Lyondemere

Barony of Lyondemere
Argent, a sea-lion haurient grasping in its dexter paw a laurel wreath vert, a base engrailed azure
Information
Founded: July 1975 as canton of Angels; 1978 as Barony Modern Location: South Bay and Long Beach areas of Los Angeles County

Lyondemere is currently held by Baron Gareth Nikodemos Somerset and Baroness Alatiel de Beaumont of Reading-wood on behalf of the crown as of 06/03/2023.

Overview

Name & Meaning: "Lion of the Sea" in slightly Anglicisized French originally the Canton of Lyonesse, which was not registerable with the College of Arms.

Area: South Bay and Long Beach areas of Los Angeles County

Established: July 1975 as canton of Angels; 1978 as Barony

Arms: Originally registered as: "Argent, a fish-tailed demi-lion haurient grasping in its dexter paw a laurel wreath proper, within the laurel wreath a crescent voided; a base engrailed azure."

In 1988, the arms were changed to: "Argent, a sea-lion haurient grasping in its dexter paw a laurel wreath vert, a base engrailed azure."

Awards:

• Lion's Paw Baronial Service Award
• Sanderling Baronial Arts Award
• Serjeayntes of Lyondemere Baronial Combat Award
• Pillars of Poseidon Polling order for those that have supported and enriched the Barony for many years.

Heraldic officer's title: Coral The herald's title picks another item in the ocean theme. However, there are not actually any coral reefs off the coast of Lyondemere.

Newsletter: The Tydes - The baronial newsletter is distributed electronically. Anyone may subscribe at the website. A short email announcement is sent when the new monthly issue is ready. All electronic archives can be read online.

Fighting Unit(s): LyondeMarines, formerly the Lyondemere Levy. At one time, the archery contingent was known as Megwyn's Marauders.

History

(from the July 1975 Crown Prints)

On March 5, there was a meeting at House Negra-Khan to establish a new canton. It was decided to encompass the lands within 10 miles of the seashore & reach from Long Beach to Santa Monica. The first meeting decided little more than that. However, from there the canton went on to become very active in short order.

The name, Lyonesse, was suggested by Morven of Carrick & adopted. The canton has managed to get approval from the City of Carson Parks & Recreation Dept. to have events in their parks--no mean feat--& so successful was their first tourney that the City of Carson has invited the SCA to join in a Bi-Centennial parade next February.

Lyonesse has thrown itself into plans for many activities, among which will be car-pooling to other events, fencing demonstrations, an arts & crafts faire, assistance in costume fittings in exchange for services, and other tourneys, of course.

The first Lyonesse Tourney, on July 20 (1975), was a great success: Parks & City officials were present, becoming quite impressed with the show & pageantry. More people than ever before tried out for the contests: an embroidery (on the spot, free-hand) competition, heraldic drawing, and a chain-mail making contest (where it was announced that not too many pieces will have to be redone before they can be usable!) The well-run event is due to the total cooperation of the entire Canton, under the leadership of their Seneschale, Lady Gabrielle nicChlurain, with the assistance of Morven of Carrick. The grand champion of the tournament was Prince Thomas the Merciless who appointed Ian of Lancaster as acting Principality Constable during the closing court ceremonies.

John ap Griffin was presented with a VERY special Herald's staff by a grateful (??) group of fighters, for his field heralding: a candy-striped water-toy with a Donald Duck head & a small bike horn. The spiked end will come in handy to help clean up the field after Tourneys, as well as be useful in getting a fighter's attention, if necessary...

Lady Gabrielle would like to thank all the people who helped make the day such a fine & fun one, with especial thanks to House Opal Cross for the large celebration cake decorated with knights & a ballista!

The name Lyonesse did not pass the College of Arms, so we changed it to Lyondemere, which means "Lion of the Sea," suggested by Fiona MacGregor. Lyondemere became a Barony in its own right June 3, 1978.

Baronial Awards

• Order of the Lion's Paw is granted for service. This is the name of a particular species of scallop, and thus the symbol of the order is a scallop shell dependent from a green garter.

• Order of the Sanderling is granted for arts. This is a period name for the bird now known as the sandpiper, therefore its badge has a golden sandpiper.

• Serjeayntes of Lyondemere for combat arts. Serjeayntes wear an armband with the badge of the barony.

Territories of Lyondemere

• Noe College
• Idunn College

Boundaries of the Barony of Lyondemere

The modern areas that are included in our Barony include (partially or in whole):

• Bellflower, Belmont Shore, Bixby Knolls, Cabrillo, Carson, Castellammare, Century City, Cheviot Hills, Compton, Culver City, Del Aire, Dominguez, East Long Beach, El Camino Village, El Porto, El Segundo, Fort Macarthur, Fox Hills, Gardena, Harbor City and Harbor Gateway, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Holly Park, Hollywood Riviera, Inglewood, Lakewood (Split at 405 Freeway and Bellflower: Lyondemere has everything South and West; 90713 and 90715-16 are in Angels), Lawndale, Lennox, Lomita, Long Beach (90808 and 90815 are in Angels), Long Beach Naval Station, Los Altos (split Lyondemere/Angels), Los Angeles, Manhattan Beach, Marina Del Rey, Mar Vista, Mayfair, Miraleste, Morningside Park, Naples, North Long Beach, Ocean Park, Pacific Palisades, Palisades Highlands, Palms, Palos Verdes Peninsula, Paramount, Playa Del Rey, Portuguese Bend, Rancho Dominguez, Rancho Palos Verdes, Rancho Park, Redondo Beach, Rolling Hills and Rolling Hills Estates, Rose Park, Rosewood, San Pedro, Santa Monica, Sawtelle, Signal Hill, Terminal Island, Torrance, Venice, Walteria, West Los Angeles (UCLA - College of San Ambrogio is in Angels), Westchester, Willowbrook, Wilmington and Wrigley

Baronage

• See the full list of Baronage at Lyondemere Baronage

Champions of Lyondemere

Year	Armored Combat	Archery	Crossbow	A&S	Rapier	Unarmored Combat	Thrown Weapons	Youth Combat	Lyon Bard
2023	Valentine Martyn	Gideon (no second name)	None	Alesone Gray of Cranlegh	Nathaniel Longbow	None	Paganus Grimlove	None	None
2022	Valentine Martyn	Leif Haraldsen	Geral de Riera	Aliskye Rosel	Nathaniel Longbow	None	Mannan Mac Ronan	None	Taliesin Whitehart, 20th Lyon Bard
2021 plague	None	Muriel O’Dooley, Virtual Archery Champion	None	Ciorstan MacAmhlaidh, Virtual A&S Champion and People’s Choice winner	None	None	None	None	Lynnette de Sandoval del Valle de los Unicornios, 19th Lyon Bard and Ceallach mac Uilliam, Warrior Bardic Champion
2020 plague	None	None	None	Dýrfinna Valsdóttir, Virtual A&S Champion and Virtual People's Choice A&S Winner	Avenel Kellough, Virtual Rapier Champion	None	None	None	Silenus of Mycenae, 18th Lyon Bard
2019	Thorgrim Rygarson	Jack of Airedale	[[]]	[[]]	Jarijch van Den Helder	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	Finella Harper, 17th Lyon Bard
2018	Sven Örfhendur	Emma Cardiganshire	[[]]	Emma Cardiganshire Arts & Sciences Champion, and Charlie of Gyldenholt Youth Arts & Sciences Champion, and Æduin of Skye People's Choice A&S Winner	Garrick Thomas Atwell	[[]]	Brian from Nordwache	[[]]	Mary Dedwydd verch Gwallter, 16th Lyon Bard
2017	Halldórr Þórhallsson	Paganus Grimlove	[[]]	Avicia de Na Baiona Arts & Sciences Champion and Lachlan of Cromarty, People's Choice A&S Winner	Lorenzo di Vita	Avenel Kellough	Paganus Grimlove	the lady Clara	Mealla Caimbeul, 15th Lyon Bard
2016	Agrippa Morris	Robin Greenwood of Arden	Paganus Grimlove	Jon Thomme de Claydon Arts & Sciences Champion and Lachlan of Cromarty, People's Choice A&S Winner	Mora Ottavia Spadera	Snorri Snarfari Bjornsson	Nikolaos Phaistios	Miguel Angelo de Tortuga	Cormac Mór, 14th Lyon Bard
2015	[[]]	Robin Greenwood	Paganus Grimlove	Jon Thomme de Claydon	[[]]	[[]]	Nikolaos Phaistios	[[]]	Colette la trouvere, 13th Lyon Bard
2014	Dietrich von Vogelsang	[[]]	[[]]	Medb ingen Echuid Arts & Sciences Champion and Lachlan of Cromarty, People's Choice A&S Winner	Rhydderch Derwen	Snorri Snarfari Bjornsson (Premier)	[[]]	[[]]	Robin Greenwood of Arden, 12th Lyon Bard
2013	Mons von Goarshausen	Paganus Grimlove	Winfred Archer	Tobin Ripponwood	Ian Duncanson		Gwynin ap Rhys	[[]]	(still Wulfric)
2012	Sven Örfhendur	Ron of Angels	Paganus Grimlove (Premier)	Rutilia Fausta	Rhydderch Derwen		Paganus Grimlove (Premier)	[[]]	Wulfric Forlong of Falconhurst, 11th Lyon Bard
2011	Sechequr Qara	Esmeralda Shaporka		Rekon of Saaremaa	Ian Duncanson			[[]]	Angharat Goch verch Gwenhover, 10th Lyon Bard
2010	Sven Örfhendur	Robin Greenwood		Rutilia Fausta	Lot Ramirez			[[]]	Avicia de Na Baiona, 9th Lyon Bard
2009	Wilhelm Skallagrimsson	Paganus Grimlove		Medb Renata	Colyn mac Labhruinn			[[]]	Cecilia Lightfoot, 8th Lyon Bard
2008	Sven Örfhendur	Christina O'Cleary		Conchobhar Mac Cionaoith	Ian Duncanson			[[]]	Caitlin Christiana Wintour, 7th Lyon Bard
2007	Malachi Halfdan Brightskull	[[]]		[[]]	Angus le Todde Mac Donnell			[[]]	Beathog nic Dhonnchaidh, 6th Lyon Bard
2006	Malachi Halfdan Brightskull	[[]]		[[]]	Colyn mac Labhruinn			[[]]	Domhnall mac Pharlain, 5th Lyon Bard
2005	[[]]	[[]]		[[]]	[[]]			[[]]	Eilidh Swann Stralachlan, 4th Lyon Bard
2004	[[]]	[[]]		[[]]	[[]]			[[]]	Elizaveta Arievna Lebedeva (Lilya), 3rd Lyon Bard
2003	[[]]	[[]]		[[]]	[[]]			[[]]	Arthur FitzRobert of Wiverneweald, 2nd Lyon Bard
2002	[[]]	[[]]		[[]]	[[]]			[[]]	Finella Harper, Premier Lyon Bard
2001	[[]]	[[]]		[[]]	[[]]			[[]]
2000	[[]]	[[]]		[[]]	[[]]			[[]]
1999	[[]]	[[]]		[[]]	[[]]			[[]]
1998	[[]]	[[]]		[[]]	[[]]			[[]]
1997	[[]]	[[]]		[[]]	[[]]			[[]]
1996	[[]]	[[]]		[[]]	[[]]			[[]]
1995	Dietrich von Vogelsang	[[]]		[[]]	[[]]			[[]]
1994	[[]]	[[]]		[[]]	[[]]			[[]]
1993	[[]]	[[]]		[[]]	[[]]			[[]]
1992	[[]]	[[]]		[[]]	[[]]			[[]]
1991	[[]]	[[]]		[[]]	[[]]			[[]]
1990	[[]]	[[]]		[[]]	[[]]
1989	[[]]	[[]]		[[]]	[[]]
1988	Dietrich von Vogelsang	[[]]		[[]]	[[]]
1987	Dietrich von Vogelsang	[[]]		[[]]	[[]]
1986	Dietrich von Vogelsang	[[]]		[[]]	[[]]
1985	Dietrich von Vogelsang	[[]]		[[]]	[[]]
1984	Jason Griffiths of Shadowhyrst	[[]]		[[]]	[[]]
1983	"Merleon du Lac," Champion (actually Jason Griffiths of Shadowhyrst, but he was King at the time and the convention then was for the King to fight under an alias if he wanted to fight in a tourney) and Lyondemere Levy, Winner of the Melee Tourney	[[]]		[[]]	[[]]
1982	Adrian Buchanon Champion and Lyondemere Levy, Winner of the Melee Tourney	[[]]		[[]]	[[]]
1981	Jason Griffiths of Shadowhyrst, Champion and The Abbey and Free Agents, Winner of the Melee Tourney	[[]]		[[]]	[[]]
1980	[[]]	[[]]		[[]]	[[]]
1979	[[]]	[[]]		[[]]	[[]]
1978	[[]]	[[]]		[[]]	[[]]

Participation in Arts and Sciences Pentathlon

Team Lyondemere for details

• Team Champion in 2001
• Competed in 2003
• Competed in 2009
• Team Champion in 2011
• Team Champion in 2013
• Competed 2015

Lyondemere Regalia Credits

A host of talented people have made lasting contributions to the ambiance of the barony, both by contributing their artistic skills and by commissioning items.

The original Baronial coronets were designed and crafted by Lord Auberon Cirin ca. 1980. The second Baronial coronets were designed by Mistress Éowyn Amberdrake and made by Master Otuell Gowe in 2006. They were first worn at Lyondemere Anniversary 2006. One key design feature is that one of the pearls is removeable, for the Baron to bestow as a mark of respect and favor. This innovation was suggested by Master Otuell.

A painted baronial banner was commissioned by Baron Conrad von Regensburg, and designed and painted by Master David Fletcher Stanwood, ca. 1988.

The Baronial chairs were designed, carved, and constructed by Lord William Wiseheart then known as Ognar of Lyondemere, ca. 2004.

A series of small (a foot or so across) canvas shields of the armory of donors, were created as a fundraiser for a new Baronial Pavilion. These shields were displayed at Lyondemere Anniversary along either the edges of the pavilion or along the ropes for the edge of the lists field. Most (all?) were painted by Baroness Xena Baxter Wynthorpe. These were displayed regularly from ca 1990 - 2006

The baronial pavilion was purchased from a commercial tentmaker (was it Panther Pavilions?) in the mid-1990s.

The Baronial Trailer was purchased in the tenure of Baron Jamal and Baroness Éowyn, as a way to keep Baronial regalia all in one place and out of their garage.

Reference

• Lyondemere Knowledge Base
• Lyondemere: In the Beginning
• Lyondemere Boundaries

Events

View a list of the Lyondemere event pages that have been created so far at Lyondemere Events.

More Information

• Official Web Site
• The Barony of Lyondemere's Baronial Email List open to all members of Lyondemere and Caid.
• The unofficial Barony of Lyondemere's Facebook Group open to all members of Lyondemere and Caid.

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