Shoshanah bas Nachman

Per bend sinister sable and Or, a tree blasted between in fess two mascles and in base a triangle inverted all counterchanged.

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Shoshanah bas Nachman fun Magenza

• Pronunciation guide:
  • Shoh-SHAH-na bas NAKH-man foon Ma-GEN-tsa
  • Shoshana, daughter of Nachman, from Mainz
    • (In period, what is now Mainz was known as Mayence in French, Magenza in Yiddish; "fun" is Yiddish for "from".)
• Alternate/former/use names:
  • Geoffrey Geometer
• Armorial - http://armorial.calontir.org/Pages/populace.htm
• Order of Precedence - http://op.calontir.org/

Persona:

• elderly Jewish woman, participating in family merchanting business based in 14th Century Mainz (one of the major Jewish communities of medieval Rhineland)

History in the SCA:

Timeline:

• When started in SCA:
  • 1979, Barony Bridge (Providence, RI), East Realm
  • helped found Canton of the College on the Hill (Brown University), 1982
  • 1981 - 1982 in (then) Principality of Drachenwald
  • 1982 - 1983 back in Barony Bridge
  • 1983 - 1989, Shire of Coeur du Val (Corvallis, OR), An Tir
  • founded Freehold of Turris Nimborum (Oregon State University), 1986
  • 1989 - 1990, Canton of Moorhaven (Myrtle Beach, SC), Barony of Hidden Mountain, Atlantia
  • 1990 - 1992 then dormant until 2021, Barony of Three Rivers, Calontir
• Significant events since then (competitions, championships, tourneys, first event, etc.)
  • AoA from Drachenwald, 1982
  • Goutte de Sang (GoA-level service award) from An Tir, 1989
    • 1988 - 1989, Sinister Gauntlet Herald of An Tir (Kingdom Heraldic Newsletter)

Groups and Affiliations:

• Current Group:
  • Barony of Three Rivers
• Previous Groups:
  • Canton of Moorhaven
  • Shire of Coeur du Val
    • Freehold of Turris Nimborum
  • Barony Bridge
    • Canton of the College on the Hill
• Guilds, Households, etc:
  • Freehold of Turris Nimborum

Offices:

• Local Offices:
  • Branch Pursuivant, Shire of Coeur du Val, 1984(?) - 1989
• Regional Offices:
• Kingdom Offices:
  • Sinister Gauntlet Herald, An Tir, 1988 - 1989
• SCA-wide Offices:
• Other service:

Other Information

personal device:

Per bend sinister sable and Or, a tree blasted between in fess two mascles and in base a triangle inverted all counterchanged.

in East Kingdom and in An Tir, known for playing recorder for dance and in consorts

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