect of real weapons on armor, as can a junk vehicle one of the crew was going to have hauled away. It is amazing the dam-age a Pike-maul can do to a Chevette.

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I first met Dwarf in the fall of 1978, I believe. I was a student at SUNY Fredonia, and I think he was a computer programmer in the college's IT Dept. He became one of the core members of the then *Shire* of the Rhydderich Hael. We all played D&D together regularly, and of course went to SCA events. Dwarf was kind of quiet and shy but had a fun sense of humor and was always willing to lend a hand when asked. I remember one particular event for which one of our members had made several gallons of an alcoholic beverage called "Glog" (except the "o" should have an umlaut over it, I think - it's pronounced sort of like the o's "book"). Glog was made by steeping raisins in red wine mixed with something stronger - vodka, maybe? Anyway, it was very sweet, and a lot of us got a little more inebriated than we expected on the stuff. Dwarf was on kitchen cleanup duty for the event, called the "Feast of Good Friends." Anyway, the cleanup crew were all a little merrier than usual due to the glog, and at one point Dwarf got up on the conveyor belt that sent the dish racks through the site's industrial dishwasher and ended up sliding on through. Fortunately, no one tried to turn the water on and he was no worse for wear coming out than he was going in. We were a lot sillier in those days, I think. One of our bywords for years after that event was "Watch out for the raisins!" meaning the raisins in the glog, which soaked up the alcohol to an amazing extent. Dwarf and Kat also hosted the very first re-hearsals of the Rhydderich Hael Singers in their home for several years in the 1980s. Dwarf wasn't a singer but he was gracious about al-lowing us to invade their home every week.

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In the later days of the Barony, around about A.S. XX, Dwarf worked with James O’Neill and Roderick of Basing to establish the Frie-land Legion – the East Kingdom Artillery – under the patronage of Morguhn Sheridan, then King of the East. In addition to assisting with the building of the guns, he helped estab-lish the routines and safety practices used when acting as signal corps for the Pennsic battle staff. There are several photos of him commanding one of the cannon crews at field and woods battles. His son had an interest-ing childhood explaining to his teachers and classmates that he really DID have a cannon in his backyard. Around A.S. XV, Kat and Dwarf stepped back from the Society to concentrate on rais-ing their son though they kept in touch with their many friends, eventually moving to the Canton of Beau Fleuve where Kat still lives. Many old friends continued to game regularly with Dwarf. He was also active in other groups including Klingon Fandom. Dwarf was a good man with a wicked sense of humor and an abiding love for and allegiance to his friends. He could be called on and counted on in the Society and outside of it. His work enabled the progress of others in the Society, including Master James O’Neill, Baroness Morgan Elandris, Mistress Arianna of Wynthrope, Duke Sir Morguhn Sheridan and Sir Andreas Hak. He influenced the peo-ple who built the Society we have today. He was a good friend and I will miss him fiercely. Mistress Cori Ghora, OP, OL

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(Continued form previous page) Dwarf was a man of sometimes surprising tal-ents. Once I went to his and Kat's home for choir rehearsal and commented on their new red velvet sofa. Not so, I was informed - it was their old sofa, reupholstered by Dwarf. I hadn't known he was so handy until then. I am very sad to hear of Dwarf's passing, and wish to offer my condolences to his friends and family.” -Arianna of Wynthrope

I don't remember the first time I met Dwarf. I do remember that he became an instant "Uncle". Although he was one of the famous Rhinos of the Elandris shieldwall, the phrase gentle giant truly applied to him. There weren't many other kids around when I joined the SCA and not everyone knew what to do with me or how to interact. Dwarf was always at ease, quick to give a hug or listen to my excited chatter. I lost touch with him and his wife Kat as I grew up and moved away, but I will always hold fond memories of him in my heart. -Lady Amanda Elandris of Kirkby Lonsdale ctc, QOC.

I hopped a ride to Pennsic with Dwarf a few years ago. All right, maybe it wasn’t a few years ago. Maybe it was 1979. My first Pennsic. And Dwarf had a VW minibus of the classic orange and ivory coloring. I would-n’t have attended the event without a willing ride, and that event changed everything. I abruptly stopped attending classes at Fredo-nia State, and started attending the more im-portant classes of the SCA. Soon enough I had flunked out of Fredonia, and graduated in the SCA. But the two remained connected.

You see, in those days, the Rhydderich Hael was located in Fredonia. Buffalo was the Shire of Beau Fleuve. And our weekly barony meetings were held on the Fredonia State campus, in Fenton Hall, on the first floor in a room to the left of the main entrance. Forgive me if I no longer remember the room number.

Every week we would have a brief meeting which included connecting drivers and riders, and a preview of all upcoming events within reasonable commuting distance. Afterwards might be a dance practice, an arts & sciences workshop, or other activity. On more than a few occasions what followed was Dwarf and me having long sessions of trying to top each other with punning shaggy dog stories. Dwarf had an inexhaustible supply of these stories, and the challenge was to try to pull at least a few of them into the realm of the mid-dle ages, or at least the SCA. It didn’t seem any stretch to ride to Pennsic VIII with Dwarf and Kat (his girlfriend, and future wife); though I believe I rode to about only four events total with them. It was a pleasure to travel with them, although they were defi-nitely more refined than I was in those days.

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After the weekly meeting and activity, most of us would repair to Pizza Hut where the man-ager allowed us all to partake of the “Family Special” which consisted of a 49 cent all you can eat salad bar with the purchase of any large pizza. The dozen of us could always af-ford at least one large pizza. Dwarf didn’t of-ten join us at Pizza Hut, and didn’t always make it down from West Seneca to Fredonia, but he and Kat made it often enough to be an essential part of the landscape. And sooner rather than later, most of the people from Fre-donia moved northward to Buffalo. During that time period I was Baronial Chronicler, and Dwarf was a patron of the office contrib-uting sponsoring money to an issue or two, and at least a time or two, contributing an ar-ticle.

At that point Dwarf and I also intersected regularly in D&D groups, and at the steadily increasing number of local and nearby events. While Dwarf had a special talent for mutter-ing vile curses under in breath, he did so in dwarvish so as not offend young ears. And that makes an important point, although Dwarf was a fighter and a hardy soul, he was also a gentle man with a weakness for some children. I remember an Ice Dragon at Buffalo State College where Dwarf was the major en-tertainment of the minors.

When it came to fighting, Dwarf was one of the Four Rhinos of the Apocalypse, a shield wall consisting of Stor Dodlig (sp?) who was Dwarf’s mundane brother, Barak Elandris Muthumbal, and me in my alternate persona as Barak Elandris Bostar. At Pennsic IX we made a difference in the field and woods bat-tles. Dwarf and I were both on the Eastern team in the first ever Unbelted Champions Battle that year, 20 men to a side. We were part of a shield wall with Barak Elandris

Mago and Barak Elandris Linnaeus, and Mor-gan Elandris behind us fighting spear. The East won the battle dominantly. Dwarf was also active in broadening SCA combat. One of his pet projects was to create a list legal flail, but he was ahead of his time. Given the primitive state of armor at the time he was never able to convince the marshalls that his flail was safe, but in today’s list I think there would be no question. His creation had a stout shaft and three balls that were not unlike the duct-taped rolls of toilet paper that would make list-legal boulders in a later era. The balls were attached serially by rope. Dwarf’s creativity came out in various ways, the shaggy dog stories, the articles, D&D, the flail. It also came out in his syntax and gram-mar. He had ways of inverting sentences that made Yoda envious. And he moved accents and emphasis to unexpected places in sen-tences. The result is that one I start remember-ing the unusual way in which he spoke, I can of-ten remember whole stories and conversations from thirty years ago. What a wonderful gift that is for me. Thank you. As years passed, we moved in different direc-tions, Dwarf into different kinds of reenact-ment; me applying the lessons of the SCA in never ending turns as a college student and pro-fessor. I always thought fondly of Dwarf, and through the years there were always threats to rekindle our old D&D group. But that never happened. The last time I saw Dwarf was late summer of 1997 when I stopped at his house for a pleasant hour. It seems that almost all my memories of Dwarf were pleasant hours. -Andreas Hak (Herb Kauderer)

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Greg. I haven’t called him “Greg” since the late 70’s. I was a penniless college student at Fredonia and he was on staff as a computer pro-grammer. I took a part time job as the evening mainframe babysitter and occasional program-mer so Greg and I saw each other almost every weekday for about a year. He taught me much about reducing stress by facing work with a good attitude, though I didn’t realize it at the time. I remember his evil grin as he ate onion sandwiches at lunch, that is, two slabs of onion separated by a thin layer of mustard. Maybe that’s the real secret to dealing with workplace idiocy. He was my first professional reference and helped launch my career. Greg was smart and funny, with a wicked streak. It was always good to talk with him. I remember him telling me about his days in the military. I remember telling him about this weird group of people that my girlfriend and I stumbled across on campus. Before long we had all joined them in garb and armor. He was a kind and gentle man who took such a perverse glee out of hitting people with sticks. We started playing D&D. He was a fun Dun-geon Master who enjoyed seeing what the players could come up with when presented with “creative” situations. He played charac-ters very well, especially the evil ones. They were so at odds with his easy going nature that they always took you by surprise. I remember DMing. He paid close attention to the game, even while Ruth and Kat were crafting and chatting away beside him. Look, it’s Halley’s Comet! Even after we were both inactive in the SCA and long removed from Fredonia we still met regularly to play D&D.

Until I moved to Virginia in January 1996. Over time I have lost contact with almost everyone from that time and place in my life, much to my regret. Dwarf is a bright light in my memory. He will be missed. I only hope that Kat, Morgan and all those who were close to him are able to find comfort in memo-ries of him. I know that he would want us all to remember him and smile. Or perhaps, an evil grin. Zahava Tchauchik Scott Spetalnik sspetalnik@cox.net

Greetings, My name is Filipo DeSancto Martino and I am the Chronicler of the Rhydderich Hael. I joined the SCA some thirteen or fourteen years ago. I had never met Durlome Rakesh d'Mithnan the one called Dwarf.

He was one of the pioneers of the Rhydderich Hael, and of the modern SCA. I thank him and those like him for keeping this activity go-ing and growing do that the new people like me and those who come after can enjoy this wonderful activity.

If you knew Durlome and wish to share your words please send them to me, I will keep ex-panding this as oftem as I can, until it be-comes its own book if need be. Please send your word or photos to Philm@buffalo.com

Peace be the journey Durlome.

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Memorial service for Gregory Tamutis SCAka Durlome, known as Dwarf

As was announced on this list a couple weeks ago, an old mainstay of the Barony of the Rhydderich Hael, Durlome known as Dwarf, passed away after a long illness. The Memorial Service will be held on February 26, 2011 at 11 AM at the (Tonawanda Chapel) AMIGONE FUNERAL HOME, INC. 2600 Sheridan Drive, 2600 Sheridan Drive (at Parker Blvd). Friends invited. If desired, donations may be made to the American Diabetes As-sociation. Share your condolences at www.AMIGONE.COM Use the link below to access the Memorial: http://obit.amigonefuneralhome.com/obit-887684 Or for AOL users: <a href="http://obit.amigonefuneralhome.com/obit-887684">Click here</a> After the memorial service there will be a pot luck luncheon at the Knights of Columbus hall at 55 Main Street, Tonawanda, NY 14150-2133. All are welcome. Please contact Cori at 716-523-7353 or at thecoribird@yahoo.com if you are attending or you wish to assist with the luncheon. 14

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From the Web Minister:

Chroniclers Stand in Report.. Juliana has been very busy. She corrected the probs with the www.wnysca.org site and has the Ice Dragon Event Website up and con-stantly updated at www.ice-dragon.info

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From the E-group Minister: For daily updates on almost everything “Hael” and “Hael No” from practice updates, gather-ings, questions, traffic jams, recipes involving bacon and more sign up for the Hael e-group at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/

From The Chronicler: Greetings from your happy go lucky, lets get down tonight Chronicler, This issue has a memorial to a former member of the Hael Durlome Rakesh d'Mithnan called Dwarf. I did not know him. I am hon-ored that we can not only remember him but also introduce him to those like myself who did not. Thanks to all those who sent in recipes. Makes for a great issue when people contrib-ute. Thanks to Ekat, Dicea, Kate and Katyrn for sharing their Scribal excellence. Their art is all over this issue. Awesome stuff. It’s an awesome time of year…. Ice Dragon soon approaches and it is with out a doubt the kick off to SCA season. Before you know it the talk of Pennsic will build, there will be many outdoors events, Brass Ring Thing, Champs, War Practice, Pennsic, Summers End and Harvest Raid. Ice Dragon requires the help of the entire Bar-ony. It’s a great feat to set up, run all the ac-tivites, and then break down. Please pass the word to your out of town friends to bring their banners, spiff garb and prepare for a fun day of SCA pageantry and activity. If you know people who play instruments, dance or any other form of performance… Please tell them to come and perform where ever they find space. YIS That Guy Phil

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This was a portion of the original nucleus of House Elandris, taken at Crown Tourney in Thescorre, Oct. 1977 (Gyrth won that Crown). From left, Anne of the Golden Mantle, Elric of Erehwon, Arianna of Wyn-thrope, Morgan Elandris, and Rosamund Mables-win Entenheales. Photo by 16

Morggan Elandris Oct. 1980 Acting as Body-guard at the coronation of Laurellyn anbd Ithriliel Photo by Lady Amanda Elandris of Kirkby Lons-

Lady Amanda of Kirkby Lonsdale and Lord Severin.. Photo by Lady Amanda Elandris of Kirkby Lons-

Lady Amanda Elandris of Kirkby Lonsdale ctc, QOC.

Baroness Angharad of the Sleeping Lion and the late, Lord Thorgrim Ulfson. Ice Dragon?.. Photo by Lady Amanda Elan-

dris of Kirkby Lonsdale ctc, QOC.

Illumination by E-Kat

Illumination by E-Kat

Illumination by E-Kat

From The Election Stewart

Unto The Paid Membership of the SCA, Inc. resid-ing within the duly defined boundaries of the SCA, Inc.--Barony of the Rhydderich Hael and Its Canton of Beau Fleauve, within the Kingdom of AEthel-mearc does Maestro Brian of Leichester, By the Grace of the Baronial Council of Officers, Steward for the 2011 Baronial Election Process, send greet-ings and salutations this day! Notice is hereby given that His Excellency, the Hon-orable Caleb Reynolds, 9th Baron of the Rhydderich Hael, will be retiring as Baron ef-fective December 2011. In accordance with Art.V.1 of the Rhydderich Hael's Election Policy, we hereby notify the membership that we will be convening a meeting to take nominations for his successor at the Rhydderich Hael's Business Meeting to be held on Tuesday, April 5, A.S. XLV [CE 2011] at 7:00 PM at the BPOE Elks Lodge # 1478 Located at 33 Legion Parkway, Lancaster, NY 14086. Those seeking to be nominated for Baron and/or Bar-oness must meet the following requirements under At. V.A.4 of the Hael's Baronial Election Policy: a. Must be 18 years or older. b. The Nominees must have valid SCA membership at any level, which is current through at least December in the year of the election, and proof of access to Æstel at their residence. c. May not have been the Seneschal of the Rhydderich Hael at any time after January 1st in the year of the election and may not resume the office, having left it to run in the election. d. Must live with in the geographical borders of the Barony. Those nominated will have until Thursday, April 7,2011 to indicate whether or not they accept nomination and proffer their proof of current [a] Society membership,

[b] current age and [c] residence in the duly defined boundaries of the Rhydderich Hale. Ballots, which will include a polling of Branch Status [i.e., Remain a Barony, Transfer to Province, Change to Shire, or Dissolve], will be mailed out in late May 2011. Completed ballots must be mailed back to the Elec-tion Steward with a postmark NO LATER THAN WEDNESDAY, June 8, 2011. Eligible Voters are defined in Art. IV.A. of the Hael's Baronial Election Policy as: 1. They must be at least fourteen (14) years of age. 2. They must hold a current SCA membership at the family/associate level or higher. 3. They must reside within the duly constituted geo-graphic boundaries of the Barony [including Its Canton of Beau Fleauve] as defined by the ZIP Codes under Branch Status. Ballots will be tabulated at the Baronial Champion-ships Event scheduled for Saturday, June 11, 2011, and the results will be an-nounced at Baronial Court. Copies of the Baronial Election Policy are available online at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rhydderich_Hael/files/Baronial%20Polices/2010ElectionPolicy.doc Paper copies of the Election Policy may be obtained from the undersigned Baronial Election Steward upon written request including a self-addressed, stamped, envelope. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at:

Maestro Brian of Leichester Rhydderich Hael Baronial Election Steward

c/o Brian P. Kujawa 10963 Trevett Road

Springville, NY 14141-9615 PHONE: (716) 941-6325

[Please, no calls after 9:30 PM]

E-Mail: bpkscoopelican@ yahoo.com

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Baron’s Quiz #2 Out of Order:

Each of the following lists describes ten events, or sets of events, that took place in different centu-ries. Can you put each list in chronological order without resorting to "the googles"? Notable Births: 1) Joan of Arc, Christopher Columbes, Leonardo da Vinci, Vasco da Gama, Juan Ponce de Leon, Niccolo Machiavelli, Nicolaus Copernicus, Isa-bella I, Michelangelo, Martin Luther. 2) Lady Godiva, William the COnqueror, El Cid, Godfrey of Bouillon, Solomon ibn Gabirol, Omar Khayyam, Pierre Abelars, Abbot Suger, St. Ber-nard of Clairvaux, Robert Guiscard. 3) Rembrant van Rijnm,John Milton, Blasise Pas-cal, Isaac Newton, William Penn, Janathan Swift, Antonio Vivaldi, George Frideric Handel, Johann Sebastian Bach, Jean Francois Voltais. 4) Thomas a Becket, Richard Coeur de Leon, Te-mujin, St. Francis of Assisi, Frederick Bar-barossa, Nur ed-Din, Averroes ibn Rushd, Moses Maimonides, Albertus Magnus. 5) Marco Polo, Dante Alighieri, Rumi, Simon de Montfort, Kublai Khan, St. Bonaventura, St. Thomas Aquinas, Arnaldus de Villa Nova, Jean de Meung, Jons Duns Scotus. 6) Geoffrey Chaucer, Duke Edmund of York, Do-natello, Fra Angelico, Jan van Eyck, Henry the Navigator, Giovanno Boccaio, Edward the Black Prince, Timur, Jacob van Artevelde. 7) Nostradamus, Anne Boleyn, Sir Francis Frake, Tycho Brahe, Muguel de Cervantes, Sir Francis Bacon (mmmm, bacon), Christopher Marlowe, Galileo Galilei, WIlliam Shakespeare, Rene Descates. 18

Before he was Seneshal, Calvert has served the

barony as one of its original Outlaw Heralds

and Sardonic Chroniclers. Here he is heralding

the Baronial Court of Baron Sim and Baroness

Caol back in the day.

Under the leadership of Baron Connor Bowsplit-ter AS We Were Younger Then, The Mighty Hael forces Will, Charles of Alden, Ferris and Unknown Guy in Brown.. Is that Milheim?

From the Scribal Guild: Report by Guild Mistress Pani Zosia Attention Scribes! I know you have been busy little beavers for the last few months. Please know that the March Meeting will be back at Sweet Melodies. We will be discussing the Guild Minister position and we have someone who is interested. So please be sure to attend. Ice Dragon - It is very important to make sure you have your scrolls done and into me BEFORE Ice Dragon. I will not be there until after 2 pm. So with that Isabetta Orsini has gladly stepped up and will act as my deputy until April 15. If you can not get the scroll in at the March meet-ing, we can make arrangements to meet and get the scroll BEFORE March 25. If you have volunteered to help Scribe the names of the Pent winners, time and location will be known at Ice Dragon. Isabetta will make sure it is posted. As always, I am very proud of each and everyone of my Beaverlings. YIS Pani Zosia

From the Textiles Guild

Report by Guild Mistress Tierclin We met at Tiercelin's shop, and discussed new projects; we will be making a second Baronial tablecloth to replace one that has gone missing. We learned how to make hand-done eyelets. We had fun. YIS THL Tierclin

From The Siege Guild Report by Guild Master THL

Filipo De Sancto Martino

The goal is still to have an onager built and

ready to fire at the Brass Ring Thing. There is

a little thing called ice Dragon in its way, so

we will wait until after then to get started. Ex-

ample of an onager below.

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Brewers Spotlight This Months Recipe Courtesy of Lord Robert l'Étourdi My mead recipe: This is most definitively NOT a period recipe but it works for me: Ingredients: 17-20 lbs of honey (anything light (e.g. NOT buck-wheat)) 2 gallons of fruit juice (no preservatives...) or 1-96 oz can of wine starter juice. water to make up 5 gallons total 1 packet Lalvan EC-1118 yeast (yeah, this is why it's not period) yeast nutrient wine makers acid blend In a 20 quart or larger stockpot, heat water to 160 degrees F. Turn off heat and mix in honey until dis-solved. Heat to 160 degrees, again. Do not heat beyond 160 or you will boil off the esters that give the mead it's distinctive nose. Carefully transfer to fermenter and add juice. Cover and wait until cool (less than 80 degrees). Add in 5 tsp of yeast nutri-ent and 5 or less tsp of acid blend. If the juice that you are using is very acidic, use less acid blend. Follow directions on yeast packet for activating dry yeast. Add yeast to fermenter and stir vigorously. Cover, install airlock and forget for a month or so. Since honey ferments much slower than cane sugar, it may take as long as 3 days to start bubbling in the airlock. Ferment until bubbling stops. Rack into clean carboy and wait until clear. Bottle and allow to age until the sharpness goes away. The aging could be as little as 8 months or as long as 2 years, de-pending on what juice has been used.

From the Autocrat for Champs:

Put June 11th on your calendars.... That is, if you have a cheap calendar that is missing days; otherwise mark June 11th as Baronial Champs.

We will be at the same site as last year (Cummings Lodge in Akron Falls Park). Pani Zosia will be cooking up a Fabulous Feast(tm). We will have loads of space for fighting, fenc-ing, archery, thrown weapons, fishing (no, there will not be a fishing champion), sitting in the sun (also, no champion), bardic and A&S. And, the parks service will be spraying poison-ivy re-pellant, in the woods, as soon as the snow melts.

Check out next month's exciting episode of the Ice Dragon for the full event announce-ment.

Illumination by Katyrn

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Recipes Red Lentil Soup/Chili

Bay leaves are a key ingredient here; they bring out the best in lentils. This easy recipe makes a rich, but not heavy meal. Makes 6 to 8 servings. Multiply as needed.

Ingredients 1 onion, chopped 2 to 3 cloves garlic, minced or put through a press ¼ teaspoon chili powder or ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper ½ teaspoon cuminseed 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 tablespoon butter 2 quarts water or vegetable stock 2 cups dried red lentils, washed 1 carrot, sliced thinly 2 ribs celery, diced finely 1 bay leaf 2 teaspoons salt, preferable sea salt, or to taste 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard 3 tablespoons tomato paste ½ cup parsley

In a stockpot or Dutch oven, sauté the onion, garlic, and spices in the oil and butter until the onion is soft.

Add the remaining ingredients and bring to boil, then reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 1 to 2 hours or until reaches the desired thickness. Stir periodi-cally so indredients will not stick or burn to the pot.

Correct the seasoning and serve alone or espe-cially good over steamed rice.

***Note***

When this recipe was used at last event, it was multiplied by 5. There was plenty to go around. Biotta 21

These are both recipes we were introduced to by Duke Cariadoc in Enchanted Ground at Pennsic 26, both can also be found in Cariadoc's Miscel-lany: An Islamic Dinner. Since that first experi-ence we have made both recipes many times and experimented with variations on them. Hais (date and nut balls) 2 cups pitted dates, chopped fine (approx 1 lb) 2/3 cup roasted almonds, processed fine 2/3 cup roasted cashews, chopped course 4 tbsp melted butter (or sesame oil) 1/3 cup powdered sugar 1 tsp cinnamon Combine the dates, nuts and fat in a bowl and mix thoroughly, combine sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl and mix well. Shape the date/nut mixture with spoons or by hand into small round balls and then roll in the sugar mix. As long as they are kept dry, these will travel well and make great camp snacks. ~E Submitted by Eric Belser

Conan’s To Do List 1.Conquer my enemies 2.See them driven before me 3.Hear lamentations of

their women 4. Grab beer with guys down

at the tavern

Almond and Cardamon Cirlettes These cookies are inspired by recipes in "The Eng-lish Hus-Wife" (1615) To make Fine Cakes. Take fine flowre and good Damaske water you must have no other liqeur but that, then take sweet butter, two or three yolkes of eggs and a good quantity of Suger, and a few cloves, and cardmund and mace, as your Cookes mouth shall serve him, and a lyttle saffron, and a lit-tle Gods good about a spoonful if you put in too much they shall arise, cutte them in squares lyke unto trenchers, and pricke them well, and let your oven be well swept and lay them upon papers and so set them into the oven. Do not burn them if they be three or foure days olde they bee the better. And "The Closet of the Eminently Learned Dig-bie...." (1669) EXCELLENT SMALL CAKES - Take three pounds of very fine flower well dryed by the fire, and put to it a pound and half of loaf Sugar sifted in a very fine sieve and dryed; Three pounds of Currants well washed and dryed in a cloth and set by the fire; When your flower is well mixed with the Sugar and Currants, you must put in it a pound and half of unmelted butter, ten spoonfuls of Cream, with the yolks of three new-laid Eggs beat with it. One Nutmeg; and if you please, three spoon-fuls of honey. When you have wrought your paste well, you must put it in a cloth, and set it in a dish before the fire, till it be through warm. Then make them up in little Cakes, and prike them full of holes; you must bake them in a quick oven unclosed until golden blonde. Afterwards Ice them over with Sugar. The Cakes should be about the bigness of a hand-breadth and thin: of the cise of the Sugar Cakes sold at Barnet. This recipe was developed to use modern items that most closely matched what could have been found in a medieval kitchen. While the full documentation of this recipe runs several pages, I will keep this article short:

This recipe was developed to use modern items that most closely matched what could have been found in a medieval kitchen. While the full documenta-tion of this recipe runs several pages, I will keep this article short: Ingredients: 1 Cup, sweet cream butter 2/3 Cup, un-refined, organic turbinado sugar ¼ Cup, Clover honey 1 beaten egg 2 1/2 Cups, King Arthur band Artisan, Organic all-purpose flour (flour from hard red what, unbleached) 2 Teaspoon, fresh lemon zest, minced 2 Tablespoons, fresh squeezed lemon juice. 3/4 Teaspoon, crushed cardamon seeds 1/2 Cup, chopped and sliced almonds Procedure and explanation: Heat the oven to 350F. Melt the butter and mix it with the sugar until well integrated. Add in the honey, cardamon, almonds and the lemon juice and zest. Mix well. Add the beaten egg to the mixture (which will be very sticky). Finally, add in the flour, however, add it in thirds and make sure that each batch of flour is mixed in before the next batch is added. Roll the dough out into small balls and smash them flat: they should be about the di-ameter of a poker chip. Do not dock the cookies, as suggested in the above recipes. Bake until they turn "golden blonde". Do not leave the Cirlettes alone while they bake: they can go from pale, to blonde to burned very quickly. Check every minute after the first five minutes. Since there is no yeast or leavening added to the mix, the cookies receive all of their lift from steam trapped inside of the sticky dough. The cookies should be soft and chewy when finished. However, if you prefer a crunchy cookie, let the batter sit in the 'fridge over night. The flour will absorb more of the liquid in the mix, leaving less available to turn to steam and puff up the cookies. Submitted by Baron Caleb Reynolds

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“I have served this as a pre-event feast to my ride on more than one occasion” -Constantinia Description: A great new way to have eggs for breakfast or lunch.

Ingredients 3 large eggs 1⁄4c milk 1 dash each salt, nutmeg, ground pepper, & on-ion powder. 1 TBS each fresh chopped parsley, basil & chives 3 slices of bread chunked 3/4 cup 6 slives lunch meat or any cubed left over meat like beef ,ham or corned beef 1⁄2 oz shredded regiano and monterey jack cheeses 3 t salsa Instructions

I start with 3 large eggs and a 1/4 cup of milk that I whisk together. To that I add large dashes of salt, nutmeg, ground pepper, & onion powder. I whisk that into the egg mixture. I then add a healthy pinch of both fresh chopped parsley, and basil and repeat the whisking.

Two slices of diced fresh whole wheat or rye bread are mixed into the egg mixture by spoon. 5 slices of the lunch meat of your choice are diced and added to the egg & bread.

1/2 once each of freshly shredded Regiano and Monterey Jack cheeses are stirred in, Pour the whole mess into a greased medium sized ramekin and bake at 375 for 35 - 40 min. Or until deeply golden brown on top and sides.

Let cool for 3 - 5 min before serving. I recom-mend the universal condiment of salsa as the perfect way to complete the dish.

“I made this in a dutch oven over an open fire at Shoote in the Wyldewoods last september. It was one of 6 over filled dutch ovens filled with soups. & was the first one emptied of everything; it was that well liked. I was glad that I sampled as I made it because no one left any for me. “ -Constantinia Spicy sausage, Beef & Barley. 1 pound Hot sausage 1 pound Beef chunks 1 pound Barley (uncooked) Canola oil Salt 6 Onions cut into rough chunks 5 cloves garlic smashed Basil Sage Water shredded Parm cheese Put enough oil in the bottom of dutch oven to well coat, fry beef on all sides & remove from pot. Add a bit more oil and do the same with the sausage. Add onions and garlic to pot and barley Add enough water to fill pot 2 inches shy of top & let boil until barley is fully cooked stirring of-ten. Put back in the sausage & beef and salt, sage & basil to taste Simmer another 15 - 20 min stirring often, Serve each bowl with a generous helping of fresh Parm cheese This does make a lot so either be hungry or have a lot of very hungry friends.

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“I was gifted with a very large bag of pre-cooked meatballs, left over from an Ice Dragon some years ago. Since I was running the kitchen at the next event, I had to figure out what to do with them. They became a meat pie - which went over very well. I had some children working in the kitchen who en-joyed smashing the meatballs! I wrote up the recipe and have shared it with my family. They liked it. The only difference is, we put a pastry top on the pie for the event, instead of cheese. I hope this meets your requirements.” -Fionnghuala

MEATBALL PIE 2 packages precooked Italian meatballs (about 12 per package) 5 or 6 eggs, depending on size 2 prepared, uncooked pie shells 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese 1 half pint of light cream or half-&-half 1 cup chopped fresh dates (don’t use commer-cial ones, they contain sugar) Your choice of two or more of the following in-gredients:

½ cup currants (or if you prefer, white raisens)

½ cup dried cranberries or blueberries 2 cored, chopped apples (or 1 cup chunky

applesauce, without cinnamon) Thaw meatballs, smash and chop them up to resemble ground meat. Put them in a large bowl and add the dates and other fruit. Beat the eggs with the cream and add half of it to the meat/fruit mixture. Using your hands, knead this like you were making meatloaf. Continue to add eggs and blend, the mixture should be little runny.

Mound the meat/fruit mixture into prepared pie shells. Top with cheese, dividing between both pies and spreading it out to cover the tops as much as possible. Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes. These directions make two pies - if you only want one, just divide the ingredients in half. Get creative … Try using a prepared quiche mix instead of whole eggs (meat/fruit won’t be quite so runny before baking). Or try adding grated cheddar or parmesan cheese and diced tomatos to the filling instead of fruit, and using a pastry lid on top. You could add onions, mushrooms, any leftover meat that you chop up, some cooked vegetables, or any other combi-nation of ingredients that you think your family would like. You could add more seasoning, or use less fruit (I recommend keeping the dates, however, the sweetness is a pleasant surprise). The pie can be served warm for dinner, or sliced cold as a snack for later on. Although this recipe is my creation, you can turn it into you own individual speciality. It’s particularly useful when you have company coming or want to serve things buffet style, the pie can be made in advance and kept in the fridge for several days. The cheese crust on top seals in the moisture.

Illumination by Ekat

Barons Quiz #2 How They Died:

Match the historical figures to how they died.

People: 1) Christopher Marlow 2) Jon Dun Scotus 3) Eleanor of Castile 4) Ferdinand Magellan 5) Pedro de Valdivia 6) Mary, Queen of Scots 7) Sir Walter Raleigh 8) Richard Coeur de Leon 9) Titian 10) Sir Arthur Aston

a) Beheaded on order of James I b) Beheaded on order of Elizabeth I c) No record was made of time, place or rea-son of death d) Died 11 days after getting a crossbow bolt embedded in his shoulder e) Died from injuries sustained when his horse stubled on the burning cinders of a town he had sacked f) Buried alive g) Died in the Philippines in a fight with na-tives: thought that he did not need any armor. h) Died on the road to Scotland i) Had moltan gold pured down his throat j) Died of the plague k) Killed in a tavern brawl l) Beaten to death with his own wooden leg

Kushkhananaj 2 cups white flour 1 cup wheat flour 1/2 cup sesame oil 3/4+ cup cold water 1 1/2 cup sugar 1+ cup nuts or dried fruit in any combination, chopped fine (almonds are traditional, but anything will work; you can also add various spices as well) Combine the sugar and nuts in a small bowl. Mix the flour together, stir in the oil and wa-ter; kneed briefly then divide into 6 parts. Roll each part out into a rectangle roughly 8"x16" (wider is better, but it will break if too thin), scatter the filling evenly and roll up like a pastry roll making sure to seal the ends and flap with a bit of water. Bake on baking sheets (preferably with baking parchment) at 350 degrees for ~45mins Hope those are of some use to you ;) ~E Submitted by Eric Belser

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Recipes Continued

Illumination by Ekat

“A story comes with this photo. It was a Rhydderich Hael baronial champs tourney in, hmm, maybe 1984? I was having a hot day (my ONLY hot day fighting, ever), had won a couple of rounds, lost one but been competitive and then had a bye, so I was in the quarter-finals. I was the only woman in the tourney so all the women were rooting for me. I faced my knight, Sir Ogami. I handed my camera to Caterina del Cavallo and asked her if she could take a picture of the fight. Hasdrubal was marshaling, said "Lay-on" and Ogami one-shotted me to the head and I went flying. Caterina hit the shutter as fast as she could, and this was what she got as I tumbled ass over teaket-tle. I keep this photo on the wall as a re-minder that humility is a Good Thing. :-)”

-Arianna of Wynthrope

1992 Prince Ariel and Princess Amanda Elandris of Kirkby of the Principality of Aethelmearc. Looming in the back is Borther Bobby (right) and Aaron Faheud Swiftrunner (left)

Former Barons of the Rhydderich Hael Master Connor Bow Splitter and Baron Will.. At this time Connor was Baron and decked out for Lua Warefare.. Were the Tiki Gods with him that day? 26

Baronial Officers Baron Caleb Reynolds 873-7057 (no calls after 11pm) (Caleb Ronen) baron@wnysca.org

Seneschal: (9/09) Muirgel Ingen Ghiolla Chomhgaill 984-5782 (Colleen Coil) attractedbyshinyobjects@yahoo.com

Pursuivant: (3/09) Elizabeth Law 731-1845 (Rhonda Kolokowsky) pursuivant@wnysca.org

Knight Marshall: (?/??) Ferris (G Eisenhardt) knightmarshall@wnysca.org

Deputy Knight Marshal: (?/??)

Chancellor of the Exchequer: (1/10)

Alexander du Lac exchequer@wnysca.org

Chronicler:(01-11) Filipo De Sancto Martino 803-2425 (Phil Martino) Philm@Buffalo.com

Web Minister (12/08) Juliana Rosalia Dolce di Siena N/A (Julie Ortolano) webminister@wnysca.org

E-group Minister Filipo de Sancto Martino 440-2423 (Phil Martino) egroupminister@wnysca.org

Keepers of the Domesday Juliana Rosalia Dolce di Siena Cori Ghora

Minister of Arts & Sciences: (1/09) Alicia Hennenberg Alicia Rabb cell (CELL) 913-1467

Deputy Minister of A&S: (1/09) Vacant

Minister of the Lists: (01/11) Barness Ekaterina Volkova

Marshall of Fence (12/08) Caleb Reynolds 873-7057 (Caleb Ronsen) fencingmarshall@wnysca.org

Youth Fencing Marshal (?/??) Vacant

Youth Boffer Marshall: (?/??) Vacant

Chirurgeon Coordinator: (Life) Áine nic Llyr de Danann 832-5094 no calls after 9 (Pati Aine Guzinski) chirurgeon@wnysca.org

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Barons Quiz Answers

Answers: from Notable Births: p14 1000's 2 1100's 4 1200's 5 1300's 6 1400's 1 1500's 7 1600's 3 How They Died: p13 1-k 2-f 3-h 4-g 5-i 6-b 7-a 8-d 9-j 10-l 11-e 12-c

Demo Coordinator (3/10) Brigette de Sainte Mere-Englise (Annette Wacha) democoordinator@wnysca.org

Historian: (6/99) Baroness Steph (Stephanie Carson) (Carol Goranson)

Captain of the Archers: (12/10) Francois Belgraunde The Bladegatherer 633-9517 (Frank Benz) archerymarshall@wnysca.org

Captain of Thrown Weapons: (?/??) Augusto Giuseppi De San Donato ( Joe the Just) 574-4411 ( Joseph Piselli Jr.) thrownweapons@wnysca.org

Chatelaine: (1/12) Maeve Ni Siurtain Michele Andrews 542-4349 ( no calls after 9pm) mmjordan87@yahoo.com

Chancellor Minor: (6/98) (Vacant)

Steward: (Life) Augusto Giuseppi De San Donato ( Joe the Just) 574-4411 ( Joseph Piselli Jr.) steward@wnysca.org

Choir Minister: (?/??) Ceol Seabhac 667-7264 (Carol Waddell Sheets)

Minister of Dance: (5/99) Brigette de Sainte Mere-Englise (Annette Wacha)

Scribal Guild: (2/11) Zosia Kowalewska (Melissa Hannon) melblackrose@gmail.com

Cook’s Guild: (?/??) Edith of Winterton (Caroline Elliott)

Brewers’ Guild: Caleb Reynolds 873-7057 (no calls after 11pm) (Caleb Ronen)

Textile Guild: (?/??) Tiercelin

Cheese Maker’s Guild (?/??) Brandric the Rockslayer 832-5094 (Larry Southwick)

Rhydderich Hael Siege Guild Lord Filipo de Sancto Martino Guild Master PhilM@Buffalo.com (Phil Martino) BEAU FLEUVE OFFICERS

Seneschal: (?/??) Jairus of the Darklands 833-7209 (Adelbert Eschberger) A8W8E8@aol.com

Pursuivantl: (?/??) (Vacant)

Knight Marshall: (?/??) Sextus Plinius Callidus 692-0492 (Phil Simonds)

Exchequer: (?/??) Cori Ghora 692-0492 (Clare Jackson)

Deputy Exchequer: (?/??) Edith of Winterton (Caroline Elliott)

Minister of Arts and Sciences: (?/??) Rolande de la Chanson 282-1370 (Monte Jones)

Chatelaine: (Vacant)

Web Minister (?/??) Cori Ghora 692-0492 (Clare Jackson)

Captain of Thrown Weapons: (?/??) Morwenna Everdon 731-2346 (Jo Human)

Official Barony Website: www.wnysca.org

This is The Ice Dragon, a publication of the Barony of the Rhydderich Hael of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. The Ice Dragon is available from Phil Martino, 40 Sandy Lane, Cheektowaga NY 14227. It is not a corporate publication of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. and does not delineate SCA policies.The Ice Dragon is published 12 times per annum. All article copyrights remain with the original authors. All illustrations, unless otherwise noted, are copyright from Jupiter Images or Classroom Clips and used with permission.

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14227

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