Robin of Gilwell - Revision history

Zubeydah: /* Event Reviews/Summaries/Stories: */

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Event Reviews/Summaries/Stories:

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	* [[The Tale of a Defeat to Beat all Victories]]		* [[The Tale of a Defeat to Beat all Victories]]
	* [[Event Review - Queen's Champion 2021 - by Robin of Gilwell]]		* [[Event Review - Queen's Champion 2021 - by Robin of Gilwell]]
			* [[file:Lessons from fencing movies - By Don Robin of Gilwell.pdf]]
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Zubeydah: /* Notable Contributions or Accomplishments: */

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Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:

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	* Member of the SCA Census 2010 committee.		* Member of the SCA Census 2010 committee.
	* Chairman of the Additional Peerage Exploration Committee.		* Chairman of the Additional Peerage Exploration Committee.
			* Chivalric Champion, Dragonsfire Tor Guardian II
			* Rapier Champion, Dragonsfire Tor Guardian II
			* Bardic Champion, Dragonsfire Tor Guardian XIII
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Zubeydah at 02:57, 27 May 2025

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	[[Category:Laurels]]		[[Category:Laurels]]
	[[Category:Lions]]		[[Category:Lions]]
	[[Category:~~Masters of Defense~~]]		[[Category:MOD]]
	[[Category:Pelicans]]		[[Category:Pelicans]]
	[[Category:People]]		[[Category:People]]

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 I am so sore today.<BR>
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+====May 22, 2022====
 ====Prior Groups:====
 I've lived in two baronies in four kingdoms - Steppes in Atenveldt and Ansteorra, and a brief spell in Wyvernwood in Meridies and Trimaris (though I was never active in Meridies.)

Shimmersky: /* In Case of Court: */

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In Case of Court:

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			[[Category:Barons and Baronesses]]
	[[Category:Centurions]]		[[Category:Centurions]]
			[[Category:Laurels]]
	[[Category:Lions]]		[[Category:Lions]]
	~~[[Category:People]]~~
	~~[[Category:Steppes]]~~
	~~[[Category:Barons and Baronesses]]~~
	[[Category:Masters of Defense]]		[[Category:Masters of Defense]]
	~~[[Category:Laurels]]~~
	[[Category:Pelicans]]		[[Category:Pelicans]]
			[[Category:People]]
	[[Category:PPI]]		[[Category:PPI]]
			[[Category:Steppes]]
	[[Category:Triple Peers]]		[[Category:Triple Peers]]

Shimmersky at 04:30, 3 January 2022

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	\| status = Active		\| status = Active
	\| joindate = 1975		\| joindate = 1975
	\| OP = [~~http~~://~~heraldry~~.ansteorra.org/OP/~~op-names.php?search=Robin%20of%20Gilwell&~~id=3982 Robin of Gilwell]<BR>[http://wsa.swordworks.org/wsapage/MoDsite/page/member03.html MOD Page]		\| OP = [https://op.ansteorra.org/people/id/3982 Robin of Gilwell]<BR>[http://wsa.swordworks.org/wsapage/MoDsite/page/member03.html MOD Page]
	\| device = [[File:Robin of Gilwell 3.png\|x400px]]		\| device = [[File:Robin of Gilwell 3.png\|x400px]]
	\| devicecaption = Ermine, on a chief double-arched to base gules a moustache Or.}}		\| devicecaption = Ermine, on a chief double-arched to base gules a moustache Or.
			}}

	==His Excellency, Master Robin of Gilwell, OL, OP, MOD, Defender of the Dream==		==His Excellency, Master Robin of Gilwell, OL, OP, MOD, Defender of the Dream==
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	* Local Offices Held		* Local Offices Held
	** Prior Baron of the [[Steppes]]		** Prior Baron of the [[Steppes]]
	** Prior Baronial Knight Marshal		** Prior Baronial Knight Marshal
	** Prior Baronial Herald		** Prior Baronial Herald
	** Prior Deputy Baronial Exchequer		** Prior Deputy Baronial Exchequer

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			[[Category:Centurions]]
			[[Category:Lions]]
	[[Category:People]]		[[Category:People]]
	[[Category:Steppes]]		[[Category:Steppes]]
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	[[Category:Triple Peers]]		[[Category:Triple Peers]]
	~~[[Category:Centurions]]~~
	~~[[Category:Lions]]~~

Shimmersky: /* The Challenge of Unusual Styles: */

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The Challenge of Unusual Styles:

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	I have a lot of weapons collected over 40 years of SCA rapier combat, including many versions of what we use today (heavy rapiers in 5 different lengths, for instance, and several versions of bucklers), what we used to use (two varieties of schlager, three of epee, and two of foil), some experiments (polypropylene and fiberglass weapons), and some silly toys (mug, bottle, fish), etc.<BR><BR>		I have a lot of weapons collected over 40 years of SCA rapier combat, including many versions of what we use today (heavy rapiers in 5 different lengths, for instance, and several versions of bucklers), what we used to use (two varieties of schlager, three of epee, and two of foil), some experiments (polypropylene and fiberglass weapons), and some silly toys (mug, bottle, fish), etc.<BR><BR>
	I had over 450 different combinations I could use. I gave complete choice of my weapons and my opponents to my opponent, with the sole condition that I would not repeat any.<BR><BR>		I had over 450 different combinations I could use. I gave complete choice of my weapons and my opponents to my opponent, with the sole condition that I would not repeat any.<BR><BR>
	My sincerest thanks to Mistress [[~~AEthelyan~~ Moondragon]], who shuffled cards all day so I could fight all day It was wonderful. I fought 33 challenges (which came to 39 fights, since three early ones were 2 out of 3).<BR><BR>		My sincerest thanks to Mistress [[Æthelyan Moondragon\|Aethelyan Moondragon]], who shuffled cards all day so I could fight all day It was wonderful. I fought 33 challenges (which came to 39 fights, since three early ones were 2 out of 3).<BR><BR>
	I used:<BR>		I used:<BR>
	* Ten styles of sword: sidesword, longsword, 45” Rapier, 42” rapier, 38” rapier, 30” rapier, 35” epee, 35” foil, 30” epee, 30” foil.		* Ten styles of sword: sidesword, longsword, 45” Rapier, 42” rapier, 38” rapier, 30” rapier, 35” epee, 35” foil, 30” epee, 30” foil.

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	==His Excellency, Master Robin of Gilwell, OL, OP, MOD, Defender of the Dream==		==His Excellency, Master Robin of Gilwell, OL, OP, MOD, Defender of the Dream==
			Previously Known As:<BR>
	Nickname(s):<BR>		Nickname(s):<BR>
	~~Previously Known As: <BR>~~		Pronouns:<BR>
	Pronouns: <BR>
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	==Offices:==		====Additional Registered Heraldry:====
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			===Offices:===
	* Local Offices Held		* Local Offices Held
	** Prior Baron of the Steppes		** Prior Baron of the [[Steppes]]
	** Prior Baronial ~~knight marshal~~		** Prior Baronial Knight Marshal
	** Prior Baronial ~~herald~~		** Prior Baronial Herald
	** Prior Deputy ~~baronial exchequer~~		** Prior Deputy Baronial Exchequer

	* Regional Offices ~~held~~		* Regional Offices Held
	** Central Region Arts and Sciences Officer		** Central Region Arts and Sciences Officer
	** Central Region Herald		** Central Region Herald
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	== Persona History: ==		===Persona History:===
	Elizabethan in London - 1590s (originally, Robin was pegged as "400 years ago". But in 1601 that became post-period, so I've been stuck in the 1590s ever since.<BR>		Elizabethan in London - 1590s (originally, Robin was pegged as "400 years ago". But in 1601 that became post-period, so I've been stuck in the 1590s ever since.<BR>
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	No specific persona story. I had a rather elaborate one when I started. But the richness of the persona story is inversely related to the richness of the person. (Your persona story is what you make up. Your persona is how you act and what you say when you're in persona.)		No specific persona story. I had a rather elaborate one when I started. But the richness of the persona story is inversely related to the richness of the person. (Your persona story is what you make up. Your persona is how you act and what you say when you're in persona.)
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	== Interests: ==		===Interests:===
	* Fencing & Fencing Research		* Fencing & Fencing Research
	* Bardcraft		* Bardcraft
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	==Timeline of Activity: ==
			===Timeline of Activity:===
	My first SCA activity was a baronial meeting in 1975, and I instantly knew I wanted nothing to do with these weirdos. But I fenced with my college fencing buddy at the SCA compund at the Texas Renaissance Festival, and started getting active locally in early 1978.<BR>		My first SCA activity was a baronial meeting in 1975, and I instantly knew I wanted nothing to do with these weirdos. But I fenced with my college fencing buddy at the SCA compund at the Texas Renaissance Festival, and started getting active locally in early 1978.<BR>
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	Then on March 10, 1979, Prince Simonn and Princess Tessa established the order that became the White Scarf, and I was committed.<BR>		Then on March 10, 1979, Prince Simonn and Princess Tessa established the order that became the White Scarf, and I was committed.<BR>
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	===Event Reviews/Summaries/Stories===
			====Event Reviews/Summaries/Stories:====
	* [[Event Review - Thirtieth Year White Scarf Celebration - by Robin of Gilwell]]		* [[Event Review - Thirtieth Year White Scarf Celebration - by Robin of Gilwell]]
	* [[The Tale of a Defeat to Beat all Victories]]		* [[The Tale of a Defeat to Beat all Victories]]
	* [[Event Review - Queen's Champion 2021 - by Robin of Gilwell]]		* [[Event Review - Queen's Champion 2021 - by Robin of Gilwell]]
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	====Videos From The Ansteorran Book of Chivalry Discussion====
			====Videos From The Ansteorran Book of Chivalry Discussion:====
	* [https://youtu.be/pGZK3GHyMnY Robin introduces himself] and tells a story from before he joined the SCA.		* [https://youtu.be/pGZK3GHyMnY Robin introduces himself] and tells a story from before he joined the SCA.
	* [https://youtu.be/mudYbEhp4s0?t=37 Robin discusses the Ansteorran Embassy at Gulf Wars] created to briefly allow fencing.		* [https://youtu.be/mudYbEhp4s0?t=37 Robin discusses the Ansteorran Embassy at Gulf Wars] created to briefly allow fencing.
	* [https://youtu.be/TtYeVpVdPDM Robin talks of the first Queen to embrace the rapier community].		* [https://youtu.be/TtYeVpVdPDM Robin talks of the first Queen to embrace the rapier community].
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	====Guest: Live From CAID ====
			====Guest: Live From CAID:====
	* Musical Guest: [https://youtu.be/fe-crK17kxw?t=1878 Dec 07, 2020]		* Musical Guest: [https://youtu.be/fe-crK17kxw?t=1878 Dec 07, 2020]
	* Special Guest: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fxoJppg1AQ Aug 18, 2020]		* Special Guest: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fxoJppg1AQ Aug 18, 2020]
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	====The Challenge of Unusual Styles====		====The Challenge of Unusual Styles:====
	Last Saturday, at War of the Rams (November 17, 2018), I finally held my C.O.U.S. – Challenge of Unusual Styles.<BR><BR>		Last Saturday, at War of the Rams (November 17, 2018), I finally held my C.O.U.S. – Challenge of Unusual Styles.<BR><BR>
	[Briefly, I challenged all comers while never repeating a combination. For the purposes of this challenge, two combinations are different if I need to fight them differently. So a 42” rapier is different from a 38” rapier, and a short, light cloak is different from a long, heavy one, etc.]<BR><BR>		[Briefly, I challenged all comers while never repeating a combination. For the purposes of this challenge, two combinations are different if I need to fight them differently. So a 42” rapier is different from a 38” rapier, and a short, light cloak is different from a long, heavy one, etc.]<BR><BR>
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	===Prior Groups===		====Prior Groups:====
	I've lived in two baronies in four kingdoms - Steppes in Atenveldt and Ansteorra, and a brief spell in Wyvernwood in Meridies and Trimaris (though I was never active in Meridies.)		I've lived in two baronies in four kingdoms - Steppes in Atenveldt and Ansteorra, and a brief spell in Wyvernwood in Meridies and Trimaris (though I was never active in Meridies.)
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	== Populace Provided Information: ==
			===Populace Provided Information:===
	[https://youtu.be/8u9d-r86Zy0 "Robin of Gilwell, that devious courtier..."]<BR><BR>		[https://youtu.be/8u9d-r86Zy0 "Robin of Gilwell, that devious courtier..."]<BR><BR>
	~~==Trivia==~~
	* There is a 26 year span between when Robin received his first peerage (Pelican) to his third (Master of Defense). <BR><BR>
	~~[[Category:PPI]]~~

	== Notable Contributions or Accomplishments: ==		===Trivia:===
			* There is a 26 year span between when Robin received his first peerage (Pelican) to his third (Master of Defense).<BR>
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			===Notable Contributions or Accomplishments:===
	* Queen's Champion to [[8th Crown\|Sieglinde II]] - See Reign page for photo.		* Queen's Champion to [[8th Crown\|Sieglinde II]] - See Reign page for photo.
	* Queen's Blade of Honor for [[48th Crown\|Conal I]]		* Queen's Blade of Honor for [[48th Crown\|Conal I]]
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	== Affiliations: ==		====Non-Armigerous Awards and Recognitions:====
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			===Affiliations:===
	My cadet and provost is Mistress [[Rhiannon ferch Cian]].<BR>		My cadet and provost is Mistress [[Rhiannon ferch Cian]].<BR>
	My apprentice is Duchess [[Valeria Richila Navarro]].<BR>		My apprentice is Duchess [[Valeria Richila Navarro]].<BR>
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	I have been so honored by all those who have been my cadets.<BR><BR>		I have been so honored by all those who have been my cadets.<BR><BR>

	== Mundane Information: ==		===Mundane Information:===
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	[[Category:People]]		[[Category:People]]
	[[Category:Steppes]]		[[Category:Steppes]]
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	[[Category:Laurels]]		[[Category:Laurels]]
	[[Category:Pelicans]]		[[Category:Pelicans]]
			[[Category:PPI]]
	[[Category:Triple Peers]]		[[Category:Triple Peers]]
	[[Category:Centurions]]		[[Category:Centurions]]
	[[Category:Lions]]		[[Category:Lions]]

Zubeydah: /* Event Reviews/Summaries/Stories */

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Event Reviews/Summaries/Stories

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	* [[Event Review - Thirtieth Year White Scarf Celebration - by Robin of Gilwell]]		* [[Event Review - Thirtieth Year White Scarf Celebration - by Robin of Gilwell]]
	* [[The Tale of a Defeat to Beat all Victories]]		* [[The Tale of a Defeat to Beat all Victories]]
			* [[Event Review - Queen's Champion 2021 - by Robin of Gilwell]]
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	====Videos From The Ansteorran Book of Chivalry Discussion====		====Videos From The Ansteorran Book of Chivalry Discussion====
	* [https://youtu.be/pGZK3GHyMnY Robin introduces himself] and tells a story from before he joined the SCA.		* [https://youtu.be/pGZK3GHyMnY Robin introduces himself] and tells a story from before he joined the SCA.
	* [https://youtu.be/mudYbEhp4s0?t=37 Robin discusses the Ansteorran Embassy at Gulf Wars] created to briefly allow fencing.		* [https://youtu.be/mudYbEhp4s0?t=37 Robin discusses the Ansteorran Embassy at Gulf Wars] created to briefly allow fencing.
	* [https://youtu.be/TtYeVpVdPDM Robin talks of the first Queen to embrace the rapier community].		* [https://youtu.be/TtYeVpVdPDM Robin talks of the first Queen to embrace the rapier community].
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	====Guest: Live From CAID ====		====Guest: Live From CAID ====
	* Musical Guest: [https://youtu.be/fe-crK17kxw?t=1878 Dec 07, 2020]		* Musical Guest: [https://youtu.be/fe-crK17kxw?t=1878 Dec 07, 2020]

Zubeydah at 05:03, 9 May 2021

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	* [https://youtu.be/mudYbEhp4s0?t=37 Robin discusses the Ansteorran Embassy at Gulf Wars] created to briefly allow fencing.		* [https://youtu.be/mudYbEhp4s0?t=37 Robin discusses the Ansteorran Embassy at Gulf Wars] created to briefly allow fencing.
	* [https://youtu.be/TtYeVpVdPDM Robin talks of the first Queen to embrace the rapier community].		* [https://youtu.be/TtYeVpVdPDM Robin talks of the first Queen to embrace the rapier community].
			====Guest: Live From CAID ====
			* Musical Guest: [https://youtu.be/fe-crK17kxw?t=1878 Dec 07, 2020]
			* Special Guest: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4fxoJppg1AQ Aug 18, 2020]
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