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Legend: AC = Armoured Combat, S = Scouting, A = Archery, F = Fencing, TW = Thrown Weapons, E = Equestrian

The Septentrian Guard

To protect Septentria in times of war, Aedan and Caffa formed the Septentrian Archery Corps and the Septentrian Guard. The Guard counted the Eoforwic City Militia amongst its numbers, for at that time Eoforwic was the home of Aedan and Caffa.

The Prince's Septentrian Guard

"The Prince's Septentrian Guard was established by Reynard Prince of Ealdormere and King of the Middle at the instigation of James Routledge (formerly James Schoen MacAndrews) and Grimwulf the Hairy with Cospatric of Annan Water as a third founder member. Anthea Talbot and Grimwulf the Hairy donated the Mess Silver. Sylard of Eagleshaven donated the pike points. Artair mac Artair of Orkney donated the spear shafts. James Routledge was  appointed Captain, Grimwulf as Petit-Captain and Cospatric as Ensign, and Sparky as Sapper of the Guard. The Guard's charter was to guard the Prince of Ealdormere (then the King of the Middle) when he was in Ealdormere; and the Guard also worked at Pennsic War.

The Guard was modelled on the King of France's Scottish and Irish Guards. The Guard was recruited from Septentrians, but was an Ealdormerean not a Septentrian institution. The Guard generally deployed eight guardsmen with (razor-sharp) spears doing 16th Century pike drill (though sometimes for comic effect the Guard used the Taman Guards rifle drill from the Kremlin); and when not actually guarding the Guard made a point of putting out a sumptuous lunch, generally feeding the king and queen as well as the Guard. Routledge received the Purple Fret in part for his captaincy of the Guard. Many of the Prince's Septentrian Guard drifted into the Trayned Bandes of London and out of the SCA around the end of the Crown Principality period. Indeed, the staff of the Guard were heavily involved in creating the ceremonial around the installation of the first Prince and Princess of Ealdormere."

Submitted by James Routledge (formerly James Schoen MacAndrews)

Septentrian Archery Corps
An autonomous corps of archers who shoot for Septentria. They were founded by Baron Aedan and Baroness Caffa (first Baron and second Baroness of Septentria) around AS 16. Re-founded by Baron Ieuan and Baroness Adrielle (third Baron and fourth Baroness of Septentria) around AS 28. The Corps was active under Cynred and Gaerwen, and archery was then brought into the Iron Companions upon the investiture of Corwyn and Domhnail.

Known members include:

Alistair Kirk (A)

Ceridwen of Vest Yorvik (A)
Dayfdd ap Sion (A)
Gaerwen of Trafford (A)

Raffe Scholemaystre (A)
Ulvar van der Nederlander (A)

Corps of Septentria Enginiators

A group of siege engine operators that was at least active at Pennsic in AS 23, where it was reported that they distinguished themselves.

List of members unavailable at this time.

The Isengesitha

The Isengesitha were the oath-bound warriors of Septentria, and members of the Barony's fyrd (army). Members of the Isengesitha (which means Iron Companions) included scouts, armoured combat fighters and archers. They were founded by Cynred Thegn and Baroness Gaerwen (fourth Baron and Fifth Baroness of Septentria) around AS 34.

When one swears to the Isengesitha they were bound for a year and a day, and were given an armband crafted by the hands of the Thegn. Both he and the Baroness placed it on their arms before presenting it to the new fyrdman (or fyrdwoman). The Thegn then clasped the left forearm of the newest Companion in a show of trust, as by using his left hand he had given up the use of his shield, his only defence against an attack.

Below is a list of all those who at one time or another served the Barony of Septentria, Cynred and Gaerwen as an Isengesithr.

List of Isengesitha

Tiberius Justus Britannicus (AC), Sword-Reeve

Adrielle Kerrec (AC)
Aenflaed of Wansbeck (S)
Aeschine the Scalding (S)

Agnar the Goth (AC)
Alaani of Ardchreag (S)
Angus Albani (AC)
Berend van der Eych (AC)
Brandt das Lederwerker (AC)

Brian Goodheart (AC)
Brother Henri (Niall) (S)
Ceallac cu Meallian (AC)

Colyne Stewart (AC)
Cynewulf Markere (AC)

Cynred Broccan (AC)
Dafydd ap Sion (AC)
Drogo of the Black Forge (AC, S)
Duncan bek Angus Mcdrake (AC)

Dwynwen wreich Amhlaidh (AC, S)

Eirik Andersen (S)
Elspeth Fraser Dowglas (S)

Fursto de Robyne (S)
Gaerwen of Trafford (S)
Grimaldi Guilietta DiSalvazzi (AC)

Gunnar Hlidskijalfsson (AC)
Hamish (Vest Yorvik) (AC)

Iohannis Fabrizio (S)
Isotta Gianfgliazzi (AC)

Ivanna the Oblivious (S) 
Lachlan Maclean (S)
Mahault van der Eych (AC, S)
Magnus Kjrr (?)

Percival de Laroque (S)
Raffe Scholemaystre (AC)
Seonag nicThomais (AC)
Serion d'Ivri (S)
Streonwold Wulfsbana (AC)

Sof'ia Bardeva (S)

Þorfinna gráfeldr (AC)
Tormod of Kirk Andreas (AC)

Ulrich von den See (AC)

Ulvar van der Nederlanden (AC, S)
Wat of Sarum (AC)
Wencenedl inigena Jagomus of Rokesburg (S)

Lightfists
A unit comprised of the fencers of Septentria. They were founded by Cynred Thegn and Baroness Gaerwen (fourth Baron and Fifth Baroness of Septentria) around AS 34. Upon the investiture of Corwyn and Domhnail fencers were made part of the Iron Companions.

Albrecht Stamfer (F)
Alistair Kirk (F)

Eve of Eoforwic (F)

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