Golden Swan Tournament

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. The purpose of Golden Swan is to foster knowledge of the lives of women in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. The equivalent challenge for male personas is Scholars of St. Thomas Aquinas

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. Applicants must submit a preliminary application by July coronation, and present full presentation of documentation by September Crown of the year she wishes to compete. The contest is administrated by the Shire of Appledore, and all applications will be made to the Shire.

Each year the candidates enter 12 categories. Eight are mandatory: Persona Development, Skills and Technologies, Costuming, Needlework, Calligraphy, Everyday Life, Courtesy and Etiquette, and Inspirational Behaviour. The candidate must also choose 4 out of 6 of the following: Games and Pastimes, Bardic, Dance, Survival Skills, Habitat, Food.

Please note that all categories are open to anyone as individual contests.

Golden Swans

XIX/1984

• Kyrsteen ap Sennann du Saone
• Thyri Eriksdottir (Kelinda Garrett)
• Elspeth Aylena of Alnwick
• Gyelle Spence

XX/1985

• Janet Marie nic Alaster McBain
• Eileen Falconer

XXI/1986

• (none)

XXIV/1987

• Madelein de Vos (Gudrun)

XXIII/1988

• (none)

XXIV/1989

• Mother Abbess Megan
• Anthea de Northeton

XXV/1990

• Ilana Cordonero di Firenze (Aelana Cordovera)
• Helene von Gruner

XXVI/1991

• Adriana Juliet Francesca Maria della Cassa della Sangomano

XXVII/1992

• Meresigha Stonegatta

XXVIII/1993

• (none)

XXIX/1994

• (none)

XXX/1995

• Aloise de Pont du Fosse

XXXII/1996

• (none)

XXXII/1997

• Eloise de Montagne

XXXIII/1998

• Vigdis Bjornsdottir

XXXIV/1999

• Osulbayajin
• Nadezhda Toranova

XXXV/2000

• (none)

Golden Swan Tournament XXXVI/2001

• Walburga of Liege
• Agnes Cresewyke
• Meryell Kennet

Golden Swan Tournament XXXVII/2002

• (none)

Golden Swan Tournament XXXVIII/2003

• Alis Talairan de Perigord
• Rose Vanden Burge

Golden Swan Tournament XXXIX/2004

• Saikhan Naranaimorin

Golden Swan Tournament XL/2005

• Julia Aurelia (Julia Sempronia)
• Lucy Pogge

Golden Swan Tournament XLI/2006

• Anya the Gypsy

XLII/2007

• (none)

XLIII/2008

• (none)

XLIV/2009

• (none)

XLV/2010

• Samira al-Waddi