An Tir Coronation 18
The Coronation of Prince Edward Zifran of Gendy with Princess Dorthea of the Dunes on 12 January 1980 at An Tir Twelfth Night at the Conference Center at the Lane County Fairgrounds in Eugene, OR.
Event Announcement
AN TIR TWELFTH NIGHT, JANUARY A.S. XIV ADIANTUM: This year in Adiantum!
On January 12, the Barony will host the An Tir Twelfth Night Ceremony, combined with its own traditional Mid-winter Feast. Festivities will include entertainment , contests, the last Court of Trelon and Tamsin, the Coronation and first Court of Edward Zifran and Dorthea of the Dunes, the feast itself, and general revelry.
You will need to bring trenchers, goblets, bowls, cutlery, drinkables, and banners to decorate the hall. Contests include "excellence in design and execution done in fabric with needlework of the artist's own heraldric device," sponsored by Janeltis; subtleties with a theme of Edward Zifran, sponsored by Reginleif the Unruly; and a woodworking contest for a tourney chest to transport medical supplies, the winning chest to go to the Chirugeon's office, sponsored by the Principality Chirugeon. Anyone interested in sponsoring additional contests, please contact Chimene, c/o Patsy Dunham. The autocrat would like all contest entries to arrive by 1: 00 for display to the populace, with judging to take place at court break and winners to be announced at Edward's court.
Mistress Janet of Arden bas planned another, splendid Adiantum feast; tickets are $6.00 and advance registration fs strongly advised--seating limit is 235. Contact· Mistress Reginleif the Unruly, c/o Margaret Weller, for tickets; make checks payable to ADIANTUM. Children under 12 admitted free, but mention if you are bringing children in this category. There will be no baby-sitting available; everyone will be seated in the main hall.· Reginleif is also in charge of lodging, which is in very short supply.
Anyone interested in entertaining at the Feast or Revel please contact Chimene. There will be a separate, quiet performing area available at the revel. Trumpeters or French horn players are urgently needed -- contact Reginleif. Prince Trelon's Court will begin at 2:00 p.m. ; there will be a half-hour break at 3:30. Coronation will be at 4:00, followed by Edward's Court at 4:30. A half-hour break to clean the hall and set up for the Feast will follow at 6:30. The Feast commences at 7:00 p.m.; afterwards, the hall reopens at 9:30 for general revelry. Cleanup will be from 1:00 to 2:00 a.m.
Festivities will be held at the Conference Center at the Lane County Fairgrounds in Eugene. Coming North or South on Interstate 5, take I-105 westbound; this is the exit south of Belt Line if you are coming south; north of the Eugene - U of Oregon exit for those coming north. Follow I-105 all the way to its western end, turning neither to the right nor to the left, and follow signs for "Jefferson Street" and "Fairgrounds."
[The Crier #96, January 1980]
Event Chronicle
AN TIR TWELFTH NIGHT, ADIANTUM, JANUARY 12, AS XIV Chronicled by Melissa Kendal Of Westmoreland
Neither snow nor ice nor dark of day kept An Tir's populace from witnessing the coronation of An Tir's eighteenth reign: Viscount Sir Edward Zifran and Lady Dorthea of the Dunes. Many hardy citizens of Mists also braved the northern storms. Numbered among them were the King and Queen of the West and the Prince and Princess of Mists.
After a small period of confusion, the final court of Prince Trelon and Princess Tamsin began. Dowager Princess Janeltis Karaine Starfarer, along with many others, made presentations to Their Majesties Christopher and Esmeralda and Their Highnesses Trelon and Tamsin, as well as to Steingrim Stallari and' Rhiannon of the Lost Star.
The Mucking Great Clubbe, the West Kingdom ferocity award, was given Ilkka the Crazed. Princess Tamsin then congratulated the An Tir archers on their fine scores in the An Tir/Mists archery contest, and awarded the etched goblets to Gerhard Kendal of Westmoreland as the An Tir archer with the highest score. As Gerhard had borrowed a bow for the winning arrow, he awarded the second goblet to its owner, Bejulf von Ramhaffen (who also had the second highest score.) Princess Tamsin then thanked her guard for service during her reign and presented each with heart-shaped cookies, the handiwork of Henrik of Havn. She also gave gifts to her ladies-in-waiting, and thanked them for their services. Thus ended the reign of Trelon and Tamsin.
Viscount Sir Edward and Lady Dorthea were arrayed in stunning Charles I style costumes. Their first court was punctuated by merriment at Queen Esmeralda's "court lizard’s" antics.
Baldwin of Erebor and Tamsin sang "The Burden of the Crown", and Melissa Kendal and Adele de Bretagne presented "The Coronet” and "Amanda." Dowager Princess Janeltis announced the winners of her stitchery contest: Laurel of Nailbane and Domric the Sober. The subtlety contest was won by "Uncle Edward's School for Wild Women."
The Barony of Adiantum petitioned their Highnesses to give awards of arms to Elan of Dragonstryst and Wycliff, which petition was granted.
The sumptuous feast was graced with entertainment : Serena Cleindori of Bagulay bellydanced, Gwendolyn of Caer Cerddinnen sang, the English and Scottish Country Dancers danced, and Baldwin of Erebor entertained. The banquet was followed by a show of magic arts, a film of William of Houghton's early career, and a Bardic Circle. An auspicious beginning to a reign, and no one froze on the way home (that we know of).
NOTE FROM CHIMENE DES CINQTOURS: I would like to extend special thanks to the following persons for being especially hard-working and/or helpful: Pickrate of Aniline and Anne from Madrone and her tall friend in yellow, who helped wash dishes for 2-3 hours after the feast ; Deporodh of Rannoch, Glen HalfDan and Deborah PenGwyn, and Richard of Seahaven; Elan of Dragonstryst, who ran the kitchen and this on her first SCA feast.
I would like to extend sincere apologies to those good folk of An Tir who offered to entertain at Twelfth Night and were unable to be scheduled due to various problems. To the Dowager Princess Janeltis, Elaine and Eowyn, and Hilma Knutsdottir, as well as Merlin Greyfalcon, we hope we will have an opportunity in future to attend their performances.
FROM DORTHEA OF THE DUNES, PRINCESS OF AN TIR ; Unto those who attended Twelfth Night Coronation in Adiantum, from Her Highness Dorthea of the Dunes. Good folk, I should like to thank each and every one of you personally for attending the Twelfth Night in Adiantum. Your presence enriched the evening and enlivened the proceedings. You did me a great honor, especially those who braved the long, treacherous journey from far-away lands. Thank you. My especial thanks go to those who made Twelfth Night possible; these are often the unsung heroes of the evening. So, thank you to: Janet of Arden, for designing a lovely menu; Reginleif the Unruly, for making sure everyone (like me) had a place to stay ; Ulfhedinn, for lending a hand when it was needed; and to the kitchen help: Elan of Dragonstryst (Mistress of the Kitchen ), Annarra Perrin or Alcinbar, ElElimar, Elizabeth the Red, Alencon, Danelass of the Firs, Stella Theadorus, Michael of the Hawk, Gwinnyth the White, Debrah Penguin, Shara Tunoy, and Susan Johns. And my especial thank you to Chimene des CinqTours, for autocrating the whole extravaganza and still smiling at the end of the evening--a true feat of endurance. And to those of you for whom I did not have names, but who helped in any way, shape, or form, thank you.
[The Crier, #98 (March 1980)]
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Photos copyright 1980 by Janet Naylor.
