House Drachenstern

Photo
Waiting for the next battle at Estrella I
Information
Founded: 1979 Status: Inactive
Heraldry
Per pall inverted vert, azure and Or, two mullets of seven points argent and a dragon passant sable Registered, Feb of 1986.

House Drachenstern Was a very active household in the Barony of Dreiburgen that function from about 1979 to 1989

Purpose

Drachenstern was established among friends who found that they shared many common interest and feelings for the same things. Interests among the members varied from the Sciences (armor and weapon making) to the Arts (cooking, costume making, songwriting, singing and drawing. We took on projects that were often far too big for us, but we didn't know any better so we did remarkably well.

Motto

η συνέργεια είναι ισχυρότερη από πολλά ξεχωριστά κομμάτια, Together We are Greater than the Sum of Our Parts.

Service

Loyal to the Barony of Dreiburgen Drachenstern members have held many Baronial offices Including:

Seneschal, Exchequer, Science, Chronicler etc…

Projects, Activities and Event Staff

• Founders of the Dreiburgen Armory
• The Great Desert War 10/15/1982 – 11/1984
• Baroness Birthday & Yule Revel 1983
• Baroness Birthday & Yule Revel 1984
• Dreiburgen Viking Games1985
• St. Geronimus Tournament 1986
• Dreiburgen Viking-Celtic Games 1986
• Dreiburgen Viking-Celtic Games 1987

Founders

Arms	Photo	Name
		Elgil Mardil of Dor-Mallos
?"		Eadwynne of Runedun

Memories

I tried to put together a household of a group high school friends when my Knight, Sir Waldt von Markheim left the area. Only one of those I asked seemed at all interested, Elgil. He was a big Tolkien fan and the idea of a house of Honor and Chivalry appealed to him. Our first venture together was to make Mead (we got a lot of bad advice, it tasted awful, but we drank it). We eventually gathered others including our High School friend, Roger de Boeuf intersted in the SCA. Another friend of mine, Walter of St. Jacobs had convinced a number of us to go see Monty Python and the Holy Grail in full garb (I in my chain mail) which was playing along side of The Rocky Horror Picture Show and Quadrophenia. I remember a fellow in a sparkly corset, fishnet stockings, a large pearl necklace and a big black wig took a look at us and said, "What are YOU FREAKS?" This is where Aladric of Litchfield first saw us. Both he and his brother Malcolm Alberic joined us soon after. The household grew larger from there. Because the initial members were Notre Dame High School alumni, our then-Baroness, Rowena de Segovia dubbed our Household, "The Catholic Boys." Aladric and Malcolm were actually Episcopalian, who Rowena laughingly called, "Catholic Light." We weren't all Catholic nor were we all male, but the name stuck. A lot of the people from our household went on to make great names for themselves and I am proud of that. We had some great people in and around the group.

~ Eadwynne of Runedun

Members

In order of acceptance:

Arms	Photo	Name	Notes
		Roger de Boeuf
		Kevin of Aberwyvern	Left the household 1982
		Monty	Left the household 1981
		Avery of Kempsford	Left the household 1981
		Dietrich
		Malcolm AlbericRRE	Captain of the Equine Unit
		Aladric of Litchfield
		Ivar Krigsvin	Captain of the House Guard
		Alphonso Chavez De Gascon	Left the household 1985
		Eric der Bereitschaft von Kreuztal	House Scribe
		Helena Gabrielle the Fortunate
		Rathyen de Bures of Acton

Others that hung with House Drachenstern included:

• Rathgar (Elgil’s Retainer)
• Andrew
• Jake
• Jherek
• Jim
• Ivan the Capable
• Duncan Brock of Greyfeather (left the household)
• Wes

Photos

Drachenstern camp at West-Caid War maneuvers 1985

Drachenstern Camp at Estrella I