Derian le Breton

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Derian
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Preferred title: Not specified Their Pronouns: Not specified Resides: Heatherwyne Status: Active Awards: Visit the Caid Order of Precedence
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Vert, a sun in its glory argent and a chief ermine
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THL Derian le Breton moved here in 2009 from the College of Saint Bunstable in the Barony of Madrone in the Kingdom of An Tir. He has also lived in the Barony of the Cleftlands in the Middle Kingdom, and the Barony of Three Mountains, An Tir. He joined the SCA in January of 2000 (AS 34). He is married to Dame Ursula Georges.

Persona

Derian le Breton is a moneyer living in Paris in the 1340s.

Offices & Positions

• Vice President, CWRU Medieval Society (Midrealm), 05/2000 to 05/2001
• Assistant Web Minister, Barony of the Cleftlands (Midrealm), 04/2001 to 07/2003
• Seneschal, College of Saint Bunstable (An Tir), 07/23/2005 to 06/23/2008
• A&S Champion, College of Saint Bunstable (An Tir), 04/22/2006 to 06/03/2007
• Chronicler, Right Noble Brewers Guild of Caid, 01/02/2010 to present
• A&S Champion, Barony of Dreiburgen, 07/17/2010 to present
• Editor, Compendium Caidis, 09/16/10-Present
• Arts and Sciences Pentathlon Champion, 3/13/2011

Event Staff

• Cook, CWRU Medieval Society Autumn Feast (Midrealm), 10/14/2000
• Demo Coordinator, UW Activities Fair (An Tir), 09/29/2005
• Gate Steward, Feast of Saint Bunstable (An Tir), 02/11/2006
• Autocrat, Spring Fling (An Tir), 04/22/2006
• Demo Coordinator, UW Activities Fair (An Tir), 09/28/2006
• Gate Steward, Feast of Saint Bunstable (An Tir), 02/24/2007
• Autocrat, Spring Fling (An Tir), 06/03/2007
• Demo Coordinator, UW Activities Fair (An Tir), 09/23/2007

Projects & Publications

• Royal Presentation Coins: Alaric and Noelle (Midrealm), 08/2005
• Mon Die: Moneyers' Guild of An Tir (documentation), 01/2006
• Laurel Presentation Coins: Aelfgifu verch Morgan (An Tir), 06/2006
• 12th Night Coronation Step-Down Bezants: Amalric and Caia (An Tir), 12/2006
• Royal Presentation Coins: Tiernan and Miranda (An Tir), 07/2007
• Benty Grange Silver Cup Mounts: Madrone A&S Competition (An Tir) (documentation), 03/01/2008
• Merovingian Engagement Ring: Madrone A&S Competition (An Tir) (documentation), 03/01/2008
• Henry III Penny Replica: Madrone A&S Competition (An Tir), 03/01/2008
• 16th Century Laurel Order Collar (An Tir), 06/2008
• 14th/15th Century English Wedding Rings (An Tir), 09/2008
• Mid 13th Century English Coin Brooch: An Tir Kingdom A&S Competition (documentation), 03/07/2009
• Silver Best of Show Medallion for Brewers' Guild, 10/2009
• Viking-style Punched Washers for Shield Edging, 10/2009
• Royal Presentation Coins: Patrick and Kara (mini-documentation full documentation), 11/07/2009
• Royal Presentation Coins: Conrad and Eleanor (mini-documentation), 6/05/2010
• 15th century woodcut (documentation), 07/18/2010
• Royal Presentation Coins: Radagaisus and Ceinwen (Midrealm) (mini-documentation), 07/23/2010
• Personal Presentation Coins: Count Alaric le Fevre (Midrealm) (mini-documentation), 07/25/2010
• GWW Brewing Contest Prize medallions, 10/2010
• GWW Staff Award medallions, 10/2010
• Royal Presentation Coins: Ullr and Annelyse (Midrealm) (mini-documentation), 10/23/10
• Royal Presentation Coins: Wilhelm and Thaleia (mini-documentation), 10/31/10
• In Vino Veritas, Fall 2010, Right Noble Brewers' Guild of Caid Newsletter, 11/14/10
• Vigil tokens, (documentation), 04/2011

For Pentathlon, 2011:

• A 14th century ring brooch (documentation)
• 14th century heraldic coins (documentation)
• 11th century Hiberno-Norse pennies (documentation)
• Late medieval beer (documentation)
• Hippocras (documentation)
• A woven belt (documentation)
• A knife scabbard (documentation)
• A 14th century knife (documentation)
• A research paper (Christianization and literacy in the danelaw: evidence from coin inscriptions) (link to paper)
• Making money the medieval way, a how-to paper on coining (link to paper)

Lots of moneying demos at various events. Lots of brewing. Some armouring.

Classes Taught

• Introduction to Moneying, Highland War (class notes), 09/05/2009
• Simple Ring Making, Winter Weekend, 01/16/2010
• Chasing: The Artful Denting of Metal, Spring Collegium, 04/10/2010
• Introduction to Beer Brewing, Spring Collegium (class notes), 04/10/2010
• Introduction to Moneying, Dreiburgen Summer Arts / Festival of the Rose (class notes), 07/18/2010
• Chasing: The Artful Denting of Metal, Highland War (class notes), 09/04/2010
• Basic Coining, 04/09/2011
• Historical Brewing, with Reinhardt Medebruer, 04/09/2011
• Medieval Food for Vegetarians, using notes and food from Ursula Georges, 04/09/2011

Competitions

• Winner, College of Saint Bunstable A&S Competition, 04/22/2006
• Full Entrant, Barony of Madrone A&S Competition, 03/01/2008
• Single Entrant, An Tir Kingdom A&S Competition, 03/07/2009
• First place, Highland War Brewing Contest, 09/05/2009 (beer)
• Second place, Highland War Brewing Contest, 09/05/2009 (varietals)
• Second place, Great Western War Brewing Contest, 10/10/2009 (beer)
• Second place, Potrero War Brewing Contest, 05/29/2010 (beer)
• Third place, Potrero War Brewing Contest, 05/29/2010 (beer)
• Winner, Barony of Dreiburgen A&S Competition, 07/18/2010
• Second place, Inter-Kingdom Brewer's Guild Competition, Pennsic 39, 08/08/10 (beer)
• First place, Highland War Brewing Contest, 09/04/2010 (beer)
• Second place, Great Western War Brewing Contest, 10/09/2010 (beer)
• Second place, Great Western War Brewing Contest, 10/09/2010 (varietals)
• First place, Caid A&S Pentathlon, 03/14/2011
• First place, Midrealm Rose Tournament A&S Competition, 04/30/2011

More Information

• Derian's Website
• Derian's photo gallery on Flickr
• Derian's An Tir wiki page (no longer maintained)