The Citadel

The Citadel is an official (and award-winning!) publication of the Barony of Cynnabar. It is available through this web site as an Adobe Acrobat download. If you need the Adobe Acrobat Reader, you can find it at this site (following this link leaves this site). If you wish to receive word by email when new issues go up here, you can sign up for the Citadel mailing list using the Mailman interface.

• October/November 2006
  • "Baronial Missive—Havest Time!" from Baron Gregoire & Baronessa Giovanna
  • "Michaelmas" by THL Johnnae llyn Lewis
  • "Days of the Dead" by THL Johnnae llyn Lewis
  • "The 30 Days of November or September" by THL Johnnae llyn Lewis
  • "On the Road Again" by THL Johnnae llyn Lewis
  • New Student Group, Scribal College, Garb Workdays, recent awards, workshops...and much, much more!
• August/September 2006
  • "Baronial Missive—Draco Invictus!" from Baron Gregoire & Baronessa Giovanna
  • "Pennsic Land, Pennsic Heat..." or "What I Did on My Summer Vacation" by THL Jaan deBruer
  • "Fall Demo Season" by Lady Halima bint al-Rabii'
  • "Cordials, Beer and Wine" by Lord Aelfric Greensword
  • "Orange & Lemon Drinks of Summer" by THL Johnnae llyn Lewis
  • "Book Places Worthy of Special Mention" by THL Johnnae llyn Lewis
  • Demos, awards, workshops...and much, much more!
• June/July 2006
  • "Baronial Missive" from Baron Gregoire & Baronessa Giovanna
  • "PENNSIC WAR XXXV Update" the Pennsic Land Agents
  • "Summer Food Safety" by THL Johnnae llyn Lewis
  • "Don't Fear the Fabric Store, Part 3" by THL Rosalyn MacGregor
  • Another New Award: Elephant's Tusk!
• April/May 2006
  • "Baronial Missive" by Baron Gregoire & Baronessa Giovanna
  • "May Anniversaries" by THL Johnnae llyn Lewis, CE
  • "What is a Member of Cynnabar?" by Master Midair MacCormaic
  • "May Day" by THL Johnnae llyn Lewis, CE
  • Upcoming Demos
  • Pennsic Deadlines
• February/March 2006
  • "Baronial Missive" by Baron Gregoire & Baronessa Giovanna
  • "Demos, They Are Part of the Fun, Too!" by Lady Halima bint al-Rabii'
  • "Online Sources for Recipes & Culinary Texts—A Selective List for Sugar and Dessert Sites" contributed by THL Johnnae llyn Lewis, CE
  • "Don't Fear the Fabric Store" (part 2 in a 3-part series) by THL Rosalyn MacGregor
  • "New Society Mission Statement"
  • "A New Baronial Award!"
• December 2005/January 2006
  • "Baronial Missive: Wassail!" by Baron Gregoire & Baronessa Giovanna
  • "Wassail Traditions" compiled by THL Johnnae llyn Lewis, CE
  • "Online Sources for Recipes & Culinary Texts: A Selective List" by THL Johnnae llyn Lewis, CE, for the Librarians of St. Catherines
  • "Don't Fear the Fabric Store" by THL Rosalyn MacGregor
• October/November 2005
  • "Baronial Missive" from our new Baron and Baroness
  • "Websites for New Members" by THL Johnnae llyn Lewis, CE
  • "Language As a Living Being and Endangered Species in Medieval England: A Review of Melvyn Bragg's The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language" by Deborah Schultz
  • "Medieval Coinage" by Jehan de Pelham, esquire and servant of Sir Vitus (reprinted with permission)
  • "Autumn Moons and Holidays" by THL Johnnae llyn Lewis, CE
  • "Why Go to Crown?" by THL Johnnae llyn Lewis, CE
• August/September 2005
  • "Pennsic Heat!" by Lady Tigwyn of the Ochils
  • "Medieval Monsters" by David Thomas Chappell
  • "An Ode to the Pennsic Gate" by THL Jaan deBreuer
  • "Exchequer's Report" by THL Rosalyn MacGregor
  • "News from the Canton of Kastenstadt" by Quagmire Bushelfoote
  • "How to do Pennsic at Home" THL Jaan deBreuer
• June/July 2005
  • "Baronial Changeover Update" from Baron Straum and Baroness Ute
  • "A nefarious plot revealed" by Baron Daibhid MacLachlan
  • "Quick Pennsic FAQs" by Lady Tigwyn
  • "News from the Canton of Kastenstadt" by Quagmire Bushelfoote
  • "Candied Ginger Slices in Two Versions" THL Johnnae llyn Lewis, CE
• April/May 2005
  • "Baronial Changeover News" from Baron Straum and Baroness Ute
  • "Baronial Candidate Introductions" by Each B&B Ticket
  • "Concerning Magic" by Lord Korok Starbear