Mons Draconis

Canton of Mons Draconis
Or, two wyverns combattant vert in base a tower gules within a laurel wreath vert.
Information
Founded: 06/1997 Modern Location: Greater Riverside County, CA

Mons Draconis is a canton of the Barony of Dreiburgen that encompasses Greater Riverside County, CA.

Overview

Meaning: Dragon Mountain (literally, Mountain of the Dragon)

History

Established: June 1997

Device: Or, two wyverns combattant vert in base a tower gules within a laurel wreath vert

Badges:

• (Fieldless) A fishhook vert. (03/2000; reblazoned 01/2007)
• (Fieldless) A demi-wyvern vert issuant from a tower gules. (04/2001)

Awards:

Newsletter:

Official Pages

• Mons Draconis website
• Facebook: "Canton of Mons Draconis"

Officers and Their Deputies

• Seneschal: Jocelyn d'Isigny

• Arts & Sciences Officer:

• Chatelaine:

• Children's Officer:

• Chirurgeon:

• Chronicler:

• Constable: Kitta Ranulfsdotor

• Exchequer: Maridonna Dolce da Perugia

• Herald (Macer): Martin Monteyro do Monte
  • Deputy Herald: Marie Elaine de Womwell

• Lists Officer: Kathleen O'Duncan

• Territorial Marshal: Randulf Thorfinson

• Presentations Officer:

• Webwright: Valdis Isbrandsdottir

Annual Events

• Mons Draconis Anniversary

A.S. XXXIV Fransisc and Seanachie send salutations of praise

Fall Season, A.S. XXXIV: Unto the Populace of Mons Draconis and their seneshcal, Lady Marie Elaine de Womwell, does Their Majesties, Fransisc and Seanachie send salutations of praise,
Worthy Subjects of Caid,

Please accept our heartfelt thanks for your contribution of $100 to the replacement of the Royal Pavilion. Such generosity speaks of deep respect for Our Kingdom. If Caid is indeed a jewel of the Knowne World, than it is so because each brilliant facet sparkles with the passion of the subjects of the Canton of Mons Draconis.

At each and every event, we come together as fellow Caidans to celebrate anew our joy in the Medieval and Renaissance worlds and to recreate the very best of those worlds. This, you have most certainly done through your support. As defined in the 14th century one of the four cardinal virtues is fortitude, and because of you Caid has the fortitude to overcome any misfortune. Thank you again, for joining with Us and for demonstrating your steadfast commitment to Caid.

In Service to The Realm,
Fransisc Rex; Seanachie Regina

Memories of the Founding Groups

• The idea of the Canton got going because at the time we had Gallavally, Desert March and we had the guys in the desert (Steinsee). But we had nothing going on out here, so the people in Riverside wanted to have something more active and a little more dynamic. So they thought that a Canton out here would be a good idea just so that we could have a place where people could get actively involved. And I don’t know why there was so much resistance, but there was a whole lot of resistance from the Barony (of Dreiburgen). I do recall that there was a lot of dissention over the idea of, well, you just want to become a Shire so you can split off. That was one of the big fights, and I had to say, no, we are a support unit for Dreiburgen. Our whole idea was to be able to bring people in, give them training and skills and keep things going – which I think we did very well. Now at the time, we had the Dragon’s Tale going on at Finn Mathie’s. We had a LOT of activity. A lot of stuff was going on out here... Finn stepped down while we were still in our early incipiency, and he came to me and said, I’m stepping down will you take the job? So I took the job through to just before we got our formal status. I stepped down and Marie de Womwell took it for about two years, then I came back for about two years. So I was seneschal for our incipiency, and two years under our formal status. ~condensed from an interview with Carolus von Eulenhorst on May 24th, 2018, by Eadwynne of Runedun.

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