Gyldenholt

Barony of Gyldenholt
Azure, three trees conjoined in fess Or, surmounted on the foliage by a laurel wreath vert, within a bordure Or
Information
Founded: 14 Nov 1978 as a canton of Angels, 12 Jan 1980 became Barony Modern Location: Orange County, California

Gyldenholt is ruled by Their Excellencies Jens and Ida.

The Barony of Gyldenholt was the winner of 2006's Caid Blood Donation Month and Challenge with twelve donations.

Overview

Modern Territory: Orange County, California

Meaning: "Orange grove", in archaic English. The name refers to the wealth of orange groves that have given the modern county its name.

Blazon: Azure, three trees conjoined in fess Or, surmounted on the foliage by a laurel wreath vert, within a bordure Or.

Regalia: There have been four sets of Gyldenholt coronets. The oldest pair were made of blued steel with brass trim; possibly by Heinrich Palantine. They were worn by Armand and Diana, first baron and baroness. Ambros Celidonis made the second pair, of nickel silver and brass, with enameled medallions with the Gyldenholt badge; Béla and Rosemary were invested with them. The original set were used as Reeve and Reevess coronets, and are still occasionally worn. The third set, made by Igraine d'Abernon was presented during the tenure of Morgan and Gwendolyn. The current set, also made by Igraine d'Abernon, were completed and presented by Igraine d'Abernon, during the tenure of Giles and Giuseppe.

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  First Set, made by Heinrich Palantine
  Photo Credit: Suleiman ibn Rawh

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  Second Set, made by Ambros Celidonis
  Photo Credit: Suleiman ibn Rawh

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  Third Set, made by Igraine d'Abernon
  Photo Credit: Suleiman ibn Rawh

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  Fourth Set, made by Igraine d'Abernon
  Photo Credit: Suleiman ibn Rawh

Heraldic officer's title: Gold Forest The herald's title is a translation of the area name into modern English.

Newsletter: Gyldenholt Press

Fighting Unit(s): Guardians of the Golden Grove

Sub-divisions of Gyldenholt

• College of Fenwood Knoll

Champions of Gyldenholt

Year	Armored Combat	Archery	Equestrian	Rapier	Light Weapons / Unarmored	Thrown Weapons	Youth Combat	A & S	Bardic
2024	Marcel Blackwood	Adrian of Gyldenholt	[[]] on [[]]	Master Konrad Faust Tyndel	Johann Maximiliam (C&T)	Baron Paganus Grimlove	Jude ibn Suleiman (thrown weapons)	Adeliza Wylialaynen	Noble Julia Soldus
2023	Sir Valentine Martyn	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	Master Nikolaos Phaistios	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	Lord Brynjólfr Brandsson	Dame Lynnette de Sandoval del Valle de los Unicornios
2022	Sir Valentine Martyn	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	Master Rhydderch Derwen	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	Lady Dyrfinna Drengsdottir	Don Avenel Kellough
2021 plague
2020 plague
2019	Duke Sven Örfhendur	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	Lord Felix Selwyn	[[]]	[[]]	Sophie of Gyldenholt	Mistress Aliskye Rosel	[[]]
2018	Sir Tryggr járngeirr Ingvarsson	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	THL Lorenzo Di Vita	Michael Roy Mor	[[]]	Eleanor of Gyldenholt	Master Rycharde the Bowemon	Lady Dyrfinna Drengsdottir
2017	Sir Adam Makandro	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	Master Lot Ramirez	Duchess Felinah Tifarah Arnvella Memo Hazara Khan-ad-Din	[[]]	Cora6 and under, James of the Clouds 7 to 10, Nicholi Stagghorn 11 to 13	Master Hrodr-Navar Hakonsson	[[]]
2016	Duke Patrick O’Malley	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	Lord Kelly le Freug	Duke Guillaume de Belgique	[[]]	Lina Kolladottir	[[]]	[[]]
2015	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	Joshua & Miguel	Theo van der Zee	[[]]
2014	[[]]	THL Robin Greenwood of Arden	[[]] on [[]]	Konrad Faust Tyndel	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	Sadb ingen Abner uí Lorccáin	THL Beorn of the Northern Sea
2013	Duke Conrad Breakring & Sir Helgi hrafnfæðir	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	Don Ian Duncanson	Master Lot Ramirez	Brynjólfr Brandsson	Sean	Countess Luciana Maria Novella Di Carlo	[[]]
2012	Sir Gamel of Mottrum	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	Don Nathaniel Longbow	Lord Orion Martyn	Baron Paganus Grimlove	Lady Anekāstrasya Bai	Mistress Ciar ingen Dáire	[[]]
2011	Duke Sven "Svenzypants" Örfhendur	THL Gemma Evangelista Borgia	[[]] on [[]]	Don Ian Duncanson	Duchess Felinah Tifarah Arnvella Memo Hazara Khan-ad-Din	[[]]	Antonios Maximus	THL Mealla Caimbeul	[[]]
2010	[[]]	THL James Everglad	[[]] on [[]]	Master Lot Ramirez	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	Tonwen ferch Gruffudd Aur	Mistress Caitlin Christiana Wintour (at Yule)
2009	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	Master Colwyn Stagghorn	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	Mistress Finella Harper (at Yule)
2008	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	Mistress Finella Harper (at Yule)
2007	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	Master Laertes McBride	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	Baron Jon Thomme de Claydon	[[]]
2006	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
2005	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
2004	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
2003	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	THL Mealla Caimbeul	[[]]
2002	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
2001	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
2000	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
1999	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
1998	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
1997	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
1996	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
1995	[[]]	Baron Paganus Grimlove	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
1994	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
1993	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
1992	[[]]	Glanz von Ansback	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
1991	[[]]	Baron Paganus Grimlove 1st Archery Champion	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
1990	[[]]		[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
1989	[[]]		[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
1988	[[]]		[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
1987	[[]]		[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
1986	[[]]		[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
1985	[[]]		[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
1984	[[]]		[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
1983	[[]]		[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
1982	[[]]		[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
1981	[[]]		[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
1980	[[]]		[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]

Gyldenholt's Awards

• The Citrine Created by Ursul and Colette, recognizes exemplary service to the Barony.
• The Escutcheon d'Or Created by Ursul and Colette, recognizes admirable fighting.
• The Orange Blossom Created by Ursul and Colette, recognizes accomplishments in the Arts and Sciences.
• The Anneau de Gentilesse Created by Giles and Giuseppe at Anniversary XXXII (AS 47); recognizes those whose courtesy and grace have been unanimously endorsed by the Ladies of Gyldenholt. This award was closed when Giles and Giuseppe stepped down in June 2016.
• The Forêt d'Or Created by Armand and Diana in XIV as Gyldenholt's premier award, given only at Anniversary celebrations. Honors those whose dedication to the Barony have added luster and grace to life in Gyldenholt.

Gyldenholt's Regalia

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  Painted Groundcloth
  A product of the artistry of Mistress Danaë FitzRoberts, OL, of the West, this groundcloth was presented to the barony at Anniversary 2012.

Photos

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  Baron Morgan Arthur ap Llewellyn with his brave archers (Photo taken in August 1991)

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  Assembled Barons and Baronesses of Gyldenholt, Gyldenholt 20th Anniversary Tourney, 2000

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  Members of the Barony were memorialized on several murals at the Excalibur Hotel in Las Vegas. Some time in 2010, the murals were removed as part of the hotel's renovation project. The jouster on the right is Armand de Sevigny.

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  The man in red in the middle is Bela Aba.

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  Guillaume de Belgique (left) and Kevan o Rathkeale (right)

Predecessors of Gyldenholt

Other cantons of Angels established in the area that is now Gyldenholt include

• Canton of Failte, Orange County, established in June 1972, disbanded April 1976
• Canton of Eastern Gate, North Orange County, established 6 January 1973, disbanded post-April 1974
• Canton of Naess, Fullerton area, established in Feb 1972, disbanded before July 1975

The Founding

Gyldenholt started in my living room. I had been in the SCA for six months. I got tired of having to drive to Sir Hugh the Undecided's place for fighting practice. I started asking why we didn't have a branch in orange county. Nobody had a good reason why so I organized the first meeting after that everyone there worked together and we founded the branch that became Gyldenholt. Things realy took off when Armand and Diana moved in to our area. Later people told me that new people didn't organize branches. I guess I was just ignorant. I think it was 1976 and I know Carl Nelson and Eric Bean were there. Also I think Sir Christian of Orange and Anonimus the Amnesiac were there. I know there were more people there but not many more. ~ From Agelos Evienece, who served Gyldenholt as its first Marshall, transcribed by Giles Hill

Baronage

• See the full list of Baronage at Gyldenholt Baronage

Events

Annual Events

Unbelted Tournament

• Held in late January. Begun by Baron Armand and Baroness Diana in 1980, this is Caid's premier tournament for unbelted (non-knight) armored combatants. Traditionally, winners of this tournament never again compete in it.

Baron's Feast

• Baron's Feast - Traditionally held in April at Irvine Regional Park. Called "Barons' Feast" during the tenure of Barons Giles & Giuseppe. Baron's Feast is hosted by the reigning baron of Gyldenholt where they, and their volunteer staff, serve a multi-course feast over several hours. In between the courses, a number of competitions are held to find the Baron's Feast Champions (not to be confused with the Baronial Champions). The competitions in recent years include:
  • Bocce Ball
  • Horseshoes
  • Kuub (Thrown Weapons)
  • Archery (Novelty / non-lethal shoot)

Calafia / Gyldenholt Friendship Tournament

• Held in early March, hosted by Calafia in even-numbered years.

Gyldenholt Anniversary

• Held in late June
• Determines the Baronial Champions for the coming year.

Yule

• Held in early December, hosted by Lyondemere in odd-numbered years.

More Information

• Official Web Site

The Barony has a official Facebook page for announcements and event publicity, and an unofficial page for discussion and socializing.

Territories

Caidan Baronies: Altavia, Angels, Calafia, Dreiburgen, Dun Or, Gyldenholt, Lyondemere, Naevehjem, Nordwache, Starkhafn, Western Seas, Wintermist Caidan Shires: Al-Sahid, Carreg Wen, Darach, Isles Caidan Cantons: Bard's Keep, Canyons, Castle North, Cragdon, Gallavally, Mons Draconis, Peridot Isle, Poll na Gainmhe, Steinsee, Summergate, Tanwayour, Torvald, Valley Azure Caidan Colleges: Boethius, Fenwood Knoll, Noe, Saint Artemas, Saint Firmin, San Ambrogio, San Isidore, Tour d'Yvoire, Voyagers Other Information: Former Territories, Kingdoms, Known World