May Crown is Fast approaching! If you are fighting in the Crown Tournament it is encouraged to register for the Lists. Come witness the search at 812 Wallace Way, Grandview, Washington at the lovely Grandview Community Park and Fairgrounds. Site fee is $30, with a $5 discount for members.
Click on the link below to complete the preregistration process and save time at gate.
Their Royal Majesties, Sven and Rauokinn, King and Queen of An Tir, announce an Ethereal Court to take place on May 7, 2022 at 9:00 AM during the on-line Known World Italian Symposium. Court will occur via zoom. (link will be provided closer to the event). The event website is at https://historicalitaly.wordpress.com The following gentles are cordially invited to attend the Ethereal Court virtually:
Sirius Nox Avine de Hert Jacques Luis de Normandie Steven Desjardin Christopher MacEveny (Kit Heinrichs) Gera Gangolffin (Jeri Sisco) Alicia DuBois (Alicia du Bois) Lucrezia De Alanis Fjorlief in Haga (Fjorlief InHaga) Spike Zoetart (Maddy DuMont) Giata Magdalena Alberti (Gigi La Bella Donna) Katrine de Saint Brieuc (Katrine De Saint Brieuc) Athelyna de Oldenfield Guiote de Bourgogne (Guiote de Bourgogne) Cathyn Fitzgerald (Cathyn McKenna) Emelev the Chaste (Zoe Ruskin) Elena Edgar (Laina Worth) Chingis Shanagatai Neriin Refskegg of House Bread (Jed Heimkes) Maminka the Bohemian
It is very important to Their Majesties that everyone understand that being acknowledged in court is not dependent on anyone’s ability to attend. Your attendance is completely optional and no one is required to be on camera. You are encouraged to do what makes you feel comfortable. To aid in organization, if you are listed above and you plan to attend an RSVP to Achaxe would be very much appreciated (Dawn Edmundson on facebook messenger or achaxe@gmail.com).
For those not listed above, TRM’s court will be streamed live on: the Kingdom of An Tir’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/KingdomofAnTirSCA
Their Majesties welcome any and all to observe the virtual feed either on the Kingdom Facebook page or by attending KWIS.
Questions can be directed to Daphne Achaxe ek Auchate (Dawn Edmundson via Facebook messenger or achaxe@gmail.com). Their Majesties look forward to seeing many of you there
We are distraught by the heart wrenching news out of Avacal related to the February 11, 2022 alert (link below) related to possession of child pornography charges against David McDowell (known in the SCA as Peregrine the Falconer): https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/former-edmonton-youth-co-ordinator-charged-with-possession-of-child-pornography-1.6348463?fbclid=IwAR0MtHPp9Dg-depjgIkIzm_4l6Q7eOLz53irsOdEG9HYsiUWa-O8tNFDXBA In the alert, the Police announced that they are looking for more victims and are concerned that there may be victims in the Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver, BC areas. The Edmonton police’s primary concern is identifying more victims. Therefore, anyone with information is encouraged to contact the Edmonton police at 780-423-4567 or Crime Stoppers, or submit information anonymously through the Canadian online national cybertip website: https://cybertip.ca/ . If you or your family members may be impacted by the charges against McDowell, there are resources available to help navigate the process as well as to provide support services. Some of these are listed below: • National Helpline Hotline 1-800-4-A-CHILD • Childhelp www.childhelp.org Hotline 1-800-422-4453 • Prevention and Treatment of info@childhelp.org Crisis counselors available 24/7 Child Abuse Email support form on the website • 24 Hour Hotline British Columbia Society of www.bcsth.ca/ 1-800-563-0808 • Toll Free Victim Link BC www.victimlinkbc.ca VictimLink is a toll free, confidential British Columbia VictimLinkBC@bc211.ca multilingual telephone service across BC and Yukon 24 hours a day 7 days a week. • https://cmha.bc.ca/documents/childhood-sexual-abuse-a-mental-health-issue-2/ • https://treehousevancouver.ca/
Please be kind to one another as people process this information in their own ways. Additionally, be cognizant that some of your friends and/or their children may be victims and speak with empathy and compassion in that regard. Let’s not let insensitive public discourse on this subject re-victimize those that have already been traumatized and abused. Lastly, in times like this, it is normal to feel the urge to want to help in some way. To that end, we are sponsoring a silent auction at Kingdom A&S and Rapier Championship with the proceeds to benefit one or more non-profit organizations (within the geographic areas comprising An Tir and Avacal) who provide support and counseling to victims of child sexual abuse. We will provide more information as plans solidify.
We write to announce an addendum to the rules for May Crown Tournament:
All An Tir legal tournament weapons styles are permitted and the An Tir shield conventions will be in effect and enforced.
Standard An Tir shield conventions are as follows:
a. Round: 30” Max, measured elbow to elbow; b. Heater/rectangle: chin to crotch sitting high and shoulder point to shoulder point wide; and c. Oval: do not exceed 700 square inches in total surface area.
The format remains an “Ursulmas” style pooled tournament. Depending on the number of pools, the top 2 (if 8 pools) to 4 (if 4 pools) fighters will come out of each pool to fight in a Sweet 16 “clean slate” single elimination best two out of three fights portion of the tournament. The last two fighters at the end of the sweet 16 will fight a best 3 of 5 final.
The tournament will include the traditional processional and a challenge round as the first round of the tournament. You do not have to be assigned to the same pool for the first-round challenge round. It will be conducted as normal for a first round of crown tournament with the combatants’ reporting their win/loss to lists. The outcome of your first-round fight will then be added to your “pool” record for purposes of determining who makes the sweet 16
If you have questions, please feel free to address them to either of Us.
Their Royal Majesties, Sven and Rauokinn, King and Queen of An Tir, announce an Ethereal Court to take place on February 26, 2022 at 1 PM to be broadcast live from the Barony of Stromgard. Court is scheduled for the original date of the rescheduled Founding Revel event.
The following gentles are cordially invited to attend the Ethereal Court virtually: Ragna in Valska Maral of Dragon’s Mist Maeva inn Tryggvi Peter Bates Kendryth Filia Gerald Achaxe ek Auchate Skunka Mada Achata Fenris Na Constance Le Clerc Tatyanna of Stromgard Helvi av Gotland Ronan Mac an Leagha Dagmar Thorfinsdottir Refskegg of House Bread Justin de Leon Livia Alexandra Severa Morgan of the Oaks Þóra Jórsalafari Susanna Herst Dafne Fraser Sun Jiang Those of you who are identified above are respectfully requested to contact Their Majesties’ Ethereal Court Technomancer, Refskegg of House Bread (FB: Jed Heimkes; email: jjheimkes@gmail.com; text/cell: 623-693-9813). Refskegg will be hosting an instructional class regarding the “how tos” of attending court virtually on Wednesday, February 23rd at 7:30 p.m. — Refskegg will disseminate a link in the next couple of weeks. If you are unable to attend the February 23rd class, please contact Refskegg directly and he can find a mutually agreeable time to work with you. If you are listed above and you do not want to be on video or appear in person on the live feed, that is perfectly acceptable. In that event, please contact TRM’s court coordinator, HE Constance Davies (FB: Teresa Kellmer).
It is very important to Their Majesties that everyone understand that being acknowledged in court is not dependent on anyone’s ability to attend. Your attendance is completely optional and no one is required to be on camera. You are encouraged to do what makes you feel comfortable.
For those not listed above, TRM’s court will be streamed live on: the Kingdom of An Tir’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/KingdomofAnTirSCA the Barony of Stromgard’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Stromguardians and the Kingdom of An Tir’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/KingdomofAnTirSCA Their Majesties welcome any and all to observe the virtual feed of the February 26th Ethereal Court through any one of these venues.
Their Royal Majesties, Sven and Rauokinn, King and Queen of An Tir, announce an Ethereal Court to take place on February 19, 2022 at 10 am to open the Principality of Tir Righ’s TUTR event (https://stage.antir.org/%E2%80%A6/university-of-tir-righ-tutr-spring%E2%80%A6/. The following gentles are cordially invited to attend the Ethereal Court virtually: Rosalind McAllister Isabella Foxwell Rawaz Miklos Adawolf Jeger Azriel Di Cabra Scarlett O’Tomelty Harold of Hartwood Elphin O Flaithbeartaigh Greta Grunwald Aspasia Bevilacqua Runa Dagsdottir Saito no Ryoichi Mitsukage Briana Cassia Athelina Grey Ts’ai Tien Pu Halima al-Rakkasa Those of you who are identified above are respectfully requested to join the TUTR zoom session for the 10 am Court. The link will be shared closer to the event. It is very important to Their Majesties that everyone understand that being acknowledged in court is not dependent on anyone’s ability to attend. Your attendance is completely optional and no one is required to be on camera. You are encouraged to do what makes you feel comfortable. The scheduled awards will be announced regardless of whether the recipient joins the zoom session. For those not listed above and/or who are not planning to attend the TUTR, TRM’s court will be streamed live on: the Kingdom of An Tir’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/KingdomofAnTirSCA and the Kingdom of An Tir’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/KingdomofAnTirSCA Their Majesties welcome any and all to observe the virtual feed of the February 19th Ethereal Court through any one of these venues.
Their Royal Majesties, Sven and Rauokinn, King and Queen of An Tir, announce an Ethereal Court on February 5, 2022 at 4 pm.
This is the original date of the rescheduled Dragon’s Laire Candlemas event. Her Majesty Rauokinn will hold a Royal Court with Their Excellencies of Dragon’s Laire, Arion and Kloe.
The following gentles are cordially invited to attend the Ethereal Court virtually: • Lucy of Smithsmall; • Meadbh ingen Cormaic; • Lysander of Dragon’s Laire; • Sigridr Vilhelmsdottir; • Maenach of Dragon’s Laire; • Furia Dommita; • Eilidh Keldeleth; • Ysaunna of Dragon’s Laire; • Ilexandro of Dragon’s Laire; • Arontious of Bygelswade; and • Natasha Orionova Zateeva. Those of you are identified above are respectfully requested to contact Their Majesties’ Ethereal Court Technomancer, Refskegg of House Bread (FB: Jed Heimkes; email: jheimkes@gmail.com; text/cell: 623-693-9813). Refskegg will be hosting an instructional class regarding the “how tos” of attending court virtually on Wednesday, February 2nd at 7:30 p.m. (https://streamyard.com/jhk2ckavqn) If you are unable to attend the February 2nd class, please contact Refskegg directly and he can find a mutually agreeable time to work with you. If you are listed above and you do not want to be on video or appear in person on the live feed, that is perfectly acceptable. In that event, please contact TRM’s court coordinator, HE Constance Davies (FB: Teresa Kellmer).
It is very important to Their Majesties that everyone understand that being acknowledged in court is not dependent on anyone’s ability to attend. Your attendance is completely optional and no one is required to be on camera. You are encouraged to do what makes you feel comfortable. For those not listed above, HRM’s court will be streamed live on:
the Kingdom of An Tir’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/KingdomofAnTirSCA
the Barony of Dragon’s Laire’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/DragonsLaireSCA
and the Kingdom of An Tir’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/KingdomofAnTirSCA
Their Majesties welcome any and all to observe the virtual feed of the February 5th Ethereal Court through any one of these venues.
