Rhydderch Derwen

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Preferred title: Not specified Their Pronouns: Not specified Resides: Barony of Gyldenholt Status: Active Awards: Visit the Caid Order of Precedence
Heraldry
Argent, a fox sejant gardant gules and a base engrailed sable
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Persona

The Honorable Lord Rhydderch Derwen started in the SCA in 2010 in the Barony of Gyldenholt where he picked up a rapier and has not looked back. His first major event was GWW in 2010 Rhydderch Continues his training of historical technique with Don Lot Ramirez and is the Weapons master for the crew "The Sea Beggars" of The Beggars Inn.

Associates

• Weapons master of the Sea Beggars
• Studies historical Italian fencing with Master Lot Ramirez
• Studied historical Spanish fencing with THL Marcos de la Cruz
• Scholar-level pupil at the 'Vineyard of Swords' School of Fence

Awards

• Award of Arms 1/21/12
• Companion in the Order of the Duellist 5/27/12
• THL Rhydderch Derwen became the first of the five premiers of the new Order of the Argent Blade On 10/10/2015
• Corde de Guerre 5/29/16
• Vanguard of Honor 10/8/16
• Escutcheon d'Or 1/28/17
• Serpent's Fang Rhydderch was presented with His Excellency's Guy Rand Gallandon's award favour 3/11/17
• Rhydderch was invited to Join the Order of Defense on 3/24/18 Vigil and Elevation to be at GWW 2018

Offices & Positions

• Lyondemere Rapier Champion 2012
• Holder of the Iron Crescent With the sea Beggars
• Lyondemere Rapier Champion 2014
• Longsword/Greatsword Rapier Champion 2014
• Dreiburgen Rapier Champion 2016
• Acting Calafia Rapier Champion 2017 Standing in for Julien de la Fontaine
• Starkhafn Rapier Champion 2017

• Gyldenholt Baronial Guard 2011-2018
• Gyldenholt Baronial Rapier Marshal 2014-2018
• Rapier Provost marshal 2015-present
• Deputy Kingdom Rapier Marshal 2018-2019

Tournaments

• Most energetic fight Kings Hunt 4/2/11
• Rapier Tourney Winner Pirate Tourney 7/30/11
• Rapier Tourney Winner Leodamus of Thebes Tourney 8/27/11
• Rapier Tourney Winner Lyondemere Anniversary 7/21/2012
• Angels Melee Tourney winner (with The Sea Beggars) 1/12/13
• Un-scarfed Tourney Winner Kings Hunt 4/6/2013
• Rapier Tourney Winner Lyondemere Anniversary 7/12/14
• Rapier Tourney Winner Longsword/Greatsword Tournament 8/22/14
• Most chivalrous fighter Kings hunt 4/4/15
• Rapier Tourney Winner Summergate Anniversary 4/26/15
• WhiteScarf Tourney Winner Great Western War with Jerrik van Den Helder (sponsored by Master Lot Ramirez)10/10/15
• Rapier Tourney Winner Mons Draconis Anniversary 5/1/16
• Rapier Tourney Winner Leif Erikson tournament 10/15/16
• Rapier Tourney Winner Dreiburgen Anniversary 10/30/16
• Rapier Tourney winner Starkhafn Anniversary 4/8/17
• Rapier Tourney Winner Leif Erikson tournament 10/14/17
• Rapier Tourney Winner Isles Anniversary tournament 11/18/17
• Rapier Tourney Winner Summergate Anniversary 4/28/18
• Seven time Defender of the Gyldenholt Knight

Articles written

• Intro into Rapier Lesson plan
• News and the closing of the White Scarf

Classes

Rhydderch enjoys teaching classes on basic rapier techniques as well as historical rapier.

• Intro SCA rapier
• Italian rapier (Nicoletto Giganti)
• Italian rapier (Ridolfo Capo Ferro)

Formal classes taught:

• Beginning Cut&Thrust - Duellist practice 2014
• Rapier 101 - Collegium Caidis 2015
• Rapier 101 - Practicum Martiale and Isles Anniversary 2015
• Beginning Italian Rapier - Practicum Martiale and Isles Anniversary 2015
• Italian Rapier - Collegium Caidis 2016
• Beginning Italian Rapier - Practicum Martiale and Isles Anniversary 2016
• Coached Sparring - Practicum Martiale and Isles Anniversary 2016
• Rapier 101 - Collegium Caidis 2017
• German longsword (covered for Master Lot) - Collegium Caidis 2017
• Coached Sparring - Collegium Caidis 2017

Event Staff

• Rapier Steward, Gyldenholt Anniversary 2014
• Rapier Steward, Potrero War 2015
• Rapier Steward, Gyldenholt Anniversary 2015
• Rapier Steward, Friendship 2015
• Rapier Steward, Gyldenholt Anniversary 2016
• Rapier Steward, Medieval Marketplace 2016
• Rapier Steward, Gyldenholt Anniversary 2017
• Rapier Steward, Friendship 2017