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Lady Mary Memorial Tournament I: Armoured Combat

Hi everyone, we recognize that it’s been a minute since we’ve been able to host the Lady Mary Memorial Tournament. There are some new folks in our community, and we look forward to witnessing the great labours of chivalry and feats that will be inscribed on the champions’ trophies....

March Heraldic Acceptances

Good Tuesday everyone! I hope that the day found you all well and healthy. I come to you today with the Acceptances from the College of Heralds for the month of March: Crespin Le Fae Tiberius Octavius Brutus Congratulations to you both on your new Devices (and Name)! WASSAIL!...

Your Chatelain Requests Assistance!

Warm winter greetings Rising Waters! As your newly(ish) appointed Chatelain during this Pandemic there has been little ability to really engage the Chatelain’s duties, to foster, recruit and retain new members and get involved in the community that our Barony resides in. As this is a new year, I...

Announcing the New Cataract

A message from your Chronicler / Webminister Bera Oddsdottir Greetings and good cheer to the members of Rising Waters and our friends and family in the Kingdom of Ealdormere and beyond! As we ring in the new year I am also excited to ring in a fairly major update...

THE MASQUE AND ITS DRAMATIC ROOTS

Dramatic entertainment declined from its strong classical roots with the rise of Christendom. Before a millenium’s hiatus, the last scripted performance chronicled was AD 467. From that date, secular performance is chiefly recorded in clerical condemnations, issued regularly from AD 701. Par exemplum: c. 1300, the Bishop of Salisbury,...