Eadwynne of Runedun

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Eadwynne of Runedun
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Preferred title: Not specified Their Pronouns: Not specified Resides: Dreiburgen Status: Active Locally Awards: Visit the Caid Order of Precedence
Heraldry
Or, a chevron inverted cotised gules, in chief a dragon passant sable. I entered an art contest when I was really new and Lorissa du Griffin was Princess of the Principality of CAID. She was the judge and I won. I drew this dragon. I figured it was a sign and made it my arms. Alison was consulting herald. ~Eadwynne
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THL Theign Eadwynne of Runedun

Motto

Esto benignus, cito memor misericordiam (Be kind, and be quick to remember a kindness).

Quote

"I say, without irony or criticism, that the SCA is by definition a most Quixotic organization."

Associations

• Squire to Sir Waldt von Markheim, 1978-Present;
• Chief Gopher for Mistress Alison von Markheim
• Member of House Markheim
• Husband to Finnguala ingen Fhaelain Abann na Sailech
• Father to Edmond Edwinsson Nikolaus Grünenwaldt and Mariah Beatriz
• Co-founder of House Drachenstern
• Guard of Saint Mary's Abbey and School for Mercenary Soldiers (trans-Kingdoms)

Event Staff

• Autocrat Beggar's Picnic
• Autocrat Peasant’s Picnic
• Site Coordinator Collegium Caidis Spring 1981 at Riverside City College
• Autocrat Gallavally Anniversary 1990
• Autocrat Symposium of the Textile Arts of 15th and 16th Century Ireland and Scotland
• Autocrat Crossroads Festival Demo 1993
• Autocrat Gallavally Anniversary 1997
• Autocrat Hammer-in 1998
• Cartographer Great Western War 1997

Offices & Positions

• Past Guildmaster of the Dreiburgen Armory
• Dreiburgen Founding Guildmaster of the Dreiburgen Moneyers' Guild at the Hammer-in 1998
• Dreiburgen Chronicler of the Dreiburgen News
• Dreiburgen Science Officer
• Dreiburgen Chatelaine
• Gallavally Seneschal
• Kingdom Minister of Sciences, 6/1990-1992, Last Kingdom Science Officer prior to combination with Arts Office
• Ars Caidis Editor of the Ars Caidis 1991
• Collegium Caidis Regent at Large, site autocrat Collegium Caidis Spring 1981

Projects & Publications

Articles

• The Mail Loom Chain mail
• Saint Nicholas and the Christmas Demons
• Basic Heat Treatment of Steel
• A Short History of Saint George
• Shield Press - Dreiburgen Armory
• Interview with Siegfried von Höflichskeit Regarding First SCA 12th Night
• Shinty as used in Dreiburgen
• The Bellicose and Belligerent Barony of Dreiburgen, 2022
• A Matter of Honor (Story)

Memories

From Eadwynne

I joined the SCA around 1977. One of my fondest memories, of course, is one of my first events in what became my home Barony, Dreiburgen in the Kingdom of Caid, the Investiture of Balin and Lorissa. We were still part of the Kingdom of the West at the time. I remember one of the fighters was Black, but he had a Viking persona (named Lars, I think). Everyone treated him as a Viking named Lars. I thought to myself, "This is a cool group."

We were also considered, by ourselves and the outside world, as a kind of "counter-culture." We were eccentric. And we attracted a lot of people that the outside world would have definitely called, "fringe." I think the SCA would distance itself from some of those people today, and others would now be totally accepted by our prevalent culture. Culture changes. But the biggest takeaway from "who we were" is that these vastly different types of people came together as a society and dealt chivalrously with one another despite huge philosophical, political and cultural differences, and differences of out-side world social class. In a word, we were egalitarian and believed in an (admittedly flawed) awarded meritocracy.

The "60s" ideal of who we were at the time was summed up as, "The Society for Creative Anachronism is a non-profit educational corporation dedicated to the re-creation of the middle ages, not as it was but as it should have been." The idea was that people would take on a medieval(ish) persona, and, instead of killing each other, they would share their cultures, understand each others' cultures, and make a better one.

Just for the record, we did host people who had real-world Royalist, Republican, Christian, Wiccan etc., etc. views. It didn't matter because the people were accepting of the differences and talked respectfully even when those views were in direct conflict. As a young man, I found this intellectually and culturally stimulating. I still do.

Gallery

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  Eadwynne of Runedun and Waldt von Markheim of House Markheim

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  Dreiburgen fighter practice 1978 at Hunt Park with Baron Waldt von Markheim, standing, and Eadwynne of Runedun (right) using Brann Morgan Dunmore of Galloway's round shield.

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  Eadwynne of Runedun with Fionghuala inghen Faolain na Seilach Abhaine and Nikolaus Grünenwaldt

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  Eadwynne of Runedun and son, Nikolaus Grünenwaldt at St. Corrigan's Day 2018 in Gallavally in Dreiburgen 6/16/2018

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  Eadwynne smithing Craftsman Village, Caid's 40th Anniversary and Coronation 2018

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  Examples of Ceramic works

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  Examples of Metalwork

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  Examples of Artwork

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  First Dreiburgen Penny minted on site at Dreiburgen Anniversary 1997

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  Some of my entries at Festival of the Rose/Summer Arts 2018; Hand-thrown jewelry kiln and metal projects. Photos by Meave Douglass, OL

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  Eadwynne's daughter, Beatriz, at Caid's 40th Anniversary and Coronation 2018

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  Eadwynne's eldest son, Edmond Edwinnsen playing cards

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  Heatherwine Mead in honor of the Shire of Heatherwyne who always made me feel welcome.

Scrolls

Image Preview	Award	Recipient
	Award of Arms	Bernard ben Barra
	In progress picture of Award of Arms	Bernard ben Barra