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{{SCA Kingdom box|name = Middle Kingdom|color = red|metal = white|device = [[Image:Midrealmarms2.png]] | caption = Argent, a pale gules, overall a dragon passant vert, in chief an ancient crown Or within a laurel wreath proper. | founded = A.S. IV | king = Alaric | queen = Noelle | area = Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, a nip of Iowa, and a bit of Ontario | parent = [[Kingdom of the East]]}}

Also known as Midrealm, the '''Kingdom of the Middle''' is the third oldest [[Kingdom]] in the [[Known World]]. Geographically it consists of Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois and a nip of Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Manitoba, and a bit of Ontario. Midrealm used to contain what is now the [[Kingdom of Northshield]].

Currently, the [[King]] and [[Queen]] are Alaric le Fevre and Noelle La Chauciere.  Their successors are Edmund of Hertford and Kateryn Bronwen of Gloucester.

== History of the Midrealm ==
The '''Middle Kingdom''' was originally a [[principality]] of the [[East Kingdom|East]] called The Principality Under the Mountain.  In 1969, the legendary [[Cariadoc of the Bow]] won the first [[Crown Tourney]] of the Middle and was subsequently [[crown]]ed the first king.

The Capital Provence (that being its proper name for some time) became [[Treegirtsea]], located in Chicago.  Soon afterwards, the [[Barony of North Woods]], located in Michigan, joined.  These two form the basis of Middle Kingdom politics.  A third group in Ohio, The [[Middle Marches]], joined and membership soon spread out into Canada, Kentucky, and the rest of the Midwest.

On October 16th, 2004, the Principality of Northshield gained Kingdom status.  In early September 2004, a poll across the Middle began.  It debates whether or not the [[Oaken Region]] (Ohio and Kentucky) should gain Principality status.  As of September 4th, the poll has since ended, since it generated great discussions, arguments, and debates.  The Web Minister claims the poll was "of a hypothetical nature".

== Past Rulers of the Middle ==
In reverse chronological order.
# Alaric le Fevre and Noelle La Chauciere- Oct '04 to Apr '05
# Felix of Rams'ey and Madelina de LaMans- May '04 to Oct '04 
# Alasdair MacFhearghuis and Guenievre du Dragon Vert- Sep '03 to May '04 
# Pieter van Doorn and Nan Astrid of York- May '03 to Sep '03
# Tarrach Alfson and Fina ingen Aeda- Sep '02 to May '03
# Valharic Caligula Aurelius and Alys Katharine- Apr '02 to Sep '02
# Ragnvalder Jonsson and Arabella Silvermane - Sep '01 to Apr '02
# Bardolph Odger Windlauffer and Brigh of Writer's Keep- Apr '01 to Sep '01
# Edmund of Hertford and Kateryn Bronwen of Gloucester- Sep '00 to Apr '01
# Dag Thorgrimsson and Elayna Lilley- Apr '00 to Sep '00
# Finn Herjolfsson and Tamara Di Firenze- Sep '99 to Apr '00
# Ragnvalder Jonsson and Arabella Silvermane- Apr '99 to Sep '99
# Dag Thorgrimsson and Elayna Lilley- Sep '98 to Apr '99
# Kenna Harve by the hand of Jafar al-Safa- Apr '98 to Sep '98  
## (Jafar passed from this world on December 27, 1997) 
# Palymar of the Two Baronies and Aislinn de Richemont- Sep &#8217;97 to Apr &#8216;98 
# Edmund of Hertford and Kateryn Bronwen of Gloucester- Mar &#8217;97 to Sep &#8216;97
# Thorbjorn Osis Brandsson and Caitlin Stuart- Oct &#8217;96 to Mar &#8216;97
# Edmund of Hertford and Kateryn Bronwen of Gloucester- May &#8217;96 to Oct &#8216;96
# Tarquin the Red and Aibhilin ni Dhomnaill- Oct &#8217;95 to May &#8216;96
# Thorbjorn Osis Brandsson and Valthiona Cuthbert- May &#8217;95 to Oct &#8216;95
# Brannos O'Iongardail and Rebekah MacTiernan- Oct &#8217;94 to May &#8216;95
# Finn Herjolfsson and Garlanda de Stanas- May &#8217;94 to Oct &#8216;94
# Jafar al-Safa and Catherine de la Rose- Oct &#8217;93 to May &#8216;94
# Dag Thorgrimsson and Ilsa von Westfal- May &#8217;93 to Oct &#8216;93
# Finn Herjolfsson and Garlanda de Stanas- Oct &#8217;92 to May &#8216;93
# Ronin of Darkmoon and Katya of Shadowood Stars- May &#8217;92 to Oct &#8216;92
# Comar gyr Mirand and Lisa Dolorosa- Oct &#8217;91 to May &#8216;92
# David Martin and Tangwystl Failsworth- May &#8217;91 to Oct &#8216;91
# Dag Thorgrimsson and Ilsa von Westfal- Oct &#8217;90 to May &#8216;91 
# Comar gyr Mirand and Lisa Dolorosa- May &#8217;90 to Oct &#8216;90
# Fuyuzuru Tadashi and Kobayakawa Ariake- Oct &#8217;89 to May &#8216;90
# Palymar of the Two Baronies and Katherine of Sternfeld- May &#8217;89 to Oct &#8216;89
# Reynard the Brown and Brynhildr Kormaksdottir- Oct &#8217;88 to May &#8216;89
# Corwyn Dragonstar and Shana Tala- May &#8217;88 to Oct &#8216;88
# Eliahu ben Itzhak and Elen o Ddynevwr- Oct &#8217;87 to May &#8216;88 
# Talymar gan y Llyn and Eislinn the Patient- May &#8217;87 to Oct &#8216;87 
# Emrys of Gwyntarian and Emmelyne o Gwennydd- Oct &#8217;86 to May &#8216;87 
# Palymar of the Two Baronies and Katherine of Sternfeld- May &#8217;86 to Oct &#8216;86
# Alen Elegil and Isabella of Greycliffs- Oct &#8217;85 to May &#8216;86
# Corin du Soleil and Myfanwy ferch Elys- May &#8217;85 to Oct &#8216;85
# Valerius Paencalvus and Fernanda de la Foret- Oct &#8217;84 to May &#8216;85
# Eliahu ben Itzhak and Elen o Ddynevwr- May &#8217;84 to Oct &#8216;84 
# Alen Elegil and Genvieve du Vent Argent- Oct &#8217;83 to May &#8216;84  
# Corin du Soleil and Myfanwy ferch Elys- May &#8217;83 to Oct &#8216;83  
# Talymar gan y Llyn and Eislinn the Patient- Oct &#8217;82 to May &#8216;83
# Andrew of SeldomRest and Anne du Fountain/Sharra de la Praderia Blanca- May &#8217;82 to Oct &#8216;82 
## (Anne's Letter of resignation of princess appeared in the March 1982 Pale)
## (Sharra was first listed as Princess in the April 1982 Pale) 
# Moonwulf Starkaadersson and Takya Merlone- Oct &#8217;81 to May &#8216;82 
# Hugo von Feuerklippe and Caitlin Stuart- May &#8217;81 to Oct &#8216;81 
# Laurelen Darksbane and Ithriliel of Silverlake- Oct &#8217;80 to May &#8216;81
# Talymar gan y Llyn and Valmai Arcalien- May &#8217;80 to Oct &#8216;80
# Alen Elegil and Emmelyne o Gwennydd- Oct &#8217;79 to May &#8216;80  
# Laurelen Darksbane and Ithriliel of Silverlake- May &#8217;79 to Oct &#8216;79 
# Nathan von Daritz and Kirsten von der Walde- Sep &#8217;78 to May &#8216;79 
# Moonwulf Starkaadersson and Zarina Daeth- May &#8217;78 to Sep &#8216;78
# Merowald de Sylveaston and Kirsten von der Walde- Oct &#8217;77 to May &#8216;78
# Finnvarr de Taahe and Caellyn FitzHugh- May &#8217;77 to Oct &#8216;77
# Dagan du Darregonne and Catherine of Meironydd- Oct &#8217;76 to May &#8216;77 
# Albert von Dreckenveldt and Selene of the Sky- May &#8217;76 to Oct &#8216;76  
## (Albert was proclaimed King on 9 March 1976 but not crowned until 8 May)
# Michael of BoarsHaven and Zarina Daeth- Oct&#8217; 75 to Mar &#8216;76  
## (Michael abdicated 9 March 1976) 
## (Zarina abdicated 31 January 1976) 
# Rolac the Wise and Lindanlorien Droxeen- Apr &#8217;75 to Oct &#8216;75 
# Dagan du Darregonne and Armida Morgan- Oct &#8217;74 to Apr &#8216;75 
# Bearengaer hinn Rauthi and Jessica of the Willows (later Allessandra del Castelalice)- May &#8217;74 to Oct &#8216;74 
# Merowald de Sylveaston and Gwendolyn ro Kearsey- Oct &#8217;73 to May &#8216;74 
# Andrew of SeldomRest and Anne du Fountain- May &#8217;73 to Oct &#8216;73 
# Thaid mac Tlesown (Later Fuyuzuru Tadashi) and Alexis Morgana- Oct &#8217;72 to May &#8216;73 
# Andrew of SeldomRest and Anne du Fountain- May &#8217;72 to Oct &#8216;72
# Iriel of Brannoch and Morna of Cenydd- Oct &#8217;71 to May &#8216;72 
# Cariadoc of the Bow and Diana Alene- May &#8217;71 to Oct &#8216;71  
# Franz von Blinkend-Lichten and Abrizhade de Medina- Oct &#8216;70 to May &#8216;71  
# Cariadoc of the Bow and Diana Alene- Sep &#8217;69 to Oct &#8216;70

== Regions and Groups of the Middle ==
Constellation
*[[Shire of Afonlyn]] http://www.midrealm.org/afonlyn/
*[[Shire of Cuil Choluim]] http://home.att.net/~cuilcholuim/
*[[Shire of Dragon's Vale]] http://www.shireofdragonsvale.org/
*[[Shire of Greyhope]] http://www.dinwiddiedesigns.com/greyhope/
*[[Shire of Mynydd Seren]] http://www.midrealm.org/mynyddseren/
*[[Shire of Narrental]] http://narrental.home.comcast.net/
*[[Barony of Rivenstar]] http://www.midrealm.org/rivenstar/
*[[Shire of Riviere Constelle]] http://www.midrealm.org/rivierec/
*[[Shire of Shadowed Stars]] http://www.shadowedstars.org/
*[[Shire of Steren Codha]]
*[[Barony of Sternfeld]] http://www.midrealm.org/sternfeld/
*[[Shire of Stonecroft]] http://www.midrealm.org/stonecroft/
*[[Shire of Strikkenwoode]] http://www.geocities.com/strikkenwoode/
*[[Barony of White Waters]] http://whitewaters.4mg.com/ 

Midlands
*[[Shire of Baile na Scolairi]] http://www.scolairi.org/
*[[Shire of Blackhawk]] http://sca.warhawkhobbies.com/
*[[Barony of Carraig Ban]] http://www.carraigban.org/
*[[Shire of Dark River]] http://www.midrealm.org/darkriver/
*[[hire of Far Reaches]] http://www.farreaches.org/
*[[Shire of Grey Gargoyles]]
*[[Barony of Illiton]] http://www.illiton.org/
*[[Shire of Lochmorrow]] http://www.lochmorrow.org/
*[[Shire of Ravenslake]] http://www.ravenslake.com/
*[[Shire of Rokkehealden]] http://www.midrealm.org/rokkehealden/
*[[College of Saint Carol on the Moor]] http://www.stcarol.org/
*[[Barony of Shattered Crystal]] http://www.shatteredcrystal.org/
*[[Shire of Swordcliff]] http://www.swordcliff.org/
*[[Province of Tree-Girt-Sea]] http://tilted-windmill.com/tgs/
*[[Shire of Vanished Wood]] http://www.vanishedwood.org/
*[[Shire of Wurm Wald]] http://www.wurmwald.org/ 

Oaken
*[[Shire of Aurea Ripae]] 
*[[Barony of Brendoken]] http://brendoken.org/
*[[Canton of Alderford]] http://alderford.org/
*[[Canton of Gwyntarian]] http://www.midrealm.org/gwyntarian/
*[[Canton of Thistle]] http://brendoken.org/thistle/
*[[Canton of Three Towers]] http://www.midrealm.org/threetowers/
*[[Barony of Cleftlands]] http://www.cleftlands.org/
*[[Shire of Dragonsmark]] http://www.dragonsmark.org/
*[[Shire of Falcon's Quarry]] http://www.midrealm.org/falconsquarry/
*[[Barony of Fenix]] http://www.midrealm.org/baronyfenix/
*[[Barony of Flame]] http://www.baronyoftheflame.org/
*[[Barony of Flaming Gryphon]] http://www.midrealm.org/gryphony/
*[[Canton of Havenholde]] http://costume.dm.net/~havenholde/
*[[Canton of Hawkes Keye]]
*[[Canton of Norborough]]
*[[College of Saint Joan]] http://www.udayton.edu/~medieval/main/st_joan.html
*[[Canton of Unicorn]]
*[[Canton of Winged Hills]] http://www.midrealm.org/wingedhills/
*[[Barony of Middle Marches]] http://www.midrealm.org/midmarch/
*[[Shire of Dernehealde]] http://www.dernehealde.org/
*[[Canton of Gleann Iaruinn]] http://gleanniaruinn.org/
*[[Shire of Mugmort]] http://www.midrealm.org/mugmort/
*[[Shire of Tirnewydd]] http://www.midrealm.org/scacolumbus/
*[[College of Windreach]] http://www2.kenyon.edu/orgs/sca/
*[[Shire of Oakford]] 
*[[Barony of Red Spears]] http://www.midrealm.org/redspears/
*[[Cantong of Hr��geirsfj�r�r]] http://www.midrealm.org/hrothgeirsfjordr/
*[[Canton Marche of the Marshes]] http://www.bgsu.edu/studentlife/organizations/sca/
*[[Shire of Rivenvale]] http://www.rivenvale.org/
*[[College of Val d'Azure]] http://ukmedievalists.netfirms.com/ 

Pentamere
*[[Shire of Altenberg]]
*[[Barony of Andelcrag]] http://www.midrealm.org/andelcrag/
*[[Canton of Dun Traigh]] http://www.duntraigh.org/
*[[Cantong of Rimsholt]] http://www.midrealm.org/rimsholt/
*[[Canton of Three Hills]]
*[[Canton of Three Walls]] http://www.threewalls.org/
*[[barony of Cynnabar]] http://www.cynnabar.org/
*[[Shire of Donnershafen]] http://www.midrealm.org/donnershafen/
*[[Shire of Fearann na Criche]]
*[[Barony of Northwoods]] http://www.baronyofnorthwoods.org/
*[[Riding of Hawkland Moor]] http://www.midrealm.org/hawklandmoor/
*[[Barony of Roaring Wastes]] http://www.roaringwastes.org/
*[[Canton of Brackendelve]] http://www.brackendelve.org/
*[[Canton of Fasach Mor]] http://members.tripod.com/MGRassociates/Fasach1.htm
*[[Shire of Starleaf Gate]]
*[[Shire of Stormvale]] http://www.midrealm.org/stormvale/svale.htm
*[[Shire of Talonval]] http://www.midrealm.org/talonvale

==External Link==

* http://www.midrealm.org/

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