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* Walburga of Liege | * Walburga of Liege | ||
* Agnes Cresewyck | * Agnes Cresewyck | ||
* Meryell Kennet | * Meryell Kennet | ||
'''XXXVII/2002''' | '''[[Golden Swan Tournament XXXVII/2002]]''' | ||
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'''XXXVIII/2003''' | '''[[Golden Swan Tournament XXXVIII/2003]]''' | ||
* Alis Talairan de Perigord | * Alis Talairan de Perigord | ||
* Rose Vanden Burge | * Rose Vanden Burge | ||
'''XXXIX/2004''' | '''[[Golden Swan Tournament XXXIX/2004]]''' | ||
* Saikhan Naranaimorin | * Saikhan Naranaimorin | ||
'''XL/2005''' | '''[[Golden Swan Tournament XL/2005]]''' | ||
* Julia Aurelia | * Julia Aurelia | ||
* Lucy Pogge | * Lucy Pogge | ||
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Revision as of 10:02, 13 July 2006
Golden Swan Tournament 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.
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
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
- Nadjeszka
XXXV/2000
- (none)
Golden Swan Tournament XXXVI/2001
- Walburga of Liege
- Agnes Cresewyck
- 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
- Lucy Pogge