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Haus
Zauberberg is a German Knightly household within
the Society for Creative Anachronism, Inc. which was formed by Ritter Baron
Meister Karl Aerdigwidder von Zauberberg.
It consists of his family and personal retainers, and is extended as a great
household to include the households of his retainers. The current members of
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Any omissions in the
listing of household members are due to the fact that Aerdigwidder
suffers from "Old-Timers" disease.
Those who have been members of the
household but have left or been released include: Johannes von Pelskneipe, Rusty (inactive), James Thomas Seabrig (the Rat), Aodhan Kunst, Cain MacAddis (Kip), and
Ulf Magnus Thorvauldsson. All in all Aerdigwidder has taken 19 squires. Household members live
in the Middle Kingdom, Calontir, Eldormere,
and the
The lands of Baron von Zauberberg lie in the region of Lower Saxony and
Though from the Rhennish third of the Diet he was able to invest in an
office in Luebeck which
allowed him to participate in the profitable Baltic trade in herring, timber,
amber, honey, and grain. By serving on cogs
out of Luebeck he was able to gain enough profit to
be able to invest in shares of several ships and then in cargos spread out over
several ships. By some unknown trick of trade or exceptionally good fortune he
amassed enough wealth to purchase a Baroncy from the
Holy Roman Emperor which included a tower on a river island from whence he was
able to secure a chain across to the river banks and charge tolls from the
barge traffic. The wealth he gained and the financial support he gave to the
Emperor eventually gained him a peerage.
While the source of much
of his fortune is not understood many a Baltic sailor who has seen him in the
streets of
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Fum
fights with many weapons, but has for years been known as an excellent
spearman in battle. Here he stands with the Midrealm
army listening to instructions. The time of this picture must be early in Pennsic XI, or before, as Fum
is not yet a knight, but some of his armor today is a bit different than this
(though he still wears the same breastplate).
Other than a few more lines on his face and a little less hair on his
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Fum
is here pictured coming back into camp early one rainy morning at Pennsic XXIII. Fum was somewhat
ill during that war with a very bad chest cold, possibly bronchitis, and thus
looks less than happy. He is wearing one of his favorite dalmatics, which he
often covered with a shorter black tunic, and sometimes covers with a red
alb. |
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Here Fum is getting ready to go to |
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This is a photograph of
the icon of Saint Fum showing his flaming mountain
in the background. The figure in the icon is dressed in the traditional
yellow dalmatic and black tunic. |
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Here is Fum at his last event in Andelcrag.
He is wearing his other favorite garb. Other than the fact that he has
allowed his beard to grow back this is much the same as he looks today when
you see him. |
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This picture is a rare
photo of Captain Red Fum at a tavern with the Morganettes. Captain Fum is
reputed to be a fan of Captain Morgan and his fine spiced rum, and on this
occasion he had met with Captain Morgan and the Morganettes
for the evening. Notice how much Captain Red Fum
resembles Baron Sir Fum, even though he is
disguised in mundane attire. No wonder people are confused by the similarity.
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There are many stories passed down to
us by Baron Fum about life in the early days and
tales are also told of Saint Fum ,
the patron saint of Andelcrag and patron saint of
monkeyshines.