Master Dunstan
le Heryngmongere
Protégé from 24 Nov 2000 at Dunstan's Birthday Bardic Circle, Laureled at Sacred Stone Baronial Birthday, 24 Aug, 2006

Arms: Azure, two fish haurient embowed respectant, a bordure engrailed Or (July 2001).

Click to see his songs & projects.
Email:  RangerNealson@aol.com
Persona: 12th Century Saxon Wharf Bailiff/ rampant dreamer
In SCA Since: In SCA Since: 1990 (Atenveldt) (Atlantia since 1998)
Local Group: Canton of Elvegast
Real Name: Keith Edward Nealson
Sign: Scorpio (19 Nov)
Day Job: State Park Ranger
Modern Interests: Environmental Education, Hiking, Camping, Singing, Songwriting.

Dunstan LeHeryngmongere first came to the Kingdom of Atlantia in AS XXIX (1995) from the Kingdom of Adenveldt, where he participated only marginally in the SCA for several years before that.  Something about Windmasters’ Hill and its people has inspired him ever since to pursue the dream with more vigor. He has been active in Children’s activities, serving as the Baronial Minister of Minors for five years, and is currently serving Baronial Chronicler, and was instrumental in moving The Windlore into online publication. He dabbles in many different arts, including woodworking, stone working, illumination, calligraphy, poetry, singing, song writing, story telling and performance arts in general.

Dunstan was born in the year 1154 in Yarmouth, England. He is half Saxon and half Scotsman, which, according to his grandfather, makes him too Scottish to be a noble man and too Saxon to be a real man.

Keith Nealson is a 36 year old Park Ranger who lives in Raleigh, North Carolina with his beautiful wife, two powerful children, and two pet snakes. He spends much of his spare time wishing he had more spare time. He pretty much lives for Bardic Circles.
SCA Interests: Poetry (including Viking age, Middle English and Troubador styles), Singing, other assorted bardic arts, Illumination, Woodworking & Carving, Bardic Arts, Heavy fighting, Dance (occasionally), Journeyman Chirurgeon, Kids' Activities, Children's lives in period.
Awards & Honors: 
Dunstan's Order of Precedence listing
Master of the Laurel
(Atlantia 24 Aug 2007) -- check out his Laurel scroll by Casa Belini!
Order of the Pearl
 (Atlantia 08/17/05
click for Pearl ceremony & scroll photos - starts in 3rd row)

Order of Don Quixote  (Windmasters' Hill Nov 2004)
Order of St. Nicholas
 (Windmasters' Hill 28 Jun 2003 - 06/01/03 per OP)
Order of the Tempest
 (Windmasters' Hill 19 Apr 2003)
Order of the Golden Dolphin 
(Atlantia 7 Feb 2004)
Grant of Arms  (Atlantia 7 Feb 2004)
Award of the Silver Nautilus  (Atlantia 02/07/04)
Order of the Tempest  (Windmasters' Hill 19 Apr 2003)
Award of the Silver Nautilus
 (Atlantia 02/15/03 per OP)
Order of the Kittyhawk
 (Windmasters' Hill 21 Jun 2002 - 09/21/02 per OP)
Order of the Boreas  (Windmasters' Hill 18 May 2002 - 02/01/02 per OP)
King's Award of Excellence  (Atlantia 02/10/01)
Baronial Award of Excellence
(Windmasters' Hill unknown)
Award of Arms
 (Atlantia 10/28/00)
Poeta Atlantia, Royal Bard, Baronial Bard (need to add dates for these --- and I'm probably missing some)
Offices: 
Chronicler
(Barony of Windmasters' Hill Feb 2005 - Dec 2007)
Royal Bard
(Atlantia 8 Jan 2005 - 13 Jan 2007)
Minister of Minors
(Barony of Windmasters' Hill Jan 2001-Feb 2005)
Baronial Bard (Barony of Windmasters' Hill Jun 2003 - Jul 2004)
Minister of Minors
(Elvegast Jan 2000)
Event Service:
Serving, kitchen clean-up, comic relief, running innumerable bardic circles.
Constable
(Twelfth Night 2003)
Constable
(Jongleurie 2002)
Kids' Activities Coordinator
(several more 3 events not mentioned below)
Kids' Activities Coordinator
(Coronation of Janos & Rachel 2004)
Kids' Activities Coordinator
(Spring Coronation 2002)
Kids' Activities Coordinator
(Unevent 2002)
Kids' Activities Coordinator (Ymir 2002)
Kids' Activities Coordinator (Ymir 2001)
Kids' Activities Coordinator (Twelfth Night 2001)
Kids' Activities Coordinator
(Seven Trials of Love May 2000)
Demo Service:
Organized 2 children's demos at schools, and participated in several other demos, either as a fighter or a presenter.
Arts:
*  Writing - original songs, sketch comedy, illuminated text.
*  First Prize - Wooden Gameboard
*  First Prize - Scroll Text (period song in French and the English translation)
*  First Prize - Original Song.
*  Built numerous props and supplies for children's activities in the SCA.
*  Wooden Misericords, Woodcuts, Stone Carving
Publications/Classes:
Growing up in 12-14th century Europe - Tournaments Illuminated article - 2003.
I Saw Upon the Pier One Day - 12th century style poem printed in the Oak (Atlantian Newsletter) - Dec 2005
*  Bardic for the Bardically Challenged - Atlantian University Class - Fall 2005
*  Beginner Bardic - Class taught at canton meetings of Kappellenburg, Attilium, and Nimenefeld - 2002-2004.
*  Youth Activities in the SCA - Class taught 4 times at canton meetings of Kappellenburg, Attilium and Nimenefeld - 2002-2004
*  A Brief History of Known World Torture and Execution - Class taught at 4 demos at high schools over the last 4 years or so.
*  Introduction to the Black Death - Class taught at 3 demos at high schools over the last 4 years or so.
*  The Prose and Poetic Eddas/ Viking Stonework - A split class lasting about
90 minutes total - taught at Elvegast canton meeting - Jan 2003

 


Dunstan's carving of 
Saint George  and the Dragon.
Click here to see his A&S documentation.

Poems:
Bi Nyghtes and Bi Daies
I Saw Upon the Pier
Lokke Atte Quen Rachel Wham We Serue
The Near Marriage of Thrym

Songs:
Atlantian Soil
Deus Dabit Vela
Greatest Sacrifice
I Am Just Bill
If I Had a Million Rubles

Love of the Hill
Make a Joyous Noise (a song for Master Aldwin Longwalker)
Now Sing the Song of Dissing
Pun Tax Blues
The Torture Song


Projects & Classes:
S
aint George:  a statue in wood
The Burghead Bull:  a stone carving
Replica Woodcut of St. Christopher (soon)
The Gosforth Stone (soon)
St. Nicholas Tokens
Bardic for the Bardically Challenged

Sir Justus fils de Ternon's  Order of the Boreas scroll

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