89th Crown

Crown
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Information:
Sovereign: Jean Paul de Sens - OP Consort: Gilyan Alienora of Clonmacnoise - OP Crown Tournament: June 8, 2024 in Northkeep Coronation: October 4, 2024 in Namron Stepped Down: Predecessors: Heirs:

Reign Overview

Crown Tournament

Event Stewards: Yzabeau Brossier & Skeggi Berbeinn Sebbason ins Sterka
Location: St. Stephen’s United Methodist Church, 400 W. New Orleans St., Broken Arrow, OK 74011
Host: Northkeep
Luncheon:

Coronation

• Event Stewards:
• Site: Will Rogers Scout Reservation
• Special Activities / notes: Held in conjunction with Namron Protectorate
  • Sovereign's Champion Tournament

Staff Members

• Royal Steward: Mistress Aelfwynn Webbestre
• Chancellor:
• Head of Entourage:
• Star Signet:
• Sable Scroll Pursuivant: Sir Kyrus Logisson
• Golden Staff Herald: Maitre Etienne De Saint Amaranth
• Largess Coordinator: Eadwyn seo Gathyrde
• Modiste: Mistress Marguerite Dinard
• Royal Household:
  • Earl Daffydd Whitacre
  • Countess Octavia de Verdon
  • Mistress Kajira Camber
  • Lady Katja Stillinjr
  • Duchess Margaret ny Connor
  • Sir Asoph Hearts
  • Countess Michelle Chantal de Charente

Champions

Arts

• Royal Bard:
• Royal Middle Eastern Dance:
• Royal Artisan

Combat

• Consort's Champion:
• Consort's Blade of Honor:
• Sovereign's Champion:
• Sovereign's Blade of Chivalry:
• Royal Blade:
• Royal Hunter:
• Royal Thrown Weapons Champion:
• Guardian of the Consort's Hope - Junior Division:
• Guardian of the Consort's Hope - Senior Division:
• Guardian of the Sovereign's Dream:
• Guardian of the Sovereign's Inspiration:

Peers Elevated

Name	Date	Peerage

Special Recognitions

Gauntlets & Gloves

King's Gauntlet

Queen's Glove

Progress While Heirs

• June 29: Vindheim 6th Coronet Tourney
• July 13: Kingdom Collegium
• July 20: Summer Round Table
• July 26 - Aug 11: Pennsic War
• August 17: Vindheim Academia Della Spada
• September 14: Kingdom Arts & Sciences
• September 21: Mooneschadowe Trade Days
• September 27: Ffynnon Gath - War of Ages
• October 4: Namron Protectorate & Coronation

Words of the Coronet

July Black Star

As we head up to the beautiful lands of Aethelmearc for the Great Pennsic War, know that our thoughts are already turning towards Gulf Wars! We encourage all of our martial-inclined populace to start pulling out your weapons of war, stringing your bows, sharpening your axes, greasing your gears, and checking your tack. Armored, Rapier, Siege, Archery, and Equestrian leaders, we ask that you start scheduling war practices. Get everyone ready for the fields at Gulf Wars. But Gulf Wars is more than just martial activities! Ansteorra will need armies of Artisans and Service oriented folk to help make Gulf War more fun than a pack of puppies! Artisans can help not only by competing in Kingdom A&S, but also by creating banners and tabards for the kingdom and your groups so the Known World will know the diversity of Ansteorra as we march to the field. Ansteorra will need our service-inclined populace to organize the various musters, keep all the warriors hydrated and not 'hangry', and to volunteer to help the war run smoothly.

TL; DR: Ansteorra needs your help at Gulf Wars!

JP&G III
Prince and Princess of Ansteorra

Now Announcing the Format for the November 2024 Queen’s Champion Tournament!

As announced in court at Academia della Spada, the format for my Queen’s Champion tournament will be Bedford Points.

https://cunnan.lochac.sca.org/index.php/Bedford_Points_Tournament

Prepare to fight a lot as this tournament will last for 4-5 hours and will not have a set number of rounds. The tournament is planned to be outdoors, but I will make a decision that morning to move it indoors if I deem there are health or safety concerns.

HL Nicaize will be administering the list for me, so be on the lookout for additional information and pre-registration forms from her in the future.

Letters of Intent will not be required, but will be happily accepted if you would like to submit one.

I also hope (pun intended) to host the Guardian of the Queen’s Hope at Queen’s Champion. There will likewise be pre-registration for that tournament so we will have an idea of the age ranges, prizes, and scrolls we need to have available for the entrants.

Jean Paul and I invite and encourage any and all rapier fighters to enter Queen’s Champion tournament and showcase their fighting skills, endurance, and panache. The winner of the tournament will receive a prize commissioned by us from Darkwood Armory specifically for this tournament.

I will be choosing my Queen’s Champion from those fighting in the tournament. If you are unable or unwilling to accept the duties and responsibilities of my champion, simply tell the list coordinators when registering for the tournament. I will have a token that is visible from a distance to identify those fighters who are vying for the chance to be my champion.

My personal expectations of a champion include attending most of the events with me (including foreign wars, especially Gulf Wars), fighting as my champion upon the rapier field as needed (the Princess of Vindheim has already wagered a fat pig that her champion will beat all others!), and coordinating the assistance of stand-ins if they are not able to discharge the duties at a specific event. I expect my champion to be well-groomed, laugh at my jokes, and watch at least the first two episodes of My Little Pony:Friendship is Magic. There is also the more common expectation of a champion which is to become friend and confidant to the Queen while maintaining the respect, courtesy, and chivalry which the rapier fighters of Ansteorra are known for showing to their Queens.

To be clear, I will choose my champion from the people who enter the Queen’s Champion Tournament that have identified themselves as willing to take on the role. This person may also be the winner of the tournament. There should not be any reason that a fighter is unable to enter nor for them to resign from the tournament due to an inability or lack of desire to be my champion.

I welcome every authorized fighter to participate in my Queen’s Champion Tournament to the utmost of their health and abilities. I challenge the rapier community of Ansteorra to cause me to run out of fighter tokens and require me to resort to tearing the buttons and pearls from my dress so that everyone receives a token from my hands at my tournament.

If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Prince Jean Paul and I via email at trh@crown.ansteorra.org.

Princess Gilyan III

King's Champion Format

Kings champion will be a 30 minute Bear Pit immediately following Namron Protectorate with at a minimum the following two weapon styles: 6 ft spear, and Fighter’s Choice. There will probably be more. The Crown will announce weapon format changes during the tournament and there will be no breaks during those weapon changes. Whoever can re-arm and get back on the field will gain an advantage. The Crown will attempt to not pick any weapon style so weird that fighters will not have weapons. The Crown will also make sure there are sufficient 6 ft spears to keep the lyst moving in an expeditious fashion. The crown will choose his champion from the contestants.

Expectations:
My personal expectations of a champion include attending most of the events with me (including foreign wars, especially Gulf Wars), fighting as my champion upon the armored field as needed, and coordinating the assistance of stand-ins if they are not able to discharge the duties at a specific event. I expect my champion to be well-groomed, laugh at my jokes, and listen to either the first book of He Who Fights with Monsters or Dungeon Crawler Carl. There is also the more common expectation of a champion which is to become a confidant to the King. A champion will be respectful, courteous, courageous, and chivalric in their demeanor.

Royal Hunter Format

Royal Hunter will be spread across three events, Vindheim Missile Academy, Shadowlands “A Toast to Absent Friends: A Día de los Muertos Event”, and Bordermarch War of the Rams. VMA and Shadowlands will be used as qualifying rounds, with a smaller qualifying round at War of the Rams. Six qualifiers each will come from VMA and Shadowlands, and a final four qualifiers from WotR.

The qualifying 16 persons will then participate in a double elimination direct shoot competition.

The final round will be a balloon shoot for the two participants with the lowest scores. Two colors of balloons will be attached to a target. Each finalist will be assigned a color. Whichever color has been shot from the target first will be the winner of the Royal Hunter Tournament.

Qualifying Rounds: The qualifying rounds will run during the entire weekend, event staffing permitted. Entrants must shoot 100 arrows, 5 arrows at a time at a 5 target board. The 5 targets will have two scoring rings, with the outer ring worth one point, and the inner circle worth two points. Each target can only have one scoring missile, so if more than one missile hits a target, the lowest scoring missile will be used. If there is a tie, a single “closest to center” shoot-off will be used.

Varying Weapons Styles: All typical bows and crossbows will be allowed in the Hunter Tournament. Crossbows may only score on the inner circle of the qualifying target.

Expectations of a Royal Hunter: Our personal expectations of a champion include attending most of the events with us (including foreign wars, especially Gulf Wars), shooting as our champion upon the archery field as needed, and coordinating the assistance of stand-ins if they are not able to discharge the duties at a specific event. We expect our champion to be well-groomed and maintain the respect, courtesy, and chivalry expected of those around the Crown.

Progress While Crown

Words of the Crown

10/06/24

We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to the Barony of Namron, the event stewards, their staff, and Their Most Excellent Baronesses. Managing to put together such an incredible event with so many competing priorities is a testament to the populace of Namron, and the kingdom of Ansteorra.

We would also like to extend our profound gratitude to Their Grace's Sven and Antigone (newest holders of a Sable Crane for Royal Mentoring!), who were kind, courteous, thoughtful, and diligent with providing Us with all the information, resources, and training we need to do our best job as Crown of Ansteorra.

Reign Photos and Media

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