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Ban on Regions

2007-07-30T09:58:39Z

134.48.128.239:

The '''Ban on Regions''' (also known as '''King Alen's Proscription''') was a kingdom law of the [[Midrealm]] in force from April [[A.S. XX]] to August [[A.S. XXIII]]. As recorded in the third and fourth books of the [[Chronicles of Eoforwic]], the creation of [[Ealdormere]] as a [[Principality]] was a matter of some controversy. In January [[A.S. XX]] (1986) the [[Eoforwic]] [[herald|Pursuivant]] James MacAndrews submitted a proposal to the Dragon Throne, calling for the creation of a [[regional champion]], as the first step towards making [[Ealdormere]] a [[Crown Principality]].

King Alen Elegil of the Midrealm responded by calling a hurried meeting with his advisors. The so-called '''Washroom Curia''' (it was widely rumoured at the time to have been held in a public restroom at an event) resulted in the issuing of the infamous "Ban on [[region|Regions]]". Published in the April A.S. XX edition of [[pale|the Pale]], this edict attempted to halt the effort toward creating local regions within the Midrealm by forbidding the use of local [[region]]al organizations beyond those [[Shires]] and [[Baronies]] recognized by the [[Crown]]. Combined with a change in Kingdom Law raising the requirements for becoming a Principality dramatically, the practical effect of the Ban was merely to alienate the people of Ealdormere by forbidding even the name "Ealdormere" from open use. The region of [[Northshield]] was also affected by the Ban, and as Northshield included and Ealdormere was [[Canada|Canadian]] territories in the [[Midrealm]] , this added an additonal aspect of resentment.

Tellingly, King Alen did not personally deliver the news to his northern subjects, but instead required then-Crown Prince [[Palymar of the Two Baronies]] to bear the edict to them, an act which was much-denounced in the Northlands.

Shortly thereafter, James MacAndrews was stripped of the office of Eoforwic Pursuivant by the [[Dragon Herald]] Baron [[Charles O'Connor]]; while the reasons given were unrelated to his proposal, in Ealdormere it was widely seen as a punitive act done on the orders of King Alen. Rather than discourage the pro-Principality faction, however, these events only strengthened an underground commitment to greater independence from the Midrealm. A number of poems and songs written during and after [http://www.bards.ca/songbooks/hector/Rise.htm "the dismal days of silence"] illustrate this point, in particular the popular and well-received [http://history.ealdormere.ca/coe/books/3-6.html#A4 "Doom of Ealdormere"] by Baron Aedan.

Many of the pro-Principality faction at this time began styling themselves "[[Wolf's-heads]]", (a euphemism for "[[outlaw]]s") and thus it was that the now-common symbolism of the northern wolves entered Ealdormerean art.

While the stringent Principality requirements would be slightly eased by King Alen himself in [[A.S. XXI]], the Ban remained in effect until the 17th Pennsic War in [[A.S. XXIII]] (1988). At the Midrealm [[War Court]], King Corwin of the Middle granted a charter making Ealdormere a Crown Principality.

The effect of the Ban on Regions is still felt in many Ealdormerean traditions today. The [[King]] and [[Queen]] of Ealdormere are sometimes styled "Their Lupine Majesties", a reference to the spirit of the wolf which carried Ealdormere through the years of King Alen's Proscription. Musical, poetic and bardic references to the time of the Ban on Regions abound, and Ealdormereans remain fiercely proud and protective of their independence. In addition, the [[populace badge of Ealdormere]] is ''on a trillium-flower proper a wolf's head [[cabossed]] gules''.

''[[Chronicles of Eoforwic|Based on information in the Chronicles of Eoforwic]] and the [http://ealdormere.ca/septentria/documents/Historie%20of%20Septentria.pdf Historie of Septentria].''

For more information, see the [[Kingdom of Ealdormere]] article.

[[category:SCA politics]]

Ban on Regions

2007-07-30T09:56:35Z

134.48.128.239: edited mention of Northsield; *included* Canadian territory, not *was*

The '''Ban on Regions''' (also known as '''King Alen's Proscription''') was a kingdom law of the [[Midrealm]] in force from April [[A.S. XX]] to August [[A.S. XXIII]]. As recorded in the third and fourth books of the [[Chronicles of Eoforwic]], the creation of [[Ealdormere]] as a [[Principality]] was a matter of some controversy. In January [[A.S. XX]] (1986) the [[Eoforwic]] [[herald|Pursuivant]] James MacAndrews submitted a proposal to the Dragon Throne, calling for the creation of a [[regional champion]], as the first step towards making [[Ealdormere]] a [[Crown Principality]].

King Alen Elegil of the Midrealm responded by calling a hurried meeting with his advisors. The so-called '''Washroom Curia''' (it was widely rumoured at the time to have been held in a public restroom at an event) resulted in the issuing of the infamous "Ban on [[region|Regions]]". Published in the April A.S. XX edition of [[pale|the Pale]], this edict attempted to halt the effort toward creating local regions within the Midrealm by forbidding the use of local [[region]]al organizations beyond those [[Shires]] and [[Baronies]] recognized by the [[Crown]]. Combined with a change in Kingdom Law raising the requirements for becoming a Principality dramatically, the practical effect of the Ban was merely to alienate the people of Ealdormere by forbidding even the name "Ealdormere" from open use. The region of [[Northshield]] was also affected by the Ban, and as Northshield included and Ealdormere was[[Canada|Canadian]] territories in the [[Midrealm]] , this added an additonal aspect of resentment.

Tellingly, King Alen did not personally deliver the news to his northern subjects, but instead required then-Crown Prince [[Palymar of the Two Baronies]] to bear the edict to them, an act which was much-denounced in the Northlands.

Shortly thereafter, James MacAndrews was stripped of the office of Eoforwic Pursuivant by the [[Dragon Herald]] Baron [[Charles O'Connor]]; while the reasons given were unrelated to his proposal, in Ealdormere it was widely seen as a punitive act done on the orders of King Alen. Rather than discourage the pro-Principality faction, however, these events only strengthened an underground commitment to greater independence from the Midrealm. A number of poems and songs written during and after [http://www.bards.ca/songbooks/hector/Rise.htm "the dismal days of silence"] illustrate this point, in particular the popular and well-received [http://history.ealdormere.ca/coe/books/3-6.html#A4 "Doom of Ealdormere"] by Baron Aedan.

Many of the pro-Principality faction at this time began styling themselves "[[Wolf's-heads]]", (a euphemism for "[[outlaw]]s") and thus it was that the now-common symbolism of the northern wolves entered Ealdormerean art.

While the stringent Principality requirements would be slightly eased by King Alen himself in [[A.S. XXI]], the Ban remained in effect until the 17th Pennsic War in [[A.S. XXIII]] (1988). At the Midrealm [[War Court]], King Corwin of the Middle granted a charter making Ealdormere a Crown Principality.

The effect of the Ban on Regions is still felt in many Ealdormerean traditions today. The [[King]] and [[Queen]] of Ealdormere are sometimes styled "Their Lupine Majesties", a reference to the spirit of the wolf which carried Ealdormere through the years of King Alen's Proscription. Musical, poetic and bardic references to the time of the Ban on Regions abound, and Ealdormereans remain fiercely proud and protective of their independence. In addition, the [[populace badge of Ealdormere]] is ''on a trillium-flower proper a wolf's head [[cabossed]] gules''.

''[[Chronicles of Eoforwic|Based on information in the Chronicles of Eoforwic]] and the [http://ealdormere.ca/septentria/documents/Historie%20of%20Septentria.pdf Historie of Septentria].''

For more information, see the [[Kingdom of Ealdormere]] article.

[[category:SCA politics]]

Ban on Regions

2007-07-30T09:50:13Z

134.48.128.239:

The '''Ban on Regions''' (also known as '''King Alen's Proscription''') was a kingdom law of the [[Midrealm]] in force from April [[A.S. XX]] to August [[A.S. XXIII]]. As recorded in the third and fourth books of the [[Chronicles of Eoforwic]], the creation of [[Ealdormere]] as a [[Principality]] was a matter of some controversy. In January [[A.S. XX]] (1986) the [[Eoforwic]] [[herald|Pursuivant]] James MacAndrews submitted a proposal to the Dragon Throne, calling for the creation of a [[regional champion]], as the first step towards making [[Ealdormere]] a [[Crown Principality]].

King Alen Elegil of the Midrealm responded by calling a hurried meeting with his advisors. The so-called '''Washroom Curia''' (it was widely rumoured at the time to have been held in a public restroom at an event) resulted in the issuing of the infamous "Ban on [[region|Regions]]". Published in the April A.S. XX edition of [[pale|the Pale]], this edict attempted to halt the effort toward creating local regions within the Midrealm by forbidding the use of local [[region]]al organizations beyond those [[Shires]] and [[Baronies]] recognized by the [[Crown]]. Combined with a change in Kingdom Law raising the requirements for becoming a Principality dramatically, the practical effect of the Ban was merely to alienate the people of Ealdormere by forbidding even the name "Ealdormere" from open use. The region of [[Northshield]] was also affected by the Ban, and as both Northshield and Ealdormere were [[Canada|Canadian]] territories in the [[Midrealm]], this added an additonal aspect of resentment.

Tellingly, King Alen did not personally deliver the news to his northern subjects, but instead required then-Crown Prince [[Palymar of the Two Baronies]] to bear the edict to them, an act which was much-denounced in the Northlands.

Shortly thereafter, James MacAndrews was stripped of the office of Eoforwic Pursuivant by the [[Dragon Herald]] Baron [[Charles O'Connor]]; while the reasons given were unrelated to his proposal, in Ealdormere it was widely seen as a punitive act done on the orders of King Alen. Rather than discourage the pro-Principality faction, however, these events only strengthened an underground commitment to greater independence from the Midrealm. A number of poems and songs written during and after [http://www.bards.ca/songbooks/hector/Rise.htm "the dismal days of silence"] illustrate this point, in particular the popular and well-received [http://history.ealdormere.ca/coe/books/3-6.html#A4 "Doom of Ealdormere"] by Baron Aedan.

Many of the pro-Principality faction at this time began styling themselves "[[Wolf's-heads]]", (a euphemism for "[[outlaw]]s") and thus it was that the now-common symbolism of the northern wolves entered Ealdormerean art.

While the stringent Principality requirements would be slightly eased by King Alen himself in [[A.S. XXI]], the Ban remained in effect until the 17th Pennsic War in [[A.S. XXIII]] (1988). At the Midrealm [[War Court]], King Corwin of the Middle granted a charter making Ealdormere a Crown Principality.

The effect of the Ban on Regions is still felt in many Ealdormerean traditions today. The [[King]] and [[Queen]] of Ealdormere are sometimes styled "Their Lupine Majesties", a reference to the spirit of the wolf which carried Ealdormere through the years of King Alen's Proscription. Musical, poetic and bardic references to the time of the Ban on Regions abound, and Ealdormereans remain fiercely proud and protective of their independence. In addition, the [[populace badge of Ealdormere]] is ''on a trillium-flower proper a wolf's head [[cabossed]] gules''.

''[[Chronicles of Eoforwic|Based on information in the Chronicles of Eoforwic]] and the [http://ealdormere.ca/septentria/documents/Historie%20of%20Septentria.pdf Historie of Septentria].''

For more information, see the [[Kingdom of Ealdormere]] article.

[[category:SCA politics]]

Region

2007-07-30T09:48:51Z

134.48.128.239:

A '''Region''' is a now mostly-defunct term once used in the [[Kingdom of the Middle]] (and it's associated [[Kingdom]]s) to describe a trend towards clusters of baronies allying based on location. As the [[Midrealm]] once a covered a huge area, it was somewhat inevitable that [[SCAdian]]s began identifying with others in the area, more than with the distant, over-arching kingdom. Such self-declared regions included [[Ealdormere]] and [[Northshield]], among others. [[Calonitr]], as The Great Western Steppes, was the first, and folk there coined the term, available since it had no official meaning in SCA or Midrealm laws.

==The Regionalism Debate==

The growth of "regionalism" in the late 1980s, particularly in [[Canada|Canadian]] territories of the Midrealm, prompted a move towards making these regions offical, including appointing their own '''Regional Champions'''. It was generally regarded as a first step towards becoming a [[Principality]], with the logical end of becoming an independant Kingdom one day.

It was a request from the [[barony|baronies]] in what would become Ealdormere to establish an "Ealdormere Champion" that prompted the [[Ban on Regions]], an attempt to halt "regional" growth and keep the Midrealm a single political and military force.

Many of the "regions" of the original controversy are now Principalities or Kingdoms.

[[category:SCA politics]]

Region

2007-07-30T09:48:18Z

134.48.128.239: added: Calonitr, as The Great Western Steppes]], was the first, and folk there coined the term, available since it had no official meaning in SCA or Midrealm laws.

A '''Region''' is a now mostly-defunct term once used in the [[Kingdom of the Middle]] (and it's associated [[Kingdom]]s) to describe a trend towards clusters of baronies allying based on location. As the [[Midrealm]] once a covered a huge area, it was somewhat inevitable that [[SCAdian]]s began identifying with others in the area, more than with the distant, over-arching kingdom. Such self-declared regions included [[Ealdormere]] and [[Northshield]], among others. [[Calonitr]], as The Great Western Steppes]], was the first, and folk there coined the term, available since it had no official meaning in SCA or Midrealm laws.

==The Regionalism Debate==

The growth of "regionalism" in the late 1980s, particularly in [[Canada|Canadian]] territories of the Midrealm, prompted a move towards making these regions offical, including appointing their own '''Regional Champions'''. It was generally regarded as a first step towards becoming a [[Principality]], with the logical end of becoming an independant Kingdom one day.

It was a request from the [[barony|baronies]] in what would become Ealdormere to establish an "Ealdormere Champion" that prompted the [[Ban on Regions]], an attempt to halt "regional" growth and keep the Midrealm a single political and military force.

Many of the "regions" of the original controversy are now Principalities or Kingdoms.

[[category:SCA politics]]