NON-FICTION: FOLKLORE
A Canadian Bestiary: A Collection of People, Places and Beasties from Canadian Folklore, Cryptozoology, Native Religion, and Mythology - Paperback – Second edition, revised and expanded - Feb. 27 2018PDF version via Itchio - Second edition - January 30, 2025
When it comes to folklore and mythology, what springs to mind are places like Greece, Romania, England and other European countries, with their stories and images of Gorgons and Cyclopes, Vampires, Dragons and Faeries... But what about Canada?
NON-FICTION: GENEALOGY
Being the ancestral history of the Durham Region branch of the Fischer family, as descended from the Fischer, Anderson, Hill, Stephens, Wilson, Akitt and Dowsett families.
Canada has a deep and varied folkloric heritage based upon the legends, myths and stories of the numerous Native nations who lived in Canada first, that were built upon by each successive wave of immigrants from all over the world. The French brought tales of flying canoes, the Devil, and little goblins who took horses out for joyrides; the Germans gave us conjure doctors; the Italians the weather controlling folletti; the Russians the household sprites called domivye...
For more than twenty years, amateur folklorist Todd H. C. Fischer has researched hundreds of creatures, monsters, strange locales, heroes and spirits from all across Canada. That research gave rise to the first edition of his Canadian Bestiary. Now he returns with this revised and expanded second edition, featuring dozens of new entries, an introduction by Canada’s “Mr. Mystery” John Robert Colombo, indices and over fifty photographs and illustrations. This comprehensive volume is a great springboard into the worlds of both folklore and cryptozoology and is a valuable addition to collections on either subject.
NON-FICTION: GENEALOGY
Family History Hardcover - December 21, 2010
Being the ancestral history of the Durham Region branch of the Fischer family, as descended from the Fischer, Anderson, Hill, Stephens, Wilson, Akitt and Dowsett families.
NON-FICTION: POETICS
Paperback - January 12, 2017
PDF version via Itchio - January 30, 2025
From the works of the troubadours and trouvères of the 14th-century to those of the skalds and scops of the 6th, poetry has been written in Europe for a very long time. Within this volume Todd H. C. Fischer has gathered information on different poetic genres, forms and devices used across Europe during the early, medieval and Renaissance time periods. You may have heard of roundelays, madrigals, ballads, and—of course—sonnets in high school English class, but have you heard of hrynhent, leich, letrilla and zéjel? Mr. Fischer (who holds a double honours BA in English and Creative Writing) has made the study of medieval poetry a passion. He has scoured hundreds of volumes on medieval literature to here gather together information ranging from Anglo-Saxon versification to the obscure fatras of France. Most entries are illustrated by period examples, quoting works by Dante, Shakespeare, Marie de France, Raimbaut of Orange, and many others. Indices at the end of the volume allow easy cross referencing of entries by location and time period. Students of literature, lovers of poetry, and medieval re-creationists alike will find this volume essential.
NON-FICTION: HISTORICAL RE-ENACTMENT
Paperback – January 18, 2016
PDF version on Itch.io - January 30, 2025
Within the Society for Creative Anachronism, Duke Nigel MacFarlane, KSCA, has reigned as king twice in the Kingdom of Ealdormere and has been a knight for over a decade. Originally from the Middle Kingdom he now dwells in the northlands. In this volume, Sir Nigel expounds on the nature of chivalry, with his words on the subject being transcribed by his squire, Maister Colyne Stewart (also known as Todd H. C. Fischer). Within you can read his thoughts on the virtues, pilgramages, the taking of dependents, and more.
Florilegium historiarum Septentriae (Kingdom of Ealdormere History Series, Volume 2)
Paperback – May 12, 2015
PDF version via Itchio - January 30, 2025
The Society of Creative Anachronism (SCA) is a world-wide living history club with members numbering in the tens of thousands. Within the SCA there are several “kingdoms” and within these kingdoms are local groups known as baronies.. One of these baronies, made up of central Ontario, Canada, is known as Septentria. Septentria was the first barony to be formed in Ontario. The people of this barony, who pride themselves as being from “the heart of Ealdormere”, have a long and proud history. Maister Colyne Stewart (otherwise known as author Todd H. C. Fischer) has, over the past two decades, written several histories of this barony, its peoples and their deeds. From the founding baroness, Gillian d’Uriel, up to the investiture of Dafydd and Mahhild, Colyne has collected many tales of Septentria’s past, presenting them in the form of period chronicles. Includes most of the contents of Septentrius Historium.
The Wolf, the Wilds, and the Will (Kingdom of Ealdormere History Series, Volume 1)
Paperback – May 12, 2015
PDF version via Itchio - January 30, 2025
The Society of Creative Anachronism (SCA) is a world-wide living history club with members numbering in the tens of thousands. Within the SCA there are several “kingdoms”. One of these kingdoms, made up of most of Ontario, Canada, is known as Ealdormere. The people of this kingdom, who pride themselves as being from “the northlands”, have a long and proud history. This year, the SCA turns fifty years old, and as part of the celebrations, each kingdom was asked to write a history of its lands. In Ealdormere, this task fell to Maister Colyne Stewart (otherwise known as author Todd H. C. Fischer). Through study of earlier histories, newsletters and discussions with founding members, Colyne has compiled this chronicle featuring many acts of dedication, service, prowess, valour, and honour.
Paperback - January 20, 2011
PDF version via Itchio - January 30, 2025
This volume collects several publications written for the Barony of Septentria, a chapter within the SCA (a medieval recreation group). For more information about the SCA go to www.sca.org.
Most of the contents of this volume are included in Florilegium historiarum Septentriae.
Paperback – December 14, 2010
PDF version via Itchio - January 30, 2025
Maister Colyne Stewart (Todd Fischer) joined the SCA in February 2001 and has been writing about and for it since the get go. His articles, stories and poems have appeared in numerous publications across several kingdoms and he was—for a time—the Ealdormerean correspondent for SCA Today. He was the editor of Cry of the Wolf IV, has published numerous tomes for his canton, barony and kingdom (including local histories), and has served as a baronial and kingdom bard, chronicler, and historian. This volume collects most of the articles that Colyne wrote in his first ten years in the Society, ranging in subject matter from medieval toilets to bestiaries, from the rules of medieval games to cooking a Yuletide feast.
Paperback - December 17, 2010
PDF version via Itchio - January 30, 2025
This volume features almost 80 entries documenting the happenings of events in the Kingdom of Ealdormere (Ontario, Canadia) between the years 2001 and 2007. The entries are written in a variety of voices, as Maister Colyne Stewart uses an array of personas to show his home kingdom from a variety of different perspectives. A must have for those interested in the history of the SCA itself.
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