John the Plain of Shearn

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Registered Name: John the Plain of Shearn Resides: In Memory Status: Fallen Star Joined SCA: Unknown
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John the Plain of Shearn
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Sir John the Plain of Shern, KSCA

AKA Sir Sir John John
AKA "Po"

Offices:

Heraldic Device Submission form

Persona History:

Provided by Marsali Fox: "When he went to his first event, the registrar (Gate) asked his name. He replied "John." They asked "John who?" He replied "Just plain John". Thus he became John the Plain. He lived on Shearn Street in Houston. Therefore Sir John the Plain of Shern."

Provided by Dunstana Talana the Violet: "His name was originally John the Plain. Back in 1982, I first met him at a Stargate event, where he explained how he got his name: At his first event, someone asked his name. He told them it was John, and when they asked his last name, he said, "Just plain John." So, of course, he came to be known as John the Plain. He received AoAs from two different kings, and came to be Lord Lord John. Then he was knighted by two kings (both holding the sword, I think - someone correct me if I'm wrong), and thus the "Sir Sir" thing."

Interests:

• Chivalric Combat
• Leatherwork
• Armoring

Timeline of Activity:

Prior Groups

Barony of Stargate

Photo Links

Barony of Northkeep Historical Archives

Populace Provided Information:

The stories about John the Plain of Shern are out of Ansteorran legend. Some have been corroborated and others refuted. For example, Don Tivar Moondragon tells the story, "One evening, sitting around the campfire, John brought out his mandolin and started playing. It wasn't anything recognizable, or even medieval-sounding. When he finished, he looked straight at the guy who'd been bugging him the most and said "That was the first movement of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. Backwards." After that, nobody bothered him about the mandolin." However, John's widow, Marsali Fox states that John never played the mandolin and could not read music.

While Sir John was the source of many tales, most notably one involved socks and a katana, Marsali Fox stated that he was never comfortable with it, and asked that it not be included on his page. (It can, however, be found HERE in the Northkeep email archives.)

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Affiliations:

• Married to Lysbeth Poulsdottir, (dates unknown)
• Married to Marsali Fox (1987 - 1994)
• Father of Travis Morgan Kirkpatrick (Deceased)
• Squired to Sir Arenvald Kief av Kiersted

Mundane Information:

After his passing, John's body was donated to the medical school located in Galveston, Texas. He was then cremated and his ashes spread over the Gulf by plane. (Provided by Marsali Fox) Marsali Fox also provided that, "John's son, Travis Morgan Kirkpatrick, who played under his own name, died in September 1995."

(Page created with the permission of his Estate and Heir, Marsali Fox.)