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|name= Drakelaw<br />
|device=[[Image:Drakelaw-Device-01.png|300px]]<br />
|devicecaption= Sable, on a pale between in chief two laurel wreaths argent a dragon's head couped contourny sable<br />
|founded= 1999<br />
|modernlocation= South Eastern, KY }}<br />
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==About==<br />
Drakelaw is a [[Shire]] in the [[South Oaken]] region of the Middle Kingdom. Drakelaw is boardered on the west by the Shire of the [[Dragonsmark]], on the north by the Barony of [[Middle Marches]], on the east by the Kingdom of [[Æthelmearc]] and the Kingdom of [[Meridies]] on the south. As the shire was located in eastern Kentucky, Drakelaw managed the whole end of the state. <br />
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===Heraldry===<br />
*Arms/Device - Sable, on a pale between in chief two laurel wreaths argent a dragon's head couped contourny sable<br />
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==History==<br />
The shire was founded in Ashland, Kentucky in the Summer of 1999. <br />
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The shire's arms were registered in January of 2005<br />
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The shire was [[dissolved]] by the [[BOD]] in April 2011 due to inactivity and lack of members. [http://www.sca.org/BOD/pres-report.pdf]<br />
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===Heraldry History===<br />
The name Shire of Drakelaw was registered with the SCA College of Heralds in January of 2005. <br><br />
The heraldic device was registered in January of 2005. <br><br />
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==Events==<br />
In 2001, about a year after the shire was officially founded, the group was able to host an event with the assistance of the [[Barony of the Flame]]. The event was held at the Jenny Wiley State Park Lodge in south-eastern Kentucky. The event site was in view of Greenbo lake and had enough room to hold indoor and outdoor activities. The event was originally created as a dual-themed event where by the day's activity would be more of a 'Celtic Harvest' and the evening's activities would be the 'Winter Rose Ball'. It was hoped that by combining the two themes that the event would cater to the many interests in the shire and the populace of the region.<br />
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One of the more 'infamous' activities at the first event was the "Cow Battle" whereby some of the heavy fighters wore cow-print tabbards and had to be 'rescued' from raiders and brought back to their corral. <br />
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After the first event, the ''Celtic Harvest'' theme and the ''Winter Rose Ball'' were combined to simply become what was known as 'Winter Rose', an event held two weeks before Thanksgiving as a 'last event' before winter set in.<br />
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===Demos===<br />
The shire held an annual summer demo, often in June, called "Dragon Under the Hill" or "Underhill" for short. <br />
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===Activity===<br />
The shire had two main driving forces behind much of its activity; a stream of heavy weapons combatants and a veritable army of arts and sciences folk. The shire's weekly meeting was filled with tables of people working on or repairing armor, working on scribal or leather projects not to mention a fair number of woodworking endeavors. <br />
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The shire's ''Scriptorium'' had, at its height, over a dozen scribes turning out scrolls as gifts to the [[Flame|Barony of the Flame]] for their assistance in their yearly event, Winter Rose.<br />
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===Pennsic===<br />
The shire attended Pennsic war, as a group, for the first time in 2001 at Pennsic 30. They were camped in a corner of N31 near the intersection of the two roads.<br />
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===Chronicle===<br />
{| border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="1" class="article-table" style="width: 100%;"<br />
|-<br />
! scope="col"|Modern year<br />
! scope="col"|A.S. (Pennsic)<br />
! scope="col"|Peace Events<br />
! scope="col"|War Events<br />
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|1999<br />
|34 (28)<br />
|Plans were hatched to start a shire by a Monk (Brother Thomas) and a Barbarian Celt (Taran the Warpiper).<br />
|No war plans. <br />
|-<br />
|2000<br />
|35 (29)<br />
|With help from the Barony of the Flame and the Shire of Dragonsmark, weekly practice was being held each Sunday afternoon at Ashland central Park. <br />
|No war plans. <br />
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|2001<br />
|36 (30)<br />
|Plans for the first event were hatched. <br />
|First Pennsic as a shire. Only 1 heavy fighter, Taran. Combined two households (within the shire) and 'the Celts'. <br />
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|2002<br />
|36 (31)<br />
|First event (The Winter Rose Ball). <br />
|Creation of the "Naked Zone" (the shower area). The two households decided to camp separately leaving 'The Celts' to run the camp.<br />
|}<br />
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==Publications==<br />
*'''''Newsletter''''':The newsletter for the shire of Drakelaw was called 'The Lockstone'. It was originally created, with much of the artwork for the cover and for the interior, done by Lady Emeleth MacEwen.<br />
*'''''New Member Guide''''': The shire also produced a small 'new members guide' called "The Rookery" that would give prospective members just a hint at what the SCA was about. <br />
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