Real Name: Vanessa Hayes
SCA Name: Thalia Papillon
Persona: Viking
I joined the
SCA as I have always have had an interest in Medieval History and everything
that this involves and enjoy the experience of watching and being involved in
all the medieval activities, including dance, sword fighting, and archery, and
most of all, being part of a group with others who share a common interest. I
joined the SCA back in December 2015 when I attended my first event which was
the Baronial Investiture for the Rhydderich Hael, and then spent some time
while I was still down in Virginia with a smaller SCA group, Shire of Isenfir,
in Charlottesville, Virginia. I got involved with activities through the Shire
of Isenfir including Renaissance dance, Archery, and Medieval game nights. I
attended two other SCA events including Atlantia Kingdom Arts and Sciences and
Gemutlichplatz with the Shire of Isenfir. I officially became a SCA member in
October 2016 and received my blue card.
Interests in SCA: Fencing and Archery
Renaissance Dancing
Other activities including attending
events and trying craft related activities
within the SCA.
SCA Goals in 2017: Continue to improve with Archery skills
Authorize in Fencing
Explore Different areas of service SCA
has to offer
Get involved with helping at SCA
events
Attend variety of SCA events and do
Archery tournaments and Fencing
Attend Pennsic 2017 for whole week
during War week
I have continued to attend SCA events
during this year with my guy, Magnus De Lyons, in different areas including
Pennsylvania, New York, and West Virginia to include events such as Blackstone
Raids, Æthelmearc War Practice, and first Pennsic experience in July 2016.
My first real experience with
Medieval reenactments was in college and I got to participate in Adventures in
Midland Live Action Role play through a friend in college. This is where I just
happened to meet a handsome man, Lance Kazmark, a.k.a. Magnus De Lyons, who was
the leader of Adventures in Midland, and
spent the next year dating Magnus and sharing times LARPing with Midland. There
are still photos to this day of our time together in Midland. Through the magic
of Facebook, Lance (Magnus) and I have found each other again, 20 years later,
and have come together again for a second chance at love and happiness with
each other.
I was so proud to join the SCA when I
did, and proud to be a part of witnessing Magnus step up as the Baron of the
Rhydderich Hael at my first SCA event, Baronial Investiture with his friend,
Miriel Du Lac. Magnus has played a big part in introducing me to the SCA. We
have attended many events together, while I was still living in Virginia, and
after a year of long distance dating, I decided to move to New York and share a
home with my love. I am proud and excited what I have accomplished over the
past year while being involved in the SCA. I was able to achieve my interests
in Archery, Fencing, and Renaissance Dancing. I was happy to acquire my first
Bow and arrows from Magnus, while attending Blackstone Raids in West Virginia.
I enjoy taking photos at SCA events
and capturing the experience of SCA events in photos and have been able to
share these photos with others in newsletters done by Magnus De Lyons.
I continue to work on my Archery
skills and have attained Archer status and completed the Iron Sails Archery
tournament at A Shoote at Wyldwoode with Magnus. I have become involved in Fencing
practice for the past several months now and continued with Archery to become a
part of the Hael Hounds and the Barony as a whole, which has meant so much to
me. I look forward to attending more events and weekly practices for Fencing
and Archery. I have officially started working on my heraldry with name and device.
My inspiration for my SCA name is Butterflies, which has had a lifelong meaning
as my given name "Vanessa" means Butterflies.
