Seamus na Coille Aosda

Photo
Seamus at GNEW 2015
Information
Resides: Barony of Endewearde
Status: Active
Awards: Order of Precedence
Heraldry
Argent, a trillium purpure barbed vert and seeded Or.
Award & Office Badges

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

• 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.
• Order of the Laurel 16 July 2022 at the Great Northeastern War by Ryouko'jin Of-The Iron-Skies and Indrakshi Aani Aravinda.

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 Known World Foresters' Guild)

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.

• 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.

• Carved a a standard pole finial in the form of of a household badge.

• 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:

*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]