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[[ | | photo = [[File:GiovanniDellArco.jpg|thumb|300px|alt=Picture of Giovanni dell'Arco]] | ||
| photocaption = Giovanni dell'Arco | |||
| location = Barony of [[Aquaterra]], Kingdom of [[An Tir]] | |||
| pronouns = He/Him | |||
| status = July Coronation A.S. XXVIII (1993) | |||
| oplink = https://op.antirheralds.org/index.php?who=362 | |||
| title = Signore | |||
| offices = ● Scores Deputy – Thrown Weapons, Kingdom of An Tir <br>● Webminister, Barony of Aquaterra | |||
| device = [[Image:Giovanni_dellArco_Sept22.png|200px]] | |||
| devicecaption = Argent, a bow reversed vert <br>Name and device registered November 1996 | |||
}} | |||
== Persona == | == Persona == | ||
Giovanni dell'Arco joins us from twelfth century Bergamo, at the time an independent comune in what is now the Lombardy region of northern Italy. | Giovanni dell'Arco joins us from twelfth century [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bergamo Bergamo], at the time an independent [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medieval_commune comune] in what is now the Lombardy region of northern Italy. Giovanni was a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_warden field warden] and an archer in the Bergamascan contingent of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lombard_League Lombard League] that [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Legnano successfully countered] the Holy Roman Emperor, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_I,_Holy_Roman_Emperor Frederick I], in his attempt to spread his influence over the Italian comunes. Giovanni retired from active service to train new militia and field wardens. Today he resides within the Kingdom of [[An Tir]]. | ||
== Activities == | == Activities == | ||
Giovanni | Giovanni focused his first 10 years in the SCA on the archery community, and after a 10-year sabbatical, he has focused the last 10+ years on the thrown weapons community. | ||
When [[Aquaterra]] was still a [[Shire]], Giovanni helped organize the Aquaterra Corps of Archers (ACA), which represented the Shire on the archery range and on the battlefield displaying the Shire's colors. The ACA also scheduled archery practices and taught archery-related classes. | When [[Aquaterra]] was still a [[Shire]], Giovanni helped organize the Aquaterra Corps of Archers (ACA), which represented the Shire on the archery range and on the battlefield displaying the Shire's colors. The ACA also scheduled archery practices and taught archery-related classes like making bow strings and self-nocked arrows. | ||
Giovanni | Giovanni originated the five-color theme for the archery ranks that we still use today (green for Tyro and checky-or for Ludacris were added later) based on the five-color archery target. The current [https://www.antir.org/library/ An Tir Book of Target] still uses assets he created for his On Target Online Web site (see below). | ||
A proponent of learning and using period archery equipment, Giovanni taught classes on hand-shaping self-nocks for arrow shafts and helped develop An Tir's first period division for target archery. | A proponent of learning and using period archery equipment, Giovanni taught classes on hand-shaping self-nocks for arrow shafts and helped develop An Tir's first period division for target archery. | ||
In the pre-heavy-archer era, Giovanni experimented with missile weapons that, until then, were not commonly used by lightly armored missile combatants, including the tennis ball staff sling and an improved design on the throwing | In the pre-heavy-archer era, Giovanni experimented with missile weapons that, until then, were not commonly used by lightly armored missile combatants, including the tennis ball staff sling and an improved design on the throwing axe, which his opponents, both light and heavy, came to respect. | ||
After successfully passing the Madrone [http://antir.sca.wiki/index.php?title=Sergeant Sergeantry] trials, [[Yeoman]] Giovanni later became the first lightly armored missile combatant to captain a team in the Barony of Madrone's Warlord tournament, finishing as the runner-up. | After successfully passing the Madrone [http://antir.sca.wiki/index.php?title=Sergeant Sergeantry] trials, [[Yeoman]] Giovanni later became the first lightly armored missile combatant to captain a team in the Barony of Madrone's Warlord tournament, finishing as the runner-up. | ||
At the 30th Year celebration, as the runner-up of Madrone's Warlord tournament, Giovanni was given the honor to lead all the Known World missile combatants in a battle featuring thousands of combatants. | |||
Giovanni was chosen by Sir Jon Fitz-Rauf, creator of the Inter Kingdom Archery Championship (IKAC), as his successor to run the Society-wide competition. The responsibilities of running the IKAC and the combat-focused IKCAC included receiving, maintaining, and posting scores; updating the rules, having medallions made and shipped to the winners, and communicating with archers throughout the Society at a time when the Web was still new, and everything had to be done manually. | |||
Giovanni is | Today, Giovanni's focus is on the thrown weapons community. He maintains his senior marshal status in target archery and thrown weapons, helps teach marshalling classes, volunteers on the thrown weapons range, and helps work with new throwers. | ||
== On Target Online == | == On Target Online == | ||
[[Image:OTO_logo.gif]] | [[Image:OTO_logo.gif]] | ||
In 1995, Giovanni dell'Arco put together a quarterly archery magazine produced by the archers of [[An Tir]] for the archers of An Tir. The goal of ''On Target'' was to bring the An Tir archery community together through words and pictures; to unite the archers across the great expanse of our Kingdom through education and entertainment. | In A.S. XXIX (1995), Giovanni dell'Arco started to put together a quarterly archery magazine produced by the archers of [[An Tir]] for the archers of An Tir. The goal of ''On Target'' was to bring the An Tir archery community together through words and pictures; to unite the archers across the great expanse of our Kingdom through education and entertainment. | ||
''On Target'''s first issue debuted at An Tir's [[Twelfth Night Coronation]] | ''On Target'''s first issue debuted at An Tir's [[Twelfth Night Coronation]], A.S. XXX (1996), and all 75 copies of the 12-page magazine were sold that first afternoon. A second issue was published before ''On Target'' was put on hold for time and financial constraints. | ||
On 4 December 1996, Giovanni dell'Arco put ''On Target'' on the Web, hoping to fulfill the magazine's goal more effectively than it could have done in print. | On 4 December A.S. XXXI (1996), Giovanni dell'Arco put ''On Target'' on the Web, hoping to fulfill the magazine's goal more effectively than it could have done in print. | ||
Although Giovanni dell'Arco wrote | Although Giovanni dell'Arco wrote many of the articles, ''On Target'''s foundation was submissions. The call went out and An Tir's archers responded by getting involved and by moving us with their poetry, dazzling us with their artwork, asking questions, and educating us with trivia and tips that helped us become better archers in the [[SCA]]. They proved that ''On Target'' was not just ''a'' magazine, it was ''our'' magazine. | ||
''On Target Online'' became the official An Tir Royal Archer Web site | ''On Target Online'' became the official An Tir Royal Archer Web site for several An Tir Royal Archers and it was the official Keeper of the InterKingdom Archery Competition (IKAC) Web site during Giovanni dell'Arco's tenure A.S. XXXIII to A.S. XXXVI (1998-2001) until it was retired. | ||
== Current | == Current Offices / Responsibilities == | ||
Scores Deputy – Thrown Weapons, Kingdom of [[An Tir]], 2013 - Present | Scores Deputy – Thrown Weapons, Kingdom of [[An Tir]], 2013 - Present | ||
Webminister, [https://aquaterra.antir.org/ Barony of Aquaterra], 2023 - Present | |||
Administrator (DEM), [http://scores-sca.org/antir_tw An Tir Thrown Weapons Scores] | |||
Administrator, [https://www.facebook.com/groups/675659489148047 An Tir Thrown Weapons Facebook Group] | |||
Senior [[Marshal]] for Target Archery and Thrown Weapons | |||
== Prior Offices == | == Prior Offices == | ||
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Keeper of the Inter Kingdom Archery Championship (IKAC), [[SCA]], 1998-2001 | Keeper of the Inter Kingdom Archery Championship (IKAC), [[SCA]], 1998-2001 | ||
Webminister, Barony of [[Aquaterra]], 2016 - 2017 | |||
== Awards and Recognitions == | == Awards and Recognitions == | ||
First | First event, [[July Coronation]], Barony of [[Blatha An Oir]], 1993 | ||
Chivalry Award, [[Banner War]], 1993 | Chivalry Award, [[Banner War]], 1993 | ||
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Captain of the Aquaterra Corps of Archers, 1994-1995 | Captain of the Aquaterra Corps of Archers, 1994-1995 | ||
[[Award of Arms]], | [[Award of Arms]], given by [[Hwolf and Luise]], 1995 | ||
Founder of ''On Target'', a magazine for the archers of | Founder of ''On Target'', a magazine for the archers of An Tir, 1995 | ||
[[Arcuarius]] to [[Eric de Dragonslaire]], [[OGGS]], 1996-1999 | [[Arcuarius]] to [[Eric de Dragonslaire]], [[OGGS]], 1996-1999 | ||
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Yeoman to [http://wiki.antir.sca.org/index.php?title=Julian_and_Arianne_of_Aquaterra Arianne Farnsworth], Baroness of Aquaterra, 1997-2002 | Yeoman to [http://wiki.antir.sca.org/index.php?title=Julian_and_Arianne_of_Aquaterra Arianne Farnsworth], Baroness of Aquaterra, 1997-2002 | ||
[[Order of the Grey Goose Shaft]], | [[Order of the Grey Goose Shaft]], given by [[Davin II and Groa I]], 1999 | ||
Yeoman Emeritus, Barony of Aquaterra, 2002 - Present | Yeoman Emeritus, Barony of Aquaterra, 2002 - Present | ||
[[Silver Dolphin]], | [[Silver Dolphin]], given by [[Bryson and Angharad (Aquaterra)]], 2016 | ||
[[Goutte de Sang]], | [[Goutte de Sang]], given by [[Styrkarr II and Stjarna II]], 2017 | ||
[[Golden Estoile]], | [[Golden Estoile]], given by [[Bryson and Angharad (Aquaterra)]], 2017 | ||
[[Coronet's | [[Coronet's Favour]], given by [[Bryson and Angharad (Aquaterra)]], 2018 | ||
[[Category:People]] | [[Category:People]] | ||
[[Category:12th Century Personas]] | [[Category:12th Century Personas]] | ||
[[Category:Aquaterrans]] | [[Category:Aquaterrans]] | ||
[[Category:Italian Personas]] | [[Category:Italian Personas]] | ||
[[Category:Keepers of the IKAC & IKCAC]] | [[Category:Keepers of the IKAC & IKCAC]] | ||
[[Category:OGGS]] | [[Category:OGGS]] | ||
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Persona
Giovanni dell'Arco joins us from twelfth century Bergamo, at the time an independent comune in what is now the Lombardy region of northern Italy. Giovanni was a field warden and an archer in the Bergamascan contingent of the Lombard League that successfully countered the Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick I, in his attempt to spread his influence over the Italian comunes. Giovanni retired from active service to train new militia and field wardens. Today he resides within the Kingdom of An Tir.
Activities
Giovanni focused his first 10 years in the SCA on the archery community, and after a 10-year sabbatical, he has focused the last 10+ years on the thrown weapons community.
When Aquaterra was still a Shire, Giovanni helped organize the Aquaterra Corps of Archers (ACA), which represented the Shire on the archery range and on the battlefield displaying the Shire's colors. The ACA also scheduled archery practices and taught archery-related classes like making bow strings and self-nocked arrows.
Giovanni originated the five-color theme for the archery ranks that we still use today (green for Tyro and checky-or for Ludacris were added later) based on the five-color archery target. The current An Tir Book of Target still uses assets he created for his On Target Online Web site (see below).
A proponent of learning and using period archery equipment, Giovanni taught classes on hand-shaping self-nocks for arrow shafts and helped develop An Tir's first period division for target archery.
In the pre-heavy-archer era, Giovanni experimented with missile weapons that, until then, were not commonly used by lightly armored missile combatants, including the tennis ball staff sling and an improved design on the throwing axe, which his opponents, both light and heavy, came to respect.
After successfully passing the Madrone Sergeantry trials, Yeoman Giovanni later became the first lightly armored missile combatant to captain a team in the Barony of Madrone's Warlord tournament, finishing as the runner-up.
At the 30th Year celebration, as the runner-up of Madrone's Warlord tournament, Giovanni was given the honor to lead all the Known World missile combatants in a battle featuring thousands of combatants.
Giovanni was chosen by Sir Jon Fitz-Rauf, creator of the Inter Kingdom Archery Championship (IKAC), as his successor to run the Society-wide competition. The responsibilities of running the IKAC and the combat-focused IKCAC included receiving, maintaining, and posting scores; updating the rules, having medallions made and shipped to the winners, and communicating with archers throughout the Society at a time when the Web was still new, and everything had to be done manually.
Today, Giovanni's focus is on the thrown weapons community. He maintains his senior marshal status in target archery and thrown weapons, helps teach marshalling classes, volunteers on the thrown weapons range, and helps work with new throwers.
On Target Online
In A.S. XXIX (1995), Giovanni dell'Arco started to put together a quarterly archery magazine produced by the archers of An Tir for the archers of An Tir. The goal of On Target was to bring the An Tir archery community together through words and pictures; to unite the archers across the great expanse of our Kingdom through education and entertainment.
On Target's first issue debuted at An Tir's Twelfth Night Coronation, A.S. XXX (1996), and all 75 copies of the 12-page magazine were sold that first afternoon. A second issue was published before On Target was put on hold for time and financial constraints.
On 4 December A.S. XXXI (1996), Giovanni dell'Arco put On Target on the Web, hoping to fulfill the magazine's goal more effectively than it could have done in print.
Although Giovanni dell'Arco wrote many of the articles, On Target's foundation was submissions. The call went out and An Tir's archers responded by getting involved and by moving us with their poetry, dazzling us with their artwork, asking questions, and educating us with trivia and tips that helped us become better archers in the SCA. They proved that On Target was not just a magazine, it was our magazine.
On Target Online became the official An Tir Royal Archer Web site for several An Tir Royal Archers and it was the official Keeper of the InterKingdom Archery Competition (IKAC) Web site during Giovanni dell'Arco's tenure A.S. XXXIII to A.S. XXXVI (1998-2001) until it was retired.
Current Offices / Responsibilities
Scores Deputy – Thrown Weapons, Kingdom of An Tir, 2013 - Present
Webminister, Barony of Aquaterra, 2023 - Present
Administrator (DEM), An Tir Thrown Weapons Scores
Administrator, An Tir Thrown Weapons Facebook Group
Senior Marshal for Target Archery and Thrown Weapons
Prior Offices
Branch Archery Officer, Barony of Madrone, 1994-1996
Keeper of the Inter Kingdom Archery Championship (IKAC), SCA, 1998-2001
Webminister, Barony of Aquaterra, 2016 - 2017
Awards and Recognitions
First event, July Coronation, Barony of Blatha An Oir, 1993
Chivalry Award, Banner War, 1993
Captain of the Aquaterra Corps of Archers, 1994-1995
Award of Arms, given by Hwolf and Luise, 1995
Founder of On Target, a magazine for the archers of An Tir, 1995
Arcuarius to Eric de Dragonslaire, OGGS, 1996-1999
Yeoman to Janelyn of Fenmere, Baroness of Madrone, 1996-1997
Chivalry Award, An Tir Kingdom Protector Tournament, 1996
Chivalry Award, Barony of Madrone Archery Championship, 1996
Yeoman to Arianne Farnsworth, Baroness of Aquaterra, 1997-2002
Order of the Grey Goose Shaft, given by Davin II and Groa I, 1999
Yeoman Emeritus, Barony of Aquaterra, 2002 - Present
Silver Dolphin, given by Bryson and Angharad (Aquaterra), 2016
Goutte de Sang, given by Styrkarr II and Stjarna II, 2017
Golden Estoile, given by Bryson and Angharad (Aquaterra), 2017
Coronet's Favour, given by Bryson and Angharad (Aquaterra), 2018