Court Reports of the Kingdom of Æthelmearc
Henri
April 17, AS 38
(2004)
Coronation of Maynard and Christina
Canton of Beau Fleuve
Being the
report for the Final Court of His Royal Majesty Henri, Roi
d’Æthelmearc. Court held on April
17th, AS 38 (2004) at
the Coronation of His Heirs, Maynard and Christina, in His Canton of
Beau
Fleuve. Giulietta da Venezia, Reporting Herald, with
the assistance of His Excellency, Master Fridrikr Tomasson av Knusslig
Hamn.
Mustafa the Red
was awarded arms in absentia for his skill in brewing and heavy weapons
combat,
and for his service to the Kingdom and the Barony of Delftwood. No scroll was present.
Kjott
Thorgrimsson was awarded arms for his service and for his prowess at
heavy
weapons combat. Scroll scrivened by
THLord Cadell Blaidd Du and limned by Lady Anlaith ingen Trena.
Viola Thornhaven
was awarded arms for her devotion to and promotion of youth activities. Scroll scrivened by Lady Alessandra
Bentivegna de Faenza, called Yasmina and limned by Lady Pleasance de
Coignieres
and Lady Gianna di Aurelio.
Gavin Kent was
made a Companion of the Keystone in absentia for his service to the
Dominion of
Myrkfaelinn. Scroll scrivened by Lady
Pleasance de Coignieres and limned by Lady Una de Saint Luc.
Muireann ni Muirchertaig
was made a Companion of the Keystone in absentia for her service to the
Dominion of Myrkfaelinn. Scroll by Lady
Alheydis von Korckhingen.
Illish O’Donovan
was made a Baroness of His Majesty’s Court for her exemplary service to
Crown
and Kingdom. Scroll scrivened by THLord
Cadell Blaidd Du and limned by Lady Muirghen Gaelsbane.
Connor
Bowsplitter was named an archery co-principal of His Majesty’s Order of
Merit
for Martial Authenticity. Scroll
scrivened by THLord Cadell Blaidd Du and limned by Lady Muirghen
Gaelsbane.
Aleea Bagah was
named an archery co-principal of His Majesty’s Order of Merit for
Martial
Authenticity. Scroll scrivened by Her
Excellency, Mistress Graidhne ni Ruaidh and limned by THLady Anna
Eisenkopf and
Lady Anlaith ingen Trena.
Christian Amaury
de Launey was named rapier co-principal of His Majesty’s Order of Merit
for
Martial Authenticity. Scroll limned by
Lady Sasha Grey.
Aengus MacBain
was named heavy weapons co-principal of His Majesty’s Order of Merit
for
Martial Authenticity. No scroll was
present.
His Majesty
welcomed Her Excellency, Mistress Aoibheil of Dun Holen, the Kingdom
Seneschal,
into His Presence. Her Excellency
dutifully informed His Majesty that His Reign had come to an end, and
that it
was time for His Heirs to take the mantle of responsibility from His
shoulders. His Majesty asked Her
Excellency to take word to His Heirs that they should approach Him
forthwith.
His Majesty
awarded Sigils of Æthelmearc to the following gentles, and asked
that they seek
Him out during the day, that He might share private words with them:
§
Aleea
Bagah. One scroll entirely by Her
Excellency, Yekaterina Volkova and the other scrivened by Her
Excellency,
Mistress Graidhne ni Ruaidh and limned by THLady Anna Eisenkopf and
Lady
Anlaith ingen Trena.
§
Alessandra
d’Avignon. One scroll entirely by
THLady Talisidhe of the Greenwood, and another scrivened by Blausa
Korsakova
and limned by Leah of Newcastle.
§
Antoinette
de la Croix. No scroll was present.
§
Aoibheil of
Dun Holen. Scroll by an anonymous
scribe.
§
Caelin
O’Ruairc. No scroll was present.
§
Duncan von
Holstern. Scroll by THLord Aengus
MacBain.
§
Faelinn de
Cearsaigh. Scroll by Lord Aeryck
Blackhart.
§
Fridrikr
Tomasson av Knusslig Hamn. Scroll by
Lord Aeryck Blackhart, and Viking rock by THLady Hrefna in heppna
Thorgrimsdottir.
§
Genevieve
du Vent Argent. Scroll scrivened by
Blausa Korsakova and limned by Her Excellency, Tatyana Khushina.
§
Giulietta
da Venezia. Scroll scrivened by Blausa
Korsakova and limned by Lady Sasha Grey.
§
Geoffrey
Fitz David. Scroll scrivened by THLord
Cadell Blaidd Du and limned by Konon Pivovar.
§
Illish
O’Donovan. Scroll scrivened by Her
Excellency, Mistress Graidhne ni Ruaidh and limned by Lady Rosalinda of
Castile.
§
Reinhardt
von Berchtesgaden. No scroll was
present.
§
Sasha
Gray. No scroll was present.
§
Tigernach
mag Samhradhain, called Gaston. Scroll
by Lord Aeryck Blackhart.
§
Vladisla
Nikulich. Scroll scrivened by THLord
Cadell Blaidd Du and limned by Aurenca Mouly.
§
Vlksha
Jakovleva. Scroll scrivened by THLord
Cadell Blaidd Du and limned by Aurenca Mouly.
His Majesty
invited His Excellency, Master Fridrikr Tomasson av Knusslig Hamn into
His
Presence. His Excellency asked His
Majesty to release him from the Oath of personal fealty he had sworn
unto His
Majesty upon the day of His Coronation, that he might return to the
service of
his knight. His Majesty expressed His
thanks to His Excellency for his admirable service throughout His
Reign, and
released His Excellency from His Oath.
His Majesty invited
His Grace, Sir Morguhn Sheridan into His Presence.
Before the Populace, His Majesty expressed His gratitude to His
Grace for the constant care, support and service he had provided during
His
Majesty’s Reign.
His Majesty
summoned His guardsmen and expressed His gratitude to them for their
excellent
service, then asked them to retire.
His Majesty
welcomed the Ladies of the Rose and of the Garnet into His Presence. Having charged them with the care of the
Queen’s Crown at His Coronation, He thanked them for fulfilling that
charge so
admirably. He then received the Queen’s
Crown from them, and placed it upon the Queen’s Throne, that it would
be
present for the Coronation of Æthelmearc’s next Queen.
His Majesty then
invited His Heirs, Maynard and Christina, Prince and Princess of
Æthelmearc,
into His Presence. His Highness stated
His claim to the Throne. Having heard
the witness of Her Excellency, Mistress Aoibheil of Dun Holen, the
Kingdom
Seneschal; of His Excellency, Sir Tristen Sexwulf, a most worthy
combatant; and
of THLady Giulietta da Venezia, Silver Buccle Herald, His Majesty
agreed that
His Highness’ claim was valid, right and true.
His Majesty then crowned Maynard the Fourteenth King of
Æthelmearc.
Thus did
the Court and Reign of Henri, Roi
d’Æthelmearc come to an end.