Three Sacks

First Appearance and Context

The Three Sacks are invoked in mathic accounts as past calamities that reshaped concents and their practices. In present discourse they are referenced when explaining missing fittings and altered standards in the Mynster, when contrasting “local sacks” to broader Sacks‑General, and in usage notes about rare assemblies and gate‑era customs.

Concept and Description

“Three Sacks” refers to three separate times when a concent was sacked or otherwise overwhelmed. They serve as touchstones for explaining later absences and reforms, and for periodizing practice. Specific dates, causes, and full narratives have not been presented so far.

Examples cited in current materials: - Second Sack: remembered as the time when an organ once standing in the east nave was torn out; later rules curtailed other instruments thereafter. - Third Sack: followed by a long decline in standards noted by stonecarvers and lexicographers; the Thousanders remained on their crag while lower maths stood empty for years.

Use in Current Discourse

• As asserted in current discussion about rare assemblies, there have only been a few Convoxes; one is said to have been convened at the end of each Sack (treated as usage notes rather than a complete chronology).
• Avout sometimes distinguish “Sacks‑General” (the Three Sacks) from smaller, local sacks, and some speak hypothetically of a future “Number Four.”
• The “Three Inviolates” are remembered in connection with the Third Sack: three Thousanders’ maths said not to have been violated—Saunt Edhar, Saunt Rambalf, and Saunt Tredegarh.

Related Concepts and Affiliations

• Rare assemblies: Convox tradition is described as including one gathering at the end of each Sack, alongside other milestone Convoxes.
• Era markers: the Reconstitution is treated as a hinge in usage and is connected to the tradition of naming Convoxes at major moments.
• Sites named with the “Three Inviolates”: Concent of Saunt Edhar; Saunt Rambalf (namesake of the math); Concent of Saunt Tredegarh.

Current Status

The Three Sacks remain established historical markers in mathic memory. They are used to explain present‑day practices and physical traces; detailed causes and timelines are not yet provided in available sources and should be treated as not yet established.