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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 Morraine State Park. | 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 Morraine State Park. | ||
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Introduction
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, 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 1986 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.
Macsen soon joined House Rivendell and trained under the tutelage of Master David MacDougall. He was strongly influenced by fellow archers Mistress Ygraine of Kellswood, Master Li Kung Lo, Mistress Daryl of Avallon, Master Krakken Gnashbone, and 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 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
Warranted Target Archery Marshal, Atlantia, 8/30/2023 to present
Chatelain, Barony of Nottinghill Coill, 1/27/2024 to present
Past East Kingdom Offices & Positions
Warranted Target Archery Marshal, East Kingdom
Warranted Journeyman Chirurgeon, East Kingdom
Seneschal, Canton of Bowman's Rest, East Kingdom
Herald, Canton of Bowman's Rest, East Kingdom
Web Minister, Canton of Bowman's Rest, East Kingdom
Member of Pennsic Archery Champions Team, 3 times
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
Past Events in the East Kingdom
- 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
Classes & Publications
Classes
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"Archery in the SCA, An Introduction" | Ritterwald A&S Tuesday | 6/13/23 | 
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"An Intro to SCA Archery: So You've Decided to Take Up the Bow..." | University of Atlantia (online) | 2/3/24 6/9/24 |
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"Atlantia Wiki 101: Building Your Personal Wiki Page" | Nottinghill Coill (online) | 2/29/24 |
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Publications
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Chatelain's Point | The Nottinghill Quill | 2/24 6/24 |
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Hnefatafl (It's pronounced, "Viking Chess") | The Nottinghill Quill | July? | (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
Ongoing
- Supporting the development of an archery program 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
- 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
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)
Waypoints
- Attended first East Kingdom SCA event, The Feast of Simple Fare, Barony Beyond the Mountain, circa 1984
- First Pennsic, Pennsic XX, August 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 Morraine State Park.
- Authorized Armored Combat, 7/19/1992
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 offical 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...
- Established and hosted numerous SCA email lists including SCA-Archery, SCA-ThrownWeapons, and SCA-Chirurgeon, circa 1997
The lists were originally hosted on my wyvernhall servers, 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 effectively closed by around 2010. By that time, much of the traffic that used to be in the email lists had shifted to social media; mostly Facebook. There are Facebook groups today with those wyvernhall email lists in their ancestry.
- Mad Macsen's Medieval Mart (Online Auction Site and occasional East Kingdom Fundraiser Auction), circa 1997
- Attended first Atlantia SCA event, Baronial Picnic, Nottinghill Coill, 8/26/2024
In Case of Court
In the highly unlikely event of Court, please consult Viscount Sir Elazar of Northumbria or Master Robert de Bardoulf for guidance...
Random SCA aspirations:
Order of the Sagittarius 🏹- Court Barony 👑
- Mermaid Supporter 🧜🏽♀️
