Scroll Text - Alrekr Begsson - Millrind 2026

Kingdom of AEthelmearc - Service Award

ar the exclusive words of the King and Queen of Sylvan AEthelmearc to Our exceptional Alrekr Begsson. Let Us expound on the service to which you have shown to Our Kingdom as Commander General of Our archers. Let Us explicate the distance you have traveled to ranges throughout Our Lands, exorcising evil targets with fine examples of archery as you exercise Our archers as they explore the ranges as you watch over them. No one has to explain to Us of the exceptional work you do for AEthelmearc. Many Nobles and Peers expressed concern that you did so much work for the archery community that We had barely exhaled your name when a loud exclamation arose from the Noble Order of the Millrind begging a boon that you, Alrekr Begsson, be extradited from the quiet ranges and be extoled and exuded into the aforesaid Order without exemption. We expect no word of excuse from you as We give and grant unto you a position within the exemplary Millrind and take from us the a token, that We extend to you, of your new station. In witness do We, Gareth and Julianna, sign this warrant on the 24th Day of October, AS 61, at Agincourt. And if anyone be so rash or daring, let them be exiled, exenterated, expeled, exscinded, and expunged from Our Lands so that they expire in the wilderness.

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 Scroll Text - Alastar Scott McCrummin - Millrind Backlog 2026

Kingdom of AEthelmearc - Service Award

Oh, all who shall see or hear these present letters, Malcolm and Tessa, King and Queen of AEthelmearc, greeting and recommendation. We who not only by common renown but also by the report and testimony of other Nobles worthy of credence are truly advertised and informed that Alastar Scott McCrummin has long made feats of service so numerous that the scribe did not have enough ink to list them all here. We can say that the number of people whom you have fed surpasses the ability of Our own Exchequer to count. For this, and for the nobility and honor which you show everyday We say that henceforth you be admitted in the company of Our Order of the Millrind. And for the remembrance of this we assign to the aforesaid Alastar the right to bear the blazon in the manner which is fitting his new station and Grant him arms. In witness whereof We King and Queen of AEthelmearc as above named have signed with Our hands and sealed with Our seal and given the 24th day of June in the year of the Society 41.

Inspired by the 1459/60 grant of arms to John Alfrey.

Scroll Text - Anastasie deLamoure - Millrind Backlog 2026

Kingdom of AEthelmearc - Service Award

Do hear Our words, Anastasie deLamoure, We greet you well. And for as much as Our Kingdom cannot exist without the service of Our subjects, Our Realm is stronger for the service that you have done for Ourselves and Our predecessors. Of light of your service to the Thrown Weapons and archery communities, as Landed Baroness, as Exchequer, We do Grant you entrance into Our Most Noble Order of the Millrind, with all the rights and responsibilities attendant thereto and command that you wear the badge of the said Order so that all may know of your new station. Further, we command that you continue your acts of service to inspire others to follow in your footsteps. So speaks Timothy and Gabrielle, King and Queen of Sylvan AEthelmearc, at our hunting lodge in Deftwood, at Shoot in the Wildwood, the 2nd day of September, AS52.

inspired by: Letter from the Edward IV to his officers (23 June, 1442). 

 Scroll Text - Wulfric Isernheort - Golden Alce 2026

AEthelmearc - Martial Award

Unto all gathered at this celebration of Harvest Raid, We Gareth and Julianna, King and Queen of Sylvan AEthelmearc, greet you well. Duty and privilege move us to see that those who merit, honor, and recognition are rewarded for their efforts. The labors of Wulfric Isernheort deserve such notice. For his skill in the heavy list have caught our eyes and we are well pleased with his skills and deeds of arms. Today, we induct him into the Noble Order of the Golden Alce. We trust that now having been so recognized, this skilled and generous Lord will go on to sustain nobility and increase honor, so that all may see his many martial endeavors and be inspired. So witnessed by all assembled and signed by Our Hand on this 26th day of September, AS61 in the Shire of Heronter.

based on King Renee’s Tournament Book, 1458

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Scroll Text - Thrown Weapons Tourney Winner - Harvest Raid 2026

 Scroll Text - Thrown Weapons Tourney Winner - Harvest Raid 2026

Shire of Heronter - Martial Tourney

 were on the thrown weapons range, today, and we couldn't keep a lid on who the winner was. Not to be ironic but you threw with a great outlook as you hit bull's eye after bull's eye. Not wanting to play it safe, you took an iris method of throwing and won the thrown weapons tourney. Clearly, you were a attentive pupil when you were taught how to throw. It would be short sighted to ignore your skills; even your glancing hits increased your score. If looks could kill, your opponents would have given you 20 lashes. Not to make this accolade any cornea we wish to name you as the overall winner of today's tourney, done on this 26th day of September, AS61, at Harvest Raid 32, in the Shire of Heronter.

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 Scroll Text - Katherine Kersey - Writ for Pelican 2026

Kingdom of AEthelmearc - Writ

Pay heed to the words of the King and Queen of Sylvan AEthelmearc. Unto Our noble servant, Katherine Kersey, Baroness of Our Court. Forasmuch as We have of late had many diverse and astonishing reports of your acts, and being that we have long known of your dutiful and diligent service to The Crown and to Our Kingdom and forasmuch as it is the duty of the Crown to recognize and provide due and just reward for those Our subjects of especial fidelity and service, do We command unto you that it be Our express pleasure and will that you answer the following question: will you join the Noble Order of the Pelican and take your place among the Peerage of the Known World. Our people will contact your people to set a day and time for you to answer this Our question. And further do We command that these Our letters shall comprise sufficient warrant and discharge of your duty in this behalf. So signed Gareth, King. So signed Julianna, Queen, on this 26th day of September, AS61, at Our hunting lodge in Our Shire of Heronter, at Harvest Raid.

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Scroll Text - Heinrich Bidderman - Golden Alce 2026

Kingdom of AEthelmearc - Martial Award

Come forth good gentles of the Land and know the will of your Sylvan Sovereigns. Where as anciently from the beginning, the valiant and virtuous acts of worthy persons have been commended to the world with sundry monuments and remembrances of their good skills. Heinrich Bidderman has done commendable deeds of arms as a youth fighter, and has grown into an adult, taking up the rapier and exploring the world of cut and thrust combat. It is only fitting that We should recognize his efforts and welcome him into Our Order of the Golden Alce that all may know of his worth. So say We Oliver and Grainne, on this final day of July, at Pennsic, three score and one years after the founding of The Dream.

Based on an English Patent of Arms to an Individual, 1576

 Scroll Text - Zaphira bint Benjamin Ibrahim - Award of Excellence 2026

Kingdom of AEthelmearc - Service Award

In the Year of the Society fifty and ten, We, Andreas and Kallista, Rightful Sovereigns of the 7 Baronies, 2 Cantons, 18 Shires, 2 Colleges and 1 Dominion and of all other lands of Sylvan AEthelmearc, give to you, Baroness Zaphira bint Benjamin Ibrahim, an Award of Excellence for the awesome service that you have done for Crown and Court and for Ourselves. You have been at times a calming breeze of organization. At other times you have been a veritable fire tornado of action. You have been a force of nature herding Our retainers, docket, schedules and scrolls as if they were all trained cats. We give to you this Award Excellence, along with all the rights and privileges that accompanies it on this 11th day of April, at Our final Court, in Our Shire of Kings Crossing. And if any should deny Our Will, let them be condemned with ever lasting aches and pains for We wish this, Our Gift, be a testament to Our welbeloved friend.

inspired by A.D. 784. Ealhmund, king of Kent, to Wihtred, abbot, and his familia at Reculver; grant of 12 sulungs (aratra) at Sheldwich, Kent

 Scroll Text - Honnoria of Thescore - Millrind 2026

Kingdom of AEthelmearc - Service Award

Come forward Honnoria of Thescore and hear the words of your Sovereigns. Since We have had consultation and meeting with the Peers, Coronets, Nobles, and other principal people of Our Kingdom with regard to the quantity and quality of service which you hath done for Our Kingdom, Ourselves and Our predecessors. We will command you, strictly enjoining you in the fidelity and allegiance in which you are bound to Us, that on the 27th day of June, in the 61st year of our society, you accept from Our hands the token of the Noble Order of the Millrind and do join the said Order without delay or excuse. In witness do We,  Oliver and Grainne, King and Queen of Sylvan AEthelmearc, commit Our hand to paper at Our Castle at Pac Interruptus, in Our The Barony of Thescorre.

inspired by Summons of a Baron to Parliament (1295)

Scroll Text - Katherine Kiersey - Millrind 2024

Kingdom of AEthelmearc - Service Award

Attend Us, Noble Order of the Milrind, right trusty and right welbeloved Order. We will and command you, Our Order, to deliver, or cause to be delivered, unto Our welbeloved Katherine Kiersey, Baroness, in consideration of such service as she hath done unto Us in the Barony of the Rhydderich Hael and other areas of Our Domain, a medallion bearing the emblazon of the aforesaid Noble Order, to wit, Fieldless, a millrind argent, that she may proudly wear as We mean to add her name to the rolls of members of the Order, and besides such other benefits as We mean towards her for her service as Coronet, Scribe, and Royal Retainer. And these Our letters shall be your sufficient warrant in this behalf. Given by the hands of Oliver and Grainne, King and Queen of Sylvan AEthelmearc, at Our castle in the Barony of June, the 27th day of October, three score and one years since the founding of Our Society, at Pax Interruptus.

based on a privy seal letter to the Treasurer and Chamberlains of the Exchequer for payment of a certain sum to William Brymingham, 27 September, 1570

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 Scroll Text - Robert of Ferness - Scarlet Guard 2026

Kingdom of AEthelmearc - Martial Award

To all and singular as well as Nobles and Gentles to whom these present letters shall come from Oliver and Grainne, King and Queen of Sylvan AEthelmearc, which stretches from the boarder of the Eastern Kingdom to the East, to the Middle Realm to the West, from the shores of Ealdormere to the North and the Lands of Atlantia to the South. Greetings and peace to all. Forasmuch as anciently from the beginning the valiant and virtuous acts of excellent persons have been commended to the world with sundry monuments and remembrances of their Good deserts. Know ye that of Our special grace and in consultation with certain Noble Archers of Our Realm, We by these presents for Us, Our heirs, and Successors do Give and Grant to Our trusty and well beloved servant Robert of Ferness free liberty and license from time to time, and at all times for ever hereafter, to discover, search, find out, and learn all such manner of things as may give him wisdom, knowledge and joy within and upon the archery range both within Our Realm as well as in foreign Realms as befits a Companion of the Noble Order of the Scarlet Guard and to the enrichment of the wealth and knowledge of Our most favored Kingdom of AEthelmearc. And that he do so, bearing in mind the virtues of service, chivalry, and duty which underpin Our Society. In witness where of We Oliver and Grainne, as mentioned above, have set here unto Our Hands in the Year of the Society AS 61, while sitting upon Our Thrones at War Practice in Our Shire of Steltonwald.

Inspired by the Second Grant of Arms from 1586 awarded to the Merchant Taylors and Letters Patent to Sir Humfrey Gylberte issued in 1578.

 Scroll Text - Petition to the Crown - 2006

Barony of the Rhydderich Hael - Petition to the Crown

Unto the most glorious King Gareth, and benevolent Queen Juliana, rulers of these most Sylvan lands, the shining garnet within the Known Worlds, does their humble servant, THL Brigette De Sainte Mere-Église, ever vigilant Seneschal of the stupendous Barony of the Rhydderich Hael, offer greetings and felicitations

We, the elders and the heads of Your Barony of the Rhydderich Hael and the Canton of Beau Flueve do note that our Lord Baron, Magnus de Lyons, and our Lady Baroness, Thalia Papillon, has served as our leaders and chief judges for many years. But, at this time, they wish to step down and pursue the study of the diverse arts away from the busy life at Court.

As a land of diverse Nobles, Peers and Commoners, the Barony needs guidance and a firm, yet gentle, hand to lead the way to even higher greatness. We agreed in an assembly of the community and we balloted from lesser to greater for Baroness Genevieve O'Connor and Ustät Abdullah al-Rashid, since they are wise and trustworthy and will serve as Your eyes and Your ears and will speak with Your voice.

So do we, in an assembly of all of the members of Your Barony and Canton, and if it please the Lord King and Lady Queen, request that you invest them as the Baron and Baroness of the Rhydderich Hael and of Beau Fleuve. In agreement and with a single mind do all members write and sign this petition and deliver it unto Your hands on this, the XX day of December, AS61.

Scroll Text - Armand Jambe - Golden Alce 2026

Kingdom of AEthelmearc - Martial Award

Pay heed all gathered at this celebration, We Oliver and Grainne, King and Queen of Sylvan AEthelmearc, greet you. Duty and privilege move Us to see that those who merit honor and recognition are rewarded for their efforts. The labors of Armand Jambe deserve such notice. For his skill on the field and in the  list have caught our eyes and we are well pleased with his skill and service of arms. Today, We induct him into the Noble Order of the Golden Alce. We trust that now having been so recognized, this skilled and generous Lord will go on to sustain nobility and increase honor, so that all may see his many martial endeavors and be inspired. So witnessed by all assembled and signed by Our Hands on this 16th day of May, Anno Societatis 61, at War Practice, in the Shire of Steltonwald.

based on King Renee’s Tournament Book, 1458

Scroll Text - Vigo of Heronter - Silver Alce 2026

Kingdom of AEthelmearc - Martial Award

Do all pay heed to Oliver, by Right of Arms King, and of Grainne, by Grace and Strength Queen, do call upon Our Majesty and the long traditions of Our Sylvan Kingdom and call forward Vigo of Heronter, youth fencer of renown, and give unto you certain honors and grant you entrance into the Noble Order of the Silver Alce. If indeed anyone should attempt to take those arms from you, or prevent you from taking your rightful place within the aforsaid Noble Order, or dispute Our gift and grant, may they be accursed and cast from AEthelmearc, the Bestest Kingdom, and wander the wilderness until common sense shall return to them. Thus do we mark this warrant with Our signs in the year of the Society 61, at QRC.

inspired by Charter S5, A.D. 604 x 616. Æthelberht, king, to Mellitus, bishop, and St Paul's minster; grant of land at Tillingham, Essex

Scroll Text - Jim of Ballachlagan - Award of Arms 2026

Kingdom of AEthelmearc - Award of Arms

All shall know of the honor and grace do We, Oliver and Grainne, King and Queen of Æthelmearc, call before us Jim of Ballachlagan. Service and duty he gives with grace and dignity on and off of the fields of battle. Therefore, by the authority of the Crowns We wear, We ordain and command that Jim, as mentioned above, be at once admitted into the ranks of nobility and shall be called a Lord and also do We Award him Arms. And if it happens that We hear of any shenanigans towards Our Command, We decree that such person, by assent of Our authority, pay a fine equal to their station. This we proclaim on the 11th day of April, AS 60, at Our Coronation, in the Shire of Kings Crossing.

Inspired by the Statuta Armorum, c. 1260

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 Scroll Text - Draig Ui MeicThire - Golden Alce 2026

Kingdom of AEthelmearc - Martial Award

In the presence of all gathered at this celebration of the Bog 12th Night, We Kallista and Andreas, King and Queen of Sylvan AEthelmearc, greet you well. Duty and privilege move us to see that those who merit honor and recognition are rewarded for their efforts. The labors of Draig Ui MeicThire deserve such notice. For his skill in the fencing list have caught Our eyes and we are well pleased with his skill and service of arms. Today, we induct him into the Nobel Order of the Golden Alce. We trust that now having been so recognized, this skilled and generous Lord will go on to sustain nobility and increase honor, so that all may see his many martial endeavors and be inspired. So witnessed by all assembled and signed by Our Hand on this 10th day of January Anno Societatis 60 in the Barony of St Swithin’s Bog.

based on King Renee’s Tournament Book, 1458

  Scroll Text - Birna vis - Cornelian 2026

Kingdom of AEthelmearc - Courtesy Award

Salutations and greetings good and noble gentles, and know the Lady who is to be rewarded by the Crown according to the ancient traditions of the Sylvan Kingdom of AEthelmearc. Since it is certain that each one of those things that are so much the more easily are called upon by Nobles of the Realm, kindness, courtesy and chivalry, are so much the more prized by Ourselves Our predecessors and Our heirs. Know, all present, that Birna vis's good humor and kindness is pleasing unto Our eyes and We will to present unto her, with Our own hands, a Cornelian so that all shall know of her outstanding courtesy. Should anyone be against this gift, let them be separated from Our Sylvan Lands and wander alone forever. Done by the hands of Oliver and Grainne, on the 25th day of April, AS 60, at the Raids of Blackstone Mountain.

inspired by A.D. 762. Sigered, king of Kent, to Eardwulf, bishop, to augment his monastery; grant of 1.5 iugera in the northern part of the city of Rochester.

 Scroll Text - Zofia Kowalewska - NULL 2026

Barony of the Rydderich Hael - Courtesey Award

As it is the duty of the Coronets to nourish and encourage courtesy and chivalry throughout our Barony, it is also our right to recognize those subjects who displays of such behavior makes them worthy of note. Therefore, we, Magnus and Thalia, Baron and Baroness of the Rhydderich Hael, are pleased to induct Dame Zofia Kowalewska into the Noble Union of Lords and Ladies in recognition of her display of these virtues. Thus do we sign this charter on the 3rd day of January, AS 60, at AEthelmearc 12th Night. 

Scroll Text - Bob the Herald - Award of Excellence

Kingdom of AEthelmearc - Courtesy Award

Oh, hear these words. In the 60th from the incarnation of Our Society, We, Andreas and Kallista, King and Queen of Sylvan AEthelmearc, in the final year of Our Reign, will give in perpetuity to Robert O'Connor, known to some as Bob {long pause} THE HERALRD, an Award of Excellence. We shall undertake to hand over this aforementioned Award to him here in Our Court so that all shall know of the service he has done for Kingdom and Crown as well as for Ourselves. If anyone should decrease this generous gift, may they be punished until the world's end. Thus do We affix our marks on this warrant at a famous place called Kings Crossing on the feast day of Saint Gemma, the 11th day of April. 

A.D. 805 (26 July, Acleah). Cuthred, king of Kent, to Wulfred, archbishop; grant of 2 sulungs (aratra) at Hrithra leah, part of an estate of 15 hides (manentes) at Buckholt in Petham, Kent, in return for 30 mancuses. Latin

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Scroll Text - Steve de Rossi - Golden Wezzle 2026

Kingdom of AEthelmearc - Service Award

Pay heed to the words of Andreas And Kallista, King and Queen of these Sylvan lands. Of late, We have been pelted with good words of Our welbeloved subject Steve de Rossi. We have been told that he is always kind; he never tells anyone to get stuffed, no matter how stretched out he is. Never one to hide from responsibilities. Never one to get under your skin. Will travel fur-longs to assist with Royal Courts and guard the Royal baggage. Always taking his naps in the sun, when told to, so that he would be well rested and tanned. Thus do we call upon Our animal in-stinks, and putting aside any gutless terror, We wish to preserve this moment in time, for it is a no brainer that We induct the aforesaid Steve de Rossi into Our Noble Order of the Golden Wezzle; furries a jolly good fellow. Done this 28th day of March, AS 60, at the Festival of the Passing of the Ice Dragon

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