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2008-07-17T23:05:47Z

Maghnus:

Does anyone know how to code a footnote? the <ref> system doesn't appear to be working, but that might just be my admittedly sticky programming skills. [[User:Paul Matisz|Paul Matisz]] 07/17/08 18:58 EDT

I know that was my problem, I tried to just Copy the Quest info over from Wikipedia, with the <Ref>'s included but they weren't working so I removed them for aesthetics of the article. [[User:Maghnus|Maghnus]] 09:05, 18 July 2008 (EST)

User:Maghnus

2008-07-17T22:55:19Z

Maghnus: Initial Posting

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Maghnus cu mac Faelain
[[Seneschal]] of the [[Shire]] of [[Draca Mor]] in the [[Kingdom]] of [[Artemisia]].
=Awards=
===Companion of the Golden Pillar of [[Artemisia]].===
Given Oct 2007, by TRM Gareth and Sorcha

User:Maghnus

2008-07-17T22:47:52Z

Maghnus:

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Maghnus cu mac Faelain
[[Seneschal]] of the [[Shire]] of [[Draca Mor]] in the [[Kingdom]] of [[Artemisia]].
Companion of the Golden Pillar of [[Artemisia]].

File:Maghnus Shield.jpg

2008-07-17T22:45:16Z

Maghnus:

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2008-07-17T22:34:41Z

Maghnus:

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Quest

2008-07-17T22:16:50Z

Maghnus: Initial post, copied from Wikipedia

[[Image:Theodor Kittelsen, Soria Moria.jpg|right|thumb|"[[Soria Moria Castle|Soria Moria]]" by [[Theodor Kittelsen]]: a hero glimpses the end of his quest.]]

A '''quest''' is a journey towards a goal used in [[mythology]] and [[literature]] as a [[Plot (narrative)|plot]]. Quests can be found in the folklore of every nation.Josepha Sherman, ''Once upon a Galaxy'' p 142 ISBN 0-87483-387-6 In [[literature]], the objects of quests require great exertion on the part of the [[hero]], and the overcoming of many obstacles, typically including much [[travel]].

This travel also allows the storyteller to showcase exotic locations and cultures, which may, indeed, be the writer's objective if not the characters.Michael O. Riley, Oz and Beyond: The Fantasy World of L. Frank Baum, p 178-9, ISBN 0-7006-0832-X

==Quest objects==
[[Image:TheKnightAtTheCrossroads.jpg|left|thumb|''The Knight at the Crydonias'' by [[Viktor Vasnetsov]]]]
The hero's normal aim is to obtain something, or someone, by the quest and with this object return home.[[W. H. Auden]], "The Quest Hero", ''Understanding the Lord of the Rings: The Best of Tolkien Criticism'', p35 ISBN 0-618-42253-6 The object can be something new, that fulfills a lack in his life, or something that was stolen away from him. It can also be a lack in the life of, or something stolen from, someone with authority to dispatch him.[[Vladimir Propp]], ''Morphology of the Folk Tale, p 36, ISBN 0-292-78376-0

Sometimes the hero has no desire to return. Sir [[Galahad]]'s quest for the [[Holy Grail]] is to find it, not return with it. A return may, indeed, be impossible: [[Aeneas]] is questing for a homeland, having lost Troy at the beginning of [[Virgil]]'s Aeneid he does not return to Troy to refound it but settles in Italy, to become an ancestor of the Romans.

Even if he does return after the culmination of the quest, he may face [[false hero]]es who attempt to pass themselves off as him,[[Vladimir Propp]], ''Morphology of the Folk Tale'', p60, ISBN 0-292-78376-0 or his initial response may be a rejection of that return, as [[Joseph Campbell]] describes in his critical analysis of quest literature "[[The Hero With a Thousand Faces]]."

If dispatched, the claim may be false, with the dispatcher actually sending him on the difficult quest in hopes of his death in the attempt, or in order to remove him from the scene for a time, but the story often unfolds just as if the claim were sincere, except that the tale usually ends with the dispatcher being unmasked and punished.[[Vladimir Propp]], ''Morphology of the Folk Tale'', p77 ISBN 0-292-78376-0 Stories with such false quest-objects include the legends of [[Jason]] and [[Perseus]], the fairy tales ''[[The Dancing Water, the Singing Apple, and the Speaking Bird]]'', ''[[Go I Know Not Whither and Fetch I Know Not What]]'', and the story of [[Beren]] and [[Lúthien]] in [[J. R. R. Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Silmarillion|Silmarillion]]''.

The quest object may, indeed, be only a convenient reason for the hero's journey. Such objects are termed [[MacGuffin]]s. When a hero is on a quest for several objects that are only a convenient reason for his journey, they are termed [[plot coupon]]s.

==Literary analysis==
The quest, in the form of the [[Monomyth#"The hero's journey"|Hero's Journey]], is central to the [[Monomyth]] described by [[Joseph Campbell]]; the hero sets forth from the world of common day into a land where adventures, tests, and magical rewards are found.

==Historical Examples==
An early quest story is the quest of [[Gilgamesh]], who seeks a secret to eternal life after the tragic death of [[Enkidu]], including the search for an emerald.

Another ancient quest tale, [[Homer]]'s ''[[Odyssey]]'', tells of [[Odysseus]], who is cursed to wander and suffer for many years before [[Athena]] persuades the [[Olympians]] to allow him to return [[home]]. Recovering the [[Golden Fleece]] is the object of the travels of [[Jason]] and the [[Argonauts]] in the ''[[Argonautica]]''. [[Cupid and Psyche|Psyche]], having lost Cupid, hunted through the world for him, and was set tasks by Venus, including a descent into the underworld.

Many [[fairy tale]]s depict the hero or heroine setting out on a quest, such as ''[[East of the Sun and West of the Moon]]'' where the heroine seeks her husband, ''[[The Seven Ravens]]'' where the heroine seeks her transformed brothers, ''[[The Story of the Youth Who Went Forth to Learn What Fear Was]]'', or ''[[The Golden Bird]]'' where the prince sets out to find the golden bird for his father. Other characters may set out with no more definite aim that to seek their fortune, or even be cast out instead of voluntarily leaving, but learn of something that could aid them along the way and so have their journey transformed from aimless wandering into a quest.Maria Tatar, ''The Hard Facts of the Grimms' Fairy Tales'', p63, ISBN 0-691-06722-8 Other characters can also set forth on quests — the hero's two older brothers commonly do — but the hero is distinguished by his success.
[[Image:Galahad grail.jpg|left|360px|thumb|"Vision of the Holy Grail" (1890) by [[William Morris]]]]
Many medieval [[Romance (genre)|romance]]s set the knight out on quests. The term "[[Knight-errant]]" sprang from this, as "errant" meant roving or wandering. Sir [[Thomas Malory]] included many in ''[[Le Morte d'Arthur]]''. The most famous -- perhaps the most famous quest in western literature -- centers on the [[Holy Grail]] in [[Arthurian legend]]. This [[monomyth|story cycle]] recounts multiple quests, in multiple variants, telling stories both of the heroes who succeed, like [[Percival]] (in [[Wolfram von Eschenbach]]'s [[Parzival]]) or Sir [[Galahad]] (in the [[Queste del Saint Graal]]), and also the heroes who fail, like Sir [[Lancelot]]. This often sent them into a bewildering [[enchanted forest|forest]]. Despite many references to its pathlessness, the forest repeatedly confronts knights with forks and crossroads, of a labyrinthine complexity.Penelope Reed Doob, ''The Idea of the Labyrinth: from Classical Antiquity through the Middle Ages'', p 177, ISBN 0-8014-8000-0 The significiance of their encounters is often explained to the knights -- particularly those searching for the [[Holy Grail]] -- by [[hermit]]s acting as [[wise old man|wise old men -- or women]].Penelope Reed Doob, ''The Idea of the Labyrinth: from Classical Antiquity through the Middle Ages'', p 179-81, ISBN 0-8014-8000-0 Still, despite their perils and chances of error, such forests, being the location where the knight can obtain the end of his quest, are places where the knights may become worthy; one romance has a maiden urging Sir Lancelot on his quest for the Holy Grail, "which quickens with life and greenness like the forest."Penelope Reed Doob, ''The Idea of the Labyrinth: from Classical Antiquity through the Middle Ages'', p 181, ISBN 0-8014-8000-0

So consistently did knights quest that [[Miguel de Cervantes]] set his [[Don Quixote]] on mock quests in a parody of chivalric tales. His attempt to ridicule knight-errantry into non-existence was not successful; quests remain a vital part of fantasy literature to this day.

==Modern Literature==
Quests continued in modern literature. Many, perhaps most, stories can be described as a quest in which the main character is seeking something that he desires,Robert McKee, ''Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting'', p 196-7 ISBN 0-06-039168-5 but the literal structure of a journey seeking something is, itself, still common. Quests often appear in [[fantasy]] literature,John Grant and John Clute, ''The Encyclopedia of Fantasy'', "Quest ", p 796 ISBN 0-312-19869-8 as in [[Rasselas]] by [[Samuel Johnson]], or ''[[The Wonderful Wizard of Oz]]'', where Dorothy, the Scarecrow, the Tin Woodman, and the Cowardly Lion go on a quest for the way back to Kansas, brains, a heart, and courage respectively.L. Frank Baum, Michael Patrick Hearn, ''The Annotated Wizard of Oz'', p 126-7, ISBN 0-517-500868

A familiar modern literary quest is [[Frodo Baggins]]'s quest to destroy the [[One Ring]] in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''.[[W. H. Auden]], "The Quest Hero", ''Understanding the Lord of the Rings: The Best of Tolkien Criticism'', p45 ISBN 0-618-42253-6 The One Ring, its baleful power, the difficult method which is the only way to destroy it, and the spiritual and psychological torture it wreaks on its Bearer, is used by [[J. R. R. Tolkien]] to tell a meaningful tale of [[friendship]] and the inner struggle with [[temptation]], against a background of [[Epic poetry|epic]] and supernatural warfare.

Some writers, however, may devise the arbitrary quests for items without any importance beyond being the object of the quest. These items are known as [[MacGuffin]]s, which is sometimes merely used to compare quests and is not always a derogatory term. Writers may also motivate characters to pursue these objects by meanings of a [[Self-fulfilling prophecy#Literature.2C Media.2C and the Arts|prophecy]] that decrees it, rather than have them discover that it could assist them, for reasons that are given.

==Role-playing Games==
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The quest is a basic plot in [[role-playing game]]s.

A common quest in a role-playing game will announce that the [[hero]]es must assemble some [[artifact (fantasy)|artifact]], which has been broken into [[plot coupon|several pieces]], each of which has a challenge the heroes must overcome. The carefully designed quest may allow the heroes to shine and show the qualities that make them heroic.

In literature as well as video games, side-quests are often used to develop character depth and reveal the world setting. These miniature plots may or may not have to do with the story's focus (being hereafter called the main quest), such as a romantic interest or providing help to other characters. In [[Robert Jordan]]'s [[The Wheel of Time]], for example, the major quest is the binding or destruction of the dark one, with side quests being the securing of political power, romantic interests, and the growth of personal strength or power. Often these side quests are stepping stones to the completion of the final goal.

In the beginning of the game, the player may need to learn how to effectively play the game, and the character may lack the abilities or equipment to embark on the main quest. The game may provide side-quests that are menial in nature and have little to no bearing on the main quest, and include such actions as finding a lost book, finding a lost child, or ridding a basement of rats. Luckily, the gamer quickly passes through this level. This may also be a tutorial teaching the basics of gameplay with relatively little danger to the character in contrast to what shall cross their paths when their adventure begins. In regards to the [[Monomyth]], the player may is unlikely to have defeated the guardian at this stage.

Another form of side quest is a distraction or minigame. This includes activities such as fishing, raising pets, roleplaying social activities, buying drinks at a bar, dancing and horseback archery.

==See also==
*[[Monomyth]]

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Maghnus:

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2008-07-17T22:13:40Z

Maghnus:

File:Galahad grail.jpg

2008-07-17T22:13:07Z

Maghnus:

Shire of Draca Mor

2008-07-17T22:05:10Z

Maghnus:

{{SCA Shire box|name = Shire of Draca Mor |color = black|metal = green|device = [[Image:Sdm2_Curved.jpg]]
| caption = [[Ermine]],within a [[serpent]]-headed [[torc]] opening to [[chief]] [[vert]] surmounted by a [[sword]] [[sable]], a [[laurel wreath]] [[vert]]. | founded = A.S. XVIII | seneschal = Maghnus cu Mac Faelain | area = Grand Junction, Colorado, [[USA]].| kingdom = Artemisia}}

The '''Shire of Draca Mor''' is the [[SCA]] [[group]] mainly in Grand Junction, but lays claim to the northwestern corner of the state of Colorado, [[USA]]. It is part of the [[Kingdom of Artemisia]].

== Early History ==
The branch-name, Draca Mor, was registered in January of 1985 (via [[Atenveldt]]). The Name Draca Mor translates as [[Dragon]] Swamp, this name was derived from the swampy area found where the Gunnision and the Colorado Rivers meet.

The Device was registered in July of 1986 (via [[Atenveldt]]).

===Creation===

==Shire==
The Shire Holds [[Fighter practice|Fighters Practice]] (both [[Heavy fighter|Heavy]] and [[Light fighter|Light]])every Sunday at Hawthorne Park, south west quadrant, [[A&S]] night every other Thursday, [[Dancing]] and [[drumming]] every Tuesday, as well a general [[populace]] meeting the second Sunday of every month.

===Championships===
====[[Heavy]]====
[[Shire]] [[Heavy]] Championship is decided at the yearly Brouhaha, or [[Shire]] Birthday party. There is a defender tourney with the winner being declared the [[Shire]] Defender.
====[[Rapier]]====
Currently there is no structure for a [[Rapier]] defender as this is just starting in the [[Shire]].
====[[Bardic]]====
The Shire has not had a [[Bard]] since Douglas, the Grey Minstrel of Draca Mor Passed on.
====[[A&S]]====
The [[A&S]] championship takes place during the annual Brouhaha. The championship set up by the Shire [[A&S officer]].
====[[Archery]]====
Currently there is no structure for a [[Archery]] defender as this is just starting in the [[Shire]].

===Keynote Reoccurring Events===
====Border Skirmish/Stinking Desert War====
This is an older event that used to be held in September, between the [[Shire of Draca Mor]] and the [[Shire of Dael Beorht]]. The idea is that there is a [[dragon]] living in the Desert wastes between the two groups. The loser of the [[War]] is then responsible for cleaning up after the [[dragon]] for the next year. This event has not happened the last few years. Currently there is an attempt to bring this event back, but on a larger scale.

====Draca Morian Brouhaha====
Started in 2007. Held in August, this is the [[Shire]]'s Birthday party Celebrating the many years the shire has been together. This is when the Defender's of the [[Shire]] are chosen.

*[[Camping]]
*[[Quest]] for the Dragons Egg <New 2008>
*[[Heavy]] [[Tourney]] and [[Melee]] [[Combat]]
*[[A&S]] Competition
*Donation Silent Auction

====Harvest Festival====
Held in October, this event celebrates the harvest. Once known as the [[Beer]], [[Wine]], and [[Mead]] Fest, changes within the [[SCA]] Corpera, caused the name to be changed.

==External Links==
*http://Draca-mor.home.bresnan.net/ (Shire Web Page)

Shire of Draca Mor

2008-07-17T22:03:14Z

Maghnus:

{{SCA Shire box|name = Shire of Draca Mor |color = black|metal = green|device = [[Image:Sdm2_Curved.jpg]]
| caption = [[Ermine]],within a [[serpent]]-headed [[torc]] opening to [[chief]] [[vert]] surmounted by a [[sword]] [[sable]], a [[laurel wreath]] [[vert]]. | founded = A.S. XVIII | seneschal = Maghnus cu Mac Faelain | area = Grand Junction, Colorado, [[USA]].| kingdom = Artemisia}}

The '''Shire of Draca Mor''' is the [[SCA]] [[group]] mainly in Grand Junction, but lays claim to the northwestern corner of the state of Colorado, [[USA]]. It is part of the [[Kingdom of Artemisia]].

== Early History ==
The branch-name, Draca Mor, was registered in January of 1985 (via Atenveldt). The Name Draca Mor translates as Dragon Swamp, this name was derived from the swampy area found where the Gunnision and the Colorado Rivers meet.

The Device was registered in July of 1986 (via Atenveldt).

===Creation===

==Shire==
The Shire Holds [[Fighter practice|Fighters Practice]] (both [[Heavy fighter|Heavy]] and [[Light fighter|Light]])every Sunday at Hawthorne Park, south west quadrant, [[A&S]] night every other Thursday, [[Dancing]] and [[drumming]] every Tuesday, as well a general [[populace]] meeting the second Sunday of every month.

===Championships===
====[[Heavy]]====
[[Shire]] [[Heavy]] Championship is decided at the yearly Brouhaha, or [[Shire]] Birthday party. There is a defender tourney with the winner being declared the [[Shire]] Defender.
====[[Rapier]]====
Currently there is no structure for a [[Rapier]] defender as this is just starting in the [[Shire]].
====[[Bardic]]====
The Shire has not had a [[Bard]] since Douglas, the Grey Minstrel of Draca Mor Passed on.
====[[A&S]]====
The [[A&S]] championship takes place during the annual Brouhaha. The championship set up by the Shire [[A&S officer]].
====[[Archery]]====
Currently there is no structure for a [[Archery]] defender as this is just starting in the [[Shire]].

===Keynote Reoccurring Events===
====Border Skirmish/Stinking Desert War====
This is an older event that used to be held in September, between the [[Shire of Draca Mor]] and the [[Shire of Dael Beorht]]. The idea is that there is a [[dragon]] living in the Desert wastes between the two groups. The loser of the [[War]] is then responsible for cleaning up after the [[dragon]] for the next year. This event has not happened the last few years. Currently there is an attempt to bring this event back, but on a larger scale.

====Draca Morian Brouhaha====
Started in 2007. Held in August, this is the [[Shire]]'s Birthday party Celebrating the many years the shire has been together. This is when the Defender's of the [[Shire]] are chosen.

*[[Camping]]
*[[Quest]] for the Dragons Egg <New 2008>
*[[Heavy]] [[Tourney]] and [[Melee]] [[Combat]]
*[[A&S]] Competition
*Donation Silent Auction

====Harvest Festival====
Held in October, this event celebrates the harvest. Once known as the [[Beer]], [[Wine]], and [[Mead]] Fest, changes within the [[SCA]] Corpera, caused the name to be changed.

==External Links==
*http://Draca-mor.home.bresnan.net/ (Shire Web Page)

Shire of Draca Mor

2008-07-17T22:01:00Z

Maghnus:

{{SCA Shire box|name = Shire of Draca Mor |color = black|metal = green|device = [[Image:Sdm2_Curved.jpg]]
| caption = [[Ermine]],within a [[serpent]]-headed [[torc]] opening to [[chief]] [[vert]] surmounted by a [[sword]] [[sable]], a [[laurel wreath]] [[vert]]. | founded = A.S. XVIII | seneschal = Maghnus cu Mac Faelain | area = Grand Junction, Colorado, [[USA]].| kingdom = Artemisia}}

The '''Shire of Draca Mor''' is the [[SCA]] [[group]] mainly in Grand Junction, but lays claim to the northwestern corner of the state of Colorado, [[USA]]. It is part of the [[Kingdom of Artemisia]].

== Early History ==
The branch-name, Draca Mor, was registered in January of 1985 (via Atenveldt). The Name Draca Mor translates as Dragon Swamp, this name was derived from the swampy area found where the Gunnision and the Colorado Rivers meet.

The Device was registered in July of 1986 (via Atenveldt).

===Creation===

==Shire==
The Shire Holds [[Fighter practice|Fighters Practice]] (both [[Heavy fighter|Heavy]] and [[Light fighter|Light]])every Sunday at Hawthorne Park, south west quadrant, [[A&S]] night every other Thursday, [[Dancing]] and [[drumming]] every Tuesday, as well a general [[populace]] meeting the second Sunday of every month.

===Championships===
====[[Heavy]]====
[[Shire]] [[Heavy]] Championship is decided at the yearly Brouhaha, or [[Shire]] Birthday party. There is a defender tourney with the winner being declared the [[Shire]] Defender.
====[[Rapier]]====
Currently there is no structure for a [[Rapier]] defender as this is just starting in the [[Shire]].
====[[Bardic]]====
The Shire has not had a [[bard]] since Douglas, the Grey Minstrel of Draca Mor Passed on.
====[[A&S]]====
The [[A&S]] championship takes place during the annual Brouhaha. The championship set up by the Shire [[A&S officer]].
===Keynote Reoccurring Events===
====Border Skirmish/Stinking Desert War====
This is an older event that used to be held in September, between the [[Shire of Draca Mor]] and the [[Shire of Dael Beorht]]. The idea is that there is a [[dragon]] living in the Desert wastes between the two groups. The loser of the [[War]] is then responsible for cleaning up after the [[dragon]] for the next year. This event has not happened the last few years. Currently there is an attempt to bring this event back, but on a larger scale.

====Draca Morian Brouhaha====
Started in 2007. Held in August, this is the [[Shire]]'s Birthday party Celebrating the many years the shire has been together. This is when the Defender's of the [[Shire]] are chosen.

*[[Camping]]
*[[Quest]] for the Dragons Egg <New 2008>
*[[Heavy]] [[Tourney]] and [[Melee]] [[Combat]]
*[[A&S]] Competition
*Donation Silent Auction

====Harvest Festival====
Held in October, this event celebrates the harvest. Once known as the [[Beer]], [[Wine]], and [[Mead]] Fest, changes within the [[SCA]] Corpera, caused the name to be changed.

==External Links==
*http://Draca-mor.home.bresnan.net/ (Shire Web Page)

Shire of Draca Mor

2008-07-17T16:59:24Z

Maghnus: Minor editing and revisions

{{SCA Shire box|name = Shire of Draca Mor |color = black|metal = green|device = [[Image:Sdm2_Curved.jpg]]
| caption = [[Ermine]],within a [[serpent]]-headed [[torc]] opening to [[chief]] [[vert]] surmounted by a [[sword]] [[sable]], a [[laurel wreath]] [[vert]]. | founded = A.S. | seneschal = Maghnus cu Mac Faelain | area = Grand Junction, Colorado, [[USA]].| kingdom = Artemisia}}

The '''Shire of Draca Mor''' is the [[SCA]] [[group]] mainly in Grand Junction, but lays claim to the northwestern corner of the state of Colorado, [[USA]]. It is part of the [[Kingdom of Artemisia]].

== Early History ==
===Creation===

==Shire==
The Shire Holds [[Fighter practice|Fighters Practice]] (both [[Heavy fighter|Heavy]] and [[Light fighter|Light]])every Sunday at Hawthorne Park, south west quadrant, [[A&S]] night every other Thursday, [[Dancing]] and [[drumming]] every Tuesday, as well a general [[populace]] meeting the second Sunday of every month.

===Championships===
====[[Heavy]]====
[[Shire]] [[Heavy]] Championship is decided at the yearly Brouhaha, or [[Shire]] Birthday party. There is a defender tourney with the winner being declared the [[Shire]] Defender.
====[[Rapier]]====
Currently there is no structure for a [[Rapier]] defender as this is just starting in the [[Shire]].
====[[Bardic]]====
The Shire has not had a [[bard]] since Douglas, the Grey Minstrel of Draca Mor Passed on.
====[[A&S]]====
The [[A&S]] championship takes place during the annual Brouhaha. The championship set up by the Shire [[A&S officer]].
===Keynote Reoccurring Events===
====Border Skirmish/Stinking Desert War====
This is an older event that used to be held in September, between the [[Shire of Draca Mor]] and the [[Shire of Dael Beorht]]. The idea is that there is a [[dragon]] living in the Desert wastes between the two groups. The loser of the [[War]] is then responsible for cleaning up after the [[dragon]] for the next year. This event has not happened the last few years. Currently there is an attempt to bring this event back, but on a larger scale.

====Draca Morian Brouhaha====
Started in 2007. Held in August, this is the [[Shire]]'s Birthday party Celebrating the many years the shire has been together. This is when the Defender's of the [[Shire]] are chosen.

*[[Camping]]
*[[Quest]] for the Dragons Egg <New 2008>
*[[Heavy]] [[Tourney]] and [[Melee]] [[Combat]]
*[[A&S]] Competition
*Donation Silent Auction

====Harvest Festival====
Held in October, this event celebrates the harvest. Once known as the [[Beer]], [[Wine]], and [[Mead]] Fest, changes within the [[SCA]] Corpera, caused the name to be changed.

==External Links==
*http://Draca-mor.home.bresnan.net/ (Shire Web Page)

Kingdom of Artemisia

2008-07-17T16:34:35Z

Maghnus: Added Kingdom Shield, changed royalty

{{SCA Kingdom box|name = Artemisia|color = black|metal = yellow|device = [[Image:ArtemisiaShield.jpg]]| caption = [[Sable]], on a [[pile]] between two [[griffin]]s [[combattant]], each [[maintaining]] an [[arrow]] [[Or]], an ancient [[crown]] within a [[laurel wreath]] [[sable]]. | founded = A.S. XXXII | king = Reinmar | queen = Albreda | area = Most of Utah, Idaho, Montana, and parts of Wyoming and Colorado.| parent = [[Atenveldt]]}}

Geographically, the '''Kingdom of Artemisia''' covers Montana, southern Idaho, most of Utah, and western Colorado and Wyoming. It became an [[SCA]] [[kingdom]] in [[A.S. XXXII]]. It was originally part of the [[Principality]] of [[Outlands|The Outlands]], but reverted to [[Atenveldt]] when Outlands became a kingdom in [[A.S. XXI]].

The [[barony|baronies]] of the Kingdom of Artemisia are:
*[[Barony of Loch Salann]] (metro Salt Lake City, UT)
*[[Barony of One Thousand Eyes]] (Idaho Falls and Pocatello, ID)
*[[Barony of Sentinels' Keep]] (Missoula, MT and surrounding region)
*[[Barony of Arn Hold]] (Boise, ID)
*[[Barony of Gryphon's Lair]] (Davis and Weber Counties, UT)

The [[shire]]s of the Kingdom of Artemisia are:
*[[Shire of Arrows' Flight]] (Provo, UT)
*[[Shire of Bronzehelm]] (Billings, MT)
*[[Shire of Castelleone Nuovo]] (Helena, MT)
*[[Shire of Cote du Ciel]] (Logan, Willard and Brigham City, UT)
*[[Shire of Crystal Crags]] (Kalispell, MT)
*[[Shire of Dael Beorht]] (Montrose, CO)
*[[Shire of Draca Mor]] (Grand Junction, CO)
*[[Shire of Dragonmarch]] (Vernal, UT)
*[[Shire of Windegate]] (Shelby, MT)
*[[Shire of Otherhill]] (Evanston, Green River and Rock Springs, WY)
*[[Shire of Silver Keep]] (Bozeman, MT)
*[[Shire of Stan Wyrm]] (Great Falls, MT)
*[[Shire of Twae Linnes]] (Twin Falls, ID)

==Kingdom devices==
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! Image
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| King
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|-
|Queen
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| Populace badge
| [[Image:Artemisia badge.png|96px]]
|}

==See Also==

[http://www.artemisia.sca.org/ Official site]

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

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Kingdom of Artemisia Shield

Torc

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A '''torc''', also spelled '''torq''' or '''torque,''' is a rigid circular [[neck ring]] or [[necklace]] that is open-ended at the front.
[[Image:Torque gaulois en bronze.jpg|right|thumb|A bronze Gaulish torc.]]
Torcs are a type of [[Scythian]], [[Thracian]] and [[Celts|Celtic]] jewellery, produced in the [[European Iron Age]], from circa the 8th century BC to the 3rd century AD.

==Terminology and definition==
The word comes from [[Latin]] ''torques'', from ''torqueo'', to twist, because of the twisted shape of the collar. The ends of ancient torcs typically bore sculpted ornaments, frequently globes, cubes, or animal heads, and, less commonly, human figures. The body of the necklace was usually but not always wrapped. Although they were most often neck-rings, there were also bracelets with this shape. Torcs were made from intertwined [[metal]] strands, usually gold or bronze, less often silver.

The Celtic torc disappears in the [[migration period]], but [[Viking Age]] metal necklaces are sometimes also referred to as "torcs".Jim Cornish, [http://www.cdli.ca/CITE/v_hoards.htm Elementary: Viking Hoards], on the Centre for Distance Learning & Innovation Website

==Origins==
The torc first appears in [[Scythian]] art, from the [[Early Iron Age]], introduced to Celtic Europe around 500 BC (see also [[Thraco-Cimmerian]]).

It also has predecessors in gold necklaces of the [[European Bronze Age]], which are sometimes also called "torcs", e.g. the three 12th-11th century BC specimens found at Tiers Cross, Pembrokeshire, Wales.[http://www.artfund.org/artwork/2837/three-bronze-age-torcs Art Saved: Three Bronze Age Torcs], on the Art Fund Website

One of the earliest known depictions of a torc can be found on the [[Warrior of Hirschlanden]] (6th century BC).

==Scythian torcs==
An early Scythian torc is part of the [[Pereshchepina]] hoard, dating to the 7th century BC. A later example is found in the [[Tolstaya burial]], or the Karagodeuashk kurgan ([[Kuban]] area), both dating to the 4th century BC.

==Celtic torcs==
Depictions of the gods and goddesses of [[Celtic mythology]] frequently show them wearing torcs. The famous [[Ancient Rome|Roman]] copy of the original [[Hellenistic Greece|Greek]] [[sculpture]] ''[[The Dying Gaul]]'' depicts a wounded Gallic warrior naked except for a torc. Examples have been discovered in [[UK|Britain]] and [[Europe]] during [[archaeological]] surveys.[http://www.ancienttouch.com/172.jpg Roman Silver Torque with Two Roman Denarii Pendants (late I–III c. A.D.)], on Ancient Touch Website
A 1st century BC example is the [[Snettisham Torc]] found in southwestern Norfolk.

It was said by some authors that the torc was an ornament for women until the 4th century BC, when it became an attribute of warriors.
An example of a torc owned by a woman is the gold torc from the [[La Tene period]] [[chariot burial]] of a princess, found in [[Waldalgesheim]], Germany, and another found in a woman's grave at [[Reinheim]]. Another La Tene example was found as part of a hoard buried near [[Erstfeld]].[http://www.hp.uab.edu/image_archive/uj/ujk.html Iron Age Western Europe from c. 800 B.C. - La Tène], on the Images from World History Website
The famous heavy silver "bull torc" found in [[Trichtingen]], Germany, dates to the 2nd century BC.

The torc was a sign of nobility and high social status: a [[military decoration|decoration]] awarded to warriors for their deeds in battle, as well as a divine attribute, since some depictions of Celtic gods wear one or more torcs. Images of the god [[Cernunnos]] wearing one torc around his neck, with torcs hanging from his antlers or held in his hand, have been found.

The Roman consul [[Titus Manlius Torquatus (347 BC)|Titus Manlius]] in the 361s BC challenged a Gaul to single combat and killed him, and then took his torc. Because he always wore it, he received the nickname ''Torquatus'' (the one who wears a torc). After this, Romans adopted the torc as a decoration for distinguished soldiers and elite units during [[Roman Republic|Republican]] times.

==Modern torcs==
The [[hippie]] movement of the 1960s and 1970s brought torcs back into fashion, not only as necklaces and bracelets, but also as rings. Torc-shaped bracelets are commonly worn today by both men and women.

The torc is also the symbol of someone with the title of [[Saoi]], which is the highest honour [[Aosdána]], the [[Ireland|Irish]] organization of artists, can bestow upon its members.

== See also ==
*[[Manillas]]

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Shire of Draca Mor

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{{SCA Shire box|name = Shire of Draca Mor |color = black|metal = white|device = [[Image:Sdm2_Curved.jpg]]
| caption = [[Ermine]],within a [[serpent]]-headed [[torc]] opening to [[chief]] [[vert]] surmounted by a [[sword]] [[sable]], a [[laurel wreath]] [[vert]]. | founded = A.S. | seneschal = Maghnus cu Mac Faelain | area = Grand Junction, Colorado, [[USA]].| kingdom = Artemisia}}

The '''Shire of Draca Mor''' is the [[SCA]] [[group]] in Grand Junction, Colorado, [[USA]]. It is part of the [[Kingdom of Artemisia]].

Official homepage: http://draca-mor.home.bresnan.net/

== Early History ==
===Creation===

==Shire==
===Registered Heraldry===
* '''Shire Arms''': [[Ermine]],within a [[serpent]]-headed [[torc]] opening to [[chief]] [[vert]] surmounted by a [[sword]] [[sable]], a [[laurel wreath]] [[vert]].
===Keynote Reoccurring Events===
* '''Border Skirmish/Stinking Desert War''':This is an older event that used to be held in September, between the [[Shire of Draca Mor]] and the [[Shire of Dael Beorht]]. The idea was that there was a [[dragon]] living in the Desert wastes between our two groups. The loser of the [[War]] was then forced to clean up after the [[dragon]] for the next year. This event has not happened the last few years. Currently there is an attempt to bring this event back, but on a larger scale.
* '''Draca Morian Brouhaha''':Started in 2007. Held in August, this is the [[Shire]]'s Birthday party. This is when the Defender's of the [[Shire]] are chosen.
* '''Harvest Festival''':Held in Oct, this event celebrates the harvest. Once known as the [[Beer]], [[Wine]], and [[Mead]] Fest, changes within the [[SCA]] Corpera, caused the name to be changed.

==External Links==

Shire of Draca Mor

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{{SCA Shire box|name = Shire of Draca Mor |color = black|metal = white|device = [[Image:Sdm2_Curved.jpg]]
| caption = [[Ermine]],within a [[serpent]]-headed [[torc]] opening to [[chief]] [[vert]] surmounted by a [[sword]] [[sable]], a [[laurel wreath]] [[vert]]. | founded = A.S. | seneschal = Maghnus cu Mac Faelain | area = Grand Junction, Colorado, [[USA]].| kingdom = Artemisia}}

The '''Shire of Draca Mor''' is the [[SCA]] [[group]] in Grand Junction, Colorado, [[USA]]. It is part of the [[Kingdom of Artemisia]].

Official homepage: http://draca-mor.home.bresnan.net/

== Early History ==
===Creation===

==Shire==
===Registered Heraldry===
* '''Shire Arms''': [[Ermine]],within a [[serpent]]-headed [[torc]] opening to [[chief]] [[vert]] surmounted by a [[sword]] [[sable]], a [[laurel wreath]] [[vert]].
===Keynote Reoccurring Events===
* '''Border Skirmish/Stinking Desert War''':This is an older event that used to be held in September, between the [[Shire of Draca Mor]] and [[the Shire of Dael Beorht]]. The idea was that there was a [[dragon]] living in the Desert wastes between our two groups. The loser of the [[War]] was then forced to clean up after the [[dragon]] for the next year. This event has not happened the last few years. Currently there is an attempt to bring this event back, but on a larger scale.
* '''Draca Morian Brouhaha''':Started in 2007. Held in August, this is the [[Shire]]'s Birthday party. This is when the Defender's of the [[Shire]] are chosen.
* '''Harvest Festival''':Held in Oct, this event celebrates the harvest. Once known as the [[Beer]], [[Wine]], and [[Mead]] Fest, changes within the [[SCA]] Corpera, caused the name to be changed.

==External Links==

Shire of Draca Mor

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{{SCA Shire box|name = Shire of Draca Mor |color = black|metal = white|device = [[Image:Sdm2_Curved.jpg]]
| caption = [[Ermine]],within a [[serpent]]-headed [[torc]] opening to [[chief]] [[vert]] surmounted by a [[sword]] [[sable]], a [[laurel wreath]] [[vert]]. | founded = A.S. | seneschal = Maghnus cu Mac Faelain | area = Grand Junction, Colorado, [[USA]].| kingdom = Artemisia}}

The '''Shire of Draca Mor''' is the [[SCA]] [[group]] in Grand Junction, Colorado, [[USA]]. It is part of the [[Kingdom of Artemisia]].

Official homepage: http://draca-mor.home.bresnan.net/

== Early History ==
===Creation===

==Shire==
===Registered Heraldry===
* '''Shire Arms''': [[Ermine]],within a [[serpent]]-headed [[torc]] opening to [[chief]] [[vert]] surmounted by a [[sword]] [[sable]], a [[laurel wreath]] [[vert]].
===Keynote Reoccurring Events===
* '''Border Skirmish/Stinking Desert War''':This is an older event that used to be held in September, between the [[Shire]] of [[Draca Mor]] and the [[Shire]] of [[Dael Beorht]]. The idea was that there was a [[dragon]] living in the Desert wastes between our two groups. The loser of the [[War]] was then forced to clean up after the [[dragon]] for the next year. This event has not happened the last few years. Currently there is an attempt to bring this event back, but on a larger scale.
* '''Draca Morian Brouhaha''':Started in 2007. Held in August, this is the [[Shire]]'s Birthday party. This is when the Defender's of the [[Shire]] are chosen.
* '''Harvest Festival''':Held in Oct, this event celebrates the harvest. Once known as the [[Beer]], [[Wine]], and [[Mead]] Fest, changes within the [[SCA]] Corpera, caused the name to be changed.

==External Links==

Shire of Draca Mor

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{{SCA Shire box|name = Shire of Draca Mor |color = black|metal = white|device = [[Image:Sdm2_Curved.jpg]]
| caption = [[Ermine]],within a [[serpent]]-headed [[torc]] opening to [[chief]] [[vert]] surmounted by a [[sword]] [[sable]], a [[laurel wreath]] [[vert]]. | founded = A.S. | seneschal = Maghnus cu Mac Faelain | area = Grand Junction, Colorado, [[USA]].| kingdom = Artemisia}}

The '''Shire of Draca Mor''' is the [[SCA]] [[group]] in Grand Junction, Colorado, [[USA]]. It is part of the [[Kingdom of Artemisia]].

Official homepage: http://draca-mor.home.bresnan.net/

== Early History ==
===Creation===

==Shire==
===Registered Heraldry===
* '''Shire Arms''': [[Ermine]],within a [[serpent]]-headed [[torc]] opening to [[chief]] [[vert]] surmounted by a [[sword]] [[sable]], a [[laurel wreath]] [[vert]].
===Keynote Reoccurring Events===
* '''Border Skirmish/Stinking Desert War''':This is an older event that used to be held in September, between the [[Shire]] of [[Draca Mor]] and the [[Shire]] of [[Dael Beorht]]. The idea was that there was a [[dragon]] living in the Desert wastes between our two groups. The loser of the [[War]] was then forced to clean up after the [[dragon]] for the next year. This event has not happened the last few years. Currently there is an attempt to bring this event back, but on a larger scale.
* '''Draca Morian Brouhaha''':Started in 2007. Held in August, this is the [[Shire]]'s Birthday party. This is when the [[Defender]]'s of the [[Shire]] are chosen.
* '''Harvest Festival''':Held in Oct, this event celebrates the harvest. Once known as the [[Beer]], [[Wine]], and [[Mead]] Fest, changes within the [[SCA]] Corpera, caused the name to be changed.

==External Links==

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Shire of Draca Mor Device