Hartwood
The Shire of Hartwood (Mid to Upper Vancouver Island, B.C.) is located on Insula Magna in the Principality of Tir Righ. There are only two important rules in Hartwood: No setting yourself on fire, and no swimming in armour. You may ignore rule #2 if you break rule #1.
History
Once upon a time, way back in 1989, a group of people plotted and planned and formed the Shire of Hartwood. It was a small shire, but in the fullness of time, it spawned two more groups, Cragmere (Courtenay, Campbell River and area) and Ravensley (Port Alberni).
Hartwood has long had ties to the Barony of Seagirt (Victoria and area). Another group with close ties to the Insula Magna (Vancouver Island) groups is the Shire of False Isle (Powell River), which lies across the Strait of Georgia to the north-east of Hartwood (formerly the Shire of Cragmere).
In AS 43-44/2009, talk started to turn towards amalgamating the three groups – Hartwood, Cragmere and Ravensley into a barony. There have been many discussions, but in the end, it was decided that Hartwood would make a bid for barony status, with Cragmere and Ravensley joining it under the Hartwood banner.
As of May 1st AS45/2011 the Shires of Cragmere, Ravensley and Hartwood are one: The Shire of Hartwood.
Timeline of General History
Notable Residents
- Aleyn Wyckington
- Aline de Seez
- Alejandro del Oso
- Anicia De Dore
- Alienor 'Alianora' de Montserrat
- Aleyn Wyckington
- Annya Wykington
- Asa Martell
- Azemar de Toulouse
- Cecille de Beumund
- Charles le Verdier
- Cunegonda of Hartwood
- Doireann Dechti
- Elizabeth Chatfeld
- Fjorleif Fjeldoittir
- Freydis Mannaskelfir
- Gnaeus 'Attius' Germanus
- Guencenedl 'Gwynafel' ben Madudhain
- Halima al-Rakkasa
- Harold of Hartwood
- John Dougall MacAndrew of Ross of Balnagowan
- Katrina of Skye
- Kjartan kráka
- Margarita Harris of Sheffield
- Marguerite Dubois
- Marina la Pica
- Mateo of Hartwood
- Mikael 'Mischa' Mikaelovic Donskov
- Melles Aniko
- Meredith of the White Cliffs
- Miranda of Hartwood
- Prudence O'Brennan
- Roberto de Vigo
- Sara Hawthorne
- Scathach ingen Conmael
- Sextus of Hartwood
- Sigrun Ragnarsdottir
- Sigurd Balderson
- Symonne du Bois
- Ulf Traeskaerer
- Zoran Dolmar
Champions
Events
Awards and Tokens
Previous Awards and Tokens
- Stag Tag - Given to a fighter in the shire at their first event where they had all their armor, passed inspection, and fought
- Hart's Blood - Given to a rapier fighter in the shire in honour of their first event where they were authorized and fought
- Silver Stag - Token for service to the shire
- Golden Stag - Token for excellence in arts & sciences
- Crimson Stag -