Wisdom's Keep
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Formerly called The College of the Unspeakable Name.
- First mention in Thornwold history is " October 22, AS XVIII (1983): Revel and Potluck at the College of the Unspeakable Name, held in the Sasquatch Room, Viking Addition 350. Megan autocrats." although it undoubtedly existed prior.
- Next mention is at a Thornwold shire meeting "January 4th, AS XVIII (1984): Shire meeting attended by Megan, Doug, Ken, Donna, Jared, Robert, Mary, Gina, Caroline, Jerry, Greg, Jack, Jorgen, Jackie, Janeann, Cameron, Ray, and Mikal. Discussed 12th night, Daffodil, Armor locker at WWU, Rattan buy, May tourney at Rock Rings with Potluck following in Sasquatch Room, Demo. Donna: Mistress of Lists, Doug: College Herald, Greg: Marshal. Discussed making college incipient -- need three officers. Name? Use a saint? 1st choice: College of the Unspeakable name. Gerhard and Amanda arrive. They discuss documenting a name. Discuss armoring, fighting, fundraising, Ithra, Eddy’s May 25-27."
- Later mentions include "May 1st, AS XIX (1984). Incipient College of the Unspeakable Name first listed in the Crier. Cameron Cragie, Seneschal." (Cameron later is known as Alexander the Somewhat Less than Sane.) "April Issue of the “Whiner” (a.k.a. the Crier) calls Shittimwoode by the name of “Wittemshoode” and the College of the Unspeakable Name is called “Nspkbl Nm”.
- "January, AS XX, 1986: Joyclyn-Miranda of Alloway becomes Seneschale of Unspeakable Name."
- "July, AS XXI: Acting Unspeakable seneschale: Siobhan O’Sleavens."
- "Between February and May, AS XXI-XXII (1987), the name of the College is changed to Wisdom’s Keep. The Heralds would not allow Unspeakable Name to be registered because of “religious overtones”.
- "May 9th, AS XXII: Unspeakable Naming Tourney II. Rock Rings at WWU. Kiva autocrats.
Unspeakable - more history: Some time ago, in the wee backwater years of the founding of the college (A.S. XIV), a Tudor Baroness of the Northlands, known as Amanda Kendal, refused to speak the name of the Shire (known as Shittimwoode) to the south of her Barony. This was due to some problem with pronunciation, we believe. In any case, to recall this, it seemed appropriate to Guiallm de Vinvert (former Earl Marshall of An Tir) and Viscount Sir Edward Ziffran (peer of the realm and upstart wandering Jew) that they should found the college with the title, “College of the Unspeakable Name”.
Apparently, the Heralds had some difficulty with it, and it was never passed.
The University group has grown and shrunk through the years, and along the way at some tourney, feast, or revel, a contest was held to determine the best story of how the college received its name. [Following] is the tale that we have adopted.
For almost five years we have been and we request that we may be, now and forever,
The College of the Unspeakable Name.