Avacal Timeline

AS XIX/1984-1985

• February - Creation of Administration region.

AS XXIII/1988-1989

• Province of Saskatchewan transferred from Middle Kingdom to An Tir. Added to region of Avacal.

AS XXV/1990-1991

• July 24 Battle of Shrewsbury Tourney First Event of the potential incipient shire of Segelehundas ( Changed later on to Sigelhundas ).
• August 24-26 Murder Melee in the Forest Shire of Myrgan Wood
• Sept 2 Shire Champions Tourney Shire of Valleywold
• September 22 Silverwolf Canton of the Lakelands , Barony of Borealis
• October 13 11th Anniversary Shire of Myrgan Wood
• November 10 Befuddled Duck Shire of Myrgan Wood
• December 15 Renaissance Masked Ball Shire of Valleywold
• January 5 12th Night Shire of Sigelhundas
• February 16-17 Camrose Winter War Canton of Schwanstien , Barony of Borealis
• February 23 Ferret's Feast III Shire of Valley Wold
• March 2 Feast of Hearts Shire of Myrgan Wood
• April 6 Spring Faire Canton of Aquilon Barony of Borealis
• April 14 Battle Practice for Regional Wargames Shire of Valleywold
• April 20 Silver Arrow Shire of Bitter End

AS XXVI/1991-1992

• May 3-5 Danish Friesian Pillage Practice and Spring Tea Incipient Shire of Sigelhundas

"We will cleave you!" filk created

• May 11 Spring Faire Shire of Myrgan Wood
• May 24-26 Border War Shire of Bordergate
• June 7-9 Sergeant's Trials Barony of Borealis
• June 14-16 Valley War IV Shire of Valleywold
• June 28- July 1 Avacal Regional Wargames Cypress Hills,SK

Barony of Montengarde Challenges three shires ( Valleywold , Myrgan Wood and Sigelhundas) to war. Sgt Cedric shoots and kills Master Thorvald in first shot. The Lights( Archers, slingers and Javelins) slay all but 3 of Montengarde. The Heavies yell" Charge Before Nothings Left!!". The Shires win.

• July 30- August 7 Clinton War Clinton,BC Annual War between the Barony of Lion's Gate and the Barony of Montengarde due to an error on a scroll. War for the "L" of it. Baroness' Walkdown from Old Castle to the new one. 1200 in attendance .
• August 25 Valleywold Shire Champions Tourney Shire of Valleywold
• September 6-8 Harvest Fest and Quest Shire of Sigelhundas ( at a farm near Lipton,SK)
• September 21 Silverwolf Barony of Borealis
• October 12 12th Anniversary Shire of Myrgan Wood
• October 19-20 Grande Ithra Barony of Montengarde
• November 2 Ferret's Feast IV Shire of Valleywold

• November 16 - Recognized as Crown Principality

• December 1 Archery Tourney Shire of Sigelhundas
• December 7 St. Nicholas Feast Barony of Borealis
• January 4 12th Night Incipient Shire of Sigelhundas
• January 18 12th Night Barony of Montengarde
• February 8 Feast of Doves
• February 22-23 Winter War V Canton of Schwanstien Barony of Borealis
• March 7 Wezel Bob Shire of Myrgan Wood
• March 20-22 Danish - Friesian Pillage Practice and Spring Tea Incipient Shire of Sigelhundas

• April - Name Avacal registered with the College of Heralds. This name was taken from map drawn in 1566 by Bolognini Zaltiere (fl 1550-1580)[1]

"The late Sir Conrad von Graz found the word on a reproduction of an old Spanish map of parts of Western North America, and the word was placed (very very approximately) where Alberta is today, and he thought it sounded good as a name for the proposed region." (quote from Thorvald Grimsson, taken from the Avacal Circus. The territory was also shown on other late 16th century maps of North America, such as the 1562 Gutierrez map and the 1570 Ortelius atlas, Theatrum Orbis Terrarum.

• April 4 Spring Faire Barony of Borealis
• April 18 Murder in the Valley Shire of Valleywold

AS XXVII/1992-1993

• May 29-31 Moorish Tavern Stonghold de la Forte Souris Kingdom of the Middle
• June 5-7 Sergeants Trials Barony of Borealis
• June 13-14 Valley War V Shire of Valleywold
• July 3-5 Avacal Crown Principality Champions Tourney Dragonwood Near Shire of Bitter End

the terror of the singing wake-up herald begins ;)

• July 12 Sigelhundas Light Champions Tourney Incipient Shire of Sigelhundas
• July 31 - August 3 Clinton War Clinton, BC
• August 8 Valleywold Shire Champions Tourney Shire of Valleywold
• August 12 Sigelhundas Shire Champions Tourney Incipient Shire of Sigelhundas
• September 4-7 September Crown Barony of Borealis

Snow storm hits the area. 8 inches of snow .Snowmen on the Eric. Sigelhundas elevated to Shire on September 6.

• September 19-20 Silverwolf Tourney Barony of Borealis
• October 10 13th Anniversary Shire of Myrgan Wood
• October 24 Baronial Choices Barony of Montengade

Thorvald and Enid chosen to become new Baron and Baroness of Montengarde

• November 7 Ferret's Feast V Shire of Valleywold
• January 2 Twelfth Night Shire of Sigelhundas
• January 16 12th Night Barony of Montengarde
• February 6 Feast of Doves Shire of Valleywold
• February 20-21 Winter War Barony of Borealis
• March 20-21 Danish-Friesian Pillage Practice and Spring Tea III Shire of Sigelhundas
• April 3 Norse Feast Shire of Myrgan Wood

AS XXVIII/1993-1994

• April 30 - May 2 SCA Grand Demo at Wizard's Challenge XI( Gaming/ Star Trek convention ) Shire of Sigelhundas

5 classes taught : Intro to the SCA with Bijo Trimble ,Costuming , Armor Myth and Reality, Medieval Games, SCA vs Fantasy Dancing with live music from Borealis musicians , Tourney and Feast Bijo Trimble writes in her Newsletter that this was the largest, most well attended demo at any convention she had attended in 28 years

• June 4-6 Sregeant's Trials Barony of Borealis
• July 1-3 Avacal Crown Principality Champions Tourney Humboldt,SK Shire of Myrgan Wood
• July 11 St.Leonard's Day Feast Shire of Sigelhundas
• September 12 Champions Tourney Shire of Valleywold
• September 18 Silverwolf Tourney Barony of Borealis
• October 9 14th Anniversary Shire of Myrgan Wood
• November 5 Ferret's Feast VI Shire of Valleywold
• December 11-12 Ithra Shire of Sigelhundas
• January 8 Twelfth Night Shire of Sigelhundas
• January 15 Twelfth Night Barony of Montengarde
• February 5 Feast of Doves Shire of Valleywold
• March 11-12 Avacal Spring Faire Barony of Borealis
• April 12 Verangean Feast Shire of Myrgan Wood
• April 15-16 Danish-Friesian Pillage Practice and Spring Tea IV Shire of Sigelhundas

AS XXIX/1994-1995

• May 19 Culture Shock Shire of Valleywold
• June 10-12 Valley War VII Shire of Valleywold
• June 24-26 Avacal Crown Principality Champion's Tourney Ashmont,AB Stonewood Castle Barony of Borealis
• July 9 St. Leonard's Day II Shire of Sigelhundas
• July 27- August 1 Clinton War Clinton,BC
• September 17 Champions Tourney Shire of Valleywold

• October 15 15th Anniversary Barony of Mrygan Wood

Myrgan Wood regains status of Barony , Court is joyous but long ending around 2am . Autocrat clears the hall declaring " Everyone out or i am releasing the dogs!!"

• Fall 1994 - Three deputies of the Seneschal, Ragnar the Bold, Mordecai Salzer and Heinrich Alois Kannessoh appointed to research the possiblitly of Avacal becoming a principality.

• November 4 Ferret's Feast VII Shire of Valleywold
• November 18-20 Birthday Bash Canton of Lakelands Barony of Borealis
• December 31 12th Night Shire of Sigelhundas

Queen Berengaria visits . 9 Award of Arms and 2 Jamb de Lion given

• January 21 Twelfth Night Barony of Montengarde
• February 18 Feast of Doves Shire of Valleywold
• April 1 Spring Faire Barony of Myrgan Wood
• April 7-9 Danish-Friesian Pillage Practice and Spring Tea V Shire of Sigelhundas

AS XXX/1995-1996

• May 6 Culture Shock Shire of Valleywold
• May 13-14 Sergeants Trials Barony of Myrgan Wood
• June 9-11 Valley War VIII Shire of Valleywold
• July 1 St. Leonard's Day III Shire of Sigelhundas
• August 6 Fighting Seminar and Potluck Feast Shire of Sigelhundas

Its Hot 37C , His Majesty Hwolf Attends , All Avacal baronies represented

• August 26 Champions Tourney Shire of Valleywold
• September 23 Harvest Feast Shire of Bitter End
• October 7 16th Anniversary Barony of Myrgan Wood
• October 14-15 Autumn Feast Shire of Sigelhundas
• November 18 Ferret's Feast VIII Shire of Valleywold

• November 1995 - Petition for Principality status submitted at An Tir Crown Council

*January 20 Principality Twelfth Night Barony of Montengarde Avacal becomes a Princiality

A scroll was presented to remember those who have passed away in An Tir. Honour de Memorie was not accepted but soon after "An Tir Remembers" is soon created.

• January 27 Jolablot Shire of Sigelhundas
• March 16 Avacal Arts and Sciences , Rapier Tourneys Shire of Valleywold
• April 12-14 Danish-Friesian Pillage Practice and Spring Tea VI

AS XXXI/1996-1997

• Coronet: 1996/07/31 in Montengarde (Wetaskewin) Pigeon Lake Campground. Autocrats: Derek the Exile and Thorwulf Bjornsson

AS XXXVII/2002-2003

March - Barony of Montengarde hosts Kingdom Arts & Science Championship

AS XXXVIII/2003-2004

September - Barony of Borealis hosts September Crown at the Quad War site.

AS XLIV/2009-2010

Barony of Montengarde hosts May Crown Tournament