History of the Barony of Red Spears

Barony Of The Red Spears
Red Spears, like most of the groups in Ohio, formed out of the Barony of Middle Marches, and in particular the Marche of the Marshes was the first group in the Barony. The March of the Crossing of Red Spears in Toledo was the founding group for the Barony. The name was shortened to Barony of Red Spears when it achieved baronial status in 1990. The original name for the Toledo group had been Hrothgar’s Fjord before it became the March of the Crossing of Red Spears and after the Marche of the Marshes became a full status group in 1993 it was decided to form a new canton in the Toledo area; this became the Canton of Hróðgeirsfjörðr. Red Spears is the home Barony of the first meeting place of the SCA in Ohio. Bowling Green (home to Marche of the Marshes) was the place where Jehan de la Marche held the first SCA meeting. Bowling Green hosted an active group for many years before they got around to becoming full status in 1993. The Canton of Catteden was in the Findlay, Ohio area. The Shire of Oakford joined as a Canton in 2013 and served Huron, Sandusky, Erie and Ottawa counties. The Shire of Castell Gwent joined as a Canton and served as the local group for Seneca and Wyandot counties. The three Cantons (Catteden, Oakford and Castell Gwent) merged to be Catteden in 2019. Catteden then disbanded in 2020 and the Cantons created households in those areas.

Red Spears Baronage
October 13, 1990 – Baron Vasili iz Naitemneshoi Dollina and Baroness Seraphina Aglaia- founding Baronage
November 20, 1993 – Seraphina stepped down
February 19, 1994 – Vasili stepped down
February 19, 1994- May 6, 1995 – Ranulf of Wolfshaven was Vicor until new Baronage was selected
May 6, 1995 – William Taylor the Pure and Baroness Gabrielle Juliana Raron installed
1998 – Taylor resigned
December 7, 2002 – Blaise de Fry joined the Baronage and resigned September, 2006
January 5, 2008 – Gabrielle stepped down after having served for 13 years
January 5th, 2008 – June 30, 2012 – Baroness Helewyse de Birkstad and Baron Thorkel inn vikverski Maks son
June 30, 2012 – June 24, 2017 – Baron Raffaele da Cernia and Baroness Margherita di Raffaele
June 24, 2017 – November 21, 2020 – Meister Konrad Mailander and Baroness Iosobail Mhic Leoid
Nov 21, 2020 – Baroness Bianca di Michaleto and Marcos de Ribera – invested during the Covid Pandemic.
Nov, 2022 – Marcos resigned
June 3, 2023 – Bianca stepped down
June 3, 2023 – Barone Aislin de Tanet and Baron Leofric of the Ospry – invested