Baronial History
Brief History of the Barony of Nordwache
In January 1972, the Province of the Setting Sun (Fresno, CA) was formed within the Kingdom of the West, and 18 months later, on July 10, 1973, it became Rieslingshire, the SCA’s first official Shire. The name and device were registered in Febuary of 1975. Centered in Fresno, CA, it was host to several popular annual wars (including the Caid Rebellion) and a “13th Night” celebration.
Riesling was a gateway between the West and Caid, and hosted events (including wars) that many people from both Kingdoms, as well as the Kingdom of Atenveldt attended. When Caid became a Kingdom in 1978, Riesling opted to join its ranks. When Caid became a Kingdom in 1978, Rieslingshire joined its ranks, and eventually was folded into the Barony of Nordwache.
Nordwache was founded in early 1983 as a Province, and became a Barony in early 1984
Past Baronage of the Region
- Kenneth the Unknown and Eleanor of Almedan (January 31, 1982 – December 31, 1986)
- Vicar Cuillean Lodbrog Houndstooth and Vicaress Blodeuwedd ap Tyddyn (January 01, 1987 – January 31, 1987)
- Vicar Cuillean Lodbrog Houndstooth and without consort (February 01, 1987 – May 31, 1987)
- Vicar Joseph of Silver Oak and without consort (June 01, 1987 – November 20, 1987)
- Joseph of Silver Oak and without consort (November 21, 1987 – November 20, 1992)
- Joseph of Silver Oak and Caroline Marie de Fontenailles (November 21, 1992 – October 31, 1997)
- Mahmud Ali ben Sinan and Portia de Audley (November 01, 1997 – November 15, 2002)
- Mahmud Ali ben Sinan and Alexandra Wylson of Inverness Wood (November 16, 2002 – October 05, 2007)
- Mahmud Ali ben Sinan and Giuliana Margherita Bonaccolsi (October 06, 2007 – June 16, 2012)
- Mahmud Ali ben Sinan and Muirenn inghean Chon Ruaidh (June 17, 2012 – October 31, 2015)
- Vicar Joseph of Silver Oak and Vicaress Teleri of Gwynedd (November 01, 2015 – January 08, 2016)
- Reeve Ragenald de Holecumb and Reevess Clota of Holecumb (January 09, 2016 – June 17, 2016)
- Ragenald de Holecumb and Clota of Holecumb (June 18, 2016 – April 29, 2022)
- Reeve Cormac Macleod of Ostaig and Reevess Miðfjarðar-Dalla (August 28, 2021 – April 29, 2022)
- Cormac Macleod of Ostaig and Miðfjarðar-Dalla (April 30, 2022 – October 2023)
- Miðfjarðar-Dalla (October 2023 – April 26, 2025)
- Gurin Bodo and Sigrid hvita Refr (April 26, 2025 – Present)