Thomas the Green

Photo
"Brother" Thomas the Green at Tournament of the Unicorn 2002-3
Information
Status: Current Member Pronouns: Preferred Title: Resides: Gwyntarian Awards: {{{Awards}}}
Heraldry
Per pale vert and argent, a loop of rope, ends crossed in base, sable.

Persona

Thomas the Green, called "Brother Thomas" was born in the small village of Portswood outside of Southampton England in 1118 AD as the bastard son of a nobleman during The Anarchy, a period of political unrest in England between the years 1135 and 1154. He later joined the Order of Saint Benedict and traveled widely as a chronicler, scribe and occasional herbalist.

Major Inspirations

Fictional

• Brother Cadfael of Shrewsbury, Cadfael Mysteries
• Brother William of Baskerville, The Name of the Rose
• Prior Phillip of Gwynedd, The Pillars of the Earth

Real

• Robert of Torigni, (c.1110-1186) Abbot of Mont Saint-Michel
• Roger Bacon, (c.1214 – 1294) Franciscan Friar
• Geoffrey of Monmouth, (c. 1100 – c. 1155) Chronicler of the Authurian Legends, Oxford

Offices & Positions

Shire of Drakelaw

• Seneschal
• Pursivant
• Fencing Marshall
• Prior, Drakelaw Scriptorium

Miscellany

• Brother Thomas is apprenticed to Mistress Katerina Helena von Schoenborn
• Brother Thomas uses a green quill as a form of colophone in his scribal work.
• He maintains a webpage to document his projects (both scribal and other) where he provides a number of tutorials. The Verdant Quill

Interests and SCA-related hobbies

The book arts, including:

• Calligraphy and Illumination
• bookbinding
• other monastic arts and sciences such as brewing, carpentry, pottery, etc.

Awards

• Order of the Evergreen (AS 39)
• Order of the Silver Oak, (A.S. 37)
• Order of the Willow, (A.S. 38)
• Award of the Purple Fret, (A.S. 36)
• Award of Arms, (A.S. 32)