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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 21, 1987)
| Diversions Knights of the Round Table "Here Joes battle: Sir Bcrek Von Langentol and Squire Am bros Blackrose!" As the herald's thin sonorous accent floats across the arena of colorful (lags, two marshals stride together, ceremonial staffs at the ready. Clack! They meet, and the marshals quickly step back from the battle zone as the shout, "Lay on!" slices the air • • • Have we time warped 8(X) years back to the age of knights and chivalry? Are we lost in Olde England, around AD 1165 or so? The presence of Oregon State University's Memorial Building 50 feet away makes this phenomenon unlike ly. A confused onlooker, however, may view a small, somewhat comforting paper placard reading, "Need Help? Ask!” pinned to the cloak of a leather-dad warrior right out of Sherwood Forest. Meet Fulk Toppinsjon. His name is actually Chris Havel, a forestry senior at OSU. But in the somewhat bizarre orgamza tion called the Society for Creative Anachronisms, members can research and create fictional characters from any culture and any tune in the past before the year 1650 Fulk, for example, was born in 1206 and served as a mercenary for England's King Edward II in 1512 Hut in an cm barrassing encounter with some outnumbered Scots, Fulk and his fellow Brits ran from the battlefield. Another personna with an in teresting history is that of Catherine Faber of Eugene, known to the society as "Lin drael a ceilcrion." Lindracl was born in Ireland of a noble family and fostered in Wales. Faber views her participation in the society with dreaminess According to Faber, l indracl is currently on a ship, homeward bound, and all of modern society is merely an illusion to her. “The SCA is for romantics and intellects; it s for historians and hobbyists,” Havel remarks The whole thing began in 1966 at Berkeley, Calif., with a costumed medieval May Day festival and now boasts chapters throughout North America, and some in Europe and Australia There's even a chapter aboard the USS Nimitz; battles there ix cur on the flight deck The SCA world is divided into kingdoms, principalities (a smaller region in bond to a kingdom), local baronies of 25 to 150 members, shires (local groups under 25 members) and cantons, which are shires in bond to a barony Oregon, Washington. British Columbia ami parts of Idaho and Alberta. Canada, comprise the “Kingdom of An Tir," and the Eugene barony is "Adiantum " Kings and princes are chosen by combat every sis months, and a king's word is law (within legal parameters, of course). I'hc Barony of Adiantum was founded in 1974 by Michael of Dragons wood. and in February of 1976 became a Barony. Il is ruled by I'lthcdin inn Veg Farandi. commonly known as The Oregon Daily Emerald. the sixth I morning daily in Oregon, wishes to invite you to gain valuable experience by becoming a part of your student newspape Applications are now being taken for the 1987-88 school v^r inHiulinu following positions: •Two Co-Editorial Page Editors •Sports Editor •Graphic/Design Editor •Photo Editor •Spectrum Editor •Spectrum Assistant Editor Associate Editor positions include: •Student Government/Student Activities •Administration/Higher Education •Community •General Assignment/Kntertainment 10 Staff Reporter positions Duties entail: •Assisting associate editors with their heat •Two stories a week •Weekly stall conference Applications are due Tuesday. Ma> 26 at 5 p.m. Applications and |ob descriptions are available at the Emerald office, EMU Suite 3(X). v Emerald iv an affirmative action, equal opportunity employer Women and minorities arc ciKnum^ctl to apply
