Introduction

Planning (March 1977)

1st Revel (April 1977)

2nd Revel (May 1977)

July Revel (July 1977)

August Revel (August 1977)

Saltcon (October 1977)

Outlands Coronet (Oct 1977)

October Notes (Oct 1977)

Beaste Feaste (Dec 1977)

Twelfth Night Revel (Jan 1978)

Court of Love (Feb 1978)

Burro Creek War I (Feb 1978)

Early Barony Years

The Questing Quill

Shire of Cwm Maethlon Newsletters

Ideas For Arms

Procession¹ began as usual but ended precipitately as our Abbot of Misrule, Abbot Ethelred, charged forward and took the throne, starting a riotous evening of games and forfeits.

We all participated in games of Blind Man's Bluff, Queen's Chair Out, and Blazons², while the Abbot ran games of Lou and Whist in the library.

The favorite parts of the evening werethe sessions in the Abbot's Court of Misrule. Our good Brother John held name badges (the forfeits) over the Abbot's head reciting "Heavy. . .a. . .'eavy, 'eavy hangs. . .a 'angs over thy Head," with the Abbot asking Fine or Superfine (Male or Female) and thereupon, the answer, doling out penalties.

The penalties consisted of various participants sitting on lighted candles, kissing candle holders, jumping over chairs, and a couple trying to find each other while blindfolded. The most entertaining and unexpected was by Geoffrey McDonald who received the Boor's Badge by virtue of his creatively striped, gracefully displayed (while doing penance) underpinnings.

The other awards of the evening were: the List of Grace, going to our fair lady fighter, Willa Myopia, and the List of Chivalry received by our Knight Marshall, Robert de Spencer. Also, the List of Gross, was presented to Sister Scholastica as being the one most in spirit with the evening's fun.

The reveling ended as the Abbot abdicated the throne, during closing court until next year.

From The Questing Quill, Vol. II Issue II, February A.S. XII

¹ Because so few in the shire had ever actually met royalty, and because all of us were very new at this, we instituted the practice of having a procession to empty thrones at the beginning of nearly every event. This served two purposes: 1. to familiarize the populace with protocol to be used with royalty, and 2. to help people learn each others' names. (Everyone was announced, since no one at that time had any awards at all.)

² Blazons is a Bingo-like game I put together to help teach heraldic terms.

Kingdom Arts and Sciences (March 1978)

Turnabout Tourney (April 1978)

1st Outlandish Warlord (April 1978)

Shakercon (May 1978)

Grand Outlandish V (May 1978)

June Lunacy Revel (June 1978)

Courtesan's Challenge (June 1978)

Rustic Weekend (June 1978)

Guild Faire (July 1978)

Outlands Investiture

Storming of Storm Mountain

First Lagoon Demo

Dwarven Invitational I

Defender of Hastle Castle

Crown Tourney

Second Lagoon Demo

Shire Champion and Stolen Souls

Peasant Revel

Jericho Crusade