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Kingdom of Meridies

2006-05-18T13:58:09Z

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{{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 III | 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 mullets argent, one and two'', and may be placed upon the arms of the recipient where appropriate.

==Groups==

===Eastern Region===
*[[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)
*[[Shire of Arenal]] (Pensacola, FL)
*[[Shire of Phoenix Glade]] (Ft. Walton Beach, FL)
*[[Shire of Salt Keep]] (Panama City, FL)
*[[Shire of Beau Fort]] (Gainesville, GA)
*[[Barony of Bryn Madoc]] (Athens, GA)
*[[Shire of Camden Tor]] (St. Mary's, GA)
*Incipient [[Shire of Drakenford]] (Statesboro, GA)
*[[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)
*Incipient [[Shire of Viridian Fjord]] (Bainbridge, GA)
*[[Shire of Loch an Fhraoich]] (Bowling Green, KY)
*[[Shire of Crimison 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)
*[[Shire of Vulpine Reach]] (Chattanooga, TN)

==External Link==

* http://www.meridies.org/
* [http://www.royalu.org/Welcome.html Royal University of Meridies]

{{SCA Kingdom}}
[[Category:Kingdoms (SCA)|Meridies]]

Kingdom of Meridies

2006-05-18T13:57:48Z

199.77.129.32: /* External Link */

{{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 III | 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 mullets argent, one and two'', and may be placed upon the arms of the recipient where appropriate.

==Groups==

===Eastern Region===
*[[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)
*[[Shire of Arenal]] (Pensacola, FL)
*[[Shire of Phoenix Glade]] (Ft. Walton Beach, FL)
*[[Shire of Salt Keep]] (Panama City, FL)
*[[Shire of Beau Fort]] (Gainesville, GA)
*[[Barony of Bryn Madoc]] (Athens, GA)
*[[Shire of Camden Tor]] (St. Mary's, GA)
*Incipient [[Shire of Drakenford]] (Statesboro, GA)
*[[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)
*Incipient [[Shire of Viridian Fjord]] (Bainbridge, GA)
*[[Shire of Loch an Fhraoich]] (Bowling Green, KY)
*[[Shire of Crimison 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)
*[[Shire of Vulpine Reach]] (Chattanooga, TN)

==External Link==

* http://www.meridies.org/
[http://www.royalu.org/Welcome.html Royal University of Meridies]

{{SCA Kingdom}}
[[Category:Kingdoms (SCA)|Meridies]]

University

2006-05-18T13:56:42Z

199.77.129.32: /* Universities in the SCA */

{{rpov}}
The word '''University''' is derived from the [[Latin]] word for "[[guild]]". The church established schools with the purpose of educating people in a particular profession (a non-trade profession), and then universities arose purely for "higher education". In the [[Middle Ages]], it was mostly [[church]]es or courts who had the better [[book]] collections of the times, so therefore those involved with these institutions (who were mostly those with lots of [[money]], or those who could obtain patronage from the same) therefore had access to higher education.

== Universities in [[Europe]] ==

The first university, [[Al-Azhar]], was founded in Cairo, [[Egypt]] in 970AD.

The first university founded in [[Europe]] was the one in [[Bologna]], in 1088AD, which was followed up with more being founded predominently in [[Italy]], [[France]], [[England]] and [[Spain]] (during the [[1100]]s) and later in [[Germany]] and [[Austria]] ([[1300]]s). They had various faculties, as they do today. Note that the age of a university does not necessarily reflect on its status.

The premiere theology university of medieval Europe was the [[University of Paris]] at [[Notre Dame]], but [[Bologna]] was the place to go for [[Law]], and Palermo for [[Medicine]]. In [[England]], [[Oxford]] and [[Cambridge]] weren't bad. Most medieval universities, and students at them, were supported by the [[Catholic Church]], or by bequests from the rich and the pious. University students had a fair amount of control over the faculty and started to organise themselves as [[nation]]s (people of like cultural origin or [[language]]). Brawls between local townspeople and students were not unknown. A successful university career was often a stepping-stone to important positions at [[Court]] or in the [[Church]].

See also: "[[wikipedia:Medieval university|medieval university]]" in [[Wikipedia]].

== Universities in the SCA ==

[[SCA]] groups may be based at modern universities and are referred to as a [[college]]. These are often a popular recruitment base for the [[Shire]] or [[Barony]] in which the College lies. In the [[East Kingdom]], these groups are often referred to as [[Borough|Boroughs]].

In [[New Zealand]] the use of the word '''University''' is reserved for actual government acredited institutions approved to use that name, and therefore the [[Kingdom of Lochac]] does not use the word "University" to describe any of its internal institutions.

The word "university" can also be used in the [[SCA]] to refer to an institution offering semi-structured courses of learning about medieval facts or crafts. The kingdom of [[An Tir]] has the kingdom-wide [[University of Ithra]]; the [[East Kingdom|East]] runs Universities as focused [[event|events]] which specifically emphasize scholarly learning. [[Æthelmearc]] offers classes in the martial and gentle arts at twice-yearly [http://www.aecademy.org Æcademies]. The [http://university.atlantia.sca.org/ University] of [[Atlantia]] offers degrees to those who meet its qualification for teaching and attending classes at its sessions, which are held two or three times per year. [[Meridies]] holds class and offers degrees through the [http://www.royalu.org/Welcome.html RUM (Royal University of Meridies)]

== External Links ==
* [http://www.kateryndedevelyn.org/royal1.htm Information about Royal Colleges and Universities]

University

2006-05-18T13:56:19Z

199.77.129.32: /* Universities in the SCA */

{{rpov}}
The word '''University''' is derived from the [[Latin]] word for "[[guild]]". The church established schools with the purpose of educating people in a particular profession (a non-trade profession), and then universities arose purely for "higher education". In the [[Middle Ages]], it was mostly [[church]]es or courts who had the better [[book]] collections of the times, so therefore those involved with these institutions (who were mostly those with lots of [[money]], or those who could obtain patronage from the same) therefore had access to higher education.

== Universities in [[Europe]] ==

The first university, [[Al-Azhar]], was founded in Cairo, [[Egypt]] in 970AD.

The first university founded in [[Europe]] was the one in [[Bologna]], in 1088AD, which was followed up with more being founded predominently in [[Italy]], [[France]], [[England]] and [[Spain]] (during the [[1100]]s) and later in [[Germany]] and [[Austria]] ([[1300]]s). They had various faculties, as they do today. Note that the age of a university does not necessarily reflect on its status.

The premiere theology university of medieval Europe was the [[University of Paris]] at [[Notre Dame]], but [[Bologna]] was the place to go for [[Law]], and Palermo for [[Medicine]]. In [[England]], [[Oxford]] and [[Cambridge]] weren't bad. Most medieval universities, and students at them, were supported by the [[Catholic Church]], or by bequests from the rich and the pious. University students had a fair amount of control over the faculty and started to organise themselves as [[nation]]s (people of like cultural origin or [[language]]). Brawls between local townspeople and students were not unknown. A successful university career was often a stepping-stone to important positions at [[Court]] or in the [[Church]].

See also: "[[wikipedia:Medieval university|medieval university]]" in [[Wikipedia]].

== Universities in the SCA ==

[[SCA]] groups may be based at modern universities and are referred to as a [[college]]. These are often a popular recruitment base for the [[Shire]] or [[Barony]] in which the College lies. In the [[East Kingdom]], these groups are often referred to as [[Borough|Boroughs]].

In [[New Zealand]] the use of the word '''University''' is reserved for actual government acredited institutions approved to use that name, and therefore the [[Kingdom of Lochac]] does not use the word "University" to describe any of its internal institutions.

The word "university" can also be used in the [[SCA]] to refer to an institution offering semi-structured courses of learning about medieval facts or crafts. The kingdom of [[An Tir]] has the kingdom-wide [[University of Ithra]]; the [[East Kingdom|East]] runs Universities as focused [[event|events]] which specifically emphasize scholarly learning. [[Æthelmearc]] offers classes in the martial and gentle arts at twice-yearly [http://www.aecademy.org Æcademies]. The [http://university.atlantia.sca.org/ University] of [[Atlantia]] offers degrees to those who meet its qualification for teaching and attending classes at its sessions, which are held two or three times per year. [[Meridies]] holds class and offers degrees through the [http://www.royalu.org/Welcome.html RUM (Royal University of Meridies]

== External Links ==
* [http://www.kateryndedevelyn.org/royal1.htm Information about Royal Colleges and Universities]