Baronial Newsletter April 2026

Vivat for Their Majesties!
by Genefe Wolfelin
April 23, 2026

Greeting Medieval Readers,

It has been a few weeks since our dear Barony graciously hosted the Coronation of Altlantia’s new monarchs King Wilhelm and Queen Genevieve. Now that the dust has settled a bit, your gentle Chronicler – who was also a part of the Autocrat team – will pass the pen to Her Excellency Cynthia Anne and her summary of the day’s events.

“Stierbach, we lived up to our name of being the Best Barony yesterday!! So many not only came out to celebrate – but put the work in to throw a fantastic party for our Kingdom!! Dunstan and I are so very proud to be Baron and Baroness of such a wonderful Barony!

We bid a fond and grateful farewell to the reign of King Athos and Queen Alianore, who were recognized for their wonderful service to Atlantia as Duke Athos Belisarius and Duchess Alianore Greymoor. Vivat to a gracious and beautiful reign!

Their heirs were crowned King Wilhelm & Queen Genevieve in a lovely ceremony that honored the lineage and history of Atlantia – and, indeed, the Society. Vivat to our new Atlantian Majesties!

The celebration was honored with visiting Royalty – His Royal Highness of Ansteorra, John Drake, as well as many family members of the new Monarchs, hailing from as far away as Ansteorra and the West. Vivat to even stronger ties Between Atlantia and other Kingdoms!

Our Baronial Cousins, here to swear fealty to Their Majesties, also brought with them delightful and wondrous displays of their Baronial histories, shown with pictures, banners, and arts and crafts. These were created at the request of Their Majesties, and overseen by Mistress Genefe Wölfelin, as stops on a pilgrimage for the populace. We especially appreciate Lady Arielle du Pontoise, Lady Katherine Ravenshill, Lady Rita die Perle von der Wetterau, Lord Eachan de Barde, Lord Norbert Dolittle, and Lord Etan de Askani for making Stierbach’s contribution to the pilgrimage absolutely shine. Vivat to the creative and long-lived Baronies of Atlantia!

The event was skillfully run by Lady Jenefer de Winter, Lady Runa Skógadóttir, and the aforementioned Mistress Genefe Wölfelin, who not only had every detail organized, but made the day and the halls a thing of beauty, and a true celebration of Atlantian excellence. Vivat to the Event Stewards!

The Staff who assisted the Dream Team with bringing this event to life were Mistress Ceridwen ferch Rhys ap Michael, Lord Gaius Marius Valerius and the team at Gate, Sir Ragnarr Ribcracker with Heavy Fighting, Lord Fujina Sadatoshi with Rapier, Baron Wulff Nuremberger with Archery, and Lady Arielle with A & S. Vivat to the excellent Coronation Staff!

Organizing a delightful Cultura Atlantia was Our Cousin of Highland Foorde, Magistra Beatriz Aluares de la Oye. Vivat to the Artisans of Atlantia!

Lady Danielle Clare d’Avignon planned and created a sumptuous day board, and Baroness Rignach of Argyll decorated the serving tables with true Atlantian splendor, both delicious food and beautiful table honoring Their Majesties and welcoming all guests. Lady Danielle was assisted in the kitchen and hall by Noble Charlie and Emily, Baroness Rignach, Lord Jasper of Hartshorn-dale of Wolfhau, Magnifica Helena Hrolfsdottir – and a lovely lady in blue whose name I failed to write down! (…if this was you, please contact me so that I can thank you by name! )

Several of Stierbach’s stalwart Champions – Lady Unegiin, Lord Throgrimr Kraka,and Noble Leah of Stierbach – as well as Our Herald Lady Katharine, Our Head Retainer Baroness Rignach, Jackie, and the wonderful Lord Iacobo and Lady Malka were crucial in setting up and tearing down Court. There were many more wonderful Stierbachians whose names may not have reached Our ears, but whose hearts and work are, nonetheless, cherished for having helped Stierbach to welcome all to this celebration of Atlantia. Vivat to the hardworking and reliable people of the Barony of Stierbach!

Many people were recognized by the Crown and by the Baronage for their prowess, artistry, and service, including Stierbachians Lord Tatsukawa Takeo recognized with a Sea Dragon, Lady Meliora, recognized by the Crown with an Award of Arms, Lady Katharine, recognized with the Baron’s Award of Excellence, and Maestra Maddalena Salutati, recognized with both a St. Roch and the Baroness’ Award of Courtesy. Vivat Stierbachians for the recognition of their contributions!

With service, prowess, and artistry, Atlantia celebrated the conclusion of the highly successful reign of King Athos and Queen Alianore, and the beginning of the reign of King Wilhem and Queen Genevieve. Vivat, Stierbach! Vivat, Atlantia!!”

Our own Lord Thomas de Winter captured many beautiful images that day and has thoughtfully shared them all there: https://thomasbeebe.smugmug.com/Atlantia-Coronation-Spring-2026/Spring-Coronation-2026

Thankyou Your Excellency and Lord Thomas for providing such a wonderful and complete summary of this great day!
Baronial Business Meeting April 2026
by Genefe Wolfelin
April 22, 2026
Baronial Officers:
- Baron – Dunstan Stonehill
- Baroness – Cynthia Anne of Silver Lakes
- Seneschal – Jenefer de WinterThorgrimr Kraka
- Deputy Seneschal – Thorgrimr Kraka
- Exchequer -Ceridwen ferch Rhys ap Michael
- Chronicler – Genefe Wölfelin
- Herald – Katherine Ravenshill
- Chatalaine – Runa Skoggasdottir
- Knights Marshal – Baru le Batallier
- Minister of Arts & Science – Arielle de Pontoise
- Deputy MoAS – Rita Die Perle Von Der Wetterau
- Webminister – Richard Wymarc
- Deputy Webminister – Gaius Marius Valerius
The meeting was called to order at 7:02 pm

The meeting was recorded 🙂

From their Excellencies:

Thank you everyone for all of your help and assistance over the last month. Your efforts are what make the dream work. It was incredible to see so many things come together. Big thank you to the populace who organized and participated in each of these events.

Updates from the Seneschal:

We have new Kingdom, Seneschal! Our Barony is now looking for a new Seneschal. Lady Jenefyr’s warrant will expire and we will need a replacement.

Officer Reports:

Exchequer:

131 People were on site for Coronation. We did have a few people who did pre-register that did not attend. Everyone who has been contacted so far has indicated that they would like to donate to the Barony. We are waiting for receipts for the costs of food for the event.

Knights Marshall: Absent. No report.

Minister of the list: Absent. No report.

MOAS:

The Crafters Green was a great success at Coronation.

Events for the next few weeks include:
- A tentative in-person jewelry class on April 24th
- A tentative on-line bardic on May 7th
All in person classes are held at Bethel Lutheran Church (room B7)

8712 Plantation Ln, Manassas, VA 20110

Herald: All of our court reports are in! They should be updated in the OP. The Quarterly report is due at the end of the month and then a *little break*

Chronicler: The blog continues. Newsletters are being sent to Kingdom as they are published 🙂 Send Genefe content for the blog please. (chronicler@stierbach.atlantia.sca.org)

Chatelaine: We had a demo scheduled for this past Friday – we did not have a ton of people committed to the demo and Lady Runa ended up cancelling because of a family emergency. In regards to our Gold Key – our current collection has served the barony well. Lady Runa proposed commissioning some new garments and/or purchasing trim to clean up what we have. Lady Runa requested $300 to update our Gold Key and $40 for a banner. There was some question about using the St. Anne’s Guild Fund for dressing up our Gold Key. Lady Runa offered to head up this project. Concerns were also brought up regarding the storage of our Gold Key. Lady Runa hopes to get the number of totes down from 10 to 4.

A motion was put forth to set aside $500 for the Chataline to update Gold Key. The motion passed with 9 yays and no nays.

WebMinister: Gaius reported that the website is still up. Master Richard resubmitted a warrant request for himself, Gaius, and Genefe.

QuarterMaster: Magnus reports no changes since our last meeting.

Old Business:

Updates on equestrian insurance: The cost of insurance has increased. Arielle has put in a request to the Equestrian Insurance Fundraiser for additional funds.

New Business: A bid for Baronial Birthday is coming. We should expect to see a proposed budget at our next business meeting.

Lord Edward Perry proposed a budget for our next Holiday Faire. A lively discussion followed. It was agreed that the budget would be reviewed and edited again to bring down the cost of the event for the barony.

Populace Comments:

None submitted.

Closing Remarks from their Excellencies

Their Excellencies are heading to Revenge of the Stich this weekend and hope to see you there. Stovik Novice is also coming! Their Excellencies will be there with a day shade. This will be the first Storvik Novic since the passing of Baroness Gracie.

Their Excellencies will also be at Pennsic this year for War weekend. Baronial Court will also be on that Monday.

We appreciate everything that you do – you make it so easy to represent our Barony 🙂

PLEASE SUBMIT REWARD RECOMMENDATIONS! We accept emails, messages, and award recommendations through the esp. The esp is really the best way to get us info but we will take what we can get! Send us stuff and tell us all the great things that are going on! Thank you to those who are sending us messages 🙂

Meeting adjourned at 8:45 pm

Officers

Baron and Baroness of Stierbach:

Seneschal:

Chancellor of the Exchequer:

Knight’s Marshal:

Herald:

Chronicler:

Minister of Arts & Sciences:

Minister of the Lists:

Chatelain:

Youth Officer:

Youth Officer
Vacant
mom@stierbach.atlantia.sca.org

Webminister:

Meetings, Practices, and Workshops

Meetings:

Baronial Business Meeting:
Meets: Second Tuesday of the month. Starts at 7:00 p.m.
Location: Online
Contact the seneschal@stierbach.atlantia.sca.org for more information.
ALL Are Welcome!

Newcomers Meetings:
New to the Barony? We have some meetings and activities to help introduce you to the SCA.
Contact chatelaine@stierbach.atlantia.sca.org for more information.

Workshops:

Upcoming A&S Classes

Upcoming Classes

Practices:

Baronial fighter Practice:
Meets: Every Wednesday, weather allowing, 6:30-9:00
Location: 26 Richland Rd. Fredericksburg, VA, 22406
Please contact knight-marshal@stierbach.atlantia.sca.org for more information on heavy weapons and fencing practices.

Fencing Practice:
Meets: Every Tuesday and Thursday, 8-10 pm
Now that school is back in session, the rapier practice held in Fredericksburg will be moving back to the auxiliary gym at the University of Mary Washington. Starting on September 3, we will be meeting from 8-10 PM on Tuesdays and Thursdays. I know it’s quite late for many people, but we would love to see you there!
As always, no experience is required to attend! We love teaching newcomers and there is plenty of loaner equipment.

Stierbach Equestrian Practice Schedule
The 2024 dates are: 3/17, 5/19, 7/14, 9/22 and 11/03
Location: 4603 James Madison Hwy, Haymarket, VA 20169
Brief Description:
Join us at James Long park in Haymarket VA for our first Northern Cavalry Practice! Set up from 10am to 11 am, and riding and/or driving from 11am to about 1pm. After we pack up the equipment, we’ll share snacks and fellowship from 1pm to 2pm.

Archery Practice – Grimmsfield
Meets: Every Monday, 5pm to dusk
Runs from the first Monday after Spring Daylight Savings change until Fall Daylight Savings change. (In winter we switch to A&S. 6PM until 9PM.)
No experience necessary. Newcomers welcome. Loaner gear (and coaching) are available!

Baronial Calendar

This is The Bull, a publication of the Barony of Stierbach of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. The Bull is available from the Chronicler (Editor), chronicler@stierbach.atlantia.sca.org. Subscriptions are free as all publications are available electronically. This newsletter is not a corporate publication of the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc., and does not delineate SCA policies. (c) Copyright 2023, Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. For information on reprinting letters and artwork from this publication, please contact the Barony of Stierbach Chronicler, who will assist you in contacting the original creator of the piece. Please respect the legal rights of our contributors

Baroness Ceridwen ferch Rhys ap Michael, OP MKA Lisa Mitchell exchequer@stierbach.atlantia.sca.org
Deputy Exchequer: Vacant
Steward: Vacant steward@stierbach.atlantia.sca.org
Quarter Master Lord Magnus Dunbar steward@stierbach.atlantia.sca.org

Master and Sir Bumi Daniel Fong marshal@stierbach.atlantia.sca.org
Deputy Marshal: Vacant
Rapier Marshal: Vacant
Archery Marshal: Vacant archery-marshal@stierbach.atlantia.sca.org
Deputy Archery Marshal: Vacant

Dunstan Stonehill, Baron MKA Don Sutton baron@stierbach.atlantia.sca.org
Cynthia Anne of Silver Lakes, Baroness MKA Cynthia Sutton (208) 283-8428 (text preferred) baroness@stierbach.atlantia.sca.org
Head Retainer: retainer@stierbach.atlantia.sca.org

Lady Jenefer De Winter MKA Jen Rose seneschal@stierbach.atlantia.sca.org
Deputy Seneschal:

Mistress Genefe Wolfelin mpruitt085@gmail.com chronicler@stierbach.atlantia.sca.org
Deputy Chronicler Lord Edward Perry chronicler@stierbach.atlantia.sca.org

Lady Arielle de Pontoise MKA Natalie Baird moas@stierbach.atlantia.sca.org
Deputy Minister of Arts and Sciences Lady Rita Die Perle Von Der Wetterau MKA Rita McDowell