Kingdom Arts & Sciences and Rapier Championship LVI 2022

Date: March 11 to 13, LVI/2022
Branch: Wastekeep (Tri-cities, WA)
Autocrat: Baroness Guðrun Sæbjarnarsdottir
Site: Red Lion Hotel – Pasco - 2525 N 20th Ave Pasco, WA 99301
Weather: 30's to 60's, mixed clouds and sun.
Activities: A&S Championship competition; Bardic Championship competition; Rapier Tourney; Royal Court

Event Highlights

Kingdom Arts & Science and Rapier Championships – A Court Report for the Reign of King Sven and Queen Rauokinn.

Her Majesty Rauokinn Eyverska Starradottir attended the Kingdom Arts & Science/Kingdom Rapier Championships hosted by the Barony of Wastekeep. Her Majesty and several attendees enjoyed the beautiful decorations and splendor of the event. The event was well attended and there were so many competitors in both Championships that it was impossible to see every entrant fight and/or present.

Friday evening Her Majesty and the Barony of Wastekeep welcomed the attending populace and it was announced that Athenaeum (an An Tir A&S Display and Presentation Event hosted by the Barony of Madrone) is scheduled for July 9, 2022.

Friday Court

Her Majesty conducted the following pieces of business during Friday Court:

Droston Thomas was awarded Arms (Awards of Arms)
Ásbiorn Esbjornson was awarded Arms (Awards of Arms)
Aryana Silknfyre was awarded a Forget-me-Not
Tierzah nic Cathal was awarded a Forget-me-Not
Reginleif in harfagra was awarded a Forget-me-Not.
Melissa of Dalmatia was awarded a Jambe de Lion
Decimus Varius Felix was awarded a Carp
Gareth Hyre was awarded a Jambe de Lion
Kurobayashi Tarou Akahito was awarded a Grace of An Tir
Rowenna de Manning was awarded a Lions Strength

Saturday Morning Court

On Saturday morning Her Majesty reminded the populace of the charity Auction at the event benefiting the Edmonton Zebra Centre and Tree House Vancouver. Her Majesty graciously thanked Baroness Zahra of Aquaterra for her instrumental efforts in putting together the charity auction.

Her Majesty also oversaw the induction of the new Dexter Gauntlet and Argent Scroll Heralds.

At separate intervals, Her Majesty welcomed both Arts & Sciences and Queens Rapier Championship entrants and requested their oaths to uphold the duties of champion, should they be victorious.

Her Majesty conducted the following pieces of business during Saturday Morning Court:

Sean O’Conner was awarded a Forget-me-Not
Adelheide Leeuwin was awarded a Forget-me-Not
Kaaren Hakonsdottir was awarded a Forget-me-Not
Dagrun Stjarna was awarded a Forget-me-Not
Luna Francesca di Marco Lupi was awarded a Jambe de Lion
Dagrun Stjarna was placed on Vigil for the Order of the Pelican
Gabriella Marguerite Simonetti Rucellai was placed on Vigil for the Order of the Laurel
Gregorio Cristovalez de la Vega was placed on Vigil for the Order of Defense

Her Majesty spent her Saturday watching hopefuls compete to become her Rapier Champion. She also toured entrants’ A&S displays and listened to presentations.

Saturday Evening Court

Her Majesty also convened court on Saturday evening and accepted fealty from members of the peers and populace who had not previously done so. She also accepted and exchanged largess and thanked judges, marshals and list personnel.

Her Majesty conducted the following pieces of business during Saturday Evening Court:

Leif Gudrunsdottir was awarded a Lion’s Cub
Mughain was awarded a Sable Gauntlet
Vittoria di Carduci was awarded a Lion’s Mane
Angharat verch Reynulf was awarded a Carp
Aidan Conroy was awarded the Honor of the Lion’s Rapier
Aislinn of Blatha An Oir was awarded a Goutte de Sang
Alessandra Lorenza di Martini Simonetti was awarded a Forget-me-Not
Máire nic Shiobhán was awarded the Sable Chime
Tessina Felice Gianfigliazzi was recognized as an Inspirational Consort (dubbed Inspirational Inspiration by Her Majesty)
Ambrose of Dragon’s Laire was awarded the Sable Gauntlet
Regent Victor de Guers was invested as the Queen’s Rapier Champion
Alessandra Lorenza di Martini ;Simonetti was placed on Vigil for the Order of the Laurel
Khanzara of Samarqand was elevated to the Order of the Laurel
Michael Leyland Sinclaire was placed on Vigil for the Order of the Pelican
Marya Kargashina was offered and immediately elevated to the Order of the Pelican

Additionally, Her Majesty’s Arts & Sciences Minister, Mistress Sigridis Gala Eiriksdottir, announced Scholars of An Tir (any A&S entrant receiving a score of 80% or better on their entry) and the winner of the Sable Bonnet (highest scoring entry):

Aibhinn ingen Conn Mara for their 7th Cen. Frankish Ring
Maire Blakater for their Bardic Admonition of the Author to All Gentle-Ladies: Isabella Whitney
Rowena Jade of the Lion Isles for their Bardic Binding of Fenrir Story
Dunstan Loane for their Dome Lidded Ark
Gwendolyn MacAuslane of Loch Lomond for their Elizabethan embroidered gauntlets
Rosalind McAllistair for their Flax to Spun Linen
Rowena Jade of the Lion Isles for their Bardic Original Terza Rima Poem: A Journey of Discovery
Gabriella Margarite Simonetti di Ruccellai for their Womens Balzo Headpieces
Gabriella Margarite Simonetti di Ruccellai for their Equine Metalpoint Drawing
Dunstan Loane for their Box Stool
Helvi av Gotland for their Process of Making Structures ftom Wattle and Daub
Þóra Jórsalafari for their Research Paper Origins of Silk Textiles in 8th to 10th Century Birka
Þóra Jórsalafari for their Birka B21 Tablet Woven Band
Gareth Hyre for their Bardic Evolution of the Earl of Essex Galliard
Gareth Hyre for their Bardic Variations
Gareth Hyre was awarded the Sable Bonnet by her Majesty for possessing the highest scoring entry.

Sunday Court

On Sunday morning Her Majesty listened to finalists Þóra Jórsalafari and Gareth Hyre present their highest scoring entries before the court and populace. Judges and Her Majesty took a brief reprieve to discuss both entrants before reconvening court. Her Majesty thanked the event steward and staff for a wonderful event. She also thanks the A&S Minister and judges for their work over the course of the weekend. Her Majesty invited the previously announced Scholars of An Tir and the Sable Bonnet winner to attend her and receive a token representing their awards.

Her Majesty conducted the following pieces of business during Sunday Court:

Eleanor de Bolton was awarded the Lion’s Heart
Gareth Hyre was invested as Their Royal Majesty’s Court Bard and was invited to take his place in their court
Þóra Jórsalafari was invested as the A&S Champion

Yours in Service, Þóra Jórsalafari Court Reporter to their Majesties Sven and Rauokinn

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