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From the Baron & Baroness Salut à tout la Barony de Raoul et Roxanne, Baron et Baronne de Myrgan Wood There is no need to remind you that Anniversary is rapidly approaching :). There is a need to thank many people for some hard work in contributing to Baronial regalia or gifts to be given to guests. If anyone is forgotten, please accept my apologies and remind me so that I can thank them personally! In no particular order, thank you: Heinrich, thank you for the feast that I know will be wonderful! Guillemin, Katarina, Tricia, Shunzei, Meridia, and Catriona, thank you for painting such beautiful banners (wait till you see them!) Caius, for the eric poles - wow!! (I've seen pictures!) Bruce and Ferghail, for the ability to decorate halls with banners (using the new eric poles - you'll see!) Guillemin, Ferghail, and Cunan for preparing tournaments. Tricia and Katarina, for the wheat weaving (you'll see ;) Catriona and Tricia, for the napkins - they are lovely! Magy, for the table runner - beautiful!! Tricia and Catriona for painting charters! Tricia, Gareth, Jacqueline, and Pandora for creating Champions' scrolls (from what I've seen - wow!) Colin, Geofry, Karl von Ross, Eric Ravenson, Gareth & Shunzei for museum contributions. Heinrich, Taras, Dietrich, Gerhard, and Caius for prizes. Michel and Rebecca for volunteering to host the post revel!! Katarina and Quinn for volunteering to watch the kids be creative! To all the kids for colouring/painting the thank you cards :) And now, as this is our last opportunity, we would like to comment on Myrgan Wood. Twenty-five years this group has developed. We have seen some wonderful times. We have seen things to be proud of. We have had the wonderful experience of watching people discover, explore, and excel at our game. In the last four years we have gotten to know more people than we ever would have had we not had the opportunity to serve as your Baron and Baroness. As a result of that we have many wonderful friends. The strength of this community is the people. We are the Mighty Myrg because of our heart. Thank you. The Myrg of the future is in good hands. Resistere futilis est!

Armatus’ Final Rambling Editorial Well, this is it. My last issue of the King’s Garb. Sniff. Three and a half years and 35 issues later and I am still putting this together at the last minute. A wise man once said to me, “Some men learn sooner, some men learn later, and some men never learn.” I guess I know where I stand. I hope you have all enjoyed my stint as Chronicler. I have enjoyed it, albeit in a strange, fevered, and masochistic sort of way. This issue is bursting with old funny things from Garbs gone by with some Myrgan Wood History to start the ball rolling. You can think of it as a somewhat comedic time machine on paper. Or not. I would have included the authors, but often they weren’t given, so they are included as is. Enjoy! (this means you)

Thank you and good night! Your chronicler, ARMATUS Armatus

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A Brief History of Myrgan Wood By Master Heinrich Alois Kannessohn

In the year 1978 Gregorian GEOFFREY OF CRYTENHAM made his way into the wilds of the prairie steppes and in 1979 Gregorian founded the Shire of Myrgan Wood, which is old English for Merry Wood. The site of the original Shire was on the eastern bank of the river and is now marked with a permanent monument to Pioneers at the top of the Broadway Bridge. Since the founding of the Shire much has changed in Myrgan Wood. Originally, the Shire was part of the Middle Kingdom as there was a Mid-Realm barony, the Barony of Castel Rouge, just nine hours journey. The closest West Kingdom, An Tir was a Principality of the West at that time, outpost was 21 hours west—the Barony of Lion’s Gate. So, Myrgan Wood was made part of the Middle Kingdom. Three years later, in 1981 Gregorian, KING HUGO OF SELDOMREST bestowed Baronial status on Myrgan Wood installing LORD GEOFFREY OF CRYTENHAM as Founding Baron. As the furthermost bastion of the Mid-Realm, the Barony was granted the right to fly the Middle Kingdom Royal Standard without the Crown being present—a great and single honour. Unfortunately, many members left the Barony to pursue their mundane careers and by the summer of 1987 Myrgan Wood was reduced in status from Barony to Shire. As the years passed An Tir was formed and new colonists entered the region. Settlers from the Kingdom of the West, and later the Kingdom of An Tir, settled in the region and Montengarde, Borealis, Bitter End, and Valley Wold were founded. With these new neighbours the ties between Myrgan Wood and the Mid-Realm began to weaken as the ties west and south grew stronger and stronger. Eventually the citizens petitioned that the knowne world borders be redrawn placing Myrgan Wood within the then seven-year-old kingdom of An Tir and the fledgling region of Avacal. The petition was accepted and in January of 1988 treaties were signed and the kingdom borders redrawn. Myrgan Wood was now part of An Tir. A royalist core, the Barony was granted the singular right to fly the An Tirian Royal Standard without the Crown being present as it did the Mid-Realm Royal Standard by King Eric and Queen Megan in 1988, The Kingdom Banner was made by Duchess Hlutwige Wolfkiller.

In a few short years Myrgan Wood had grown again with new passion and ambition. With the assistance of the Shire’s ROYAL PATRON DUKE SIR TJORKILL KANNE, he had become the Shire’s Royal Patron at Thirteenth Anniversary, the Shire of Myrgan Wood petitioned to have its Baronial status restored. KING RORIK GUNNARSSON restored Myrgan Wood’s Baronial status at Myrgan Wood’s Fifteenth Anniversary in 1994. Their Majesties concurred with the populace’s wishes and elevated LORD GARETH BYDAWYER and the LADY ROWEYNA THE REBELLIOUS to become the founding Baron and

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Baroness of Myrgan Wood’s Baronial Restoration and GEOFFREY OF CRYTENHAM was made Baron of the Royal Court. Baron Gareth and Baroness Roweyna were later followed by: HIS LORDSHIP KARL ALEXANDER ROSS AND HER LADYSHIP EVE DE LACY the second Baron and Baroness of the Restoration; then SIR TARAS OF KIEV AND THE LADY BIANCA ISABELLA VERDI the third Baron and Baroness of the Restoration; who were in turn followed by DON RAOUL DELAROCHE AND HER LADYSHIP ROXANNE DELAROCHE; and in the year 2004 Gregorian at Myrgan Wood’s Silver Jubilee LORD FERGHAIL AND VISCOUNTESS CATRIONA MCMANUS became the Fifth Baron and Baroness of the Baronial Restoration. In the second reign of KING TJORKILL AND QUEEN HLUTWIGE, being 1991 Gregorian, were attending Myrgan Wood’s Twelfth Anniversary event Their Majesties were approached with the idea of making Avacal a Crown Principality. Their Majesties agreed and documents were drawn up and at Kingdom Twelfth Night, January 1992 Gregorian, KING TJORKILL AND QUEEN HLUTWIGE became the first Crown Prince and Princess of Avacal. Later in 1996 Gregorian, when Avacal became a Principality in its own right, Myrgan Wood had the honour to host the First Avacallian Investiture with DUKE SIR RORIK GUNNARSSON AND THE LADY GWENDOLYN GOVER becoming Avacal’s Founding Prince and Princess and the Progenitors of the Royal House of Avacal. The Barony of Myrgan Wood is a crucible for Avacallian Princes and Princesses. In Avacal’s eight-year history fourteen of its thirty-two princes & princess, spanning nine reigns, were from or raised in Myrgan Wood: Viscount Sir Vik Vikingsson who has reigned five times; Viscountess Ceridwyn of Abergavenny who created the Order of the Princess’ Knot, Sir Viscount Albrecht von Rugen who has reigned twice and created the Order of the Gilded Griffon, Viscount Sir Gunther Rorikson who has reigned twice, Viscountess Tatianna de Verona, Vicountess Catriona McManus who has reigned twice, and Viscount Sir Ivar the Black and Viscountess Asney Grimolfrsdotter. The Gregorian year of 1998 was a banner year for Myrgan Wood. In September of that year the Barony

hosted the most eastern An Tir Crown Tourney: “PRAIRIE ALPINE CROWN” autocratted by Heinrich Alois vonSpeyer (who later became Heinrich Alois Kannessohn). It was the largest event ever hosted by Myrgan Wood with 400 people from every part of the Kingdom attending. Plus in February Their Royal Majesties, KING BRENDAN AND QUEEN ARYANA, elevated Myrgan Wood’s first peers of Merit: Sir Taras of Kiev—Knight Of The Society, Mistress Fabienne l'Accusee—Companion To The Order Of The Laurel, and Master Mihangel of Brecon—Companion To The Order Of The

Pelican and made His Lordship Gareth Bydawyer and Her Ladyship Chikakukawa no Shunzei (aka Roweyna the Rebellious) Baron and Baroness of the Royal Court. As the years went by Myrgan Wood gained more Peers of Merit: Sir Gunther Rorikson—Knight Of The Society; Sir Ivar the Black—Knight Of The Society who was knighted by Queen Groa with the assistance of Duke Rorik Gunnarson; Master Heinrich Alois Kannessohn—Companion To The Order Of The Pelican; and Master Colin of Elwood—Companion To The Order Of The Pelican.

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In the first years of the Barony the main event was Border War, which saw armies from the Middle fighting off the advances of the West and An Tir. DUKE SIR STEINGRIM WULFARESSON STALLARI who was Prince of An Tir at the time, was the first An Tirian Royal to set foot in Myrgan Wood. KING HUGO OF SELDOMREST was the first and last Mid-Realm Monarch to come to Myrgan Wood. Later Candlemas, in February, became the signature event in Myrgan Wood. It ran for many years with one of the best one being held in 1986 Gregorian when KING ARTHUR AND QUEEN MELISSA of An Tir attended. As the years went by Anniversary, heralding the first event in Myrgan Wood became the primary event of the Barony, which it remains. At Tenth Anniversary, the first Anniversary as part of An Tir, Myrgan Wood became the first group to be awarded the Forget-Me-Not, from QUEEN HLUTWIGE. Myrgan Wood’s Anniversary Events have seen many more wonderful things: the establishment of a Royal Patronage, a wedding, the restoration of the Barony, peerages bestowed, many, many Royal Visits, and a great many other significant events in Myrgan Wood and even Avacallian history. And now in 2004 Gregorian Myrgan Wood celebrates its Silver Jubilee welcoming friends and all the many people who have lived in Mrygan Wood home to commemorate this special day.

And now for some of the lighter points from the last 25 years of the King’s Garb…

From The King’s Garb Issue 139

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The Black Death Crossword Puzzle

Down 1. ______ dressed in red robes and masks while raping, pillaging, and murdering in the anarchy during the plagues. 2. Giovanni _________ wrote, “How many valiant men, how many fair ladies, breakfast with their kinfolk and the same night supped with their ancestors in the next world!” 3. ____ were falsely accused of poisoning wells, and as such causing the plague. 4. The city of _______ suffered form the plague in 542 during Emperor Justinian’s reign. Across 1. The most common form of plague was ______. 5. Plague infested rats were imported from the _____. 6. In October 1347 Italian merchants brought the plague to _____. 7. ______ were convinced the plague was God’s punishment, and travelled from town to town scourging themselves. 8. From 1347 to 1352 plague killed 25 million Europeans, reducing Europe’s population by one ______. 9. _____ plague was spread through the air. 10. _____ plague though rare, was nearly 100% fatal.

From The King’s Garb Issue 232 Answers are on page 9.

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Answers to the Black Death Crossword Puzzle Down

1. Bechini 2. Boccaccio

3. Jews 4. Constantinople

Across 1. Bubonic 5. Orient 6. Sicily

7. Flagellants 8. Third

9. Pneumonic 10. Septicemic

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(I think the original text for this was by Heinrich, but then the House Homme editorial staff got involved)

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Myrgan Wood Officers List Baron and Baroness: Their Excellencies Don Raoul and HL Roxanne Delaroche (mka Duane and Tracy Walker) Ph:651-2599 [email protected] Seneschal: Gerhard Thorwulfsson (mka Mark Geldof) Ph:653-1066 [email protected] Chatelaine: Lord Hamish Mac Carraig (mka Pat Nixon) Ph: 384-9121 [email protected] Exchequer: Lord Dietrich [email protected] Chronicler: Lord Armatus (mka Andrew Bennett) Ph: 244-7601 [email protected] Minister of Arts & Science:Joseph de St. Vital (mka Dave Fortier) Ph:242-8894 [email protected] Master of Stables: Lord Ferghail (mka Keith Chapman) Ph: 652-0855 [email protected] Master of Swords: Guillemin de Rouen Missile Marshal: Lord Robert of Clan Gunn (mka Robert Simpson) Ph: 664-1052 [email protected] Herald: Rebecca Malo Ph: 249-5212 [email protected] Constable: Ewan of Loch Fynne (mka Tony Canevaro) Ph: (306)-682-4810 [email protected] Chirurgeon: Position Vacant Gold Key: Michel Malo Ph: 249-5212 [email protected]

Myrgan Wood Champions Armoured: Lord Ferghail (mka Keith Chapman) Ph: 652-0855 [email protected] Missile: Lord Cunan Rapier: Guillemin de Rouen A&S: Lord Hamish Mac Carraig (mka Pat Nixon) Ph: 384-9121 [email protected]

Other Assorted Contacts King & Queen of An Tir: Their Majesties, Thorin Njalsson (James Paxton) Dagmaer in Hvassa (Caroline Rosevear) [email protected] [email protected] Prince & Princess of Avacal: Their Hignesses of Avacal, Vik Vikingsson (Jim Manners) Inga The Unfettered (Michelle Height) [email protected] [email protected] Contact for Humboldt: Viscount Sir Gunther & Lady Eyoddi Ph: (306)682-1984 [email protected] [email protected]

Disclaimer: This is The King’s Garb; a publication of the Barony of Myrgan Wood, of the S.C.A. The King’s Garb is not a corporate publication and does not delineate official S.C.A. policy.

(You would think after 25 years people would get the point and we could leave this out.)

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