Ansteorran Championships
From Ansteorra History Wiki
| Category | Frequency | Title | Participant Type | Organizer | Typical Timeframe/Schedule | Competition Began | Premiere Holder | Holders (OP Link) | Created By | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arts | Once per year | Royal Bard | Vocal Performance | Prior Kingdom Bard* | Held at Eisteddfod | March 27, 1982 | Jonathan DeLaufyson Macebearer | https://op.ansteorra.org/awards/id/5 https://op.ansteorra.org/awards/id/538 | Lloyd II & Joselyn II | Initially "Premier Bard" |
| Arts | Once per year | Royal Middle Eastern Dance | Dance Performance | Prior Kingdom MED Champion* | September 27, 2003 | Rhiannon verch Bryan | https://op.ansteorra.org/awards/id/8 https://op.ansteorra.org/awards/id/539 | Ulsted the Unsteady I and Cateau d'Ardennes I | Initially "Kingdom Middle Eastern Dance Champion" | |
| Arts | Once per year | Royal Artisan | Art Display or Performance | February 12, 2005 | Dyan du lac des Calandres | https://op.ansteorra.org/awards/id/10001 https://op.ansteorra.org/awards/id/537 | Ulsted the Unsteady II and Cateau d'Ardennes II | Initially Kingdom Artisan | ||
| Combat | Every Reign | Consort's Champion | Rapier Combat | Consort | Held at Queen's Champion Event | David Gallowglass | https://op.ansteorra.org/awards/id/18 | Joselyn | The first tournament called " Queen's Champion" was fought via Armored combat. | |
| Combat | Every Reign | Sovereign's Champion | Armored Combat | Sovereign | Held at Coronation | March 31, 1988 | Burke Kyriel MacDonald | https://op.ansteorra.org/awards/id/12 | Hector II | Originally "King's Champion" |
| Combat | Inconsistent between yearly and every reign | Royal Blade | Cut & Thrust Combat | November 24, 2013 | Miguel Vaello de Villa Joiosa | https://op.ansteorra.org/awards/id/10097 | Aaron MacGregor V and Nicollet Deuville | |||
| Missile | Every Reign | Royal Hunter | Archery | May 2000 | Fearghus MacKenna | https://op.ansteorra.org/awards/id/19 | Alaric Drake and Kay Leigh Drake | |||
| Missile | Once per year | Royal Thrown Weapons Champion | Thrown Weapons | Thrown Weapons | May 2023 | Romanius Vindheimus Vesperanius | https://op.ansteorra.org/awards/id/506 | Gabriel of Maccuswell III and Sonja Ryzaja III | ||
| Combat | Every Reign | Guardian of the Consort's Hope | Youth Rapier Combat | Held at Queen's Champion Event | January 1, 2000 | Rosalind Moondragon | https://op.ansteorra.org/awards/id/7 | Alaric Drake I and Kay Leigh Drake | Originally "Guardian of the Queen's Hope" Sometimes is divided into a Junior and Senior champion. | |
| Combat | Every Reign | Guardian of the Sovereign's Dream | Youth Armored Combat | October 15, 2016 | Jerimiah of the Pale Dragons | https://op.ansteorra.org/awards/id/10153 https://op.ansteorra.org/awards/id/532 | Jason Drysdale I | Originally "Guardian o/t King's Dream" | ||
| Missile | Guardian of the Sovereign's Inspiration | Youth Archery | February 17, 2024 | William Flokason | https://op.ansteorra.org/awards/id/541 | Nicollet II | ||||
| Missile | Guardian o/t Queen's Hunt | Youth Archery | May 25, 2024 | Marcus Haldyn | https://op.ansteorra.org/awards/id/545 | Sven IV and Antigone III | ||||
| Equestrian | once per year | Royal Lancer of Ansteorra | Equestrian | November 16, 1996 | Murdoc of the Wastelands | https://op.ansteorra.org/awards/id/226 | Mikael IV and Mikaela II | |||
* And at the pleasure of the Crown
Consort's Blade of Honor and Sovereign's Blade of Chivalry are given during Consort's Champion and Sovereign's Champion respectively.
