Shire of Meadowmarsh
From Cunnan
The Shire of Meadowmarsh is the SCA group in that part of the Kingdom of Drachenwald covering Hanau and Frankfurt.
Early History
The Shire of Meadowmarsh was founded in November of 1980, when Ivan Boychenko, Sovány Barcsi János, and Sir Alrick von Baeker decided that driving to the Shire of Knights Crossing was too far to go to meetings.
The name was drawn from a hat full of suggestions, having been submitted by Lady Martelle von Baeker, and was supposed to have been a translation of Hanau.
The first officers of the shire were:
- Lord Ivan Boychenko, Seneschal
- Lord Sovány Barcsi János, Meadowmarsh Pursuivant Extraordinary
- Sir Alrick von Baeker, Knights Marshal
- Lady Martelle von Baeker, Mistress of Arts
- Tori von Baeker, Mistress of Sciences
When founded, the Shire was based in Babenhausen and Hanau. Shortly after their first event, the shire added a third city. Initially the group in Darmstadt had desired to create their own shire, but agreed to join Meadowmarsh as a Frankpledge for one year in order to learn about the SCA. Later, members followed in the Aschaffenburg and Fulda areas.
