Avacal June Coronet Tournament XLV/2010

Date

4-6 June, XLV/2010

Branch

Shire of Bitter End Red Deer

Event Stewards

HL Ceara O'Ceallaigh (Andrea Ferron) & HL Tessa (Lori Smith)

Site

Alix Agricultural Grounds (Alix AB)

Weather

Slightly overcast, light rain, very heavy but brief storm during the coronet tourney and then sunshine!

Activities

Heavy combat tournament, Squires and tournaments in archery, rapier and equestrian.

Event Highlights

There were 29 entrants in the Coronet Lists. The finals were between Hjalti Einarsson, inspired by Tanwen verch Llewelyn and Kirk Einarsson, inspired by Bryjna Lovisdottir. Kirk bested Hjalti and won the tourney. Congrats to Kirk and Bryjna, Tanist and Tanista of Avacal!

Don Raoul Delaroche was inducted into the Order of the Pelican. He was put on vigil before the Coronet finals and the elevation took place in evening court.

Court

Kirk Einarsson and Bryjna Lovisdottir were confirmed as Tanist and Tanista of Avacal. Magy of Aberdeen was inducted into the Order of the Goute de Sang. Lauralyn of West Bromwich recieved her Award of Arms from Their Highness' Werner and Helene

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The First Coronet Equestrian Games

To the populace of Avacal and our equestrian competitors, a warm thank you and congratulations!

I send my deepest thanks out to all who played in the first Coronet Equestrian Games, to those who were ground crew and the spectators who came to watch.

My thanks to those who brought horses (and rode and were ground crew);

HL Tessa and Thodan with Foxy and Bambi, Miriam with Shiya Joan the Just with Trina Brooke with Buckets and Java

And to our additional riders (and ground crew); Alickina, HL Ceara O'Ceallaigh, Robert of Clan Gunn

And to our ground crew, without which the games could not run; Lyonet, Jade, Irena

Lastly a huge thanks to HL Tessa's parents for all the background work they did which we didn't see but was integral to getting equipment, horses, firewood and any number of other things done for equestrian and the whole event. Also a huge thanks to Tessa for doing all the leg work prior to and after the event. Without her, this event would not fly.

As the games took place after court I could not present the winners of our event for the all in Avacal to see! I will do so now, and prepare a suitable prize upon seeing the winner.

First place with style and grace went to Brooke! Well done!

Second place was the most talented Alickina.

Third place was a tie between Thodan and Robert of Clan Gunn.

Thank you to everyone to see the beginning of something grand!

In Service, Kiera of the Shadows Dragon Slayer of Montengarde (Originally posted to the Avacal Circus)

Squire Tournament Results

Daniel was awarded the prize for Chivalry

John the Unkept was awarded a Dagger for Most Wins

There was a three way tie for most fights. After a hard fought thumb wrestling match, Malcolm de Bruce was awarded a sword.

Pictures

Pictures of the event can be found at Beothuk of the Beothuk's flick account http://www.flickr.com/photos/beothuk/

And Her Ladyship Althea's flickr account http://www.flickr.com/photos/f_jean/sets/72157624098538007/