Thirtieth Year Celebration

June 7-16 of AS XXXI (1996) brought a unique event to the Kingdom of An Tir. The Crown and people of An Tir hosted the SCA Thirty-Year Celebration held at the Clark County Fairgrounds, north of Portland, Oregon in the Barony of Stormgard. This was a 10 day event featuring tournaments, dancing, archery, bardic circles, rapier combat, merchants, war scenarios, classes, Madrone’s War Elephant, and the opportunity to meet gentles from all over the Knowne World. The attendance was just under 6,000 people from the US, Canada, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. Master Jean-Louis de Chambertin led the kingdom in this endeavor as the event steward (autocrat) with deputy event steward Master Edward the Stuffy and a large event committee. This event also saw the first Known World Women's Tourney, The Lionesses Tourney, which was sponsored by Baroness Sancia of the Barony of Glymm Mere.