Letter of Intent

All letters of intent will consist of a formal, written or typed letter stating one’s intent to vie for the honour of being a Courtier, Yeoman, Gallant, or Sargent of Glymm Mere. These legible missives will be presented at court at Lyceum. All candidates will have until Yule to complete the requirements. Announcements will be made throughout the year regarding times when Their Excellencies will meet with the candidates to discuss and evaluate progress.

Our current Sergeantry and Sergeant Emeritus Master Volk the Grey, Master Dunstan M’Lolane, and Honorable Lord Snorri Biornsson have graciously offered their time should any candidate require advice or mentoring.

Requirements For All

First, and perhaps foremost, throughout the time you are a candidate we will be aware of your comportment and expect the highest levels of courtesy and chivalry to be demonstrated at all times. You will be our court, our representatives; others will look to you as examples.

Rank, Nobility, and Forms of Address

Demonstrate knowledge of the proper forms of address for gentles of all levels of nobility, the symbols of their ranks and orders, and how those ranks and orders are attained. This will include:

• Royal Peers
• King/Queen
• Dowager Princess
• Crown Prince/Princess
• Duke/Duchess
• Prince/Princess
• Count/Countess
• Viscount/Viscountess

Peerage Orders

• Pelican
• Order of Defense
• Laurel
• Knight
• Potentially the new Ranged Weapon Peerage

Other

• Landed Baroness/Baron
• Court Baroness/Baron
• Grant of Arms
• Award of Arms

Persona Development

Tell us about the plausible, believable person your persona is. You don’t have to know every detail from birth but more than just where you were born and the year, be able to tell us about your day to day life. Below are some ideas, they are by no means exhaustive or a checklist, just ideas to point you in the right direction.

• Who are/were your parents?
• What is the weather like?
• What languages do you speak?
• How were you taught and by whom?
• What is your faith?
• What type of clothing do you wear?
• What are your local festivals?
• Are you travelled? How do you travel?
• What is the normal type of dwelling?
• How do you calculate time?
• What country are you from?
• Who is the ruler of that country during your time period?

Heraldry

You need to have your name and arms at least submitted when you complete the trials. If your arms have passed, come up with a way to show your heraldry in a persona appropriate manner.

You are expected to blazon:

• Your own device
• The arms of the Kingdom of An Tir
• The arms of the Barony of Glymm Mere
• The arms of the Canton of Caladphort
• The arms of the Canton of Crow’s Gate
• The personal arms of Their Excellencies
• The arms of Duke Thorin Njalsson (and find out who he is)

Martial Sergeants must demonstrate the ability to either field herald or work lists at a tournament for which the Coronets are present.

Non-Martial Sergeants must take classes on both field heralding and lists so as to be familiar with the general concepts.

Geography

You are expected to be able to recognize and correctly identify the arms of all the Kingdoms as well as An Tir’s principalities and baronies.

Be able to correctly identify on a map:

• An Tir
• Both Principalities
• Glymm Mere
• Caladphort
• Crow’s Gate
• All branches with which we share borders
• West Kingdom
• Avacal
• Artemisia

Games

Be able to teach how to play one game and be able to play two others, all of the candidate’s choosing as long as they are pre-1600.

Dance

Be able to demonstrate or teach three SCA appropriate dances (you may utilize stunt doubles to act at your direction).

Entertainment

For those not prone to stage fright, perform a period piece (song: either vocal, instrumental, or both; story; poem; play; etc.) or an original piece in a period style following all rules appropriate to that style.

For those who cannot bring themselves to perform: create an original piece of one of the aforementioned options, again, following all appropriate rules to that style. It may be submitted in writing or recording, or more preferably performed by a stunt double.

Service

Serve in some capacity on an event team for either the Barony or Cantons.

Volunteer in court or as retinue for Their Excellencies during at least one event.

Food

Be able to make a pre-1600 dish appropriate to the geographic location of your persona (extra credit for it being appropriate to your persona’s time period). Provide documentation and samples.

DEIB

Attend a SCA DEIB event or class (virtual, in person, or recorded are all acceptable) be able to share a point you felt was important and why with Her Excellency.

Requirements for a Courtier

Teach either an A&S or service-related class either in person or recorded (preferably with permission to upload to the Baronial YouTube).

Attend business meetings at least quarterly.

Create largess or help coordinate a largess drive for either the Barony or Kingdom.

Requirements for Martial Sergeants

Must be a junior marshal in your chosen form and at least two others.

Attend at least two A&S or service classes and be able to discuss what you learned with Their Excellencies.

Requirements for Gallant

Be authorized in all current rapier or C&T forms.

Demonstrate proficiency in at least two forms.

Make, or visibly improve to make more period appropriate, at least one piece of your fighting kit. For improvements cite a reference.

Requirements for Sergeant

Be authorized in at least two forms.

Demonstrate proficiency in at least two forms.

Make, or visibly improve to make more period appropriate, at least one piece of your fighting kit. For improvements cite a reference.

Requirements for Yeoman

Record an official score.

Volunteer on the range during at least two events or four practices.

Be able to explain what kind of ranged weapons your persona would have used.