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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.  
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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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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, where he was a member of the household of Sir 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 Shire of Endewearde.
 
  
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==Awards==
  
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*Crystal of Glymm Mere (Barony of Glymm Mere, Kingdom of An Tir) By: Richard Fergus Fitzalan, Gwendolyn Fitzalan, December 10, 1983.
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*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.
 
*Award of Arms (An Tir) By: Manfred Kriegstreiber, Morwyn of Wye, Jan 14, 1984 (AS XVIII)
 
*Award of Arms (An Tir) By: Manfred Kriegstreiber, Morwyn of Wye, Jan 14, 1984 (AS XVIII)
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*Order of the Keystone of Endewearde (baronial service award), October 12, 2014 at The Endeawearde Hunt.
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*Order of the Maunche 9 July 2016. at the Great Northeastern War by Kenric III and Avelina III
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*Order of the Golden Mantle 27 May 2018.  at Panteria / K&Q Thrown Weapons Championship by Brennan III and Caoilfhionn II
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*Order of the Silver Crescent 21 September 2019.  at the Endewearde Investiture by Ozurr and Fortune
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*Order of the Beacon of Endewearde (baronial arts & sciences award), October 10, 2021 at The Endeawearde Hunt.
  
 
== Persona ==
 
== Persona ==
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Irish kern.
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An Irish kern born in the year 955 at the crannog of Newtownlow, County Westmeath, Ireland .
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== Affiliations ==
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*Yeoman to Master [[Godric of Hamtun]]
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*Household Affiliations: [[Sundorwine]] & [[Cnoc Gorm]].
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*[[North Tower Infantry]] (Veteran spearman, retired.) 
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* [[East Kingdom Foresters Guild]] (Grand Master Forester)
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*Order of Saint Hubert (An Order of the Known World Foresters' Guild)
  
 
== Offices & Positions ==
 
== Offices & Positions ==
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*Seneschal, Shire of Vinland, mid 1970s.
 
*Seneschal, Shire of Vinland, mid 1970s.
 
*Scribe, Barony of Glym Mere, early 1980s.
 
*Scribe, Barony of Glym Mere, early 1980s.
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*Chief of Clan (household) [[Cnoc Gorm]], 2012 to present.
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*Deputy Chamberlain, Barony of Endewearde, June 2013 to January 2014.
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*Baronial Thrown Weapons Marshal, Barony of Endewearde, October 2013 to January 2021.
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*Chamberlain, Barony of Endewearde, January 2014 to January 2018.
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*Acting Keeper of The Court of Endewearde Forest a branch of the East Kingdom Royal Foresters Guild, 21 May 2016 - 9 July 2016.
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*Keeper of The Court of Endewearde Forest a branch of the East Kingdom Royal Foresters Guild, July 2016 to October 2017
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*High Warden (Principle officer) of the East Kingdom Royal Foresters Guild, October 2017 to October 2019.
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*Thrown Weapons Champion of the Barony of Endewearde, August 2018 to October 2019.
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*Warden of the East (regional deputy to the Principle officer) of the East Kingdom Royal Foresters Guild, October 2019 to present.
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*Grand High Warden (Principle officer) of the Known World Foresters Guild, 3 November 2020 to 7 April 2022.
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== Event Staff ==
  
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*Name of Position, Location, mm/dd/yyyy to mm/dd/yyyy
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*Assistant Event Steward in charge of the roast shoat, Vinland Revel, mid 1970s.
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*Assistant Event Steward in charge of the Yule Fire lighting ceremony, Yule Feast, Shire of Evercleare, December 10, 1983.
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*Deputy Event Steward for the Endewearde Hunt, October, 2013.
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*Deputy Event Steward for the Endewearde Hunt, October, 2014.
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*Organizer & Marshal-in-Charge of the first annual baronial thrown weapons championship, Barony of Endewearde, August 15, 2015.
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*Thrown Weapons Marshal-In-Charge at The Endewearde Hunt. 2015
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*Thrown weapons Marshal-In-Charge at Middleground. 21 May 2016.
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*Archery MIT assisting on range at Great Northeastern War XXX. 2016.
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*Thrown Weapons Marshal-In-Charge at The Endewearde Hunt. 2016
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*Assisting Archery Marshal at Middleground. May 2017
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*Autocrat & Thrown Weapons Marshal-In-Charge at The Endewearde Baronial Thrown Weapons Championship. August 2017.
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*Thrown Weapons Marshal-In-Charge at The Endewearde Hunt. 2017
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*Autocrat & Thrown Weapons Marshal-In-Charge at The Endewearde Baronial Thrown Weapons Championship. August 2018.
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*Thrown Weapons Marshal-In-Charge at The Endewearde Hunt. 2018
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*Thrown Weapons Marshal-In-Charge at The Endewearde Hunt. 2019
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*Autocrat & Thrown Weapons Marshal-In-Charge at The Endewearde Baronial Thrown Weapons Championship. October 2019.
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*Deputy Thrown Weapons Marshal-In-Charge at The Endewearde Baronial Thrown Weapons Championship. August 2021.
  
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== Event Staff ==
 
  
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*Assistant autocrat in charge of the roast shoat, Vinland Revel, mid 1970s.
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== Classes & Workshops Taught ==
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*Assistant autocrat in charge of the Yule Fire lighting ceremony, Yule Feast, Shire of Evercleare, December 10, 1983.
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*Rigging Tents & Tarps at Middleground May 2017
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*An Introduction to the Foresters Guild at Mimir's Well March 2019
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*Period Camping on a Budget: a Foresters Guild Approach at Mimir's Well March 2020
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*Wattle Fence Making workshop in Endewearde May 2022
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*Alternative documentation formats for A&S projects, an online panel discussion June 2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWAOxqjVcDA)
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== Publications ==
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PUBLICATIONS:
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* A continuing series "''F is for Forester''", '''''Northern Watch''''', newsletter of the Shire of Endewearde.
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*"''Tips For Camping In Cool Weather''" on my blog at https://barefootscadian.wordpress.com/2016/08/30/tips-for-camping-in-cool-weather/
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*"''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.
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*"''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.
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*"''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.
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*"''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.
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*'''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.
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== Projects ==
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PAST PROJECTS:
  
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*A pair of fletched javelins.
  
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*Hand riving javelin & spear shafts from white ash harvested from my woodlot.
  
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*Name of Position, Name of Event, mm/dd/yyyy
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* Made a replica viking shield bearing the arms of the Shire of Vinland. [[Image:VinlandShield.JPG|200px]]
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*List in Chronological order, oldest to newest
 
  
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== Projects & Publications ==
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*Made a shield for an early medieval Irish kern. (See my device above right)
  
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*'''The Looking Glass''', 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.
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*Experimented with reshaping a wood chisel into a javelin point for the thrown weapons range. [[Image :Seamus' Javelin.jpg|200px]]
  
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*Designed and crafted the original Red Deer Awards for the Shire of Evercleare, now the Red Hart of the Barony of Glymm Mere, 1983.
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*Carved a a standard pole finial in the form of of a household badge. [[Image: Cnoc Gorm Boar.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.
 
*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.
  
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*"''Memories of Vinland: what came before''", '''Northern Watch''', newsletter of the Shire of Endewearde, spring 2012.
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*Designed and crafted the original Red Deer Awards for the Shire of Evercleare, now the Red Hart of the Barony of Glymm Mere, 1983.
  
 
== Interests & Activities==
 
== Interests & Activities==
  
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*Thrown weapons (particularly the light javelins & darts of the Irish kern)
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*Thrown weapons (Marshal)
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*Archery
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*Archery (Marshal & Yeoman to Master Godric of Hamtun)
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*Period woodworking
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*Woodworking (A journeyman carpenter.)
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*Leather working
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*Camp-craft & woods lore (Rank of Grand Master Forester in the East Kingdom Royal Foresters Guild.)
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*Metal working (making sharp pointy things)
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*Leather working (A novice.)
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*Campcraft
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*Metal working (A novice.)
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*Soapmaking
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*Long distance trail running.
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*Bee keeping
 
  
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==Current Projects & Works in Progess ==
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CURRENT PROJECTS:
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[[Image: Logboat.JPG|200px]] *Recreating a logboat appropriate to early medieval Ireland.
  
  
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==Current Projects & Works in Progess ==
 
  
 
*A Tuam chair using only hand tools.
 
*A Tuam chair using only hand tools.
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*A set of three light javelins/darts appropriate for use by an Irish kern.
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*Building trestle tables.
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*Carving a Gaelic war standard in the form of a boar.
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*Two Medieval wooden shovels.
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*A bow.
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*Several chests.
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*A Skian (Irish long knife).
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== In Case of Award or Recognition in Royal Court ==
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Ethereal Court: In general, I prefer to receive recognition in person. However, a writ via Ethereal Court would be okay.
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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.
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== More Information ==
 
== More Information ==
  
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Seamus' FaceBook page: [http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=849655485&ref=tn_tnmn]
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Seamus' FaceBook page: [http://www.facebook.com/seamus.nacoilleaosda]
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Seamus' blog: [https://barefootscadian.wordpress.com/
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Shire of Endewearde Order of Precedence[http://www.endewearde.eastkingdom.org/Precedence/precedence-shortlist.htm]
  
 
Seamus' entry in the An Tir Roll of Arms [http://rollofarms.antirheralds.org/display.php?id=2383]
 
Seamus' entry in the An Tir Roll of Arms [http://rollofarms.antirheralds.org/display.php?id=2383]
  
 
Seamus' listing in the An Tir Order of Precedence [http://op.antirheralds.org/index.php?who=1178]
 
Seamus' listing in the An Tir Order of Precedence [http://op.antirheralds.org/index.php?who=1178]

Latest revision as of 08:48, 24 June 2022

Photo
Seamus kern GNEW 2015.jpg
Seamus at GNEW 2015
Information
Resides: Barony of Endewearde
Status: Active
Awards: Order of Precedence
Heraldry
Seamus arms.JPG
Argent, a trillium purpure barbed vert and seeded Or.
Award & Office Badges
Award of Arms Order of the Keystone Companion of the Order of the Maunche Companion of the Order of the Golden Mantle Companion of the Order of the Silver Crescent Order of the Beacon

Thrown Weapons Marshal Archery Marshal

Introduction

Lord Seamus na Coille Aosda:

Aka: Seamus a Chnuic Ghuirm (registered name).


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

  • Crystal of Glymm Mere [3](Barony of Glymm Mere, Kingdom of An Tir) By: Richard Fergus Fitzalan, Gwendolyn Fitzalan, December 10, 1983.
  • Award of Arms (An Tir) By: Manfred Kriegstreiber, Morwyn of Wye, Jan 14, 1984 (AS XVIII)
  • Order of the Keystone of Endewearde (baronial service award), October 12, 2014 at The Endeawearde Hunt.
  • Order of the Maunche 9 July 2016. at the Great Northeastern War by Kenric III and Avelina III
  • Order of the Golden Mantle 27 May 2018. at Panteria / K&Q Thrown Weapons Championship by Brennan III and Caoilfhionn II
  • Order of the Silver Crescent 21 September 2019. at the Endewearde Investiture by Ozurr and Fortune
  • Order of the Beacon of Endewearde (baronial arts & sciences award), October 10, 2021 at The Endeawearde Hunt.

Persona

An Irish kern born in the year 955 at the crannog of Newtownlow, County Westmeath, Ireland .

Affiliations

Offices & Positions

  • Seneschal, Shire of Vinland, mid 1970s.
  • Scribe, Barony of Glym Mere, early 1980s.
  • Chief of Clan (household) Cnoc Gorm, 2012 to present.
  • Deputy Chamberlain, Barony of Endewearde, June 2013 to January 2014.
  • Baronial Thrown Weapons Marshal, Barony of Endewearde, October 2013 to January 2021.
  • Chamberlain, Barony of Endewearde, January 2014 to January 2018.
  • Acting Keeper of The Court of Endewearde Forest a branch of the East Kingdom Royal Foresters Guild, 21 May 2016 - 9 July 2016.
  • Keeper of The Court of Endewearde Forest a branch of the East Kingdom Royal Foresters Guild, July 2016 to October 2017
  • High Warden (Principle officer) of the East Kingdom Royal Foresters Guild, October 2017 to October 2019.
  • Thrown Weapons Champion of the Barony of Endewearde, August 2018 to October 2019.
  • Warden of the East (regional deputy to the Principle officer) of the East Kingdom Royal Foresters Guild, October 2019 to present.
  • Grand High Warden (Principle officer) of the Known World Foresters Guild, 3 November 2020 to 7 April 2022.

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.


Classes & Workshops Taught

  • Rigging Tents & Tarps at Middleground May 2017
  • An Introduction to the Foresters Guild at Mimir's Well March 2019
  • Period Camping on a Budget: a Foresters Guild Approach at Mimir's Well March 2020
  • Wattle Fence Making workshop in Endewearde May 2022
  • Alternative documentation formats for A&S projects, an online panel discussion June 2022 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWAOxqjVcDA)

Publications

PUBLICATIONS:

  • 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

PAST PROJECTS:

  • A pair of fletched javelins.
  • Hand riving javelin & spear shafts from white ash harvested from my woodlot.
  • Made a replica viking shield bearing the arms of the Shire of Vinland. VinlandShield.JPG
  • Made a shield for an early medieval Irish kern. (See my device above right)
  • Experimented with reshaping a wood chisel into a javelin point for the thrown weapons range. Seamus' Javelin.jpg
  • Carved a a standard pole finial in the form of of a household badge. Cnoc Gorm Boar.jpg
  • 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.

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:

Logboat.JPG *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]

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