80th Crown
| 79th_Crown | Miguel Sebastian de Oporto III and Conal Alexandria O'Riordain III | 81st_Crown |
Photo by Richard Threlkeld
Crown Info:
*King: Miguel Sebastian de Oporto
*Queen: Conall Ó Ríoghbhardáin
*Crown Tournament: July 14, 2018
*Coronation: October 13, 2018 at Steppes
*Stepped down: April 13, 2019 at tbd
*Predecessors:Jason Drysdale II & Margherita de Mantua II
*Heirs: Vladislav Strelec & Margaret Ny Connor
Overview:
An overview of their reign. Lion:
Queen's Champion: Edward Mercer (OP)
Bard: Adelaide de Beaumont and Kenneth MacQuarrie of Tobermory
King's Champion: Frederick von Dresen OP
Queen's Blade of Honor: Brendan McEwen
Royal Lancer: [Calanna di Nero Rosa]]
King's Blade of Chivalry: Abd al-Mahdi Jamal ibn Hakim
Royal Huntsman: Nikolai Vladislav
Guardian of the Queen’s Hope (senior): Thora Vargar
Guardian of the Queen’s Hope (junior): Aila Stephensdottir
Middle Eastern Dance Champion:
Kingdom Artisan: Adelaide de Beaumont
Royal Blade: Gabriel of Maccuswell
Guardian of the King's Dream: Philip of Bjornsborg
King's Gauntlet
Queen's Gloves
Progress while Prince and Princess:
- Roundtable - Glaslyn
- Pennsic
Intended Royal Progress:
- October 13, 2018 : Coronation - Steppes
- November 10, 2018: Queen's Champion
- November 15, 2018 : War of the Rams - Bordermarch
- December 1, 2018 : Dragonsfire Tor Yule Revel - Dragonsfire Tor
- December 15, 2018 : Wiesenfeuer Yule Revel - Wiesenfeuer
- January 05, 2019 : Steppes Twelfth Night - Steppes
- January 12, 2019 : Winter Crown Tournament - Northkeep
- January 19, 2019 : Winter Roundtable - Isenholt
- January 26, 2019 : Sable Soldier IV
- February 2, 2019 : Candlemas - Bryn Gwlad
- February 9, 2019: Kingdom Arts & Science - Ffynnon Gath
- February 15, 2019: War College - Raven's Fort
- February 19, 2019: Estrella War XXXV
- March 9, 2019: Gulf Wars
- April 13, 2019: Coronation
Peers:
| Biatrichi Canzoniere (OP) | 2018-10-27 | Order of the Laurel |
| Absolon of Hereford (OP) | 2018-11-17 | Order of Chivalry |
| Orlando Giovanni de Gilead (OP) | 2018-12-15 | Master of Defense |
| 2018 |
Communications
Jul 25, 2018: Greetings to the Kingdom as Prince & Princess
(Taken from the Ansteorra Kingdom Email list)
Greetings Fair Kingdom,
It is with great joy that we write to you, for good fortune has smiled upon us and we have become the heirs of Ansteorra again. Crown tournament was hot and dusty and a bit of a shock to our systems after being in the great white north for most of the previous 2 weeks.
As anyone who has been to crown tournament can attest, especially ones outside in Ansteorran summer, just fighting in the tournament is a team event. Not one person wins alone. It is with the help of friends that we keep from completely sweltering in the heat. They give us food & water, shade, and cold wet towels. It’s almost like watching Nascar in slow-motion. They are our pit crews and our cheering squads and (in summer) literally help keep us alive. Therefore, we would like to thank some of the folks who helped us to win the day: Mistress Colleen, honorable lady Sylvana, Centurion Absolon, Countess Nicolette, and of course my faithful squire, Lord Frederick! Thank you all! And thanks to all of the other squads that kept your fighters as cool and as focused as possible that day!
We look forward to seeing old friends and making many new ones this reign! If you want to get involved and see how the kingdom runs from the perspective of the crown when we are in your area, please talk with Mistress Colleen.
It’s been 14 years since last we set the thrones, so we might be a bit rusty, but we promise to brush-off the rust and oil the machine of fun for our upcoming reign. Of course we are going to stick with the key traditions that make our kingdom special and unique, but as before, we will likely add a bit of our own flair. There may be a bit of theatre and even more song and other bard craft. We hope that you enjoy it as much as we do!
Be kind to others. Let’s not hate, let’s celebrate!
Miguel and Conal
Princeps et Principessa
November 14, 2018: Queen's Champion
Greetings Ansteorra!
The Queens Festival and Championship was fantastic. The site was beautifully decorated and the games tavern was a blast. His Majesty and I look forward to such revelry in the future. Our gratitude to the many, many folks who made this event special - especially the event stewards Baroness Elspeth and Duke Hrafn and their hard-working event staff. Through unforeseen adversity you made this event a success.
The tournaments were well-run and awesome to watch. Congratulations to my Queen's Champion, Don Edward Mercer. I know you will represent me and all of Ansteorra very well.
To my Queen's Hopes, Aila and Thora - Your skill and presence on the field show all that you are the future of rapier.
To our Royal Blade, Duke Gabriel - You showed a great range of skills only matched by your enthusiasm and panache.
And finally, to my Queen's Blade of Honor, Master Brendan, you are a legend. Dona Conal is proud to be of your lineage.
Conal, Regina
