WELCOME!

On this site you will find tales, pictures, and references to the history of the Laurel Kingdom of Caid. Born out of the "Four Baronies in the South" of the Kingdom of the West, we have grown to noble size since over the past years, and would share the glory of that history with you.

Some of these are our legacy from the Kingdom of the West, and others more recent. We are trying constantly to update and improve the collection, so, if you have something to add, whether picture, account, article, or "No ____, There I Was" story, please send your contribution to THL Jared Blaydeaux at jaredblaydeaux@gmail.com.

Attributions have been given everywhere we have them, but if you find something improperly attributed, please let us know. Many thanks to Master Hirsch von Henford in the Kingdom of the West for his kind permission to use material from the West Kingdom History site that has to do with Caid's early years.

TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE OF CAIDAN HISTORY:

Go here to take a look at the mystery picture of the week, and see if you can figure out when and where it was taken, and who is in the shot! Send your answers or guesses to caidan.history@earthlink.net

CONTRIBUTORS:

This project has required the contributions of material from many people, and I will hope to acknowledge everyone who's been part of it. I stand on the shoulders, as it were, of Baron Jonas Aquilian, Master Aldred Froscheim von Lechsend, and THL Miguel Esteban Franco de los Rios, who were earlier custodians of much of this material. If the list gets too large for this page, I'll move it to its own:

Pictures: The late THL Eyana bat-David (several albums!), Mistress Joan of Crawfordsmuir (5 albums' worth and counting!), THL Ysabeau of Roseglinn (many, many pictures, of coronations and other events), Baron Jason and Baroness Morgaine of Angels, Baroness Eowyn of Lyondemere, THL Berengere d'Acre, Countess Troy of Nodham Whyre, THL Kolfinna kottr, THL Allan Bluehood, Duke Armand de Sevingy, Lady Maren of Kilbride, and . . .if you'd like to add your name to the list, please contact Baron Jared at jaredblaydeaux@gmail.com.

Articles: Baroness Aliskye MacKyven Raizel

Other Production: Lady Ursula Messerschmitt for event and awards lists, HTML duties and file cleanup.

REVIEW

At the first "Old Timer's" Tourney in Altavia (AS XXXVII), several of us started going through books of images compiled by Master Aldred, and asking people to help us identify faces long-forgotten. To that task bent Mistress Flavia Beatrice Carmigniani, Mistress Mary Taran of Glastonbury, Duchess Natalya de Foix, Count Balin of Tor, Duchess Carol of Bellatrix and several others. Further "review" sessions of several people's collections are upcoming with new and exciting archives being "discovered" all the time!