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Lady Erinn and her fiance, Lord Nikolai, are members of a medieval re-creation group called the
Society for Creative Anachronism, or SCA
Our marriage is planned to be at 7pm EDT 30 May 1998 at St Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church in
Columbus, Georgia. If you would like to attend and have not received an invitation, please
email us.
We live in the kingdom of Meridies, in the Shire of RiverMarch, also known as Columbus , Georgia.
If you are looking for a contact person in RiverMarch, please email us
(Nikolai has recently become senechal here.).
The SCA is a non-profit, educational organization dedicated to the study of
pre-17th century European history. We research all aspects of the time period
and put the research to practical use. We also give demonstrations of medieval
arts and sciences free to local groups, such as schools, churches, and service
organizaiions.
Index of SCA sites
Lady Erin and Lord Nikolai have a variety of interests, aside from the SCA.
Among them are
reading on a wide variety of subjects.
Click on the dragon for a Close Encounter with Science Fiction on Nikolai's Home Page.
This page is continually under construction, so please come
back occasionally to see what's new.
A photo
of Erin and Nikolai.
Nikolai's Favorite Mead
Shire RiverMarch has been in existance since 1987. It varies in size from
about 10 members to 25 or more members at any given time due to military members
being transferred in to or out of Fort Benning.
Aside from practicing medieval fighting styles, RiverMarchers participate
in a variety of arts and sciences. We have several skilled armorers in residence,
a calligrapher or two, quite a few costumers, brewers, dancers, workers in metal
and wood, bookbinders, and even one who is learning to make jewelry. This is
in no way a comprehensive list. (Our cooks alone would disembowel me if I implied
they were not around.) RiverMarch has, traditionally, hosted the Meridian Children's
Festival, which has included the list to select the Children's Champion. It should
be noted here that most of the former champions have gone on to become king of
our fair Realm. When more information on the next Children's Festival becomes
available, you will be able to find it here. But don't think we've forgotten the adults...among other things that
adults may do are fighting in the Champion's list, participating in a wonderous
feast, and partaking of the assorted delights of the revel in the evening.
During 1998, RiverMarch will not (most likely) be hosting a Children's Festival.
However, expect its return in 1999. Rowan McDonald is tenatively the autocrat.
One change being made to the Festival is its name. We are going to be calling it
the Baroness Gloria's Memorial Children's Festival.
This area is dedicated to research of interest to Lady Erinn and Lord Nikolai.
It is continually under construction and will be updated as time and research
allows.
Areas of Interest
(yield: 1 gallon)
Ingredients
Before beginning any brewing project, sterilize everything. I do this by
taking a gallon of water and adding a tablespoon of chlorine bleach. Then
I wash everything (vat, spoon, airlock, etc) well and rinse WELL (I usually
say rinse about 4 times and sniff...if you can't smell chlorine, rinse again and
use it.... if you can smell chlorine, repeat the entire rinsing process.)
Take 2 pounds of wildflower honey (other honeys will alter the taste).
Boil honey in enough water to make 1 gallon mixture. Scoop the "scum"
from the top of the mixture as the impurities rise. When honey is fully
integrated into the mixture and the impurities have been removed, take
mixture off heat and let cool to approximately 95 F. When the mixture has
cooled, add the juice of the lemon and stir with a sterile spoon.
Put mixture in sterile vat, adding yeast. Put zest and tea bag in cheese cloth bag. Tie
well and, holding string, drop bag in vat. Making sure to keep one end of the
string out of the vat (for easy removal of bag), cover vat securely and place
airlock in lid (using manufacturer's instructions). Put the vat in a cool, dark
place that is out of the way. I usually use a closet.
After the bubbling has died down (between a week and a month), GENTLY move
the vat to a counter or table on which you can work. Take sterilized bottles
(4 quart bottles, or 8 pint bottles, or 1 gallon bottle ... Glass or plastic
work well). Sterilize and rinse well suction hose. Gently suction mead from
top of vat, being careful not to disturb settlement (the burm) at the bottom
of the vat. Leave about 1 to 2 inches of space at the top of the bottle, more
if you are actually corking it. Seal bottle, using caps, corks, screw tops, etc.
Now comes the hard part. You wait. And wait. And wait.
The mead needs to age a MINIMUM of 6 months. I recommend a year. The taste
only improves with age. Remember, you should be able to read the newspaper
through a gallon bottle of mead, so if it's cloudy, it is much too young.
The taste of mead only improves with age, so let it age as long as you can.
(I forgot about a bottle of mead I had stored under the sink... it is now
10 years old and exquisite in taste! Lady Erinn has a set of thimble sized
glasses to be used with this mead.)
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It is our sad duty to inform the Knowne World of the passing of Baroness Gloria Kirkhouse of Tain
on 25 February 1998 following a brief bout with pancreatic cancer. Her last days were relatively
pain free and, having said goodbye to many of her friends, passed easily in her sleep.
We shall miss her and her wisdom.
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Since the children are our future, Shire RiverMarch decided to host
an event annually in their honor. The focus of this event is on the children,
with games, stories, and other activities in which children can be involved.
There is even a special feast prepared for them, separate from the feast for the
adults.
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Disclaimer:
This page is NOT an official homepage for the
Shire of RiverMarch, nor the kingdom of Meridies, nor the Society for Creative
Anachronism, and, while it may contain useful information, it does NOT
deliniate policy or govern the actions of anyone or any group. This page is
displayed strictly as a matter of personal interest and will be as accurate as
possible, given time to update it.
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This is a list of SOME of our favorite books. It is in no way comprehensive.
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Our thanks to Geocities.
Folklore and Mythology
Our first (and, currently, only) link here is to one run by J. Adcox on the Folklore and Mythology
of King Arthur.Click on the door to return
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SCA Site Index
A noncomprehensive listing of SCA and SCA related Web Sites
Links to the SCA, Inc Official Home Page
The Official Home Page for the Kingdom of Meridies
RiverMarch's unofficial Home Page
An Unofficial Meridian Home Page
The Feastcrats' Guild
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