Coronet Tourney 12

An Tir’s twelfth Coronet Tourney was held on 11 June 1977 at the Balm Grove Tavern and Park near Forest Grove, OR.
Victor: Edward Zifran of Gendy.

Event Announcement

AN TIR CORONET TOURNEY, 11 JUNE, THREE MOUNTAINS. The Barony of Three Mountains will host the An Tir Coronet Tourney in a private park near Forest Grove. Signs will be posted. The cost will be 50¢ per person each day--not including children. Pavilions and sundry camping gear will be needed and set-up may begin at 8:00 AM.

From 10:00 to noon qualifications, testing of new weapons, and challenge matches will occur. There will then be a Procession to the Throne, and the Lists will open (1:00). During the af-ternoon, there will be a variety of dancing, awards, and contests. Artisans will offer crafts and medieval foods from booths near the battlefield. Court will begin at eventide (5:00), followed by night revelling under the lights of the local tree fairies.

CONTESTS: Best decorated object--enamel ware, leather, etc. Costume--best authentic footwear Pavilion design--must be workable and as inexpensive as possible. Provide either a drawing or a model. Best Viking Skaldic Poem--declaimed in appropriate style (no notes) Armour, in two categories--best decorated functional pieces of armour, and swords, both real and SCA.

Children's contests (under age 13)--three leg race, twilsey wopping, and tilting (on stools).

There is a large area for cooking and eating (tables and benches provided) where hot water, The Barony will host a simple feast after Court, will be available. Although a Tavern borders the park, it is believed best not to excite the local populace by frequenting it.

Plan to bring a tent, sleeping bags, cooking equipment, eating utensils, a warm cloak for the evening, and rain gear in case our promised drought does not occur.

Anyone wishing further information is welcome to contact: Lady Valkyrie, Seneschal; Lady Sumingo, Principality Chatelaine; Lord Ulfred, Camp Master; Lord Dietrich, Principality Co-Seneschal.¹

Event Chronicle

LINTSTORM CORONET, THEE MOUNTAINS, JUNE 11-12 A.S. XI. ‘’Chronicled by Deirdre Muldomhnaigh; additional information from Valkyrie’’

Amid blizzards of lint and aplague of creepy-crawlies, the Barony of Three Mountains hosted the June Coronet for An Tir. Folk appeared from all over the Principality, and King Terrence and Queen Jennet flew in from the South (some say they even used a dragon).

Pavilions blossomed beneath the trees, and a gaggle of mundanes came to gawp at the splendidly-clad medievalists.

After the Grand March, the Barons and Baronesses of An Tir swore fealty to the King. Guillaume de Vinvert was named Senior Deputy to Gilmirron of the Blue Flame, Principality Knight Marshall. Michael the Black and Gerhard Kendal ranted at length about the war between Madrone and Lions Gate. Dennis an Seodoir was named envoy to Lions Gate; Duncan Bog Cameron was, in retaliation, made envoy to Madrone. The war will, in addition to SCA combat, involve wargames.

A Pricipality Feast Fund was begun, and various presentations were made to the throne.

After the Lists began it was noted that an unusual number of Lions Gatoix distinguished themselves upon the field. Before the final round, Scott the Jester entertained, as did two bellydancers, Erinn of Lemati and Sumingo of Amaranth.

During the afternoon the populace played board games and a lady was abducted and rescued; her abductor was borne before the throne and subsequently tossed into the creek.

Coronet List finalists were Theodulf of Borogrove and Edward Zifran, Bastard of Gendy; the Bastard will once again sit the throne.

Those who labored mightily to bring forth the Coronet include Valkyrie, Ulfred, and Sumingo, autocrats; feast, Briere, Sumingo, and Ulfred; Camp Master, Ulfred; equipment transport, Gilmirron and Blackhand; royalty transport, Ulfred; contests autocrat, Valkyrie; gate-keepers, Audun the Red, Morgan of Aberystwyth, and Peter Blackbeard; heralding, Pathfinder; Pavilions, Manfred and Koressa. Others who helped in myriad ways include Arin Sange Griffin, Jadian Iron Hand, Vivian of the Moon and her daughter Maria, Winifred of Clan David, Erlyss Gray Lizard and his lady Acacia, Manfred, Ulfred, and Blackhand. As may be seen, the Tournament was a concerted Baronial effort; however, the Seneschale assures all that if anything went wrong it was, of course, her fault.

There were, in addition, a number of contests: Jewelry was won by Michael of Dragonswood and Steingrim Stallari; Weapons, by James of Northkeep; Armour, Blackhand; Pavilion, Blackhand and Ludwig von Lemminghaus; Footwear, Blackhand; Best Decorated Object, Edwin of Svartelder. The best pages and ladies-in-waiting were also given prizes. The winners were Kieka of Valfriborg, Melissa Kendal, and Andre Lesard.

At Final Court, Edward was acclaimed the victor and crowned with a wreath; Amanda Kendal accepted for the absent, plague-stricken Alma Tea. Theodulf of Borogrove and Anne of Caerdyda were admitted to the Order of the Silver Rose. Manfred won the Shattered Shield for best dying. The Barony of Three Mountains presented roses to the royalty and gifts to their new Baron Deitrich and to the tireless recorder company. The new Baron and Baroness were given various other gifts, and the Barons and Baronesses of An Tir who had not quite managed to attend Opening Court then swore fealty to Their Majesties.

Ludwig von Lemminhaus was awarded the Mucking Tall Maul. It was announced that the Bend Sinister, late the newsletter of Three Mountains. is no more.

The populace then adjourned to a sumpsuous feast. While all were dining. a flock of flying coconuts passed overhead (the infidels said they were but fat bats, but we of the True Faith know better.) Parliament convened and wore on into the night, while the less-exalted citizens saag around campfires and otherwise enjoyed life, leading the Peers of the Realm to a fuller understanding of noblesse oblige.

The morning brought, to tbose who surrived, yet another session of Parliament, and a live chess game between King Terrence and Prince Steingrim (His Majesty won); Scott the Jester (White King's Knight) was the terror of the field but could not, as a mime, say "You're dead!" as the game requires.

After the live chess game there was fighting and recorder music. As the tournament ended, highway warnings were broadcast. Lint plows plied the roads. Dragons were mired in drifts of lint, and their desperate passengers set forth afoot, only to be devoured by ravening hordes of caterpillars. All in all, a usual post-Tourney trip homeward.²

Coronation

Prince Edward Zifran of Gendy and Princess Alma Tea av den Telemark were crowned on 12 August 1977 at An Tir Coronation in Maple Falls, WA.

Citations

¹’’The Crier’’ July 1977, page 7.
²’’The Crier’’ August 1977, pages 12-13.