[MR] Future changes

[Smith CTR Jeffrey C]

Minor correction:  Alexander's Road was in Turkey, not Tuzla.  I placed it
in "dormant" status when I was seneschal of Drachenwald.  The Stronghold in
Tuzla was Planinski Jahac.  I was the first seneschal there.   I am not
aware that any crown of Drachenwald has made it to South Africa...there was
a multi-year effort to raise funds to send some peers there.

Oddly, no one has mentioned Finland, which is a barony so large and so far
from everyone else that many of them never leave their canton, let alone
their barony (I am told; I never got there myself -- I did go to events in
every other region of Drachenwald and in some of them I was the "biggest
dog" that had every visited, as a kingdom officer). 

Barcsi Janos

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[mailto:atlantia-bounces at atlantia.sca.org] On Behalf Of Vels inn Viggladi
Sent: Saturday, June 07, 2008 8:00
To: atlantia at atlantia.sca.org
Subject: Re: [MR] Future changes


> May I suggest we look to our cousins in Drachenwald for ideas of how 
> to> handle expensive travel/kingdom events? The price of fuel has 
> been> horrendous in Europe for awhile now. Why re-invent the wheel 
> when it may be> right there in front of us?> Not that I know much 
> about this.> Gerita
To echo and update what Sir Cian stated about Drachenwald-
 
I was in an area of Germany nicknamed Schwarz Loch: The Black Hole. Usually
there was no one between Frankfurt and Nurnburg south to Augsburg. Every so
often, there was a spike in SCAdiens a group would form then disappear in a
couple years when everyone rotated out. It exploded while I was there
(98-2000). Lots of carpools, eventing by public transit, and van rentals.
Every event had either inexpensive on-site accomodations or nearby
crashspace. Airfare was pretty inexpensive at the time and the ramp up for
the EU made travel by air very easy. Often, someone with a large vehicle
would pretty much have their travel paid for by others giving money to get
their heavy or bulky gear driven while they flew or took a train.
 
Nordmark was very far away. It was and remains a Principality. You are more
likely to see Swedes at Pennsic than you are at a given event on Continental
Drachenwald.
The UK, Ireland and Iceland were very far away. In the last couple of years
these areas have become the Crown Principality of Insulae Drachonis.
 
There was a great celebration when the Crowns of Drachenwald visited Ma Ale
Giborim (Jerusalem, Israel) a couple years ago. Greece, Austria, Denmark,
France and Spain all have formed groups in the last eight years, most less
than five. The Stronghold of Alexander's Road rose and fell in Tuzla. The
Barony in South Africa almost never sees royalty, I believe HG Elfin made
efforts to get there at least once every other time he reigned. Poland has
had many contacts over the last ten years, but no actual groups --
economically no one can afford basic SCA Membership. 
 
Drachenwald has managed to make the turn from being GI's and dependents into
being local nationals. Drachenwald has spread outside of the traditional US
sphere of influence. They've layered the Kingdom as geography has expanded
and population has become denser. 
 
 
Now, why do I feel like I was just somebody's huckleberry?
 
 
 
Vels inn Viggladi, PCS
 
PS- First person experience ended in 2000. All information since available
through friends and drachenwald.sca.org
PPS- The Schwarz Loch area went from having about 100 very active members
from three Shires (Schweinfurt, Wurzburg, Augsburg) to being mostly quiet
again these days.
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