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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
Maistir Seamus na Coille Aosda: | |||
Aka: Seamus a Chnuic Ghuirm (registered name). | Aka: Seamus a Chnuic Ghuirm (registered name). | ||
Aka: Seamus the Panache-less. | |||
A founding (1970s) member of the Shire of [[Vinland]] (a predecessor to [[Endewearde]] in central & eastern Maine) and a member of Clan [[Cnoc Gorm]] , a household of [[Vinland]]. In 1979 Seamus moved to An Tir where he was a founding member of the Shire of Evercleare (1981), now the Barony of Glymm Mere [http://www.glymm-mere.org/], where he was a member of the household of Sir Richard Fergus Fitzalan [http://wiki.antir.sca.org/index.php?title=Richard_Fergus_Fitzalan], first Baron Glymm Mere. He returned to the East in 1984 to find no trace of [[Vinland]]. In 2012, after a 28 year lapse, he became active in the SCA again, and is happily a member of the Barony of [[Endewearde]]. | A founding (1970s) member of the Shire of [[Vinland]] (a predecessor to [[Endewearde]] in central & eastern Maine) and a member of Clan [[Cnoc Gorm]] , a household of [[Vinland]]. In 1979 Seamus moved to An Tir where he was a founding member of the Shire of Evercleare (1981), now the Barony of Glymm Mere [http://www.glymm-mere.org/], where he was a member of the household of Sir Richard Fergus Fitzalan [http://wiki.antir.sca.org/index.php?title=Richard_Fergus_Fitzalan], first Baron Glymm Mere. He returned to the East in 1984 to find no trace of [[Vinland]]. In 2012, after a 28 year lapse, he became active in the SCA again, and is happily a member of the Barony of [[Endewearde]]. | ||
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==Awards== | ==Awards== | ||
*Order of the Portcullis of Endewearde (baronial martial award) February 2023 at Tourney of Love by Baroness Constanzia Melisaunde de Vianne & Baron Gwillim Kynith. | |||
*Order of the Laurel 16 July 2022 at the Great Northeastern War by Ryouko'jin Of-The Iron-Skies and Indrakshi Aani Aravinda. | |||
*Order of the Beacon of Endewearde (baronial arts & sciences award), October 10, 2021 at The Endeawearde Hunt by Baroness Agatha Wanderer & Baron Otto Gottlieb. | |||
*Order of the Silver Crescent 21 September 2019. at the Endewearde Investiture by Ozurr and Fortune. | |||
*Order of the Golden Mantle 27 May 2018. at Panteria / K&Q Thrown Weapons Championship by Brennan III and Caoilfhionn II. | |||
*Order of the Maunche 9 July 2016. at the Great Northeastern War by Kenric III and Avelina III. | |||
*Order of the Keystone of Endewearde (baronial service award), October 12, 2014 at The Endeawearde Hunt by Baroness Sylvia du Vey & Baron Ane du Vey. | |||
*Award of Arms (An Tir) By: Manfred Kriegstreiber, Morwyn of Wye, Jan 14, 1984 (AS XVIII). | |||
*Crystal of Glymm Mere [http://www.glymm-mere.org/Awards_Tokens/Awards/crystal.htm](Barony of Glymm Mere, Kingdom of An Tir) By: Richard Fergus Fitzalan, Gwendolyn Fitzalan, December 10, 1983. | *Crystal of Glymm Mere [http://www.glymm-mere.org/Awards_Tokens/Awards/crystal.htm](Barony of Glymm Mere, Kingdom of An Tir) By: Richard Fergus Fitzalan, Gwendolyn Fitzalan, December 10, 1983. | ||
== Persona == | == Persona == | ||
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*Yeoman to Master [[Godric of Hamtun]] | *Yeoman to Master [[Godric of Hamtun]] | ||
*Household Affiliations: [[Sundorwine]] & [[Cnoc Gorm]]. | *Household Affiliations: [[Sundorwine]] & [[Cnoc Gorm]]. | ||
*North Tower Infantry | *[[North Tower Infantry]] (Veteran spearman, retired.) | ||
* [[East Kingdom Foresters Guild]] ( | * [[East Kingdom Foresters Guild]] (Grand Master Forester) | ||
*Order of Saint Hubert (An Order of the | *Order of Saint Hubert (An Order of the Foresters' Guild) | ||
== Offices & Positions == | == Offices & Positions == | ||
*Deputy Seneschal, Barony of Endewearde, January 2024 to present. | |||
*Baronial Thrown Weapons Marshal, Barony of Endewearde, June 2023 to present. | |||
*Acting Chronicler, Barony of Endewearde, May 2023 to present. | |||
*Seneschal, Barony of Endewearde, October 2022 to December 2023. | |||
*Deputy Seneschal, Barony of Endewearde, January 2021 to September 2022. | |||
*Grand High Warden (Principle officer) of the Known World Foresters Guild, 3 November 2020 to 7 April 2022. | |||
*Thrown Weapons Champion of the Barony of Endewearde, August 2018 to October 2019. | |||
*High Warden (Principle officer) of the East Kingdom Royal Foresters Guild, October 2017 to October 2019. | |||
*Keeper of The Court of Endewearde Forest a branch of the East Kingdom Royal Foresters Guild, July 2016 to October 2017. | |||
*Acting Keeper of The Court of Endewearde Forest a branch of the East Kingdom Royal Foresters Guild, 21 May 2016 - 9 July 2016. | |||
*Chamberlain, Barony of Endewearde, January 2014 to January 2018. | |||
*Baronial Thrown Weapons Marshal, Barony of Endewearde, October 2013 to January 2021. | |||
*Deputy Chamberlain, Barony of Endewearde, June 2013 to January 2014. | |||
*Chief of Clan (household) [[Cnoc Gorm]], 2012 to present. | |||
*Scribe, Barony of Glym Mere, early 1980s. | |||
*Seneschal, Shire of Vinland, mid 1970s. | *Seneschal, Shire of Vinland, mid 1970s. | ||
== Event Staff == | == Event Staff == | ||
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*Thrown Weapons Marshal-In-Charge at The Endewearde Hunt. 2019 | *Thrown Weapons Marshal-In-Charge at The Endewearde Hunt. 2019 | ||
*Autocrat & Thrown Weapons Marshal-In-Charge at The Endewearde Baronial Thrown Weapons Championship. October 2019. | *Autocrat & Thrown Weapons Marshal-In-Charge at The Endewearde Baronial Thrown Weapons Championship. October 2019. | ||
*Deputy Thrown Weapons Marshal-In-Charge at The Endewearde Baronial Thrown Weapons Championship. August 2021. | |||
*Deputy Thrown Weapons Marshal-In-Charge at The Endewearde Hunt, October 2021. | |||
*Deputy Thrown Weapons Marshal-In-Charge at The Endewearde Hunt & Baronial Thrown Weapons Championship. October 2022. | |||
*Assisting thrown Weapons Marshal, Middleground, May 2023. | |||
*Thrown Weapons Marshal-In-Charge at The Endewearde Hunt & Baronial Thrown Weapons Championship. October 2023. | |||
== | == Classes & Workshops Taught == | ||
*"Hand Building the Birka Lamp" October 2023 at The Endewearde Hunt. | |||
*"Pottery Pit Firing Demonstration" October 2023 at The Endewearde Hunt. | |||
*"An Introduction to Logboats" July 2023 at The Great Northeastern War. | |||
*"Foresters Kit Show & Tell" May 23023 at Middleground. | |||
*"An Introduction to the Foresters Guild" May 2023 at Middleground. | |||
*"Alternative documentation formats for A&S projects", an online panel discussion June 2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWAOxqjVcDA) | |||
*"Wattle Fence Making" in Endewearde May 2022 | |||
*"Period Camping on a Budget: a Foresters Guild Approach" at Mimir's Well March 2020 | |||
*"An Introduction to the Foresters Guild" at Mimir's Well March 2019 | |||
*"Rigging Tents & Tarps" at Middleground May 2017 | |||
== Publications == | |||
PUBLICATIONS: | PUBLICATIONS: | ||
* Editor of '''The Northern Watch''', May 2023 to present. | |||
* A continuing series "''F is for Forester''", '''''Northern Watch''''', newsletter of the Shire of Endewearde. | |||
*"''Tips For Camping In Cool Weather''" on my blog at https://barefootscadian.wordpress.com/2016/08/30/tips-for-camping-in-cool-weather/ | |||
*"''Tips on creating a period campsite.''", '''Northern Watch'''[http://www.northernwatch.net/uploads/1/1/1/8/11184890/2013_summer_northern_watch_b.pdf], newsletter of the Barony of Endewearde, summer 2013. | |||
*"''Knotty Camping: 'tis the season''", '''Northern Watch'''[http://www.northernwatch.net/uploads/1/1/1/8/11184890/northern_watch_march_2013.pdf], newsletter of the Barony of Endewearde, March 2013. | |||
*"''Hungarian or Gypsy Campfire Bacon''", '''Northern Watch'''[http://www.northernwatch.net/uploads/1/1/1/8/11184890/northern_watch_sept_2012.pdf], newsletter of the Shire of Endewearde, September 2012. | |||
*"''Memories of Vinland: what came before''", '''Northern Watch'''[http://www.northernwatch.net/uploads/1/1/1/8/11184890/northern_watch_spring_2012.pdf], newsletter of the Shire of Endewearde, spring 2012. | |||
*'''The Looking Glass''' [http://www.glymm-mere.org/Newsletter/lookingglass.htm], newsletter of the Shire of Evercleare, now the Barony of Glymm Mere, 1980s. Covers for issues 4-9 & 22, as well as incidental illustrations, borders and several short articles on calligraphic technique. | *'''The Looking Glass''' [http://www.glymm-mere.org/Newsletter/lookingglass.htm], newsletter of the Shire of Evercleare, now the Barony of Glymm Mere, 1980s. Covers for issues 4-9 & 22, as well as incidental illustrations, borders and several short articles on calligraphic technique. | ||
== Projects == | |||
UNDER CONSTRUCTION | |||
COMPLETED PROJECTS: | |||
*Birka lamp, September 2023 | |||
*A collection of Souterain ware pottery (an Early Medieval Irish domestic pottery), summer 2023. | |||
*Medieval Irish stone cross slab, in collaboration with Fergus Walsh at the Center for Experimental Archaeology & Material Culture, University Collage Dublin, March 2023. | |||
*Roasted bog ore, in collaboration with other students at the Center for Experimental Archaeology & Material Culture, University Collage Dublin, March 2023. | |||
*Silk banner in collaboration with Gwillim Kynith, February 2023. | |||
*Medieval spade, October 2021. | |||
*Antler burr ring, October 2021. | |||
*A small Early Medieval Irish garden, 2021. | |||
*Experimented with submerged storage of logboat, November 2020 to June 2021. | |||
*Early Medieval Irish logboat, September 2020. | |||
*Hafted four javelins, March 2020. | |||
*Fletched two javelins, February 2020. | |||
*Scutching knife and board for Agatha Iris, May 2019. | |||
*Small linen bag, May 2019. | |||
*Norse axe mask for Magistra Audrye Beneyt, September 2018. | |||
*Converted a small terracotta plant pot into a charcoal brazier, September 2018. | |||
*Roman workbench, September 2018. | |||
*Book of wax tablets, June 2018. | |||
*Horn cup, May 2018. | |||
*Linen Early Medieval Irish leine (tunic), May 2018. | |||
*Axe masks, March 2018. | |||
*Hafted a lugged spear from white ash from my woodlot, felled, rived and shaped with hand tools, February 2018. | |||
*Hunting horn with brass fittings & leather baldric, January 2018, presented by the Royal Foresters Guild to King Ivan Ivanov Syn Dimitriov Vynuk Tzardikov at The Tourney of Love, Barony of Edewearde, February 2018. | |||
*Personal tokens of cast pewter, April 2017. | |||
*Irish kern's shield, March 2017. | |||
*Hunting horn, February 2017. | |||
*Small leather pouch, February 2017. | |||
*Yew bow, December 2016. | |||
*Straw pot scrubber, November 2016. | |||
*Steel fire striker from an old file, December 2015. | |||
*Standing sprang loom for Agatha Iris, June 2015. | |||
*Early medieval Irish woven belt, April 2015. | |||
*Antler pin, February 2015. | |||
*Experimented with throwing javelins with the use of an amentum (cord or strap), October 2014. | |||
*Small camp stool for Sir Arturus of Aranmore, June 2014. | |||
*Norse shield with the arms of the defunct Shire of Vinland, October 2013. | |||
[[Image:VinlandShield.JPG|200px]] | |||
*Experimented with reshaping a wood chisel into a javelin point for the thrown weapons range. | |||
[[Image :Seamus' Javelin.jpg|200px]] | |||
*Researched and built a lye leaching hopper which was used by Endewearde's soap makers to successfully leach a lye solution from wood ash, Spring 2012. | |||
*Designed and crafted the original Red Deer Awards for the Shire of Evercleare, now the Red Hart of the Barony of Glymm Mere, 1983. | *Designed and crafted the original Red Deer Awards for the Shire of Evercleare, now the Red Hart of the Barony of Glymm Mere, 1983. | ||
* | *Carved a a standard pole finial in the form of of a household badge. | ||
[[Image: Cnoc Gorm Boar.jpg|200px]] | |||
* | ONGOING PROJECTS: | ||
*Experimenting with various methods of logboat repair, maintenance and storage, September 2020 to present. | |||
*Hurdle, and wattle fence making, June 2019 to present. | |||
*Cultivation of a small hazel coppice, including propagation, harvesting of rods, withies and nuts, Mid 1990s until present. | |||
* | MISC. | ||
*A pair of fletched javelins. | |||
*Hand riving javelin & spear shafts from white ash harvested from my woodlot. | |||
== Interests & Activities== | == Interests & Activities== | ||
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*Archery (Marshal & Yeoman to Master Godric of Hamtun) | *Archery (Marshal & Yeoman to Master Godric of Hamtun) | ||
*Woodworking (A journeyman carpenter.) | *Woodworking (A journeyman carpenter.) | ||
*Camp-craft & woods lore (Rank of Master Forester in the East Kingdom Royal Foresters Guild.) | *Camp-craft & woods lore (Rank of Grand Master Forester in the East Kingdom Royal Foresters Guild.) | ||
*Leather working (A novice.) | *Leather working (A novice.) | ||
*Metal working (A novice.) | *Metal working (A novice.) | ||
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==Current Projects & Works in Progess == | ==Current Projects & Works in Progess == | ||
* | CURRENT PROJECTS: | ||
[[Image: Logboat.JPG|200px]] *Recreating a logboat appropriate to early medieval Ireland. | |||
*A Tuam chair using only hand tools. | *A Tuam chair using only hand tools. | ||
*Building trestle tables. | *Building trestle tables. | ||
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*Several chests. | *Several chests. | ||
*A Skian (Irish long knife). | *A Skian (Irish long knife). | ||
== In Case of Award or Recognition in Royal Court == | |||
Ethereal Court: In general, I prefer to receive recognition in person. However, a writ via Ethereal Court would be okay. | |||
Writs: I do not mind surprises but a writ will make it more likely I'll be at the right place at the right time for any award or recognition. | |||
== More Information == | == More Information == | ||
Seamus' FaceBook page: [http://www.facebook.com/seamus.nacoilleaosda] | Seamus' FaceBook page: [http://www.facebook.com/seamus.nacoilleaosda] | ||
Seamus' blog: [https://barefootscadian.wordpress.com/ | |||
Shire of Endewearde Order of Precedence[http://www.endewearde.eastkingdom.org/Precedence/precedence-shortlist.htm] | Shire of Endewearde Order of Precedence[http://www.endewearde.eastkingdom.org/Precedence/precedence-shortlist.htm] |
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Status: Active |
Awards: Order of Precedence |
Heraldry |
Argent, a trillium purpure barbed vert and seeded Or. |
Award & Office Badges |
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Introduction
Maistir Seamus na Coille Aosda:
Aka: Seamus a Chnuic Ghuirm (registered name). Aka: Seamus the Panache-less.
A founding (1970s) member of the Shire of Vinland (a predecessor to Endewearde in central & eastern Maine) and a member of Clan Cnoc Gorm , a household of Vinland. In 1979 Seamus moved to An Tir where he was a founding member of the Shire of Evercleare (1981), now the Barony of Glymm Mere [1], where he was a member of the household of Sir Richard Fergus Fitzalan [2], first Baron Glymm Mere. He returned to the East in 1984 to find no trace of Vinland. In 2012, after a 28 year lapse, he became active in the SCA again, and is happily a member of the Barony of Endewearde.
Awards
- Order of the Portcullis of Endewearde (baronial martial award) February 2023 at Tourney of Love by Baroness Constanzia Melisaunde de Vianne & Baron Gwillim Kynith.
- Order of the Laurel 16 July 2022 at the Great Northeastern War by Ryouko'jin Of-The Iron-Skies and Indrakshi Aani Aravinda.
- Order of the Beacon of Endewearde (baronial arts & sciences award), October 10, 2021 at The Endeawearde Hunt by Baroness Agatha Wanderer & Baron Otto Gottlieb.
- Order of the Silver Crescent 21 September 2019. at the Endewearde Investiture by Ozurr and Fortune.
- Order of the Golden Mantle 27 May 2018. at Panteria / K&Q Thrown Weapons Championship by Brennan III and Caoilfhionn II.
- Order of the Maunche 9 July 2016. at the Great Northeastern War by Kenric III and Avelina III.
- Order of the Keystone of Endewearde (baronial service award), October 12, 2014 at The Endeawearde Hunt by Baroness Sylvia du Vey & Baron Ane du Vey.
- Award of Arms (An Tir) By: Manfred Kriegstreiber, Morwyn of Wye, Jan 14, 1984 (AS XVIII).
- Crystal of Glymm Mere [3](Barony of Glymm Mere, Kingdom of An Tir) By: Richard Fergus Fitzalan, Gwendolyn Fitzalan, December 10, 1983.
Persona
An Irish kern born in the year 955 at the crannog of Newtownlow, County Westmeath, Ireland .
Affiliations
- Yeoman to Master Godric of Hamtun
- Household Affiliations: Sundorwine & Cnoc Gorm.
- North Tower Infantry (Veteran spearman, retired.)
- East Kingdom Foresters Guild (Grand Master Forester)
- Order of Saint Hubert (An Order of the Foresters' Guild)
Offices & Positions
- Deputy Seneschal, Barony of Endewearde, January 2024 to present.
- Baronial Thrown Weapons Marshal, Barony of Endewearde, June 2023 to present.
- Acting Chronicler, Barony of Endewearde, May 2023 to present.
- Seneschal, Barony of Endewearde, October 2022 to December 2023.
- Deputy Seneschal, Barony of Endewearde, January 2021 to September 2022.
- Grand High Warden (Principle officer) of the Known World Foresters Guild, 3 November 2020 to 7 April 2022.
- Thrown Weapons Champion of the Barony of Endewearde, August 2018 to October 2019.
- High Warden (Principle officer) of the East Kingdom Royal Foresters Guild, October 2017 to October 2019.
- Keeper of The Court of Endewearde Forest a branch of the East Kingdom Royal Foresters Guild, July 2016 to October 2017.
- Acting Keeper of The Court of Endewearde Forest a branch of the East Kingdom Royal Foresters Guild, 21 May 2016 - 9 July 2016.
- Chamberlain, Barony of Endewearde, January 2014 to January 2018.
- Baronial Thrown Weapons Marshal, Barony of Endewearde, October 2013 to January 2021.
- Deputy Chamberlain, Barony of Endewearde, June 2013 to January 2014.
- Chief of Clan (household) Cnoc Gorm, 2012 to present.
- Scribe, Barony of Glym Mere, early 1980s.
- Seneschal, Shire of Vinland, mid 1970s.
Event Staff
- Assistant Event Steward in charge of the roast shoat, Vinland Revel, mid 1970s.
- Assistant Event Steward in charge of the Yule Fire lighting ceremony, Yule Feast, Shire of Evercleare, December 10, 1983.
- Deputy Event Steward for the Endewearde Hunt, October, 2013.
- Deputy Event Steward for the Endewearde Hunt, October, 2014.
- Organizer & Marshal-in-Charge of the first annual baronial thrown weapons championship, Barony of Endewearde, August 15, 2015.
- Thrown Weapons Marshal-In-Charge at The Endewearde Hunt. 2015
- Thrown weapons Marshal-In-Charge at Middleground. 21 May 2016.
- Archery MIT assisting on range at Great Northeastern War XXX. 2016.
- Thrown Weapons Marshal-In-Charge at The Endewearde Hunt. 2016
- Assisting Archery Marshal at Middleground. May 2017
- Autocrat & Thrown Weapons Marshal-In-Charge at The Endewearde Baronial Thrown Weapons Championship. August 2017.
- Thrown Weapons Marshal-In-Charge at The Endewearde Hunt. 2017
- Autocrat & Thrown Weapons Marshal-In-Charge at The Endewearde Baronial Thrown Weapons Championship. August 2018.
- Thrown Weapons Marshal-In-Charge at The Endewearde Hunt. 2018
- Thrown Weapons Marshal-In-Charge at The Endewearde Hunt. 2019
- Autocrat & Thrown Weapons Marshal-In-Charge at The Endewearde Baronial Thrown Weapons Championship. October 2019.
- Deputy Thrown Weapons Marshal-In-Charge at The Endewearde Baronial Thrown Weapons Championship. August 2021.
- Deputy Thrown Weapons Marshal-In-Charge at The Endewearde Hunt, October 2021.
- Deputy Thrown Weapons Marshal-In-Charge at The Endewearde Hunt & Baronial Thrown Weapons Championship. October 2022.
- Assisting thrown Weapons Marshal, Middleground, May 2023.
- Thrown Weapons Marshal-In-Charge at The Endewearde Hunt & Baronial Thrown Weapons Championship. October 2023.
Classes & Workshops Taught
- "Hand Building the Birka Lamp" October 2023 at The Endewearde Hunt.
- "Pottery Pit Firing Demonstration" October 2023 at The Endewearde Hunt.
- "An Introduction to Logboats" July 2023 at The Great Northeastern War.
- "Foresters Kit Show & Tell" May 23023 at Middleground.
- "An Introduction to the Foresters Guild" May 2023 at Middleground.
- "Alternative documentation formats for A&S projects", an online panel discussion June 2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWAOxqjVcDA)
- "Wattle Fence Making" in Endewearde May 2022
- "Period Camping on a Budget: a Foresters Guild Approach" at Mimir's Well March 2020
- "An Introduction to the Foresters Guild" at Mimir's Well March 2019
- "Rigging Tents & Tarps" at Middleground May 2017
Publications
PUBLICATIONS:
- Editor of The Northern Watch, May 2023 to present.
- A continuing series "F is for Forester", Northern Watch, newsletter of the Shire of Endewearde.
- "Tips For Camping In Cool Weather" on my blog at https://barefootscadian.wordpress.com/2016/08/30/tips-for-camping-in-cool-weather/
- "Tips on creating a period campsite.", Northern Watch[4], newsletter of the Barony of Endewearde, summer 2013.
- "Knotty Camping: 'tis the season", Northern Watch[5], newsletter of the Barony of Endewearde, March 2013.
- "Hungarian or Gypsy Campfire Bacon", Northern Watch[6], newsletter of the Shire of Endewearde, September 2012.
- "Memories of Vinland: what came before", Northern Watch[7], newsletter of the Shire of Endewearde, spring 2012.
- The Looking Glass [8], newsletter of the Shire of Evercleare, now the Barony of Glymm Mere, 1980s. Covers for issues 4-9 & 22, as well as incidental illustrations, borders and several short articles on calligraphic technique.
Projects
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
COMPLETED PROJECTS:
- Birka lamp, September 2023
- A collection of Souterain ware pottery (an Early Medieval Irish domestic pottery), summer 2023.
- Medieval Irish stone cross slab, in collaboration with Fergus Walsh at the Center for Experimental Archaeology & Material Culture, University Collage Dublin, March 2023.
- Roasted bog ore, in collaboration with other students at the Center for Experimental Archaeology & Material Culture, University Collage Dublin, March 2023.
- Silk banner in collaboration with Gwillim Kynith, February 2023.
- Medieval spade, October 2021.
- Antler burr ring, October 2021.
- A small Early Medieval Irish garden, 2021.
- Experimented with submerged storage of logboat, November 2020 to June 2021.
- Early Medieval Irish logboat, September 2020.
- Hafted four javelins, March 2020.
- Fletched two javelins, February 2020.
- Scutching knife and board for Agatha Iris, May 2019.
- Small linen bag, May 2019.
- Norse axe mask for Magistra Audrye Beneyt, September 2018.
- Converted a small terracotta plant pot into a charcoal brazier, September 2018.
- Roman workbench, September 2018.
- Book of wax tablets, June 2018.
- Horn cup, May 2018.
- Linen Early Medieval Irish leine (tunic), May 2018.
- Axe masks, March 2018.
- Hafted a lugged spear from white ash from my woodlot, felled, rived and shaped with hand tools, February 2018.
- Hunting horn with brass fittings & leather baldric, January 2018, presented by the Royal Foresters Guild to King Ivan Ivanov Syn Dimitriov Vynuk Tzardikov at The Tourney of Love, Barony of Edewearde, February 2018.
- Personal tokens of cast pewter, April 2017.
- Irish kern's shield, March 2017.
- Hunting horn, February 2017.
- Small leather pouch, February 2017.
- Yew bow, December 2016.
- Straw pot scrubber, November 2016.
- Steel fire striker from an old file, December 2015.
- Standing sprang loom for Agatha Iris, June 2015.
- Early medieval Irish woven belt, April 2015.
- Antler pin, February 2015.
- Experimented with throwing javelins with the use of an amentum (cord or strap), October 2014.
- Small camp stool for Sir Arturus of Aranmore, June 2014.
- Norse shield with the arms of the defunct Shire of Vinland, October 2013.
- Experimented with reshaping a wood chisel into a javelin point for the thrown weapons range.
- Researched and built a lye leaching hopper which was used by Endewearde's soap makers to successfully leach a lye solution from wood ash, Spring 2012.
- Designed and crafted the original Red Deer Awards for the Shire of Evercleare, now the Red Hart of the Barony of Glymm Mere, 1983.
- Carved a a standard pole finial in the form of of a household badge.
ONGOING PROJECTS:
- Experimenting with various methods of logboat repair, maintenance and storage, September 2020 to present.
- Hurdle, and wattle fence making, June 2019 to present.
- Cultivation of a small hazel coppice, including propagation, harvesting of rods, withies and nuts, Mid 1990s until present.
MISC.
- A pair of fletched javelins.
- Hand riving javelin & spear shafts from white ash harvested from my woodlot.
Interests & Activities
- Thrown weapons (Marshal)
- Archery (Marshal & Yeoman to Master Godric of Hamtun)
- Woodworking (A journeyman carpenter.)
- Camp-craft & woods lore (Rank of Grand Master Forester in the East Kingdom Royal Foresters Guild.)
- Leather working (A novice.)
- Metal working (A novice.)
- Long distance trail running.
Current Projects & Works in Progess
CURRENT PROJECTS:
*Recreating a logboat appropriate to early medieval Ireland.
- A Tuam chair using only hand tools.
- Building trestle tables.
- Two Medieval wooden shovels.
- A bow.
- Several chests.
- A Skian (Irish long knife).
In Case of Award or Recognition in Royal Court
Ethereal Court: In general, I prefer to receive recognition in person. However, a writ via Ethereal Court would be okay.
Writs: I do not mind surprises but a writ will make it more likely I'll be at the right place at the right time for any award or recognition.
More Information
Seamus' FaceBook page: [9]
Seamus' blog: [https://barefootscadian.wordpress.com/
Shire of Endewearde Order of Precedence[10]
Seamus' entry in the An Tir Roll of Arms [11]
Seamus' listing in the An Tir Order of Precedence [12]