From the Tower
From the Tower is the monthly newsletter for the Barony of Southron Gaard. Contact the Chronicler if you would like to contribute articles to an upcoming issue - always welcome!
- a column from the Baron and Baroness
- the Seneschal's column
- columns or notices from other Officers
- notices of events, classes and guild meetings
- notices of events from other parts of the Kingdom of Lochac
- occasional articles
- useful Web links
- reviews of books, films and Websites
- Council minutes
- booking forms for major events
- SCA membership form
NB: If you are seeking event information, the online Event Calendar is updated regularly, as required.
2012
MAY 2012 (2.2MB PDF)
Including: Baronial Anniversary Photos, Midwinter Coronation (event information), Domesday reports (article)
APRIL 2012 (1.6MB PDF)
Including: Baronial Anniversary, Grand March (event information), European Sumptuary Law in the Middle Ages (article), Potential New Peerage (article)
MARCH 2012 (1.3MB PDF)
Including: Awards given at Canterbury Faire (Article), Baronial Anniversary (event information)
FEBRUARY 2012 (2.1MB PDF)
Including: How to Make Polyester Hardened Lamellar Armour (Part 1)(Article),
Important Information for Canterbury Faire, Incoming Seneschals Comments.
JANUARY 2012 (1.5MB PDF)
Including: Important Information for Canterbury Faire, Cuppe Perilous, Archery Auction
2011
DECEMBER 2011 (2.0MB PDF)
Including: Golden Flight II (Event Report), Heavy Fighting Training Weekend(event report), Christmas Revel (event information) and Canterbury Faire (event information)
NOVEMBER 2011 (1.6MB PDF)
Including: Heavy Fighting Training Weekend(event information), Christmas Revel (event information) and Canterbury Faire (event information)
OCTOBER 2011 (1.8MB PDF)
Including: Fimbulwinter Report, Baronial Succession, Golden Flight II (event information) and Canterbury Faire (event information)
SEPTEMBER 2011 (1.6MB PDF)
Including: Yule Arrow Photos, Baronial Succession, and Golden Flight II (event information)
AUGUST 2011 (3.5MB PDF)
Including: Yule Event Report and Photos, Fimbulwinter (event information), Baronial Games Faire (event information) and Golden Flight II (event information)
JULY 2011 (1.9MB PDF)
Including: Baronial Succession Information, Southron Gaard Financial Repot, Baronial Games Faire (event information)
JUNE 2011 (977KB PDF)
Including: The Battle of Lepanto, Yule Information, Officer Vacancies
MAY 2011 (977KB PDF)
Including: New Baronial Champions, The Horde is coming, Officer Vacancies
APRIL 2011 (1.5MB PDF)
Including: New Officer Introduction, Baronial Anniversary Information, Awards from Canterbury Faire, Officer Vacancies
FEBRUARY 2011 (1.5MB PDF)
Including: Canterbury Faire Information, The Etiquette of Camping (article), Staying Healthy at Canterbury Faire (article), Mind Your Manners (column), St Kessog Feast and Collegium event information, Canterbury Tales event information, Officer Vacancies
JANUARY 2011 (2.4MB PDF)
Including: St Judes Event Report and Photos, Canterbury Faire Information, Hafla event information, St Kessog Feast and Collegium event information, Officer Vacancies
2010
DECEMBER 2010 (1.2MB PDF)
Including: Five things you may not know about the Baronial A&S Competition, Canterbury Faire Martial Activities, Canterbury Faire Ball List, Sting Day 2.0 Event information, St Jude's Event Information, Officer Vacancies
NOVEMBER 2010 (2MB PDF)
Including: Report on String Day, Golden Flight photos, Canterbury Faire notices, Information on Peasants Revel and St Jude's Tournament
OCTOBER 2010 (1.2MB PDF)
Including: An Introduction to Stewarding (article), Information on String Day, Golden Flight Archery Event and Canterbury Faire
SEPTEMBER 2010 (1.7MB PDF)
Including: New Officer Introductions, Archery Matters (article), St Clare's Photos, Information on String Day and Golden Flight Archery Event
AUGUST 2010 (1.2MB PDF)
Including: New Officer Information, Sources of the Yule Feast, Information on Venue Changes and Strategy Meeting, Information on St Clare's Collegium, Class list for St Clare's Collegium, From the Baronial Library
JULY 2010 (2.1MB PDF)
Including: New Officer Information, Yule event report, Winners of the Best Worst Yule Poetry Contest, Information on St Clare's Collegium, From the Baronial Library
JUNE 2010 (828KB PDF)
Including: Updated information on Yule, The Scottish Play (poem), From The Baronial Library (new column) and Mind Your Manners
MAY 2010 (1.6MB PDF)
Including: Introducting New Officers, News from Rowany, Yule information and Mind Your Manners
APRIL 2010 (870KB PDF)
Including: News from Baronial Anniversary, Announcement on Demos, The Admiralty (article),April Tournament of the Roses information, Kingdom A&S information, the Cuppe Perilous update, Officer Vacancies
MARCH 2010 (1.2MB PDF)
Including: Information on Baronial Anniversary, Tales of Southron Gaard (article), Menu from the Canterbury Faire feast (article and recipes), Officer Vacancies
FEBRUARY 2010 (1.3MB PDF)
Including: Notices for Canterbury Faire including Fire Information, How to Survive Canterbury Faire (article), Information on Baronial Anniversary
JANUARY 2010 (1.1MB PDF)
Including: Articles and Information on Canterbury Faire including Ball dance list, 1000 Member Promotion winners and Officer Vacancies
2009
DECEMBER 2009 (1.3MB PDF)
Including: Crown Tourney Rounds and Pictures, Herald's Report, 1500 era Maths and the SCA (article), Historic Tourney Picture, Cuppe Perilous update, Grant Level Award Names, 1000 Member Promotion and Officer Vacancies as well as information on Canterbury Faire
NOVEMBER 2009 (2.1MB PDF)
Including: SCA(NZ) Inc AGM announcement, Grant Level Awards Announcement, How to Draw a Lover's Knot, Pictures from the Feast of Sir Percival, Dance lists for The Crown Prince's Ball and CF Ball, 1000 Member Promotion and Officer Vacancies as well as information on November Crown Tourney and Canterbury Faire
OCTOBER 2009 (1.4MB PDF)
Including: The Clerkenwell Tales (review), Kingdom A&S Topics, Cuppe Perilous Update, 1000 Member Promotion and Officer Vacancies as well as information on Feast of Sir Percival, November Crown Tourney and Canterbury Faire
SEPTEMBER 2009 (1.5MB PDF)
Including: Officiers de la Bouche (article), Known World Pavane (article), Antique Arms Fair (picture), 1000 Member Promotion and Officer Vacancies as well as information on St Gabriel's Muster, Feast of Sir Percival and November Crown Tourney
AUGUST 2009 (738KB PDF)
Including: Yule Poetry Contest winner, Baking & Roasting (article), Raeward Fresh Notice, as well as information on Crescent Fence, Baroness's Bash, Feast of Sir Percival and November Crown Tourney
JULY 2009 (915KB PDF)
Including: Gazza, Wokka & Phil (article), Yule (pictures), as well as information on Crescent Fence, Baroness's Bash and November Crown Tourney
JUNE 2009 (1.1MB PDF)
Including: Medieval Padlocks (article), Medeival Knitting (article), GoA Comments Sought (advertisement), as well as information on Yule, Baroness's Bash and November Crown Tourney
MAY 2009 (1.4MB PDF)
Including: To Make a Tart of Chese (recipe), On Favours (article), Top Ten Preparations for Canterbury Faire, Update on the CF cat and Mind Your Manners as well as information on Yule and November Crown Tourney
APRIL 2009 (637KB PDF)
Including: New Baronial Champions, Cuppe Perilous update, Tazza (article), Known World Handbook re-Write and Mind Your Manners
MARCH 2009 (2.1MB PDF)
Including: A Lament for Southern Reaches (poem), Canterbury Faire Images, Herald Introduction, Known World Handbook re-Write, Pay to Play, Mind Your Manners and information on Baronial Anniversary
Including: Mind Your Manners, Cuppe Perilous update, Baronial Succession Timeline and information on Canterbury Faire (incl special notices) and Baronial Anniversary JANUARY 2009 (2.1MB PDF)
Including: Etiquette of Camping (article), Canterbury Faire Preparations for Heavy Fighting, Canterbury Faire (song), Images of the Day of Tournies, Baronial Succession Timeline, and information on Canterbury Faire (incl special notices)
2008
DECEMBER 2008 (1.1MB PDF)
Including: Martial Matters - Archery, Images of St Crispin's, Baronial Succession Timeline, and information on Canterbury Faire, Black Swan Revel and November Crown
NOVEMBER 2008 (2.1MB PDF)
Including: Taddea's guide to stew (article), Martial Matters - Heavy Combat, Pictures from St Crispin's, Baronial Succession Timeline, and information on War Practice, Heraldic Symposium and Canterbury Faire
Including: Meet the Candidates, Succession Timeable, Polling Form, Selection Process and Seneschal's comments
OCTOBER 2008 (1.7MB PDF)
Including: Privacy & Permission to Publish, Martial Matters - Rapier Combat, Images of the Florentine Ball, Pictures from Thornspell launch, Mind Your Manners, Baronial Succession Information, and information on St Crispin's Day, Heraldic Symposium and Canterbury Faire
SEPTEMBER 2008 (1MB PDF)
Including: Martial Matters - From the Horses Mouth, and information on St Crispin's Day, Collegium & Ball
AUGUST 2008 (1MB PDF)
Including: The Wearing of the Garb (song), Mignotta Veccia (Dance Instructions), Belfiore (Dance Instructions), Caidan Scroll Project, Kingdom A&S, Mind Your Manners, and information on St Crispin's Day, Heraldic Symposium and Canterbury Faire
JULY 2008 (1.1MB PDF)
Including: Leoncello (Dance Instructions), Yule Review, Canterbury Faire Land Allocations, Caidan Scroll Project, Mind Your Manners, and information on Collegium & Ball
JUNE 2008 (1.2MB PDF)
Including: Patchwork Cushion (article), Reeve Introduction, Images of Crown Tourney, Caidan Scroll Project, Mind Your Manners, and information on Yule and Cockatrice Convivium
MAY 2008 (786KB PDF)
Including: Missive from Their Majesties, Officer Introductions, Review of Baronial Anniversary, Caidan Scroll Project, Mind Your Manners, and information on Crown Tourney
APRIL 2008 (900KB PDF)
Including: Amusements (poem), Images of St Kessog's First Feast, Chicken Pie (recipe), Mind your Manners, Cuppe Perilous and information on Baronial Anniversary and April Muster.
MARCH 2008 (1.0MB PDF)
Including: Chatelaine Introduction, Canterbury Faire Recipes, Canterbury Faire Reports, Cuppe Perilous Update, Mind Your Manners, and information on Baronial Anniversary
FEBRUARY 2008 (1.8MB PDF)
Including: Missives from Their Majesties, Twelfth Night Review and Pictures, and information on Canterbury Faire (incl notices)
Including: Health & Safety for Campers (article), From the Knight Marshal - CF Prep (article), Camping Etiquette (article) Hafla Report, Honey Baked Dates (recipe), Ambassadors Epistle, Heat Exhaustion (article), and information on Canterbury Faire (incl notices) and Twelfth Night Tourney
2007
Note: no December 2007, pending change of Chronicler
NOVEMBER 2007 (1.8MB PDF)
OCTOBER 2007 (1.8MB PDF)
SEPTEMBER 2007 (1.8MB PDF)
AUGUST 2007 (1.6MB PDF)
JULY 2007 (2.1MB PDF)
JUNE 2007 (1.8MB PDF)
MAY 2007 (1.7MB PDF)
APRIL 2007 (1.7MB PDF)
MARCH 2007 (2.2MB PDF)
FEBRUARY 2007 (1.5MB PDF)
JANUARY 2007 (1.4MB PDF)
2006
DECEMBER 2006 (1.2MB PDF)
NOVEMBER 2006 (2.1MB PDF)
OCTOBER 2006 (1.2MB PDF)
SEPTEMBER 2006 (830KB PDF)
AUGUST 2006 (900KB PDF)
JULY 2006 (700KB PDF)
JUNE 2006 (1.5MB PDF)
MAY 2006 (830KB PDF)
APRIL 2006 (1.9MB PDF)
MARCH 2006 (1.8MB PDF)
FEBRUARY 2006 (1.3MB PDF)
JANUARY 2006 (1.3MB PDF)
2005
DECEMBER 2005 (1.3MB PDF)
Including: Caid Coronation Scroll, and information on Canterbury Faire & Siege Engine Encampment
NOVEMBER 2005 (1.7MB PDF)
Including: Help for Meridies, information on Canterbury Faire, Seige Engine Encampment & 1066 and all that
OCTOBER 2005 (1.7MB PDF)
Including: Gargoyles in the New World, information on Rowany Festival 2006, Seige Engine Encampment, 1066 and all that
SEPTEMBER 2005 (2.3MB PDF)
Including: Baronial Scriptorium, Baronial Hangings Project, and information on Seige Engine Encampment, Waipara Working Party and Medieval Christchurch
AUGUST 2005 (1.2MB PDF)
Including: Baronial Hangings Project, Baronial Scriptorium and information on Waipara Working Party and Heritage Week
JULY 2005 (1.1MB PDF)
Including: Baronial Hangings Project, Baronial Scriporium, May Crown Report, A Chance to Show Off, Companion of the Order of the Tour d'Or, Emigration Impost, Appointment of the Captain of the Southern Reaches and information on A Night of Gostes and Shadowes and Rowany Festival
JUNE 2005 (1.6MB PDF)
Including: Camping without a Cooler (article), New Findings - Gutenberg Bible, A Call to the Embroiderers of SG, Early Music Performance, Seige Engine Challenge, Making Recommendations and information on Yule and Rowany Festival
MAY 2005 (1.4MB PDF)
Including: Mediaeval Plague (article), Baronial Introduction Cards, Hunting the Haggis, Armour Up! Ultimatum and Response, Southron Gaard Enlistment Song and information on Yule and the Merchants' Ball
APRIL 2005 (1.3MB PDF)
Including: Baronial Seige Engine Challenge, Divers Missives Received of Late, Ambassadorial Scroll to Caid, Champion's Oath Message, SG's Paladin of the Caidan Coast, and information on the April Muster
MARCH 2005 (1.9MB PDF)
Including: Medieval Women and Education (article), Mediaeval Manners (article), Survey (Pegasus going Electronic), Baronial Champions Arise, A Mappe of Lochac & Southron Gaard, Policy &: Appointments,Bartholomew's First Spell, Report on Reannag Fhara and information on the March Muster
FEBRUARY 2005 (1.6MB PDF)
Including: Medieval Women and Education (article), Baronial Champions Arise, Competition Notice (Tailors', Mercers' and Haberdashers' Guild of Lochac), SG OP Update, and information on Canterbury Faire and Baronial Anniversary
JANUARY 2005 (1.1MB PDF)
Including: Pages' Page and information on the Grand Pas d'Armes, Canterbury Faire, and Sunday and Recruitment Planning Meeting
