Brighthelm Stane Library

Being the public documents available to those visiting Brighthelm Stane without prior appointment.

Concerning Mannanan

Acquired Autumn 1126 The Harts library of Bright Helm Staine contains many and wonderful insights into Albion’s past. However much of the time of the ancestors before Albion is limited or non-existent. What we do know of Mannanan stems from his time as Lord of the Seas around Albion. We also know this ancestor is…

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Morgana

Librarian’s note: Acquired Autumn 1126 “Knowledge is the carrion of ages past. Seek it as you seek water when you thirst.” Aspects of Morgana Tenets of Morgana Morgana & Artus “No orphan is too wretched to find purpose. No king is too great to fall.” Many tales entwine the fates of Morgana (sometimes named as…

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The Great Horned Rat: True facts about the swarmfather

Librarian’s note: Acquired Autumn 1126 THE GREAT HORNED RAT TRUE FACTS ABOUT THE SWARMFATHER Maybe you have heard the name, whispered by the pox-ridden? Perhaps you have heard frightening tales? Terrifying rumours? The Great Horned Rat (PBUH) is not well understood beyond the walls of his temples. This leaflet seeks to correct that. WHO IS…

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A brief primer on the history of The Ancestor of Famine                     by Spineshank Strangetails XIII

Librarian’s note: Acquired Autumn 1126 Text reproduced for cataloguing purposes, but best read in the original form:                         Origins: The Calligar Connection Before the Great Horned Rat was an ancestor, there was Calligar; known also as the Green Man, Rede, or Bear. He was a primeval ancestor of the wilderness, of fertility and decay, of…

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Teutonian Ancestors

Found among other paperwork, Autumn 1124 Before the coming of civilised man to Teutonia, there were two sister ancestors – Sithis and Vouivre. Sithis was the eldest and when she came into the world she went off by herself to raise a mighty church of faithful. In those times ancestors walked the earth in the…

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Research on Shrines within Albion by Spineshank Strangetails, penned winter 1122, updated 1124

Whilst the most prominent or those of significant importance have been recorded and noted in past research, for every shrine, altar erected, used in the name of an ancestor and recorded another ten will go unnoticed. Should the shrine be dedicated to ancestor of a less reputable nature, the list of unknown sites grows. This…

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Research into the nature of the Trinity

Research conducted by Ser Graf Dog-Mortimer, with Brandon Barthez assistingSummer 1123 The people of Albion have always been tolerant when it comes to Ancestors, whether they be fromwithin Albion or beyond its borders. As with all Ancestors, their time and the followers come and goas the seasons change, and this is true of Albion, and…

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On The Creeds of Cymrija and Erin

Transcribed by Henry of Durfast It is important for the reader of this treatise to realise this is only the first draft of this work and so probably neglects to mention a number of creeds of Cymrija and Erin. If you know of any creeds or ancestors which have been omitted please contact me and…

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Prayers for Musters

A book of prayers by Gideon D’Arby, copies available for collection here: Prayers_for_musters

Ancestors of Albion

This document was written before the chosing of the Trinity of Albion in 1106. This documents remains for posterity.  The ancestors of Albion are many and varied. With the arrival of the Empire into this land, patron ancestors of Albion have also awoken to claim Albion as their own. Nurturing Ancestors Many of the Ancestors…

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