@Rhys: Oh, I haven’t gotten those old photos of me online yet. It completely slipped my mind. That’s not hard.

And most of my old SCA images can be perused at http://www.flickr.com/people/gwynforlwyd/
My real photography is at http://furiousennui.deviantart.com

Awaiting said pictoral…

The SCA has a lovely map of the Kingdom of Lochac (Australia and New Zealand) and an alphabetical list. In Newcastle there’s the Barony of Mordenvale.

There are other medieval “living history” groups too, though I haven’t bothered keeping track of them. That “castle” at Williamtown isn’t SCA, it’s the Monarch Military History Museum. Check this ABC Newcastle report!

Apparently there’s 2 SCA groups here, but the only evidence I’ve seen is the castle next to williamtown airport, oh yes, an actual castle (complete with colour bond metal cladding on the sides, just like the old days)

@Eric TF Bat: Thank you for finally correcting this historical injustice. I was pondering, though, “How should I respond to this pretentious usage of pseudo-medieval language?” I know! I’ll reply in Latin! Let’s put three years of high-school Latin to some practical use: proving your superiority over the peasant classes. But hey, it’s Friday, take it as read.

@Bernard and @Di: Nice to see all the jigsaw pieces falling into place.

@Zhasper: Oh don’t personalise it! What happens to anything you type other than words is WordPress defaults. I mean, who uses the <cite> tag anyway? Working for Google has affected your brain… bloody geeks!

@Quatrefoil: The robbery wouldn’t have been mine. Toss a coin between Reynardine and Robert I guess.

Except for cameras, of course. Well, either that, or the photo was taken with a looong zoom lens.

Of course the tankard contained beer. Or possibly mead. Or possibly, after a big night, both.

At 1640 yesterday I posted across to a good friend your website policies and got back the message “Is he from Adelaide” which i took as a statement rather than a question on the grounds of the incredibly few Stilgherrian’s on the planet…

“We went to uni together” was the next comment, and also “He was an SCA’er”

Followed quickly by “He’s lost a lot of his curly hair”

This that had me pondering what Stil looked like WITH curly hair, and was going to ask at next appropriate opportunity….

(Said friend was also the one whose CV I sent to you – check your emails to me from 30 March 06…)

As for your SCA alter-ego “Gereint Scholar” – almost but not quite an anagram…

Good Master, I thank you for this valuable update to our sometimes spotty award history. I have consulted your record and can confirm that this photograph was taken some time between 23 August 1986, when TRM Rolf and Lachlin awarded you the Leaf of Merit whose medallion you are wearing, and Easter Saturday, 2 April 1988, when TRM Jade and Anastacia made you a member of the Order of the Pelican, the token of which noble order appears nowhere about your person in these photographs.

Now, Their Majesties reigned twice during that period, but my records show that They gave a number of awards to Their citizens in the fair green barony of Innilgard on the 11th of July, 1987, during the investiture of Brusi and Catherine, our first Prince and Princess. I am therefore making the reasonable assumption that your own award was presented at the same time. (Their Majesties have another batch of awards in August, but these were primarily given to natives of River Haven, so I will assume they made two trips to Their most southern lands.)

I am happy to report that I have been able to update our records, and the full history of this most impressive Order is now made public.

I thank you for your careful reporting, and I remain as ever

Yours in Service,

Karl Mortar