Sofya la Rus Pelican Elevation

General Information

• Announcement/Invitation: 12 November 2022, Axed Root, Kingdom Heraldic, Scribal and Dance Symposium
• Vigil: 10 December 2022, Kris Kinder (10:30 am)
• Elevation: Gulf Wars 2023
• Sponsor: Master Mikhail Nikolaevich Kramolnikov
• Theme/Persona: an owl in it's piety, 14th century Rus vs Varangian Rus

Date	Event	Location	Vigil?	Elevation?
12/10	Kris Kinder	Forgotten Sea	1st choice	too soon!
3/16	Gulf Wars	Mississippi	2nd mini-vigil	1st choice

Vigil

• Sponsor: Mikhail Nikolaevich Kramolnikov
  • Other helpers: Anastasia da Carrara, Brigida von Muenchen, Esther bat Moshe, Juliana Macnayre, Thomas MacGregor, Vasilla Krasnaia, Vincent de Vere, William Fletcher of Carbery
• Vigil furniture/accessories:
  • Site Layout - https://sites.google.com/site/kriskindermarket/site-layout?authuser=0
  • Divider/shelter - Kristine nic Tallieur's Falcon Chapel (https://starsandgarters.org/aines-block-party/#falconchapel )
    • Inner shelter - my old green market umbrella with Jutte's stand
  • Chairs x3 (site chairs), heraldic stools & trunk for side tables, brocade fabric rug, (silk banners, didn't use)
  • Vigil lamp & chandelier, background music (spare batteries, extension cord), electric scented candle
• Guards: William Fletcher of Carbery and Juliana Macnayre
• Food
  • Vigil Table - Anastasia da Carrara assisted by Juliana Macnayre and William Fletcher of Carbery
    • Other contributers: Brigida von Muenchen (homemade cheese, Pelican shortbread cookies), Thomas Macgregor (smoked salmon)
  • bread-and-salt (bread by William) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_and_salt
    • Wooden tray, miniature salt bowl from Bad Hare Pottery
    • small napkins (linen tear-apart cocktail napkins from Amazon), towel to cover the bread
• Book - Jutte's homemade book (book for notes/autographs, separate sheet for waiting list)
  • Writing utensils - multi-colored gel pens (arrived)
• Tokens - plain pysanky (painted)
  • https://orthochristian.com/46094.html
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_egg
  • https://khwattuarchive.org/2018/04/ostrich-egg-as-water-storage-for-the-san/
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_red_eggs
• Clothing - "new" linen rubakha, removed Laurel coat and hat b/c easier for special vigil attire

Scroll

• Text - Sofya, based on Lay of Igor's Campaign (with bits from old scroll in the oaths, vs speakers' suggestions?)
• Calligraphy - Kiev Psalter, other early-ish period texts
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiev_Psalter_of_1397
  • https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kiev_Psalter_of_1397.jpg
• Illumination - possibly inspired by the 15th c. Radzivill Chronicle which has images related to Igor's campaign thought to be based on a 13th c. source although the calligraphy is clearly 15th c.
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radziwi%C5%82%C5%82_Chronicle
  • https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Radzivill_Chronicle
  • http://www.rusliterature.org/the-examination-of-the-text-of-the-lay-of-igors-host/#.Y5OF7HbMKHs (lots of ads)

Regalia

• Chain/Medallion/Collar of Estate -
  • Pommel of boyar staff?
    • Extension to cane: 1-1/8 inches largest diameter at base (b/c oval cross-section) widening upward to meet finial, at least 12 inches long not including the finial
    • Finial - polymer clay "ivory"?
  • Mongol paiza? (diplomatic passport) by ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paiza
  • brass tasting cup?
    • charka - [1]
    • kovsh - [2]
    • https://www.kreml.ru/en-Us/exhibitions/virtual-exhibitions.dragotsennaya-posuda-drevney-rusi/kovshi-virtiulnaya-vystavka/
• Laurel Wreath/Cap of Maintenance - Sofya, modifying her Laurel hat
• Cloak - modifying Laurel cloak, stamping by Brigida? stamp carved by Randall?

Ceremony

• Calontir Ceremony Archive - Office of the Lanner Herald - broken link
• Script - similar to Laureling
• Procession - ditto
• Herald - choices, choices - make a tabard? that converts into a banner? or omit b/c the royal presence will be CROWDED?
• Banners - just used the long silk banner at Laureling, so ditto b/c K.I.S.S.?

Speakers

• (Mikhail will arrange - let him know of any preferences)
• Former Peer - Mikhail
• Chivalry -
• Laurel -
• Pelican -
• Master of Defense -
• Royal Peer -
• Populace -

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