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Macsen ap Rhys of Wyvern Hall

2025-11-26T16:20:43Z

Nicolo: /* Event Staff */

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[[File:Picsart 23-12-09 22-24-14-330.jpg|thumb|Yule Toy Event, 12/2023]]
''Macsen ap Rhys of Wyvern Hall''
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| '''Resides:''' || [[Nottinghill Coill]], [[Atlantia]]
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| '''Status:''' || Active
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| '''Awards:''' || [http://op.atlantia.sca.org/op_ind.php?atlantian_id=12165 Order of Precedence Entry]
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[[File:MacsenArms.jpg|thumb|''Sable, on a chevron inverted voided argent three fountains and in chief a wyvern displayed argent'']]
 
Name & device registered A.S.26 (1/1/92)
 
Award of Arms A.S.27 (6/13/92)
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== Introduction ==
[[File:025-eleventh-century-03-a-q75-200x175.jpg|69px|left|Illuminated "A"]]
'''rglwydd''' (/ˈarɡlʊɨ̯ð/) '''Macsen ap Rhys of Wyvern Hall''' is a brewer, leather worker, and archer of some small reputation in his first SCA home, the East Kingdom. Macsen first encountered the SCA in the Canton of Fennbrycg, [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Beyond_the_Mountain Barony Beyond the Mountain] circa A.S. XIX (UConn, Storrs, 1984) where he dabbled briefly in heavy combat and period gaming. Macsen moved away from Fennbrycg in 1985 to pursue his mundane career but never really forgot the SCA; keeping in touch via FidoNet lists and rec.org.sca. A few years later, he sought out the SCA in the Canton of Bowman's Rest and discovered SCA archery at the fabled House Rivendell.

[[File:Pennsic92.jpg|thumb|left|Ready for the Woods Battle at Pennsic XXI ''Left to right:'' unknown from Bridge, Kieran Bren of Bannockburn, Mika Longbow, and Macsen]]
Macsen soon joined House Rivendell and trained under the tutelage of [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/David_McDougall Master David MacDougall]. He was strongly influenced by fellow archers [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Ygraine_of_Kellswood Mistress Ygraine of Kellswood], [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Li_Kung_Lo Master Li Kung Lo], [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Daryl_of_Avallon Mistress Daryl of Avallon], [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Krakken_Gnashbone Master Krakken Gnashbone], and [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/William_of_Barnsdale William of Barnsdale]. Macsen quickly obtained a warrant as an archery marshal which he maintained throughout his tenure in the East Kingdom. He traveled widely competing in archery tournaments in the East, Middle, and Aethelmearc. Macsen achieved the ranking of [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Archery_Royal_Round Grand Master Bowman (see EK Archery Royal Round)] in A.S. XXVIII.

Only one picture of Macsen in his Wisby-inspired leather and steel armor survives. He authorized in sword & board, spear, great sword, and pike, but has only fought as Pennsic sword fodder. Macsen's weapons of choice will always be longbow and crossbow.

Macsen changed mundane jobs in 2019 and moved to Atlantia just in time for the Plague to strike! This slowed his entry into the local chapter a bit, but he eventually connected with the local group at the [[Canton of Ritterwald]] in the [[Barony of Nottinghill Coill]] during the summer of 2023. Macsen is thrilled to be back in the Current Middle Ages and looks forward to whatever will come next...

 
== Persona ==
Macsen is a 14th-century CE Welsh yeoman longbowman named after the legendary Macsen Wledig (Magnus Maximus), the 4th-century CE Celtiberian Emperor of Rome. He fought as a contractually indentured mounted archer in the Hundred Years War and achieved enough favor to be awarded arms. During his indenture, Macsen served for a time as a man-at-arms to a renowned Scottish archer who schooled him in bowmanship and fletchcraft. While Macsen's first choice is the longbow, he has been known to pick up a crossbow at need.
 
Macsen has been known to time-shift on occasion and may appear as an 8th-century CE Norseman, Magnus Logisson, Bror Bueskytter (Brother Archer), or seasonally as Knecht Ruprecht...

== Offices & Positions ==
[[File:Marshal-Archery.png|50px||Target Archery Marshal Badge]] Warranted Target Archery Marshal, Atlantia, 8/30/2023 to 11/22/2025
 
[[File:Ico_chatelain_atl.gif|50px||Atlantia Chatelain Badge]][[File:Chatelain.jpg|33px||SCA Chatelain Badge]] Chatelain, Barony of Nottinghill Coill, 1/27/2024  to 11/22/2025
 
[[File:Ico_web.gif|50px||Web Minister Badge]] Web Minister, Canton of Ritterwald, 7/8/2024 to 11/22/2025
 
[[File:Ico_herald.gif|50px||Herald Badge]] Herald, Nottinghill Coill, 9/14/2025 to 11/22/2025
 
[[File:Tyger passant.png|33px|left]]

''Past East Kingdom Offices & Positions''
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[[File:connsca.gif|thumb|right|Connecticut SCA Groups circa 2000]]
[[File:Marshal-Archery.png|33px||Target Archery Marshal Badge]] Warranted Target Archery Marshal, East Kingdom
 
[[File:Chirurgeon badge icon.gif|33px|Chirurgeon Badge]] Warranted Journeyman Chirurgeon, East Kingdom
 
[[File:Ico_seneschal.gif|33px||Seneschal Badge]] Seneschal, Canton of Bowman's Rest, East Kingdom
 
[[File:Ico_herald.gif|33px||Herald Badge]] Herald, Canton of Bowman's Rest, East Kingdom
 
[[File:Ico_web.gif|33px||Web Minister Badge]] Web Minister, Canton of Bowman's Rest, East Kingdom
 
[[File:PennsicChampionsSash.png|33px|Champions Team Sash]] Member of Pennsic Archery Champions Team, 3 times
 
[[File:QueensGuardSash.png|33px|Queen's Guard Sash]] Member of the Queen's Guard of HRM Christence II, A.S. XXIX ''(first archer to hold this position)''

== Event Staff ==
* Newcomers & Novices Point, ''Not Quite Quarterly Braggin' Rights'', Ritterwald, June 15, 2024
* Archery MIC, ''Yule Toy Tournament'', Nottinghill Coill, December 13-15, 2024
* Event Steward, ''Baronial Birthday'', Nottinghill Coill, January 17-19, 2025
* Field Steward, ''Dragon's Fire'', Nottinghill Coill, April 12, 2025
* Archery MIC, ''Yule Toy Tournament'', Nottinghill Coill, December 12-14, 2025
* Event Steward, ''Baronial Birthday'', Nottinghill Coill, January 16-18, 2026
* Archery MIC, ''Ymir'', Windmaster's Hill, February 20-22, 2026
* Feastocrat, ''Collegium on the Border'', Border Vale Keep, April 18, 2026

 
[[File:Tyger passant.png|33px|left]]

''Past Events in the East Kingdom''
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[[File:Clanbluefeather-support.jpg|200px|right|Clan Blue Feather Ally]]
* Staff, Third Rivendell Challenge and War Camp (RP), June 12-14, 1992
* Autocrat, (4th) Rivendell Challenge (RP), June 4-6, 1993
* Autocrat, (5th) Rivendell Challenge, ''Canceled due to RP conflict''
* Autocrat, Queen & King's Archery Champions (RP), July 7-9, 1995
* Autocrat, Queen & King's Archery Champions (RP), July 12-14, 1996
* Archery Marshal, Pennsic War, ''various''
* Chirurgeon, Pennsic War, ''various''

== Awards & Scrolls ==
(I'm working on better scans/photos)

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File:FB IMG 1750003388017.jpg|''AoA scroll by Mistress Amber Sturmwolf (?), blazon/emblazon by [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Daryl_of_Avallon Mistress Daryl of Avallon]''
File:Macsen's GMB Scroll.jpg|''Grand Master Bowman scroll by [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Ygraine_of_Kellswood Mistress Ygraine of Kellswood]''
File:Macsen' Missilier Scroll.jpg|''King's Missiliers scroll by [[Martelle von Charlottenburg|Mistress Martelle von Charlottenburg]]''
File:Macsen's Opal Scroll.jpg|''Opal scroll by [[Backlogged]]''
File:Macsen's Courtesy of NC Ring.jpg| ''Courtesy of Nottinghill Coill ring by [[Posadnitsa Kiur’iakiia Novgorodova|Posadnitsa Kiur’iakiia Novgorodova]] and [[Posadnick Likarion Volcovich|Likarion Volcovich]]''
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* [https://op.atlantia.sca.org/op_ind.php?atlantian_id=12165 Atlantia Order of Precedence]
* [https://op.eastkingdom.org/op_ind.php?atlantian_id=1918 East Kingdom Order of Precedence]

== Classes & Publications ==
=== Classes ===
{| class="wikitable"
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! !! Class !! Location !! Date !! Files
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| [[File:Ritterwald Populace.png|33px]] || ''"Archery in the SCA, An Introduction"'' || '''[https://ritterwald.atlantia.sca.org/ Ritterwald] A&S Tuesday''' || 6/13/23 || [[File:Intro to SCA Archery - Participant Handout - Macsen ap Rhys.pdf|border|85px|Intro to SCA Archery - Participant Handout]]
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|- style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:Ritterwald Populace.png|33px]] || ''"Mead Making Madness and Pennsic Pity Party (Mead Making 101)"'' || '''[https://ritterwald.atlantia.sca.org/ Ritterwald] A&S Saturday''' || 7/27/24 ||
 
|-
|- style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:ico_univ.gif]] || ''"An Intro to SCA Archery: So You've Decided to Take Up the Bow..."'' || '''[https://university.atlantia.sca.org/ University of Atlantia] ''(online)''''' || 2/3/24 6/9/24 2/1/25 ||
[[File:UoA115-116-IntroToSCAArchery-02-03-24.pdf|border|110px|Slides from "An Introduction to SCA Archery: So You've Decided to Take Up the Bow..." UofA #115]]
[[File:UoA116b-713-IntroToSCAArchery-06-09-24.pdf|border|110px|Slides from "An Introduction to SCA Archery: So You've Decided to Take Up the Bow..." UofA #116b]]
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|- style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:Nottinghill_Coill_Populace.png|33px]] || ''"Atlantia Wiki 101: Building Your Personal Wiki Page"'' || '''[https://nottinghillcoill.atlantia.sca.org/ Nottinghill Coill] ''(online)''''' || 2/29/24 ||
[[File:Wiki101-02-29-24.pdf|border|110px|Slides from "Atlantia Wiki 101: Building Your Personal Wiki Page"]]
[[File:PersonalWikiGeneric.pdf|85px|Customizable Generic Layout File]]
|-
|- style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:ico_univ.gif]] || ''"Fire Safety for the SCA: A Primer for SCAdians and Event Stewards"'' || '''[https://university.atlantia.sca.org/ University of Atlantia] ''(online)''''' || 2/2/25 ||
 
|-
|- style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:ico_univ.gif]] || ''" What's That Pointy Hat and What Does It Mean? Rank and Regalia for Newcomers"'' || '''[https://university.atlantia.sca.org/ University of Atlantia] ''(online)''''' || 2/2/25 ||
 
|-
|- style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:ico_univ.gif]] || ''" What's That Pointy Hat and What Does It Mean? Rank and Regalia for Newcomers"'' || '''[https://university.atlantia.sca.org/ University of Atlantia] ''Marinus''''' || 6/14/25 ||
 
|- style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:ico_univ.gif]] || ''" Mead Making 101"'' || '''[https://university.atlantia.sca.org/ University of Atlantia] ''Seven Hills''''' || [Postponed TBA] ||

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=== Publications ===
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! !! Title !! Publication !! Date !! Files
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|- style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:Nottinghill_Coill_Populace.png|33px]] || ''Chatelain's Point'' || [https://www.nottinghillcoill.atlantia.sca.org/the-quill/ The Nottinghill Quill] || 2/24 6/24 2/25 ||
[[File:NCChatPoint0224.pdf|85px|Nottinghill Coill Chatelain's Point, February 2024]]
[[File:NCChatPoint0624.pdf|85px|Nottinghill Coill Chatelain's Point, June 2024]]
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| [[File:Nottinghill_Coill_Populace.png|33px]] || ''Hnefatafl (It's pronounced, "Viking Chess")'' || [https://www.nottinghillcoill.atlantia.sca.org/the-quill/ The Nottinghill Quill] || August? || (placeholder)
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=== On the List ===
* Article/static online class version of "An Introduction to SCA Archery: So You've Decided to Take Up the Bow..."
* Article/static online class version of "Atlantia Wiki 101: Building Your Personal Wiki Page"

 
* Hnefatafl (It's pronounced, "Viking Chess")
* We Don't Need No Steenkin' Badges
* SCA Role Models

== Projects ==

[[File:Imbolc2024Meads.jpg|150px|thumb|Imbolc 2024 Batch]]

=== Ongoing ===
* Supporting the development of an archery program in Nottinghill Coill
** Establishing an archery range with Royal Round capabilities in Ritterwald
* Rejuvenate dormant online WordPress/LearnDash Learning Management System (LMS) for hosting SCA-related classes

=== Active ===
* Small batches of mead laid down and actively fermenting (Imbolc 2024 Batch)
** 1 gal. Dragon Sweat 2/11/24
** 1 gal. Dragon Sweat (w/blood orange, raisin) 2/12/24
** ½ gal. Dragon Sweat (w/Persian lime) 2/13/24
** All batches bottled and aging, 4/3/24
** All batches drinkable, but not ripe yet, 5/18/24
** All batches quite drinkable and maturing nicely, 6/29/24
* Making a new back quiver

=== In the Queue ===
* Creating a new batch of arrows and documenting the process for eventual publication
* Brewing a batch of Macsen's Nut Brown Ale

 
[[File:Tyger passant.png|33px|left]]

''Past Projects in the East Kingdom''
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* Mead, '''''Finest at Festival of Roses''''', A.S.26
* Wisby Inspired Leather and Steel SCA Armor, A.S.27
* Various Meads and Beers ''(including Macsen's Nut Brown Ale)''
* Various Sets of Matched Arrows ''(custom spined within ±2.5#, weight within ±5gr)''
* Various Back Quivers (custom sized to owner, including a Queen and a Captain-General of the East)

== SCA Waypoints ==
=== Fennbrycg ===
* First encountered the SCA at the University of Connecticut, which was closely tied to the Baronial seat at the time, in the Canton of Fennbycg, Barony Beyond the Mountain, Kingdom of the East, early 80s
A very visible fighter practice was held on the Student Union Mall on Sunday afternoons. This was my introduction to the SCA, borrowed armor, and getting soundly whacked with a rattan sword. Friday night gatherings were devoted to (mostly) period gaming and dance practice. In those days, it was considered important for fighters to be competent at chess and court dance...
[[File:Knightriders.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Knightriders Film Poster]]
* George Romero's ''Knightriders'', loosely inspired by the split between the SCA and the Kingdom of Acre, was released in 1981
''Knightrider's'' found its way onto Showtime, which had a habit of running it in the middle of the night more often than not. If I was home from school and it was on, I was watching it. It unknowingly introduced me to a perennial philosophical debate in the SCA and left me with a lifelong crush on Pat Tallman. 🥰
* Attended first East Kingdom SCA event, ''The Feast of Simple Fare'', Barony Beyond the Mountain, November 11, 1984
I'd been bitten by the SCA bug, but moved away from Fennbrycg in pursuit of finding a real job in 1985. The internet was still in its infancy so finding other groups was hit or miss in those days, but that changed rapidly over the next few years.
* Caught the ''Camelot'' 25th Anniversary tour, October 1985 in New Haven & October 1986 in Hartford, with Richard Harris as Arthur
* Operated ''The Dragons' Lair BBS'', FidoNet 1:142/333, 1989-1999
The BBS served as the CT hub for medieval-themed echolists (FidoNet's implementation of group messaging), including rec.org.sca (aka ''The Rialto'') ported from USENET. A bunch of us who met through the BBS decided to meet up in person at the NY RennFair. Shortly afterward, we all investigated the local SCA group, the Canton of Bowman's Rest.

=== Bowman's Rest ===
* Mead, ''Dragon's Sweat'', awarded Finest at Festival of Roses, AS XXVI (1991)
[[File:PennsicXXBadge3173.png|thumb|right|Pennsic XX Badge 3173]]
* First Pennsic, ''Pennsic XX'', August A.S. XXVI (1991)
When the first Pennsic was held at Cooper's Lake in 1977, ''Pennsic 6'', I was just 5 miles up the road at the 1977 BSA National Jamboree at Moraine State Park.
[[File:MacsenArms.jpg|50px]] Name and Device passed, January A.S. XXVII (1992)
* Awarded Arms by Ruslan & Margaret at Rivendell Challenge, June 13, A.S. XXVII (1992)
* Finished in the top 10 at King & Queen's Archery Championship, June 27, XXVII (1992)
[[File:ArmoredCombatAuthorization Card 1992.jpg|thumb|right|Combat Authorization Card ]]
* Authorized Armored Combat, 7/19/1992
* Finished in the top 10 at King & Queen's Archery Championship, June 12, XXVIII (1993)
[[File:PennsicChampionsSash.png|50px]] Archery Champions Team at Pennsic XXII (1993) 
I was on three or four Pennsic Champions teams, but this is the only one for which I can pinpoint the year with any certainty.
[[File:GrandMasterBowman.png|Grand Master Bowman (East Kingdom)]] Grand Master Bowman, 10/13/1993
I was always of the opinion that too much emphasis was placed on shooting ''Royal Rounds'', as they are an entirely modern sort of competition. But, since Royal Round scores are tied to official archery ranks in most kingdoms, they continue to flourish. I was advised that, if I ever aspired to be inducted into the Order of the Saggitarius, I would need to become a Grand Master Bowman (i.e. achieve a Royal Round average of 100 or more). The last Royal Round I needed to become a Grand Master Bowman was the last Royal Round I ever shot...
* Finished 3rd at King & Queen's Archery Championship, June 11, XXIX (1994)
* The sca.org domain is created, the SCA officially joins the World-Wide-Web, 8/26/1994
[[File:QueensGuardSash.png|50px]] Member of the Queen's Guard of HRM Christence II, October - April A.S. XXIX (1994)
I was the first archer to hold this position and travelled extensively to attend every RP I could possibly attend. This seemed like a Good Thing™️for the visibility of archery in the East, but I later learned that I was criticized for chasing RPs and missing archery events.
* Autocrat for King & Queen's Archery Championships, June 6-8, XXX (1995) and June 12-14, XXXI (1996)
* The wyvernhall.com domain is created on 9/23/1996
* Established and hosted numerous SCA email lists including SCA-Archery, SCA-MissileCombat, SCA-ThrownWeapons, SCA-YouthIssues, and SCA-Chirurgeon, circa 1997
The lists were originally hosted on my wyvernhall.com servers tucked away under the stairs in my basement, but later migrated to free commercial services as they became available (i.e. onelist, egroups, googlegroups). Eventually, they all ended up on Google Groups, which started to lose support around 2008. By that time, much of the traffic that used to be in the email lists had shifted to social media - mostly Facebook, which was rapidly growing in popularity. Today, there are still Facebook groups with those Wyvernhall email lists at the root of their ancestry.
* Hilken awarded arms by Lucan IV and Caitlan at K&Q Fencing Championships, March 25, A.S. XXXII (1998)
* Attended Marketplace at Birka at Rockingham Park (Salem, NH), circa 2000
This was probably the last in-person event I attended in the East. I still have a cast iron dragon purchased there.

=== The Dark Ages ===
[[File:OneListTransfer.png|thumb|right|July 31, 1999]]
* By 1999, the email lists that originated at wyvernhall.com had all been migrated to their first commercial hosting platform at OneList. They all eventually found their final homes on Google Groups before its decline.
The Chirurgeons list, archived at SCA-Chirurgeon@groups.io, was still alive as recently as 11/22/2019.
* Mad Macsen's Medieval Mart (Online Auction Site and occasional East Kingdom Fundraiser Auction), circa 2003
<nowiki>------------------------------------------------------------
Get Medieval at Mad Macsen's http://www.MedievalMart.com/
*** BUY *** SELL *** BID *** HAGGLE ***
Look for the East Kingdom Fundraiser Auction coming May 1st
------------------------------------------------------------</nowiki>
* Grad school - all but disappeared from even the eSCA between 2007 & 2014
* Proposed the name, ''Order of Valiance'' on the Omnibus Peerage Facebook group, circa 2015
This is the Order name that accompanied the Omnibus Proposal to the BoD thereafter, but it didn't stick once it got to the College of Heralds in 2023.
* Living in Baltimore (Bright Hills, Atlantia) for work from the fall of 2016 through the spring of 2018
I actually got as far as rounding up my archery gear with the intention of finding an SCA practice near Baltimordor. Since I was commuting home on most weekends, that plan never materialized. It's also the last time much of that gear was seen as it was later stolen.
* Moved to the CSRA for a new job in July of 2019
I attempted half-heartedly to locate the local SCA but didn't get far. About this time, I discovered my archery equipment was missing. Getting the household moved from CT took precedence over finding the local SCA and then COVID came along...

=== Ritterwald ===
* Attended first Atlantia A&S night, Ritterwald, 6/6/2023
* Attended first (official) Atlantia SCA event, ''Road to Silver Chalice'', Hidden Mountain, 9/23/2023
* Ritterwald awarded the Coill's Hydra for exceptional service to the Barony at NQQBR IV
* Archery MIC, Yule Toy Tournament, Nottinghill Coill, December 13-15, A.S. 59 (2024)
[[File:AtlantiaKingsMissiliers.gif|50px|Badge of the King's Missiliers]] Made a Companion of the [[Order of the King's Missiliers]] by Randall & Iul'iana at Yule Toy, December 14, A.S. 59 (2024)
* Event Steward, Baronial Birthday, Nottinghill Coill, January 17-19, A.S. 59 (2025)
* Field Steward, Dragon's Fire, Nottinghill Coill, April 12, A.S. 59 (2025)
[[File:ATL_OPAL.PNG|50px|Badge of the Order of the Opal]] Made a Companion of the [[Order of the Opal]] by Abran & Anya at Royal Archer, June 7, A.S. 60 (2025)
* First time attending a live session of Atlantia University.
[[File:Fellow.svg|50px||UofA Fellow Badge]] Fellow, University of Atlantia, conferred at University Session #119, June 14, A.S. 60 (2025)
 
[[File:Nottinghill Coill.png|50px||Courtesy of Nottinghill Coill]] Awarded the [[Courtesy of Nottinghill Coill]] by Posadnitsa Kiur’iakiia Novgorodova at Nottinghill Coill Baronial Picnic, August 23, A.S. 60 (2025)
Nottinghill Coill Baronial Picnic is a small casual get-together that typically has a short Baronial Court. I was surprised to be offered the opportunity to act as Court Herald at the event and even more surprised to get an award that wasn't listed on the court agenda...
[[File:Bachelor.svg|50px||UofA Bachelor Badge]] Bachelor of SCA Studies, University of Atlantia, conferred at University Session #120, September 20, A.S. 60 (2025)



== In Case of Court ==
[[File:MessageForYouSir.jpg|280px|right]]
In the highly unlikely event of Court, please consult [[Etienne Le Mons d'Anjou|Mécène Etienne Le Mons d'Anjou]] for guidance. Surprises are okay, but a gentle nudge to ensure attendance at the event/court might be in order...

[[File:MacsenArms.jpg|50px]] [https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=a2e72a3f40b280f8116795a4a18c5aba10695754e88bf306173fce61f39cf8d6%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America%2FNew_York Macsen's SCA Event Calendar ]

''Random SCA aspirations:
* <s>Order of the Sagittarius 🏹</s>
* Court Barony 👑
* Mermaid Supporter 🧜🏽‍♀️
* A halibut 🐟
[[File:MacsenArrow.png|777px|frameless|left|alt=Arrow with Macsen's Personal Cresting]]

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Macsen ap Rhys of Wyvern Hall

2025-11-26T12:48:27Z

Nicolo: /* In Case of Court */

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[[File:Leper.png|thumb|In Exile, 11/2025]]

''Macsen ap Rhys of Wyvern Hall''
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{| style="margin:0 auto; text-align:left; background: #F9F9F9;" cellpadding="2"
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| '''Resides:''' || [[Nottinghill Coill]], [[Atlantia]]
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| '''Status:''' || Active
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| '''Awards:''' || [http://op.atlantia.sca.org/op_ind.php?atlantian_id=12165 Order of Precedence Entry]
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! style="background: #4286f4; color: #Ffffff;" | '''Heraldry'''
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[[File:MacsenArms.jpg|thumb|''Sable, on a chevron inverted voided argent three fountains and in chief a wyvern displayed argent'']]
 
Name & device registered A.S.26 (1/1/92)
 
Award of Arms A.S.27 (6/13/92)
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== Introduction ==
[[File:025-eleventh-century-03-a-q75-200x175.jpg|69px|left|Illuminated "A"]]
'''rglwydd''' (/ˈarɡlʊɨ̯ð/) '''Macsen ap Rhys of Wyvern Hall''' is a brewer, leather worker, and archer of some small reputation in his first SCA home, the East Kingdom. Macsen first encountered the SCA in the Canton of Fennbrycg, [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Beyond_the_Mountain Barony Beyond the Mountain] circa A.S. XIX (UConn, Storrs, 1984) where he dabbled briefly in heavy combat and period gaming. Macsen moved away from Fennbrycg in 1985 to pursue his mundane career but never really forgot the SCA; keeping in touch via FidoNet lists and rec.org.sca. A few years later, he sought out the SCA in the Canton of Bowman's Rest and discovered SCA archery at the fabled House Rivendell.

[[File:Pennsic92.jpg|thumb|left|Ready for the Woods Battle at Pennsic XXI ''Left to right:'' unknown from Bridge, Kieran Bren of Bannockburn, Mika Longbow, and Macsen]]
Macsen soon joined House Rivendell and trained under the tutelage of [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/David_McDougall Master David MacDougall]. He was strongly influenced by fellow archers [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Ygraine_of_Kellswood Mistress Ygraine of Kellswood], [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Li_Kung_Lo Master Li Kung Lo], [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Daryl_of_Avallon Mistress Daryl of Avallon], [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Krakken_Gnashbone Master Krakken Gnashbone], and [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/William_of_Barnsdale William of Barnsdale]. Macsen quickly obtained a warrant as an archery marshal which he maintained throughout his tenure in the East Kingdom. He traveled widely competing in archery tournaments in the East, Middle, and Aethelmearc. Macsen achieved the ranking of [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Archery_Royal_Round Grand Master Bowman (see EK Archery Royal Round)] in A.S. XXVIII.

Only one picture of Macsen in his Wisby-inspired leather and steel armor survives. He authorized in sword & board, spear, great sword, and pike, but has only fought as Pennsic sword fodder. Macsen's weapons of choice will always be longbow and crossbow.

Macsen changed mundane jobs in 2019 and moved to Atlantia just in time for the Plague to strike! This slowed his entry into the local chapter a bit, but he eventually connected with the local group at the [[Canton of Ritterwald]] in the [[Barony of Nottinghill Coill]] during the summer of 2023. Macsen is thrilled to be back in the Current Middle Ages and looks forward to whatever will come next...

 
== Persona ==
Macsen is a 14th-century CE Welsh yeoman longbowman named after the legendary Macsen Wledig (Magnus Maximus), the 4th-century CE Celtiberian Emperor of Rome. He fought as a contractually indentured mounted archer in the Hundred Years War and achieved enough favor to be awarded arms. During his indenture, Macsen served for a time as a man-at-arms to a renowned Scottish archer who schooled him in bowmanship and fletchcraft. While Macsen's first choice is the longbow, he has been known to pick up a crossbow at need.
 
Macsen has been known to time-shift on occasion and may appear as an 8th-century CE Norseman, Magnus Logisson, Bror Bueskytter (Brother Archer), or seasonally as Knecht Ruprecht...

== Offices & Positions ==
[[File:Marshal-Archery.png|50px||Target Archery Marshal Badge]] Warranted Target Archery Marshal, Atlantia, 8/30/2023 to 11/22/2025
 
[[File:Ico_chatelain_atl.gif|50px||Atlantia Chatelain Badge]][[File:Chatelain.jpg|33px||SCA Chatelain Badge]] Chatelain, Barony of Nottinghill Coill, 1/27/2024  to 11/22/2025
 
[[File:Ico_web.gif|50px||Web Minister Badge]] Web Minister, Canton of Ritterwald, 7/8/2024 to 11/22/2025
 
[[File:Ico_herald.gif|50px||Herald Badge]] Herald, Nottinghill Coill, 9/14/2025 to 11/22/2025
 
[[File:Tyger passant.png|33px|left]]

''Past East Kingdom Offices & Positions''
----
[[File:connsca.gif|thumb|right|Connecticut SCA Groups circa 2000]]
[[File:Marshal-Archery.png|33px||Target Archery Marshal Badge]] Warranted Target Archery Marshal, East Kingdom
 
[[File:Chirurgeon badge icon.gif|33px|Chirurgeon Badge]] Warranted Journeyman Chirurgeon, East Kingdom
 
[[File:Ico_seneschal.gif|33px||Seneschal Badge]] Seneschal, Canton of Bowman's Rest, East Kingdom
 
[[File:Ico_herald.gif|33px||Herald Badge]] Herald, Canton of Bowman's Rest, East Kingdom
 
[[File:Ico_web.gif|33px||Web Minister Badge]] Web Minister, Canton of Bowman's Rest, East Kingdom
 
[[File:PennsicChampionsSash.png|33px|Champions Team Sash]] Member of Pennsic Archery Champions Team, 3 times
 
[[File:QueensGuardSash.png|33px|Queen's Guard Sash]] Member of the Queen's Guard of HRM Christence II, A.S. XXIX ''(first archer to hold this position)''

== Event Staff ==
* Newcomers & Novices Point, ''Not Quite Quarterly Braggin' Rights'', Ritterwald, June 15, 2024
* Archery MIC, ''Yule Toy Tournament'', Nottinghill Coill, December 13-15, 2024
* Event Steward, ''Baronial Birthday'', Nottinghill Coill, January 17-19, 2025
* Field Steward, ''Dragon's Fire'', Nottinghill Coill, April 12, 2025
* Archery MIC, ''Yule Toy Tournament'', Nottinghill Coill, December 12-14, 2025
* Event Steward, ''Baronial Birthday'', Nottinghill Coill, January 16-18, 2026
* Archery MIC, ''Ymir'', Windmaster's Hill, February 20-22, 2026
* Feastocrat, ''Collegium on the Border'', Border Vale Keep, April 18, 2026

 
[[File:Tyger passant.png|33px|left]]

''Past Events in the East Kingdom''
----
[[File:Clanbluefeather-support.jpg|200px|right]]
* Staff, Third Rivendell Challenge and War Camp (RP), June 12-14, 1992
* Autocrat, (4th) Rivendell Challenge (RP), June 4-6, 1993
* Autocrat, (5th) Rivendell Challenge, ''Canceled due to RP conflict''
* Autocrat, Queen & King's Archery Champions (RP), July 7-9, 1995
* Autocrat, Queen & King's Archery Champions (RP), July 12-14, 1996
* Archery Marshal, Pennsic War, ''various''
* Chirurgeon, Pennsic War, ''various''

== Awards & Scrolls ==
(I'm working on better scans/photos)

<gallery>
File:FB IMG 1750003388017.jpg|''AoA scroll by Mistress Amber Sturmwolf (?), blazon/emblazon by [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Daryl_of_Avallon Mistress Daryl of Avallon]''
File:Macsen's GMB Scroll.jpg|''Grand Master Bowman scroll by [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Ygraine_of_Kellswood Mistress Ygraine of Kellswood]''
File:Macsen' Missilier Scroll.jpg|''King's Missiliers scroll by [[Martelle von Charlottenburg|Mistress Martelle von Charlottenburg]]''
File:Macsen's Opal Scroll.jpg|''Opal scroll by [[Backlogged]]''
File:Macsen's Courtesy of NC Ring.jpg| ''Courtesy of Nottinghill Coill ring by [[Posadnitsa Kiur’iakiia Novgorodova|Posadnitsa Kiur’iakiia Novgorodova]] and [[Posadnick Likarion Volcovich|Likarion Volcovich]]''
File:Macsen's Bogus Exile.jpg| ''Exile from Atlantia by [[Cian mac Cellacháin hUí Dublaich]]''
</gallery>

* [https://op.atlantia.sca.org/op_ind.php?atlantian_id=12165 Atlantia Order of Precedence]
* [https://op.eastkingdom.org/op_ind.php?atlantian_id=1918 East Kingdom Order of Precedence]

== Classes & Publications ==
=== Classes ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Class !! Location !! Date !! Files
|-
|- style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:Ritterwald Populace.png|33px]] || ''"Archery in the SCA, An Introduction"'' || '''[https://ritterwald.atlantia.sca.org/ Ritterwald] A&S Tuesday''' || 6/13/23 || [[File:Intro to SCA Archery - Participant Handout - Macsen ap Rhys.pdf|border|85px|Intro to SCA Archery - Participant Handout]]
|-
|- style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:Ritterwald Populace.png|33px]] || ''"Mead Making Madness and Pennsic Pity Party (Mead Making 101)"'' || '''[https://ritterwald.atlantia.sca.org/ Ritterwald] A&S Saturday''' || 7/27/24 ||
 
|-
|- style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:ico_univ.gif]] || ''"An Intro to SCA Archery: So You've Decided to Take Up the Bow..."'' || '''[https://university.atlantia.sca.org/ University of Atlantia] ''(online)''''' || 2/3/24 6/9/24 2/1/25 ||
[[File:UoA115-116-IntroToSCAArchery-02-03-24.pdf|border|110px|Slides from "An Introduction to SCA Archery: So You've Decided to Take Up the Bow..." UofA #115]]
[[File:UoA116b-713-IntroToSCAArchery-06-09-24.pdf|border|110px|Slides from "An Introduction to SCA Archery: So You've Decided to Take Up the Bow..." UofA #116b]]
|-
|- style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:Nottinghill_Coill_Populace.png|33px]] || ''"Atlantia Wiki 101: Building Your Personal Wiki Page"'' || '''[https://nottinghillcoill.atlantia.sca.org/ Nottinghill Coill] ''(online)''''' || 2/29/24 ||
[[File:Wiki101-02-29-24.pdf|border|110px|Slides from "Atlantia Wiki 101: Building Your Personal Wiki Page"]]
[[File:PersonalWikiGeneric.pdf|85px|Customizable Generic Layout File]]
|-
|- style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:ico_univ.gif]] || ''"Fire Safety for the SCA: A Primer for SCAdians and Event Stewards"'' || '''[https://university.atlantia.sca.org/ University of Atlantia] ''(online)''''' || 2/2/25 ||
 
|-
|- style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:ico_univ.gif]] || ''" What's That Pointy Hat and What Does It Mean? Rank and Regalia for Newcomers"'' || '''[https://university.atlantia.sca.org/ University of Atlantia] ''(online)''''' || 2/2/25 ||
 
|-
|- style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:ico_univ.gif]] || ''" What's That Pointy Hat and What Does It Mean? Rank and Regalia for Newcomers"'' || '''[https://university.atlantia.sca.org/ University of Atlantia] ''Marinus''''' || 6/14/25 ||
 
|- style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:ico_univ.gif]] || ''" Mead Making 101"'' || '''[https://university.atlantia.sca.org/ University of Atlantia] ''Seven Hills''''' || [Postponed TBA] ||

|}

=== Publications ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Title !! Publication !! Date !! Files
|-
|- style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:Nottinghill_Coill_Populace.png|33px]] || ''Chatelain's Point'' || [https://www.nottinghillcoill.atlantia.sca.org/the-quill/ The Nottinghill Quill] || 2/24 6/24 2/25 ||
[[File:NCChatPoint0224.pdf|85px|Nottinghill Coill Chatelain's Point, February 2024]]
[[File:NCChatPoint0624.pdf|85px|Nottinghill Coill Chatelain's Point, June 2024]]
|-
|- style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:Nottinghill_Coill_Populace.png|33px]] || ''Hnefatafl (It's pronounced, "Viking Chess")'' || [https://www.nottinghillcoill.atlantia.sca.org/the-quill/ The Nottinghill Quill] || August? || (placeholder)
|}

=== On the List ===
* Article/static online class version of "An Introduction to SCA Archery: So You've Decided to Take Up the Bow..."
* Article/static online class version of "Atlantia Wiki 101: Building Your Personal Wiki Page"

 
* Hnefatafl (It's pronounced, "Viking Chess")
* We Don't Need No Steenkin' Badges
* SCA Role Models

== Projects ==

[[File:Imbolc2024Meads.jpg|150px|thumb|Imbolc 2024 Batch]]

=== Ongoing ===
* Supporting the development of an archery program in Nottinghill Coill
** Establishing an archery range with Royal Round capabilities in Ritterwald
* Rejuvenate dormant online WordPress/LearnDash Learning Management System (LMS) for hosting SCA-related classes

=== Active ===
* Small batches of mead laid down and actively fermenting (Imbolc 2024 Batch)
** 1 gal. Dragon Sweat 2/11/24
** 1 gal. Dragon Sweat (w/blood orange, raisin) 2/12/24
** ½ gal. Dragon Sweat (w/Persian lime) 2/13/24
** All batches bottled and aging, 4/3/24
** All batches drinkable, but not ripe yet, 5/18/24
** All batches quite drinkable and maturing nicely, 6/29/24
* Making a new back quiver

=== In the Queue ===
* Creating a new batch of arrows and documenting the process for eventual publication
* Brewing a batch of Macsen's Nut Brown Ale

 
[[File:Tyger passant.png|33px|left]]

''Past Projects in the East Kingdom''
----
* Mead, '''''Finest at Festival of Roses''''', A.S.26
* Wisby Inspired Leather and Steel SCA Armor, A.S.27
* Various Meads and Beers ''(including Macsen's Nut Brown Ale)''
* Various Sets of Matched Arrows ''(custom spined within ±2.5#, weight within ±5gr)''
* Various Back Quivers (custom sized to owner, including a Queen and a Captain-General of the East)

== SCA Waypoints ==
=== Fennbrycg ===
* First encountered the SCA at the University of Connecticut, which was closely tied to the Baronial seat at the time, in the Canton of Fennbycg, Barony Beyond the Mountain, Kingdom of the East, early 80s
A very visible fighter practice was held on the Student Union Mall on Sunday afternoons. This was my introduction to the SCA, borrowed armor, and getting soundly whacked with a rattan sword. Friday night gatherings were devoted to (mostly) period gaming and dance practice. In those days, it was considered important for fighters to be competent at chess and court dance...
[[File:Knightriders.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Knightriders Film Poster]]
* George Romero's ''Knightriders'', loosely inspired by the split between the SCA and the Kingdom of Acre, was released in 1981
''Knightrider's'' found its way onto Showtime, which had a habit of running it in the middle of the night more often than not. If I was home from school and it was on, I was watching it. It unknowingly introduced me to a perennial philosophical debate in the SCA and left me with a lifelong crush on Pat Tallman. 🥰
* Attended first East Kingdom SCA event, ''The Feast of Simple Fare'', Barony Beyond the Mountain, November 11, 1984
I'd been bitten by the SCA bug, but moved away from Fennbrycg in pursuit of finding a real job in 1985. The internet was still in its infancy so finding other groups was hit or miss in those days, but that changed rapidly over the next few years.
* Caught the ''Camelot'' 25th Anniversary tour, October 1985 in New Haven & October 1986 in Hartford, with Richard Harris as Arthur
* Operated ''The Dragons' Lair BBS'', FidoNet 1:142/333, 1989-1999
The BBS served as the CT hub for medieval-themed echolists (FidoNet's implementation of group messaging), including rec.org.sca (aka ''The Rialto'') ported from USENET. A bunch of us who met through the BBS decided to meet up in person at the NY RennFair. Shortly afterward, we all investigated the local SCA group, the Canton of Bowman's Rest.

=== Bowman's Rest ===
* Mead, ''Dragon's Sweat'', awarded Finest at Festival of Roses, AS XXVI (1991)
[[File:PennsicXXBadge3173.png|thumb|right|Pennsic XX Badge 3173]]
* First Pennsic, ''Pennsic XX'', August A.S. XXVI (1991)
When the first Pennsic was held at Cooper's Lake in 1977, ''Pennsic 6'', I was just 5 miles up the road at the 1977 BSA National Jamboree at Moraine State Park.
[[File:MacsenArms.jpg|50px]] Name and Device passed, January A.S. XXVII (1992)
* Awarded Arms by Ruslan & Margaret at Rivendell Challenge, June 13, A.S. XXVII (1992)
* Finished in the top 10 at King & Queen's Archery Championship, June 27, XXVII (1992)
[[File:ArmoredCombatAuthorization Card 1992.jpg|thumb|right|Combat Authorization Card ]]
* Authorized Armored Combat, 7/19/1992
* Finished in the top 10 at King & Queen's Archery Championship, June 12, XXVIII (1993)
[[File:PennsicChampionsSash.png|50px]] Archery Champions Team at Pennsic XXII (1993) 
I was on three or four Pennsic Champions teams, but this is the only one for which I can pinpoint the year with any certainty.
[[File:GrandMasterBowman.png|Grand Master Bowman (East Kingdom)]] Grand Master Bowman, 10/13/1993
I was always of the opinion that too much emphasis was placed on shooting ''Royal Rounds'', as they are an entirely modern sort of competition. But, since Royal Round scores are tied to official archery ranks in most kingdoms, they continue to flourish. I was advised that, if I ever aspired to be inducted into the Order of the Saggitarius, I would need to become a Grand Master Bowman (i.e. achieve a Royal Round average of 100 or more). The last Royal Round I needed to become a Grand Master Bowman was the last Royal Round I ever shot...
* Finished 3rd at King & Queen's Archery Championship, June 11, XXIX (1994)
* The sca.org domain is created, the SCA officially joins the World-Wide-Web, 8/26/1994
[[File:QueensGuardSash.png|50px]] Member of the Queen's Guard of HRM Christence II, October - April A.S. XXIX (1994)
I was the first archer to hold this position and travelled extensively to attend every RP I could possibly attend. This seemed like a Good Thing™️for the visibility of archery in the East, but I later learned that I was criticized for chasing RPs and missing archery events.
* Autocrat for King & Queen's Archery Championships, June 6-8, XXX (1995) and June 12-14, XXXI (1996)
* The wyvernhall.com domain is created on 9/23/1996
* Established and hosted numerous SCA email lists including SCA-Archery, SCA-MissileCombat, SCA-ThrownWeapons, SCA-YouthIssues, and SCA-Chirurgeon, circa 1997
The lists were originally hosted on my wyvernhall.com servers tucked away under the stairs in my basement, but later migrated to free commercial services as they became available (i.e. onelist, egroups, googlegroups). Eventually, they all ended up on Google Groups, which started to lose support around 2008. By that time, much of the traffic that used to be in the email lists had shifted to social media - mostly Facebook, which was rapidly growing in popularity. Today, there are still Facebook groups with those Wyvernhall email lists at the root of their ancestry.
* Hilken awarded arms by Lucan IV and Caitlan at K&Q Fencing Championships, March 25, A.S. XXXII (1998)
* Attended Marketplace at Birka at Rockingham Park (Salem, NH), circa 2000
This was probably the last in-person event I attended in the East. I still have a cast iron dragon purchased there.

=== The Dark Ages ===
[[File:OneListTransfer.png|thumb|right|July 31, 1999]]
* By 1999, the email lists that originated at wyvernhall.com had all been migrated to their first commercial hosting platform at OneList. They all eventually found their final homes on Google Groups before its decline.
The Chirurgeons list, archived at SCA-Chirurgeon@groups.io, was still alive as recently as 11/22/2019.
* Mad Macsen's Medieval Mart (Online Auction Site and occasional East Kingdom Fundraiser Auction), circa 2003
<nowiki>------------------------------------------------------------
Get Medieval at Mad Macsen's http://www.MedievalMart.com/
*** BUY *** SELL *** BID *** HAGGLE ***
Look for the East Kingdom Fundraiser Auction coming May 1st
------------------------------------------------------------</nowiki>
* Grad school - all but disappeared from even the eSCA between 2007 & 2014
* Proposed the name, ''Order of Valiance'' on the Omnibus Peerage Facebook group, circa 2015
This is the Order name that accompanied the Omnibus Proposal to the BoD thereafter, but it didn't stick once it got to the College of Heralds in 2023.
* Living in Baltimore (Bright Hills, Atlantia) for work from the fall of 2016 through the spring of 2018
I actually got as far as rounding up my archery gear with the intention of finding an SCA practice near Baltimordor. Since I was commuting home on most weekends, that plan never materialized. It's also the last time much of that gear was seen as it was later stolen.
* Moved to the CSRA for a new job in July of 2019
I attempted half-heartedly to locate the local SCA but didn't get far. About this time, I discovered my archery equipment was missing. Getting the household moved from CT took precedence over finding the local SCA and then COVID came along...

=== Ritterwald ===
* Attended first Atlantia A&S night, Ritterwald, 6/6/2023
* Attended first (official) Atlantia SCA event, ''Road to Silver Chalice'', Hidden Mountain, 9/23/2023
* Ritterwald awarded the Coill's Hydra for exceptional service to the Barony at NQQBR IV
* Archery MIC, Yule Toy Tournament, Nottinghill Coill, December 13-15, A.S. 59 (2024)
[[File:AtlantiaKingsMissiliers.gif|50px|Badge of the King's Missiliers]] Made a Companion of the [[Order of the King's Missiliers]] by Randall & Iul'iana at Yule Toy, December 14, A.S. 59 (2024)
* Event Steward, Baronial Birthday, Nottinghill Coill, January 17-19, A.S. 59 (2025)
* Field Steward, Dragon's Fire, Nottinghill Coill, April 12, A.S. 59 (2025)
[[File:ATL_OPAL.PNG|50px|Badge of the Order of the Opal]] Made a Companion of the [[Order of the Opal]] by Abran & Anya at Royal Archer, June 7, A.S. 60 (2025)
* First time attending a live session of Atlantia University.
[[File:Fellow.svg|50px||UofA Fellow Badge]] Fellow, University of Atlantia, conferred at University Session #119, June 14, A.S. 60 (2025)
 
[[File:Nottinghill Coill.png|50px||Courtesy of Nottinghill Coill]] Awarded the [[Courtesy of Nottinghill Coill]] by Posadnitsa Kiur’iakiia Novgorodova at Nottinghill Coill Baronial Picnic, August 23, A.S. 60 (2025)
Nottinghill Coill Baronial Picnic is a small casual get-together that typically has a short Baronial Court. I was surprised to be offered the opportunity to act as Court Herald at the event and even more surprised to get an award that wasn't listed on the court agenda...
[[File:Bachelor.svg|50px||UofA Bachelor Badge]] Bachelor of SCA Studies, University of Atlantia, conferred at University Session #120, September 20, A.S. 60 (2025)

[[File:Ball Noir.png|50px||The Dreaded Ball Noir]] Unjustly consigned to Exile from the Realm by Athos and Alianora for unspecified dastardly acts, November 22, A.S. 60 (2025)
SCA sanctions are like any other SCA award: I don't know who recommended it, I don't know what I did to get it, and nobody asked me if I thought I deserved it...

=== Exile ===


[[File:MacsenArms.jpg|50px]] [https://1drv.ms/w/c/1d575e0e5ce65cae/IQAJJQZGZwGSQYTv4G_jb0uRAS2yq47ataZSvwfm3pA3Qmo?e=gn0gsq Macsen's Wiki Annex]

== In Case of Court ==
[[File:MessageForYouSir.jpg|280px|right]]
In the highly unlikely event of Court, please consult [[Etienne Le Mons d'Anjou|Mécène Etienne Le Mons d'Anjou]] for guidance. Surprises are okay, but a gentle nudge to ensure attendance at the event/court might be in order...

[[File:MacsenArms.jpg|50px]] [https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=a2e72a3f40b280f8116795a4a18c5aba10695754e88bf306173fce61f39cf8d6%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America%2FNew_York Macsen's SCA Event Calendar ]

''Random SCA aspirations:
* <s>Order of the Sagittarius 🏹</s>
* Court Barony 👑
* Mermaid Supporter 🧜🏽‍♀️
* A halibut 🐟
[[File:MacsenArrow.png|777px|frameless|left|alt=Arrow with Macsen's Personal Cresting]]

[[Category:Populace]]
[[Category:Nottinghill Coill populace]]
[[Category:Ritterwald populace]]
[[Category:Archers]]
[[Category:Heralds]]
[[Category:Voice Heralds]]
[[Category:Marshals]]
[[Category:Target Archery Marshals]]
[[Category:Brewers]]

Canton of Ritterwald

2025-11-25T19:57:25Z

Nicolo: /* Local Officers */

{{Infobox canton|arms = [[File:Ritterwald2.png|300px]] | blazon = ''Azure, a pale wavy argent surmounted by a horse courant contourny, in chief two laurel wreaths Or.'' | kingdom = [[Atlantia]] | barony = [[Nottinghill Coill]] | cities = Aiken, North Augusta, New Ellenton, and the entirety of Aiken, Allendale, Barnwell, and Edgefield Counties
| date = circa A.S. XXXV (2001) | currentseneschal = [https://op.atlantia.sca.org/op_ind.php?atlantian_id=11961 [[Gylfie of Ritterwald]] ] | website = [http://ritterwald.atlantia.sca.org/ Canton of Ritterwald (Official)] }}

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== Greetings and Welcome! ==

You can discover adventures today through the exploration of pre-seventeenth-century history!
Join us as we actively re-create the best parts of the Middle Ages with armored combat, fencing, archery, clothing, woodworking, embroidery, fabric painting, and more!

== Location ==
[[File:Ritterwald.png|thumb|left|Ritterwald, ''Heraldry and map by [[Mécène Etienne Le Mons d'Anjou]]]]

Ritterwald encompasses the South Carolina counties of Aiken, Allendale, Barnwell, and Edgefield. We welcome everyone throughout the region who is interested in our activities.

* Our Canton is part of the [http://nottinghillcoill.atlantia.sca.org/ Barony of Nottinghill Coill]. The fourth Barony in the Kingdom of Atlantia, Nottinghill Coill stretches from tip to toe of the western portion of South Carolina. The Barony, through the network of her Cantons, offers regional workshops and events.
* We stand strong under the banner of the [http://https://atlantia.sca.org/ Kingdom of Atlantia]. Our kingdom extends from Maryland in the north, to Washington DC, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina and also includes the city of Augusta, Georgia.
* We band together through the [https://www.sca.org/ Society for Creative Anachronism], an inclusive global community ''"devoted to the research and re-creation of pre-seventeenth century skills, arts, combat, culture, and employing knowledge of history to enrich the lives of participants through events, demonstrations, and other educational presentations and activities."''

 

== Activities & Events ==
[[File:Ritterwald_Ancient_Arms.png|thumb|''Ancient Arms of Ritterwald'']]

===Regular Activities===
'''Tuesday Night Gathering'''
 
'' Weekly''
 
''Various Aiken locations''
* Arts & Sciences
* Rattan Combat Workshop
'''Target Archery & Thrown Weapons Practice'''
 
''(TBA)''

===Demos & Events===
'''Not Quite Quarterly Braggin' Rights VI'''
 
''TBA''
 
''Virginia Acres Park, Aiken, SC''
* [https://atlantia.sca.org/event/?event_id=8b6db32f Listing on Atlantia Event Calendar (Official)]
* [https://ritterwald.atlantia.sca.org/ Event Detail Page (TBA)]
* [https://www.facebook.com/events/756541596324101 Facebook Event Page]

== Local Officers ==

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Canton of Ritterwald Officers as of 9/13/2025
|-
! Badge !! Office !! Officer !! Description
|-
| [[File:ico_seneschal.gif|33px]] || Seneschal || [[Gylfie of Ritterwald]] || Chapter President
|-
| [[File:ico_exchequer.gif|33px]] || Exchequer || [[Aimiliona of Ritterwald]] || Chapter Treasurer
|-
| [[File:ico_moas.gif|33px]] || Minister of Arts & Sciences || [[Alesia Gillefalyn]] || Arts & Science Coordinator
|-
| [[File:ico_marshal.gif|33px]] || Knights Marshal || [[Elazar of Northumbria]] || Martial Arts Coordinator
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| [[File:ico_web.gif|33px]] || Web Minister || VACANT || Website Editor
|-
| [[File:ico_herald.gif|33px]] || Herald || [[Alesia Gillefalyn]] ||
|-
|}

== External Links ==

* [http://ritterwald.atlantia.sca.org/ Canton of Ritterwald (Official, Website)]
** [https://www.facebook.com/groups/399737713920964 Canton of Ritterwald Announcements and Information (Official, Facebook)]
** [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1472260846369246 Canton of Ritterwald - Unofficial Discussion Group (Unofficial, Facebook)]
* [https://op.atlantia.sca.org/group_op.php?group_id=66 Canton of Ritterwald Order of Precedence (Offical)]
* [http://nottinghillcoill.atlantia.sca.org/ Barony of Nottinghill Coill (Official, Website)]
* [http://atlantia.sca.org/ Kingdom of Atlantia (Official, Website)]
* [http://sca.org/ Society for Creative Anachronism (Official, Website)]



[[Category:Cantons]]
[[Category:Ritterwald]]
[[Category:Nottinghill Coill]]

Macsen ap Rhys of Wyvern Hall

2025-11-25T17:35:44Z

Nicolo: /* Event Staff */

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[[File:Leper.png|thumb|In Exile, 11/225]]

''Macsen ap Rhys of Wyvern Hall''
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| '''Resides:''' || [[Nottinghill Coill]], [[Atlantia]]
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| '''Awards:''' || [http://op.atlantia.sca.org/op_ind.php?atlantian_id=12165 Order of Precedence Entry]
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[[File:MacsenArms.jpg|thumb|''Sable, on a chevron inverted voided argent three fountains and in chief a wyvern displayed argent'']]
 
Name & device registered A.S.26 (1/1/92)
 
Award of Arms A.S.27 (6/13/92)
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== Introduction ==
[[File:025-eleventh-century-03-a-q75-200x175.jpg|69px|left|Illuminated "A"]]
'''rglwydd''' (/ˈarɡlʊɨ̯ð/) '''Macsen ap Rhys of Wyvern Hall''' is a brewer, leather worker, and archer of some small reputation in his first SCA home, the East Kingdom. Macsen first encountered the SCA in the Canton of Fennbrycg, [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Beyond_the_Mountain Barony Beyond the Mountain] circa A.S. XIX (UConn, Storrs, 1984) where he dabbled briefly in heavy combat and period gaming. Macsen moved away from Fennbrycg in 1985 to pursue his mundane career but never really forgot the SCA; keeping in touch via FidoNet lists and rec.org.sca. A few years later, he sought out the SCA in the Canton of Bowman's Rest and discovered SCA archery at the fabled House Rivendell.

[[File:Pennsic92.jpg|thumb|left|Ready for the Woods Battle at Pennsic XXI ''Left to right:'' unknown from Bridge, Kieran Bren of Bannockburn, Mika Longbow, and Macsen]]
Macsen soon joined House Rivendell and trained under the tutelage of [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/David_McDougall Master David MacDougall]. He was strongly influenced by fellow archers [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Ygraine_of_Kellswood Mistress Ygraine of Kellswood], [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Li_Kung_Lo Master Li Kung Lo], [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Daryl_of_Avallon Mistress Daryl of Avallon], [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Krakken_Gnashbone Master Krakken Gnashbone], and [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/William_of_Barnsdale William of Barnsdale]. Macsen quickly obtained a warrant as an archery marshal which he maintained throughout his tenure in the East Kingdom. He traveled widely competing in archery tournaments in the East, Middle, and Aethelmearc. Macsen achieved the ranking of [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Archery_Royal_Round Grand Master Bowman (see EK Archery Royal Round)] in A.S. XXVIII.

Only one picture of Macsen in his Wisby-inspired leather and steel armor survives. He authorized in sword & board, spear, great sword, and pike, but has only fought as Pennsic sword fodder. Macsen's weapons of choice will always be longbow and crossbow.

Macsen changed mundane jobs in 2019 and moved to Atlantia just in time for the Plague to strike! This slowed his entry into the local chapter a bit, but he eventually connected with the local group at the [[Canton of Ritterwald]] in the [[Barony of Nottinghill Coill]] during the summer of 2023. Macsen is thrilled to be back in the Current Middle Ages and looks forward to whatever will come next...

 
== Persona ==
Macsen is a 14th-century CE Welsh yeoman longbowman named after the legendary Macsen Wledig (Magnus Maximus), the 4th-century CE Celtiberian Emperor of Rome. He fought as a contractually indentured mounted archer in the Hundred Years War and achieved enough favor to be awarded arms. During his indenture, Macsen served for a time as a man-at-arms to a renowned Scottish archer who schooled him in bowmanship and fletchcraft. While Macsen's first choice is the longbow, he has been known to pick up a crossbow at need.
 
Macsen has been known to time-shift on occasion and may appear as an 8th-century CE Norseman, Magnus Logisson, Bror Bueskytter (Brother Archer), or seasonally as Knecht Ruprecht...

== Offices & Positions ==
[[File:Marshal-Archery.png|50px||Target Archery Marshal Badge]] Warranted Target Archery Marshal, Atlantia, 8/30/2023 to 11/22/2025
 
[[File:Ico_chatelain_atl.gif|50px||Atlantia Chatelain Badge]][[File:Chatelain.jpg|33px||SCA Chatelain Badge]] Chatelain, Barony of Nottinghill Coill, 1/27/2024  to 11/22/2025
 
[[File:Ico_web.gif|50px||Web Minister Badge]] Web Minister, Canton of Ritterwald, 7/8/2024 to 11/22/2025
 
[[File:Ico_herald.gif|50px||Herald Badge]] Herald, Nottinghill Coill, 9/14/2025 to 11/22/2025
 
[[File:Tyger passant.png|33px|left]]

''Past East Kingdom Offices & Positions''
----
[[File:connsca.gif|thumb|right|Connecticut SCA Groups circa 2000]]
[[File:Marshal-Archery.png|33px||Target Archery Marshal Badge]] Warranted Target Archery Marshal, East Kingdom
 
[[File:Chirurgeon badge icon.gif|33px|Chirurgeon Badge]] Warranted Journeyman Chirurgeon, East Kingdom
 
[[File:Ico_seneschal.gif|33px||Seneschal Badge]] Seneschal, Canton of Bowman's Rest, East Kingdom
 
[[File:Ico_herald.gif|33px||Herald Badge]] Herald, Canton of Bowman's Rest, East Kingdom
 
[[File:Ico_web.gif|33px||Web Minister Badge]] Web Minister, Canton of Bowman's Rest, East Kingdom
 
[[File:PennsicChampionsSash.png|33px|Champions Team Sash]] Member of Pennsic Archery Champions Team, 3 times
 
[[File:QueensGuardSash.png|33px|Queen's Guard Sash]] Member of the Queen's Guard of HRM Christence II, A.S. XXIX ''(first archer to hold this position)''

== Event Staff ==
* Newcomers & Novices Point, ''Not Quite Quarterly Braggin' Rights'', Ritterwald, June 15, 2024
* Archery MIC, ''Yule Toy Tournament'', Nottinghill Coill, December 13-15, 2024
* Event Steward, ''Baronial Birthday'', Nottinghill Coill, January 17-19, 2025
* Field Steward, ''Dragon's Fire'', Nottinghill Coill, April 12, 2025
* Archery MIC, ''Yule Toy Tournament'', Nottinghill Coill, December 12-14, 2025
* Event Steward, ''Baronial Birthday'', Nottinghill Coill, January 16-18, 2026
* Archery MIC, ''Ymir'', Windmaster's Hill, February 20-22, 2026
* Feastocrat, ''Collegium on the Border'', Border Vale Keep, April 18, 2026

 
[[File:Tyger passant.png|33px|left]]

''Past Events in the East Kingdom''
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[[File:Clanbluefeather-support.jpg|200px|right]]
* Staff, Third Rivendell Challenge and War Camp (RP), June 12-14, 1992
* Autocrat, (4th) Rivendell Challenge (RP), June 4-6, 1993
* Autocrat, (5th) Rivendell Challenge, ''Canceled due to RP conflict''
* Autocrat, Queen & King's Archery Champions (RP), July 7-9, 1995
* Autocrat, Queen & King's Archery Champions (RP), July 12-14, 1996
* Archery Marshal, Pennsic War, ''various''
* Chirurgeon, Pennsic War, ''various''

== Awards & Scrolls ==
(I'm working on better scans/photos)

<gallery>
File:FB IMG 1750003388017.jpg|''AoA scroll by Mistress Amber Sturmwolf (?), blazon/emblazon by [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Daryl_of_Avallon Mistress Daryl of Avallon]''
File:Macsen's GMB Scroll.jpg|''Grand Master Bowman scroll by [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Ygraine_of_Kellswood Mistress Ygraine of Kellswood]''
File:Macsen' Missilier Scroll.jpg|''King's Missiliers scroll by [[Martelle von Charlottenburg|Mistress Martelle von Charlottenburg]]''
File:Macsen's Opal Scroll.jpg|''Opal scroll by [[Backlogged]]''
File:Macsen's Courtesy of NC Ring.jpg| ''Courtesy of Nottinghill Coill ring by [[Posadnitsa Kiur’iakiia Novgorodova|Posadnitsa Kiur’iakiia Novgorodova]] and [[Posadnick Likarion Volcovich|Likarion Volcovich]]''
File:Macsen's Bogus Exile.jpg| ''Exile from Atlantia by [[Cian mac Cellacháin hUí Dublaich]]''
</gallery>

* [https://op.atlantia.sca.org/op_ind.php?atlantian_id=12165 Atlantia Order of Precedence]
* [https://op.eastkingdom.org/op_ind.php?atlantian_id=1918 East Kingdom Order of Precedence]

== Classes & Publications ==
=== Classes ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Class !! Location !! Date !! Files
|-
|- style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:Ritterwald Populace.png|33px]] || ''"Archery in the SCA, An Introduction"'' || '''[https://ritterwald.atlantia.sca.org/ Ritterwald] A&S Tuesday''' || 6/13/23 || [[File:Intro to SCA Archery - Participant Handout - Macsen ap Rhys.pdf|border|85px|Intro to SCA Archery - Participant Handout]]
|-
|- style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:Ritterwald Populace.png|33px]] || ''"Mead Making Madness and Pennsic Pity Party (Mead Making 101)"'' || '''[https://ritterwald.atlantia.sca.org/ Ritterwald] A&S Saturday''' || 7/27/24 ||
 
|-
|- style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:ico_univ.gif]] || ''"An Intro to SCA Archery: So You've Decided to Take Up the Bow..."'' || '''[https://university.atlantia.sca.org/ University of Atlantia] ''(online)''''' || 2/3/24 6/9/24 2/1/25 ||
[[File:UoA115-116-IntroToSCAArchery-02-03-24.pdf|border|110px|Slides from "An Introduction to SCA Archery: So You've Decided to Take Up the Bow..." UofA #115]]
[[File:UoA116b-713-IntroToSCAArchery-06-09-24.pdf|border|110px|Slides from "An Introduction to SCA Archery: So You've Decided to Take Up the Bow..." UofA #116b]]
|-
|- style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:Nottinghill_Coill_Populace.png|33px]] || ''"Atlantia Wiki 101: Building Your Personal Wiki Page"'' || '''[https://nottinghillcoill.atlantia.sca.org/ Nottinghill Coill] ''(online)''''' || 2/29/24 ||
[[File:Wiki101-02-29-24.pdf|border|110px|Slides from "Atlantia Wiki 101: Building Your Personal Wiki Page"]]
[[File:PersonalWikiGeneric.pdf|85px|Customizable Generic Layout File]]
|-
|- style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:ico_univ.gif]] || ''"Fire Safety for the SCA: A Primer for SCAdians and Event Stewards"'' || '''[https://university.atlantia.sca.org/ University of Atlantia] ''(online)''''' || 2/2/25 ||
 
|-
|- style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:ico_univ.gif]] || ''" What's That Pointy Hat and What Does It Mean? Rank and Regalia for Newcomers"'' || '''[https://university.atlantia.sca.org/ University of Atlantia] ''(online)''''' || 2/2/25 ||
 
|-
|- style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:ico_univ.gif]] || ''" What's That Pointy Hat and What Does It Mean? Rank and Regalia for Newcomers"'' || '''[https://university.atlantia.sca.org/ University of Atlantia] ''Marinus''''' || 6/14/25 ||
 
|- style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:ico_univ.gif]] || ''" Mead Making 101"'' || '''[https://university.atlantia.sca.org/ University of Atlantia] ''Seven Hills''''' || [Postponed TBA] ||

|}

=== Publications ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Title !! Publication !! Date !! Files
|-
|- style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:Nottinghill_Coill_Populace.png|33px]] || ''Chatelain's Point'' || [https://www.nottinghillcoill.atlantia.sca.org/the-quill/ The Nottinghill Quill] || 2/24 6/24 2/25 ||
[[File:NCChatPoint0224.pdf|85px|Nottinghill Coill Chatelain's Point, February 2024]]
[[File:NCChatPoint0624.pdf|85px|Nottinghill Coill Chatelain's Point, June 2024]]
|-
|- style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:Nottinghill_Coill_Populace.png|33px]] || ''Hnefatafl (It's pronounced, "Viking Chess")'' || [https://www.nottinghillcoill.atlantia.sca.org/the-quill/ The Nottinghill Quill] || August? || (placeholder)
|}

=== On the List ===
* Article/static online class version of "An Introduction to SCA Archery: So You've Decided to Take Up the Bow..."
* Article/static online class version of "Atlantia Wiki 101: Building Your Personal Wiki Page"

 
* Hnefatafl (It's pronounced, "Viking Chess")
* We Don't Need No Steenkin' Badges
* SCA Role Models

== Projects ==

[[File:Imbolc2024Meads.jpg|150px|thumb|Imbolc 2024 Batch]]

=== Ongoing ===
* Supporting the development of an archery program in Nottinghill Coill
** Establishing an archery range with Royal Round capabilities in Ritterwald
* Rejuvenate dormant online WordPress/LearnDash Learning Management System (LMS) for hosting SCA-related classes

=== Active ===
* Small batches of mead laid down and actively fermenting (Imbolc 2024 Batch)
** 1 gal. Dragon Sweat 2/11/24
** 1 gal. Dragon Sweat (w/blood orange, raisin) 2/12/24
** ½ gal. Dragon Sweat (w/Persian lime) 2/13/24
** All batches bottled and aging, 4/3/24
** All batches drinkable, but not ripe yet, 5/18/24
** All batches quite drinkable and maturing nicely, 6/29/24
* Making a new back quiver

=== In the Queue ===
* Creating a new batch of arrows and documenting the process for eventual publication
* Brewing a batch of Macsen's Nut Brown Ale

 
[[File:Tyger passant.png|33px|left]]

''Past Projects in the East Kingdom''
----
* Mead, '''''Finest at Festival of Roses''''', A.S.26
* Wisby Inspired Leather and Steel SCA Armor, A.S.27
* Various Meads and Beers ''(including Macsen's Nut Brown Ale)''
* Various Sets of Matched Arrows ''(custom spined within ±2.5#, weight within ±5gr)''
* Various Back Quivers (custom sized to owner, including a Queen and a Captain-General of the East)

== SCA Waypoints ==
=== Fennbrycg ===
* First encountered the SCA at the University of Connecticut, which was closely tied to the Baronial seat at the time, in the Canton of Fennbycg, Barony Beyond the Mountain, Kingdom of the East, early 80s
A very visible fighter practice was held on the Student Union Mall on Sunday afternoons. This was my introduction to the SCA, borrowed armor, and getting soundly whacked with a rattan sword. Friday night gatherings were devoted to (mostly) period gaming and dance practice. In those days, it was considered important for fighters to be competent at chess and court dance...
[[File:Knightriders.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Knightriders Film Poster]]
* George Romero's ''Knightriders'', loosely inspired by the split between the SCA and the Kingdom of Acre, was released in 1981
''Knightrider's'' found its way onto Showtime, which had a habit of running it in the middle of the night more often than not. If I was home from school and it was on, I was watching it. It unknowingly introduced me to a perennial philosophical debate in the SCA and left me with a lifelong crush on Pat Tallman. 🥰
* Attended first East Kingdom SCA event, ''The Feast of Simple Fare'', Barony Beyond the Mountain, November 11, 1984
I'd been bitten by the SCA bug, but moved away from Fennbrycg in pursuit of finding a real job in 1985. The internet was still in its infancy so finding other groups was hit or miss in those days, but that changed rapidly over the next few years.
* Caught the ''Camelot'' 25th Anniversary tour, October 1985 in New Haven & October 1986 in Hartford, with Richard Harris as Arthur
* Operated ''The Dragons' Lair BBS'', FidoNet 1:142/333, 1989-1999
The BBS served as the CT hub for medieval-themed echolists (FidoNet's implementation of group messaging), including rec.org.sca (aka ''The Rialto'') ported from USENET. A bunch of us who met through the BBS decided to meet up in person at the NY RennFair. Shortly afterward, we all investigated the local SCA group, the Canton of Bowman's Rest.

=== Bowman's Rest ===
* Mead, ''Dragon's Sweat'', awarded Finest at Festival of Roses, AS XXVI (1991)
[[File:PennsicXXBadge3173.png|thumb|right|Pennsic XX Badge 3173]]
* First Pennsic, ''Pennsic XX'', August A.S. XXVI (1991)
When the first Pennsic was held at Cooper's Lake in 1977, ''Pennsic 6'', I was just 5 miles up the road at the 1977 BSA National Jamboree at Moraine State Park.
[[File:MacsenArms.jpg|50px]] Name and Device passed, January A.S. XXVII (1992)
* Awarded Arms by Ruslan & Margaret at Rivendell Challenge, June 13, A.S. XXVII (1992)
* Finished in the top 10 at King & Queen's Archery Championship, June 27, XXVII (1992)
[[File:ArmoredCombatAuthorization Card 1992.jpg|thumb|right|Combat Authorization Card ]]
* Authorized Armored Combat, 7/19/1992
* Finished in the top 10 at King & Queen's Archery Championship, June 12, XXVIII (1993)
[[File:PennsicChampionsSash.png|50px]] Archery Champions Team at Pennsic XXII (1993) 
I was on three or four Pennsic Champions teams, but this is the only one for which I can pinpoint the year with any certainty.
[[File:GrandMasterBowman.png|Grand Master Bowman (East Kingdom)]] Grand Master Bowman, 10/13/1993
I was always of the opinion that too much emphasis was placed on shooting ''Royal Rounds'', as they are an entirely modern sort of competition. But, since Royal Round scores are tied to official archery ranks in most kingdoms, they continue to flourish. I was advised that, if I ever aspired to be inducted into the Order of the Saggitarius, I would need to become a Grand Master Bowman (i.e. achieve a Royal Round average of 100 or more). The last Royal Round I needed to become a Grand Master Bowman was the last Royal Round I ever shot...
* Finished 3rd at King & Queen's Archery Championship, June 11, XXIX (1994)
* The sca.org domain is created, the SCA officially joins the World-Wide-Web, 8/26/1994
[[File:QueensGuardSash.png|50px]] Member of the Queen's Guard of HRM Christence II, October - April A.S. XXIX (1994)
I was the first archer to hold this position and travelled extensively to attend every RP I could possibly attend. This seemed like a Good Thing™️for the visibility of archery in the East, but I later learned that I was criticized for chasing RPs and missing archery events.
* Autocrat for King & Queen's Archery Championships, June 6-8, XXX (1995) and June 12-14, XXXI (1996)
* The wyvernhall.com domain is created on 9/23/1996
* Established and hosted numerous SCA email lists including SCA-Archery, SCA-MissileCombat, SCA-ThrownWeapons, SCA-YouthIssues, and SCA-Chirurgeon, circa 1997
The lists were originally hosted on my wyvernhall.com servers tucked away under the stairs in my basement, but later migrated to free commercial services as they became available (i.e. onelist, egroups, googlegroups). Eventually, they all ended up on Google Groups, which started to lose support around 2008. By that time, much of the traffic that used to be in the email lists had shifted to social media - mostly Facebook, which was rapidly growing in popularity. Today, there are still Facebook groups with those Wyvernhall email lists at the root of their ancestry.
* Hilken awarded arms by Lucan IV and Caitlan at K&Q Fencing Championships, March 25, A.S. XXXII (1998)
* Attended Marketplace at Birka at Rockingham Park (Salem, NH), circa 2000
This was probably the last in-person event I attended in the East. I still have a cast iron dragon purchased there.

=== The Dark Ages ===
[[File:OneListTransfer.png|thumb|right|July 31, 1999]]
* By 1999, the email lists that originated at wyvernhall.com had all been migrated to their first commercial hosting platform at OneList. They all eventually found their final homes on Google Groups before its decline.
The Chirurgeons list, archived at SCA-Chirurgeon@groups.io, was still alive as recently as 11/22/2019.
* Mad Macsen's Medieval Mart (Online Auction Site and occasional East Kingdom Fundraiser Auction), circa 2003
<nowiki>------------------------------------------------------------
Get Medieval at Mad Macsen's http://www.MedievalMart.com/
*** BUY *** SELL *** BID *** HAGGLE ***
Look for the East Kingdom Fundraiser Auction coming May 1st
------------------------------------------------------------</nowiki>
* Grad school - all but disappeared from even the eSCA between 2007 & 2014
* Proposed the name, ''Order of Valiance'' on the Omnibus Peerage Facebook group, circa 2015
This is the Order name that accompanied the Omnibus Proposal to the BoD thereafter, but it didn't stick once it got to the College of Heralds in 2023.
* Living in Baltimore (Bright Hills, Atlantia) for work from the fall of 2016 through the spring of 2018
I actually got as far as rounding up my archery gear with the intention of finding an SCA practice near Baltimordor. Since I was commuting home on most weekends, that plan never materialized. It's also the last time much of that gear was seen as it was later stolen.
* Moved to the CSRA for a new job in July of 2019
I attempted half-heartedly to locate the local SCA but didn't get far. About this time, I discovered my archery equipment was missing. Getting the household moved from CT took precedence over finding the local SCA and then COVID came along...

=== Ritterwald ===
* Attended first Atlantia A&S night, Ritterwald, 6/6/2023
* Attended first (official) Atlantia SCA event, ''Road to Silver Chalice'', Hidden Mountain, 9/23/2023
* Ritterwald awarded the Coill's Hydra for exceptional service to the Barony at NQQBR IV
* Archery MIC, Yule Toy Tournament, Nottinghill Coill, December 13-15, A.S. 59 (2024)
[[File:AtlantiaKingsMissiliers.gif|50px|Badge of the King's Missiliers]] Made a Companion of the [[Order of the King's Missiliers]] by Randall & Iul'iana at Yule Toy, December 14, A.S. 59 (2024)
* Event Steward, Baronial Birthday, Nottinghill Coill, January 17-19, A.S. 59 (2025)
* Field Steward, Dragon's Fire, Nottinghill Coill, April 12, A.S. 59 (2025)
[[File:ATL_OPAL.PNG|50px|Badge of the Order of the Opal]] Made a Companion of the [[Order of the Opal]] by Abran & Anya at Royal Archer, June 7, A.S. 60 (2025)
* First time attending a live session of Atlantia University.
[[File:Fellow.svg|50px||UofA Fellow Badge]] Fellow, University of Atlantia, conferred at University Session #119, June 14, A.S. 60 (2025)
 
[[File:Nottinghill Coill.png|50px||Courtesy of Nottinghill Coill]] Awarded the [[Courtesy of Nottinghill Coill]] by Posadnitsa Kiur’iakiia Novgorodova at Nottinghill Coill Baronial Picnic, August 23, A.S. 60 (2025)
Nottinghill Coill Baronial Picnic is a small casual get-together that typically has a short Baronial Court. I was surprised to be offered the opportunity to act as Court Herald at the event and even more surprised to get an award that wasn't listed on the court agenda...
[[File:Bachelor.svg|50px||UofA Bachelor Badge]] Bachelor of SCA Studies, University of Atlantia, conferred at University Session #120, September 20, A.S. 60 (2025)

[[File:Ball Noir.png|50px||The Dreaded Ball Noir]] Unjustly consigned to Exile from the Realm by Athos and Alianora for unspecified dastardly acts, November 22, A.S. 60 (2025)
SCA sanctions are like any other SCA award: I don't know who recommended it, I don't know what I did to get it, and nobody asked me if I thought I deserved it...

=== Exile ===


[[File:MacsenArms.jpg|50px]] [https://1drv.ms/w/c/1d575e0e5ce65cae/IQAJJQZGZwGSQYTv4G_jb0uRAS2yq47ataZSvwfm3pA3Qmo?e=gn0gsq Macsen's Wiki Annex]

== In Case of Court ==
[[File:MessageForYouSir.jpg|280px|right]]
In the highly unlikely event of Court, please consult [[Etienne Le Mons d'Anjou|Mécène Etienne Le Mons d'Anjou]] for guidance. Surprises are okay, but a gentle nudge to ensure attendance at the event/court might be in order...

*[https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=a2e72a3f40b280f8116795a4a18c5aba10695754e88bf306173fce61f39cf8d6%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America%2FNew_York Macsen's SCA Event Calendar ]

''Random SCA aspirations:
* <s>Order of the Sagittarius 🏹</s>
* Court Barony 👑
* Mermaid Supporter 🧜🏽‍♀️
* A halibut 🐟
[[File:MacsenArrow.png|777px|frameless|left|alt=Arrow with Macsen's Personal Cresting]]

[[Category:Populace]]
[[Category:Nottinghill Coill populace]]
[[Category:Ritterwald populace]]
[[Category:Archers]]
[[Category:Heralds]]
[[Category:Voice Heralds]]
[[Category:Marshals]]
[[Category:Target Archery Marshals]]
[[Category:Brewers]]

File:Leper.png

2025-11-25T14:14:53Z

Nicolo:

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2025-11-25T13:00:08Z

Nicolo:

Barony of Nottinghill Coill

2025-11-25T12:38:29Z

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{{Infobox barony|arms = [[File:Nottinghill Coill.png|300px]] | blazon = Or, a wake knot issuant by its base ends from a mount vert, overall a laurel wreath counterchanged. | kingdom = [[Atlantia]] | cities =
Most of South Carolina west of I-95
| date = January 12, 1980 (AS 14) | foundingbaron = [http://op.atlantia.sca.org/op_ind.php?atlantian_id=1290 Gavin Reynes] | currentbaron = [https://op.atlantia.sca.org/op_ind.php?atlantian_id=4294 Likerion] and [https://op.atlantia.sca.org/op_ind.php?atlantian_id=4293 Ceara] | website = [http://nottinghillcoill.atlantia.sca.org/ Barony of Nottinghill Coil] }}

The '''Barony of Nottinghill Coill''' is a [[Barony]] in the [[Kingdom of Atlantia]]. It is comprised of most of South Carolina west of I-95. Due to the large area we cover, the Barony is further sub-divided into five Cantons.

The Barony of Nottinghill Coill hosts two main events each year: Yule Toy Tourney on the second weekend of December, and Nottinghill Coill’s Baronial Birthday usually on or around the last weekend of January.

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== History ==
In 1975 Gavin Reynes gathered seven college students to form the Incipient Shire of Nottinghill Coill. On January 29, 1976, Lord William de Montegilt, Seneschal of the Kingdom of the East, warranted Gavin Reynes as Seneschal of the Shire of Nottinghill Coill, which, Lord William pointed out, included the entire state of South Carolina. At the Principality of Atlantia Twelfth Night on January 12, 1980, Their Majesties granted the Shire baronial status and invested Gavin Reynes as the founding baron of Nottinghill Coill.

Master Gavin Reynes chronicled his experiences in the document, [http://nottinghillcoill.atlantia.sca.org/As%20I%20Remember%20It%20PDF2.pdf As I Remember It], as well as kept [http://nottinghillcoill.atlantia.sca.org/Letters%20101.pdf Letters of Importance] in a separate document. 
Nottinghill Coill's first event was Medieval Tournament and Feast and Revel held on January 21, 1978: [http://nottinghillcoill.atlantia.sca.org/Flyer3.pdf Event Flyer].

Nottinghill Coill signed a [[Protectorate Treaty]] with the [[Shire of Border Vale Keep]] on February 15th, Anno Societatis LIV (2020).
<gallery>
File:Protectorate-treaty.jpg|''Protectorate Treaty with [[Border Vale Keep]]''
</gallery>

You can view the [http://nottinghillcoill.atlantia.sca.org/Timeline.html timeline]on the baronial website.
=== History of the Baronage ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Investiture Date !! Divestiture Date !! Baronage
|-
| January 12, 1980 (AS 14) || March 26, 1983 (AS 17) || Gavin Reynes
|-
| March 26, 1983 (AS 17) || January 18, 1986 (AS 20) || Dressel of Seven Bends & Genevieve of Nottinghill
|-
| January 18, 1986 (AS 20) || July 30, 1988 (AS 23) || Richard de Montbrai & Margaret Johanna van Artevelde
|-
| July 30, 1988 (AS 23) || January 6, 1990 (AS 24) || Arkein Steinschleifer & Katharine Campbell
|-
| January 6, 1990 (AS 24) || February 5, 1994 (AS 28) || Corwyn Wodewarde & Deirdre Morgan
|-
| February 5, 1994 (AS 28) || March 2, 1996 (AS 30) || Olaf Askoldssonn & Gillian of Falconcree
|-
| March 2, 1996 (AS 30) || March 4, 2000 (AS 34) || Corwyn Wodewarde & Deirdre Morgan
|-
| March 4, 2000 (AS 34) || March 27, 2004 (AS 38) || János of Cyddlain Downs & Rachel Wallace
|-
| March 27, 2004 (AS 38) || April 21, 2007 (AS 41) || William Welwyn & Julian Hungerford
|-
| April 21, 2007 (AS 41) || February 27, 2010 (AS 44) || Talon the Bastard & Elizabeth Canynges the Ravenhaired
|-
| February 27, 2010 (AS 44) || February 23, 2013 (AS 47) || Geldamar le farceur & Etain of Sutherland
|-
| February 23, 2013 (AS 47) || January 30, 2016 (AS 50) || Takeda Yoshinaka & Ariel Benne Douw
|-
| January 30, 2016 (AS 50) || January 26, 2019 (AS 53) || Lucien de la Rochelle & Bríg ingen Érennaigh [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtPXu53BZPs (Investiture Video)]
|-
| January 26, 2019 (AS 53) || January 20, 2024 (AS 58 ) || Elphin ap Dafyd & Delia Flammen
|-
| January 20, 2024 (AS 58) || - || Likarion Volkovich & Ceara of Novgorod

|}

== Local Officers ==

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Barony of Nottinghill Coill Officers as of 1/1/2025
|-
! Badge !! Office !! Officer !! Description
|-
| [[File:ico_seneschal.gif|33px]] || Seneschal || Roderick Mund || Chapter President
|-
| [[File:ico_exchequer.gif|33px]] || Exchequer || Marie-Simone de Barjavel 'la Fildena || Chapter Treasurer
|-
| [[File:ico_moas.gif|33px]] || Minister of Arts & Sciences || Marius Agorius Donatus Minius Germanicus || Arts & Science Coordinator
|-
| [[File:ico_marshal.gif|33px]] || Knights Marshal || Mathias zur Kleinen Katze || Martial Arts Coordinator
|-
| [[File:Chatelain.jpg|33px]] || Chatelain || [[Siegfried van Gotem]] || Newcomer Outreach & Accomodation
|-
| [[File:ico_web.gif|33px]] || Web Minister || [[Merewyn Scharp]] || Official Website Editor
|-
| [[File:ico_herald.gif|33px]] || Herald || VACANT ||
|-
|}

== Cantons ==
*[[Canton of Brockore Abbey]]
*[[Canton of Cydllan Downs]]
*[[Canton of Falconcree]]
*[[Canton of Ritterwald]]
*[[Canton of Saint Georges]]

== Heraldry ==
*The arms of Nottinghill Coill, as registered with the SCA College of Arms in June of 1981, are blazoned as follows: Or, a wake knot issuant by its base ends from a mount vert, overall a laurel wreath counterchanged.
There is also a badge registered for the Nottinghill Coill Scribal Guild, registered in November of 2017: (Fieldless) In fess two ostrich plumes Or, overall a Wake knot vert.
<gallery>
File:Nottinghill Coill.png|''Barony of Nottinghill Coill''
File:Nottinghill Coill Scribal Guild.png|''Nottinghill Coill Scribal Guild''
</gallery>

=== Canton Heraldry ===
*The arms of the [[Canton of Brockore Abbey]], as registered in August of 2008, are blazoned as follows: Purpure, on a bend sable fimbriated between two brocks rampant argent marked sable three laurel wreaths palewise argent.
*The arms of the [[Canton of Cydllan Downs]], as registered in July of 1982, are blazoned as follows: Per pale indented argent and gules, a castle counterchanged within a laurel wreath counterchanged vert and argent.
*The arms of the [[Canton of Falconcree]], as registered in March of 1981, are blazoned as follows: Per pale gules and Or, a falcon's head erased to sinister sable, beaked gules, within a laurel wreath, in chief a fillet counterchanged.
*The arms of the [[Canton of Ritterwald]], as registered in October of 2015, are blazoned as follows: Azure, a pale wavy argent surmounted by a horse courant contourny, in chief two laurel wreaths Or. Ritterwald also has retained its ancient arms, registered in April of 2001: Azure, a tilting lance bendwise sinister Or surmounted by a horse rampant argent, in canton a laurel wreath Or, a ford proper.
*The arms of the [[Canton of Saint Georges]], as registered in September of 2007, are blazoned as follows: Argent, a stag's head erased gules within a laurel wreath vert, in base three barrulets wavy azure.
<gallery>
File:Brockore Abbey.png|''[[Canton of Brockore Abbe]]y''
File:Cydllan Downs.png|''[[Canton of Cydllan Downs]]''
File:Falconcree.png|''[[Canton of Falconcree]]''
File:Ritterwald2.png|''[[Canton of Ritterwald]]''
File:Ritterwald Ancient Arms.png|''[[Canton of Ritterwald]] Ancient Arms''
File:Saint Georges.png|''[[Canton of Saint Georges]]''
</gallery>

=== Populace Badges ===
*The Nottinghill Coill populace badge, as registered in June of 1981, is blazoned as follows: (Fieldless) A wake knot wreathed Or and vert.
*Nottinghill Coill also has a war badge for the populace to utilize at large events like Fools War, Gulf Wars, Pennsic, War of the Wings, etcetera. It was registered in November of 2017: (Fieldless) A Wake knot between and conjoined to four daggers in cross hilts outwards Or.
*The Cydllan Downs populace badge, as registered in October of 1985, is blazoned as follows: Per pale argent and gules, a tower and a bordure indented counterchanged.
*Falconcree has two populace badges, as registered in September of 2002, are blazoned as follows: Per pale gules and Or, a falcon's head erased to sinister sable beaked gules within an orle counterchanged." and "Per pale gules and Or, a falcon's head erased to sinister sable beaked gules between two bars counterchanged.
*The Ritterwald populace badge, as registered in October of 2015, is blazoned as follows: Azure, a pale wavy cotised argent and overall a horse courant Or.
*The Saint Georges populace badge, as registered in May of 2001, is blazoned as follows: (Fieldless) A stag's head erased gules.
<gallery>
File:Nottinghill Coill Populace.png|''Nottinghill Coill Populace Badge''
File:Nottinghill Coill's Populace War Badge.png|''Nottinghill Coill War Populace Badge''
File:Cydllan Downs Populace.png|''Cydllan Downs Populace Badge'
File:Falconcree Populace.png|''Falconcree Populace Badge''
File:Falconcree Populace v2.png|''Falconcree Populace Badge (Alternate Version)''
File:Ritterwald Populace.png|''Ritterwald Populace Badge''
File:Saint Georges Populace.png|''Saint Georges Populace Badge''
</gallery>

=== Protectorate ===
The Shire of Border Vale Keep has a protectorate treaty with the Barony of Nottinghill Coill
<gallery>
File:Border Vale Keep.png|''[[Shire of Border Vale Keep]]''
File:Border Vale Populace.png|''[[Border Vale Keep]] Populace Badge''
</gallery>

== Awards and Orders ==
*[[Award of Shields Knot]]
*[[Award of the Coill's Hydra]]
*[[Award of the Frayed Knot]]
*[[Award of the Golden Cord]]
*[[Award of the Golden Knot]]
*[[Award of the Pewter Spoon]]
*[[Company of Gavin]]
*[[Courtesy of Nottinghill Coill]]
*[[Excellence of Nottinghill Coill]]
*[[Order of the Coill's Bells]]
*[[Order of the Coill's Champions]]
*[[Order of the Coill's Muse]]
*[[Order of the Coill's Guiding Beacon]]
*[[Order of the Gordian Knot]]
*[[Order of the Silver Knot]]
*[[Order of the Sword Knot]]
<gallery>
File:Award of Shields Knot.png|''Award of Shields Knot''
File:Award of the Coill's Hydra.png|''Award of the Coill's Hydra''
File:Award of the Frayed Knot.png|''Award of the Frayed Knot''
File:Award of the Golden Cord.png|''Award of the Golden Cord''
File:Award of the Golden Knot.png|''Award of the Golden Knot''
File:Award of the Pewter Spoon.png|''Award of the Pewter Spoon''
File:Company of Gavin.png|''Company of Gavin''
File:Order of the Coill's Bells.png|''Order of the Coill's Bells''
File:Order of the Coill's Champions.png|''Order of the Coill's Champions''
File:Order of the Coill's Muse.png|''Order of the Coill's Muse''
File:Order of the Coill's Guiding Beacon.png|''Order of the Coill's Guiding Beacon''
File:Order of the Gordian Knot.png|''Order of the Gordian Knot''
File:Order of the Silver Knot.png|''Order of the Silver Knot''
File:Order of the Sword Knot.png|''Order of the Sword Knot''
</gallery>

== Champions ==

*'''[[Archery]] Champion:''' Lady Annika Murchadha
*'''[[Armored Combat]] Champion:''' Jack of St. Georges
*'''[[Arts and Sciences]] Champion:''' Fergus Uilleam Kinloch
*'''[[Bardic]] Champion:''' Lord Snorri 'Big Crunch' Halfdan
*'''[[Rapier Combat]] Champion:''' Lord Lucio Malatesta
*'''[[Cut & Thrust Rapier Combat]] Champion:''' Lady MeiLan Hua
*'''[[Thrown Weapons]] Champion:''' Lord Gunnulf Bjornsen
*'''[[Brewing]] Champion:''' Lady Mor Gwyn
*'''[[Youth Brewing]] Champion:'''Valentine of Windmaster's Hill

== External Links ==

* [http://nottinghillcoill.atlantia.sca.org// Barony of Nottinghill Coill home page]
* [http://op.atlantia.sca.org/barony_awards.php?barony_id=23 Barony's page on the Atlantian Order of Precedence]
* [http://op.atlantia.sca.org/group_op.php?group_id=23 The Order of Precedence of the Barony of Nottinghill Coill]

[[Category:Baronies]]
[[Category:Nottinghill Coill]]

Canton of Ritterwald

2025-09-22T00:52:58Z

Nicolo: /* Local Officers */

{{Infobox canton|arms = [[File:Ritterwald2.png|300px]] | blazon = ''Azure, a pale wavy argent surmounted by a horse courant contourny, in chief two laurel wreaths Or.'' | kingdom = [[Atlantia]] | barony = [[Nottinghill Coill]] | cities = Aiken, North Augusta, New Ellenton, and the entirety of Aiken, Allendale, Barnwell, and Edgefield Counties
| date = circa A.S. XXXV (2001) | currentseneschal = [https://op.atlantia.sca.org/op_ind.php?atlantian_id=11961 [[Appius Alius Albanus]] ] | website = [http://ritterwald.atlantia.sca.org/ Canton of Ritterwald (Official)] }}

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== Greetings and Welcome! ==

You can discover adventures today through the exploration of pre-seventeenth-century history!
Join us as we actively re-create the best parts of the Middle Ages with armored combat, fencing, archery, clothing, woodworking, embroidery, fabric painting, and more!

== Location ==
[[File:Ritterwald.png|thumb|left|Ritterwald, ''Heraldry and map by [[Mécène Etienne Le Mons d'Anjou]]]]

Ritterwald encompasses the South Carolina counties of Aiken, Allendale, Barnwell, and Edgefield. We welcome everyone throughout the region who is interested in our activities.

* Our Canton is part of the [http://nottinghillcoill.atlantia.sca.org/ Barony of Nottinghill Coill]. The fourth Barony in the Kingdom of Atlantia, Nottinghill Coill stretches from tip to toe of the western portion of South Carolina. The Barony, through the network of her Cantons, offers regional workshops and events.
* We stand strong under the banner of the [http://https://atlantia.sca.org/ Kingdom of Atlantia]. Our kingdom extends from Maryland in the north, to Washington DC, Virginia, North Carolina, and South Carolina and also includes the city of Augusta, Georgia.
* We band together through the [https://www.sca.org/ Society for Creative Anachronism], an inclusive global community ''"devoted to the research and re-creation of pre-seventeenth century skills, arts, combat, culture, and employing knowledge of history to enrich the lives of participants through events, demonstrations, and other educational presentations and activities."''

 

== Activities & Events ==
[[File:Ritterwald_Ancient_Arms.png|thumb|''Ancient Arms of Ritterwald'']]

===Regular Activities===
'''Tuesday Night Gathering'''
 
'' Weekly''
 
''Various Aiken locations''
* Arts & Sciences
* Rattan Combat Workshop
'''Target Archery & Thrown Weapons Practice'''
 
''(TBA)''

===Demos & Events===
'''Not Quite Quarterly Braggin' Rights IV'''
 
''Saturday September 7, 2024 9am - 5pm''
 
''Virginia Acres Park, Aiken, SC''
* [https://atlantia.sca.org/event/?event_id=8b6db32f Listing on Atlantia Event Calendar (Official)]
* [https://ritterwald.atlantia.sca.org/ Event Detail Page (TBA)]
* [https://www.facebook.com/events/756541596324101 Facebook Event Page]

== Local Officers ==

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Canton of Ritterwald Officers as of 9/13/2025
|-
! Badge !! Office !! Officer !! Description
|-
| [[File:ico_seneschal.gif|33px]] || Seneschal || [[Gylfie of Ritterwald]] || Chapter President
|-
| [[File:ico_exchequer.gif|33px]] || Exchequer || [[Aimiliona of Ritterwald]] || Chapter Treasurer
|-
| [[File:ico_moas.gif|33px]] || Minister of Arts & Sciences || [[Alesia Gillefalyn]] || Arts & Science Coordinator
|-
| [[File:ico_marshal.gif|33px]] || Knights Marshal || [[Elazar of Northumbria]] || Martial Arts Coordinator
|-
| [[File:ico_web.gif|33px]] || Web Minister || [[Macsen ap Rhys of Wyvern Hall]] || Website Editor
|-
| [[File:ico_herald.gif|33px]] || Herald || [[Alesia Gillefalyn]] ||
|-
|}

== External Links ==

* [http://ritterwald.atlantia.sca.org/ Canton of Ritterwald (Official, Website)]
** [https://www.facebook.com/groups/399737713920964 Canton of Ritterwald Announcements and Information (Official, Facebook)]
** [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1472260846369246 Canton of Ritterwald - Unofficial Discussion Group (Unofficial, Facebook)]
* [https://op.atlantia.sca.org/group_op.php?group_id=66 Canton of Ritterwald Order of Precedence (Offical)]
* [http://nottinghillcoill.atlantia.sca.org/ Barony of Nottinghill Coill (Official, Website)]
* [http://atlantia.sca.org/ Kingdom of Atlantia (Official, Website)]
* [http://sca.org/ Society for Creative Anachronism (Official, Website)]



[[Category:Cantons]]
[[Category:Ritterwald]]
[[Category:Nottinghill Coill]]

Macsen ap Rhys of Wyvern Hall

2025-09-22T00:51:50Z

Nicolo: /* Ritterwald */

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|- style="text-align:center;"
! style="background: #4286f4; color: #Ffffff;" | '''Photo'''
|-
| style="text-align:center; background: #F9F9F9;" |
[[File:Picsart 23-12-09 22-24-14-330.jpg|thumb|Yule Toy Event, 12/2023]]
''Macsen ap Rhys of Wyvern Hall''
|- style="text-align:center;"
! style="background: #4286f4; color: #Ffffff;" | '''Information'''
|- style="text-align:center;"
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{| style="margin:0 auto; text-align:left; background: #F9F9F9;" cellpadding="2"
|- valign=top
|'''Resides:'''||[[Ritterwald]], [[Nottinghill Coill]], [[Atlantia]]
|- valign=top
|'''Status:'''||Active
|- valign=top
|'''Awards:'''||[http://op.atlantia.sca.org/op_ind.php?atlantian_id=12165 Order of Precedence Entry]
|}
|- style="text-align:center;"
! style="background: #4286f4; color: #Ffffff;" | '''Heraldry'''
|-
| style="text-align:center; background: #F9F9F9;" |
[[File:MacsenArms.jpg|thumb|''Sable, on a chevron inverted voided argent three fountains and in chief a wyvern displayed argent'']]
 
Name & device registered A.S.26 (1/1/92)
 
Award of Arms A.S.27 (6/13/92)
|}
</div>

== Introduction ==
[[File:025-eleventh-century-03-a-q75-200x175.jpg|69px|left|Illuminated "A"]]
'''rglwydd''' (/ˈarɡlʊɨ̯ð/) '''Macsen ap Rhys of Wyvern Hall''' is a brewer, leather worker, and archer of some small reputation in his first SCA home, the East Kingdom. Macsen first encountered the SCA in the Canton of Fennbrycg, [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Beyond_the_Mountain Barony Beyond the Mountain] circa A.S. XIX (UConn, Storrs, 1984) where he dabbled briefly in heavy combat and period gaming. Macsen moved away from Fennbrycg in 1985 to pursue his mundane career but never really forgot the SCA; keeping in touch via FidoNet lists and rec.org.sca. A few years later, he sought out the SCA in the Canton of Bowman's Rest and discovered SCA archery at the fabled House Rivendell.

[[File:Pennsic92.jpg|thumb|left|Ready for the Woods Battle at Pennsic XXI ''Left to right:'' unknown from Bridge, Kieran Bren of Bannockburn, Mika Longbow, and Macsen]]
Macsen soon joined House Rivendell and trained under the tutelage of [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/David_McDougall Master David MacDougall]. He was strongly influenced by fellow archers [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Ygraine_of_Kellswood Mistress Ygraine of Kellswood], [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Li_Kung_Lo Master Li Kung Lo], [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Daryl_of_Avallon Mistress Daryl of Avallon], [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Krakken_Gnashbone Master Krakken Gnashbone], and [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/William_of_Barnsdale William of Barnsdale]. Macsen quickly obtained a warrant as an archery marshal which he maintained throughout his tenure in the East Kingdom. He traveled widely competing in archery tournaments in the East, Middle, and Aethelmearc. Macsen achieved the ranking of [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Archery_Royal_Round Grand Master Bowman (see EK Archery Royal Round)] in A.S. XXVIII.

Only one picture of Macsen in his Wisby-inspired leather and steel armor survives. He authorized in sword & board, spear, great sword, and pike, but has only fought as Pennsic sword fodder. Macsen's weapons of choice will always be longbow and crossbow.

Macsen changed mundane jobs in 2019 and moved to Atlantia just in time for the Plague to strike! This slowed his entry into the local chapter a bit, but he eventually connected with the local group at the [[Canton of Ritterwald]] in the [[Barony of Nottinghill Coill]] during the summer of 2023. Macsen is thrilled to be back in the Current Middle Ages and looks forward to whatever will come next...

 

== Persona ==
Macsen is a 14th-century CE Welsh yeoman longbowman named after the legendary Macsen Wledig (Magnus Maximus), the 4th-century CE Celtiberian Emperor of Rome. He fought as a contractually indentured mounted archer in the Hundred Years War and achieved enough favor to be awarded arms. During his indenture, Macsen served for a time as a man-at-arms to a renowned Scottish archer who schooled him in bowmanship and fletchcraft. While Macsen's first choice is the longbow, he has been known to pick up a crossbow at need.
 
Macsen has been known to time-shift on occasion and may appear as an 8th-century CE Norseman, Magnus Logisson, Bror Bueskytter (Brother Archer), or seasonally as Knecht Ruprecht...

== Offices & Positions ==
[[File:Marshal-Archery.png|50px||Target Archery Marshal Badge]] Warranted Target Archery Marshal, Atlantia, 8/30/2023 to present
 
[[File:Ico_chatelain_atl.gif|50px||Atlantia Chatelain Badge]][[File:Chatelain.jpg|33px||SCA Chatelain Badge]] Chatelain, Barony of Nottinghill Coill, 1/27/2024 to present
 
[[File:Ico_web.gif|50px||Web Minister Badge]] Web Minister, Canton of Ritterwald, 7/8/2024 to present
 
[[File:Ico_herald.gif|50px||Herald Badge]] Herald, Nottinghill Coill, 9/14/2025 to present


 
[[File:Tyger passant.png|33px|left]]

''Past East Kingdom Offices & Positions''
----
[[File:connsca.gif|thumb|right|Connecticut SCA Groups circa 2000]]
[[File:Marshal-Archery.png|33px||Target Archery Marshal Badge]] Warranted Target Archery Marshal, East Kingdom
 
[[File:Chirurgeon badge icon.gif|33px|Chirurgeon Badge]] Warranted Journeyman Chirurgeon, East Kingdom
 
[[File:Ico_seneschal.gif|33px||Seneschal Badge]] Seneschal, Canton of Bowman's Rest, East Kingdom
 
[[File:Ico_herald.gif|33px||Herald Badge]] Herald, Canton of Bowman's Rest, East Kingdom
 
[[File:Ico_web.gif|33px||Web Minister Badge]] Web Minister, Canton of Bowman's Rest, East Kingdom
 
[[File:PennsicChampionsSash.png|33px|Champions Team Sash]] Member of Pennsic Archery Champions Team, 3 times
 
[[File:QueensGuardSash.png|33px|Queen's Guard Sash]] Member of the Queen's Guard of HRM Christence II, A.S. XXIX ''(first archer to hold this position)''

== Event Staff ==
* Newcomers & Novices Point, ''Not Quite Quarterly Braggin' Rights'', Ritterwald, June 15, 2024
* Archery MIC, ''Yule Toy Tournament'', Nottinghill Coill, December 13-15, 2024
* Event Steward, ''Baronial Birthday'', Nottinghill Coill, January 17-19, 2025
* Field Steward, ''Dragon's Fire'', Nottinghill Coill, April 12, 2025
* Archery MIC, ''Yule Toy Tournament'', Nottinghill Coill, December 12-14, 2025
* Event Steward, ''Baronial Birthday'', Nottinghill Coill, January 16-18, 2026
* Feastocrat, ''Collegium on the Border'', Border Vale Keep, April 18, 2026

 
[[File:Tyger passant.png|33px|left]]
''Past Events in the East Kingdom''
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[[File:Clanbluefeather-support.jpg|200px|right]]
* Staff, Third Rivendell Challenge and War Camp (RP), June 12-14, 1992
* Autocrat, (4th) Rivendell Challenge (RP), June 4-6, 1993
* Autocrat, (5th) Rivendell Challenge, ''Canceled due to RP conflict''
* Autocrat, Queen & King's Archery Champions (RP), July 7-9, 1995
* Autocrat, Queen & King's Archery Champions (RP), July 12-14, 1996
* Archery Marshal, Pennsic War, ''various''
* Chirurgeon, Pennsic War, ''various''

== Awards & Scrolls ==
(I'm working on better scans/photos)

<gallery>
File:FB IMG 1750003388017.jpg|''AoA scroll by Mistress Amber Sturmwolf (?), blazon/emblazon by [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Daryl_of_Avallon Mistress Daryl of Avallon]''
File:Macsen's GMB Scroll.jpg|''Grand Master Bowman scroll by [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Ygraine_of_Kellswood Mistress Ygraine of Kellswood]''
File:Macsen' Missilier Scroll.jpg|''King's Missiliers scroll by [[Martelle von Charlottenburg|Mistress Martelle von Charlottenburg]]''
File:Macsen's Opal Scroll.jpg|''Opal scroll by [[Backlogged]]''
File:Macsen's Courtesy of NC Ring.jpg| ''Courtesy of Nottinghill Coill ring by [[Posadnitsa Kiur’iakiia Novgorodova|Posadnitsa Kiur’iakiia Novgorodova]] and [[Posadnick Likarion Volcovich|Likarion Volcovich]]''
</gallery>

* [https://op.atlantia.sca.org/op_ind.php?atlantian_id=12165 Atlantia Order of Precedence]
* [https://op.eastkingdom.org/op_ind.php?atlantian_id=1918 East Kingdom Order of Precedence]

== Classes & Publications ==
=== Classes ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Class !! Location !! Date !! Files
|-
|-style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:Ritterwald Populace.png|33px]] || ''"Archery in the SCA, An Introduction"'' || '''[https://ritterwald.atlantia.sca.org/ Ritterwald] A&S Tuesday''' || 6/13/23 ||[[File:Intro to SCA Archery - Participant Handout - Macsen ap Rhys.pdf|border|85px|Intro to SCA Archery - Participant Handout]]
|-
|-style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:Ritterwald Populace.png|33px]] || ''"Mead Making Madness and Pennsic Pity Party (Mead Making 101)"'' || '''[https://ritterwald.atlantia.sca.org/ Ritterwald] A&S Saturday''' || 7/27/24 ||
|-
|-style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:ico_univ.gif]] || ''"An Intro to SCA Archery: So You've Decided to Take Up the Bow..."'' || '''[https://university.atlantia.sca.org/ University of Atlantia] ''(online)''''' || 2/3/24 6/9/24 2/1/25 ||
[[File:UoA115-116-IntroToSCAArchery-02-03-24.pdf|border|110px|Slides from "An Introduction to SCA Archery: So You've Decided to Take Up the Bow..." UofA #115]]
[[File:UoA116b-713-IntroToSCAArchery-06-09-24.pdf|border|110px|Slides from "An Introduction to SCA Archery: So You've Decided to Take Up the Bow..." UofA #116b]]
|-
|-style="background-color:lightgray"
|[[File:Nottinghill_Coill_Populace.png|33px]] || ''"Atlantia Wiki 101: Building Your Personal Wiki Page"'' || '''[https://nottinghillcoill.atlantia.sca.org/ Nottinghill Coill] ''(online)''''' || 2/29/24 ||
[[File:Wiki101-02-29-24.pdf|border|110px|Slides from "Atlantia Wiki 101: Building Your Personal Wiki Page"]]
[[File:PersonalWikiGeneric.pdf|85px|Customizable Generic Layout File]]
|-
|-style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:ico_univ.gif]] || ''"Fire Safety for the SCA: A Primer for SCAdians and Event Stewards"'' || '''[https://university.atlantia.sca.org/ University of Atlantia] ''(online)''''' || 2/2/25 ||
|-
|-style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:ico_univ.gif]] || ''" What's That Pointy Hat and What Does It Mean? Rank and Regalia for Newcomers"'' || '''[https://university.atlantia.sca.org/ University of Atlantia] ''(online)''''' || 2/2/25 ||
|-
|-style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:ico_univ.gif]] || ''" What's That Pointy Hat and What Does It Mean? Rank and Regalia for Newcomers"'' || '''[https://university.atlantia.sca.org/ University of Atlantia] ''Marinus''''' || 6/14/25 ||
|-style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:ico_univ.gif]] || ''" Mead Making 101"'' || '''[https://university.atlantia.sca.org/ University of Atlantia] ''Seven Hills''''' || [Postponed TBA] ||

|}

=== Publications ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Title !! Publication !! Date !! Files
|-
|-style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:Nottinghill_Coill_Populace.png|33px]] || ''Chatelain's Point'' || [https://www.nottinghillcoill.atlantia.sca.org/the-quill/ The Nottinghill Quill] || 2/24 6/24 2/25 ||
[[File:NCChatPoint0224.pdf|85px|Nottinghill Coill Chatelain's Point, February 2024]]
[[File:NCChatPoint0624.pdf|85px|Nottinghill Coill Chatelain's Point, June 2024]]
|-
|-style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:Nottinghill_Coill_Populace.png|33px]] || ''Hnefatafl (It's pronounced, "Viking Chess")'' || [https://www.nottinghillcoill.atlantia.sca.org/the-quill/ The Nottinghill Quill] || August? || (placeholder)



|}

=== On the List ===
* Article/static online class version of "An Introduction to SCA Archery: So You've Decided to Take Up the Bow..."
* Article/static online class version of "Atlantia Wiki 101: Building Your Personal Wiki Page"
 
* Hnefatafl (It's pronounced, "Viking Chess")
* We Don't Need No Steenkin' Badges
* SCA Role Models

== Projects ==

[[File:Imbolc2024Meads.jpg|150px|thumb|Imbolc 2024 Batch]]

=== Ongoing ===
* Supporting the development of an archery program in Nottinghill Coill
** Establishing an archery range with Royal Round capabilities in Ritterwald
* Rejuvenate dormant online WordPress/LearnDash Learning Management System (LMS) for hosting SCA-related classes

=== Active ===
* Small batches of mead laid down and actively fermenting (Imbolc 2024 Batch)
** 1 gal. Dragon Sweat 2/11/24
** 1 gal. Dragon Sweat (w/blood orange, raisin) 2/12/24
** ½ gal. Dragon Sweat (w/Persian lime) 2/13/24
** All batches bottled and aging, 4/3/24
** All batches drinkable, but not ripe yet, 5/18/24
** All batches quite drinkable and maturing nicely, 6/29/24
* Making a new back quiver

=== In the Queue ===
* Creating a new batch of arrows and documenting the process for eventual publication
* Brewing a batch of Macsen's Nut Brown Ale

 
[[File:Tyger passant.png|33px|left]]
''Past Projects in the East Kingdom''
----
* Mead, '''''Finest at Festival of Roses''''', A.S.26
* Wisby Inspired Leather and Steel SCA Armor, A.S.27
* Various Meads and Beers ''(including Macsen's Nut Brown Ale)''
* Various Sets of Matched Arrows ''(custom spined within ±2.5#, weight within ±5gr)''
* Various Back Quivers (custom sized to owner, including a Queen and a Captain-General of the East)

== SCA Waypoints ==
=== Fennbrycg ===
* First encountered the SCA at the University of Connecticut, which was closely tied to the Baronial seat at the time, in the Canton of Fennbycg, Barony Beyond the Mountain, Kingdom of the East, early 80s
A very visible fighter practice was held on the Student Union Mall on Sunday afternoons. This was my introduction to the SCA, borrowed armor, and getting soundly whacked with a rattan sword. Friday night gatherings were devoted to (mostly) period gaming and dance practice. In those days, it was considered important for fighters to be competent at chess and court dance...
[[File:Knightriders.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Knightriders Film Poster]]
* George Romero's ''Knightriders'', loosely inspired by the split between the SCA and the Kingdom of Acre, was released in 1981
''Knightrider's'' found its way onto Showtime, which had a habit of running it in the middle of the night more often than not. If I was home from school and it was on, I was watching it. It unknowingly introduced me to a perennial philosophical debate in the SCA and left me with a lifelong crush on Pat Tallman. 🥰
* Attended first East Kingdom SCA event, ''The Feast of Simple Fare'', Barony Beyond the Mountain, November 11, 1984
I'd been bitten by the SCA bug, but moved away from Fennbrycg in pursuit of finding a real job in 1985. The internet was still in its infancy so finding other groups was hit or miss in those days, but that changed rapidly over the next few years.
* Caught the ''Camelot'' 25th Anniversary tour, October 1985 in New Haven & October 1986 in Hartford, with Richard Harris as Arthur
* Operated ''The Dragons' Lair BBS'', FidoNet 1:142/333, 1989-1999
The BBS served as the CT hub for medieval-themed echolists (FidoNet's implementation of group messaging), including rec.org.sca (aka ''The Rialto'') ported from USENET. A bunch of us who met through the BBS decided to meet up in person at the NY RennFair. Shortly afterward, we all investigated the local SCA group, the Canton of Bowman's Rest.

=== Bowman's Rest ===
* Mead, ''Dragon's Sweat'', awarded Finest at Festival of Roses, AS XXVI (1991)
[[File:PennsicXXBadge3173.png|thumb|right|Pennsic XX Badge 3173]]
* First Pennsic, ''Pennsic XX'', August A.S. XXVI (1991)
When the first Pennsic was held at Cooper's Lake in 1977, ''Pennsic 6'', I was just 5 miles up the road at the 1977 BSA National Jamboree at Moraine State Park.
[[File:MacsenArms.jpg|50px]] Name and Device passed, January A.S. XXVII (1992)
* Awarded Arms by Ruslan & Margaret at Rivendell Challenge, June 13, A.S. XXVII (1992)
* Finished in the top 10 at King & Queen's Archery Championship, June 27, XXVII (1992)
[[File:ArmoredCombatAuthorization Card 1992.jpg|thumb|right|Combat Authorization Card ]]
* Authorized Armored Combat, 7/19/1992
* Finished in the top 10 at King & Queen's Archery Championship, June 12, XXVIII (1993)
[[File:PennsicChampionsSash.png|50px]] Archery Champions Team at Pennsic XXII (1993) 
I was on three or four Pennsic Champions teams, but this is the only one for which I can pinpoint the year with any certainty.
[[File:GrandMasterBowman.png|Grand Master Bowman (East Kingdom)]] Grand Master Bowman, 10/13/1993
I was always of the opinion that too much emphasis was placed on shooting ''Royal Rounds'', as they are an entirely modern sort of competition. But, since Royal Round scores are tied to official archery ranks in most kingdoms, they continue to flourish. I was advised that, if I ever aspired to be inducted into the Order of the Saggitarius, I would need to become a Grand Master Bowman (i.e. achieve a Royal Round average of 100 or more). The last Royal Round I needed to become a Grand Master Bowman was the last Royal Round I ever shot...
* Finished 3rd at King & Queen's Archery Championship, June 11, XXIX (1994)
* The sca.org domain is created, the SCA officially joins the World-Wide-Web, 8/26/1994
[[File:QueensGuardSash.png|50px]] Member of the Queen's Guard of HRM Christence II, October - April A.S. XXIX (1994)
I was the first archer to hold this position and travelled extensively to attend every RP I could possibly attend. This seemed like a Good Thing™️for the visibility of archery in the East, but I later learned that I was criticized for chasing RPs and missing archery events.
* Autocrat for King & Queen's Archery Championships, June 6-8, XXX (1995) and June 12-14, XXXI (1996)
* The wyvernhall.com domain is created on 9/23/1996
* Established and hosted numerous SCA email lists including SCA-Archery, SCA-MissileCombat, SCA-ThrownWeapons, SCA-YouthIssues, and SCA-Chirurgeon, circa 1997
The lists were originally hosted on my wyvernhall.com servers tucked away under the stairs in my basement, but later migrated to free commercial services as they became available (i.e. onelist, egroups, googlegroups). Eventually, they all ended up on Google Groups, which started to lose support around 2008. By that time, much of the traffic that used to be in the email lists had shifted to social media - mostly Facebook, which was rapidly growing in popularity. Today, there are still Facebook groups with those Wyvernhall email lists at the root of their ancestry.
* Hilken awarded arms by Lucan IV and Caitlan at K&Q Fencing Championships, March 25, A.S. XXXII (1998)
* Attended Marketplace at Birka at Rockingham Park (Salem, NH), circa 2000
This was probably the last in-person event I attended in the East. I still have a cast iron dragon purchased there.

=== The Dark Ages ===
[[File:OneListTransfer.png|thumb|right|July 31, 1999]]
* By 1999, the email lists that originated at wyvernhall.com had all been migrated to their first commercial hosting platform at OneList. They all eventually found their final homes on Google Groups before its decline.

The Chirurgeons list, archived at SCA-Chirurgeon@groups.io, was still alive as recently as 11/22/2019.
* Mad Macsen's Medieval Mart (Online Auction Site and occasional East Kingdom Fundraiser Auction), circa 2003
<nowiki>------------------------------------------------------------
Get Medieval at Mad Macsen's http://www.MedievalMart.com/
*** BUY *** SELL *** BID *** HAGGLE ***
Look for the East Kingdom Fundraiser Auction coming May 1st
------------------------------------------------------------</nowiki>
* Grad school - all but disappeared from even the eSCA between 2007 & 2014
* Proposed the name, ''Order of Valiance'' on the Omnibus Peerage Facebook group, circa 2015

This is the Order name that accompanied the Omnibus Proposal to the BoD thereafter, but it didn't stick once it got to the College of Heralds in 2023.
* Living in Baltimore (Bright Hills, Atlantia) for work from the fall of 2016 through the spring of 2018
I actually got as far as rounding up my archery gear with the intention of finding an SCA practice near Baltimordor. Since I was commuting home on most weekends, that plan never materialized. It's also the last time much of that gear was seen as it was later stolen.
* Moved to the CSRA for a new job in July of 2019
I attempted half-heartedly to locate the local SCA but didn't get far. About this time, I discovered my archery equipment was missing. Getting the household moved from CT took precedence over finding the local SCA and then COVID came along...

=== Ritterwald ===
* Attended first Atlantia A&S night, Ritterwald, 6/6/2023
* Attended first (official) Atlantia SCA event, ''Road to Silver Chalice'', Hidden Mountain, 9/23/2023
* Ritterwald awarded the Coill's Hydra for exceptional service to the Barony at NQQBR IV
* Archery MIC, Yule Toy Tournament, Nottinghill Coill, December 13-15, A.S. 59 (2024)
[[File:AtlantiaKingsMissiliers.gif|50px|Badge of the King's Missiliers]] Made a Companion of the [[Order of the King's Missiliers]] by Randall & Iul'iana at Yule Toy, December 14, A.S. 59 (2024)
* Event Steward, Baronial Birthday, Nottinghill Coill, January 17-19, A.S. 59 (2025)
* Field Steward, Dragon's Fire, Nottinghill Coill, April 12, A.S. 59 (2025)
[[File:ATL_OPAL.PNG|50px|Badge of the Order of the Opal]] Made a Companion of the [[Order of the Opal]] by Abran & Anya at Royal Archer, June 7, A.S. 60 (2025)
* First time attending a live session of Atlantia University.
[[File:Fellow.svg|50px||UofA Fellow Badge]] Fellow, University of Atlantia, conferred at University Session #119, June 14, A.S. 60 (2025)
 
Nottinghill Coill Baronial Picnic is a small casual get-together that typically has a short Baronial Court. I was surprised to be offered the opportunity to act as Court Herald at the event and even more surprised to get an award that wasn't listed on the court agenda...
[[File:Nottinghill Coill.png|50px||Courtesy of Nottinghill Coill]] Awarded the [[Courtesy of Nottinghill Coill]] by Posadnitsa Kiur’iakiia Novgorodova at Nottinghill Coill Baronial Picnic, August 23, A.S. 60 (2025)
 
[[File:Bachelor.svg|50px||UofA Bachelor Badge]] Bachelor of SCA Studies, University of Atlantia, conferred at University Session #120, September 20, A.S. 60 (2025)


== In Case of Court ==
[[File:MessageForYouSir.jpg|280px|right]]
In the highly unlikely event of Court, please consult [[Etienne Le Mons d'Anjou|Mécène Etienne Le Mons d'Anjou]], [[Elazar of Northumbria|Viscount Sir Elazar of Northumbria]], or [[Robert de Bardoulf|Master Robert de Bardoulf]] for guidance. Surprises are okay, but a gentle nudge to ensure attendance at the event/court might be in order...

*[https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=a2e72a3f40b280f8116795a4a18c5aba10695754e88bf306173fce61f39cf8d6%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America%2FNew_York Macsen's SCA Event Calendar ]

''Random SCA aspirations:
*
 <s>Order of the Sagittarius 🏹</s>
*
Court Barony 👑
*
Mermaid Supporter 🧜🏽‍♀️
*
A halibut 🐟

[[File:MacsenArrow.png|777px|frameless|left|alt=Arrow with Macsen's Personal Cresting]]

[[Category:Populace]]
[[Category:Nottinghill Coill populace]]
[[Category:Ritterwald populace]]
[[Category:Archers]]
[[Category:Heralds]]
[[Category:Voice Heralds]]
[[Category:Marshals]]
[[Category:Target Archery Marshals]]
[[Category:Brewers]]

Macsen ap Rhys of Wyvern Hall

2025-09-18T20:01:58Z

Nicolo: /* Ritterwald */

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[[File:Picsart 23-12-09 22-24-14-330.jpg|thumb|Yule Toy Event, 12/2023]]
''Macsen ap Rhys of Wyvern Hall''
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|'''Resides:'''||[[Ritterwald]], [[Nottinghill Coill]], [[Atlantia]]
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|'''Status:'''||Active
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|'''Awards:'''||[http://op.atlantia.sca.org/op_ind.php?atlantian_id=12165 Order of Precedence Entry]
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[[File:MacsenArms.jpg|thumb|''Sable, on a chevron inverted voided argent three fountains and in chief a wyvern displayed argent'']]
 
Name & device registered A.S.26 (1/1/92)
 
Award of Arms A.S.27 (6/13/92)
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== Introduction ==
[[File:025-eleventh-century-03-a-q75-200x175.jpg|69px|left|Illuminated "A"]]
'''rglwydd''' (/ˈarɡlʊɨ̯ð/) '''Macsen ap Rhys of Wyvern Hall''' is a brewer, leather worker, and archer of some small reputation in his first SCA home, the East Kingdom. Macsen first encountered the SCA in the Canton of Fennbrycg, [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Beyond_the_Mountain Barony Beyond the Mountain] circa A.S. XIX (UConn, Storrs, 1984) where he dabbled briefly in heavy combat and period gaming. Macsen moved away from Fennbrycg in 1985 to pursue his mundane career but never really forgot the SCA; keeping in touch via FidoNet lists and rec.org.sca. A few years later, he sought out the SCA in the Canton of Bowman's Rest and discovered SCA archery at the fabled House Rivendell.

[[File:Pennsic92.jpg|thumb|left|Ready for the Woods Battle at Pennsic XXI ''Left to right:'' unknown from Bridge, Kieran Bren of Bannockburn, Mika Longbow, and Macsen]]
Macsen soon joined House Rivendell and trained under the tutelage of [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/David_McDougall Master David MacDougall]. He was strongly influenced by fellow archers [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Ygraine_of_Kellswood Mistress Ygraine of Kellswood], [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Li_Kung_Lo Master Li Kung Lo], [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Daryl_of_Avallon Mistress Daryl of Avallon], [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Krakken_Gnashbone Master Krakken Gnashbone], and [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/William_of_Barnsdale William of Barnsdale]. Macsen quickly obtained a warrant as an archery marshal which he maintained throughout his tenure in the East Kingdom. He traveled widely competing in archery tournaments in the East, Middle, and Aethelmearc. Macsen achieved the ranking of [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Archery_Royal_Round Grand Master Bowman (see EK Archery Royal Round)] in A.S. XXVIII.

Only one picture of Macsen in his Wisby-inspired leather and steel armor survives. He authorized in sword & board, spear, great sword, and pike, but has only fought as Pennsic sword fodder. Macsen's weapons of choice will always be longbow and crossbow.

Macsen changed mundane jobs in 2019 and moved to Atlantia just in time for the Plague to strike! This slowed his entry into the local chapter a bit, but he eventually connected with the local group at the [[Canton of Ritterwald]] in the [[Barony of Nottinghill Coill]] during the summer of 2023. Macsen is thrilled to be back in the Current Middle Ages and looks forward to whatever will come next...

 

== Persona ==
Macsen is a 14th-century CE Welsh yeoman longbowman named after the legendary Macsen Wledig (Magnus Maximus), the 4th-century CE Celtiberian Emperor of Rome. He fought as a contractually indentured mounted archer in the Hundred Years War and achieved enough favor to be awarded arms. During his indenture, Macsen served for a time as a man-at-arms to a renowned Scottish archer who schooled him in bowmanship and fletchcraft. While Macsen's first choice is the longbow, he has been known to pick up a crossbow at need.
 
Macsen has been known to time-shift on occasion and may appear as an 8th-century CE Norseman, Magnus Logisson, Bror Bueskytter (Brother Archer), or seasonally as Knecht Ruprecht...

== Offices & Positions ==
[[File:Marshal-Archery.png|50px||Target Archery Marshal Badge]] Warranted Target Archery Marshal, Atlantia, 8/30/2023 to present
 
[[File:Ico_chatelain_atl.gif|50px||Atlantia Chatelain Badge]][[File:Chatelain.jpg|33px||SCA Chatelain Badge]] Chatelain, Barony of Nottinghill Coill, 1/27/2024 to present
 
[[File:Ico_web.gif|50px||Web Minister Badge]] Web Minister, Canton of Ritterwald, 7/8/2024 to present
 
[[File:Ico_herald.gif|50px||Herald Badge]] Herald, Nottinghill Coill, 9/14/2025 to present


 
[[File:Tyger passant.png|33px|left]]

''Past East Kingdom Offices & Positions''
----
[[File:connsca.gif|thumb|right|Connecticut SCA Groups circa 2000]]
[[File:Marshal-Archery.png|33px||Target Archery Marshal Badge]] Warranted Target Archery Marshal, East Kingdom
 
[[File:Chirurgeon badge icon.gif|33px|Chirurgeon Badge]] Warranted Journeyman Chirurgeon, East Kingdom
 
[[File:Ico_seneschal.gif|33px||Seneschal Badge]] Seneschal, Canton of Bowman's Rest, East Kingdom
 
[[File:Ico_herald.gif|33px||Herald Badge]] Herald, Canton of Bowman's Rest, East Kingdom
 
[[File:Ico_web.gif|33px||Web Minister Badge]] Web Minister, Canton of Bowman's Rest, East Kingdom
 
[[File:PennsicChampionsSash.png|33px|Champions Team Sash]] Member of Pennsic Archery Champions Team, 3 times
 
[[File:QueensGuardSash.png|33px|Queen's Guard Sash]] Member of the Queen's Guard of HRM Christence II, A.S. XXIX ''(first archer to hold this position)''

== Event Staff ==
* Newcomers & Novices Point, ''Not Quite Quarterly Braggin' Rights'', Ritterwald, June 15, 2024
* Archery MIC, ''Yule Toy Tournament'', Nottinghill Coill, December 13-15, 2024
* Event Steward, ''Baronial Birthday'', Nottinghill Coill, January 17-19, 2025
* Field Steward, ''Dragon's Fire'', Nottinghill Coill, April 12, 2025
* Archery MIC, ''Yule Toy Tournament'', Nottinghill Coill, December 12-14, 2025
* Event Steward, ''Baronial Birthday'', Nottinghill Coill, January 16-18, 2026
* Feastocrat, ''Collegium on the Border'', Border Vale Keep, April 18, 2026

 
[[File:Tyger passant.png|33px|left]]
''Past Events in the East Kingdom''
----
[[File:Clanbluefeather-support.jpg|200px|right]]
* Staff, Third Rivendell Challenge and War Camp (RP), June 12-14, 1992
* Autocrat, (4th) Rivendell Challenge (RP), June 4-6, 1993
* Autocrat, (5th) Rivendell Challenge, ''Canceled due to RP conflict''
* Autocrat, Queen & King's Archery Champions (RP), July 7-9, 1995
* Autocrat, Queen & King's Archery Champions (RP), July 12-14, 1996
* Archery Marshal, Pennsic War, ''various''
* Chirurgeon, Pennsic War, ''various''

== Awards & Scrolls ==
(I'm working on better scans/photos)

<gallery>
File:FB IMG 1750003388017.jpg|''AoA scroll by Mistress Amber Sturmwolf (?), blazon/emblazon by [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Daryl_of_Avallon Mistress Daryl of Avallon]''
File:Macsen's GMB Scroll.jpg|''Grand Master Bowman scroll by [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Ygraine_of_Kellswood Mistress Ygraine of Kellswood]''
File:Macsen' Missilier Scroll.jpg|''King's Missiliers scroll by [[Martelle von Charlottenburg|Mistress Martelle von Charlottenburg]]''
File:Macsen's Opal Scroll.jpg|''Opal scroll by [[Backlogged]]''
File:Macsen's Courtesy of NC Ring.jpg| ''Courtesy of Nottinghill Coill ring by [[Posadnitsa Kiur’iakiia Novgorodova|Posadnitsa Kiur’iakiia Novgorodova]] and [[Posadnick Likarion Volcovich|Likarion Volcovich]]''
</gallery>

* [https://op.atlantia.sca.org/op_ind.php?atlantian_id=12165 Atlantia Order of Precedence]
* [https://op.eastkingdom.org/op_ind.php?atlantian_id=1918 East Kingdom Order of Precedence]

== Classes & Publications ==
=== Classes ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Class !! Location !! Date !! Files
|-
|-style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:Ritterwald Populace.png|33px]] || ''"Archery in the SCA, An Introduction"'' || '''[https://ritterwald.atlantia.sca.org/ Ritterwald] A&S Tuesday''' || 6/13/23 ||[[File:Intro to SCA Archery - Participant Handout - Macsen ap Rhys.pdf|border|85px|Intro to SCA Archery - Participant Handout]]
|-
|-style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:Ritterwald Populace.png|33px]] || ''"Mead Making Madness and Pennsic Pity Party (Mead Making 101)"'' || '''[https://ritterwald.atlantia.sca.org/ Ritterwald] A&S Saturday''' || 7/27/24 ||
|-
|-style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:ico_univ.gif]] || ''"An Intro to SCA Archery: So You've Decided to Take Up the Bow..."'' || '''[https://university.atlantia.sca.org/ University of Atlantia] ''(online)''''' || 2/3/24 6/9/24 2/1/25 ||
[[File:UoA115-116-IntroToSCAArchery-02-03-24.pdf|border|110px|Slides from "An Introduction to SCA Archery: So You've Decided to Take Up the Bow..." UofA #115]]
[[File:UoA116b-713-IntroToSCAArchery-06-09-24.pdf|border|110px|Slides from "An Introduction to SCA Archery: So You've Decided to Take Up the Bow..." UofA #116b]]
|-
|-style="background-color:lightgray"
|[[File:Nottinghill_Coill_Populace.png|33px]] || ''"Atlantia Wiki 101: Building Your Personal Wiki Page"'' || '''[https://nottinghillcoill.atlantia.sca.org/ Nottinghill Coill] ''(online)''''' || 2/29/24 ||
[[File:Wiki101-02-29-24.pdf|border|110px|Slides from "Atlantia Wiki 101: Building Your Personal Wiki Page"]]
[[File:PersonalWikiGeneric.pdf|85px|Customizable Generic Layout File]]
|-
|-style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:ico_univ.gif]] || ''"Fire Safety for the SCA: A Primer for SCAdians and Event Stewards"'' || '''[https://university.atlantia.sca.org/ University of Atlantia] ''(online)''''' || 2/2/25 ||
|-
|-style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:ico_univ.gif]] || ''" What's That Pointy Hat and What Does It Mean? Rank and Regalia for Newcomers"'' || '''[https://university.atlantia.sca.org/ University of Atlantia] ''(online)''''' || 2/2/25 ||
|-
|-style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:ico_univ.gif]] || ''" What's That Pointy Hat and What Does It Mean? Rank and Regalia for Newcomers"'' || '''[https://university.atlantia.sca.org/ University of Atlantia] ''Marinus''''' || 6/14/25 ||
|-style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:ico_univ.gif]] || ''" Mead Making 101"'' || '''[https://university.atlantia.sca.org/ University of Atlantia] ''Seven Hills''''' || [Coming 9/20/25 [https://university.atlantia.sca.org/class.php?course_id=11484 Register Here]] ||

|}

=== Publications ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Title !! Publication !! Date !! Files
|-
|-style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:Nottinghill_Coill_Populace.png|33px]] || ''Chatelain's Point'' || [https://www.nottinghillcoill.atlantia.sca.org/the-quill/ The Nottinghill Quill] || 2/24 6/24 2/25 ||
[[File:NCChatPoint0224.pdf|85px|Nottinghill Coill Chatelain's Point, February 2024]]
[[File:NCChatPoint0624.pdf|85px|Nottinghill Coill Chatelain's Point, June 2024]]
|-
|-style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:Nottinghill_Coill_Populace.png|33px]] || ''Hnefatafl (It's pronounced, "Viking Chess")'' || [https://www.nottinghillcoill.atlantia.sca.org/the-quill/ The Nottinghill Quill] || August? || (placeholder)



|}

=== On the List ===
* Article/static online class version of "An Introduction to SCA Archery: So You've Decided to Take Up the Bow..."
* Article/static online class version of "Atlantia Wiki 101: Building Your Personal Wiki Page"
 
* Hnefatafl (It's pronounced, "Viking Chess")
* We Don't Need No Steenkin' Badges
* SCA Role Models

== Projects ==

[[File:Imbolc2024Meads.jpg|150px|thumb|Imbolc 2024 Batch]]

=== Ongoing ===
* Supporting the development of an archery program in Nottinghill Coill
** Establishing an archery range with Royal Round capabilities in Ritterwald
* Rejuvenate dormant online WordPress/LearnDash Learning Management System (LMS) for hosting SCA-related classes

=== Active ===
* Small batches of mead laid down and actively fermenting (Imbolc 2024 Batch)
** 1 gal. Dragon Sweat 2/11/24
** 1 gal. Dragon Sweat (w/blood orange, raisin) 2/12/24
** ½ gal. Dragon Sweat (w/Persian lime) 2/13/24
** All batches bottled and aging, 4/3/24
** All batches drinkable, but not ripe yet, 5/18/24
** All batches quite drinkable and maturing nicely, 6/29/24
* Making a new back quiver

=== In the Queue ===
* Creating a new batch of arrows and documenting the process for eventual publication
* Brewing a batch of Macsen's Nut Brown Ale

 
[[File:Tyger passant.png|33px|left]]
''Past Projects in the East Kingdom''
----
* Mead, '''''Finest at Festival of Roses''''', A.S.26
* Wisby Inspired Leather and Steel SCA Armor, A.S.27
* Various Meads and Beers ''(including Macsen's Nut Brown Ale)''
* Various Sets of Matched Arrows ''(custom spined within ±2.5#, weight within ±5gr)''
* Various Back Quivers (custom sized to owner, including a Queen and a Captain-General of the East)

== SCA Waypoints ==
=== Fennbrycg ===
* First encountered the SCA at the University of Connecticut, which was closely tied to the Baronial seat at the time, in the Canton of Fennbycg, Barony Beyond the Mountain, Kingdom of the East, early 80s
A very visible fighter practice was held on the Student Union Mall on Sunday afternoons. This was my introduction to the SCA, borrowed armor, and getting soundly whacked with a rattan sword. Friday night gatherings were devoted to (mostly) period gaming and dance practice. In those days, it was considered important for fighters to be competent at chess and court dance...
[[File:Knightriders.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Knightriders Film Poster]]
* George Romero's ''Knightriders'', loosely inspired by the split between the SCA and the Kingdom of Acre, was released in 1981
''Knightrider's'' found its way onto Showtime, which had a habit of running it in the middle of the night more often than not. If I was home from school and it was on, I was watching it. It unknowingly introduced me to a perennial philosophical debate in the SCA and left me with a lifelong crush on Pat Tallman. 🥰
* Attended first East Kingdom SCA event, ''The Feast of Simple Fare'', Barony Beyond the Mountain, November 11, 1984
I'd been bitten by the SCA bug, but moved away from Fennbrycg in pursuit of finding a real job in 1985. The internet was still in its infancy so finding other groups was hit or miss in those days, but that changed rapidly over the next few years.
* Caught the ''Camelot'' 25th Anniversary tour, October 1985 in New Haven & October 1986 in Hartford, with Richard Harris as Arthur
* Operated ''The Dragons' Lair BBS'', FidoNet 1:142/333, 1989-1999
The BBS served as the CT hub for medieval-themed echolists (FidoNet's implementation of group messaging), including rec.org.sca (aka ''The Rialto'') ported from USENET. A bunch of us who met through the BBS decided to meet up in person at the NY RennFair. Shortly afterward, we all investigated the local SCA group, the Canton of Bowman's Rest.

=== Bowman's Rest ===
* Mead, ''Dragon's Sweat'', awarded Finest at Festival of Roses, AS XXVI (1991)
[[File:PennsicXXBadge3173.png|thumb|right|Pennsic XX Badge 3173]]
* First Pennsic, ''Pennsic XX'', August A.S. XXVI (1991)
When the first Pennsic was held at Cooper's Lake in 1977, ''Pennsic 6'', I was just 5 miles up the road at the 1977 BSA National Jamboree at Moraine State Park.
[[File:MacsenArms.jpg|50px]] Name and Device passed, January A.S. XXVII (1992)
* Awarded Arms by Ruslan & Margaret at Rivendell Challenge, June 13, A.S. XXVII (1992)
* Finished in the top 10 at King & Queen's Archery Championship, June 27, XXVII (1992)
[[File:ArmoredCombatAuthorization Card 1992.jpg|thumb|right|Combat Authorization Card ]]
* Authorized Armored Combat, 7/19/1992
* Finished in the top 10 at King & Queen's Archery Championship, June 12, XXVIII (1993)
[[File:PennsicChampionsSash.png|50px]] Archery Champions Team at Pennsic XXII (1993) 
I was on three or four Pennsic Champions teams, but this is the only one for which I can pinpoint the year with any certainty.
[[File:GrandMasterBowman.png|Grand Master Bowman (East Kingdom)]] Grand Master Bowman, 10/13/1993
I was always of the opinion that too much emphasis was placed on shooting ''Royal Rounds'', as they are an entirely modern sort of competition. But, since Royal Round scores are tied to official archery ranks in most kingdoms, they continue to flourish. I was advised that, if I ever aspired to be inducted into the Order of the Saggitarius, I would need to become a Grand Master Bowman (i.e. achieve a Royal Round average of 100 or more). The last Royal Round I needed to become a Grand Master Bowman was the last Royal Round I ever shot...
* Finished 3rd at King & Queen's Archery Championship, June 11, XXIX (1994)
* The sca.org domain is created, the SCA officially joins the World-Wide-Web, 8/26/1994
[[File:QueensGuardSash.png|50px]] Member of the Queen's Guard of HRM Christence II, October - April A.S. XXIX (1994)
I was the first archer to hold this position and travelled extensively to attend every RP I could possibly attend. This seemed like a Good Thing™️for the visibility of archery in the East, but I later learned that I was criticized for chasing RPs and missing archery events.
* Autocrat for King & Queen's Archery Championships, June 6-8, XXX (1995) and June 12-14, XXXI (1996)
* The wyvernhall.com domain is created on 9/23/1996
* Established and hosted numerous SCA email lists including SCA-Archery, SCA-MissileCombat, SCA-ThrownWeapons, SCA-YouthIssues, and SCA-Chirurgeon, circa 1997
The lists were originally hosted on my wyvernhall.com servers tucked away under the stairs in my basement, but later migrated to free commercial services as they became available (i.e. onelist, egroups, googlegroups). Eventually, they all ended up on Google Groups, which started to lose support around 2008. By that time, much of the traffic that used to be in the email lists had shifted to social media - mostly Facebook, which was rapidly growing in popularity. Today, there are still Facebook groups with those Wyvernhall email lists at the root of their ancestry.
* Hilken awarded arms by Lucan IV and Caitlan at K&Q Fencing Championships, March 25, A.S. XXXII (1998)
* Attended Marketplace at Birka at Rockingham Park (Salem, NH), circa 2000
This was probably the last in-person event I attended in the East. I still have a cast iron dragon purchased there.

=== The Dark Ages ===
[[File:OneListTransfer.png|thumb|right|July 31, 1999]]
* By 1999, the email lists that originated at wyvernhall.com had all been migrated to their first commercial hosting platform at OneList. They all eventually found their final homes on Google Groups before its decline.

The Chirurgeons list, archived at SCA-Chirurgeon@groups.io, was still alive as recently as 11/22/2019.
* Mad Macsen's Medieval Mart (Online Auction Site and occasional East Kingdom Fundraiser Auction), circa 2003
<nowiki>------------------------------------------------------------
Get Medieval at Mad Macsen's http://www.MedievalMart.com/
*** BUY *** SELL *** BID *** HAGGLE ***
Look for the East Kingdom Fundraiser Auction coming May 1st
------------------------------------------------------------</nowiki>
* Grad school - all but disappeared from even the eSCA between 2007 & 2014
* Proposed the name, ''Order of Valiance'' on the Omnibus Peerage Facebook group, circa 2015

This is the Order name that accompanied the Omnibus Proposal to the BoD thereafter, but it didn't stick once it got to the College of Heralds in 2023.
* Living in Baltimore (Bright Hills, Atlantia) for work from the fall of 2016 through the spring of 2018
I actually got as far as rounding up my archery gear with the intention of finding an SCA practice near Baltimordor. Since I was commuting home on most weekends, that plan never materialized. It's also the last time much of that gear was seen as it was later stolen.
* Moved to the CSRA for a new job in July of 2019
I attempted half-heartedly to locate the local SCA but didn't get far. About this time, I discovered my archery equipment was missing. Getting the household moved from CT took precedence over finding the local SCA and then COVID came along...

=== Ritterwald ===
* Attended first Atlantia A&S night, Ritterwald, 6/6/2023
* Attended first (official) Atlantia SCA event, ''Road to Silver Chalice'', Hidden Mountain, 9/23/2023
* Ritterwald awarded the Coill's Hydra for exceptional service to the Barony at NQQBR IV
* Archery MIC, Yule Toy Tournament, Nottinghill Coill, December 13-15, A.S. 59 (2024)
[[File:AtlantiaKingsMissiliers.gif|50px|Badge of the King's Missiliers]] Made a Companion of the [[Order of the King's Missiliers]] by Randall & Iul'iana at Yule Toy, December 14, A.S. 59 (2024)
* Event Steward, Baronial Birthday, Nottinghill Coill, January 17-19, A.S. 59 (2025)
* Field Steward, Dragon's Fire, Nottinghill Coill, April 12, A.S. 59 (2025)
[[File:ATL_OPAL.PNG|50px|Badge of the Order of the Opal]] Made a Companion of the [[Order of the Opal]] by Abran & Anya at Royal Archer, June 7, A.S. 60 (2025)
* First time attending a live session of Atlantia University.
[[File:Fellow.svg|50px||UofA Fellow Badge]] Fellow, University of Atlantia, conferred at University Session #119, June 14, A.S. 60 (2025)
 
Nottinghill Coill Baronial Picnic is a small casual get-together that typically has a short Baronial Court. I was surprised to be offered the opportunity to act as Court Herald at the event and even more surprised to get an award that wasn't listed on the court agenda...
[[File:Nottinghill Coill.png|50px||Courtesy of Nottinghill Coill]] Awarded the [[Courtesy of Nottinghill Coill]] by Posadnitsa Kiur’iakiia Novgorodova at Nottinghill Coill Baronial Picnic, August 23, A.S. 60 (2025)
 
[[File:Bachelor.svg|50px||UofA Bachelor Badge]] Bachelor of SCA Studies, University of Atlantia, conferred at University Session #120, September 20, A.S. 60 (2025)


== In Case of Court ==
[[File:MessageForYouSir.jpg|280px|right]]
In the highly unlikely event of Court, please consult [[Etienne Le Mons d'Anjou|Mécène Etienne Le Mons d'Anjou]], [[Elazar of Northumbria|Viscount Sir Elazar of Northumbria]], or [[Robert de Bardoulf|Master Robert de Bardoulf]] for guidance. Surprises are okay, but a gentle nudge to ensure attendance at the event/court might be in order...

*[https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=a2e72a3f40b280f8116795a4a18c5aba10695754e88bf306173fce61f39cf8d6%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America%2FNew_York Macsen's SCA Event Calendar ]

''Random SCA aspirations:
*
 <s>Order of the Sagittarius 🏹</s>
*
Court Barony 👑
*
Mermaid Supporter 🧜🏽‍♀️
*
A halibut 🐟

[[File:MacsenArrow.png|777px|frameless|left|alt=Arrow with Macsen's Personal Cresting]]

[[Category:Populace]]
[[Category:Nottinghill Coill populace]]
[[Category:Ritterwald populace]]
[[Category:Archers]]
[[Category:Heralds]]
[[Category:Voice Heralds]]
[[Category:Marshals]]
[[Category:Target Archery Marshals]]
[[Category:Brewers]]

2025-03-14T20:23:04Z

Nicolo: /* Fennbrycg */

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[[File:Picsart 23-12-09 22-24-14-330.jpg|thumb|Yule Toy Event, 12/2023]]
''Macsen ap Rhys of Wyvern Hall''
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|'''Resides:'''||[[Ritterwald]], [[Nottinghill Coill]], [[Atlantia]]
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[[File:MacsenArms.jpg|thumb|''Sable, on a chevron inverted voided argent three fountains and in chief a wyvern displayed argent'']]
 
Name & device registered A.S.26 (1/1/92)
 
Award of Arms A.S.27 (6/13/92)
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== Introduction ==
[[File:025-eleventh-century-03-a-q75-200x175.jpg|69px|left|Illuminated "A"]]
'''rglwydd''' (/ˈarɡlʊɨ̯ð/) '''Macsen ap Rhys of Wyvern Hall''' is a brewer, leather worker, and archer of some small reputation in his first SCA home, the East Kingdom. Macsen first encountered the SCA in the Canton of Fennbrycg, [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Beyond_the_Mountain Barony Beyond the Mountain] circa A.S. XIX (UConn, Storrs, 1984) where he dabbled briefly in heavy combat and period gaming. Macsen moved away from Fennbrycg in 1985 to pursue his mundane career but never really forgot the SCA; keeping in touch via FidoNet lists and rec.org.sca. A few years later, he sought out the SCA in the Canton of Bowman's Rest and discovered SCA archery at the fabled House Rivendell.

[[File:Pennsic92.jpg|thumb|left|Ready for the Woods Battle at Pennsic XXI ''Left to right:'' unknown from Bridge, Kieran Bren of Bannockburn, Mika Longbow, and Macsen]]
Macsen soon joined House Rivendell and trained under the tutelage of [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/David_McDougall Master David MacDougall]. He was strongly influenced by fellow archers [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Ygraine_of_Kellswood Mistress Ygraine of Kellswood], [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Li_Kung_Lo Master Li Kung Lo], [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Daryl_of_Avallon Mistress Daryl of Avallon], [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Krakken_Gnashbone Master Krakken Gnashbone], and [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/William_of_Barnsdale William of Barnsdale]. Macsen quickly obtained a warrant as an archery marshal which he maintained throughout his tenure in the East Kingdom. He traveled widely competing in archery tournaments in the East, Middle, and Aethelmearc. Macsen achieved the ranking of [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Archery_Royal_Round Grand Master Bowman (see EK Archery Royal Round)] in A.S. XXVIII.

Only one picture of Macsen in his Wisby-inspired leather and steel armor survives. He authorized in sword & board, spear, great sword, and pike, but has only fought as Pennsic sword fodder. Macsen's weapons of choice will always be longbow and crossbow.

Macsen changed mundane jobs in 2019 and moved to Atlantia just in time for the Plague to strike! This slowed his entry into the local chapter a bit, but he eventually connected with the local group at the [[Canton of Ritterwald]] in the [[Barony of Nottinghill Coill]] during the summer of 2023. Macsen is thrilled to be back in the Current Middle Ages and looks forward to whatever will come next...

 

== Persona ==
Macsen is a 14th-century CE Welsh yeoman longbowman named after the legendary Macsen Wledig (Magnus Maximus), the 4th-century CE Celtiberian Emperor of Rome. He fought as a contractually indentured mounted archer in the Hundred Years War and achieved enough favor to be awarded arms. During his indenture, Macsen served for a time as a man-at-arms to a renowned Scottish archer who schooled him in bowmanship and fletchcraft. While Macsen's first choice is the longbow, he has been known to pick up a crossbow at need.
 
Macsen has been known to time-shift on occasion and may appear as an 8th-century CE Norseman, Magnus Logisson, Bror Bueskytter (Brother Archer), or seasonally as Knecht Ruprecht...

== Offices & Positions ==
[[File:Marshal-Archery.png|50px||Target Archery Marshal Badge]] Warranted Target Archery Marshal, Atlantia, 8/30/2023 to present
 
[[File:Ico_chatelain_atl.gif|50px||Atlantia Chatelain Badge]][[File:Chatelain.jpg|33px||SCA Chatelain Badge]] Chatelain, Barony of Nottinghill Coill, 1/27/2024 to present

 
[[File:Ico_web.gif|50px||Web Minister Badge]] Web Minister, Canton of Ritterwald, 7/8/2024 to present

 
[[File:Tyger passant.png|33px|left]]
''Past East Kingdom Offices & Positions''
----
[[File:Marshal-Archery.png|33px||Target Archery Marshal Badge]] Warranted Target Archery Marshal, East Kingdom
 
[[File:Chirurgeon badge icon.gif|33px|Chirurgeon Badge]] Warranted Journeyman Chirurgeon, East Kingdom
 
[[File:Ico_seneschal.gif|33px||Seneschal Badge]] Seneschal, Canton of Bowman's Rest, East Kingdom
 
[[File:Ico_herald.gif|33px||Herald Badge]] Herald, Canton of Bowman's Rest, East Kingdom
 
[[File:Ico_web.gif|33px||Web Minister Badge]] Web Minister, Canton of Bowman's Rest, East Kingdom
 
[[File:PennsicChampionsSash.png|33px|Champions Team Sash]] Member of Pennsic Archery Champions Team, 3 times
 
[[File:QueensGuardSash.png|33px|Queen's Guard Sash]] Member of the Queen's Guard of HRM Christence II, A.S. XXIX ''(first archer to hold this position)''

== Event Staff ==
* Newcomers & Novices Point, ''Not Quite Quarterly Braggin' Rights'', Ritterwald, June 15, 2024
* Archery Marshal, ''Yule Toy Tournament'', Nottinghill Coill, December 13-15, 2024
* Event Steward, ''Baronial Birthday'', Nottinghill Coill, January 17-19, 2025
* Field Steward, ''Dragon's Fire'', Nottinghill Coill, April 12, 2025

 
[[File:Tyger passant.png|33px|left]]
''Past Events in the East Kingdom''
----
[[File:Clanbluefeather-support.jpg|200px|right]]
* Staff, Third Rivendell Challenge and War Camp (RP), June 12-14, 1992
* Autocrat, (4th) Rivendell Challenge (RP), June 4-6, 1993
* Autocrat, (5th) Rivendell Challenge, ''Canceled due to RP conflict''
* Autocrat, Queen & King's Archery Champions (RP), July 7-9, 1995
* Autocrat, Queen & King's Archery Champions (RP), July 12-14, 1996
* Archery Marshal, Pennsic War, ''various''
* Chirurgeon, Pennsic War, ''various''

== Awards ==
* [https://op.atlantia.sca.org/op_ind.php?atlantian_id=12165 Atlantia Order of Precedence]
* [https://op.eastkingdom.org/op_ind.php?atlantian_id=1918 East Kingdom Order of Precedence]

== Classes & Publications ==
=== Classes ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Class !! Location !! Date !! Files
|-
|-style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:Ritterwald Populace.png|33px]] || ''"Archery in the SCA, An Introduction"'' || '''[https://ritterwald.atlantia.sca.org/ Ritterwald] A&S Tuesday''' || 6/13/23 ||[[File:Intro to SCA Archery - Participant Handout - Macsen ap Rhys.pdf|border|85px|Intro to SCA Archery - Participant Handout]]
|-
|-style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:Ritterwald Populace.png|33px]] || ''"Mead Making Madness and Pennsic Pity Party (Mead Making 101)"'' || '''[https://ritterwald.atlantia.sca.org/ Ritterwald] A&S Saturday''' || 7/27/24 ||
|-
|-style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:ico_univ.gif]] || ''"An Intro to SCA Archery: So You've Decided to Take Up the Bow..."'' || '''[https://university.atlantia.sca.org/ University of Atlantia] ''(online)''''' || 2/3/24 6/9/24 [Coming 2/1/25 [https://university.atlantia.sca.org/class.php?course_id=11153 Register Here]] ||
[[File:UoA115-116-IntroToSCAArchery-02-03-24.pdf|border|110px|Slides from "An Introduction to SCA Archery: So You've Decided to Take Up the Bow..." UofA #115]]
[[File:UoA116b-713-IntroToSCAArchery-06-09-24.pdf|border|110px|Slides from "An Introduction to SCA Archery: So You've Decided to Take Up the Bow..." UofA #116b]]
|-
|-style="background-color:lightgray"
|[[File:Nottinghill_Coill_Populace.png|33px]] || ''"Atlantia Wiki 101: Building Your Personal Wiki Page"'' || '''[https://nottinghillcoill.atlantia.sca.org/ Nottinghill Coill] ''(online)''''' || 2/29/24 ||
[[File:Wiki101-02-29-24.pdf|border|110px|Slides from "Atlantia Wiki 101: Building Your Personal Wiki Page"]]
[[File:PersonalWikiGeneric.pdf|85px|Customizable Generic Layout File]]
|-
|-style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:ico_univ.gif]] || ''"Fire Safety for the SCA: A Primer for SCAdians and Event Stewards"'' || '''[https://university.atlantia.sca.org/ University of Atlantia] ''(online)''''' || [Coming 2/2/25 [https://university.atlantia.sca.org/class.php?course_id=11152 Register Here]] ||
|-
|-style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:ico_univ.gif]] || ''" What's That Pointy Hat and What Does It Mean? Rank and Regalia for Newcomers"'' || '''[https://university.atlantia.sca.org/ University of Atlantia] ''(online)''''' || [Coming 2/2/25 [https://university.atlantia.sca.org/class.php?course_id=11161 Register Here]] ||

|}

=== Publications ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Title !! Publication !! Date !! Files
|-
|-style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:Nottinghill_Coill_Populace.png|33px]] || ''Chatelain's Point'' || [https://www.nottinghillcoill.atlantia.sca.org/the-quill/ The Nottinghill Quill] || 2/24 6/24 ||
[[File:NCChatPoint0224.pdf|85px|Nottinghill Coill Chatelain's Point, February 2024]]
[[File:NCChatPoint0624.pdf|85px|Nottinghill Coill Chatelain's Point, June 2024]]
|-
|-style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:Nottinghill_Coill_Populace.png|33px]] || ''Hnefatafl (It's pronounced, "Viking Chess")'' || [https://www.nottinghillcoill.atlantia.sca.org/the-quill/ The Nottinghill Quill] || August? || (placeholder)



|}

=== On the List ===
* Article/static online class version of "An Introduction to SCA Archery: So You've Decided to Take Up the Bow..."
* Article/static online class version of "Atlantia Wiki 101: Building Your Personal Wiki Page"
 
* Hnefatafl (It's pronounced, "Viking Chess")
* We Don't Need No Steenkin' Badges
* SCA Role Models

== Projects ==

[[File:Imbolc2024Meads.jpg|150px|thumb|Imbolc 2024 Batch]]

=== Ongoing ===
* Supporting the development of an archery program in Nottinghill Coill
** Establishing an archery range with Royal Round capabilities in Ritterwald
* Rejuvenate dormant online WordPress/LearnDash Learning Management System (LMS) for hosting SCA-related classes

=== Active ===
* Small batches of mead laid down and actively fermenting (Imbolc 2024 Batch)
** 1 gal. Dragon Sweat 2/11/24
** 1 gal. Dragon Sweat (w/blood orange, raisin) 2/12/24
** ½ gal. Dragon Sweat (w/Persian lime) 2/13/24
** All batches bottled and aging, 4/3/24
** All batches drinkable, but not ripe yet, 5/18/24
** All batches quite drinkable and maturing nicely, 6/29/24
* Making a new back quiver

=== In the Queue ===
* Creating a new batch of arrows and documenting the process for eventual publication
* Brewing a batch of Macsen's Nut Brown Ale

 
[[File:Tyger passant.png|33px|left]]
''Past Projects in the East Kingdom''
----
* Mead, '''''Finest at Festival of Roses''''', A.S.26
* Wisby Inspired Leather and Steel SCA Armor, A.S.27
* Various Meads and Beers ''(including Macsen's Nut Brown Ale)''
* Various Sets of Matched Arrows ''(custom spined within ±2.5#, weight within ±5gr)''
* Various Back Quivers (custom sized to owner, including a Queen and a Captain-General of the East)

== SCA Waypoints ==
=== Fennbrycg ===
* First encountered the SCA at the University of Connecticut, which was closely tied to the Baronial seat at the time, in the Canton of Fennbycg, Barony Beyond the Mountain, Kingdom of the East, early 80s
A very visible fighter practice was held on the Student Union Mall on Sunday afternoons. This was my introduction to the SCA, borrowed armor, and getting soundly whacked with a rattan sword. Friday night gatherings were devoted to (mostly) period gaming and dance practice. In those days, it was considered important for fighters to be competent at chess and court dance...
[[File:Knightriders.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Knightriders Film Poster]]
* George Romero's ''Knightriders'', loosely inspired by the SCA, was released in 1981
''Knightrider's'' found its way onto Showtime, which had a habit of running it in the middle of the night more often than not. If I was home from school and it was on, I was watching it. It unknowingly introduced me to a perennial philosophical debate in the SCA and left me with a lifelong crush on Pat Tallman. 🥰
* Attended first East Kingdom SCA event, ''The Feast of Simple Fare'', Barony Beyond the Mountain, November 11, 1984
I'd been bitten by the SCA bug, but moved away from Fennbrycg in pursuit of finding a real job in 1985. The internet was still in its infancy so finding other groups was hit or miss in those days, but that changed rapidly over the next few years.
* Caught the ''Camelot'' 25th Anniversary tour, October 1985 in New Haven & October 1986 in Hartford, with Richard Harris as Arthur
* Operated ''The Dragons' Lair BBS'', FidoNet 1:142/333, 1989-1999
The BBS served as the CT hub for medieval-themed echolists (FidoNet's implementation of group messaging), including rec.org.sca (aka ''The Rialto'') ported from USENET. A bunch of us who met through the BBS decided to meet up in person at the NY RennFair. Shortly afterward, we all investigated the local SCA group, the Canton of Bowman's Rest.

=== Bowman's Rest ===
* Mead, ''Dragon's Sweat'', awarded Finest at Festival of Roses, AS XXVI (1991)
[[File:PennsicXXBadge3173.png|thumb|right|Pennsic XX Badge 3173]]
* First Pennsic, ''Pennsic XX'', August A.S. XXVI (1991)
When the first Pennsic was held at Cooper's Lake in 1977, ''Pennsic 6'', I was just 5 miles up the road at the 1977 BSA National Jamboree at Moraine State Park.
[[File:MacsenArms.jpg|50px]] Name and Device passed, January A.S. XXVII (1992)
* Awarded Arms by Ruslan & Margaret at Rivendell Challenge, June 13, A.S. XXVII (1992)
[[File:ArmoredCombatAuthorization Card 1992.jpg|thumb|right|Combat Authorization Card ]]
* Authorized Armored Combat, 7/19/1992
[[File:GrandMasterBowman.png|Grand Master Bowman (East Kingdom)]] Grand Master Bowman, 10/13/1993
I was always of the opinion that too much emphasis was placed on shooting ''Royal Rounds'', as they are an entirely modern sort of competition. But, since Royal Round scores are tied to official archery ranks in most kingdoms, they continue to flourish. I was advised that, if I ever aspired to be inducted into the Order of the Saggitarius, I would need to become a Grand Master Bowman (i.e. achieve a Royal Round average of 100 or more). The last Royal Round I needed to become a Grand Master Bowman was the last Royal Round I ever shot...
* The sca.org domain is created, the SCA officially joins the World-Wide-Web, 8/26/1994
* The wyvernhall.com domain is created on 9/23/1996 
* Established and hosted numerous SCA email lists including SCA-Archery, SCA-MissileCombat, SCA-ThrownWeapons, SCA-YouthIssues, and SCA-Chirurgeon, circa 1997
The lists were originally hosted on my wyvernhall.com servers tucked away under the stairs in my basement, but later migrated to free commercial services as they became available (i.e. onelist, egroups, googlegroups). Eventually, they all ended up on Google Groups, which started to lose support around 2008. By that time, much of the traffic that used to be in the email lists had shifted to social media - mostly Facebook, which was rapidly growing in popularity. Today, there are still Facebook groups with those Wyvernhall email lists at the root of their ancestry.
* Hilken awarded arms by Lucan IV and Caitlan at K&Q Fencing Championships, March 25, A.S. XXXII (1998)
* Attended Marketplace at Birka at Rockingham Park (Salem, NH), circa 2000
This was probably the last in-person event I attended in the East. I still have a cast iron dragon purchased there.

=== The Dark Ages ===
[[File:OneListTransfer.png|thumb|right|July 31, 1999]]
* By 1999, the email lists that originated at wyvernhall.com had all been migrated to their first commercial hosting platform at OneList. They all eventually found their final homes on Google Groups before its eventual decline.
The Chirurgeons list, archived at SCA-Chirurgeon@groups.io, was still alive as recently as 11/22/2019.
* Mad Macsen's Medieval Mart (Online Auction Site and occasional East Kingdom Fundraiser Auction), circa 2001
<nowiki>------------------------------------------------------------
Get Medieval at Mad Macsen's http://www.MedievalMart.com/
*** BUY *** SELL *** BID *** HAGGLE ***
Look for the East Kingdom Fundraiser Auction coming May 1st
------------------------------------------------------------</nowiki>
* Grad school - all but disappeared from even the eSCA between 2007 & 2014
* Proposed the name, ''Order of Valiance'' on the Omnibus Peerage Facebook group, circa 2015
This is the Order name that accompanied the Omnibus Proposal to the BoD thereafter, but it didn't stick once it got to the College of Heralds in 2023.
* Living in Baltimore (Bright Hills, Atlantia) for work from the fall of 2016 through the spring of 2018
I actually got as far as rounding up my archery gear with the intention of finding an SCA practice near Baltimordor. Since I was commuting home on most weekends, that plan never materialized. It's also the last time much of that gear was seen as it was later stolen.

=== Ritterwald ===
[[File:Macsen' Missilier Scroll.jpg|200px|thumb|right|King's Missiliers scroll by Mistress [[Martelle von Charlottenburg]]]]
* Attended first Atlantia SCA event, ''Baronial Picnic'', Nottinghill Coill, 8/26/2023
* Ritterwald awarded the Coill's Hydra for exceptional service to the Barony
[[File:AtlantiaKingsMissiliers.gif|50px|Badge of the King's Missiliers]] Made a Companion of the [[Order of the King's Missiliers|King's Missiliers]] by Randall & Iul'iana at Yule Toy, December 14, A.S. 59 (2024)


== In Case of Court ==
[[File:MessageForYouSir.jpg|280px|right]]
In the highly unlikely event of Court, please consult [[Elazar of Northumbria|Viscount Sir Elazar of Northumbria]] or [[Robert de Bardoulf|Master Robert de Bardoulf]] for guidance...

*[https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=a2e72a3f40b280f8116795a4a18c5aba10695754e88bf306173fce61f39cf8d6%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America%2FNew_York Macsen's SCA Event Calendar ]

''Random SCA aspirations:
* <s>Order of the Sagittarius 🏹</s>
* Court Barony 👑
* Mermaid Supporter 🧜🏽‍♀️
''
[[File:MacsenArrow.png|777px|frameless|left|alt=Arrow with Macsen's Personal Cresting]]



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[[Category:Nottinghill Coill populace]]
[[Category:Ritterwald populace]]
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[[Category:Heralds]]
[[Category:Voice Heralds]]
[[Category:Marshals]]
[[Category:Target Archery Marshals]]

Macsen ap Rhys of Wyvern Hall

2025-03-14T20:06:38Z

Nicolo: /* The Dark Ages */

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''Macsen ap Rhys of Wyvern Hall''
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|'''Resides:'''||[[Ritterwald]], [[Nottinghill Coill]], [[Atlantia]]
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|'''Awards:'''||[http://op.atlantia.sca.org/op_ind.php?atlantian_id=12165 Order of Precedence Entry]
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[[File:MacsenArms.jpg|thumb|''Sable, on a chevron inverted voided argent three fountains and in chief a wyvern displayed argent'']]
 
Name & device registered A.S.26 (1/1/92)
 
Award of Arms A.S.27 (6/13/92)
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== Introduction ==
[[File:025-eleventh-century-03-a-q75-200x175.jpg|69px|left|Illuminated "A"]]
'''rglwydd''' (/ˈarɡlʊɨ̯ð/) '''Macsen ap Rhys of Wyvern Hall''' is a brewer, leather worker, and archer of some small reputation in his first SCA home, the East Kingdom. Macsen first encountered the SCA in the Canton of Fennbrycg, [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Beyond_the_Mountain Barony Beyond the Mountain] circa A.S. XIX (UConn, Storrs, 1984) where he dabbled briefly in heavy combat and period gaming. Macsen moved away from Fennbrycg in 1985 to pursue his mundane career but never really forgot the SCA; keeping in touch via FidoNet lists and rec.org.sca. A few years later, he sought out the SCA in the Canton of Bowman's Rest and discovered SCA archery at the fabled House Rivendell.

[[File:Pennsic92.jpg|thumb|left|Ready for the Woods Battle at Pennsic XXI ''Left to right:'' unknown from Bridge, Kieran Bren of Bannockburn, Mika Longbow, and Macsen]]
Macsen soon joined House Rivendell and trained under the tutelage of [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/David_McDougall Master David MacDougall]. He was strongly influenced by fellow archers [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Ygraine_of_Kellswood Mistress Ygraine of Kellswood], [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Li_Kung_Lo Master Li Kung Lo], [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Daryl_of_Avallon Mistress Daryl of Avallon], [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Krakken_Gnashbone Master Krakken Gnashbone], and [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/William_of_Barnsdale William of Barnsdale]. Macsen quickly obtained a warrant as an archery marshal which he maintained throughout his tenure in the East Kingdom. He traveled widely competing in archery tournaments in the East, Middle, and Aethelmearc. Macsen achieved the ranking of [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Archery_Royal_Round Grand Master Bowman (see EK Archery Royal Round)] in A.S. XXVIII.

Only one picture of Macsen in his Wisby-inspired leather and steel armor survives. He authorized in sword & board, spear, great sword, and pike, but has only fought as Pennsic sword fodder. Macsen's weapons of choice will always be longbow and crossbow.

Macsen changed mundane jobs in 2019 and moved to Atlantia just in time for the Plague to strike! This slowed his entry into the local chapter a bit, but he eventually connected with the local group at the [[Canton of Ritterwald]] in the [[Barony of Nottinghill Coill]] during the summer of 2023. Macsen is thrilled to be back in the Current Middle Ages and looks forward to whatever will come next...

 

== Persona ==
Macsen is a 14th-century CE Welsh yeoman longbowman named after the legendary Macsen Wledig (Magnus Maximus), the 4th-century CE Celtiberian Emperor of Rome. He fought as a contractually indentured mounted archer in the Hundred Years War and achieved enough favor to be awarded arms. During his indenture, Macsen served for a time as a man-at-arms to a renowned Scottish archer who schooled him in bowmanship and fletchcraft. While Macsen's first choice is the longbow, he has been known to pick up a crossbow at need.
 
Macsen has been known to time-shift on occasion and may appear as an 8th-century CE Norseman, Magnus Logisson, Bror Bueskytter (Brother Archer), or seasonally as Knecht Ruprecht...

== Offices & Positions ==
[[File:Marshal-Archery.png|50px||Target Archery Marshal Badge]] Warranted Target Archery Marshal, Atlantia, 8/30/2023 to present
 
[[File:Ico_chatelain_atl.gif|50px||Atlantia Chatelain Badge]][[File:Chatelain.jpg|33px||SCA Chatelain Badge]] Chatelain, Barony of Nottinghill Coill, 1/27/2024 to present

 
[[File:Ico_web.gif|50px||Web Minister Badge]] Web Minister, Canton of Ritterwald, 7/8/2024 to present

 
[[File:Tyger passant.png|33px|left]]
''Past East Kingdom Offices & Positions''
----
[[File:Marshal-Archery.png|33px||Target Archery Marshal Badge]] Warranted Target Archery Marshal, East Kingdom
 
[[File:Chirurgeon badge icon.gif|33px|Chirurgeon Badge]] Warranted Journeyman Chirurgeon, East Kingdom
 
[[File:Ico_seneschal.gif|33px||Seneschal Badge]] Seneschal, Canton of Bowman's Rest, East Kingdom
 
[[File:Ico_herald.gif|33px||Herald Badge]] Herald, Canton of Bowman's Rest, East Kingdom
 
[[File:Ico_web.gif|33px||Web Minister Badge]] Web Minister, Canton of Bowman's Rest, East Kingdom
 
[[File:PennsicChampionsSash.png|33px|Champions Team Sash]] Member of Pennsic Archery Champions Team, 3 times
 
[[File:QueensGuardSash.png|33px|Queen's Guard Sash]] Member of the Queen's Guard of HRM Christence II, A.S. XXIX ''(first archer to hold this position)''

== Event Staff ==
* Newcomers & Novices Point, ''Not Quite Quarterly Braggin' Rights'', Ritterwald, June 15, 2024
* Archery Marshal, ''Yule Toy Tournament'', Nottinghill Coill, December 13-15, 2024
* Event Steward, ''Baronial Birthday'', Nottinghill Coill, January 17-19, 2025
* Field Steward, ''Dragon's Fire'', Nottinghill Coill, April 12, 2025

 
[[File:Tyger passant.png|33px|left]]
''Past Events in the East Kingdom''
----
[[File:Clanbluefeather-support.jpg|200px|right]]
* Staff, Third Rivendell Challenge and War Camp (RP), June 12-14, 1992
* Autocrat, (4th) Rivendell Challenge (RP), June 4-6, 1993
* Autocrat, (5th) Rivendell Challenge, ''Canceled due to RP conflict''
* Autocrat, Queen & King's Archery Champions (RP), July 7-9, 1995
* Autocrat, Queen & King's Archery Champions (RP), July 12-14, 1996
* Archery Marshal, Pennsic War, ''various''
* Chirurgeon, Pennsic War, ''various''

== Awards ==
* [https://op.atlantia.sca.org/op_ind.php?atlantian_id=12165 Atlantia Order of Precedence]
* [https://op.eastkingdom.org/op_ind.php?atlantian_id=1918 East Kingdom Order of Precedence]

== Classes & Publications ==
=== Classes ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Class !! Location !! Date !! Files
|-
|-style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:Ritterwald Populace.png|33px]] || ''"Archery in the SCA, An Introduction"'' || '''[https://ritterwald.atlantia.sca.org/ Ritterwald] A&S Tuesday''' || 6/13/23 ||[[File:Intro to SCA Archery - Participant Handout - Macsen ap Rhys.pdf|border|85px|Intro to SCA Archery - Participant Handout]]
|-
|-style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:Ritterwald Populace.png|33px]] || ''"Mead Making Madness and Pennsic Pity Party (Mead Making 101)"'' || '''[https://ritterwald.atlantia.sca.org/ Ritterwald] A&S Saturday''' || 7/27/24 ||
|-
|-style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:ico_univ.gif]] || ''"An Intro to SCA Archery: So You've Decided to Take Up the Bow..."'' || '''[https://university.atlantia.sca.org/ University of Atlantia] ''(online)''''' || 2/3/24 6/9/24 [Coming 2/1/25 [https://university.atlantia.sca.org/class.php?course_id=11153 Register Here]] ||
[[File:UoA115-116-IntroToSCAArchery-02-03-24.pdf|border|110px|Slides from "An Introduction to SCA Archery: So You've Decided to Take Up the Bow..." UofA #115]]
[[File:UoA116b-713-IntroToSCAArchery-06-09-24.pdf|border|110px|Slides from "An Introduction to SCA Archery: So You've Decided to Take Up the Bow..." UofA #116b]]
|-
|-style="background-color:lightgray"
|[[File:Nottinghill_Coill_Populace.png|33px]] || ''"Atlantia Wiki 101: Building Your Personal Wiki Page"'' || '''[https://nottinghillcoill.atlantia.sca.org/ Nottinghill Coill] ''(online)''''' || 2/29/24 ||
[[File:Wiki101-02-29-24.pdf|border|110px|Slides from "Atlantia Wiki 101: Building Your Personal Wiki Page"]]
[[File:PersonalWikiGeneric.pdf|85px|Customizable Generic Layout File]]
|-
|-style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:ico_univ.gif]] || ''"Fire Safety for the SCA: A Primer for SCAdians and Event Stewards"'' || '''[https://university.atlantia.sca.org/ University of Atlantia] ''(online)''''' || [Coming 2/2/25 [https://university.atlantia.sca.org/class.php?course_id=11152 Register Here]] ||
|-
|-style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:ico_univ.gif]] || ''" What's That Pointy Hat and What Does It Mean? Rank and Regalia for Newcomers"'' || '''[https://university.atlantia.sca.org/ University of Atlantia] ''(online)''''' || [Coming 2/2/25 [https://university.atlantia.sca.org/class.php?course_id=11161 Register Here]] ||

|}

=== Publications ===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! !! Title !! Publication !! Date !! Files
|-
|-style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:Nottinghill_Coill_Populace.png|33px]] || ''Chatelain's Point'' || [https://www.nottinghillcoill.atlantia.sca.org/the-quill/ The Nottinghill Quill] || 2/24 6/24 ||
[[File:NCChatPoint0224.pdf|85px|Nottinghill Coill Chatelain's Point, February 2024]]
[[File:NCChatPoint0624.pdf|85px|Nottinghill Coill Chatelain's Point, June 2024]]
|-
|-style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:Nottinghill_Coill_Populace.png|33px]] || ''Hnefatafl (It's pronounced, "Viking Chess")'' || [https://www.nottinghillcoill.atlantia.sca.org/the-quill/ The Nottinghill Quill] || August? || (placeholder)



|}

=== On the List ===
* Article/static online class version of "An Introduction to SCA Archery: So You've Decided to Take Up the Bow..."
* Article/static online class version of "Atlantia Wiki 101: Building Your Personal Wiki Page"
 
* Hnefatafl (It's pronounced, "Viking Chess")
* We Don't Need No Steenkin' Badges
* SCA Role Models

== Projects ==

[[File:Imbolc2024Meads.jpg|150px|thumb|Imbolc 2024 Batch]]

=== Ongoing ===
* Supporting the development of an archery program in Nottinghill Coill
** Establishing an archery range with Royal Round capabilities in Ritterwald
* Rejuvenate dormant online WordPress/LearnDash Learning Management System (LMS) for hosting SCA-related classes

=== Active ===
* Small batches of mead laid down and actively fermenting (Imbolc 2024 Batch)
** 1 gal. Dragon Sweat 2/11/24
** 1 gal. Dragon Sweat (w/blood orange, raisin) 2/12/24
** ½ gal. Dragon Sweat (w/Persian lime) 2/13/24
** All batches bottled and aging, 4/3/24
** All batches drinkable, but not ripe yet, 5/18/24
** All batches quite drinkable and maturing nicely, 6/29/24
* Making a new back quiver

=== In the Queue ===
* Creating a new batch of arrows and documenting the process for eventual publication
* Brewing a batch of Macsen's Nut Brown Ale

 
[[File:Tyger passant.png|33px|left]]
''Past Projects in the East Kingdom''
----
* Mead, '''''Finest at Festival of Roses''''', A.S.26
* Wisby Inspired Leather and Steel SCA Armor, A.S.27
* Various Meads and Beers ''(including Macsen's Nut Brown Ale)''
* Various Sets of Matched Arrows ''(custom spined within ±2.5#, weight within ±5gr)''
* Various Back Quivers (custom sized to owner, including a Queen and a Captain-General of the East)

== SCA Waypoints ==
=== Fennbrycg ===
* First encountered the SCA at the University of Connecticut, which was closely tied to the Baronial seat at the time, in the Canton of Fennbycg, Barony Beyond the Mountain, Kingdom of the East, early 80s
A very visible fighter practice was held on the Student Union Mall on Sunday afternoons. This was my introduction to the SCA, borrowed armor, and getting soundly whacked with a rattan sword. Friday night gatherings were devoted to (mostly) period gaming and dance practice. In those days, it was considered important for fighters to be competent at chess and court dance...
[[File:Knightriders.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Knightriders Film Poster]]
* George Romero's ''Knightriders'', loosely inspired by the SCA, was released in 1981
''Knightrider's'' found its way onto Showtime, which had a habit of running it in the middle of the night more often than not. If I was home from school and it was on, I was watching it. It unknowingly introduced me to a perennial philosophical debate in the SCA and left me with a lifelong crush on Pat Tallman. 🥰
* Attended first East Kingdom SCA event, ''The Feast of Simple Fare'', Barony Beyond the Mountain, November 11, 1984
I'd been bitten by the SCA bug, but moved away from Fennbrycg in pursuit of finding a real job in 1985. The internet was still in its infancy so finding other groups was hit or miss in those days, but that changed rapidly over the next few years.
* Caught the ''Camelot'' 25th Anniversary tour, October 1985 in New Haven & October 1986 in Hartford, with Richard Harris as Arthur
* Operated ''The Dragons' Lair BBS'', FidoNet 1:142/333, 1989-1999
The BBS served as the CT hub for medieval-themed echolists (FidoNet's implementation of group messaging), including rec.org.sca ported from USENET. A bunch of us who met through the BBS decided to meet up in person at the NY RennFair. Shortly afterward, we all investigated the local SCA group, the Canton of Bowman's Rest.

=== Bowman's Rest ===
* Mead, ''Dragon's Sweat'', awarded Finest at Festival of Roses, AS XXVI (1991)
[[File:PennsicXXBadge3173.png|thumb|right|Pennsic XX Badge 3173]]
* First Pennsic, ''Pennsic XX'', August A.S. XXVI (1991)
When the first Pennsic was held at Cooper's Lake in 1977, ''Pennsic 6'', I was just 5 miles up the road at the 1977 BSA National Jamboree at Moraine State Park.
[[File:MacsenArms.jpg|50px]] Name and Device passed, January A.S. XXVII (1992)
* Awarded Arms by Ruslan & Margaret at Rivendell Challenge, June 13, A.S. XXVII (1992)
[[File:ArmoredCombatAuthorization Card 1992.jpg|thumb|right|Combat Authorization Card ]]
* Authorized Armored Combat, 7/19/1992
[[File:GrandMasterBowman.png|Grand Master Bowman (East Kingdom)]] Grand Master Bowman, 10/13/1993
I was always of the opinion that too much emphasis was placed on shooting ''Royal Rounds'', as they are an entirely modern sort of competition. But, since Royal Round scores are tied to official archery ranks in most kingdoms, they continue to flourish. I was advised that, if I ever aspired to be inducted into the Order of the Saggitarius, I would need to become a Grand Master Bowman (i.e. achieve a Royal Round average of 100 or more). The last Royal Round I needed to become a Grand Master Bowman was the last Royal Round I ever shot...
* The sca.org domain is created, the SCA officially joins the World-Wide-Web, 8/26/1994
* The wyvernhall.com domain is created on 9/23/1996 
* Established and hosted numerous SCA email lists including SCA-Archery, SCA-MissileCombat, SCA-ThrownWeapons, SCA-YouthIssues, and SCA-Chirurgeon, circa 1997
The lists were originally hosted on my wyvernhall.com servers tucked away under the stairs in my basement, but later migrated to free commercial services as they became available (i.e. onelist, egroups, googlegroups). Eventually, they all ended up on Google Groups, which started to lose support around 2008. By that time, much of the traffic that used to be in the email lists had shifted to social media - mostly Facebook, which was rapidly growing in popularity. Today, there are still Facebook groups with those Wyvernhall email lists at the root of their ancestry.
* Hilken awarded arms by Lucan IV and Caitlan at K&Q Fencing Championships, March 25, A.S. XXXII (1998)
* Attended Marketplace at Birka at Rockingham Park (Salem, NH), circa 2000
This was probably the last in-person event I attended in the East. I still have a cast iron dragon purchased there.

=== The Dark Ages ===
[[File:OneListTransfer.png|thumb|right|July 31, 1999]]
* By 1999, the email lists that originated at wyvernhall.com had all been migrated to their first commercial hosting platform at OneList. They all eventually found their final homes on Google Groups before its eventual decline.
The Chirurgeons list, archived at SCA-Chirurgeon@groups.io, was still alive as recently as 11/22/2019.
* Mad Macsen's Medieval Mart (Online Auction Site and occasional East Kingdom Fundraiser Auction), circa 2001
<nowiki>------------------------------------------------------------
Get Medieval at Mad Macsen's http://www.MedievalMart.com/
*** BUY *** SELL *** BID *** HAGGLE ***
Look for the East Kingdom Fundraiser Auction coming May 1st
------------------------------------------------------------</nowiki>
* Grad school - all but disappeared from even the eSCA between 2007 & 2014
* Proposed the name, ''Order of Valiance'' on the Omnibus Peerage Facebook group, circa 2015
This is the Order name that accompanied the Omnibus Proposal to the BoD thereafter, but it didn't stick once it got to the College of Heralds in 2023.
* Living in Baltimore (Bright Hills, Atlantia) for work from the fall of 2016 through the spring of 2018
I actually got as far as rounding up my archery gear with the intention of finding an SCA practice near Baltimordor. Since I was commuting home on most weekends, that plan never materialized. It's also the last time much of that gear was seen as it was later stolen.

=== Ritterwald ===
[[File:Macsen' Missilier Scroll.jpg|200px|thumb|right|King's Missiliers scroll by Mistress [[Martelle von Charlottenburg]]]]
* Attended first Atlantia SCA event, ''Baronial Picnic'', Nottinghill Coill, 8/26/2023
* Ritterwald awarded the Coill's Hydra for exceptional service to the Barony
[[File:AtlantiaKingsMissiliers.gif|50px|Badge of the King's Missiliers]] Made a Companion of the [[Order of the King's Missiliers|King's Missiliers]] by Randall & Iul'iana at Yule Toy, December 14, A.S. 59 (2024)


== In Case of Court ==
[[File:MessageForYouSir.jpg|280px|right]]
In the highly unlikely event of Court, please consult [[Elazar of Northumbria|Viscount Sir Elazar of Northumbria]] or [[Robert de Bardoulf|Master Robert de Bardoulf]] for guidance...

*[https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=a2e72a3f40b280f8116795a4a18c5aba10695754e88bf306173fce61f39cf8d6%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America%2FNew_York Macsen's SCA Event Calendar ]

''Random SCA aspirations:
* <s>Order of the Sagittarius 🏹</s>
* Court Barony 👑
* Mermaid Supporter 🧜🏽‍♀️
''
[[File:MacsenArrow.png|777px|frameless|left|alt=Arrow with Macsen's Personal Cresting]]



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Macsen ap Rhys of Wyvern Hall

2025-03-14T17:51:13Z

Nicolo: /* The Dark Ages */

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[[File:Picsart 23-12-09 22-24-14-330.jpg|thumb|Yule Toy Event, 12/2023]]
''Macsen ap Rhys of Wyvern Hall''
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|'''Resides:'''||[[Ritterwald]], [[Nottinghill Coill]], [[Atlantia]]
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|'''Status:'''||Active
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|'''Awards:'''||[http://op.atlantia.sca.org/op_ind.php?atlantian_id=12165 Order of Precedence Entry]
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[[File:MacsenArms.jpg|thumb|''Sable, on a chevron inverted voided argent three fountains and in chief a wyvern displayed argent'']]
 
Name & device registered A.S.26 (1/1/92)
 
Award of Arms A.S.27 (6/13/92)
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== Introduction ==
[[File:025-eleventh-century-03-a-q75-200x175.jpg|69px|left|Illuminated "A"]]
'''rglwydd''' (/ˈarɡlʊɨ̯ð/) '''Macsen ap Rhys of Wyvern Hall''' is a brewer, leather worker, and archer of some small reputation in his first SCA home, the East Kingdom. Macsen first encountered the SCA in the Canton of Fennbrycg, [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Beyond_the_Mountain Barony Beyond the Mountain] circa A.S. XIX (UConn, Storrs, 1984) where he dabbled briefly in heavy combat and period gaming. Macsen moved away from Fennbrycg in 1985 to pursue his mundane career but never really forgot the SCA; keeping in touch via FidoNet lists and rec.org.sca. A few years later, he sought out the SCA in the Canton of Bowman's Rest and discovered SCA archery at the fabled House Rivendell.

[[File:Pennsic92.jpg|thumb|left|Ready for the Woods Battle at Pennsic XXI ''Left to right:'' unknown from Bridge, Kieran Bren of Bannockburn, Mika Longbow, and Macsen]]
Macsen soon joined House Rivendell and trained under the tutelage of [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/David_McDougall Master David MacDougall]. He was strongly influenced by fellow archers [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Ygraine_of_Kellswood Mistress Ygraine of Kellswood], [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Li_Kung_Lo Master Li Kung Lo], [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Daryl_of_Avallon Mistress Daryl of Avallon], [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Krakken_Gnashbone Master Krakken Gnashbone], and [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/William_of_Barnsdale William of Barnsdale]. Macsen quickly obtained a warrant as an archery marshal which he maintained throughout his tenure in the East Kingdom. He traveled widely competing in archery tournaments in the East, Middle, and Aethelmearc. Macsen achieved the ranking of [https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Archery_Royal_Round Grand Master Bowman (see EK Archery Royal Round)] in A.S. XXVIII.

Only one picture of Macsen in his Wisby-inspired leather and steel armor survives. He authorized in sword & board, spear, great sword, and pike, but has only fought as Pennsic sword fodder. Macsen's weapons of choice will always be longbow and crossbow.

Macsen changed mundane jobs in 2019 and moved to Atlantia just in time for the Plague to strike! This slowed his entry into the local chapter a bit, but he eventually connected with the local group at the [[Canton of Ritterwald]] in the [[Barony of Nottinghill Coill]] during the summer of 2023. Macsen is thrilled to be back in the Current Middle Ages and looks forward to whatever will come next...

 

== Persona ==
Macsen is a 14th-century CE Welsh yeoman longbowman named after the legendary Macsen Wledig (Magnus Maximus), the 4th-century CE Celtiberian Emperor of Rome. He fought as a contractually indentured mounted archer in the Hundred Years War and achieved enough favor to be awarded arms. During his indenture, Macsen served for a time as a man-at-arms to a renowned Scottish archer who schooled him in bowmanship and fletchcraft. While Macsen's first choice is the longbow, he has been known to pick up a crossbow at need.
 
Macsen has been known to time-shift on occasion and may appear as an 8th-century CE Norseman, Magnus Logisson, Bror Bueskytter (Brother Archer), or seasonally as Knecht Ruprecht...

== Offices & Positions ==
[[File:Marshal-Archery.png|50px||Target Archery Marshal Badge]] Warranted Target Archery Marshal, Atlantia, 8/30/2023 to present
 
[[File:Ico_chatelain_atl.gif|50px||Atlantia Chatelain Badge]][[File:Chatelain.jpg|33px||SCA Chatelain Badge]] Chatelain, Barony of Nottinghill Coill, 1/27/2024 to present

 
[[File:Ico_web.gif|50px||Web Minister Badge]] Web Minister, Canton of Ritterwald, 7/8/2024 to present

 
[[File:Tyger passant.png|33px|left]]
''Past East Kingdom Offices & Positions''
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[[File:Marshal-Archery.png|33px||Target Archery Marshal Badge]] Warranted Target Archery Marshal, East Kingdom
 
[[File:Chirurgeon badge icon.gif|33px|Chirurgeon Badge]] Warranted Journeyman Chirurgeon, East Kingdom
 
[[File:Ico_seneschal.gif|33px||Seneschal Badge]] Seneschal, Canton of Bowman's Rest, East Kingdom
 
[[File:Ico_herald.gif|33px||Herald Badge]] Herald, Canton of Bowman's Rest, East Kingdom
 
[[File:Ico_web.gif|33px||Web Minister Badge]] Web Minister, Canton of Bowman's Rest, East Kingdom
 
[[File:PennsicChampionsSash.png|33px|Champions Team Sash]] Member of Pennsic Archery Champions Team, 3 times
 
[[File:QueensGuardSash.png|33px|Queen's Guard Sash]] Member of the Queen's Guard of HRM Christence II, A.S. XXIX ''(first archer to hold this position)''

== Event Staff ==
* Newcomers & Novices Point, ''Not Quite Quarterly Braggin' Rights'', Ritterwald, June 15, 2024
* Archery Marshal, ''Yule Toy Tournament'', Nottinghill Coill, December 13-15, 2024
* Event Steward, ''Baronial Birthday'', Nottinghill Coill, January 17-19, 2025
* Field Steward, ''Dragon's Fire'', Nottinghill Coill, April 12, 2025

 
[[File:Tyger passant.png|33px|left]]
''Past Events in the East Kingdom''
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[[File:Clanbluefeather-support.jpg|200px|right]]
* Staff, Third Rivendell Challenge and War Camp (RP), June 12-14, 1992
* Autocrat, (4th) Rivendell Challenge (RP), June 4-6, 1993
* Autocrat, (5th) Rivendell Challenge, ''Canceled due to RP conflict''
* Autocrat, Queen & King's Archery Champions (RP), July 7-9, 1995
* Autocrat, Queen & King's Archery Champions (RP), July 12-14, 1996
* Archery Marshal, Pennsic War, ''various''
* Chirurgeon, Pennsic War, ''various''

== Awards ==
* [https://op.atlantia.sca.org/op_ind.php?atlantian_id=12165 Atlantia Order of Precedence]
* [https://op.eastkingdom.org/op_ind.php?atlantian_id=1918 East Kingdom Order of Precedence]

== Classes & Publications ==
=== Classes ===
{| class="wikitable"
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! !! Class !! Location !! Date !! Files
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|-style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:Ritterwald Populace.png|33px]] || ''"Archery in the SCA, An Introduction"'' || '''[https://ritterwald.atlantia.sca.org/ Ritterwald] A&S Tuesday''' || 6/13/23 ||[[File:Intro to SCA Archery - Participant Handout - Macsen ap Rhys.pdf|border|85px|Intro to SCA Archery - Participant Handout]]
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|-style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:Ritterwald Populace.png|33px]] || ''"Mead Making Madness and Pennsic Pity Party (Mead Making 101)"'' || '''[https://ritterwald.atlantia.sca.org/ Ritterwald] A&S Saturday''' || 7/27/24 ||
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|-style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:ico_univ.gif]] || ''"An Intro to SCA Archery: So You've Decided to Take Up the Bow..."'' || '''[https://university.atlantia.sca.org/ University of Atlantia] ''(online)''''' || 2/3/24 6/9/24 [Coming 2/1/25 [https://university.atlantia.sca.org/class.php?course_id=11153 Register Here]] ||
[[File:UoA115-116-IntroToSCAArchery-02-03-24.pdf|border|110px|Slides from "An Introduction to SCA Archery: So You've Decided to Take Up the Bow..." UofA #115]]
[[File:UoA116b-713-IntroToSCAArchery-06-09-24.pdf|border|110px|Slides from "An Introduction to SCA Archery: So You've Decided to Take Up the Bow..." UofA #116b]]
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|-style="background-color:lightgray"
|[[File:Nottinghill_Coill_Populace.png|33px]] || ''"Atlantia Wiki 101: Building Your Personal Wiki Page"'' || '''[https://nottinghillcoill.atlantia.sca.org/ Nottinghill Coill] ''(online)''''' || 2/29/24 ||
[[File:Wiki101-02-29-24.pdf|border|110px|Slides from "Atlantia Wiki 101: Building Your Personal Wiki Page"]]
[[File:PersonalWikiGeneric.pdf|85px|Customizable Generic Layout File]]
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|-style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:ico_univ.gif]] || ''"Fire Safety for the SCA: A Primer for SCAdians and Event Stewards"'' || '''[https://university.atlantia.sca.org/ University of Atlantia] ''(online)''''' || [Coming 2/2/25 [https://university.atlantia.sca.org/class.php?course_id=11152 Register Here]] ||
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|-style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:ico_univ.gif]] || ''" What's That Pointy Hat and What Does It Mean? Rank and Regalia for Newcomers"'' || '''[https://university.atlantia.sca.org/ University of Atlantia] ''(online)''''' || [Coming 2/2/25 [https://university.atlantia.sca.org/class.php?course_id=11161 Register Here]] ||

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=== Publications ===
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! !! Title !! Publication !! Date !! Files
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|-style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:Nottinghill_Coill_Populace.png|33px]] || ''Chatelain's Point'' || [https://www.nottinghillcoill.atlantia.sca.org/the-quill/ The Nottinghill Quill] || 2/24 6/24 ||
[[File:NCChatPoint0224.pdf|85px|Nottinghill Coill Chatelain's Point, February 2024]]
[[File:NCChatPoint0624.pdf|85px|Nottinghill Coill Chatelain's Point, June 2024]]
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|-style="background-color:lightgray"
| [[File:Nottinghill_Coill_Populace.png|33px]] || ''Hnefatafl (It's pronounced, "Viking Chess")'' || [https://www.nottinghillcoill.atlantia.sca.org/the-quill/ The Nottinghill Quill] || August? || (placeholder)



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=== On the List ===
* Article/static online class version of "An Introduction to SCA Archery: So You've Decided to Take Up the Bow..."
* Article/static online class version of "Atlantia Wiki 101: Building Your Personal Wiki Page"
 
* Hnefatafl (It's pronounced, "Viking Chess")
* We Don't Need No Steenkin' Badges
* SCA Role Models

== Projects ==

[[File:Imbolc2024Meads.jpg|150px|thumb|Imbolc 2024 Batch]]

=== Ongoing ===
* Supporting the development of an archery program in Nottinghill Coill
** Establishing an archery range with Royal Round capabilities in Ritterwald
* Rejuvenate dormant online WordPress/LearnDash Learning Management System (LMS) for hosting SCA-related classes

=== Active ===
* Small batches of mead laid down and actively fermenting (Imbolc 2024 Batch)
** 1 gal. Dragon Sweat 2/11/24
** 1 gal. Dragon Sweat (w/blood orange, raisin) 2/12/24
** ½ gal. Dragon Sweat (w/Persian lime) 2/13/24
** All batches bottled and aging, 4/3/24
** All batches drinkable, but not ripe yet, 5/18/24
** All batches quite drinkable and maturing nicely, 6/29/24
* Making a new back quiver

=== In the Queue ===
* Creating a new batch of arrows and documenting the process for eventual publication
* Brewing a batch of Macsen's Nut Brown Ale

 
[[File:Tyger passant.png|33px|left]]
''Past Projects in the East Kingdom''
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* Mead, '''''Finest at Festival of Roses''''', A.S.26
* Wisby Inspired Leather and Steel SCA Armor, A.S.27
* Various Meads and Beers ''(including Macsen's Nut Brown Ale)''
* Various Sets of Matched Arrows ''(custom spined within ±2.5#, weight within ±5gr)''
* Various Back Quivers (custom sized to owner, including a Queen and a Captain-General of the East)

== SCA Waypoints ==
=== Fennbrycg ===
* First encountered the SCA at the University of Connecticut, which was closely tied to the Baronial seat at the time, in the Canton of Fennbycg, Barony Beyond the Mountain, Kingdom of the East, early 80s
A very visible fighter practice was held on the Student Union Mall on Sunday afternoons. This was my introduction to the SCA, borrowed armor, and getting soundly whacked with a rattan sword. Friday night gatherings were devoted to (mostly) period gaming and dance practice. In those days, it was considered important for fighters to be competent at chess and court dance...
[[File:Knightriders.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Knightriders Film Poster]]
* George Romero's ''Knightriders'', loosely inspired by the SCA, was released in 1981
''Knightrider's'' found its way onto Showtime, which had a habit of running it in the middle of the night more often than not. If I was home from school and it was on, I was watching it. It unknowingly introduced me to a perennial philosophical debate in the SCA and left me with a lifelong crush on Pat Tallman. 🥰
* Attended first East Kingdom SCA event, ''The Feast of Simple Fare'', Barony Beyond the Mountain, November 11, 1984
I'd been bitten by the SCA bug, but moved away from Fennbrycg in pursuit of finding a real job in 1985. The internet was still in its infancy so finding other groups was hit or miss in those days, but that changed rapidly over the next few years.
* Caught the ''Camelot'' 25th Anniversary tour, October 1985 in New Haven & October 1986 in Hartford, with Richard Harris as Arthur
* Operated ''The Dragons' Lair BBS'', FidoNet 1:142/333, 1989-1999
The BBS served as the CT hub for medieval-themed echolists (FidoNet's implementation of group messaging), including rec.org.sca ported from USENET. A bunch of us who met through the BBS decided to meet up in person at the NY RennFair. Shortly afterward, we all investigated the local SCA group, the Canton of Bowman's Rest.

=== Bowman's Rest ===
* Mead, ''Dragon's Sweat'', awarded Finest at Festival of Roses, AS XXVI (1991)
[[File:PennsicXXBadge3173.png|thumb|right|Pennsic XX Badge 3173]]
* First Pennsic, ''Pennsic XX'', August A.S. XXVI (1991)
When the first Pennsic was held at Cooper's Lake in 1977, ''Pennsic 6'', I was just 5 miles up the road at the 1977 BSA National Jamboree at Moraine State Park.
[[File:MacsenArms.jpg|50px]] Name and Device passed, January A.S. XXVII (1992)
* Awarded Arms by Ruslan & Margaret at Rivendell Challenge, June 13, A.S. XXVII (1992)
[[File:ArmoredCombatAuthorization Card 1992.jpg|thumb|right|Combat Authorization Card ]]
* Authorized Armored Combat, 7/19/1992
[[File:GrandMasterBowman.png|Grand Master Bowman (East Kingdom)]] Grand Master Bowman, 10/13/1993
I was always of the opinion that too much emphasis was placed on shooting ''Royal Rounds'', as they are an entirely modern sort of competition. But, since Royal Round scores are tied to official archery ranks in most kingdoms, they continue to flourish. I was advised that, if I ever aspired to be inducted into the Order of the Saggitarius, I would need to become a Grand Master Bowman (i.e. achieve a Royal Round average of 100 or more). The last Royal Round I needed to become a Grand Master Bowman was the last Royal Round I ever shot...
* The sca.org domain is created, the SCA officially joins the World-Wide-Web, 8/26/1994
* The wyvernhall.com domain is created on 9/23/1996 
* Established and hosted numerous SCA email lists including SCA-Archery, SCA-MissileCombat, SCA-ThrownWeapons, SCA-YouthIssues, and SCA-Chirurgeon, circa 1997
The lists were originally hosted on my wyvernhall.com servers tucked away under the stairs in my basement, but later migrated to free commercial services as they became available (i.e. onelist, egroups, googlegroups). Eventually, they all ended up on Google Groups, which started to lose support around 2008. By that time, much of the traffic that used to be in the email lists had shifted to social media - mostly Facebook, which was rapidly growing in popularity. Today, there are still Facebook groups with those Wyvernhall email lists at the root of their ancestry.
* Hilken awarded arms by Lucan IV and Caitlan at K&Q Fencing Championships, March 25, A.S. XXXII (1998)
* Attended Marketplace at Birka at Rockingham Park (Salem, NH), circa 2000
This was probably the last in-person event I attended in the East. I still have a cast iron dragon purchased there.

=== The Dark Ages ===
[[File:OneListTransfer.png|thumb|right|July 31, 1999]]
* By 1999, the email lists that originated at wyvernhall.com had all been migrated to their first commercial hosting platform at OneList. They all eventually found their final homes on Google Groups before its eventual decline.
The Chirurgeons list, archived at SCA-Chirurgeon@groups.io, was still alive as recently as 11/22/2019.
* Mad Macsen's Medieval Mart (Online Auction Site and occasional East Kingdom Fundraiser Auction), circa 2001
<nowiki>------------------------------------------------------------
Get Medieval at Mad Macsen's http://www.MedievalMart.com/
*** BUY *** SELL *** BID *** HAGGLE ***
Look for the East Kingdom Fundraiser Auction coming May 1st
------------------------------------------------------------</nowiki>
* Grad school - all but disappeared from even the eSCA between 2007 & 2014
* Proposed the name, ''Order of Valiance'' on the Omnibus Peerage Facebook group, circa 2015
This is the Order name that accompanied the Omnibus Proposal to the BoD thereafter, but it didn't stick once it got to the College of Heralds in 2023.
* Living in Bright Hills for work from the fall of 2016 through spring of 2018
I actually got as far as rounding up my archery gear with the intention of finding an SCA practice near Baltimordor. Since I was commuting home on most weekends, that plan never materialized. It's also the last time much of that gear was seen as it was later stolen.

=== Ritterwald ===
[[File:Macsen' Missilier Scroll.jpg|200px|thumb|right|King's Missiliers scroll by Mistress [[Martelle von Charlottenburg]]]]
* Attended first Atlantia SCA event, ''Baronial Picnic'', Nottinghill Coill, 8/26/2023
* Ritterwald awarded the Coill's Hydra for exceptional service to the Barony
[[File:AtlantiaKingsMissiliers.gif|50px|Badge of the King's Missiliers]] Made a Companion of the [[Order of the King's Missiliers|King's Missiliers]] by Randall & Iul'iana at Yule Toy, December 14, A.S. 59 (2024)


== In Case of Court ==
[[File:MessageForYouSir.jpg|280px|right]]
In the highly unlikely event of Court, please consult [[Elazar of Northumbria|Viscount Sir Elazar of Northumbria]] or [[Robert de Bardoulf|Master Robert de Bardoulf]] for guidance...

*[https://calendar.google.com/calendar/embed?src=a2e72a3f40b280f8116795a4a18c5aba10695754e88bf306173fce61f39cf8d6%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=America%2FNew_York Macsen's SCA Event Calendar ]

''Random SCA aspirations:
* <s>Order of the Sagittarius 🏹</s>
* Court Barony 👑
* Mermaid Supporter 🧜🏽‍♀️
''
[[File:MacsenArrow.png|777px|frameless|left|alt=Arrow with Macsen's Personal Cresting]]



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