Thomas Grocere

Persona

Thomas Grocere (sometimes misspelled Grozier) was an upper middle class merchant of the late 14th, early 15th century England who has somehow found his way to Ealdormere. He is an alderman of the City of Eoforwic, having served a term as its mayor. Any resemblance he bears to Thomas the Pardoner is, of course, purely coincidental. Also coincidental is the fact that both Thomas Grocere and Thomas the Pardoner are partial to pilgrimages, having been to Canterbury, Rome, Jerusalem, and Santiago de Compostela (the latter several times).

Whereabouts

Thomas am currently located on the borderlands between Eoforwic and Ard Chreag and have been known to show up at meetings of both cantons.

Heraldry

Thomas has a device and a badge. These are awaiting approval for official registration.

Device: Argent, on a chevron gules three escallops argent, in base an open book gules Badge: Fieldless, on an escallop azure an arrow fesswise to sinister or.

Current Office(s)

Thomas is currently the Eoforwic pursuivant, having found the office vacant.

Past Offices

Seneschal of Eoforwic in the distant past Chronicler of Eoforwic in the distant past (will look up the dates and update the page)

SCA History

I started in the SCA as Æðelwold Mierca(AEthelwold Mierca in the Canton of Eoforwic, then in the Middle Kingdom. About two years in I became seneschal of the Canton and served for a couple of years around the time of its tenth anniversary. I was also canton Chronicler for a while. I autocratted the Eoforwic Hundred Years War event and feastocratted several others (some more successfully, some less). AEthelwold set off on a quest to find Prester John, rumoured to rule in Africa or Asia but, after crossing the Sahara in Africa, was lost somewhere in Niger. Only his identical twin brother brother AEthelstan returned. AEthelstan hung around Eoforwic for a few years but after that was seldom seen. In his absence, the merchant Thomas appeared and the less reputable Thomas the Pardomer soon afterwards. I swore personal fealty to Aedan O Kincorra and Caffa Muirath (as individuals, rather than as Baron and Baroness). I was apprenticed to Master Robert of Two Cliffs. I was invited to join House Falkenshield, a cadet branch of House De Taahe.

I was very active from about 1982 - the early to mid-90s and then disappeared until about 2003 when I came back for a few years with my wife and children. Then I disappeared again for 15 or twenty years until returning in 2023.

Interests

Primary interests are calligraphy and illumination and medieval culinary research (with a focus on Western Europe, pre-1500. I have been known to try my hand at other arts and sciences, though.

Awards

Award of Arms Order of the Willow Bear's Claw

Other Activities

I also have an interest in pilgrimage (as some might deduce from my heraldry) and have been known to go for long walks in Spain.

Contact Information

I am readily found as David Tallan on the Internet on several platforms.

External Links

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