Aleyn Wyckington

Aleyn Wyckington

Persona:

Born an English Yeoman in the area of York; he later chose to serve King Stephen against Empress Matilda. Fortune was good enough to him to bring him rank and small lands on which to support himself and his family. Aside from local administration, his main task now lies in the finding of a goodly marriage for his daughter, his only child. He styles himself a Gentleman Pyper.

Formerly:

Caius Senica (roman britain), Nachin Cholman (mongol) Omar ibn Rashid al-Murbak (southern arabian), Rory macDirk.

Joined the society in A.S. 15 in the Shire of Myrgan Wood, then in Midrealm, AnTir.

AOA: A.S. 18, newly created Barony of Myrgan Wood, Middle Kingdom.

Married to Anicia Diodora Angelica. Daughter Annya Tiecia Wychington.

Helped to found the Shire of Cragmere in mundane year 1995 upon moving to courtenay/comox. Seneschal till the week before Cragmere was awarded full shirehood.

Jambe de Lion June 11 AS 40 / 2005

Over the years he has autocrated or feastocrated countless events, including cragmere's biennial Mongol Empire Feast.

In the past his main passion was dancing, having served as dance master in Myrgan Wood and Cragmere. His health no longer allows this activity.

He also has been games master of Cragmere. He is the one responsible for Roman and Egyptian games becoming common at least on Insula Magna. He also taught many action games till health stepped in.

Currently he is best known as Aleyn the Instrument Maker; producing both strings and woodwind instruments. His passion is to produce well functioning instruments and get them into SCA hands as inexpensively as possible. His interest began when as a lifetime long piper he could no longer play great pipes due to health and began to explore the possibility of making other less lung intensive instruments. The obviousness of his lack of woodworking knowledge failed to stop him from success. Then others started asking him to make other instruments for them and in his continuing (though lessening) ignorance he did. Today he turns out a very nice product.

He has also started teaching instruments and instrument history at Ithra.

He produces:

Various bagpipes Cornamusen Dordrect recorders Scottish Piobhorns (hornpipe) Northern European Lyres. Saxon Harps. Gothic Harps. And a growing array of others.

He is also interested in the practise of Historical European Martial Arts with interest in reconstructing the English Quarterstaff and also in Talhoffer longsword and roundel dagger. He has authored "The King of Weapons - A beginner's guide to the English Quarterstaff"

He can usually be find in his shop pouring over illuminations saying "OH OH OH, I gotta make one of those!"