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===Greater Officers===
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* [[Seneschals of the Principality of Vindheim]]
* [[Seneschals of of the Principality of Vindheim]]
* [[Exchequers of the Principality of Vindheim]]
* [[Exchequers of the Principality of Vindheim]]
* [[Heralds of the Principality of Vindheim]]
* [[Heralds of the Principality of Vindheim]]

Revision as of 15:37, 18 April 2021

Arms of the Principality of Vindheim
Art by Donnchadh Beag mac Griogair

General Information

Vindheim is the sole Principality of the Kingdom of Ansteorra. It was approved on April 18, 2021, by a unanimous vote of the SCA Board of Directors. Due to the restrictions on events set forth by the board, the first Coronet list for the Principality is expected to be held in December of 2021. It encompasses all of Oklahoma, as well as Amarillo (Adlersruhe) and Wichita Falls (Brad Leah) Texas.

Greater Officers


Lesser Officers


Laws of the Principality

(Please Note: Proposed Laws are not official until enacted by the first Coronet and Crown.)


Timeline

Ansteorra was formed in 1979, and even that year, there were discussions held about the Kingdom splitting into three Principalities. Conversations arose on a periodic basis for the next forty years, but it is generally agreed that there have been three major groundswellings of support for a principality in the Northern Region. This page will focus on the successful efforts in the Northern Region towards Principality, but the other Regional principality attempts are noted.

1998

Central and Southern Principality discussions - including heraldry, and comedic suggestions for names that turn out to have not-so-funny connotations - are held on the Kingdom Email list: http://lists.ansteorra.org/htdig.cgi/ansteorra-ansteorra.org/1998-February/thread.html#14069 (For reference, at that time, the Kingdom email list had 254 subscribers and there were over 360 posts on the topic in one month.)

2000

Local Principality Discussion Gatherings are held throughout the Northern Region at events, including those held by Rundel and Wastelands.

2001

The Northern Region Principality discussion continues on regional email lists.

  • February: Sir Burke Kyriel MacDonald sends the following message to all the Northern groups: "Greetings to the Northern Region of Ansteorra. As most of you know over the last six months I have been conducting a series of educational round tables on the issues of principality here in Northern Ansteorra. Throughout these discussions it became clear that there is a great deal of support for the idea of creating a formal principality committee here in the North. But because not everyone living in the North attended one of these discussions, there is no way to truly know if this is the majority opinion of the populace in the North. To this end I have spoken at length with Their Majesties (both past and present) and the Kingdom Seneschal, Master Richard and I have proposed conducting an opinion poll of the people in the north to see if there truly is enough interest to start a more formal process. Both the Crown and Master Richard have no objections as long as the process is conducted in a fair and open manner. To make sure that the survey is fair and open, I have asked Countess Vanessa de Verona and Master Lucais du Belier to be the other members of the survey review committee, this should address any questions as to the validity and fairness of the survey. I have also set the closing date of the survey for the end of March to give everyone a fair chance to participate if they want to. The survey is available for anyone living in Northern Ansteorra and is not restricted to paid members only. When the survey date closes the survey review committee will meet and prepare a report of the results that will be made available to everyone. It should be stressed that this is NOT the formal poll that would be conducted to create a Principality, but is an opinion poll to see if there is enough interest to start a more formal process. I have sent copies of the survey to all of the local seneschal's of the Northern region and have asked their help in distributing them. I will also be making the survey available for download through a web page I hope to have up early this week. I ask that everyone who lives in the North and is interested to seek out a copy of the survey and fill it out if you wish. Finished surveys can be given to any of the survey review committee members, your local seneschal, or mailed to Master Lucais du Belier. Please fill out only one survey each, so that we can get a true representation of the populace's feelings in the results. If anyone has any questions please email me or post them to this list and I will try and answer them as quickly as possible. Thank you for your time. - Baron Sir Burke Kyriell Mac Donald, OP"
  • March: Reminders are sent about the Polling that is ongoing.
  • April: Sir Burke provides an update on the tabulation of the Poll. A large packet from Northkeep is missing. Their Excellencies Northkeep declare a date for a second Northkeep polling to take place, to recreate the ballots.
  • May: Sigen Northkeep posts the results of the April Northkeep Re-Polling.
  • July: Sir Burke publishes the results of the Polling that took place earlier that year.


The breakouts of the questions are as follows: 
Question 1: Form a Sovereign Principality - Yes: 141 (73.44%) / No: 49 (25.52%) / Blank Vote: 2 (1.4%). 
Question 2: Form a Crown Principality - Yes: 116 (60.41%), No: 71 (36.97%), Blank: 5 (2.62%). 
Question 3: Name and Device - Yes: 157 (81.77%), No: 33 (17.19%), Blank: 2 (1.04%). 

174 surveys were returned signed. 18 were unsigned. 152 paid members voted. 
40 non members voted. 
Groups participating in the poll include: Brad Leah, Eldern Hills, Mooneschadowe, Namron, Northkeep, Rundel, Wastelands, and Wiesenfeur.


2006

Another major discussion of multiple principalities within the Kingdom occurs on the Ansteorra email discussion list in April, spanning some 90+ emails, on topics such as filling officer roles, recruitment, calendar overcrowding, continued loyalty to the parent Kingdom, etc.


2015

  • July: A thread of 235 comments is held on the Ansteorra Facebook group regarding Principality in various regions.


2018

  • October: Adlersruhe and Northkeep conduct a Principality Polling.
  • November: Myrgenfeld, Wiesenfeuer, Mooneschadowe, Eldern Hills, Wyldewode, Skorragarrdr, Chemin Noir, Brad Leah, and Haldtre hold Principality Polling meetings. Discussions are held in various Facebook groups.
  • December: Namron conducts its Principality Polling. On the 13th, Master Ainar announces that the polling is complete, and by overwhelming majority (87%), the vote was Yes. He lays out the next few steps. Mistress Emma de Fetherstan announces that Master Ainar (Kingdom Seneshal) has asked her to head up the effort to determine a name and device for the Principality. She announces a Google Form by which individuals can submit their preferences. (https://goo.gl/mYmVTq) Dec 27: Master Ainar provides an update on Principality process: Creation of a registerable name and device, create a framework for Principality Law, select a date range for the first Coronet tourney, and creation of a packet for the Board of Directors. The packet is submitted but is initially rejected by the Board as lacking needful information.


2019

  • January 19: Mistress Emma de Fetherstan posts the results of the Name and Device polling, and the efforts of the Heraldic team. http://bit.do/principality. A ranked-choice polling will be conducted the following week.
  • The name Vindheim is chosen for a list of 10 names that were in compliance with SCA conventions and without conflict.
  • The device, "Quarterly sable and gules, a laurel wreath and in chief three mullets of six points Or" is selected from a list of 10 devices in compliance with SCA conventions and without conflict. (A number of heraldic elements were not included, based on prior association with Principality efforts or significant households, such as a gryphon, a winged horse, or a wolf.)
  • In July, Master Ainar holds an open discussion about the proposed Principality at Round Table.
  • September: A change in Kingdom Seneschal occurs, causing a several month delay in moving the formal petition along the process.
  • December: The name and device of the Principality passes.


2020

  • February: A new Polling is held, to give additional opportunity for feedback to those who did not participate in the prior polling.
  • COVID hits, and much of the business of the Kingdom comes to a halt.
  • July: The full petition packet for Principality is submitted to the Board of Directors.


2021

  • April 18: The SCA Board of Directors unanimously votes to confirm the creation of the Principality of Vindheim.