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Founded in January, [[A.S. XII]], the '''Kingdom of Meridies''' is the fifth oldest [[Kingdom]] in the [[Known World]]. Geographically it consists of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, most of Arkansas, Tennessee, almost all of Georgia, a bit of the panhandle of Florida, and small portions of both Kentucky and Virginia. Given its location, it should be no surprise that the name Meridies means "The South".
{{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 = Ulrich | queen = Katerina | 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.
==Meridies Oath of Fealty==
I, _______, do swear fealty and service unto the Crown of Meridies. To speak and to be silent, to do and to let be, to come and to go, in need and in plenty, in peace and in war, in living and in dying, from this hour henceforth, until my Lord release me, death take me, or the world end.


==Rulers==
Meridies contains the [[Principality]] of [[Gleann Abhann]].


*[[Past Rulers of Meridies]]
==Heraldry==


==Chivalry==
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]]''.
A complete listing of the Chivalry of Meridies, including biographies and a chivalric lineage, can be found [http://net-connection.com/knights/index.html here].


==Kingdom Devices==
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.
{| border="1" spacing="0"
! Person or group
! Image
|-
| King
|| [[Image:MeridiesArms.jpg]]
|-
|Queen
|| [[Image:MeridiesQueen.jpg]]
|-
| Populace badge
| [[Image:Meridies badge.png|96px]]
|-
| Uncial M Populace badge
| [[Image:MeridiesMBadge.jpg]]
|-
| Star Populace badge
| [[Image:MeridiesStarPopulace.jpg]]
|-
| Horse Populace badge
| [[Image:MeridiesHorseBadge.jpg]]
|}


==Groups==
==Groups==
=====Alabama=====
*[[Shire of An Dun Theine]] (Huntsville, AL)
*<s>[[Shire of Brantestone]] (Cullman, AL)</s> &nbsp;''dissolved in autumn of 2010''
*[[Shire of the Eagle]] (Auburn, AL)
*[[Shire of Glynn Rhe]] (Decatur, AL)
*[[Barony of Iron Mountain]] (Birmingham, AL)
*[[Shire of Des Forges]] (Trussville, AL) &nbsp;''formerly Vulcan's Forge''
*[[Barony of the Osprey]] (Mobile, AL)
*[[Shire of Okeborne Keep]] (Tuscaloosa, AL)
*[[Shire of Thorngill]] (Montgomery, AL)


=====Florida=====
*Shire of [[An Dun Theine]] (Huntsville, AL)
*Shire of [[Brantestone]] (Cullman, AL)
*[[Shire of Arenal]] (Pensacola, FL)
*[[Shire of Phoenix Glade]] (Ft. Walton Beach, FL)
*Canton of [[Des Forge]] (Trussville, AL) ''formerly Vulcan's Forge''
=====Georgia=====
*Shire of the [[Eagle]] (Alburn, AL)
*Shire of [[Glynn Rhe]] (Decatur, AL)
*[[Shire of Beau Fort]] (Gainesville, GA)
*Barony of [[Iron Mountain]] (Birmingham, AL)
*[[Barony of Bryn Madoc]] (Athens, GA)
*Barony of the [[Osprey]] (Mobile, AL)
*[[Shire of Drakenmere]] (Statesboro, GA)
*Shire of [[Peregrine]] (Jacksonville, AL)
*[[Shire of Flint Marsh]] (Bainbridge, GA) ''formerly Viridian Fjord''
*Shire of [[Sable Oak]] (Tuscaloosa, AL)
*[[Shire of Forth Castle]] (Savannah, GA)
*Shire of [[Thorngill]] (Montgomery, AL)
*[[Shire of Marion Glen]] (Americus, GA)
*Shire of [[Arenal]] (Pensacola, FL)
*[[Shire of Owl's Nest]] (Kennesaw, GA)
*Shire of [[Phoenix Glade]] (Ft. Walton Beach, FL)
*[[Shire of Ravenwood]] (Albany, GA)
*Shire of [[Salt Keep]] (Panama City, FL)
*[[Shire of River March]] (Columbus, GA)
*Shire of [[Beau Fort]] (Gainesville, GA)
*[[Shire of Sol Haven]] (Conyers, GA)
*Barony of [[Bryn Madoc]] (Athens, GA)
*[[Barony of South Downs]] (Atlanta, GA)
*Shire of [[Camden Tor]] (St. Mary's, GA)
*[[Incipient]] [[Shire of Staggesgate]] (Valdosta, GA)
*Incipient Shire of [[Drakenford]] (Statesboro, GA)
*[[Shire of Talmere]] (Carrollton, GA)
*Shire of [[Forth Castle]] (Savannah, GA)
*[[Shire of Tir Briste]] (Warner Robins, 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)
*Shire of [[Beinntheine]] (Russellville, AR)
*Incipient Shire of [[Duin nan Aibhne Dheirg]] (Texarkana, AR)
*Shire of [[Lagerdamm]] (Conway, AR)
*Barony of [[Small Grey Bear]] (Little Rock, AR)
*Shire of [[Smythkepe]] (Fort Smith, AR)
*Incipient Shire of [[Redewolf]] (Murray, KY)
*Shire of [[Ardenroe]] (Shreveport, LA)
*Barony of [[Axemoor]] (New Orleans, LA)
*Shire of [[Blackmoor Keep]] (Lake Charles, LA)
*Shire of [[Blackwood]] (Monroe, LA)
*Incipient Canton of [[Eagle Isle]] (Houma, LA)
*Shire of [[Loch Bais]] (Natchitoches, LA)
*Incipient Shire of [[Northover]] (Covington, LA) ''formerly Nord du Lac''
*Shire of [[Troll Fen]] (Lafayette, LA)
*Shire of [[Vogelburg]] (Alexandria, LA)
*Shire of [[Wyrmgeist]] (Baton Rouge, LA)
*Shire of [[Dragoun's Weal]] (Hattiesburg, MS)
*Shire of [[Hammerhold]] (Oxford, MS)
*Shire of [[Iron Ox]] (Jackson, MS)
*Incipient Shire of [[Rooks Haven]] (Tupelo, MS)
*Barony of [[Seleone]] (Gulfport/Biloxi, MS)
*Shire of [[Tor an Riogh]] (Starkville/Columbus, MS)
*Barony of [[Grey Niche]] (Memphis, TN)


==External Link==
=====Kentucky=====
*[[Shire of Loch an Fhraoich]] (Bowling Green, KY)
*[[Incipient]] [[Shire of Redewolfden]] (Murray, KY)


=====Tennesssee=====
* http://www.meridies.org/
*[[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)


==External Link==
* http://www.meridies.org/
* [http://www.meridies.org/royalu/ Royal University of Meridies]
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Latest revision as of 22:52, 7 May 2013

Kingdom of Meridies
Meridiesarms.png
Argent, on a pale sable a crown of three points, above each point a mullet argent, overall a laurel wreath counterchanged.
Information
Founded: A.S. XII
Parent Kingdom: Kingdom of Atenveldt
King: Ulrich
Queen: Katerina
Modern location
Alabama, central and eastern Tennessee, almost all of Georgia, a bit of the panhandle of Florida, and a portion of Kentucky.

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.

Meridies Oath of Fealty

I, _______, do swear fealty and service unto the Crown of Meridies. To speak and to be silent, to do and to let be, to come and to go, in need and in plenty, in peace and in war, in living and in dying, from this hour henceforth, until my Lord release me, death take me, or the world end.

Rulers

Chivalry

A complete listing of the Chivalry of Meridies, including biographies and a chivalric lineage, can be found here.

Kingdom Devices

Person or group Image
King MeridiesArms.jpg
Queen MeridiesQueen.jpg
Populace badge Meridies badge.png
Uncial M Populace badge MeridiesMBadge.jpg
Star Populace badge MeridiesStarPopulace.jpg
Horse Populace badge MeridiesHorseBadge.jpg

Groups

Alabama
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Tennesssee

External Link


SCA Kingdoms

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