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The '''Barony of Three Mountains''' (Clackamas and Multnomah Counties, OR) is located in the central region of An Tir. | The '''Barony of Three Mountains''' (Clackamas and Multnomah Counties, OR) is located in the central region of An Tir. | ||
* [http:// | * [http://baronyofthreemountains.org Three Mountains website] | ||
* Early Three Mountains events can be gleaned from [[:Category:Timeline]]. Start in [[An Tir Timeline IV]]. | * Early Three Mountains events can be gleaned from [[:Category:Timeline]]. Start in [[An Tir Timeline IV]]. | ||
* [[Three Mountains Shopping]] | * [[Three Mountains Shopping]] | ||
* [[Kaldor Ness]] | * [[Kaldor Ness]] | ||
[http:// | [http://baronyofthreemountains.org/documents/plume/ The Plume], newsletter for the Barony of Three Mountains is available online at no charge, in both .pdf and .doc formats. | ||
===Major Events | Note that the prior newsletter was named ''The Bend Sinister'', which ceased publication in March 1978. | ||
==History== | |||
Three Mountains first mention in the Page (newsletter of the Kingdom of the West) was as a forming Barony in Dec of A.S. III 1969. (see [[On the founding dates of Madrone and Three Mountains]]) | |||
Three Mountains was first mentioned in the Crier in March 1972 (prior to this, the Crier was Madrone focused). | |||
Ian Jameson relates (via An Tir SCA (Unofficial) discord, sca-culture-and-history channel, Aug 11 2025): | |||
:Possibly apocryphal except I'm pretty sure I heard Frederick of the West Tower relate this. Founding Baron. Which doesn't mean he didn't make it up after the fact. | |||
:Concerning the name of the Barony of Three Mountains. | |||
:Frederick, hung over, looking out the window of his bedroom. | |||
:"I count one...two...Three Mountains!" | |||
:Mount St. Helens | |||
:Mount Hood | |||
:The third? I don't recall if it was said to be Mount Adams or Mount Rainer; Mount Adams is closer to Portland. | |||
:And given the proper position within Portland...yes, you can see them all when looking out from a window. | |||
Note that after Mount St. Helens erupted (May 18, 1980), The Crier for a time regularly referred to the barony as 2.5 Mountains. | |||
==Major Events== | |||
*[[Three Mountains Sergeants Trials]] | *[[Three Mountains Sergeants Trials]] | ||
*[[Sport of Kings]] | *[[Sport of Kings]] | ||
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* 14-16 June XXXVII/2002: [[War College XXXVII|War College]], attended by [[Wilam and Siobhan]] | * 14-16 June XXXVII/2002: [[War College XXXVII|War College]], attended by [[Wilam and Siobhan]] | ||
==Recurring Events and Functions== | |||
* [[Three Mountains Dance Practice]] | * [[Three Mountains Dance Practice]] | ||
* [[Three Mountains Fight Practice]] | * [[Three Mountains Fight Practice]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:04, 22 October 2025
The Barony of Three Mountains (Clackamas and Multnomah Counties, OR) is located in the central region of An Tir.
- Three Mountains website
- Early Three Mountains events can be gleaned from Category:Timeline. Start in An Tir Timeline IV.
- Three Mountains Shopping
- Kaldor Ness
The Plume, newsletter for the Barony of Three Mountains is available online at no charge, in both .pdf and .doc formats.
Note that the prior newsletter was named The Bend Sinister, which ceased publication in March 1978.
History
Three Mountains first mention in the Page (newsletter of the Kingdom of the West) was as a forming Barony in Dec of A.S. III 1969. (see On the founding dates of Madrone and Three Mountains)
Three Mountains was first mentioned in the Crier in March 1972 (prior to this, the Crier was Madrone focused).
Ian Jameson relates (via An Tir SCA (Unofficial) discord, sca-culture-and-history channel, Aug 11 2025):
- Possibly apocryphal except I'm pretty sure I heard Frederick of the West Tower relate this. Founding Baron. Which doesn't mean he didn't make it up after the fact.
- Concerning the name of the Barony of Three Mountains.
- Frederick, hung over, looking out the window of his bedroom.
- "I count one...two...Three Mountains!"
- Mount St. Helens
- Mount Hood
- The third? I don't recall if it was said to be Mount Adams or Mount Rainer; Mount Adams is closer to Portland.
- And given the proper position within Portland...yes, you can see them all when looking out from a window.
Note that after Mount St. Helens erupted (May 18, 1980), The Crier for a time regularly referred to the barony as 2.5 Mountains.
Major Events
- 4 May XXXVII/2002: Three Mountains Baronial Championship XXXVII/2002
- 14-16 June XXXVII/2002: War College, attended by Wilam and Siobhan