Herald Games!

[lumineaux]

I'm insanely busy at work, have a pile of submissions in progress on my desk the length of my arm, and haven't quite finished Christmas shopping.  But I also have this idea for a herald game I want to try out.

Using only the following listed resources, how many character names from the Harry Potter books can you document by January 1, 2012?

Your permitted resources:
All books in the current Appendix H  (http://heraldry.sca.org/laurel/admin.html#APPENDIXH)
All articles found here:  http://heraldry.sca.org/laurel/names.html
All LoARs and Cover Letters
All articles found here:  http://www.s-gabriel.org/names/
The Encyclopedia Britannica
British History Online:  http://www.british-history.ac.uk/
The extracted records from the International Geneology Index (IGI) Parish Records:http://www.ancestor-search.info/SRC-IGI.htm 
   (Edelweiss's excellent program for running searches can be found here:   http://homepage.ntlworld.com/nmfadams/Edelweiss/IGI_Deliverable.zip.

In other words, things that would be permitted as documentation and available to the average submissions herald.

Contestants will be judged on how many names they can document and the quality of the documentation.  Conflicts checking the names under the current Rules will get you extra credit.

Winners will get some sort of prize, probably in the form of something yummy to eat or drink.  And oh yeah, I might drag you into Court at 12th Night to announce the winner.  ;-)

PS:  Entries should go to elmet@eastkingdom.org

Comments

[ursula]

You should give bonus points for old vs. new rules, too!

[lumineaux.livejournal.com]

Yes, for the "Advanced" category, that would be a good idea.

For the "New Herald" category, I'm just happy if they learn that there are rules ;-)

[artisticphoenix.livejournal.com]

Is there a deadline for this? I do think research is neat, but don't have time to do it until the weekend. :-)

[lumineaux.livejournal.com]

Understanding that sometimes are brains are toast after a long day of work:

Using only the following listed resources, how many character names from the Harry Potter books can you document by January 1, 2012?

[artisticphoenix.livejournal.com]

Yeah, brain dead, doh.

[kandy-elizabet.livejournal.com]

This sounds insanely fun to me ... and a good way to see if one is really as interested as one thinks...

Oh, great, another thing to do :) Heh.

[forbidnkis77.livejournal.com]

And you just killed it for me. I was going to play until you threatened the possibility of court.

:(

[lumineaux.livejournal.com]

Play anyway. Court attendance is negotiable if you win.

[forbidnkis77.livejournal.com]

Negotiate with a lawyer? That doesn't seem to bode well for me.

Ah, what the heck, I'm in! :) I need something to keep my mind occupied.

[lumineaux.livejournal.com]

Pshaw. For something as non-essential as this "I don't want to go into Court" is all I need to know.

Sigh...

[alysten.livejournal.com]

I think I will be a good kid and not do this fabulously, fun sounding activity. Instead,I shall go forth and slash a swath through my documentation.

Re: Sigh...

[lumineaux.livejournal.com]

I do plan on running this again. This is an experiment.

Also, I will accept "team" entries. You could do it jointly with someone else who might not have enough time to work on it alone either.

[shaunacarrick.livejournal.com]

So, had many entries yet to this challenge? I'd be very interested to know how many total entries you get.

[lumineaux.livejournal.com]

I'm assuming all my entries will come in after Christmas.