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Brewing

2007-07-09T19:32:58Z

157.127.124.15: /* The History of Brewing */

'''Brewing''' is an ancient art and is fairly easy and fairly cheap to get started with. It's far easier than one might think. Brewing encompasses any boiled and fermented beverage, anything between [[beer]] and [[mead]].

Fermentation, simply put, is the process of [[yeast]] converting sugar into alcohol and CO2. Brewing, at the most basic level, involves giving yeast things to eat. It's a little more complex - you also need to manage what kind of yeast you have, what the yeast has to eat, and for how long.

Different brews require different techniques - if you're interested in making a specific drink see the links below.

==The History of Brewing==
Brewing was known to the early [[China|Chinese]], the Mesopotamians, the [[Egypt]]ians and the Babylonians. As best as we can make out, most of these early brews involved thick porridge-like mixes of grain and water that had been left out for wild yeast. The resulting 'beer' was probably not particularly tasty, but '''alcoholic'''. Big news, but sadly came some of the worst hangovers of the ancient world.

Beer tended to dominate cultures that lacked [[wine]] - the [[Roman]]s looked down upon those pesky barbarians who drank beer.*

It has only been relatively recently that the agent of brewing (yeast) was actually understood to be any part in the brewing process at all. Many of the old recipes call for you to simply put the ingredients into a barrel previously used for the purpose and wait. It was not known what it was that magically caused the alcohol to form in the brew.

Obviously, brewing still worked - mainly because the grapes often carried the wild yeasts upon them, but also because the residue of the previous brews would still be embedded within the grain of the oak casks.

*Both [[Greeks]] and [[Roman]]s looked down on beer because they misunderstood the fermentation process. They considered [[Beer]] to be 'corrupted grains', while [[Wine]] was 'fermented grapes'. They did not recognize the commonality of alcohol between the two beverages and did not know the fermentation process for both involved yeast. {The Barbarian's Beverage: A History of Beer in Ancient Europe}

==General Brewing Technique==
If all that you're interested in is [[Beer]] then you should visit a home brew shop or supermarket and pick up a brewing kit. These tend to include most if not all of the following:
* Long plastic spoon
* Fermenter (including lid, airlock and rubber seals)
* Bottle filling valve

This equipment can be used to brew other things than beer and should cost $60-$100 (Australian).

Wine kits are also available - though often much harder to find. However most stores also offer many books on brewing that will give you a wide range of options for your brewing pleasure.

==Basic Safety==
The number one tip I can offer is to do a good job cleaning your equipment. This really does make a huge difference to the outcome.

While many people claim that it is necessary to sterilise, it is more important simply to follow good common sense with regard to basic hygiene. you're basically doing some cooking with some food that will be sitting around for weeks (beer) or months (wine) and so if any greeblies get in - they will breed for that time and you'll end up with an awful mess.

If you trust yourself to be exceptionally clean, then do so, but otherwise, invest in some of the pink sterilising solutions you can get at a brew shop. Alternatively, try [[Aquashield]].

A word of warning: be careful if you use sterilisers that aren't specifically for brewing!

You will be drinking this stuff later, and drinking bleach or other household sterilisation stuff is a Bad Idea™.

The only other thing to be careful about is bottling - read the page on [[glass grenades]] to get an idea of one of the more dangerous problems that can occur if you're not patient.

== Topics ==
=== Equipment ===
*[[Brewing equipment]]

=== Types of Brewing ===
* [[Wine brewing]]
* [[Mead brewing]]
* [[Beer brewing]]
* [[Alcoholic Infusion]] (legal liqueurs)

=== Drinks ===
* [[Mead]]
* [[Wine]]
* [[Beer]]
* [[Spirits]]
* [[Cider]] / [[Perry]]
* [[Cordial]]

=== Sources ===
There are several period sources for information regarding brewing but as with recipes much of what is "known" about period methods is speculation. Most long works on the topics are [[Out of period]].

Useful works include:
* The [[London and Country Brewer]]
* The [[Complete Joy of Home Brewing 3rd ed.]]

[[category:brewing]]
[[category:arts]]

Brewing

2007-07-09T19:31:55Z

157.127.124.15: /* The History of Brewing */

'''Brewing''' is an ancient art and is fairly easy and fairly cheap to get started with. It's far easier than one might think. Brewing encompasses any boiled and fermented beverage, anything between [[beer]] and [[mead]].

Fermentation, simply put, is the process of [[yeast]] converting sugar into alcohol and CO2. Brewing, at the most basic level, involves giving yeast things to eat. It's a little more complex - you also need to manage what kind of yeast you have, what the yeast has to eat, and for how long.

Different brews require different techniques - if you're interested in making a specific drink see the links below.

==The History of Brewing==
Brewing was known to the early [[China|Chinese]], the Mesopotamians, the [[Egypt]]ians and the Babylonians. As best as we can make out, most of these early brews involved thick porridge-like mixes of grain and water that had been left out for wild yeast. The resulting 'beer' was probably not particularly tasty, but '''alcoholic'''. Big news, but sadly came some of the worst hangovers of the ancient world.

Beer tended to dominate cultures that lacked [[wine]] - the [[Roman]]s looked down upon those pesky barbarians who drank beer.*

It has only been relatively recently that the agent of brewing (yeast) was actually understood to be any part in the brewing process at all. Many of the old recipes call for you to simply put the ingredients into a barrel previously used for the purpose and wait. It was not known what it was that magically caused the alcohol to form in the brew.

Obviously, brewing still worked - mainly because the grapes often carried the wild yeasts upon them, but also because the residue of the previous brews would still be embedded within the grain of the oak casks.

*Both [[Greeks]] and [[Roman]]s looked down on beer because they misunderstood the fermentation process. They considered [[Beer]] to be 'corrupted grains', while [[Wine]] was 'fermented grapes'. They did not recognize the commonality of alcohol between the two beverages and did not know the fermentation process for both involved yeast.

==General Brewing Technique==
If all that you're interested in is [[Beer]] then you should visit a home brew shop or supermarket and pick up a brewing kit. These tend to include most if not all of the following:
* Long plastic spoon
* Fermenter (including lid, airlock and rubber seals)
* Bottle filling valve

This equipment can be used to brew other things than beer and should cost $60-$100 (Australian).

Wine kits are also available - though often much harder to find. However most stores also offer many books on brewing that will give you a wide range of options for your brewing pleasure.

==Basic Safety==
The number one tip I can offer is to do a good job cleaning your equipment. This really does make a huge difference to the outcome.

While many people claim that it is necessary to sterilise, it is more important simply to follow good common sense with regard to basic hygiene. you're basically doing some cooking with some food that will be sitting around for weeks (beer) or months (wine) and so if any greeblies get in - they will breed for that time and you'll end up with an awful mess.

If you trust yourself to be exceptionally clean, then do so, but otherwise, invest in some of the pink sterilising solutions you can get at a brew shop. Alternatively, try [[Aquashield]].

A word of warning: be careful if you use sterilisers that aren't specifically for brewing!

You will be drinking this stuff later, and drinking bleach or other household sterilisation stuff is a Bad Idea™.

The only other thing to be careful about is bottling - read the page on [[glass grenades]] to get an idea of one of the more dangerous problems that can occur if you're not patient.

== Topics ==
=== Equipment ===
*[[Brewing equipment]]

=== Types of Brewing ===
* [[Wine brewing]]
* [[Mead brewing]]
* [[Beer brewing]]
* [[Alcoholic Infusion]] (legal liqueurs)

=== Drinks ===
* [[Mead]]
* [[Wine]]
* [[Beer]]
* [[Spirits]]
* [[Cider]] / [[Perry]]
* [[Cordial]]

=== Sources ===
There are several period sources for information regarding brewing but as with recipes much of what is "known" about period methods is speculation. Most long works on the topics are [[Out of period]].

Useful works include:
* The [[London and Country Brewer]]
* The [[Complete Joy of Home Brewing 3rd ed.]]

[[category:brewing]]
[[category:arts]]

Brewing

2007-07-09T19:31:38Z

157.127.124.15:

'''Brewing''' is an ancient art and is fairly easy and fairly cheap to get started with. It's far easier than one might think. Brewing encompasses any boiled and fermented beverage, anything between [[beer]] and [[mead]].

Fermentation, simply put, is the process of [[yeast]] converting sugar into alcohol and CO2. Brewing, at the most basic level, involves giving yeast things to eat. It's a little more complex - you also need to manage what kind of yeast you have, what the yeast has to eat, and for how long.

Different brews require different techniques - if you're interested in making a specific drink see the links below.

==The History of Brewing==
Brewing was known to the early [[China|Chinese]], the Mesopotamians, the [[Egypt]]ians and the Babylonians. As best as we can make out, most of these early brews involved thick porridge-like mixes of grain and water that had been left out for wild yeast. The resulting 'beer' was probably not particularly tasty, but '''alcoholic'''. Big news, but sadly came some of the worst hangovers of the ancient world.

Beer tended to dominate cultures that lacked [[wine]] - the [[Roman]]s looked down upon those pesky barbarians who drank beer.*

It has only been relatively recently that the agent of brewing (yeast) was actually understood to be any part in the brewing process at all. Many of the old recipes call for you to simply put the ingredients into a barrel previously used for the purpose and wait. It was not known what it was that magically caused the alcohol to form in the brew.

Obviously, brewing still worked - mainly because the grapes often carried the wild yeasts upon them, but also because the residue of the previous brews would still be embedded within the grain of the oak casks.

*Both [[Greeks]] and [[Roman]]s looked down on beer because they misunderstood the fermentation process. They considered [[Beer]] to be 'corrupted grains', while [[Wine]] was 'fermented grapes'. They did not recognize the commonality of alcohol between the two beverages and did not know the fermentation process for both involved yeast.<ref name="Nelson 2005">{{cite book| author = [[Max Nelson|Nelson, Max]] | title = The Barbarian's Beverage: A History of Beer in Ancient Europe| date = 2005 | url = http://www.amazon.com/Barbarians-Beverage-History-Ancient-Europe/dp/0415311217 | accessdate = 2007-07-09}}</ref>

==General Brewing Technique==
If all that you're interested in is [[Beer]] then you should visit a home brew shop or supermarket and pick up a brewing kit. These tend to include most if not all of the following:
* Long plastic spoon
* Fermenter (including lid, airlock and rubber seals)
* Bottle filling valve

This equipment can be used to brew other things than beer and should cost $60-$100 (Australian).

Wine kits are also available - though often much harder to find. However most stores also offer many books on brewing that will give you a wide range of options for your brewing pleasure.

==Basic Safety==
The number one tip I can offer is to do a good job cleaning your equipment. This really does make a huge difference to the outcome.

While many people claim that it is necessary to sterilise, it is more important simply to follow good common sense with regard to basic hygiene. you're basically doing some cooking with some food that will be sitting around for weeks (beer) or months (wine) and so if any greeblies get in - they will breed for that time and you'll end up with an awful mess.

If you trust yourself to be exceptionally clean, then do so, but otherwise, invest in some of the pink sterilising solutions you can get at a brew shop. Alternatively, try [[Aquashield]].

A word of warning: be careful if you use sterilisers that aren't specifically for brewing!

You will be drinking this stuff later, and drinking bleach or other household sterilisation stuff is a Bad Idea™.

The only other thing to be careful about is bottling - read the page on [[glass grenades]] to get an idea of one of the more dangerous problems that can occur if you're not patient.

== Topics ==
=== Equipment ===
*[[Brewing equipment]]

=== Types of Brewing ===
* [[Wine brewing]]
* [[Mead brewing]]
* [[Beer brewing]]
* [[Alcoholic Infusion]] (legal liqueurs)

=== Drinks ===
* [[Mead]]
* [[Wine]]
* [[Beer]]
* [[Spirits]]
* [[Cider]] / [[Perry]]
* [[Cordial]]

=== Sources ===
There are several period sources for information regarding brewing but as with recipes much of what is "known" about period methods is speculation. Most long works on the topics are [[Out of period]].

Useful works include:
* The [[London and Country Brewer]]
* The [[Complete Joy of Home Brewing 3rd ed.]]

[[category:brewing]]
[[category:arts]]

Brewing

2007-07-09T19:25:12Z

157.127.124.15: /* The History of Brewing */

'''Brewing''' is an ancient art and is fairly easy and fairly cheap to get started with. It's far easier than one might think. Brewing encompasses any boiled and fermented beverage, anything between [[beer]] and [[mead]].

Fermentation, simply put, is the process of [[yeast]] converting sugar into alcohol and CO2. Brewing, at the most basic level, involves giving yeast things to eat. It's a little more complex - you also need to manage what kind of yeast you have, what the yeast has to eat, and for how long.

Different brews require different techniques - if you're interested in making a specific drink see the links below.

==The History of Brewing==
Brewing was known to the early [[China|Chinese]], the Mesopotamians, the [[Egypt]]ians and the Babylonians. As best as we can make out, most of these early brews involved thick porridge-like mixes of grain and water that had been left out for wild yeast. The resulting 'beer' was probably not particularly tasty, but '''alcoholic'''. Big news, but sadly came some of the worst hangovers of the ancient world.

Beer tended to dominate cultures that lacked [[wine]] - the [[Roman]]s looked down upon those pesky barbarians who drank beer.*

It has only been relatively recently that the agent of brewing (yeast) was actually understood to be any part in the brewing process at all. Many of the old recipes call for you to simply put the ingredients into a barrel previously used for the purpose and wait. It was not known what it was that magically caused the alcohol to form in the brew.

Obviously, brewing still worked - mainly because the grapes often carried the wild yeasts upon them, but also because the residue of the previous brews would still be embedded within the grain of the oak casks.

*Both [[Greeks]] and [[Roman]]s looked down on beer because they misunderstood the fermentation process. They considered [[Beer]] to be 'corrupted grains', while [[Wine]] was 'fermented grapes'. They did not recognize the commonality of alcohol between the two beverages and did not know the fermentation process for both involved yeast.

==General Brewing Technique==
If all that you're interested in is [[Beer]] then you should visit a home brew shop or supermarket and pick up a brewing kit. These tend to include most if not all of the following:
* Long plastic spoon
* Fermenter (including lid, airlock and rubber seals)
* Bottle filling valve

This equipment can be used to brew other things than beer and should cost $60-$100 (Australian).

Wine kits are also available - though often much harder to find. However most stores also offer many books on brewing that will give you a wide range of options for your brewing pleasure.

==Basic Safety==
The number one tip I can offer is to do a good job cleaning your equipment. This really does make a huge difference to the outcome.

While many people claim that it is necessary to sterilise, it is more important simply to follow good common sense with regard to basic hygiene. you're basically doing some cooking with some food that will be sitting around for weeks (beer) or months (wine) and so if any greeblies get in - they will breed for that time and you'll end up with an awful mess.

If you trust yourself to be exceptionally clean, then do so, but otherwise, invest in some of the pink sterilising solutions you can get at a brew shop. Alternatively, try [[Aquashield]].

A word of warning: be careful if you use sterilisers that aren't specifically for brewing!

You will be drinking this stuff later, and drinking bleach or other household sterilisation stuff is a Bad Idea™.

The only other thing to be careful about is bottling - read the page on [[glass grenades]] to get an idea of one of the more dangerous problems that can occur if you're not patient.

== Topics ==
=== Equipment ===
*[[Brewing equipment]]

=== Types of Brewing ===
* [[Wine brewing]]
* [[Mead brewing]]
* [[Beer brewing]]
* [[Alcoholic Infusion]] (legal liqueurs)

=== Drinks ===
* [[Mead]]
* [[Wine]]
* [[Beer]]
* [[Spirits]]
* [[Cider]] / [[Perry]]
* [[Cordial]]

=== Sources ===
There are several period sources for information regarding brewing but as with recipes much of what is "known" about period methods is speculation. Most long works on the topics are [[Out of period]].

Useful works include:
* The [[London and Country Brewer]]
* The [[Complete Joy of Home Brewing 3rd ed.]]

[[category:brewing]]
[[category:arts]]

Brewing

2007-07-09T19:24:43Z

157.127.124.15: /* The History of Brewing */

'''Brewing''' is an ancient art and is fairly easy and fairly cheap to get started with. It's far easier than one might think. Brewing encompasses any boiled and fermented beverage, anything between [[beer]] and [[mead]].

Fermentation, simply put, is the process of [[yeast]] converting sugar into alcohol and CO2. Brewing, at the most basic level, involves giving yeast things to eat. It's a little more complex - you also need to manage what kind of yeast you have, what the yeast has to eat, and for how long.

Different brews require different techniques - if you're interested in making a specific drink see the links below.

==The History of Brewing==
Brewing was known to the early [[China|Chinese]], the Mesopotamians, the [[Egypt]]ians and the Babylonians. As best as we can make out, most of these early brews involved thick porridge-like mixes of grain and water that had been left out for wild yeast. The resulting 'beer' was probably not particularly tasty, but '''alcoholic'''. Big news, but sadly came some of the worst hangovers of the ancient world.

Beer tended to dominate cultures that lacked [[wine]] - the [[Roman]]s looked down upon those pesky barbarians who drank beer.*

It has only been relatively recently that the agent of brewing (yeast) was actually understood to be any part in the brewing process at all. Many of the old recipes call for you to simply put the ingredients into a barrel previously used for the purpose and wait. It was not known what it was that magically caused the alcohol to form in the brew.

Obviously, brewing still worked - mainly because the grapes often carried the wild yeasts upon them, but also because the residue of the previous brews would still be embedded within the grain of the oak casks.

*Both [[Greeks]] and [[Roman]]s looked down on beer because they misunderstood the fermentation process. They considered [[Beer]] to be 'corrupted grains', while [[Wine]] was 'fermented grapes'. They did not recognize the commonality of alcohol between the two beverages and did not know the fermentation process for both involved yeast.<ref name="Nelson 2005">{{cite book| author = [[Max Nelson|Nelson, Max]] | title = The Barbarian's Beverage: A History of Beer in Ancient Europe| publisher = Routledge | year = 2005| id = ISBN 0415311217}}</ref><ref name="Nelson 2005"/>

==General Brewing Technique==
If all that you're interested in is [[Beer]] then you should visit a home brew shop or supermarket and pick up a brewing kit. These tend to include most if not all of the following:
* Long plastic spoon
* Fermenter (including lid, airlock and rubber seals)
* Bottle filling valve

This equipment can be used to brew other things than beer and should cost $60-$100 (Australian).

Wine kits are also available - though often much harder to find. However most stores also offer many books on brewing that will give you a wide range of options for your brewing pleasure.

==Basic Safety==
The number one tip I can offer is to do a good job cleaning your equipment. This really does make a huge difference to the outcome.

While many people claim that it is necessary to sterilise, it is more important simply to follow good common sense with regard to basic hygiene. you're basically doing some cooking with some food that will be sitting around for weeks (beer) or months (wine) and so if any greeblies get in - they will breed for that time and you'll end up with an awful mess.

If you trust yourself to be exceptionally clean, then do so, but otherwise, invest in some of the pink sterilising solutions you can get at a brew shop. Alternatively, try [[Aquashield]].

A word of warning: be careful if you use sterilisers that aren't specifically for brewing!

You will be drinking this stuff later, and drinking bleach or other household sterilisation stuff is a Bad Idea™.

The only other thing to be careful about is bottling - read the page on [[glass grenades]] to get an idea of one of the more dangerous problems that can occur if you're not patient.

== Topics ==
=== Equipment ===
*[[Brewing equipment]]

=== Types of Brewing ===
* [[Wine brewing]]
* [[Mead brewing]]
* [[Beer brewing]]
* [[Alcoholic Infusion]] (legal liqueurs)

=== Drinks ===
* [[Mead]]
* [[Wine]]
* [[Beer]]
* [[Spirits]]
* [[Cider]] / [[Perry]]
* [[Cordial]]

=== Sources ===
There are several period sources for information regarding brewing but as with recipes much of what is "known" about period methods is speculation. Most long works on the topics are [[Out of period]].

Useful works include:
* The [[London and Country Brewer]]
* The [[Complete Joy of Home Brewing 3rd ed.]]

[[category:brewing]]
[[category:arts]]

Brewing

2007-07-09T19:14:57Z

157.127.124.15: /* The History of Brewing */

'''Brewing''' is an ancient art and is fairly easy and fairly cheap to get started with. It's far easier than one might think. Brewing encompasses any boiled and fermented beverage, anything between [[beer]] and [[mead]].

Fermentation, simply put, is the process of [[yeast]] converting sugar into alcohol and CO2. Brewing, at the most basic level, involves giving yeast things to eat. It's a little more complex - you also need to manage what kind of yeast you have, what the yeast has to eat, and for how long.

Different brews require different techniques - if you're interested in making a specific drink see the links below.

==The History of Brewing==
Brewing was known to the early [[China|Chinese]], the Mesopotamians, the [[Egypt]]ians and the Babylonians. As best as we can make out, most of these early brews involved thick porridge-like mixes of grain and water that had been left out for wild yeast. The resulting 'beer' was probably not particularly tasty, but '''alcoholic'''. Big news, but sadly came some of the worst hangovers of the ancient world.

Beer tended to dominate cultures that lacked [[wine]] - the [[Roman]]s looked down upon those pesky barbarians who drank beer.*

It has only been relatively recently that the agent of brewing (yeast) was actually understood to be any part in the brewing process at all. Many of the old recipes call for you to simply put the ingredients into a barrel previously used for the purpose and wait. It was not known what it was that magically caused the alcohol to form in the brew.

Obviously, brewing still worked - mainly because the grapes often carried the wild yeasts upon them, but also because the residue of the previous brews would still be embedded within the grain of the oak casks.

*Both [[Greeks]] and [[Roman]]s looked down on beer because they misunderstood the fermentation process. They considered [[Beer]] to be 'corrupted grains', while [[Wine]] was 'fermented grapes'. They did not recognize the commonality of alcohol between the two beverages and did not know the fermentation process for both involved yeast.

==General Brewing Technique==
If all that you're interested in is [[Beer]] then you should visit a home brew shop or supermarket and pick up a brewing kit. These tend to include most if not all of the following:
* Long plastic spoon
* Fermenter (including lid, airlock and rubber seals)
* Bottle filling valve

This equipment can be used to brew other things than beer and should cost $60-$100 (Australian).

Wine kits are also available - though often much harder to find. However most stores also offer many books on brewing that will give you a wide range of options for your brewing pleasure.

==Basic Safety==
The number one tip I can offer is to do a good job cleaning your equipment. This really does make a huge difference to the outcome.

While many people claim that it is necessary to sterilise, it is more important simply to follow good common sense with regard to basic hygiene. you're basically doing some cooking with some food that will be sitting around for weeks (beer) or months (wine) and so if any greeblies get in - they will breed for that time and you'll end up with an awful mess.

If you trust yourself to be exceptionally clean, then do so, but otherwise, invest in some of the pink sterilising solutions you can get at a brew shop. Alternatively, try [[Aquashield]].

A word of warning: be careful if you use sterilisers that aren't specifically for brewing!

You will be drinking this stuff later, and drinking bleach or other household sterilisation stuff is a Bad Idea™.

The only other thing to be careful about is bottling - read the page on [[glass grenades]] to get an idea of one of the more dangerous problems that can occur if you're not patient.

== Topics ==
=== Equipment ===
*[[Brewing equipment]]

=== Types of Brewing ===
* [[Wine brewing]]
* [[Mead brewing]]
* [[Beer brewing]]
* [[Alcoholic Infusion]] (legal liqueurs)

=== Drinks ===
* [[Mead]]
* [[Wine]]
* [[Beer]]
* [[Spirits]]
* [[Cider]] / [[Perry]]
* [[Cordial]]

=== Sources ===
There are several period sources for information regarding brewing but as with recipes much of what is "known" about period methods is speculation. Most long works on the topics are [[Out of period]].

Useful works include:
* The [[London and Country Brewer]]
* The [[Complete Joy of Home Brewing 3rd ed.]]

[[category:brewing]]
[[category:arts]]

Shire of An Dun Theine

2007-07-09T19:06:17Z

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The '''Shire of An Dun Theine''' is the Huntsville ([[USA]]) [[groups|branch]] of the [[Society for Creative Anachronism]] in the [[Kingdom of Meridies]]. The [[Shire]] meets at 7:00 PM on Tuesdays at the UAH University Center (though elsewhere on campus during the summer).

Both styles of Fighter practice are generally held on the quad and start at 5:30 PM most Thursdays while daylight savings is in effect.

== External Link ==

[http://www.anduntheine.org/ Home page]
[[Category:Shires (SCA)|An Dun Theine]]

Shire of An Dun Theine

2007-07-09T19:03:50Z

157.127.124.15:

The '''Shire of An Dun Theine''' is the Huntsville ([[USA]]) [[groups|branch]] of the [[Society for Creative Anachronism]] in the [[Kingdom of Meridies]]. The [[Shire]] meets at 7:00 PM on Tuesdays at the UAH University Center (though elsewhere on campus during the summer).

== External Link ==

[http://www.anduntheine.org/ Home page]
[[Category:Shires (SCA)|An Dun Theine]]

Shire of An Dun Theine

2007-07-09T19:02:39Z

157.127.124.15:

The '''Shire of An Dun Theine''' is the Huntsville ([[USA]]) [[groups|branch]] of the [[Society for Creative Anachronism]] in the [[Kingdom of Meridies]]. The [[Shire]] meets at 7:PM on Tuesdays at the UAH University Center.

== External Link ==

[http://www.anduntheine.org/ Home page]
[[Category:Shires (SCA)|An Dun Theine]]

Kingdom of Meridies

2007-07-09T19:02:08Z

157.127.124.15:

{{SCA Kingdom box|name = Kingdom of Meridies|color = black|metal = white|device = [[Image:Meridiesarms.png]] | caption = [[Argent]], on a [[pale]] [[sable]] a [[crown]] of three points, above each point a [[mullet]] [[argent]], overall a [[laurel wreath]] [[counterchanged]]. | founded = A.S. XII | king = Boru | queen = Deirdre | area = Alabama, central and eastern Tennessee, almost all of Georgia, a bit of the panhandle of Florida, and a portion of Kentucky. | parent = [[Kingdom of Atenveldt]]}}

Founded in January, [[A.S. XII]], the '''Kingdom of Meridies''' is the fifth oldest [[Kingdom]] in the [[Known World]]. Geographically it consists of Alabama, the eastern two-thirds of Tennessee, almost all of Georgia, a bit of the panhandle of Florida, and a portion of Kentucky. Given its location, it should be no surprise that the name Meridies means "The South".

==[[Heraldry]]==

The [[device]] of the Kingdom of Meridies is ''[[Argent]], on a [[pale]] [[sable]] a [[crown]] of three points, above each point a [[mullet]] [[argent]], overall a [[laurel wreath]] [[counterchanged]]''.

Members of the [[populace]] or [[groups]] within the Kingdom who have provided great [[service]], may receive an [[Augmentation of Arms]]. The augmentation takes the form of ''three [[mullet]]s [[argent]], one and two'', and may be placed upon the [[arms]] of the recipient where appropriate.

==Groups==

=====Alabama=====
*[[Shire of An Dun Theine]] (Huntsville, AL)
*[[Shire of Brantestone]] (Cullman, AL)
*[[Shire of the Eagle]] (Auburn, AL)
*[[Shire of Glynn Rhe]] (Decatur, AL)
*[[Barony of Iron Mountain]] (Birmingham, AL)
**[[Canton Des Forges]] (Trussville, AL) ''formerly Vulcan's Forge''
*[[Barony of the Osprey]] (Mobile, AL)
*[[Shire of Peregrine]] (Jacksonville, AL)
*[[Shire of Sable Oak]] (Tuscaloosa, AL)
*[[Shire of Thorngill]] (Montgomery, AL)
=====Florida=====
*[[Shire of Arenal]] (Pensacola, FL)
*[[Shire of Phoenix Glade]] (Ft. Walton Beach, FL)
*<strike>[[Shire of Salt Keep]] (Panama City, FL)</strike>

=====Georgia=====
*[[Shire of Beau Fort]] (Gainesville, GA)
*[[Barony of Bryn Madoc]] (Athens, GA)
*[[Shire of Camden Tor]] (St. Mary's, GA)
*[[Incipient]] [[Shire of Drakenmere]] (Statesboro, GA)
*[[Incipient]] [[Shire of Flint Marsh]] (Bainbridge, GA) ''formerly Viridian Fjord''
*[[Shire of Forth Castle]] (Savannah, GA)
*[[Shire of Marion Glen]] (Americus, GA)
*[[Shire of Owl's Nest]] (Kennesaw, GA)
*[[Shire of Ravenwood]] (Albany, GA)
*[[Shire of River March]] (Columbus, GA)
*[[Shire of Sol Haven]] (Conyers, GA)
*[[Barony of South Downs]] (Atlanta, GA)
*[[Shire of Talmere]] (Carrollton, GA)
*[[Shire of Tir Briste]] (Warner Robins, GA)
=====Kentucky=====
*[[Shire of Loch an Fhraoich]] (Bowling Green, KY)
=====Tennesssee=====
*[[Shire of Crimson River]] (Clarksville, TN)
*[[Shire of Delvingrim]] (Columbia, TN)
*[[Shire of Easaraigh]] (Cookville, TN)
*[[Shire of Glaedenfeld]] (Nashville, TN)
*[[Shire of Loch Cairn]] (Manchester, TN)
*[[Shire of Nant y Derwyddon]] (Kingsport, TN)
*[[Shire of Rising Stone]] (Murfreesboro, TN)
*[[Barony of Thor's Mountain]] (Knoxville, TN)
**[[Incipient]] [[Canton of Hochwald]] (Corryton, TN)
*[[Shire of Vulpine Reach]] (Chattanooga, TN)

==Kingdom devices==
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==External Link==

* http://www.meridies.org/
* [http://www.meridies.org/royalu/ Royal University of Meridies]
* [http://aylekeepe.org/RUM07/ Royal University of Meridies 2007 Web site]

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