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People of the Barony of Dragon's Laire: A to Z

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A

Aelianora de Wyntringham


Aelianora at Sept Crown, 2010 (© 2010 Rikke Giles)

Aelianora is a two times widow living in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, during the 1500s. She was born in Wyntringham, York, the daughter of a minor gentle-man farmer. Her two marriages improved her social and economic circumstances greatly. Aelianora keeps a household in the town of Newcastle, another in York, and has farms in Northumberland and Yorkshire.

Alternate Personas: 1) Roman Aelianora, same first name, different clothes and time period! Quinta Petillia Aelianora is an army commander's wife and has lived throughout the Roman Empire. Currently she and her husband are based in Eboracum (York), Britannia. 2) Cicely, Tudor Aelianora's dairy maid. Cicely does all the hard dairy work, Aelianora just oversees it, as a noble woman should.

Will teach: Yes.

Interests: embroidery, buttonmaking, sewing, hand-sewing, costuming, cheese making, medieval dairy keeping, research and writing, roman military history/tactics/life, medieval farming, animals, dogs and more.

AnTir Wiki Link: Aelianora de Wyntringham

Aelianora's Device and Blazon can be found in the device folios, here.

Aelianora's entry in the An Tir OP is here.

Anne Brynley


Anne Brynley (© Jodie Emmons)

My life began in Ireland in 1398. I was the daughter of a seamstress and lived in Dublin. My home was quaint and I had three brothers and a sister. Being the eldest, I needed to help earn money for the family. My father was a fisherman and he often would leave home and be gone for long periods of time. My mother and I were often alone with my siblings but we managed. One day my father came home from one of his trips and he had news of a huge battle that had happened in France. It was the great Battle of Agincourt and the English had defeated the French under the leadership of King Henry V. Great tales continued to be told and one day I decided to leave my home in Ireland and cross the sea to England. I had friends who were living in London and I decided to go visit them and explore London. I knew I could find work there. London was much different than my home in Dublin but I quickly got used to the changes. One night, I was dining with friends and spotted a gentleman who kept looking at me. I glanced at him and our eyes connected. He smiled, excused himself from his friends and sauntered towards me. He introduced himself as Oliver Tarney, a member of the King’s Army. I was smitten immediately and within a year, we had married and lived quite comfortably in London with our two daughters. My family occasionally visited and I sometimes returned to Ireland. On one trip, I met an interesting fellow on the boat ride. He was a trader from the Middle East. He showed me some of the beautiful silks and garments he had for sale. I was able to purchase a few outfits and occasionally will dress up in this foreign attire. It is fun to wear although nothing like my usual English attire.

Interests: I'm a scribe who enjoys painting backlogged award scrolls and enjoys doing calligraphy. I also enjoy sewing and have over 50 years of sewing experience. I also enjoy doing machine embroidery and digitize my own designs.

AnTir Wiki Link: Anne Brynley

Anne's Device and Blazon can be found in the device folios, here.

Anne's entry in the An Tir OP is here.

G

Gwen the Potter

Gwen the Potter is a Welsh/English lady from the early 14th century. She lives in the outskirts of London, during the reign of Edward III, during the Hundred Years War. She escaped the Black Death by living outside of London in the countryside.


Dame Gwen the Potter (© Wendy McComb)

Gwen, as seen by her name, is a potter. Her proper name, Gwenllyen, is Welsh. Potter is derived from her profession. She was a member of a pottery guild, having learned the skill from her father. Both of her parents are deceased. She is married, but her husband is in France fighting in the war. She has a daughter that assists her. With the husband away, she is used to the unusual role of keeping her own household in order and making a living for her family.

Her device is a representation of her profession. Also, it is a representation of Gwen's modern business name, Dragon Fire Pottery. Her device can be found in the device folios, here.

In the middle ages, it is very unlikely that a potter would achieve the title of “Dame”, which Gwen received when she was honored with membership into the Order of the Laurel, the peerage for the Arts in the SCA.

AnTir Wiki Link: Gwen the Potter

Dame Gwen's entry in the An Tir OP is here.

I

Ian MacKynnes

Ian is a Scot of indeterminate birthdate, records in that part of the world were more-commonly oral than written in those times, but some time in the 1200’s. His family were fishermen and sailors, hence his intimate familiarity with things of that nature. His home was in the area of Fesswick, Since he frequently sailed back and forth twixt Scotland and France, he had chance to learn many things, including Latin (From talking with the clerics that travelled on his craft) and heraldry. For fun, he plays the Bodhran.

Will teach: Yes.

Interests: Will teach voice and book heraldry, basic Bodhran, and great-kilt making.

AnTir Wiki Link: Ian has yet to develop such a link.

Ian's Device and Blazon can be found in the device folios, here.

Ian's entry in the An Tir OP is here.

R

Renart the Fox de Berwyk


Renart the Fox (© Randy Wagner)

Renart was raised in a small priory in the north of England until his early years when he was sent to work as a scribe for Robert Lauder of Edrington, steward of Berwick Castle. Household records, deeds and other official documents were all drawn up in this way. Traveling from Berwick to York and throughout the Midlands kept Renart busy and allowed him the ability to meet many people and make good business contacts.

Will Teach : Yes

Interests : Illumination - Painting Techniques, gilding, whitework, drapery.

AnTir Wiki Link: Renart the Fox de Berwyk

Renart does not have an official Device and Blazon at this time.

Renart's entry in the An Tir OP is here.

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Please consider submitting a brief SCA bio (about your persona, and the work you've done in the SCA), a picture of yourself in garb that you love, and a list of what you might be willing to teach. We'd love to have you help populate the people section of this website. If you already have such an entry on the An Tir Wiki, we'd love to link to it from here. Send the webminister, THL Aelianora de Wyntringham, or deputy webminister, THL Ian MacKynnes, an email and we'll get started!