Coronet Tourney 5
An Tir’s fifth Coronet Tourney
Held on 7-9 March 1974 in Silvae Magnae at Millersylvania State Park near Olympia, WA. Prince Audun the Red with Princess Gwendolyn beg MacDuff crowned at the event.
Event Announcement
The March Coronet Tourney will feature three contests. The first is the meat pie - authentic ingredients only. and prepared as for original service. The second is the leather garment or accessory - hat, shoes, pouch, codpiece, scabbard &c. appropriate to the entrant's personna. The third is the Galliard for couples - authentic free form please.
The tentative schedule for the Coronet is as follows: set-up/move-in - Friday evening saturday morning. Grand Procession - 12 Noon. Lists open -1PM Eliminations begin - 2PM. There will be an interspersing of various courts
and entertainments. The Coronation will take place immediately preceeding the revel at 7PM. The evening revel in the great hall is in the manner of the Duc de Pot Luck. This is the end of the events scheduled for Saturday the 8th
of March. NOTE: The open consumption of alcohol is frowned upon by the temporal lords. Prepare and act accordingly, as this is an above average tourney / revel site and we should behave in such a manner that we could return at another time.
The Crier #39 March 1975 page 2.
Event Chronicle
CORONET TOURNEY, AN TIR, SHIRE OF SILVAE MAGNAE MARCH 8, A.S. IX, MILLERSYLVANIA STATE PARK, WASHINGTON. [by] Deirdre Muldemhnaigh, Chronicler of An Tir
The Coronet Tourney took place on March 8,
AS IX, at Millersylvania State Park in Silvae Magnae under the direction o1 the Principality officers of An Tir. The site itself, a large, clean barn surrounded by cabins, was arranged for by Lord Gernot of Gallimaufry.
The tourney began two hours late; due to an oversight; no one had brought waivers, and finding one to duplicate was a Quest worthy of the Round Table. After the Grand March, consisting of delegations from Adiantum, Flaming Hall, Three Mountains, Silvae Magnae, Madrone, and EnTice, as well as Founding Baron Master Raymond the Mild, Sir William the Lucky and Sir Stephen MacEanruig, the herald, Master Robert of Winchester, was awarded an instantaneous Plastic Turkey for egregious inauthenticity (in this case, outstanding and creative errors).
Viscount Sir Gerald of Galloway reminded all and sundry that he had, last summer, successfully held the field against all comers at the Olympia Lakefair and thus claimed the shire of Silvae Magnae : he renewed his claim and offered to surrender the shire if vanquished, or for a price. Twenty-five cents was bid, but no challenges were offered; Viscount Sir Gerald still gloriously holds Silvae Magnae.
Prince Frederick then announced he did not plan to fight. but volunteered the services of Sir Audin the Red and Steingrin Wulfharesson to take on all comers. Sir William the Lucky and Sir Stephen MacEanruig accepted the challenge with great glee, and the tourney officially opened with the traditional maiming of Steingrim.
As the hour grew late, challenges were cut off and the lists began: many fought for the privilege, as Lord Winchester put it; of
“dethroning the Prince.” Scenes of appalling carnage took place on the wood-chip-covered floor, including one fight in which Edward Zifran, disarmed and dismembered, was evidently hoping to kill his opponent by falling upon him. Edward the Indolent, preparing to marshall another fight, was heard to ask, "Is there a very short sword suitable for thrusting any-where?" The subsequent pallor of several ladies cannot fully be attributed to the atmospheric chill.
In the final round of the Lists, Sir Audin the Red faced Viscount Sir Gerald of Galloway. Viscount Galloway carried the first round, Sir Audin the second. Sir Gerald's hand by then being injured, he was unable to fight the third round and conceded to Sir Audin.
The gelid gentles then gathered their gear and repaired to the ‘’warm’’, enclosed kitchen-and-dining-room area for the final court and revel.
Sir Audin was crowned Prince of An Tir,
and Mistress Margaret of Ashford accepted the Princess' robe and coronet for the absent Princess Zamara.
On behalf of the Regents of the University of Madrone, Master Michael the Black announced the appointment of Fiona di Varanus and Dennis an Seodoir as Deans of the Colleges of Arts and Sciences, respectively, and presented them with their bauges of office.
The winner of the leatherworking contest was Lady Anne of Caerdydd, and Caitlin na Darac won the meat pie competition. Other news included Baron Sir Frederick's appointment of Viscount Galloway as Castellan of Three Mountains.
Potluck feasting then commenced, following the Order of Precedence. Later in the evening the Galliard contest was won by Lady Gwendolyn of Caor Cerddinen and James.
Master Grane the Golden, beset by chariot-trouble, arrived very late indeed, but, undaunted held a jewelry contest which was won by Dennis of House Houghton (not An Seodoir).
Some folk remained in the main hall, while others collected in smaller groups in
the various cabins for revelry. On the next morning the survivors wended their way homeward.
The Crier #40 April 1975 pages 4-5.