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The Canton of Whyt Whey is defined by the borders of the county of New York (Manhattan Island). |
The '''Canton of Whyt Whey''' is the [[SCA]] [[branch]] defined by the borders of the county of New York (Manhattan Island). It is part of the [[East Kingdom]]. |
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== History == |
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The origins of the Canton of Whyt Whey lay in the |
The origins of the [[Canton]] of Whyt Whey lay in the backyard of [[Sir]] Edward Zifran of Gendy in the 1980's. He would hold [[fighter practice]] back there and afterwards everyone would go to a restaurant across the street called P.J. Reynolds (now defunct). Eventually the fighter practice was no longer held at his house, but the gathering at the restaurant on Tuesday nights remained. |
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Sometime about 1988, someone looked around and said words to the effect of "hey, we could start a canton here!" The original thought was to call the canton "Grate Whyte Whey" as a pun on the misspelling of [[Ostgardr]] that would mean "cheese farm" and the nickname for Broadway. The |
Sometime about 1988, someone looked around and said words to the effect of "hey, we could start a [[canton]] here!" The original thought was to call the canton "Grate Whyte Whey" as a [[pun]] on the misspelling of [[Ostgardr]] that would mean "[[cheese]] [[farm]]" and the nickname for Broadway. The [[herald]]s allowed only the last two words to be the [[name]] of the canton. |
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== [[Heraldry]] == |
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There was much debate over the device for the canton. Some of the founding members were adamant about it having |
There was much debate over the [[device]] for the canton. Some of the founding members were adamant about it having [[cockroach]]es, that most indomitable of local fauna, on it. Others were grossed out by the idea. The current [[College of Arms|registered]] device is "[[Sable]], a [[german beetle]] dismembered within a [[laurel wreath]] and on a [[chief]] [[embattled]] [[argent]], a [[pomme]]." |
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== [[Event]]s == |
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Being located in the county of New York (the island of Manhattan), few full-size, and no camping |
Being located in the county of New York (the island of Manhattan), few full-size, and no [[camping event]]s have ever occurred there. Possibly the largest [[event]] was the "May Games" event held in Central Park, with the feast held at the West Side YMCA. The group does many [[demo]]s for [[school]]s, and has had a presence at the [[Fort Tryon Park Medieval Festival]] for several years. From 1992-2005 the weekday fighter practices were held in Union Square, and many news organizations, TV stations, and independent journalists, photographers, and videographers have acquired words, pictures, and footage of SCA [[member]]s and SCA [[fighting]] there. |
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== Publications == |
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The newsletter is known as the [[Cheese Cloth]] |
The [[newsletter]] is known as the ''[[Cheese Cloth]]''. |
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== [[Officer]]s == |
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The unnofficial titles of the officers of Whyt Whey are as follows:<br> |
The unnofficial titles of the officers of Whyt Whey are as follows:<br> |
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The Black Flag [[pursuivant]] |
* The Black Flag [[pursuivant]] |
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The Combat [[knight marshal]] |
* The Combat [[knight marshal]] |
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The Raid [[captain-general of archers]] |
* The Raid [[captain-general of archers]] |
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The Roach Motel [[chatelaine]] |
* The Roach Motel [[chatelaine]] |
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The Hav-a-Heart [[seneschal]] |
* The Hav-a-Heart [[seneschal]] |
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The D-Con of [[arts and sciences]] |
* The D-Con of [[arts and sciences]] |
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Revision as of 13:20, 5 September 2006
The Canton of Whyt Whey is the SCA branch defined by the borders of the county of New York (Manhattan Island). It is part of the East Kingdom.
History
The origins of the Canton of Whyt Whey lay in the backyard of Sir Edward Zifran of Gendy in the 1980's. He would hold fighter practice back there and afterwards everyone would go to a restaurant across the street called P.J. Reynolds (now defunct). Eventually the fighter practice was no longer held at his house, but the gathering at the restaurant on Tuesday nights remained.
Sometime about 1988, someone looked around and said words to the effect of "hey, we could start a canton here!" The original thought was to call the canton "Grate Whyte Whey" as a pun on the misspelling of Ostgardr that would mean "cheese farm" and the nickname for Broadway. The heralds allowed only the last two words to be the name of the canton.
Heraldry
There was much debate over the device for the canton. Some of the founding members were adamant about it having cockroaches, that most indomitable of local fauna, on it. Others were grossed out by the idea. The current registered device is "Sable, a german beetle dismembered within a laurel wreath and on a chief embattled argent, a pomme."
Events
Being located in the county of New York (the island of Manhattan), few full-size, and no camping events have ever occurred there. Possibly the largest event was the "May Games" event held in Central Park, with the feast held at the West Side YMCA. The group does many demos for schools, and has had a presence at the Fort Tryon Park Medieval Festival for several years. From 1992-2005 the weekday fighter practices were held in Union Square, and many news organizations, TV stations, and independent journalists, photographers, and videographers have acquired words, pictures, and footage of SCA members and SCA fighting there.
Publications
The newsletter is known as the Cheese Cloth.
Officers
The unnofficial titles of the officers of Whyt Whey are as follows:
- The Black Flag pursuivant
- The Combat knight marshal
- The Raid captain-general of archers
- The Roach Motel chatelaine
- The Hav-a-Heart seneschal
- The D-Con of arts and sciences
