
Device: Per saltire pean and vert, in fess two dragons passant Or, three mullets argent, one and two (for augmentation)
Motto: Service Beyond Sanity
Rhiannon of the Isle is a late
12th - early 13th century Welshwoman. The
only child of a minor chieftain
whose claim to fame was the raising and
training of tournament destiers,
she was trained to assume the
responsibilities of her father.
In her formative years she was a tomboy
through and through, and she
took a great deal of pleasure in entering
tournaments 'incognito' and
taking the boys 'toys'! Her prowess with her
valiant steeds gained her entry
into an equestrian tournament company.
Another lesson learned from
her father was that to survive and thrive in
Wales at that time, it was
necessary to court the Norman invaders. This
well-learned lesson paid great
dividends, as through the right association
with the 'right' Norman
knight, (love ya Gareth!) she managed to expand
the family holdings to a County.
Well educated for a woman of
her era, she enjoys reading, calligraphy (and
obviously things equestrian),
and some of the womanly arts; cooking,
embroidery and sewing.
In the Society, she is the founder
and Matriarch of House Dragon Or, which
is a service-oriented household
with far-flung memberships, with members
in the East, Atlantia, Ealdormere,
Atenveldt, Calontir, Ansteorra and
mostly Meridies. She
is also proud to be a Premiere of the Most Noble
Company of Saint Anne, a society-wide
equestrian tournament company.
Rhiannon served as the
founding Baroness of the Barony of the Osprey,
within the Kingdom of Meridies
(Mobile, Alabama). By the strength of the
strong sword arm (and infamous
rising snap shot) of Duke Gareth LeBruin,
it was her honour and privilege
to serve as the 37th Queen of Meridies.
She is a Peer in her own right
as a Companion of the most Noble Order of
the Pelican.
Her
Awards and Honors:
37th Queen Meridies - County
Lady of the Rose
Companion of the Pelican
Companion of the Bough/Meridies
Companion of the Scarlet Star/Meridies
Companion of the Meridian Cross
Companion of the Meridian Majesty
Companion of the Sovereigns
Pleasure
Companion of the Guiding Hand/Meridies
Companion of the Argent Lance/Meridies
Companion of the Order of Compostella/Meridies
Augmentation of Arms/Kingdom
of Meridies
Baroness Osprey/Kingdom of
Meridies (1993-1999)
Premiere of the
Company of St. Anne
Companion of the Ospreys' Jess/Barony
of the Osprey/Meridies
Companion of the Sable Athanor/Barony
of the Osprey/Meridies
Companion of the Axe/Barony
of Axemoor/Meridies
Companion of the Crimson Collar/Gleann Abhann
Baroness of the Court Meridies- 1st reign of Gareth and Anneis
Companion of the Order of the Moonstone - Iron Mountain A&S Award