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The Tournament of the Golden Swan is held annually on the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend in [[Appledore]]. | |||
Golden Swan is a persona development challenge for female personas. | Golden Swan is a persona development challenge for female personas. It is sponsored by the Shire of Appledore in the Kingdom of An Tir within the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA), a world-wide historical recreationist group. The first Golden Swan was held in Kelowna, B.C. in 1984. | ||
A successful Golden Swan has acquired a level and depth of understanding of what a woman's life was like in a given time period that may be unequalled even in the highest academic circles. | The purpose of Golden Swan is to foster knowledge of the lives of women in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Its aim is not merely to confine itself to women's history and women's issues, although these will, of necessity, form part of the research most candidates will do. A successful Golden Swan has acquired a level and depth of understanding of what a woman's life was like in a given time period that may be unequalled even in the highest academic circles. | ||
In addition, the candidate will have a certain amount of acting ability, to stay in persona for a period of 36 hours. The judges and event organizers try to create a supportive atmosphere during the event for those undergoing the Golden Swan competition. | |||
Golden Swan is held on the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend in south-central BC. | |||
Applicants must submit an application to the Shire of Appledore by June 30 of the year in which they wish to compete. This will consist of a general persona introduction (name, age, date and place of birth, marital status, occupation or occupation of father or husband, social standing, and any other relevant information), and a general bibliography. Applicants should also indicate which categories they intend to compete in (see the links to the left). A more detailed application will be required by August 15 if the applicant has been accepted. | |||
Candidates enter 10 categories. Eight are mandatory: Persona Development, Skills and Technologies, Costuming, Needlework, Correspondence, Everyday Life, Habitat and Food. The candidate must also choose 2 of the 3 following: Games and Pastimes, Performance, Survival Skills. | |||
Personas must be historically based, not just SCA. Documentation is expected for the persona in general, as well as some minimal level for each category. Educate the judges by providing them with as much information as you can. | |||
Please note that all categories are open to anyone as individual contests. | Please note that all categories are open to anyone as individual contests. | ||
Website: http://www.goldenswan.org/ | |||
Golden Swans | |||
1984 Thyri Iris Eiriksdattir | |||
Norway | |||
Born 985 | |||
Currently 1008 | |||
Jane Ann Lahmann | |||
1984 Kyrsteen ap Sennan | |||
Wales | |||
Born 1398 | |||
Currently 1421 | |||
Joanne Burrows | |||
1984 Gyelle Spence | |||
Normandy | |||
Born 1050 | |||
Currently 1080 | |||
Laurel S. Burch | |||
1984 Elspeth Aylena of Alnwick | |||
England | |||
Born 1529 | |||
Currently 1547 | |||
Valorie Lennox | |||
1985 Janet Marie MacBain | |||
Scotland | |||
Born 1490 | |||
Currently 1511 | |||
Anne Cave | |||
1986 Eileen Falconer | |||
England | |||
Born 1475 | |||
Currently 1502 | |||
Delaine Faulkner | |||
1987 Madelene de Vos | |||
Belgium | |||
Born 1423 | |||
Currently 1453 | |||
Brenda F. Nicolson | |||
1989 Anthea de Northeton | |||
no application on file | |||
1990 Helene von Gruner | |||
England | |||
Born 1348 | |||
Currently 1365 | |||
Leanne Mallory | |||
1990 Ilana M.M. di Firenze | |||
Italy | |||
Born 1353 | |||
Currently 1401 | |||
Sharon Burrows | |||
1991 Adriana della Sangomano | |||
Italy | |||
Born 1455 | |||
Currently 1487 | |||
Toby Chernoff | |||
1992 Meresigha Stonegatta | |||
England | |||
Born 872 | |||
Currently 916 | |||
Jackie Lynch | |||
1995 Aloise de Pont du Fosse | |||
France | |||
Born 1151 | |||
Currently 1187 | |||
Susan Suisaidh | |||
1998 Vigdis Bjornsdottir | |||
Sweden | |||
Born 809 | |||
Currently 852 | |||
Melinda Shoop | |||
1999 Osolbayajin | |||
Mongolia | |||
Born 1186 | |||
Currently 1230 | |||
Kim Jacobs | |||
1999 Nadezhda Igoreevna | |||
Russia | |||
Born 932 | |||
Currently 957 | |||
Erin-Lee Halstad | |||
2001 Walburga of Liege | |||
Belgium | |||
Born 1198 | |||
Currently 1230 | |||
Mary Defeo | |||
2001 Agnes Kennet | |||
England | |||
Born 1326 | |||
Currently 1350 | |||
2001 Meryell Kennet | |||
England | |||
Born 1330 | |||
Currently 1350 | |||
Kiara Moran | |||
2003 Alis Talairan de Perigord | |||
Aquitaine (France) | |||
Born ? | |||
Currently 1152 | |||
Anne Harwood | |||
2003 Rose van den Burge | |||
Belgium | |||
Born 1421 | |||
Currently 1440 | |||
Shiela Campbell | |||
2004 Saikhan | |||
Mongolia | |||
Born 1255 | |||
Currently 1291 | |||
Marie Bauer-Woodard | |||
2005 Iulia Aurelia | |||
Britannia (Roman rule) | |||
Born 401 | |||
Currently 450 Italy | |||
Sarah la Follette Urdahl | |||
2005 Lucy Pogson | |||
England | |||
Born ? | |||
Currently 1375 | |||
Judy Mulloy | |||
2006 Anya the Gypsy | |||
Hungary | |||
Born 1534 | |||
Currently 1580 | |||
2010 Samira al Waddi | |||
Spain | |||
Born 1133 | |||
Currently 1175 | |||
2012 Marguerite FitzWilliam | |||
Wales | |||
Born 1133 | |||
Currently 1172 | |||
Barbara Beden-Hill | |||
2012 Meresigha Stonegatta | |||
England | |||
Born 872 | |||
Currently 916 | |||
Jackie Lynch (second time) | |||
2012 Alicia de Wilford | |||
England | |||
Born 1331 | |||
Currently 1371 | |||
Judy Harcus | |||
2014 Diamante da Magenta | |||
Italy | |||
Born 1477 | |||
Carol Lewis | |||
2014 Illuminada Eugenia de Guadalupe y Godoy | |||
Lima, Peru | |||
Born 1582 | |||
Currently 1614 | |||
L. Dinsmore | |||
2014 Svala Gunarsdottir | |||
Iceland | |||
Born 897 | |||
Currently 929 | |||
Shawna Cummings | |||
2016 Cwrstyn verch Senann du Saone | |||
Wales | |||
Born 1398 | |||
Currently 1450 | |||
Joanne Burrows (second time) | |||
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Latest revision as of 03:45, 15 October 2020
The Tournament of the Golden Swan is held annually on the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend in Appledore.
Golden Swan is a persona development challenge for female personas. It is sponsored by the Shire of Appledore in the Kingdom of An Tir within the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA), a world-wide historical recreationist group. The first Golden Swan was held in Kelowna, B.C. in 1984.
The purpose of Golden Swan is to foster knowledge of the lives of women in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Its aim is not merely to confine itself to women's history and women's issues, although these will, of necessity, form part of the research most candidates will do. A successful Golden Swan has acquired a level and depth of understanding of what a woman's life was like in a given time period that may be unequalled even in the highest academic circles.
In addition, the candidate will have a certain amount of acting ability, to stay in persona for a period of 36 hours. The judges and event organizers try to create a supportive atmosphere during the event for those undergoing the Golden Swan competition.
Golden Swan is held on the Canadian Thanksgiving weekend in south-central BC.
Applicants must submit an application to the Shire of Appledore by June 30 of the year in which they wish to compete. This will consist of a general persona introduction (name, age, date and place of birth, marital status, occupation or occupation of father or husband, social standing, and any other relevant information), and a general bibliography. Applicants should also indicate which categories they intend to compete in (see the links to the left). A more detailed application will be required by August 15 if the applicant has been accepted. Candidates enter 10 categories. Eight are mandatory: Persona Development, Skills and Technologies, Costuming, Needlework, Correspondence, Everyday Life, Habitat and Food. The candidate must also choose 2 of the 3 following: Games and Pastimes, Performance, Survival Skills.
Personas must be historically based, not just SCA. Documentation is expected for the persona in general, as well as some minimal level for each category. Educate the judges by providing them with as much information as you can. Please note that all categories are open to anyone as individual contests.
Website: http://www.goldenswan.org/
Golden Swans
1984 Thyri Iris Eiriksdattir
Norway Born 985 Currently 1008 Jane Ann Lahmann
1984 Kyrsteen ap Sennan
Wales Born 1398 Currently 1421 Joanne Burrows
1984 Gyelle Spence
Normandy Born 1050 Currently 1080 Laurel S. Burch
1984 Elspeth Aylena of Alnwick
England Born 1529 Currently 1547 Valorie Lennox
1985 Janet Marie MacBain
Scotland Born 1490 Currently 1511 Anne Cave
1986 Eileen Falconer
England Born 1475 Currently 1502 Delaine Faulkner
1987 Madelene de Vos
Belgium Born 1423 Currently 1453 Brenda F. Nicolson
1989 Anthea de Northeton
no application on file
1990 Helene von Gruner
England Born 1348 Currently 1365 Leanne Mallory
1990 Ilana M.M. di Firenze
Italy Born 1353 Currently 1401 Sharon Burrows
1991 Adriana della Sangomano
Italy Born 1455 Currently 1487 Toby Chernoff
1992 Meresigha Stonegatta
England Born 872 Currently 916 Jackie Lynch
1995 Aloise de Pont du Fosse
France Born 1151 Currently 1187 Susan Suisaidh
1998 Vigdis Bjornsdottir
Sweden Born 809 Currently 852 Melinda Shoop
1999 Osolbayajin
Mongolia Born 1186 Currently 1230 Kim Jacobs
1999 Nadezhda Igoreevna
Russia Born 932 Currently 957 Erin-Lee Halstad
2001 Walburga of Liege
Belgium Born 1198 Currently 1230 Mary Defeo
2001 Agnes Kennet
England Born 1326 Currently 1350
2001 Meryell Kennet
England Born 1330 Currently 1350 Kiara Moran
2003 Alis Talairan de Perigord
Aquitaine (France) Born ? Currently 1152 Anne Harwood
2003 Rose van den Burge
Belgium Born 1421 Currently 1440 Shiela Campbell
2004 Saikhan
Mongolia Born 1255 Currently 1291 Marie Bauer-Woodard
2005 Iulia Aurelia
Britannia (Roman rule) Born 401 Currently 450 Italy Sarah la Follette Urdahl
2005 Lucy Pogson
England Born ? Currently 1375 Judy Mulloy
2006 Anya the Gypsy
Hungary Born 1534 Currently 1580
2010 Samira al Waddi
Spain Born 1133 Currently 1175
2012 Marguerite FitzWilliam
Wales Born 1133 Currently 1172 Barbara Beden-Hill
2012 Meresigha Stonegatta
England Born 872 Currently 916 Jackie Lynch (second time)
2012 Alicia de Wilford
England Born 1331 Currently 1371 Judy Harcus
2014 Diamante da Magenta
Italy Born 1477 Carol Lewis
2014 Illuminada Eugenia de Guadalupe y Godoy
Lima, Peru Born 1582 Currently 1614 L. Dinsmore
2014 Svala Gunarsdottir
Iceland Born 897 Currently 929 Shawna Cummings
2016 Cwrstyn verch Senann du Saone
Wales Born 1398 Currently 1450 Joanne Burrows (second time)