Mistress Rhiannon ui Neill
Beverly Curry, P.O. Box 1648, Enka, NC 28728; (828) 230-9286
rhiannon@housecorvus.org
Date of Birth: October 27
Occupation: Paralegal/Office Manager
Joined the SCA: In 1989 in the Canton of Hawkwood, Barony of the Sacred Stone, Atlantia
Joined House Corvus: In 1993 when Bran was still Keeper of Clann Daibhidh. Became Bran's Protege at Kingdom 12th Night, January 6, 1996.
Hobbies/Interests: Movies, Music, Poetry, Reading, Rummage Sales, Victorian history, Irish history, maritime history. Steampunk and sci-fi!
Date of Birth: 1068
Occupation: Courtier; Herald
Place of Origin: Ireland - the Court of the Ui Neill
Heraldry; Autocratting; Archery; and Poetry.
Awards Received in the Society
AWARD OF ARMS, Kingdom of Atlantia
(TRM Galmr and Katharina) - Coronation of Michael & Seonaid - 03/07/1992
FLAME OF THE PHŒNIX (Service), Barony of the Sacred Stone
(HE Eliska) - Baronial Birthday - 10/31/1993
FLAME OF THE PHŒNIX (Service), Barony of the Sacred Stone
(TE Bran and Eliska) - Country Faire - 04/08/1995
PHŒNIX' TALON (Martial), Barony of the Sacred Stone
(HE Rachel) - Siege of Troy - 04/13/1996
AUGMENTATION OF ARMS (Supporters), Kingdom of Atlantia
(TRM Logan and Arielle) - Coronation of Logan & Arielle II - 09/20/1997
BACHELOR OF ARTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ATLANTIA, Kingdom of Atlantia
(Chancellor Deirdre O'Siodhachain) - 43rd University - 11/08/1997
FELLOW OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ATLANTIA, Kingdom of Atlantia
(Chancellor Ysolt la Bretonne) - 45th University - 10/03/1998
COURT BARONY, Kingdom of Atlantia
(TRM Anton and Emer) - Atlantian Twelfth Night - 01/13/2001
BARONIAL AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, Barony of Hawkwood
(TE Duncan and Eyrick) - Hawkwood Investiture - 06/19/2004
AWARD OF THE GOLDEN DECRESCENT (Service), Barony of Hawkwood
(TE Þórgrímr and Adeliza) - Hawkwood Howl - 10/25/2008
BARONIAL AWARD OF EXCELLENCE, Barony of Hawkwood
(HE Deirdre) - Hawkwood Baronial Birthday - 05/11/2013
Orders Received in the Society
ORDER OF THE SACRED STONE (Service), Barony of the Sacred Stone
(HE Bran) - Baronial Birthday - 10/03/1992
QUEEN'S ORDER OF COURTESY, Kingdom of Atlantia
(HRM Luned) - Country Faire - 03/12/1994
ORDER OF THE PURPLE FRET (Service), Kingdom of the Middle
(TRM Finn and Garlanda) - Coronation - 04/22/1995
ORDER OF THE GOLDEN DOLPHIN (Service), Kingdom of Atlantia
(TRM Cuan and Brigit) - Crown Tournament - 11/??/1995
ORDER OF THE PELICAN (Service), Kingdom of Atlantia
(TRM Anton and Luned) - University Atlantia #46 - 02/27/1999
ORDER OF THE PHŒNIX' HEART (Courtesy/Chivalry), Barony of the Sacred Stone
(TE Duncan and Emer) - Auxillium et Concillium - 06/19/1999
ORDER OF THE UNDINE (Queen's Service Order), Kingdom of Atlantia
(HRM Niobe) - Coronation of Amalric and Caia - 09/11/1999
ORDER OF THE GOLDEN MOON (Service), Barony of Hawkwood
(TE Duncan and Eyrick) - Hawkwood 3rd Baronial Birthday - 05/20/2006
ORDER OF THE UNDINE (Queen's Service Order), Kingdom of Atlantia
(HRM Rowan) - Coronation of Sinclair and Kari - 04/05/2008
DEPUTY KINGDOM SENESCHALE (SC/GA Regional), Kingdom of Atlantia
04/01/2013 - 06/01/2014
PEARL HERALD, Kingdom of Atlantia
01/09/2010 - 06/01/2014
TRITON PRINCIPAL HERALD, Kingdom of Atlantia
01/13/2007 - 01/09/2010
REGENT, Kingdom of Atlantia
04/03/2004 - 09/04/2004
MINISTER OF THE LISTS-AT-LARGE, Kingdom of Atlantia
04/01/2002 - 05/01/2014
DEPUTY KINGDOM EXCHEQUER (NC), Kingdom of Atlantia
12/01/2002 - 12/04/2004
ATLANTIAN LEGAL COMMITTEE, Kingdom of Atlantia
03/01/2000 - 01/01/2006
CHAIRMAN, ATLANTIAN LEGAL COMMITTEE, Kingdom of Atlantia
03/01/2000 - 08/01/2002
PRINCIPAL, ORDER OF THE PELICAN, Kingdom of Atlantia
05/26/2001 - 01/10/2004
TRITON PRINCIPAL HERALD, Kingdom of Atlantia
01/12/1997 - 01/13/2001
AZURE DECRESCENT HERALD, Kingdom of Atlantia
01/31/2001 (Permanent Heraldic title)
COLLEGE OF HERALDS EXCHEQUER, Kingdom of Atlantia
01/01/1998 - 12/31/1998
NEREID HERALD, Kingdom of Atlantia
01/06/1996 - 01/12/1997
SEA STAG HERALD, Kingdom of Atlantia
04/22/1995 - 01/06/1996
EXCHEQUER, Barony of Hawkwood
06/01/2010 - 02/15/2013
HERALD, Barony of Hawkwood
09/01/2006 - 01/13/2007
EXCHEQUER, Barony of Hawkwood
01/01/06 - 05/01/06
DEPUTY MINISTER OF THE LISTS, Barony of Hawkwood
09/01/2005 - 05/01/2014
MEMBER, FINANCIAL COMMITTEE, Barony of Hawkwood
01/01/2004 - 05/01/2006
DEPUTY EXCHEQUER, Barony of Hawkwood
12/01/2002 - 01/01/2006
DEPUTY SENESCHALE, Barony of Hawkwood
04/03/2001 - 03/01/2005
MINISTER OF THE LISTS, Barony of the Sacred Stone
03/01/2000 - 04/01/2002
SENESCHALE, Barony of the Sacred Stone
04/22/1995 - 07/07/1995
DOLMEN PURSUIVANT, Barony of the Sacred Stone
04/01/1995 - 04/22/1995
PURSUIVANT, Barony of the Sacred Stone
04/01/1994 - 04/01/1995
EXCHEQUER, Canton of Hawkwood
01/01/1997 - 12/01/2001
HERALD, Canton of Hawkwood
01/01/1992 - 04/01/1994
DEPUTY HERALD, Canton of Hawkwood
01/01/1989 - 01/01/1992
AUTOCRAT:
01/00/1992 Hawkwood: WINTER BALL (w/Deirdre Fletcher). 10/03/1992 Sacred Stone: BARONIAL BIRTHDAY. 07/23/1994 Hawkwood: BLUE MOUNTAIN. 12/10/1994 Sacred Stone: FEAST OF THE WINTER SOLSTICE. 09/02/1995 Sacred Stone: BARONIAL BIRTHDAY. 09/28/1996 Hawkwood: TOURNEY OF THE GOLDEN MOON. 07/19/1997 Atlantia: HERALD & SCRIBES SYMPOSIUM. 09/27/1997 Hawkwood: TOURNEY OF THE GOLDEN MOON. 03/07/1998 Atlantia: IN THE TRENCHES (w/Deirdre Fletcher). 08/28/1999 Sacred Stone: BARONIAL BIRTHDAY. 04/27/2002 Sacred Stone: NOVICE TOURNEY. 11/06/2004 Atlantia: FALL CROWN TOURNAMENT. 04/28/2007 Hawkwood: BARONIAL BIRTHDAY. 06/21/2008 Hawkwood: JUST A TOURNEY. 10/24/2009 Hawkwood: SON OF THE HAWKWOOD HOWL (w/Bran Trefonnen). 12/05/2009 Atlantia: UNEVENT (w/Makai). 05/12/2012 Hawkwood: GEEKOUT DEMO. 05/19/2012 Hawkwood: BARONIAL BIRTHDAY VIII.
The Story (Poem #280, Shakespearean Sonnet)
The velvet night is quiet like the glade
by Sir Richard Fitzalan (m/k/a Richard Edwards)
in some forgotten tale of yore where he,
the hero of the story, found the maid
and stole his way beside her, there to see
her sleeping in the fragrant grass, her head
lay cushioned on her cloak of silk that paled
when seen beside her silken hair of red.
His eyes did not his heart protect but hailed,
his soul as herald's trumpet call. He neared
to her and knelt as she while smiling dreamed.
He bending kissed her brow, her cheek his beard
caressed. He rose, withdrew, or so it seemed,
but when the sun in springtime splendor rose
they woke entwined or so the story goes.
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