Epy Pengelly

Epy Pengelly, Armiger (they/them)

General:

Epy lives in Highland Foorde. You can find them most often with the equestrians, but they also greatly enjoy performing music in ensembles. They are a member of Laydes Fayre (since Fall 2019), and likes to play in the pit band for dances/balls when able. Currently serving as the Minister of the Lists of Highland Foorde, Epy also tries to stay active as an Equestrian Marshal or Event Steward (Autocrat) of an event.

Epy's name came from a lost bet, and they saw it through by registering the name. It is a Cornish name, from the 10th - 12th c. They do not strictly adhere to this region or time period for a persona, but do tend to dress in the looser-fitting clothes of this era.

Music: They play the tenor viol da gamba, viola, violin, and sings.
Particular interests include: Gothic architecture (particularly cathedrals), late medieval English literature, equestrian things
Things they want to learn more about: all things fiber, leatherwork, non-Western cultures
Court preferences: Would like at least 48 hours notice, if currently in a relationship please inform their partner of the upcoming award, would rather be given awards in court rather than "court bombed" (where the court comes to you), virtual awards okay, you can see Epy's In Case of Peerage (ICOP) document here

Awards and Honors:

For most up to date information, please see the OP Entry

• Baronial Bardic Champion - Highland Foorde 2018
• Baronial Award of Excellence - Highland Foorde 2018
• Companion of the Opal - Kingdom of Atlantia 2018
• Companion of the Peak - Highland Foorde 2018
• Companion of the Quintain - Kingdom of Atlantia 2019
• Companion of the Order of the Hart - Highland Foorde 2019
• Companion of the Order of the Lark - Highland Foorde 2022
• Companion of the Coral Branch - Kingdom of Atlantia 2023
• Companion of the Golden Lance of Atlantia - Kingdom of Atlantia 2024
• Companion of the Order of the Quoyne - Highland Foorde 2024
• Baronial Equestrian Champion (Premiere) - Highland Foorde 2024

Things They've Done:

• EqMIT: Battle on the Bay 2017
• MOLIT: St. Paddy's Day Bloodbath 2018
• MOLIT: Defending the Gate 2018
• EqMIT: Ruby Joust 2018
• EqMIT: Highland River Melees 2018
• EqMIC: Highland River Melees 2019
• MOL: Storvik Unbelt and Novice Tournament 2019
• Event Steward: Highland Havoc 2019
• Baronial Minister of the Lists begins July 2020
• Event Steward: Virtual Highland Havoc 2020
• Event Steward: Virtual Highland River Melees 2021
• Event Steward and MIC: Highland River Melees 2022
• Event Steward: Highland Havoc 2022
• Arts & Sciences Coordinator: Fall Coronation 2023
• MIC and EqMIC: Highland Havoc 2023
• EqMIC: Storvik Novice 2024

Things They've Taught:

Class	Description	Videos	When
The Medieval Horse	Horses were the machines of the medieval world. Whether as a luxury item for knights and other nobility, or necessary for the working class, horses were a vital part of medieval life. What set apart a knight's destrier from a lady's palfrey, though? And what exactly was a workman's horse? Do these classifications still exist today? Come find out!	(None)	UA96
Stained Glass of Chartres Cathedral	The Cathedral of Notre-Dame in Chartres, France, was built in the 13th century and has some of the best preserved medieval stained glass in the world. Come learn about how the purpose of the stained glass, how the orientation of the cathedral mattered for sunlight and religious symbolism, how stained glass was used to convey stories to illiterate parishioners, and more.	Class on Epy's YouTube	Pennsic University 2018 UA105 Virtual Pennsic University 2021 Canton of Whyt Whey Saturday Night Solar Feb 2022
Typecasting in the Canterbury Tales	Appearance is everything in medieval literature. Chaucer wanted you to have first impressions of his characters-- first impressions that were right. Come find out why it mattered that the Wife of Bath had "hosen...of fyn scarlet reed" and she was "gat-tothed", or why we should care that Chaucer mentioned the Squire's clothes were "Short was his goune, with sleves longe and wyde." Together we'll pick apart some of the pilgrims' first appearances in the Prologue and their introductions to learn about the characters before they even get into their tales and we learn more than we ever wanted.	(None)	Pennsic University 2018 UA106 The First Bardic War 2021
Psycho Horses! A case study of the British Library’s Psychomachia	In the British Library there is a 10thc illuminated manuscript of the Psychomachia, a poem of almost 1000 lines by the 5thc Roman poet Prudentius. The Psychomachia is describes the challenges of vices and virtues for the human soul in a battle style. This manuscript has very interesting illuminations of horse barding that I have yet to see anywhere else and want to examine closer — with you!— as I contemplate recreating it for an eventual persona pentathlon.	(None)	UA105
Virtual Visit: Neues Museum	Join Epy Pengelly, Armiger for a virtual visit of the Neues Museum. Located on Museum Island in Berlin, it houses the Nefertiti Bust, the Berlin Gold Hat, and much more. The museum building suffered damage during WWII, and you can see how they pay homage to its history and original design, while creating interesting and immersive displays in the present. Epy is a museum professional that specializes in museum lighting and exhibition design, so expect some behind-the-scenes practical considerations for the displays, as well as some in depth information on highlighted objects!	Class on Epy's YouTube	Shire of Roxbury Mills A&S Night Dec 2020 Virtual Pennsic University 2021
Virtual Visit: The Israel Museum	Join Epy Pengelly, Armiger for a virtual visit of the Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Epy is a museum professional that specializes in museum lighting and exhibition design, so expect some behind-the-scenes practical considerations for the displays, as well as some in-depth information on highlighted objects! Founded in 1965, the museum is located in the heart of the city on a 20 acre campus. It is the largest cultural institution in the State of Israel, and houses encyclopedic collections, including works dating from prehistory to the present day, in its Archaeology, Fine Arts, and Jewish Art and Life Wings. It features the most extensive holdings of biblical and Holy Land archaeology in the world, so be prepared to see the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Model of Jerusalem in the Second Temple Period, and much more!	Class on Epy's YouTube	UA106 The First Bardic War 2021 Virtual Pennsic University 2021
Virtual Visit: The National Museum of Korea	Please join Whyt Whey with Epy Pengelly, Armiger of Atlantia, for a virtual visit of the National Museum of Korea. Located in Seoul, South Korea, the NMK opened its current building in October 2005, where it aims to “reinterpret the traditional architectural spirit of Korea in a contemporary way”. Since it is one of the largest museums in Asia and has over 3 million visitors annually, it is impossible to look at everything in depth, but Epy will give a highlights tour of the permanent collection and go over a special exhibition. Epy is a museum professional that specializes in museum lighting and exhibition design, so expect some behind-the-scenes practical considerations for the displays, as well as some in-depth information on highlighted objects!	Class on Epy's YouTube	Canton of Whyt Whey Saturday Night Solar Feb 2021 Virtual Pennsic University 2021
Virtual Visit: The Uffizi Gallery	Join Epy Pengelly, Armiger for a virtual visit to the Uffizi Gallery. Built in the 16th century for Cosimo I de'Medici, it was originally full of offices for the Florentine magistrates with just the top floor being art galleries for the family and their guests. Over time, the galleries took over more and more space, displaying artwork owned by the family that ranges from Classical statuary to Renaissance paintings. The Uffizi Gallery is also a stunning piece of artwork itself, so attendees are in for a visual treat! Epy is a museum professional that specializes in museum lighting and exhibition design, so expect some behind-the-scenes practical considerations for the museum, as well as some in depth information on highlighted objects.	Promo on Highland Foorde's Instagram	Virtual Highland River Melees 2021 UA107
The Mosque-Cathedral of Cordoba	A Mosque-Cathedral? This classification is a bit strange to wrap one’s head around, despite being exactly what it sounds like. Built like a Matryoshka Doll, the center of the building is purportedly a Roman temple, then expansions upon expansions have been added on over the centuries in different styles to create a sense of authority and legitimacy through the use of architectural elements. Mainly the relevant expansions made by the Islamic rulers in the medieval period will be examined, but we’ll take time to look at some other expansions briefly, too. The choice of location of the Mosque of Córdoba will also be examined. Officially the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption in Catholicism, this building has served many communities over its lifetime, and continues to be a cultural and physical landmark in Córdoba.	Promo and Full Class on SCA Iberia's YouTube	Shire of Roxbury Mills A&S Night May 2021 Known World Colegio de Iberia II UA107
Virtual Visit: Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya	Join Epy Pengelly, Armiger for a virtual visit of the Museu Nacional d’Art de Catalunya. Epy is a museum professional that specializes in museum lighting and exhibition design, so expect some behind-the-scenes practical considerations for the displays, as well as some in-depth information on highlighted objects! Though housed in the 19th century Palau Nacional, the holdings of MNAC spans centuries, with vast collections of Romanesque murals and Gothic artwork.	Promo and Full Class on SCA Iberia's YouTube	Known World Colegio de Iberia II
Virtual Visit: Museo Nacional de Antropologia	Join Epy Pengelly, Armiger for a Virtual Visit of the Museo Nacional de Antropologia-- the largest and most visited museum in Mexico! Located in the scenic Chapultepec park, the main museum building is laid out around a courtyard and ringed by additional gardens which are home to outdoor exhibition pieces. In the main building, the ground floor is full of permanent exhibitions of indigenous, pre-Colombian objects, and the floor above is dedicated to Native American culture since colonization. The museum's mission is "researching, conserving, exhibiting and disseminating the most important archaeological and ethnographic collections in the country... it pays tribute to the indigenous peoples of Mexico today through a rich heritage that rescues the uses, representations, expressions, knowledge and traditions that are intangible heritage of the nation and a legacy that belongs to all humanity."	Class will be posted on the Barony of Marinus's YouTube channel	Known World Symposium of the Americas 2021 UA109
Equestrians in the SCA-- Participating and Planning	This will be a two part panel from three equestrian marshals! Join THL Arielle de Pontoise, Dona Zarra de la Vega, and Epy Pengelly, Armiger in open discussions about equestrians in the SCA. The first part will cover how to get involved in equestrian -- we promise that no horse ownership is necessary. We’ll help you get to know us in different ways. This is for A&S enthusiasts, potential riders, spectators, and more! The second part will be for autocrats and MOLs -- equestrians may be different from other martial activities, but we still want to run things as smoothly as possible.	(None)	UA109
Path to Pas de Deux Success: Tips and Tricks for Pattern and Partner Planning	Join Epy Pengelly, Armiger and Dona Zarra de la Vega as they discuss the ins and outs of the scoring system for the Equestrian Pas de Deux Challenge at Atlantia's Spring Coronation 2023. They will discuss logistical challenges and considerations, skillsets to develop, and answer any questions about the challenge.	(None)	January 2023
A Brief History of Stained Glass Windows	This will be a brief overview of the history of stained glass windows -- how they were made and how they changed. This will be more about technology and chemical composition, interconnected trade routes, reusing old pieces, and other such sundries, than about iconography and uses.	(None)	Shire of Roxbury Mills A&S Night January 2023 UA113b
Newcomers and Novices: What are they doing with those horses?	This is a brief overview of Equestrian Activities in the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) -- a 501c3 educational non-profit. Activities introduced include authorizations (Groundcrew, Rider, Driving, Mounted Games/Lancer, Crest Combat, Jousting, Mounted Combat, Mounted Archery), challenge courses (Reeds, Heads, Rings, Javelin, Birja, Pig sticking (tent pegging), Quintain), and other historic team games (Buzkashi, Tippet Tag, and Daiku). We also go over how to be a good equestrian audience member. Specific to Atlantia's Spring Coronation 2023 is the Pas de Deux challenge, which is also explained.	Class on Epy's YouTube	March 2023

Social Media Content:

Check out Epy's YouTube page

• The First Bardic War (2021):
  • Brawl competition: Pas de Deux with Zyrenka of Highland Foorde
  • Dressage War Point: Epy's Entry

• Decameron Days for Virtual Highland River Melees 2021 on the Highland Foorde Instagram:
  • Selected stories and wrote scripts for all days

Day	Promo Reel	Full Length Video	Date
The First Day	promo reel	full length video	March 2021
The Second Day	promo reel	full length video	March 2021
The Seventh Day	promo reel	full length video	April 2021
The Tenth Day	promo reel	full length video	May 2021

• Coordinator of Humans of History with Highland Foorde starting June 2021

Humans of History with Highland Foorde on the Highland Foorde Instagram
Person	Promo Reel	Full Length Video	Date
Giovanni Boccaccio	promo reel	full length video	March 2021
Abbot Suger	promo reel	full length video	March 2021
Cartimandua	promo reel	full length video	March 2021
Marie de France	promo reel	full length video	April 2021
Cosimo I de Medici	promo reel	(None)	April 2021
Geoffrey Chaucer	promo reel	full length video	May 2021
Blanche of Castile	promo reel	full length video	June 2021
Margery Kempe	promo reel	full length video	June 2021
Julian of Norwich	promo reel	full length video	July 2021
Hrotsvitha	promo reel	full length video	July 2021
Giotto di Bondone	promo reel	full length video	August 2021
Leon Alberti	promo reel	full length video	September 2021
Roesia de Verdun	promo reel	full length video	September 2021
Hypatia of Alexandria	promo reel	full length video	September 2021
Saint Eligius	promo reel	full length video	October 2021
Saint Crispin	promo reel	full length video	October 2021
Maimonides	promo reel	full length video	November 2021
Conrad Celtis	promo reel	full length video	November 2021
Xun Guan	promo reel	full length video	November 2021
Bartolomeo Scappi	promo reel	full length video	December 2021
Pietro Bembo	promo reel	full length video	December 2021
Augustine of Hippo	promo reel	full length video	December 2021
Catherine of Sienna	promo reel	full length video	January 2022
Gwereful Mechain	promo reel	full length video	January 2022
Zenobia	promo reel	full length video	January 2022
Zumurrud Khatun of Damascus	promo reel	full length video	February2022
Gisela, Abbess of Chelles	promo reel	full length video	February 2022
Melisende of Jerusalem	promo reel	full length video	February 2022
Licoricia of Winchester	promo reel	full length video	March 2022
Fu Hao	promo reel	(None)	March 2022
With Highland River Melees 2022's theme of "Shakespeare"
Anne Hathaway	promo reel	full length video	April 2022
Ben Jonson	promo reel	full length video	April 2022
Thomas Morley	promo reel	full length video	May 2022
William Shakespeare	promo reel	full length video	May 2022
Back to Normal
Wallada bint al-Mustaki	promo reel	full length video	May 2022
Timur	promo reel	full length video	June 2022
Antoine de Pluvinel	promo reel	full length video	June 2022
Giovanni Battista Pignatelli	promo reel	full length video	July 2022
Hakim Abul-Qasem Ferdowsi Tusi	promo reel	(None)	July 2022
Baldwin IV of Jerusalem	promo reel	full length video	August 2022
Amalric of Jerusalem	promo reel	full length video	September 2022
With Highland Havoc 2022's theme of "Something Not European"
Sejong the Great	promo reel	full length video	September 2022
Yasuke	promo reel	full length video	September 2022
Nezahualcoyotl	promo reel	full length video	October 2022
Nizamuddin Auliya	promo reel	full length video	October 2022
Gadarat	promo reel	full length video	October 2022
Jang Yeon-sil	promo reel	full length video	November 2022
Back to Normal
Bak Yeon	promo reel	(None)	November 2022
Enheduanna	promo reel	full length video	December 2022
Sargon the Great	promo reel	full length video	December 2022
Cyrus the Great	(None)	full length video	January 2023
Anthony Holborne	(None)	full length video	January 2023
King Darius I	(None)	full length video	January 2023
Rudaki	(None)	full length video	January 2023
Jabir ibn Hayyan	(None)	full length video	February 2023
Mary Herbert	(None)	full length video	March 2023
Jeanne Laisné	(None)	full length video	March 2023
Sammuramat	(None)	full length video	March 2023
Yi Hwang	(None)	full length video	April 2023
Mangrai	(None)	full length video	May 2023
Tao Yuanming	(None)	full length video	May 2023
Taishi Shōtoku	(None)	full length video	May 2023
Giovanni Antonio Bazzi	(None)	full length video	June 2023
Isabella d’Este	(None)	full length video	July 2023

Arts and Sciences:

Singular Challenges
Item	Description	Links	Event
16th Century Italian Boy’s Shirt	For Magistra Beatriz Aluares de la Oya's Italian Underwear Challenge	Documentation and Video	Virtual Highland River Melees 2021
Viking Coat	For Provost Ishmael Stedfast Reed's Beating the Cold Challenge	Documentation	Highland Havoc 2022
Highland Foorde Minoan	For the Interbaronial Challenge	Documentation	Atlantia's Kingdom Arts and Sciences Festival 2024
Atlantian Spring Coronation 2023 Pas de Deux Equestrian Challenge Pieces challenge description and scoring and resource sheet
"Pavan and Galliard of Alberti" Performance	For Lady Eilionora inghean an Bhaird's Challenge	Documentation and Video	Barony of Lochmere's Midwinter's Henry VIII's Holiday Huzzah
Outfitting an Equine	For Display	Documentation	Atlantia's Kingdom Arts and Sciences Festival 2023
Outfitting Epy	For Display	Documentation	Atlantia's Spring Coronation 2023

Meet The Horses

Equines are a staple of the historic world, but now are somewhat of a novelty. That being said, the equestrians of Atlantia love showing them off and introducing people to them! Do you want to meet our horses? Feel free to come ask if you can be introduced to the right animal-- some of them are more shy around new people, whereas others are friendlier. At events we try to set up day shades for people to sit under and watch our activities in relative comfort. Please join us!

Do you want to know more about the Atlantian Cavalary? Check out the dedicated webiste, as well as the Atlantian Cavalary Facebook group!

Leo:

Epy and Leo, Hastilude at the Hollow 2018

Leo is an ex-racehorse, and likes to get into mischief! You are more likely to meet him at an overnight event; he likes having a chance to settle into somewhere new before working, so day events are hard for him. He is a thoroughbred, and his favorite treats are anything crunchy (apples, carrots, etc).

Libby:

Epy and Libby, Battle on the Bay 2017

Libby is a quiet Morgan pony who likes to meet new people! She is a bit reserved, and loves horse treats more than apples.