Barad Duin
a kingdom within the High Fantasy Society, located in Austin, Texas.
Heraldry
The device of the Grand Duchy of Barad Duin was a white banner adorned with a Black Tower with cresent moons and stars over a blue river.
History
one of the first Amtgard groups outside of El Paso, the Grand Duchy of Barad Duin was founded by Nithanalorn in late 1987. In time many in Barad Duin reached a population that they felt they should be recognized as a separate kingdom from the Burning Lands. The Burning Lands refused to negotiate on the issue and maintained that Barad Duin could not advance past it's Grand Duchy status. Out of frustration, the population of Barad Duin voted to succeed from Amtgard and the Burning Lands and create a game where they could enjoy greater freedom of self-rule.
Though the vote was in the majority, many players wished to remain within the game of Amtgard. They left Barad Duin, and formed Tori Mar.
People
Contacts and Directions
His Most Aquatic Majesty King Fish I, was the last true ruler of Barad Duin.
Its a long story (Barad Duin split) but to make a long story short, Barad Duin voted to leave Amtgard and found its own group, the High Fantasy Society HFS, using a similar but distinctly different ruleset.
When this happened, two of the other smaller amtgard groups in the area, Turris Lunae and Bifost remained in Amtgard and went on to form the Celestial Kingdom. Some amtgarders in Austin also chose to stay in Amtgard, using the name Brightlands and later Tori-Mar, which went on to be one of the main groups of the Celestial Kingdom as well.
Barad Duin still exists today, and some of its people participate in Amtgard as well.
