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| The Shire of the Shadowlands is located in Bryan/College Station, Texas. It is in the [[Southern Region]] of Ansteorra.
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| The name was registered in May of 1980.
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| Their device was registered at the same time:
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| ''Per pale azure and sable, issuant from the line of division a demi-compass star and a demi-annulet, in base a laurel wreath Or.''
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| The badge of the Sterregazerers Gylde was registered in August of 1983:
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| ''Sable, a comet bendwise sinister Or between in bend a mullet of nine points and an increscent argent.''
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| The badge for the Artisan of the Shadowlands was registered in April of 1988:
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| ''Per pale azure and sable, a chevron Or between two hands in chevron, one sinister, one dexter, and a heart argent.''
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| This badge was registered in March of 1990:
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| ''Per pale azure and sable, issuant from the line of division a compass star throughout conjoined to a demi-annulet, all within a bordure Or.''
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| '''Newsletter:''' The Shadow Knows
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| '''Awards:''' MoSS: Meritorious Order of the Shire of the Shadowlands (polled order), Order of the Shadow (cookie award)
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| '''Major Events Hosted:''' Tax Day Tourney at Lake Sommerville
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| == 1980-1989 ==
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| Throughout the 1980's, Shadowlands had the youthful character of a college group. Nearly all the members were students or former students at Texas A&M University. Weekly fighter practices and monthly meetings were held on campus, and the group was recognized as an official student organization, with a cubicle in the Student Programs Office.
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| The group held demos at the Rudder Fountain near the Memorial Student Center, with combat between Master Godfrey de la Fosse and his opponents always drawing a crowd. (During one, Godfrey attempted to distract his opponent by pointing and shouting, "Look! There's Halley's Comet!"; hence the comet on his device.) Mistress Anna Czulneja contributed her significant sewing skills, and Master Cadfan ap Morgan provided bardic inspiration. Lord Morfin was a behind-the-scenes presence.
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| There was a strong cross-pollination with the campus science-fiction/fantasy group Cepheid Variable. A number of students were members of both groups, and an SCA demo was usually scheduled during AggieCon, the annual SF convention on campus.
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| Because of its central-Texas geographical location, Shadowlands members frequently attended events (and even fighter practices) in the baronies of [[Stargate]] and [[Bryn Gwlad]], which were only two hours away. Events in the then-nascent shires of [[Raven's Fort]] and [[Loch Sollier]] were also often attended by Shadowlanders, as well as major events in the baronies of [[Bjornsborg]] and [[Bordermarch]]. Because there was so much activity close to home, Shadowlanders rarely attended events in distant baronies such as [[the Steppes]] or [[Namron]].
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| Group members also participated actively at the SCA "village" at the Texas Renaissance Festival in Magnolia north of Houston. This was a major fund-raising opportunity, with the proceeds from the games being distributed according to the number of members participating. (A filk ballad of the time has Stargate's Mistress Jane't using a metal detector to sift the hay for loose change.)
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