January 7th, 2009
Anno Societatis XLIII
DRACO INVICTUS!
Time Marches on
Updated 5 Jan 2009
As we welcome the return of the Sun, we also welcome the students back for their Winter Quarter. Thus with the new calendar year, we again turn our attention to the peaceful arts, knowing that the time is growing short before the sounds of War are again heard.
Now is the time to focus on getting yourselves, your Shire and our Barony ready for the coming contests. We must make sure our borders are strong against incursions from both the Eastern Tyger and Aethelmearc. Now is the time to ready your skills with the sword, shield, spear, polearm, sewing, brewing, cooking and all the arts and sciences to help with our defenses.
Our Baronial Twelfth Night is on 10 January, 2009, along with the Slavic University. This is a great time to show off those new skills, new arts and new garb made during your "down time." Come help us celebrate the seasons at 12th Night and show the Barony your support.
At an event prior to Pennsic (held in Norborough, 12 July 2008) the Shire of Dernehealde, as a whole, was given
an Award of the Grove - for all that we have been doing
in the Arts & Sciences. This was for all the classes that have been taught, the dance practices and craft nights.
It is not often that a Grove is given to a Shire. Most of the time, it is given to smaller groups who may have a
particular focus in one or more related arts. You can see the full scroll by clicking on the thumbnail image.
I want to thank all the people who have helped make this happen: Lady Rowen (who started up our monthly Bardic Circles),
Estani (who is keeping the monthly Bardic Circles going), Lady Felice for starting up our weekly Dance Practices and
Lord Philip & Lady Isobel for keeping them going; His Lordship Eidiard for teaching such a large variety of classes
is various arts, Her Excellency Isabeau for her encouragement of bellydancing & drumming. And to all the people who
where interested in learning all the various arts. We couldn't do it without you, because if no one comes to learn, we
just end up talking to ourselves.
Draco Invictus!!!
Winter Meetings
Updated 5 Jan 2009
Winter quarter meetings are on Tuesday nights from 8:00pm - 10:00pm in Grover W305. A map has been made available by Her Ladyship Sabine, with the room location, stairwell and elevators highlighted. It also shows the location of the room for Craft Nights (Thursday nights from 7pm-10pm). You can find Grover on the map located on our "Maps" page, under "Crafts Nights."
You can also join Dernehealde's e-mail list at Yahoogroups simply by entering your e-mail address in the textbox on the left navigation column (under "Dernehealde's E-mail List") and submitting it by clicking on the "Dernehealde" button. You will receive a confirmation e-mail that you must respond to in order to be added to the list.
Welcome to Dernehealde
Welcome to Dern... what? How the heck do you pronounce that name? Well, "Dernehealde" is pronounced by some as "dern held" and by others as "deren held."
Dernehealde is part of the Barony Middle Marches, in the Oaken Region of the Middle Kingdom as part of the Society for Creative Anachronism. Geographically, we are located in Southeastern Ohio, on the campus of Ohio University in Athens, Ohio in Athens County. We are part of a worldwide organization that promotes the study and recreation of pre-17th century (predominantly) Western European arts and skills. This is accomplished in part by events where members can participate in a variety of activities - from tournaments, arts exhibits, classes, workshops, dancing, feasts, and more. Much of the experimentation and camaraderie is accomplished at our weekly meetings.
If you are new to the Society, I urge you to check the Newcomers' Liason page (the Chatelaine's office) for information about the SCA. There you will find articles on etiquette, customs that are particular to the SCA, and other useful information. I also recommend that you consider joining our shire's e-mail list. It is fairly low traffic, but it does offer a means of asking questions that you may not have thought of at one of the meetings. It also helps in developing and maintaining lines of communication and coordination with other members of the group. We also have a number of Dernehealde 'alumni' who are members of the list.
Our Alumni Page!
Our Alumni Page is a listing of past members of Dernehealde who have moved away from our fair Shire. Hopefully it will become a resource for newer members who are moving on from their home Shire of Dernehealde to the world at large.
If you are an alumnus of Dernehealde and would like to be included on our page, please contact the .
Photo ops
If you are so inclined, we do have a photo album, hosted on Flickr so feel free to check it out.
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Dernehealde's banner circa 1974