Mat Wyck
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 Magister Mat Wyck, OGR, OP, Northern Region Deputy Fencing Marshal, At-large Sergeant, NorthGuard Rapier Company and overall purveyor and executor of questionable ideas |
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| Resides: Malagentia |
| Status: Active |
| Awards: Order of Precedence |
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Introduction
Magister Mat Wyck, a Fencer and Forester, at home in woods, on the water or in seedy taverns. Formerly known as Alexander Ramsay, a proud son of Endewearde, circa 1990-94. Returned to the always-interesting embrace of the SCA in late 2016 and immediately fell in with the problem children of Malagentia. Drink of choice - G&T. House of choice - Fulton, of course.
Persona
Mat Wyck was the middle son of a late 1500s minor noble in coastal England who benefited from instruction in the art of the rapier and travelled extensively as a supercargo on his father's merchant ships. He returned home to help his family keep their lands safe from increasingly bold brigands and poachers. Along the way he joined up with the fine folks of House Fulton, and is a proud member of that household.
Offices & Positions
- At-Large Sergeant, NorthGuard Rapier Company
- Provincial Fencing Marshal, Malagentia, 02/01/2018 to 12/01/2020
- Keeper of the Forest Court of Malagentia, 12/17/2018 to 7/14/2023
- Seneschal of Malagentia, 12/01/2020 to current date
- EK Deputy Seneschal, Investigations, 11/22/22 to current date
- EK Deputy Marshal of Fence, Northern Region, Feb. 2024 to current date
Event Staff
- Fencing Marshal in Charge, Great Northeastern War XXXII, 07/12/2018
- Co-Founder/Autocrat, Great Malagentian Outdoor Test Kitchen, 5/4/2019
- Fencing Marshal in Charge, Great Northeastern War XXXIII, 7/11/2019
- Co-Instigator, Otzi's Paradise, 2/22-2/23/2020; Otzi's Revenge, 2/26/2022; Otzi's Freezer, 2/25/2023; Otzi's Again, 2024; Otzi's Redux, 2025
- Seneschal, GNE XXXIV, XXXV & XXXVI; 2022, 2023 & 2024
- MiC and Progenitor, Duckal Tourney, Harvest Moon, 2022 & 2023
- Marshal and Organizer, C&T Tourney, A Market Day at Birka, 2023, 2024 & 2025
- Fencing Marshal in Charge, Regional Practices, Malagentia, May 2019, May 2023, May 2024
Projects & Publications
- Wordsmith for Laurel Scroll for Tiffan Fairamay
- Wordsmith for Pelican Scroll for Camille DesJardins
- Wordsmith for Silver Wheel Brooch for Octavia Valeria
- Wordsmith for Order of Sagittarius for Aloysius Sartore
- Wordsmith for Award of Arms for Bo of Malagentia
- Wordsmith for Silver Crescent for Christiana Crane
- Wordsmith for Pelican Scroll for Brenden Crane
- Wordsmith for EK Equestrian Champs Scrolls, 2024
https://rapier.eastkingdom.org/medieval-mountain-climbing-malagentians-hike-douglas-mountain/
https://www.pressherald.com/2022/05/15/cooking-over-an-open-fire-at-the-campsite-medieval-style/
Interests
- Community
- Equity
- Leatherwork
- Period bushcraft/foresting
- Hiltsmithy
- Blacksmithy
- Fletching
- Media relations and internal communications
In Case of Court
I prefer surprises. Ethereal Court is A-OK by me. Broadly speaking, whatever works; I'll roll with it. House Fulton and Col. Christian Woolfe should be alerted. Should any scrolls contain some reference to my dearly departed and faithful hound, Plankton, and/or to the Attack Kittens Sforza and Winston I'd be grateful. And should the text of any scroll contain obscure references to Warren Zevon lyrics, I'd be tickled.
In case of other 'court' - please provide bail $$$ -- I'm good for it, I swear.
More Information
Goals: In development - Fence at every Fort in Maine; 5 down (Fort Knox, Fort Williams, Fort Preble, Fort Popham and Fort Foster) many more to go!
Context - And perhaps I'm back again ...
I was a highwayman ..... Along the coach roads, I did ride ... With sword and pistol by my side ... Many a young maid lost her baubles to my trade ... Many a soldier shed his lifeblood on my blade ... The bastards hung me in the spring of twenty-five ... But I am still alive ...
I was a sailor ... I was borne upon the tide ... And with the sea, I did abide ... I sailed a schooner round the Horn to Mexico ... I went aloft and furled the mainsail in a blow ... And when the yards broke off they said that I got killed ... But I am living still ...
I was a dam builder ... Across the river deep and wide ... Where steel and water did collide ... A place called Boulder on the wild Colorado ... I slipped and fell into the wet concrete below ... They buried me in that great tomb that knows no sound ... But I am still around ... I'll always be around and around and around and around and around and around .....
I fly a starship ... Across the Universe divide ... And when I reach the other side ... I'll find a place to rest my spirit if I can ... Perhaps I may become a highwayman again (YEAH!!!) Or I may simply be a single drop of rain ... But I will remain ... I'll be back again and again and again and again and again and again ...
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Wyck and friends atop Douglas Mountain -
Mat Wyck and Col. Woolf cross blades at Fort Preble -
Mat Wyck, then known as Alexander Ramsay, a looong time ago, with Parrot Melba on his shoulder.
