Tir Righ Summer Investiture XLI/2006

The Investiture of Kheron II and Ksenia II, succeeding Ulf and Amanda.

Date

12-14 May XLI/2006

Branch

Lions Gate (Greater Vancouver, B.C.)

Autocrat

Bernadette, the Viscountess

Site

Burke Place Farm, 0 Ave, Aldergrove B.C.

Weather

very cool and even frosty Friday night, but sunny bright and quite warm during the days

Activities

(highlights as mentioned in event copy)

Sample: Queen's Rapier Champion Tournament on Sunday

Sample: Costumer's Guild Contest: Full Court Garb

Event Copy

PRINCIPALITY OF TIR RIGH MAY INVESTITURE
MAY 12-14, 2006
LIONS GATE

OYEZ! OYEZ!

COME ONE, COME ALL AND WITNESS THE STEPPING DOWN OF OUR GLORIOUS PRINCE ULF AND PRINCESS AMANDA, IN THE FAIR BARONY OF LIONS GATE.

WITNESS TOO, THE ASCENSION OF TANIST KHERON AND BAN-TANIST KSENIA AS WELL AS THE NEXT HEAVY CHAMPION OF TIR RIGH!

Come delight in the gaiety of the court pageantry, Heavy and Rapier tournaments, Archery, Arts & Sciences, browsing the Merchants, Singing, Dancing, Storytelling and much more to delight all the senses!!! Join us on this grand occasion as we celebrate the Glory of Tir Righ!

Activities planned (written in no particular order):

Peer meetings, Final Court of TH Ulf and Amanda, Investiture of Kheron and Ksenia, First Court of TH Kheron and Ksenia, Shopping on Merchants Row,Squires Tournament, Dancing, Rapier Tourney, Cookie decorating (children), Blue Helm (children), Dancing, Live Chess Game (with people as the pieces), Archery, Laurel A&S display (meaning anyone displays and Laurels comment), Dancing, Bardic, Shopping on Merchants Row, Heavy Champions Tourney, Dancing, anything else that someone wants to contact me about running, etc......

Site opens 5pm on Friday May 12th and closes 5pm Sunday May 14.

• Overnight camping is allowed.
  
• The site is a hop, skip and a jump from the Aldergrove border crossing (north of Bellingham, WA).
• There is no potable or running water on site so please bring your own.
• There are no flush toilets; Porta-Potties only.
• Please pack out your garbage.
• Regular An Tir smoking and leash laws are in effect. (Please note: coyotes have been seen on farm before. Leash laws apply to both ends of the leash, thank you).
• The site is part of a working dairy farm, please be respectful of all site rules, thank you.

PRE-REGISTRATION is available for those wishing to avoid lengthy gate line ups!! Merchants and RV's MUST pre-reg. (RV space is very limited, first come, first serve) Pre-reg. ends April 30th. See contact information below with autocrat info.

REFUND POLICY: Pre-registration is refundable with at least one week notice, minus a $2.00 processing fee.

See Barony of Lions Gate website (www.lionsgate.antir.sca.org) or Kingdom or Principality calendar for additional information. Schedule to follow soon!!!

SITE FEES:
Not including NMS where applicable. $4 CAD /$3 US.
Adult (18+): $15 CAD / $13 US (Day Trip: $10 CAD / $9 US)
Youth (12-18): $10 CAD / $7 US (Day Trip: $8 CAD / $6 US)
Age 11 & Under: Free
Family Cap: $35 CAD / $30 US (Day Trip: $ 25 CAD / $22 US)
(Family Cap: Max 2 Adults & all minor children " MUNDANE "family only)

PRE-REG SITE FEES:
Not including NMS where applicable. $4 CAD /$3 US.
Adult (18+): $12 CAD / $11 US
Youth (12-18): $8 CAD / $7 US
Age 11 & Under: Free
Family Cap: $28 CAD / $25 US
(Family Cap: Max 2 Adults & all minor children " MUNDANE " family only)

SITE ADDRESS:
Burke Place Farm
25133 0 Ave.,
Aldergrove, BC, V4W 2H4

DIRECTIONS:
FROM THE US: make your best way to Aldergrove Border crossing, Left on 0 Ave, drive 2 miles, turn right at SCA signs or red barns, drive past the barns to the left to site.
From Truck crossing, right on 0 Ave, drive approx. 12 miles, left at SCA signs or red barns, drive past the barns to the left to site.
FROM COAST: Take Hwy #1 east, at exit 73 follow 264th St (Hwy 13) south, go 8 miles and right on 0 Ave, right at SCA signs or red barns, drive past the barns to the left to site.
FROM INLAND: Take Hwy #1 west, at exit 73 follow 264th St (Hwy 13) south, go 8 miles and right on 0 Ave, right at SCA signs or red barns, drive past the barns to the left to site.

AUTOCRAT INFO:
Viscountess Bernadette
[Contact information deleted for privacy]

PRE-REG CONTACT
HL Finna Kettilsdottir,
[Contact information deleted for privacy]

Event Highlights

(Stuff that happened in Court, or who won the contests, or that happened to all or most people on site e.g. a windstorm, or banquet details. Include links to other pages as appropriate.)

Pictures

(Links to event pictures off-site)

Sample: Twelfth Night Pictures By Lord Joe Populace

Personal Memories

A memory of the Investiture Ceremony:

Their Incoming Highnesses had decided on a theatrical investiture:

His outgoing Highness, Prince Ulf, imposed a number of unpopular taxes (including one on feathers in hats -- to be paid in beers, and banning all 13th-C personas), and then was urgently called out of court to deal with brigands. After a bout of much shouting, banging of swords on shields and other sounds of combat from behind the royal pavilion, he came back into court bloodied about the head and obviously injured unto 'death'. He called in his heir, quizzed him to make sure he understood the duties he was about to undertake (the oath part of the ceremony), invested him, and then died on the throne. The deceased Prince was borne away by his all-woman King's Guard -- word has it that they'd been practising that bit for several days as His ex-Highness is a well-build man. I hear a rumour that the blood-soaked cloth used by Viscount Ulf (Saint Ulf, if we can identify two more miracles) has become a relic and pieces will be available for purchase in the near future.

During the Squire's Tournament on Saturday afternoon, Mistress Meresigha and I made Schmutzgeekla (deep-fried bread dough) on the eric and gave it away to passers-by (once they said "schmutzgeekla").

During breaks in the Heavy Championship Tournament, Viscount Ieuan and Sir Yusuf demonstrated lessons in Fighter Appreciation, narrated by Baron Devin. Very enlightening... and amusing.

Also during breaks in the Heavy Championship tournament on Sunday, Sir Oak and a number of people gave a demonstration of Norst Stickfighting (or Stick Wrestling, as I heard some folks call it). In one of the last bouts, a gentleman broke/sprained his wrist.

We had frost Friday night, but the days were bright, clear and quite warm.

-- E.B. Elizabeth Braidwood 16:51, 15 May 2006 (EDT)

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