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The Thorny Truth
Shire of Rosenfeld december 2011
AS XLVI
E
Shire Officers
Seneschal
Duchess Julia de Montoya
Julia Riner
1912 Clinton Street
Longview, TX 75604
903-235-5427
Chronicler
Mistress Juliana Avenel
Exchequer
Lady Sarah di Rimini
Sarah Redford
903-284-0384
Deputy Exchequer
Adian McRae [email protected]
Herald
Tigern Sapiens
Knight Marshal (Acting)
Lord Christopher Somerset
Accepting Applications
Rapier Marshal
Mistress Rhiannon ferch Cian
Minister of Arts & Sciences
Lady Emma Farewyll
Terry New
396 VZ CR2313
Canton, TX 75103
903-262-5205
Virtual Scribe
Adian McRae [email protected]
This is The Thorny Truth, a publication of Shire of Rosenfeld of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc.
The Thorny Truth is available from Traci Austin, 4541 NE Stallings Dr., #1004, Nacogdoches, TX 75965. It is
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Meeting & Practice Information
December 10: Yule Revel
Doors open at 1:00 p.m.
December 18: Fighter Practice 2:00pm
(3rd Sunday) Chivalric and Rapier
Bergfeld Park, Tyler
All activities and Meetings are open to everyone wishing to participate
No meetings or practices are scheduled during Holiday weekends. Changes in Meeting or
Practice dates will be posted to the Rosenfeld List so please check your email on applicable
Sundays for updates.
For more information regarding meetings, please contact the Seneschal. For more information
regarding Fighter Practices, please contact the Knight Marshal or Rapier Marshal. Contact
information is located at the front of this publication.
Shire Website Shire E-group
http://rosenfeld.ansteorra.org http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Rosenfeld
Guild Information
The Shire of Rosenfeld has several active Guilds. Please contact the following individuals for
information regarding locations/dates of meetings and current projects:
Scribal Guild – Lady Emma Fairwyll
Armor Guild – Lord Ricciardo da Nicolosi
Sewing Guild – Lady Roesia Sorwelles
Weaving Guild – Duchess Julia de Montoya
From the Seneschal Happy Yule unto the Shire of Rosenfeld!
Soon, we will be in the midst of celebrating another Yule Season at our Winter Revel scheduled for December 10, 2011 at the Fellowship Hall of Pleasant
Retreat UMC in Tyler. Scheduled activities include Redacting/Period Recipe
Review (Mistress Rhiannon), Silk Fan Painting (Lady Sarah), Banner Painting, and
Feast/ Potluck- bring your favorite side dish. Dancing will take place after Feast with
Bardcraft during Feast. Please watch the List for additional information!
At our last meeting, we discussed our participation and assistance to the Phoenix
Charter School in Greenville, Texas. I am happy to say there was overwhelming
support from Rosenfeld. I have communicated with LaNell Brown, a Volunteer for the
school (and my initial contact) and Chrissy Dickens, the PCS Board President, of our
desire to be involved. This will be an on-going project which will give each one of us
the opportunity to be in on the ground-up planning of the school’s goal to turn their
campus into a “kingdom”. They will need guidance as well as volunteers to assist them
with their transition. I will relay information as it becomes available. His Excellency,
Tostig, has already volunteered to assist them with Heraldic matters. I would like a
volunteer to coordinate project-oriented things like helping with garb and someone to
coordinate classes. If you are interested in either of these roles, please let me know.
We also discussed transitioning Three Kings into a 10-Man Team event. To date, I
have received word from one individual interested in being the event steward. If anyone
else has interest, please email me letting me know of your interest and, in general, what
you will bring to the event. As the event steward is a Deputy Seneschal, please include
your proof of membership and copy of your drivers’ license. If you are organized, love
to communicate, can manage a team of individuals, and have a desire to serve, this is the
role for you!
Just a reminder… I invite those interested in serving as the next Seneschal of
Rosenfeld to submit an application, a copy of your membership card as well as your
driver’s license to me and Baroness Alys (Central Region Seneschal). The office will
transition at the next King’s Round Table in January. Please feel free to see me if you have any questions regarding the office.
Safe journeys to those traveling this Yule Season!
Peace and Blessings to All!
Julia
From the Exchequer
Greetings,
The Treasurer's office is humming right along. Three King's 2011
was a success, and while there was not a lot of profit, there was a still a profit. I will have an exact number at the December meeting
being held at our Yule Revel on December 10.
In service, Sarah
From the Minister of Arts & Sciences
Good Rosenfeld,
We are all proud of the success of our event Tournament of the Cross
and have enjoyed the accolades of peers throughout all of Ansteorra. It
was, I believe, better than our expectations with so much to see and share with our
Society. Of note in particular is the re installation of Rosenfeld Champion in both Static
and Performance Arts. We are pleased to be represented by Honorable Lord Kieron
McBride as our Bardic Champion who did say of Rosenfeld “I have been meaning to visit
for several years wish now it had been sooner as you have the best people and I have
enjoyed myself so much.” HL Kieron performed an original ballad 10,000 brilliantly and
played a period instrument much like a present day small banjo –Courbus-do pardon my
spelling as it is certain to be incorrect. Never the less the entertainment of all of the
bards was spectacular.
Our A&S Champion Honorable Lady Delphina de Champeaux did tear up at the beauty
of the Champion Baldric as it was presented to her in court. Her A&S entries were of
bobbin lace-many beautiful styles and uses even one with gold woven into the pattern.
There were several excellent entries from younger Lords in the A&S competition
lending to the suggestion of possibly having a young gentles competition as part of next
year’s event.
An enormous thank-you is due HL Carletta for the gift baskets and all of those who
contributed to them, for all her work on the Cloak and the Baldric- and to all who also
helped make them so Champion worthy. Gratitude is owed also to all of Rosenfeld for
the hard work and giving their all to assure 3 Kings was fun and ran smoothly.
I am sure we are now all looking forward to our own celebration of Winter Revel
(December 10 at Pleasant Retreat Church in Tyler) and the awesome competitions to
be savored. I am, I admit, daunted at the challenge to decipher the unredacted period
recipes for Mistress Rhiannon’s cooking activity but excited to learn and experience the
flavors of others labors.
We have heard of those interested in making banners as an A&S activity and recently a
suggestion that we make a cook book with illumination and period recipes. I shall
organize those and hope that each of you send ideas to me for other ventures which
intrigue you. Whatever we do we shall relish being in the best of company.
Anon,
Lady Emma Farewyll, Rosenfeld MoAS [email protected]
From the Rapier Marshal As I write this I am preparing for Thanksgiving and our Yule Revel. The
holiday season is upon us and as soon as it winds down we will be
looking at preparing for Gulf War and the spring fighting season. This is a great time to
be working on your kit and cleaning your blades.
See you at practice.
Be safe and have fun
Rhiannon
From the Event Stewards for Three Kings Rosenfeld!
Please accept my most humble gratitude for all your assistance with Three Kings-
Tournament of the Cross. It was great fun as usual. Without all of you, there would be
no event. Your hard work and dedication are what make it great.
As thoughts turn to next year the new format requires a new name. I am offering a
prize (probably a painted banner of your device) for the good gentle who comes up with
the winning name. There have been several submitted, all good, so keep thinking and
throwing them into the ring.
In humble service,
Sarah
Recipe of the Month
By Mistress Rhiannon
Shepherd’s Pie
For the Populace meeting I did everything in a crock pot; however I much prefer making
this dish in a Dutch oven so that the potatoes on top get nice and brown.
1 to 2 lb stew meat (pork and venison both work well)
2 medium onions
1 whole clove of garlic
1 lb carrots
3 medium turnips
1/2 lb green beans
Salt
Pepper
Basil
Oregeno
Dice onions and garlic and put in the crock pot. Layer in meat, sliced carrots, and diced
turnips and snapped green beans. Season to taste.
Cover and cook for 6 to 8 hours. Stir periodically to ensure cooking.
At least 1 hour before serving mash 4 to 6 medium potatoes and cover top of dish with
potatoes. Cover and continue to heat on high.
To cook in a Dutch oven follow the same instructions and cook for about 2 hours.
Come join us as we travel down the Silk Road for Rosenfeld’s
Yule Revel December 10, 2011
Hall opens at 1:00 p.m.
Schedule
2:00 Redacting and period recipe review - in the kitchen, If you want to play let
Rhiannon know so she can give you an unredacted recipe. Everyone is welcome to
come and taste the experiments.
3:00 Silk fan painting (probably in the gym) there will be a small fee to cover supplies
Lady Sarah will be presenting the activity.
4:00 Work on the big Rose banner.
6:00 Food (potluck) Ham and Turkey are taken care of.
Dancing and bardcraft just think of the wealth of material available to you. Rumor has it
that there may be a gaming table available.
Announced competitions are a costume contest (sponsored by Lady Sarah) and a table
decorating competition (Lord Aidan).
We would love to see people sharing their arts. Bring your art something you are proud
of this is not a competition and share your talents: Rosenfeld is filled with talented
people it would be great to see everyone showing off their skills at all levels.
Finally, we would like to challenge everyone to bring a friend to the Revel and introduce
them to the SCA. We need to grow and the best way is to encourage others to come
out and join us.
Julia and Rhiannon
December 2011 (A.S. XLVI)
2-4 Wiesenfeuer Yule Revel - Wiesenfeuer (Oklahoma City, OK) *PED*
Stargate Yule - Stargate (Houston, TX)
9-11 Dragonsfire Tor Yule Revel - Dragonsfire Tor (Stephenville, TX)
16-18
23-25 (Sunday 25th - Christmas Day)
30-1 (Sunday 1st - New Year's Day)
January 2012 (A.S. XLVI)
Spring Coronation/King's Champion Bids Due Spring Queen's Champion Bids Due Spring Royal Lancer Bids Due
6-8 Steppes 12th Night and Kingdom Eisteddfod - Steppes (Dallas, TX)
13-15 Crown Tournament - Seawinds (Corpus Christi, TX)
20-22 King's Round Table - Bryn Gwlad (Austin, TX)
27-29 Winterkingdom - Northkeep (Tulsa, OK)
February 2012 (A.S. XLVI)
Royal Huntsman Bids Due King's College Bids Due
3-5 Candlemas - Bryn Gwlad (Austin, TX) *PED*
10-12 Kingdom A&S - Eldern Hills (Lawton, OK)
17-19 Provincial Games - Mooneschadowe (Stillwater, OK)
Bjornsborg Academy of Defense - Bjornsborg (San Antonio, TX) Presidents' Day Weekend
24-26 Bonwicke's Artisan and XXX Anniversary - Bonwicke (Lubbock, TX)
Kingdom of Ansteorra Event Planner
December 2011 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Yule Revel
1:00 p.m.
+
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Fighter
Practice
Bergfeld Park
2:00 pm
25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Please Note: All Activities are subject to change due to weather, etc. Please watch the Rosenfeld e-list for
last minute updates and changes.
Credits and Notes:
Clip art used throughout this publication provided through “A Feast for the Eyes”- a compendium of
authentic period sources located at www.godecookery.com/afeast/afeast.htm as well as Dover
Publications Medieval Ornament Book. Recipe provided with permission by Deborah Wade. Please see
cite information provided with recipe. Border art used with permission through Terms of Use on file from
Microsoft 2007. Clip Art throughout this issue used with permission through Terms of Use on file by
Dover Publications. Heraldic and Officer icons used with permission from Jennifer Smith and Franchesca
V. Havas.
Note: http://www.ansteorra.org/publications/forms/PubPerm.pdf is the link to the form for permission to
publish. Anyone interested in submitting original artwork or articles for publication, please do not
hesitate to contact the Chronicler.
