Coronet Tourney 4

An Tir’s fourth Coronet Tourney

Held on the 7-8 September 1974 at Snoqualmie Falls Camp Ground near Fall City, WA.
Prince Frederick of the West Tower with Princess Anne of the White Tower crowned at the event.

Event Announcement

The September Coronet Tourney will be held on, September 7/8, contrary to other dates published last month. The site is the Snoqualmie Falls Camp Ground. This is a privately owned site and reservations for overnighting must be obtained from Gernot of Gallimaufry- An Tir Seneschal. The Coronet Lists and Coronation will take place on the afternoon of the 7th, the evening of the 7th and the morning of the 8th will be used to propagate and ultimately recover from Bunstable’s Fire. There are euphemisms, showers and running water available, but bring your own camping and cooking gear. The candlemaking contest is still on, as held over from the Spring Coronet. Call Edward of Stonehaven for the details. Be prepared to present yourself to the Court at the grand procession- Noon sharp!
The Crier #33 September 1974 page 1.

Event Chronicle

The Whalesmass Coronet Tourney was held at Snoqualmie River Campground in Fall City, September 7-8, A.S. IX, The site, a private campground, was speckled with sundry bright pavilions end one lone tent of a mundane family who, having planned a quiet weekend of camping, found themselves instead perched on the very border of Eric the Jaundiced.
The procession took place, as usual, on Society time; the populace was presented to Their Majesties King Douglas end Queen Loma, and Their Graces Prince Gerald of Galloway and Princess Barbara. Present were various Kingdom dignitaries including Baroness Trude Lacklandia, Founding Baron Raymond the Mild, Sir Stephen MacEanruig, Mistress Rima of Rockridge, and Sir Kevin Pere­grine and his lady. Citizens of An Tir arrived from Silver Maggot, Lionsgate­-in-Russian, Three Mountains, Hadrone, and Xerophil.
Several proclamations were made at court, to wit: the Prince of An Tir may, during the reign of King Douglas, bestow awards of arms. The Prince then did so, to Duncan of Chisholm, Stevana of Houghton, Anne of Caerdydd, Trudeanna of the Belfry, and Gilrenn de Regen. Scrolls were presented, and Castellan Liam of the Barque was made Baron of Madrone. Baron Master Raymond the Mild remains, of course, Madrone's Founding Baron, Former Princes of An Tir will henceforth hold the title Viscount. Viscounts may wear, aa a coronet, a plain gold band; Barons may wear a plain silver one. Prince Gerald and Princess Barbara bestowed the titles Viscount and Viscountess on Baron Sir Frederick end Lady Anne. A proclamation regulating the use of thrusting weapons and requiring that fighters and their arms be laid around the Eric for inspection (honest!) was read, and Court closed. While the fighters wandered about in random motion, Queen Lorna, accompanied by various ladies, made a Queen's Progress, distributing daisies to all ladies present.
Fighting proceeded with challenges, melees, and the maiming of Stein­grim Wulfharesson (painful, but not permanent). The fighting was interspersed with the presentation of original mime bransles (the Rat Race, the Poli­tician's, and the Drunken Bransle) which were written and choreographed by Master David of Baguley and Lady Fiona di Varanus. To counter this explosion of art, Motley performed three scurrilous songs, one a solo, "If I Were A Fighter”, by the recently-vanquished Edward Zifran. After Baron Sir Fred­erick emerged victorious from the lists, Motley presented a hard-fought battle with French bread and sausages. The victor, crowned with a Polish sausage, weilded a broccoli sceptre.
At final court Prince Gerald of Galloway named Sir Richard of Raven­wolf as Viscount Sir Richard, by virtue of his being an ex-Prince of An Tir; Princess Barbara named Lady Elyanora a Viscountess. Then Prince Gerald and Princess Barbara relinquished the thrones and the coronets of An Tir to the new Prince, Frederick I part ii, and Princess Anne, and were, in their turn, named Viscount and Viscountess. Audin Ulfsson was knighted by King Douglas, and became Sir Audin the Red.
Contest winners were announced: the costume contest was won by Lady Fiona di Varanus and William the Huge; the cooking contest, by Judith of the Sable Court; the candlemaking and archery prizes went unawarded.
The Purple Turtle, for valor above the call of stupidity, went to Elrond of Gornoth for his actions upon the field, and to Lord Duncan of Chisholm, Gwendolyn of Caer Cerddinen, Donn an Bronach, and Sean Gealt for their association with Fallshire Faire. Edward the Indolent received the special Motley Award of the Purple Privy for past services toward the comfort of all, and court was closed. All stumbled forth into the deepening twilight to prepare dinner; after feasting, sporadic revelling broke out hither and yon in the camp, and continued late into the night. Some sang, some wenched, some drank, some did all three and perhaps other things, and a few wandered about raving and shouting.
In the morning, after Athole Brose, it rained, and people prudently folded their pavilions and left.
The Crier #34 October 1974 page 3-4.

Coronet Tourneys of the Principality of An Tir