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|[[Beorhlic Folcwineson|Master Beorthlic]] hosted a fire circle in which all conversation was confined to period topics, in persona. Wilhelm de Kaalavo won, winning four of five rounds. [[Balvin Thorfinnsson|Sir Balvin]] fought the bye rounds. Lady Rowan served as listmistress. | | | ||
[[Beorhlic Folcwineson|Master Beorthlic]] hosted a fire circle in which all <BR> | |||
conversation was confined to period topics, in persona. Wilhelm de Kaalavo won,<BR> | |||
winning four of five rounds. [[Balvin Thorfinnsson|Sir Balvin]] fought the bye rounds. <BR> | |||
Lady Rowan served as listmistress. | |||
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|[[Angus Gunn]] | |[[Angus Gunn]] | ||
|[[Johan VonAue]] | |[[Johan VonAue]] | ||
|The Dionadair tournament is featured in an advertisement in the Tulsa World newspaper, an announcement on Channel 6 morning news, and several community calendars, due to the efforts of the (then) Hospitaller, Ian Dun Gillan. | | | ||
The Dionadair tournament is featured in an advertisement in the Tulsa World <BR> | |||
newspaper, an announcement on Channel 6 morning news, and several community <BR> | |||
calendars, due to the efforts of the (then) Hospitaller, Ian Dun Gillan. <BR> | |||
This year, the format is multiple melee scenarios instead of multiple weapon <BR> | |||
skills. "recruited former winners and non-NK fighters to show up and fill out<BR> | |||
the ranks of the "armies" with each person fighting for the title acting as team <BR> | |||
captain at least once each scenario. This also meant everyone got a lot of fighting in. <BR> | |||
We were not allowed to win the title, just to fight." - [[Damon Hroarson]] | |||
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|[[Perrin de Beaujeu]] | |[[Perrin de Beaujeu]] | ||
|[[Olivia de Calais]] | |[[Olivia de Calais]] | ||
| | |Held at Chandler Park | ||
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|2009 | |2009 | ||
| | |[[Sarran the Traveler]] | ||
|[[Seamus Mc Gregor]] | |[[Seamus Mc Gregor]] | ||
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|[[Thorvald Eggilson]] | |[[Thorvald Eggilson]] | ||
|[[Karl | |[[Karl Thorgeirsson]] | ||
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|19th | |||
|2012 | |||
|[[Geoffrey de Gournay]] | |||
|[[Karl Thorgeirsson]] | |||
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|20th | |||
|2013 | |||
|[[Alexandre Crane]] | |||
|[[Miguel Neves de Lisboa]] | |||
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|21st | |||
|2014 | |||
|[[Finr Jorgensen]] | |||
|[[Alexandre Crane]] | |||
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|22nd | |||
|2015 | |||
|[[Laiodheach the Bear]] | |||
|[[Daniel of Northkeep]] | |||
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|23rd | |||
|2016 | |||
|[[Finr Jorgensen]] | |||
|[[Facon du Pray]] | |||
|Tournament hosted by Chemin Noir, during the Sunfest Demo June 3-5. | |||
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|24rd | |||
|2017 | |||
|[[Wulfgard Martel]] | |||
|[[Perrin de Beaujeu]] | |||
|Tournament hosted by Chemin Noir, during the Sunfest Demo June 2-4. | |||
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|25th | |||
|2018 | |||
|[[Míchall Morrison]] | |||
|[[Redulf von Kol]] | |||
|Tournament held at the Sunfest Demo June 1-3. | |||
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|26th | |||
|2019 | |||
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|[[Perrin de Beaujeu]] | |||
|Tournament held at the Sunfest Demo May 31-June 2. | |||
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Latest revision as of 19:36, 4 February 2021
Official Dionadair History Page, Barony of Northkeep website
Creation:
The Dionadair Tournament was the creation of Angus MacNokard and Damon Hroarson in 1994. Their original concept was to create an event in which local fighters could get some experience fighting in tournament-style combat. Because they chose to hold it at the local Northkeep Fighter Practice, both those who were authorized AND those who were not, were able to participate.
Requirements For Entry:
- The fighter must be un-belted.
- The fighter must attend the Fighter Practice of the Barony of Northkeep and/or its Cantons.
History:
From an email to the Northkeep Baronial Email list, dated Thursday, January 27, 2011 by Damon Hroarson. (Posted with permission)
For a number of years there were a few tourneys in the north but not a great number. I'd been thinking about how to sponsor one but really didn't have anything specific in mind. Then, a bunch of us were sitting around fighters practice cooling down one day and some of the guys started griping that while Fighter Practice gave us practice fighting, it didn't give us practice for the tourney mind set. This was particularly true for new fighters who may never have fought in a tourney before. Then it hit me...a number of years previously, Alaric von Lieutpold had given me a couple of steel billets which I had thought might make neat spear points. Unfortunately, I really didn't have a way to change rectangular pieces of steel into pointy objects but a couple of others there did. So, once again, I set off to co-opt someone to help me make trouble. I started discussing things with Angus MacNokard. Given my three steel blanks, could he make three different spear points? He could keep one. I'd keep the other. And the third would become the prize spear. If he'd make the points, I'd mount them and do the legwork putting the tourney together. We started discussing format and requirements. At that point in time, every tourney nearby was a Swiss five so we decided to do a double elim. just to give the players exposure to something different. We also agreed that too many of the tourneys around here were sword and board grudge matches. Both of us revel in multiple weapon styles so we wanted to see the participants display a working knowledge of several weapons. Also, since this was a practice tourney specifically arraigned to include new fighters, it had to be run as part of fighters practice so that fighters who had not authorized could participate.
Now for a name... There's too many "Defenders" and "Protectors", etc. already. We wanted something that sounded unusual even if it meant the same thing. I started going through xxxx to English dictionaries at the Library looking up "spear", "Sword", "guard(ian)", etc. Dairmaid proposed several in Gaelic including the one we decided upon...Dionadair (Pronounced "Jeenader"). (One of these days I'm going to find a way to use the old Calon warlord's title even though the College of Heralds has put it on the 'disapproved' list. The old Saxon word "Bretwalda" [Overlord] just sounds too cool.)
Dionadair came to be seen as our local war leader.
Traditions:
- Traditionally, the tournaments begin around 10am and goes until around 4:00 pm. It is generally followed by a Revel.
- Each year, the format is set by the prior year's winner - one year, the field was a 10x10 "tower top".. those who stepped out of the square field, 'fell' to their death.
- The winner is presented with the spear, which bears leather tags, each naming one of the prior champions.
Chronology:
Number | Year | Dionadair | Ensign | Notes | |
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1st | 1994 | Guest Grimsson | |||
2nd | 1995 | Thorgrim Bjornson | |||
3rd | 1996 | Colin ua Niall | |||
4th | 1997 | Merrik Viltâr Hâr | |||
5th | 1998 | Ulf Arnfinnsson | |||
6th | 1999 | Wilhelm de Kaalavo |
Master Beorthlic hosted a fire circle in which all | ||
7th | 2000 | Karl Hungus | Alexander Marchand | ||
8th | 2001 | Angus MacNokard | Lucan Silverwolf | Angus MacNokard and his family host the after-event revel this year. | |
9th | 2002 | Evan der Fultime | Therese Maria Giovanni | ||
10th | 2003 | Damon Hroarson Borrendohl | Facon du Pray | ||
11th | 2004 | Angus Gunn | Johan VonAue |
The Dionadair tournament is featured in an advertisement in the Tulsa World | |
12th | 2005 | Randell Lee | Sheach mac Phadraig | Event held at the OSU Tulsa Campus. Lady Anawyn hosts the after-event revel. | |
13th | 2006 | Morgan Blackdragon | Genevieve Grant VonAue | ||
14th | 2007 | Barrett Morgan | Johan VonAue | Held in Chemin Noir | |
15th | 2008 | Perrin de Beaujeu | Olivia de Calais | Held at Chandler Park | |
16th | 2009 | Sarran the Traveler | Seamus Mc Gregor | ||
17th | 2010 | Evangelos Thrakios | Seamus Mc Gregor | ||
18th | 2011 | Thorvald Eggilson | Karl Thorgeirsson | ||
19th | 2012 | Geoffrey de Gournay | Karl Thorgeirsson | ||
20th | 2013 | Alexandre Crane | Miguel Neves de Lisboa | ||
21st | 2014 | Finr Jorgensen | Alexandre Crane | ||
22nd | 2015 | Laiodheach the Bear | Daniel of Northkeep | ||
23rd | 2016 | Finr Jorgensen | Facon du Pray | Tournament hosted by Chemin Noir, during the Sunfest Demo June 3-5. | |
24rd | 2017 | Wulfgard Martel | Perrin de Beaujeu | Tournament hosted by Chemin Noir, during the Sunfest Demo June 2-4. | |
25th | 2018 | Míchall Morrison | Redulf von Kol | Tournament held at the Sunfest Demo June 1-3. | |
26th | 2019 | Perrin de Beaujeu | Tournament held at the Sunfest Demo May 31-June 2. |
Trivia:
- The event is often misspelled as "Djionander" or other similar variants.