Normandy Tribunal

The Normandy Tribunal is the Regional Tribunal whose territory includes most of modern-day France, plus the Low Countries. In the 13th century, the Normandy Tribunal encompasses the duchies of Normandy, Brittany, and Burgundy, most of the Duchy of Aquitaine, the counties of Flanders, Anjou, and Champagne, the regions of Picardy and Île de France, and portions of the Lorraine. The Normandy Tribunal is bordered by the Provençal Tribunal to the south, the Greater Alps Tribunal to the southeast, and the Rhine Tribunal to the east. See the Map of Mythic Europe.

Tribunal style

As presented in the Fifth Edition supplement dedicated to the tribunal, The Lion and the Lily, the tribunal's environment incorporates feudalism and romanticism in it's political and social structure, the feudal relationship that characterizes the tribunal is between covenants, not magi. It is presented as having very liberal rulings regarding mundane interference, and its Peripheral Code does not prevent raiding of mundane resources between covenants. One distinguishing characteristic is the tribunals' Hermetic Tourney, which takes place immediately following the official tribunal meetings.

The present day tribunal's nature is a product of mundane historical, cultural, and literary developments, such as the romances, as well as the effects left over by the Schism War.

Current Edition Covenants

The Lion and the Lily lists a number of covenants in the Normandy Tribunal, but explicitly states that the list is not meant to be exhaustive.

• Confluensis
• Florum
• Fudarus, Domus Magna of House Tytalus
• Montverte
• Oleron

Canonical current magi of the tribunal

The magi listed here are described, to some degree, in Fifth Edition products as being alive in 1220 AD.

• Adanos Lutorum of House Tytalus currently of the covenant Exspectatio, vassal of Fudarus. Information can be found in The Lion and the Lily, page 45.
• Buliste, contested prima of House Tytalus of Fudarus, the domus magna of the House. Information can be found in Houses of Hermes: Societates, page 75, and The Lion and the Lily, pages 41-44.
• * Eduardus of House Tytalus of [[Montverte].. Information can be found in The Lion and the Lily, page 58=61, but mostly pages 59 and 61.
• Archmaga Geirlaug of House Flambeau of Montverte. Information can be found in The Lion and the Lily, page 58-61, with most information on her on page 59.
• Harpax, contested primus of House Tytalus of Fudarus, the domus magna of the House. Information can be found in Houses of Hermes: Societates, page 75, and The Lion and the Lily, pages 41-44.
• Iasper of House Tytalus currently of the covenant Exspectatio, vassal of Fudarus. Information can be found in The Lion and the Lily, page 45, including a side bar.
• Kybell of House Tytalus currently of the covenant Exspectatio, vassal of Fudarus. Information can be found in The Lion and the Lily, page 45.
• Rotgiers de Gerberoy of House Tremere of Montverte. Information can be found in The Lion and the Lily, page 58-61, with most information in a sidebar on pages 60-61.
• Runild of House Tremere of Montverte. Information can be found in The Lion and the Lily, page 58-61, with most information o page 61.
• Thurmod of House Flambeau of Montverte. Information can be found in The Lion and the Lily, page 58-61, with most information on her on page 59.

Saga Links

The following saga websites are set in, or otherwise related to, the Normandy Tribunal. Feel free to add your own site to the list; please insert it in alphabetical order.

Amnis Mirabilis

La Combe à la Serpent (Français)

Crypta Venatus

This covenant lies in a forested area of the Grand Beune Valley, in the Château de Commarque – a collection of towers owned by several noble families for mutual defense, now occupied by magi investigating the mysterious painted caves that comb the area.

The Covenant of St. Nerius

Located in a monastery in northern France, this covenant centered around the sainted member of the order, Nerius. Logs of the complete run. Set in the same universe as the later Vardian's Tomb campaign.

Ordo Tapisum (Français)

Located in Tinténiac, near Rennes in Brittany, it was founded by a handful of newly gauntleted magi from different houses. Until then they have had to deal with Tytalian schemes, faeries, demons...

La Roche Caribet

The recent meeting of the Normandy Tribunal at Mummolides authorised the foundation of a new Covenant and the three founders settled on a site previously discovered by Thomas scholæ Merinitæ. The Covenant has since been entered formally into the rolls of the Normandy Tribunal as Saxum Caribetum, or vulgarly "La Roche Caribet". Maintained by Neil Taylor.

Novus Mane

Shadows of Normandy

A Brazilian Portuguese Saga based on Normandy.

Resources

Current Edition Resources

Of course the main resource is The Lion and the Lily. Houses of Hermes: Societates can be useful since it covers houses and traditions that have large followings or central enclaves- House Flambeau, House Tyalus, and the Donatores Requietis Aeternae tradition within House Ex Miscellanea.

Past Edition Resources

The Normandy Tribunal section of the Second Edition source book Order of Hermes noted that the tribunal contained Fudarus plus eleven other covenants. In the House Tytalus section of the same work, it was noted that Fudarus had little influence, as in that edition, the house was significantly smaller.

Legacy Page

The history of this page before February 20, 2012 is located at Legacy:normandy_tribunal and Legacy:normandy_sagas.

References

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Based on material Copyright David Chart 1997-2000. Used with permission.