December 19th, 2024
Hear ye, hear ye! Starting soon (exact date TBA based on holidays), on Friday evenings from 6-9 pm, there will be an extra evening of fight practice. Drop by for fight practice, or to work on a project or just hang out. The site fee is $30 a night. If folks could make a small donation towards the cost, it would be greatly appreciated.
Date: Fridays (exact date TBA)
Time: 6-9pm
Location: 3 Valleyford Ave, Dartmouth, NS B2X 1W8
October 13th, 2024
There will be a Ruantallan Baronial Archery Practice on Saturday 19 October, from 1-5 pm, at Moo Nay Farms. Location: Moo Nay Farms, 15211 NS-224, Cook’s Brook, NS
Depending on how the weather goes, this might be our last one of the year, since the next available Saturday is in late November.
October 13th, 2024
The MFRC is closed Monday, October 14 due to Thanksgiving. There will be no practice Monday.
September 27, 2024
The MFRC is closed Monday, September 30. This means no practice on Monday, September 30.
September 20, 2024
It is with a heavy heart that it is reported to the populace the passing of James Llewellyn, formerly known as James the Tormentor, one of our Barony’s members. He passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends on Monday, September 16 at 5:36 pm. He is survived by his son and granddaughter. There is a Facebook page set up in his memory: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1980121099167108
September 6, 2024
Due to circumstances beyond anyone’s control, the site for the Ruantallan Baronial Archery Practice on 7-8 September is not going to be available on those dates. So unfortunately, we have to cancel the practice. Stay tuned.
July 29, 2024
Fight Practice Update: Practice is back on and back to regular format, inside the MFRC.
July 23, 2024
There will be another Baronial Practice this Saturday, 27th of July, starting at 1 pm. Garb not required. We are at Moo Nay Farms again, practicing in a sandy quarry, and we didn’t lose a single arrow last time.
We will have some loaner bows and some arrows. Bring your own if you have them. There is no natural shade, so bring sunscreen, a hat, a chair, and whatever you need to be comfortable.
Address: 15233 HWY-224, Halifax, NS B0N 2H0, or Google Maps Moo Nay Farms, it should show up.
Link: https://www.ruantallan.eastkingdom.org/events/baronial-archery-practice-3/
July 19, 2024
**Here is an update regarding Monday Night Fight Practices:**
The following is the update as it stands. The MFRC time change is a temporary measure instituted due to the excessive and unsafe temperatures in the building. They will return to normal hours as soon as the temperature comes down on a consistent basis.
In the mean time we are free to use the Patio and Grass areas outside the building for practices. Thus Monday night practice will continue as scheduled, however we will not have access to the building until further notice.
July 17, 2024
Due to the change in the hours at the MFRC, there are no Monday night fight practices until further notice.
June 18, 2024
We will be having an archery practice on 22 June, the Saturday before Warcamp, starting at 1 pm at a NEW LOCATION: Moo Nay Farms, 15211 NS-224, Cook’s Brook, NS
Event Link: https://www.ruantallan.eastkingdom.org/events/barional-archery-practice/
May 29, 2024
Save the date!!
June 5, Wednesday, 6:30-8.
Meet the candidates and a question and answer opportunity!
Who are our candidates for the next Baron and Baroness of our Barony of Ruantallan? This is a great opportunity to ask them questions about what they plan to do for the Barony in the years to come and to get to know them better.
Sackville Heights Community Centre
45 Connolly Road, Middle Sackville, NS
We are hoping to have zoom available for this, as well, for members who are not available to make it.
More information to come!
Briana
May 9, 2024
Greetings to all. Below is the document regarding the War Camp Weekend of Champions
https://docs.google.com/document/d/152JmnVbE59wBpzup8j07-HDeMGZKHeoTTo-ot_jhJbM/edit?usp=sharing
May 5, 2024
Greetings all. I bring you a message from our Seneschal, Allessandra Francesca di Milano:
After a meeting with His Majesty Emerson and the new Kingdom Senechal, we have a plan for the Baronial Seat Election. The Kingdom will be doing things differently this time, they are setting up the ballots to be electronic. They will be using the same format as the current East Kingdom polling orders. The ballot will be emailed to your SCA member email, you will answer the questions and hit done, the returned ballot is anonymous. It will then go to the official gentles to be tallied and sent off to the Royals for a decision. We hope to have the ballots sent out in the next few weeks, you will have 30 days to answer, 50% of the member population will have to reply for it to be valid. Within a week of ending a tally will go to the Royals and a decision will be made and announced by them. This means that you will have to set up your member email to vote.The link for setting up email: https://members.eastkingdom.org/newaccount/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR0NCxTTzOKEPzvzHOQM4K1GQqBgKsl-zAxr1vN8NMiakBZeKyB1izEXJNU_aem_AT6WaGYjXEGSC88oKF6V-_08At7ptf7xS-IM5OaB2BipAtC8vutjbENblay-zhOOFRsc3tfDyzvlo3_MIQSP3KMD
May 3, 2024
Greetings, I bring you a message from Dame Sarra:
Greetings all, from the Ruantallan Captain of the Archers, Sarra Graeham of Birnham:
The warmer days are with us (well, mostly warmer), so it’s time to tune up our bows, and prepare for the defence of our Barony.
The first of our seasonal archery practices will be in Berwick, at the home of Ulrich and Olivia, on Sunday, the 12th of May, 1-5 pm, with a pot luck supper to follow. It is our tradition that this shoot is in garb.
We will be testing out some new designs for butts before War Camp, so we would be happy to have your arrows to help us test. We will also have the first Royal Rounds of the season, and a chance to practice your skills at grouping. I will introduce Master Peter the Red’s string shoot, as a way of testing the consistency of your shooting.
I hope to see you there!
Best regards,
Sarra.
April 19, 2024
Greetings to all of Ruantallan!
With the polling on our future Baron and Baroness on the horizon, it’s time to introduce you to our candidates! Below you will find information on our candidates.
The Honourable Lord Hugh of Ruantallan and The Honourable Lady Aveline d’Amiens
Greetings unto the noble populace of the Barony of Ruantallan!
As you may have heard during the court of our last event, we, Lord Hugh and Lady Aveline, have put ourselves forward as candidates to be your next Baron and Baroness. Unfortunately, Lady Aveline was unable to attend the event due to illness, while Lord Hugh had been summoned to serve in the halls of the Apothecary known as ‘Shoppers’. We heard that his excellency provided a detailed and accurate portrait of us when announcing our candidacy to the populace, for which we are very grateful. Lady Aveline has since recovered from her illness, while Lord Hugh has secured respite from his labors at the Apothecary, and we are both looking forward to seeing you at the next event.
We would like to take this opportunity to introduce ourselves to the populace. We started in the SCA after finding the Barony of Ruantallan at Halcon 2010. Lord Hugh of Ruantallan is well known for his two-stick fighting style as well as his talents in A&S, specifically with leather work, jewelry and brewing. He has served on the Baronial Curia and is currently the Knight Marshall for the Caton of Seashire. He has also held several armouring days, where he has helped many new fighters begin the first pieces of their armour. Lady Aveline d’Amiens is known for her service to the Barony through various ways including, being an officer, running events, and teaching classes. She just stepped down from the position of Baronial Chatelaine and has been working with the Caton of Seashire as Deputy Senchal. She is also the lead Herald for the current baron and baroness. Her other passions include singing in the Ruantallan choir, dancing, and archery.
We hope that you will consider us when you put in your ballot. We look forward to the opportunity to serve the barony and are excited at the prospect of representing Ruantallan as your Baron and Baroness. Feel free to ask us a question either by commenting on this post or sending us an email at 209588@members.eastkingdom.org (Aveline) and 209589@members.eastkingdom.org (Hugh).
Yours in service,
The Honourable Lord Hugh of Ruantallan and The Honourable Lady Aveline d’Amiens
PS. For more information about our current and past involvement in the SCA here are our East Kingdom
https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Aveline_d%27Amiens
https://wiki.eastkingdom.org/wiki/Hugh_Of_Ruantallan
Dame Sarra Graeham of Birnham and Honourable Lord Angus Mackintosh
We were presented as candidates to be the Baron and Baroness of Ruantallan at the Veneralia Festival this past weekend, and now we, Angus and Sarra, would like to share a little bit about ourselves.
Both of us started in Seashire before the Barony was founded, and we were in attendance at the first Ruantallan Investiture. We lived since then in four different Kingdoms of the Known World, having many adventures, including founding the Canton of Greyfells in Ealdormere, but as often happens with Ruantallaners, we found our way back home in AS 42 (CE 2007).
Sarra has held just about every office in the SCA at one time or another, including minor offices at Principality and Kingdom level. She is often an autocrat and cook in the Barony, and a scribe for the East Kingdom. Currently she is the Captain of the Archers of Ruantallan, and the Tir Mara Consort’s Champion of Archery. She has a passion for the arts; calligraphy and illumination, costuming, dance, cookery, tablet weaving, and music are among the arts she practices and teaches. She and Angus host the Ruantallan Choir every other Friday. Angus has been an archery marshal in three different Kingdoms, and has set up and taken down a lot of archery ranges between here and Pennsic. He is currently a member of His Majesty Emerson’s Guard. His style of service is more behind the scenes, putting up tables, cleaning kitchens, and driving people where they need to go.
We have always worked together as a team, we believe our skills and experience are valuable to the Barony, and we would put them to good use if we were chosen to be Baron and Baroness. Some principles that are important to us:
· The SCA is a hobby; everyone should be having fun. Doing what we do brings us a lot of joy. We want to help other people find their joy too. We want to build connections between people, new and old, that make it possible for more people to do more cool stuff.
· Good communication is a vital part of the job of Baron and Baroness. Not only do the Baron and Baroness speak to and hear from their people in court (and out of it), they can also play a role in communication between the Curia and the rest of the Barony, and between the Barony and the Crown and the East Kingdom. We will work to make sure that everyone knows about the cool stuff people do in Ruantallan.
We are thrilled to be considered for this opportunity, and we are delighted that the Barony has another strong pair of candidates in our honorable friends, Hugh and Aveline. If you have any questions for us, please ask, our emails are below, or catch us at an event or a practice. We didn’t get a stick figure portrait on Saturday, but we do love a good manuscript grotesque, so these cute little guys will have to do.
The Honourable Lord Angus Mackintosh, 41207@members.eastkingdom.org
Dame Sarra Graeham of Birnham.15887@members.eastkingdom.org
April 19, 2024
Greetings Ruantallan!
Our Seneschal, Maestra Allessandra, has asked that I post this information for her.
Our wonderful Baron and Baroness are stepping down from their office soon and we need Heirs!
We have 2 worthy candidates – Dame Sarra Graeham of Birnham and Honourable Lord Angus Mackintosh and Honourable Lady Aveline d’Amiens and Honourable Lord Hugh of Ruantallan.
Soon we will be able to decide to see who our heirs will be. You must be a member in order to participate in the polling. If you would like your voice heard on who that will be I recommend getting a membership now. You must have a membership, live in the Barony and be 14+ years old in order to receive a ballot and these will be mailed out soon.
Here are the rules as per East Kingdom Law: (clipped for brevity – whole document can be found https://seneschal.eastkingdom.org/docs/EKLAW%202024February.pdf under Pollings page 19.)
Polling processes mandated by East Kingdom Law must adhere to the following criteria:
1. A gentle may participate in the polling who: a. Holds a current SCA membership. b. Resides within the formally approved boundaries of the branch. c. Any gentle who joins the SCA or cures a lapse in SCA membership during a polling process will not be sent a ballot but may obtain one by request from the officer administering the poll, if they provide proof of SCA membership and residence.
2. Ballots and the Polling Process a. The members of a branch must be polled by ballots mailed via the postal system or electronically. i. Paper ballots must be prepared by the local seneschal in accordance with one of the Kingdom ballot templates and be approved by the Kingdom Seneschal or their appointed Deputy. Ballots must be available to eligible members no less than thirty days but no more than forty-five days before the closing date of the polling. iv. Eligible members may obtain a paper ballot from the local seneschal if one was not received by mail. b. Ballots must contain: i. A statement of the purpose of the polling. ii. The closing date of the polling. iii. Instructions for completing and returning the ballot. iv. The recipient and address to which the completed ballots must be returned. v. A choice of statements allowing the ballot recipient to certify whether or not they are at least fourteen years of age. vi. A list of candidates or choices, including the option to abstain. vii. Spaces for the ballot recipient to fill in their SCA membership number and legal name. viii. A space for the ballot recipient’s legal signature. c. For paper ballots to be counted, they must: i. Be received by the Branch Polling Deputy or their designee as indicated on the ballot, in a sealed envelope, by the closing date of the polling as printed on the ballot. ii. Be properly completed and signed with the member’s legal name legibly printed on it. d. For electronic ballots to be counted, they must: i. Be received by the Branch Polling Deputy or their designee as indicated on the ballot by the closing date of the polling as indicated on the ballot. ii. Be properly completed and contain the verification specified by the ballot. e. Talliers must not reside in the branch conducting the polling or have any other conflict of interest regarding the polling. Returned ballots may only be viewed by the talliers, the Kingdom Seneschal and/or the Kingdom Seneschal’s designates, and the Crown. At a minimum, ballots must be tallied by three SCA members… The final ballots and tally sheets must be sent to the Kingdom Seneschal and King and King Consort. At least one-half (50%) of the polled members must respond to the polling for a polling to be considered valid. If a polling fails to be valid by this criterion, the Crown will decide whether to validate the polling with the returned ballots, or to instruct that a new polling be conducted. i. Properly executed ballots from members less than 14 years old shall count to establish the polling validity, but shall not count towards the preference tally. ii. Only properly executed ballots from members 14 years of age and older shall count toward the preference tally. iii. Any returned ballot which is not properly executed shall be declared invalid and shall not count at all. iv. Efforts shall be made by the Branch Polling Deputy to confirm the membership status of all submitted ballots and avoid double-voting, while keeping selections confidential. g. The results of the polling must be reported to the Crown and Kingdom Seneschal within three weeks of the closing date of the polling. h. In the event of a Baronial Seat polling, the Crown has four weeks after Their receipt of the results of the polling to inform the Kingdom Seneschal, the baronial Seneschal, the current Territorial Baron/Baroness, if any, and the newly-selected successor(s) which of the candidate(s) presented in the poll has been selected to be the next Baron/Baroness. j. Should the four-week period overlap the Coronation of Their Heirs, the current Crown may make the selection, or defer to the Heirs. If the selection is deferred, the new Crown shall make the selection within two weeks after Their Coronation. k. The selection of a Baronial Seat, once made, shall be binding regardless of the date of the Baronial Investiture. l. The Royals are not bound to act in accordance with the numerical outcome of any polling. In the event of a Baronial Seat polling, the Royals must make Their selection from one of the choices presented on the ballot for the polling They are deciding. m. A variance from this process may be granted if the Kingdom Seneschal and the Crown agree that a variance is reasonable and will not impact the integrity of the process. 3. Proxies a. Proxies are not valid for use in any polling mandated by East Kingdom Law. b. The use of proxies in local voting is discouraged. However, if local policy or custom allows their use, proxies must: i. Be signed and legibly printed with the signatory’s legal name. ii. Be dated. iii. Be worded for use for one or several specific issues that will be addressed at a specific date or meeting. iv. Be accompanied by proof of the signatory’s SCA membership, if local policy or custom requires SCA membership for the matter being voted upon
Please contact me if you have any questions at herald @ ruantallan.eastkingdom.org
In service,
Mistress Briana Douglase
March 5, 2024
Do you like Baronial War Camp? Yes? Then we need autocrats! Without autocrats, we cannot have our beloved Baronial Summer War Camp.
If interested in more information on becoming an autocrat and submitting a bid, please reach out and contact our Seneschal Maestra Allessandra Francesca di Milano at seneschal @ ruantallan.eastkingdom.org
January 19, 2024
Greetings all! Even though we are in the colder months of winter, the warm days will be soon upon us soon enough. With that being said, we are looking for bids for our annual Ruantallan Warcamp for this summer.
If interested in submitting a bid or for information about submitting a bid for the event, please reach out and contact our Seneschal Maestra Allessandra Francesca di Milano at seneschal @ ruantallan.eastkingdom.org
January 12, 2024
Greeting good gentles! As our beloved Baron and Baroness have announced they are stepping down this year after their years of service, we will be starting the polling process. The first step is to collect the names of those interested. Keeping in mind that it can be a single person or pair of any configuration. I will collect the names until Feb 29/24 at midnight. After we have a list of names the Polling Officer will produce ballots to go to all paid members of the Barony. These will have to be filled out and returned at a set time determined by the Polling officer. The results are then tallied by said officer and relayed to the East kingdom Royalty, both Majesties and Heirs. They will take the populus polling into consideration while choosing our next leader/leaders. They will then announce this on their timetable. They will attend an event here in the Barony to then invest their choice into the position.
If you are interested in this please reach out to those who have gone before or the current Baron and Baroness with questions. This is not a thing to enter into lightly as it does come with heavy responsibilities at times.
If you would like to enter your name/s into the hat please email me with your letter of intent by Feb 29/24 at midnight. Please use the official senseschal email at seneschal@ruantallan.eastkingdom.org
Ever in service,
Allessandra Francesca di Milano
Baronial Seneschal
October 25 2023
Greetings!
With fun events like Hal-con, The Porpose Tavern, and 12th night coming up, I would like to remind people of the Media release form. Please sign it if you consent to the SCA and Ruantallan using pictures or videos that include you.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdhPX7VfCS5faYMKoh–SKjDhpnh-8FWpEDPgWtTOQ7kVkzTQ/viewform
If you do not consent to a photo or video on our accounts, please contact SocialMedia@ruantallan.eastkingdom.org and it will be removed.
If you would like to submit photos or videos for our instagram, youtube, or facebook accounts please email socialmedia@ruantallan.eastkingdom.org
Do you Enjoy content creating? Come be my Deputy! Email me for more information.
Yours in Service,
Esperanza de Cordoba Ruantallan Social Media officer
August 21 2023
Greetings, good people of the Barony of Ruantallan.
I am Lady Uaine as Ar N-Eilean-Ne. Earlier this year I had the pleasure of competing in the annual Baronial Arts & Sciences Competition and was fortunate enough to be named our Baronial A&S Champion. As such, I have the honour and responsibility to create and announce the details of the next Baronial Arts & Sciences Championship.
The 2024 Ruantallan Baronial Arts & Sciences Competition will have the theme Artifacts from a Life We are asking participants to submit an object or group of things related to a persona someone could have in the SCA. This could include items that would have been significant enough to be passed down in a will, buried with the deceased, or other more daily life objects your persona could use in their everyday life.
Judges will view and score entries to determine who will become the next Ruantallan A&S Champion. Scoring is scheduled per the EK A&S General Rubric (link below for more details). In addition to this scoring, there will be voting done by event attendees to determine two crowd favourites and break potential ties. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to participate in the competition regardless of skill level or experience.
The competition is traditionally held at Ruantallans 12th Night early in the mundane year. When the event is announced, I will include details on the time and place of the competition.
A summary of the rules is as follows;
● Anyone living within the borders of The Barony of Ruantallan (Nova Scotia and PEI) at
the time of the competition is welcome to enter.
● Entrants may participate in person or by proxy(having another person display your entry
on your behalf).
● Judging will be done using the East Kingdom A&S General Rubric. ( Link to details
below).
● Populous choice prizes will be awarded to the two entries that receive the largest number
of votes (each attendee will be given a token to cast their vote).
● Token votes will not affect the scoring for the Championship and only be used in
selecting our champion if a Tie Breaker is needed.
Should you wish to participate, please email 234943@members.eastkingdom.org with your name
and the type of item you will be entering. Entries will be accepted until a week from the event.
I look forwards to seeing all your entries and learning more about your chosen personas.
East Kingdom A&S General Rubric
https://moas.eastkingdom.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/General-Rubric-2019.11.5.pdf
Yours in Service,
Uaine as Ar n-Eilean-ne
Baronial A&S Champion
Barony of Ruantallan
MAY 3 2020
Greetings, all, from your Company Captain of Archers, Sarra Graeham of Birnham:
Several people have asked me about when we will be doing archery. I am pleased to tell you about these four opportunities to shoot in Tir Mara East in the next two months.
6 May, in Sydney NS: We will be running a learn to shoot clinic, and if we have the distance on the range, there will be Royal Rounds.
Address: Feywood Grove Farm, 256 Hills Road, Sydney, NS, Canada, Nova Scotia
19-21 May, in Gagetown, NB: At Middleground, there will be archery going on all weekend, including the Tir Mara Principality Archery Championships. There will be a learn to shoot clinic, Royal Rounds, and lots of practice time on the range.
You can find the registration info for the event here: https://www.eastkingdom.org/event-details/?eid=4081
11 June, 2 pm, in Berwick NS: At Ruantallan Baronial Archery Practice. We will have Royal Rounds, Castle Slit Shoot, coaching available, and lots of practice time, with a pot luck supper to follow. Baronial members from the Valley are particularly encouraged to join us, even if you don’t shoot, we’d love to see you. And, of course, we would be happy to teach you how to shoot.
Address: 168 Hamilton Rd, Berwick, NS B0P 1E0
30 June to 2 July, in Walton NS: At Ruantallan Warcamp. There will be a learn to shoot clinic, three days of Royal Rounds, maybe some novelty shoots, lots of practice time, and of course, the Ruantallan Baronial Archery Championships.
You can find the registrations info for the event here: https://www.eastkingdom.org/event-details/?eid=4151
I really hope to see you at one or all of these events and practices! If you have any questions, let me know. And I am hoping to have more archery dates to announce soon.
Best regards,
Sarra,
Company Captain of the Archers of Ruantallan.
MARCH 12 2023
Greetings Ruantallan!
I’m looking at bringing the “This is how we do it!” Zoom meetings back and would like your input. Please take some time to fill out this form and let me know what topics you would like to see and if there is a topic you would like to lead the discussion on.
Thank you!
YIS,
Aveline d’Amien
Chatelaine
NOVEMBER 12 2022
Greetings populace,
I am searching for 2 future officers. a web minister and a social media officer.
WEB MIN
Duties include putting events on the calendar, and posting announcements on the announcements page. No coding or web design knowledge needed. Can you update a blog? Then you can do this.
Duties also include a point and click system of changing officer email address roles when officers change.
SOCIAL MEDIA
In charge of updating the Instagram with member provided content, and updating the baronial Facebook page. Work in cooperation with web min to create Facebook events to help promote events in the barony.
These roles are looking for new officers in August/September. I will train you! I would love to have interested parties come on as a deputy to get their feet wet and “try before you buy” the role.
Please contact me with your expression of interest at webminister@ruantallan.eastkingdom.org
Thank you!
Yours in Service,
Esperanza De Cordoba, She/Her
Webminister of Ruantallan
AUGUST 20 2022
We regret to inform you that the Summers End event hosted by the Canton of Ynys y Gwaun has been cancelled.
JULY 21 2022
Curia is currently searching for new officers to be voted in during the September 13 curia meeting. Roles to be filled:
– Minister of the List
– Chronicler
Please email the seneschal with a note of your interest seneschal@ruantallan.eastkingdom.org
JULY 14 2022
Greetings Populace,
Ruantallan will be hosting demos at Geekorium in August and at Hal-Con in October. They are looking for volunteers.
To Volunteer for Geekorium please contact Lady Aveline email: chatelaine@ruantallan.eastkingdom.org
To Volunteer for Hal-Con please contact Legatus Spurius email: stephane.c@ns.sympatico.ca
JUNE 20 2022
Greetings populace,
I would like to officially begin succession planning for the roles of both web minister and for social media. They do not have to be the same persons. My role in this will be up in Aug 2023 and I would like to train up the next interested parties.
Web Minister Role- Put announcements on website given to you by curia, and put up events when given by event autocrat ( ensure autocrat has put the event in on EK calendar first). Maintain the website (very easy, mostly an occasional update) and officer email switch overs. Let Social media know when an event is publishSocial
Media Role – monitor social media accounts (facebook/instagram/youtube) to ensure function according to EK social Media rules. Post content provided to you by the populace that meet EK Social media rules – you do not need to be a content creator.Set up facebook web page events, make autocrat the host to control content.
Someone may choose to be both, or one role. If you are interested in learning one of these roles please contact me
Yours in Service,
Esperanza De Cordoba, She/Her
Webminister of Ruantallan webminister@ruantallan.eastkingdom.org
JUNE 7 2022
Greetings and Salutations to the Members of the populace.
It is my pleasure to announce that last evening Baroness Allessandra Francesca di Milano was elected by the Curia to the position of Seneschal for the Barony of Ruantallan. I would like to thank those who placed their names forward and would encourage them to seek out other opportunities to serve the Barony. It has been my pleasure to serve as your Seneschal and will strive to support our new Seneschal in the future. Vivat to the Baroness and may her time as Seneschal be enjoyable.
YIS
Legatus Spurius Genucius Rutilus
Good afternoon Ruantallan!
On this glorious sunny day I would like to introduce myself as the newest Baronial Seneschal. Many thanks go out to Spurius for the time and effort he has put in during his tenure. Keeping the Dream alive always takes a great deal of work behind the scenes and I appreciate his efforts towards it all, especially during a pandemic with ever changing rules. If anyone has any questions or concerns please don’t hesitate to reach out to either myself or another member of curia. Thank you!
MAY 9 2022
Greeting Ruantallan!
we now have a YouTube account to help promote our fabulous and amazing populace Please follow Ruantallented – The Barony of Ruantallan
To be featured, send what you wish presented to webminister@ruantallan.eastkingdom.org with the subject YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTxEYu2Gkcn_UIYtcA9jPqg
Yours in Service,Esperanza De Cordoba, She/Her
Webminister of Ruantallan
MAY 9 2022
Greeting Ruantallan!
we now have an instagram account to help promote our fabulous and amazing populace Please follow Ruantallented and use the hashtag #ruantallented
To be featured, send the picture and text you wish presented to webminister@ruantallan.eastkingdom.org with the subject ruantallented
https://www.instagram.com/ruantallented/
Yours in Service,Esperanza De Cordoba, She/Her
Webminister of Ruantallan
MAY 3 2022
Dearest Ruantallan and friends,
Their Royal majesties are very much looking forward to visiting our shores but more importantly they are looking forward to the giving of awards.
It is by Royal Request that we submit recommendations for awards as soon as possible.
Find more information or recommend someone for an award here https://www.eastkingdom.org/awards/
Yours in Service,
Esperanza De Cordoba
APRIL 21 2022
As most of you know, the Canton of Seashire is in dormancy, and we are now in a two year process to bring it back to full status.
The next step in that process is to figure out what Seashire should be doing that is different from what the Barony of Ruantallan should be doing. If we are clear about the roles of the Barony and the Cantons, then it will be a lot easier to recruit officers, and keep good communications happening, and plan events and practices, so that you and I can have a lot more fun!
Here’s where you come in: We want to talk about these things. Especially, we want to talk to you about what you love in the SCA, and how you think the Canton (and the Barony) can help you do more of that. We plan to have a bunch of talks about these things over the next few months, every time we get face to face.
The first talk (or let’s call it an Althing, that’s a nice period name) is planned for the afternoon at 12th Night, sometime before court. The Dormancy Committee will present the current proposal for the Seashire-Ruantallan Agreement (a formal way of saying how we divide up what we do), and then there will be time for you to ask questions and make suggestions.
While this is about Seashire’s dormancy, members of all Cantons are welcome to attend, as some items in the proposal (like a rotation of Baronial events) affect all the Cantons, and we’d like your input too. We hope to see you there!
All documents relative to the Seashire dormancy can be found https://seashire.eastkingdom.org/dormancy-updates/
APRIL 2 2022
Seneschal needed!
Good gentles of Ruantallan. Pray heed.
Were you one of those interested individuals who attended Baroness Janet’s talk about the work of the Seneschal? Did you think that it was a job that you might excel at doing? Then here is an opportunity for you to try it. (Title) Spurius, our present Seneschal has announced that he is stepping down as the Baronial Seneschal. A few must-haves for this position includes being a resident of Ruantallan (Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island), having a valid SCA membership, a computer with internet and the capabilities to hold and manage on-line meetings. If you have further questions, please feel free to contact the Seneschal (Spurius advises to message him on Facebook, he’ll get that sooner than an email – or let Isolde know and she will ensure he reads your message.) A new Seneschal will be elected at the next Curia meeting to be held June 6th.
All notice of interests must be received by June 1. Please include those qualifications/experiences you have that you feel will aid you in this important job. Please officially email the Seneschal at seneschal@ruantallan.eastkingdom.org
MARCH 31 2022
“Good Gentles of Ruantallan, Greetings from Conn Icicle,
After consultation with the College of Heralds and members of the Populace, Their Excellencies have come up with some potential names for the new Orders the Barony plans to introduce. These new awards will be subordinate to the existing Order of the Iceberg, which will remain Ruantallan’s highest ranking order for recognizing contributions to the Barony. The new awards will afford Their Excellencies the opportunity to give public recognition to those gentles who are doing good works for the Barony but whose efforts may not yet meet that required for admittance to the Order of the Iceberg.
Their Excellencies invite the Populace to comment on the proposed Order names. Please comment on the Barony’s Facebook page or email Their Excellencies directly (baron AT ruantallan DOT eastkingdom DOT org, and baroness AT ruantallan DOT eastkingdom DOT org). Their Excellencies will be taking commentary until midnight, 15 Apr.
The following are the proposed Order names. All have been conflict checked by the East Kingdom Submissions Herald and verified as meeting the requirements for Order names. Badges for the Orders have not yet been considered, as having the name decided on first will make the process of brainstorming badge concepts much easier. A future meeting with armoury heralds from the College of Heralds will be scheduled to go over badge concepts.
Arts & Sciences: Order of Minervas Candle (lack of apostrophe is intentional – period order names did not use them)
Minerva is the Roman goddess of wisdom, war, art, schools, justice and commerce, and it is her aspect of Art, Schools, and Commerce that she would be representative of the Arts and Sciences community. The Candle was chosen as another name element to further evoke the image of the artisan in a workshop toiling into the night on various projects.
Service: Fellowship of the Anchor and Rudder
Those on the Service path are those who steer the ship of the Society, often behind the scenes, and the Rudder speaks to that. The Anchor evokes the weight of the responsibility those on the Service path undertake, be it serving in an office, helping to run an event, or just doing the thousand other things that help make the Barony run smoothly.
Martial: Company of the Gonfanon of Ruantallan
A Gonfanon (or Gonfalon) is a type of heraldic banner, often pointed, swallow-tailed, or with several streamers, and suspended from a crossbar in an identical manner to the ancient Roman vexillum borne by the Roman legions.
FEBURARY 10 2022
Promotional Opportunities (Business Cards)
Members of the Populace of Ruantallan
Greetings and Salutations
As part of a plan for the Barony to improve its support to the Cantons and to better advertise not the just Barony as a group but the Cantons that make it up it has been decided to setup a Curia sub-committee to research new promotional business cards.
We are asking for interested members who wish to be part of this sub-committee.
If you are interested please submit your name to the seneschals emails address seneschal.ruantallan.eastkingdom.org no later than the 11th March 2022
The Seneschal in consultation with the Baron and Baroness will then select from the list of submitted the members to make up the sub-committee.
Yours in Service
Legatus Spurius Genucius Rutilus
Seneschal Barony of Ruantallan
FEBURARY 10 2022
New position on Curia (Captain of Archers)
Greetings to the members of the Populace
There is a position open for your Baronial Curia
Captain of Archers.
If you are interested in putting forth your name for consideration for this position you can submit your name to the Seneschals email address seneschal.ruantallan.eastkingdom.org no later than the 11th of March 2022.
Yours in Service
Legatus Spurius Genucius Rutilus
Seneschal Barony of Ruantallan
JANUARY 3 2022
In light of the current restrictions we are starting a monthly online baronial A&S hang out .
The idea is that it is not a class but a show and tell. One person will be designated to tell us about something exciting they have learned, or made, or read about. The rest of the evening will be hanging out with crafts and beverage and hopefully finding a new person to show and tell next month.
It will be the second Thursday of every month . Please contact the webminister to receive the Zoom link for the meeting.
JANUARY 2 2022
Short-term Kingdom closure, until Jan 17th
Good evening, East Kingdom Populace,
With the care of the Kingdom ever in mind, Their Majesties, Their Highnesses, the Seneschal-Elect, and the Kingdom Seneschal have agreed that we must shut down all in-person events, meetings, practices, and other activities in the East for two weeks, until January 17th.
The Omicron variant of COVID is at its peak for the next 2 weeks, is highly transmissible, and highly virulent. This is a risk we cannot ask folks on staff to take on behalf of the Kingdom.
Over the weekend of January 15th and 16th, we will revisit the scientific data to see whether extending or lifting this shut-down is warranted. Their Majesties and Their Highnesses will also review options for ethereal Court or postponed in-person events. We ask the populace for patience as the Royal Staff assess how to best address this delay in cherished plans.
In the meantime, we urge East’s Tyger populace to take good care of yourselves: practice social distancing, wear masks correctly at all times in public, and stay home when feeling ill, so that when we can gather, we can do so with joyful spirits.
In service to the Kingdom,
Medhbh inghean Ui Cheallaigh, Kingdom Seneschal
Audrye Beneyt, Kingdom Seneschal-Elect
Ioanes II and Honig II, Emperor and Empress
Ryouko’jin and Indrakshi, Heirs to the Tyger Throne
OCTOBER 19 2021
Attention Baronial Populous! Baronial Curia is seeking a new Social Media Officer. To be a SMO on baronial curia you need only live somewhere in the Barony (NS and PEI) and have or will obtain shortly a valid membership. For more information on what an SMO does please visit https://www.sca.org/social-media-officer/
All interested candidates are encourage to email Seneschal@ruantallan.eastkingdom.org
Thank you!!
Esperanza de Cordoba
Web Minister Ruantallan
OCTOBER 18 2021
Attention Baronial Populous! Baronial Curia is seeking a new Arts & Sciences Minister. To be an A&S minister on baronial curia you need only live somewhere in the Barony (NS and PEI) and have or will obtain shortly a valid membership. For more information on what an A&S Minister does please visit https://moas.eastkingdom.org
All interested candidates are encourage to email Seneschal@ruantallan.eastkingdom.org
Thank you!!
Esperanza de Cordoba
Web Minister Ruantallan
SEPTEMBER 27 2021
Greetings to the populace of the Barony. In keeping with the communications I have been in with EK Seneschal I can now announce that effective immediately with the lifting of the East Kingdom mask mandate for attendees ages 12 and up there is no longer any requirement to submit a detail safety plan to EK for every event or gathering. If individuals have any questions I invite you to contact me for further clarification.
YIS
Spurius
SEPTEMBER 19 2021
Greetings and Salutations. In Keeping with EK directions the following is now in effect. A safety plan for EVERY official in-person gathering (baronial meeting, practice, casual get together, event) The safety plan needs to include information about the location’s current COVID status (a link to the province/city public health page is acceptable) and plans for COVID safety measures before, during, and after the event. The plan needs to be submitted to the Tir Mara Regional Deputy, Godfroy, and to EK Senseshal no later than 24 hours before the event.
JUNE 15, 2021
Greetings to our cherished populace in Tir Mara,
Many of you have expressed your disappointment that planning for Crown Tournament proceeded even though the US-Canada border has remained closed. We, too, are disappointed that recovery from the pandemic has kept the Kingdom divided for so long.
Regrettably, we did not have the option to wait to schedule Crown Tournament until after the border was open. We found out earlier in the spring that the Society Seneschal intended to issue a directive requiring that all North American Kingdoms hold a Crown Tournament and Coronation when it was safe to do so, by January 31, 2022. She was very clear with the Kingdom Seneschals that no Crown would be allowed to remain on the throne past this period unless conditions were unsafe for holding a Crown Tournament. Her full announcement is here: https://www.sca.org/news/from-the-society-seneschal-blanket-variance-for-reign-changes-after-june-1-2021/.
With this requirement in mind, and with no guaranteed reopening date for the border, we developed a plan in the spring that we hoped would allow the greatest chance for Tir Maran combatants and consorts to enter the Crown Tournament list in the summer. Our goal throughout has been to return the East closer to our usual Crown cycle as laid out in Kingdom Law.
With the hope of the entire Kingdom, we look forward to the governments reopening the border, which will allow us to truly come back together. Tir Mara is scheduled to host the Spring 2022 Crown Tournament, which is sure to be a glorious event. As always, the Crown, the Kingdom Seneschal, Earl Marshal, and MInister of the List look forward to Tir Mara’s splendor and hospitality.
This has been a time of unprecedented sacrifice, but the flexibility and creativity of the populace has been a vital part of putting the Kingdom in a place to begin our return strong and healthy. While nothing will replace the time together we have lost, the East Kingdom will remember and honor what this pandemic cost Tir Mara.
In service to the Dream and to the East Kingdom,
Tindal and Alberic, Consules of the East
Medhbh, Seneschal of the East
Salutation à notre bien aimé peuple de Tir-Mara.
Plusieurs d’entre vous ont manifesté leur désappointement face à la tenue du Tournoi de la Couronne et ce malgré la fermeture de la frontière canado-américaine. Sachez tous, que nous partageons ce sentiment dû à une pandémie qui a divisé notre bon Royaume depuis trop longtemps.
Malheureusement, nous n’avons pas le loisir de pouvoir attendre la réouverture de la frontière pour tenir le Tournoi de la Couronne. Au début du printemps, nous apprenions que le Sénéchal de la SCA s’apprêtait à émettre une directive demandant à tous les Royaumes de l’Amérique du Nord de tenir un Tournoi de la Couronne ainsi que le Couronnement lorsque la situation sanitaire le permettrait ou au plus tard le 31 janvier 2022. La Sénéchal de la SCA a été très claire avec la Sénéchal du Royaume que la Couronne Royale ne pourrait rester en place après le 31 janvier 2022, à moins que les mesures sanitaires empêchent la tenue d’un Tournoi de la couronne. Vous pouvez consulter la déclaration complète de la Sénéchal de la SCA (en anglais) en suivant ce lien : https://www.sca.org/news/from-the-society-seneschal-blanket-variance-for-reign-changes-after-june-1-2021/
Ayant en tête cette directive, et ne pouvant déterminer une date où la frontière serait réouverte, au printemps dernier nous avons mis en place un plan qui, nous l’espérions, permettrait au plus grand nombre de combattants et de consorts de Tir-Mara de pouvoir participer au Tournoi de la Couronne de l’été. Notre but ayant toujours été celui de se coller au cycle de la Couronne tel que défini dans les lois du Royaume.
Comme tout le Royaume, nous espérons avec impatience que les gouvernements réouvriront les frontières, et de ce fait même réunifiera le Royaume. Tir-Mara doit tenir le Tournoi de la Couronne du Printemps 2022 qui sera sans l’ombre d’un doute un glorieux événement. Comme toujours, La Couronne, le Sénéchal du Royaume, le Connétable du Royaume ainsi que le Maître de la Lice ont hâte de profiter des splendeurs et de l’hospitalité de Tir-Mara.
Ce fut une période de sacrifice sans précédent, où l’agilité et la créativité de notre peuple ont joué un rôle vital qui fait en sorte que notre Royaume puisse revenir plus fort et en santé. Bien que rien ne puisse remplacer les moments que nous avons perdus, le Royaume de l’Est se souviendra toujours de ce que cette pandémie a coûté à Tir-Mara.
Au Service du Rêve et du Royaume de l’Est,
Tindal et Alberic, Consules de l’Est
Medhbh, Sénéchal du Royaume
