An Tir Coronation 20

An Tir Twelfth Night and Coronation

Prince Scellanus of Skye and Princess Maelen of Catcott were coronated on 17 January 1981 at An Tir Twelfth Night in Church Hall of Notre Dame de Lourdes, Coquitlam, BC, Canada.

Event Announcement

AN TIR TWELFTH NIGHT LIONS GATE - 17 JANUARY A.S. XV

On January 17, 1981 the noble and ignoble of An Tir will brave winter's blast in a pilgrimage to Lions Gate, there to share in celebration of the joyous season and the coro­nation of Scellanus and Maelen. The Shire of Eisen­marche will share hostly duties with the Barony. Much revelry and pageantry are expected.

There will be a feast of four removes, entertain­ment, the last court of Steingrim and Lenora, the coronation of Scellanus and Maelen, and general mirthmaking .

NO TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR. As of December 21th the price has gone up to $11. Children under 12 are half-price. The hall limit is 200 persons. so hurry.

No babysitting facilities will be provided; all will be seated in the main hall. The feast will be held in the church hall of Our Lady of Lourdes in Coquitlam, B.C. (see map.) Please bring goblet, trencher, bowl, table­ware, etc.

Many CONTESTS are being offered at this event: COSTUMERS GUILD: The Kingdom Costumers Guild's Full Court Costume contest (including all accessories, etc) is for an aristocratic or noble dress of the period and area chosen. Fabrics and decorations are to be suitable in type, and the appearance of suitable undergarments is desirable. Accessories such as headdresses, jewelry, shoes, etc. are suggested. Judging will also include proper decorum and handling of the costume.

A contest for a badge for the Costumer's Guild had a deadline of January 1; results will be announced at this event.

HERALDIC NEEDLEWORK CONTEST, Janeltis Karaine, Starfarer, Dowager Princess of An Tir, offers this contest for the second year, to include banners, accessories, or any article upon which heraldic needlework may be practiced. Entries must be heraldic in design, your own or someone else's, They must be in some form of needlework, i.e . embroidery, needlepoint, appliqué, etc., and acceptable under SCA heraldic rules. It may be an original design or worked from other sources, but it must be done by the person entering it. The winner(s) will be proclaimed Master/Mistress of Stitchery for 1981 and will be presented with a scroll and the symbol of the contest, a pair of folding scissors on a gold cord.

WATERBEARERS' BADGE/NAME : Melissa Kendal of Westmoreland is offering a contest for a name and badge for the waterbearers who serve fighters at wars and tourneys.

DRAW NIGH : The winner of this contest (deadline December 1) will be announced at this event.

The Crier (January 1981)

Event Chronicle

AN TIR TWELFTH NIGHT, JANUARY 17, A.S. XV, LIONS GATE chronicle compiled and edited by Deirdre Muldomhnaigh by [stealing] researching more than three sources, ie: Meghan in the NORTHWIND, Cathal Sean O'Conn­lauinn in THE GLAUCOUS, and someone too modest to insist on a by-line in AURORA BOREALIS, as well as information from the Black Lion Herald and others.

'Twas Twelfth Night and the slithey rain did promise a wonderful mushroom crop in Lions Gate come spring. None­theless the dauntless folk of An Tir and drier climes paddled and swam to the well-filled hall, where cooks toiled during the last court of Steingrim and Lenora. Their Highnesses re­ceived and bestowed many lovely gifts, and gave to Walsh of Darenth and Adele de Bretagne Awards of Arms.

Among the honored guests were Their Majesties of the West, Frederick and Nicorlyn; they presented to William of Woodland the Order of the Pelican, and to Roberta of Rowan the Order of the Laurel. (This court was held im­mediately after the coronation and first court of Scellanus and Maelen, of which more follows). Baron Gerhard and others presented to His Majesty a petition entreating that An Tir be made a kingdom; this petition was ac­cepted and His Majesty pledged his support.

Sir Edward Zifran heralded the processional for the coronation of Scellanus and Maelen. The newly-crowned princely couple also received many fine gifts, too numerous to mention, but some exceptional in the extreme. In their turn, Their Royal Highnesses awarded Arms to Ellandar of the Far Glens, Helena of Terra, Margue Rondell d’Esperaunce, Meghan Meddyglyn, Rayatha Carminowe, Alisdair MacAuley, Bahram the Resplendent, Garrathe Ravenswood, Lee of the Lowlands, Robert Scheller der Lasterhaft, and Thomas of Appledore; to Arias the lnnkeeper's Daughter and Asahla Telerion they presented the Order of the Leaf of Merit. Asha received a Rose Leaf. (Information may be incomplete and/or inaccurate; also some names were changed by Laurel upon passing of arms; we try.)

Following (and sometimes during) which, the banquet proceeded, for indeed the food was ready and the populace nigh starved. After four removes they deemed survival possible, nay, even pleasant. Entertainers included the Seagirt Guisers, who presented a play: "My Lady Faire"; Roger the Goliard and Arias the Innkeeper's Daughter sang both sweet and bawdy songs, and the evening ended with revelry and cleanup. Borealis was given a handmade bowl by Thomas of Appledore, and was especially grateful to the good folk of Lions Gate for their provision of submarines crashspace. No citizens were re­ported drowned on their way home.

FOUND AT THE REVEL: l pair socks; l napkin; 1 garter; 1 tunic; 1 towel; 1 pair shoes; 1 sock; 1 brush; 1 note pad; l trencher; 1 bowl; 1 lighter; 3 goblets; l wall hanging; 1 earring; 1 pin; 1 scroll (Aislinn of Riagon) ; 1 key chain; 2 rings; 1 coat; 1 knife; various forks & spoons. LOST: costume book; ring with jade stones.

The Crier (June 1981)

On January 17, AS XV (1981) at the An Tir Twelfth Night Coronetting of Scellanus of Skye and Maelen of Catcott, 20th Prince and Princess of An Tir (January 17 to July 12, AS XV-XVI/1981), held in the Barony of Lions Gate, Baron Gerhard Kendal of Westmoreland, Earl Steingrim Stellari, Baron Theodolf of Borogrove and Baroness Anne of Caerdydd presented a petition to the Board of Directors through Frederick and Nicorlynn, 47th King and Queen of the West (January 3 to May 2, AS XV-XVI/1981), to elevate An Tir to the status of the kingdom. The text of the petition read as follows and was printed in The Page (Kingdom of the West official newsletter) in April of AS XV (1981): "Unto Their Majesties, the King and Queen of the West, and through Their august bodies, to the Directors of the Society for Creative Anachronism; we the people of An Tir send most courteous greetings. As loyal subjects, we ask that You grant us the right to present this petition. We collectively at this time ask, nay, demand that You grant unto the Principality of An Tir the status of Kingdom in the Society for Creative Anachronism. For eight years we have been as a child at his father's feet. Now we have grown, and we are ready to seek our own way in the Knowne Worlde. To this end we offer our abilities, our officers, our peers, and our people (yea, well more than two hundred of us) for Your observation and approval. It is our wish that Your Majesties grant our petition, and champion our cause with the Board. Should this petition meet with Your Majesties' approval, we ask that Your Signatures appear first, so that Your loyal subjects may sign without regard for fear or favor. Presented this seventeenth day of January, Anno Societatis XV, being Anno Domini MCMLXXXI (1981).

In His Majestie's Hand: "We hereby support and encourage all Our loyal subjects of the Principality of An Tir to sign, act, and behave to become a Kingdom. Done by Our hands this 17th day of January, Anno Societatis XV, being Anno Domini MCMLXXXI (1981)."

From the Kingdom of the West: Event Highlights

Photos

Court at Twelfth Night. Front row seated L to R: Prince Scellanus, Princess Maelen, King Frederick, Queen Nicorlynn, Dowager Princess Janeltis.

Twelfth Night Coronation.

Twelfth Night Coronation.

Twelfth Night Coronation.

Twelfth Night Coronation.

Twelfth Night Coronation.