Whispers on the Wind: 2022

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This page catalogs the issues of the Whispers on the Wind for the year 2022, being AS 58 & 59.

January - February

Item Description
Words of the Coronet Greetings to the Populace of Vindheim!

We could not be more excited to begin a new year with this new principality!

There are great opportunities and events scheduled, both close to home and beyond our borders. We are asking the populace to be a visible presence with their travel, and be ambassadors to the rest of Ansteorra, Calontir, and beyond.

Winter War Maneuvers is an exciting opportunity to visit with our good friends to the north. Gulf Wars will allow us to display our Vindheim pride to the Knowne World. Spring Coronation will allow us to support the Heirs of Ansteorra as they assume the thrones and work with us to further develop our future.

We highly encourage any populace who is attending Gulf Wars to pre-register. If you are fighting, Elfsea is hosting Sable Legionnaire on Saturday, January 29th, and the Steppes is hosting Sable Soldier on Sunday, January 30th. Winter War Maneuvers is in Calontir on Saturday, February 19th. All are good opportunities to get some extra war practice in, depending on your preferred combat style.

Our own progress is listed on the Ansteorran event calendar. We look forward to seeing everyone out and about, and talking to you about what you see for the future of the Principality and the directions people envision different elements might take.

Continue to be safe. Stay well. Be kind to each other. We look forward to our time together.

In Service,
Romanius and Deanna
Prince and Princess of Vindheim

Officers Reports
Articles
  • Review of the Second Vindheim Bake Off Competition by it's sponsor and organizer, HL Karl Thorgeirsson
  • "Kids Corner" article: New Year, Medeival Style - Author not noted
  • Youth Word Fame article by Muirenn Nia Ingen Nath-I
  • Additional words from Her Serene Highness: RECOGNIZING THE FAMILIAR WITHIN THE NEW


I was making gingerbread stars for the Princess' Tea at Wiesenfeuer Yule, and it occurred to me-- the people of Vindheim are like the stars of a constellation. Everyone has their place-- in a good, belonging kind of way-- and being able to look out at the people and see the familiar faces is as reassuring as being able to look up into a familiar night sky.

At the same time, the people of Vindheim themselves are each like their own individual constellations. Each person is different, and is made up of their own special mix of interests, pursuits, and prowess, and that makes us each unique. But the things we pursue and spend our energy on cultivating--- when I see those patterns in those around me, it's like recognizing the stars of a familiar constellation.

It was good to see everyone yesterday. Thank you for sharing the day with us. Thank you for being the stars in my sky.

Cover Art/Photo
Other Items of Note


March - April

Item Description
Words of the Coronet Greetings to the Populace of Vindheim!

Gulf Wars is nigh!

We hope to see everyone in our fair Principality at Gulf Wars and know we'll have a fantastic time supporting the Kingdom at War. With fighters of all types, our talented artisans, and those who give so much of their time in service to make the War run well, the Principality will show the Known World what we can do.

For those whom this is their first Gulf Wars, and for the rest of us who haven't been in a few years, be sure to bring clothing for all types of weather.

Remember to stay hydrated.

Enjoy your shopping.

And be certain to share your enthusiasm and goodwill with all you meet.

Travel safely,

Romanius and Deanna
Prince and Princess of Vindheim

Officers Reports
  • Principality Arts & Sciences Minister:
  • Principality Calendar Deputy:
  • Principality Chamberlain:
  • Principality Chronicler:
  • Principality Chronicler - Editor: Cailleach Dhé inghean Uí Chaerbhaill (report included)
  • Principality DEIB Officer:
  • Principality Earl Marshal: Damon Xanthus (report included)
  • Principality Exchequer: Sean Mac Daniel (report included)
  • Principality Herald:
  • Principality Hospitaler: Sorcha McCullogh (report included)
  • Principality Minister of Children: Dýrfinna Mikaelsdóttir (report included)
  • Principality Pillar Signet (Scribal Deputy):
  • Principality Rapier Marshal
  • Principality Seneschal: Rebekah Aleyn (report included)
  • Principality Youth Rapier Marshal:
  • Principality Webminister
Articles
  • Battledores and Shuttlecocks - Medieval Badminton in Your Backyard, Kolfinna Egilsdóttir
  • Word Search -
  • Pre-1600 Mesoamerican and South American Sustenance Crops That You Can Grow in Vindheim, Kolfinna Egilsdóttir
Event Flyers
  • Namron Norman Medieval Fair Demo
Cover Art/Photo
Other Items of Note


May - June

Item Description
Words of the Coronet Greetings to the Principality of Vindheim!

It has been fantastic to see so many of you at Principality events over the last few months! There have been exciting things happening in the Principality and the Kingdom that we have been privileged to share with you.

First, their Royal Majesties have Heirs! A festive Crown Tourney was held with much pageantry and participation. Vivat to Their Stellar Highnesses Creppin l'Ostriche and Toryn Sevenstitches for their victory at Crown Tourney. May their reign be successful and enjoyable for all!

Second, we have been able to see so many smiling faces since Gulf Wars telling us about the fun they had at War and all of their accomplishments since. The hospitality shown to us at Wiesenfeuer Baronial was fantastic. We were nearly blown away by the kindness of the populace and their Excellencies! Weisenfeuer Baronial saw the unveiling of three of the new Principality recognitions: The Order of the Crimson Bowl, The Order of the Silver Fountain of Vindheim, and The Order of the Wellspring. As a reminder, an Order is joined once, but an Award may be earned multiple times.

The Order of the Crimson Bowl is the Principality citizenship award. This award is to recognize those who do not reside within the lands of Vindheim who hold the fire and spirit of the Principality within them and work for the betterment of Vindheim. It may be granted only twice during each Coronet reign and comes with privileges for the holders. It allows them to participate in polling for the Principality and allows them to compete to serve as a ceremonial champion for Vindheim. An individual may only receive this recognition once. We have chosen Michelle Chantal de Charente and Asoph Hearts as the premiers of this Order.

The Order of the Silver Fountain is to recognize those who use performance art to serve the people around them. These are the bards and the singers, the heralds who cry announcements and pairings or paint colorful verbal pictures of those who are processing in, the musicians whose talent contributes towards the ambiance. Service to the people of the principality is service to the Coronet and deserves to be recognized. We have chosen Owen ap Aeddan as the premier for this Order.

The Order of the Wellspring of Vindheim is to bring recognition to those who use their artistic skills as service, for the betterment of the Principality and its people. Those who make the banners, scrolls or site tokens that we all use and enjoy at events. Those who lend their skill to others to ensure they're well-dressed and armored. For those who open their homes and workshops to teach and assist those around them. This award is for those who serve through their art. We have chosen Zubeydah Al-Badawiyyah as the premier for the Order.

We are looking forward to attending Namron's Beltane to share in the day's events and speak with you all. Those who attend will witness the unveiling of three more Principality awards. We invite each and every one of you to attend and take part!

May holds Northkeep's Castellan and Calontir's Valor which we will be attending. Castellan's event is always a great time and we encourage all who can go to participate. Calontir, our neighbor to the North, is kind enough to extend a hand of invitation for their event and we plan to go with as many Principality members as can make the journey. Our Calontir friends stood with us at Gulf and helped us to victory. Let us help them make this event one they will remember for many years!

Finally, June is in sight, where we hope to see you firstly at Myrgenfeld's cooking collegium, and then at the second Coronet tournament soon after. We know it will be a day of festivity, love and fighting to choose our successors. The format of the tournament has been posted on the Principality Facebook group. We will use this as a reminder that letters of intent must be delivered to us and the Principality Seneschal no later than midnight June 11, 2022, and must include information regarding how you would like your champion tourney to be run.

We look forward to speaking with each and every one of you at the upcoming events. It is a pleasure being able to serve you, the Principality, and Ansteorra as the Coronet of Vindheim.

Romanius and Deanna
Prince and Princess of Vindheim

Officers Reports
Articles
Event Flyers
  • Round Table
  • Castellan XXXII
  • Vindheim Coronet Tournament
  • Known World Scribal Symposium
  • Myrgenfeld Cooking Collegium
Cover Art/Photo
  • Medieval Effigies - Royalty Free/Public Domain source
Other Items of Note


June Special Edition

Item Description
Words of the Coronet From Their Serene Highnesses

Her Highness and I send greetings with this missive,
for we are joyful to be able to publish the financial policy and changes in Principality Law for the populace to read and review. We are also saddened, because this will be our last missive to Vindheim as Prince and Princess of this glorious Principality.

We encourage all to review the laws and financial policy to better understand how our Principality works. Our fantastic Officers will be able to assist anyone who has questions about how these laws will affect the members of Vindheim.

We hope each and every one of you have enjoyed our reign as much as we have enjoyed serving you. We further hope that you join us at our Coronet Tournament on June 18, 2022 and look forward to meeting our Successors at that time. We ask that you give them the love and support that you have shown us, and we know that Vindheim will continue to be strong and prosperous.

In Service,
Romanius and Deanna
Prince and Princess of Vindheim

Articles
  • Laws of the Principality of Vindheim
  • Principality Financial Policy
Cover Art/Photo
Other Items of Note


July

July - August
Item Description
Words of the Coronet From Their Eleemosynary Highnesses

GREETINGS VINDHEIM!!!

What a month it’s been! The support we have received from the populace has been amazing. Thank you all for everything you do for the SCA, Ansteorra, Vindheim, and your local group.

It’s scorching hot outside, so now is the time to work on indoor projects while you are thinking ahead to BAM and, even further, Gulf Wars! We are in the process of organizing a Principality wide work day on July 30. It is our intent that all those who are able spend this day working on a project for the principality. Gather with a group of friends, your local group, or work in solitude - whatever makes you most comfortable. Make hoods, coifs, tabards, apron dresses, shield covers, banners, whatever you are able but make them in Vindheim colors and with the Vindheim star. Think of how you want your principality to be seen as it answers the call of Their Stellar Majesties, Creppin and Toryn, to be on the field at BAM or Gulf Wars.

The next day, July 31, we will be attending the Regional Fighter Practice in Ark City, KS. If you can join us we would love to stand with you on the field of friendly battle. Speaking of war - we’re going to Bordermarch Autumn Melees (BAM)! We would love to see as many of you there as can manage. Start coordinating rides or tent space, making and freezing food items, and squirreling away gas money. It’s historically documented that no one went to war by themself, so find some war buddies!

As you all know, all of the awards for the principality which the Coronet can give out are still in a proposed status. Regardless, if you see someone doing something that you believe should be recognized with any of the existing awards - or even a new one! - please let us know. We cannot be everywhere and see everything, so we rely on our populace to tell us of worthy deeds. Until we are able to have an online form created, please email us directly. We will be posting reminders and descriptions of what the new awards are over the next few weeks.

Until we meet again, be kind and practice franchise.

Jean Paul and Gilyan
Prince and Princess of Vindheim

Officers Reports
Event Flyers
  • Vindheim Missile Academy
Cover Art/Photo
Other Items of Note
  • Word Search of Vindheim Group Names


December

Item Description
Words of the Coronet From Their Sanguine Highnesses

Happy Birthday, Vindheim!

We have made it a whole year. It seems like just yesterday we were all freezing under a metal roof together and feeling the biting cold wind take our breath away. Wait - that happened last week at BAM too! All but the wind - it was still ridiculously cold! Once again, Vindheim was bonding through adversity and having a great time together!

Months of preparation came into fruition at Bordermarch. From the moment we put on the Coronets in June, we knew that we wanted to make a statement there. And while the cold kept many away, Vindheim’s brave warriors came out in force to represent our Principality, and they did it the ways that they always do: with tireless service, gracious arts, and ferocious combat. At this event, we unveiled three new awards focused around the Vindheim Army. We continued with the three aspects of the SCA theme as well as the color theme that has thus far permeated the Vindheim awards.

When considering awards for an army, we wanted to make sure that all aspects of the SCA were recognized for the parts they play in the war effort. Statistics show that only 1 in 10 attendees at an event are there for marshallate only endeavors. While marshallate activities can be a big draw at demos, it is the other aspects of the SCA which keep people returning and keep events running smoothly. Non-martial participants at war-type events are often overlooked and unrecognized for their efforts in aiding the war effort.

The Vindheim Companies are not reserved only to those who fight. Just as infantry and cavalry needed the support of those in logistics, engineering corps, signals, cooks, the War College, and many other non-combat roles, Vindheim’s military is enabled and placed in a position to succeed by such. But all are part of the same military, the same army, and on the same side.

From among Vindheim’s citizens who go beyond doing and take on the burden of representing Vindheim well in foreign lands, who increase the recognition or improve upon the reputation of Vindheim, while fighting, competing, teaching, performing or serving, then at the pleasure of the Vindheim Coronets recognitions in these Companies can be extended.

At its inception, the Vindheim Army will have three companies. There has been talk since BAM of them being described as Special Forces or Expeditionary Forces of the Vindheim Army. Hopefully future Coronets and creative peoples can develop or maturate the names, but for now they will be the Sanguine (blood red) Company for the martial aspect of the army, the Sinople (green) Company for the art aspect of the army, and the Tenne (tawny orange) Company for the service aspect of the army.

Each company will have different categories for which a member can be awarded or recognized, the same as the structure for Ansteorra's Sable Talon. A person can be a member of the Sanguine Company for any or all of these reasons: Armoured Combat, Rapier Combat, Steel Combat, Combat Archery, Target Archery, Siege, Thrown Weapons, Youth Rapier Combat, and Youth Armoured Combat.

The Sinople Company was a bit more difficult to define categories, but with the assistance of the Sable Thistles and an excellent data analyst we have the following: Fiber Arts, Culinary Arts, Performance Arts, Household Arts, Metallurgy/Metalwork Metal Arts?), Research, Tangible Heraldry, and Husbandry.

The Tenne Company was even more difficult to define categories for since there is no distinction in any of the common award systems. But, here are our current best ideas: Group Management, Event Administration, Infrastructure, General Assistance, and Event Operations.

Being recognized for any one category in each of the companies will entitle the recipient the ability to be considered a member of that company. Similar to a Sable Talon, each person may only be recognized in each category once. A person could be recognized as a member of the Sanguine Company multiple times (for Combat Archery, Siege, Rapier Combat, and Steel Combat) but still be considered a singular member of the company. We have ideas of what could happen if someone was recognized in multiple categories or, even better, in multiple companies. But not everything has to be done today. :)

In just two weeks, we will have another December Coronet (our third Coronet Tournament overall), and while it might be cold outside, it will not be inside at the event. We are so grateful for the Shire of Brad Leah for hosting this third Coronet tournament, and hope that you come to support the Principality and the Shire of Brad Leah with us. Even if you are not competing in the main tournament, there will be both armored and rapier championships held there. We are super excited to meet our heirs, and see the direction Vindheim goes.

Hopefully,
Jean Paul and Gilyan
Prince and Princess of Vindheim

Officers Reports
  • Principality Arts & Sciences Minister:
  • Principality Calendar Deputy:
  • Principality Chamberlain:
  • Principality Chronicler:
  • Principality Chronicler - Editor: Cailleach Dhé inghean Uí Chaerbhaill (report included)
  • Principality DEIB Officer:
  • Principality Earl Marshal:
  • Principality Exchequer: Sean Mac Daniel (report included)
  • Bastion (Principality) Herald: Meadhbh inghean Rois (report included)
  • Principality Hospitaler: Sorcha McCullogh (report included) The Welcome Wagon
  • Principality Minister of Children: Dýrfinna Mikaelsdóttir (report included)
  • Principality Pillar Signet (Scribal Deputy):
  • Principality Rapier Marshal
  • Principality Seneschal: Villana Palazolo (report included)
  • Principality Youth Rapier Marshal:
  • Principality Webminister
Articles
Event Flyers
Cover Art/Photo
Other Items of Note
  • Flier - "Volunteer for Entourage"


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