Court Reports of the Kingdom of
AEthelmearc
Malcolm and Tessa II
June 17, AS 41 (2006)
Jugglers, Tumblers and Bards
Shire of Coppertree
Being the Report of the Court of His
Majesty, Malcolm, King of Æthelmearc. Court held June
17, AS 41 (2006) at Jugglers, Tumblers, and Bards III in His Shire of
Coppertree. Lord Christopher Harper, herald.
His Majesty requested the presence of George Anne, Regional 5
Seneschal and gave her leave to speak. George Anne announced
that the Incipient Shire of Wynterset, having fulfilled all
requirements, was elevated to full Shire status. The populace of
the Shire of Wynterset was welcomed to Court with many gracious
and inspiring words from His Majesty. The Shire presented His
Majesty with a portrait of Himself, done by the hand of
Christiana Harbinjer, the Shire Seneschal. The populace of Wynterset
thanked the Shire of Coppertree for its sponsorship, patience and
support.
His Majesty called forth His Champion of Æthelmearc and divested
him of the office with much thanks. There having been a
tournament held earlier in the day, His Majesty announced that
the victor of the tournament was His Grace Morghun Sheridan. To
fill The Honorable Lord Magnus Tindal’s place, His Majesty called
forth the new Champion of Æthelmearc, Isenwulf
Thorolfssone, and invested him with the regalia and
position. The Champion’s scroll is the work of Lady Etain
ingen Dalaig and THLord Magnus Tindal
His Majesty was attended by His Grace Morghun Sheridan, autocrat
and Tangwystyl ferch Gwyn, bardocrat. His Grace thanked
everyone for attending and Tangwystyl offered her thanks to those
who taught classes.
Viscount Haakon Oaktall who was named a Royal Patron of the
Bardic Arts for his volume of work and for his previous and
continuing encouragement of the bardic arts in
Æthelmearc. Scroll by THLady George Anne.
THLady Rowena ni Dhonnchaidh presented the Kingdom with a
handsome sunshade.
George Anne (again) was inducted into the Order of the Fleur
d’Æthelmearc for her research on diverse aspects of medieval
life, including, but not limited to, privies. The scroll is
the work of Baroness Ekaterina Volkova.
In recognition of her prowess in rapier combat, His Majesty
created Alessandra Bentivegna da Faenza, called Yasmina, a Lancer
of Æthelmearc.
Helene al-Zarqa was inducted into the Order of the Sycamore for
her skills as a bard. She was recognized for her performance,
her compositions and her willingness to teach others.
Scroll scrivened by THLady George Anne and limned by THLady Keran
Roslin.
His Majesty called forth the Honorable Lord Duncan von Halstern,
the Honorable Lord Havoc the Wild, Her Grace, Rowan de la
Garnisson, and His Excellency, Robin Wallace. His Majesty
offered kind words for their martial prowess and recognized them
as Champions of the Kingdom. He gave each of them a ring as a
token and asked that they stand ready to answer his call.
His Grace Morghun Sheridan was called forth and, with the consent
of those members of the Order of the Pelican present, was
presented with a writ for elevation to the order, the date and
event to be determined mutually between himself and the Crown.
The court of His Majesty was closed.
Addendum:
The evening court report of His Majesty Malcolm, at Jugglers,
Tumblers and Bards III in the Shire of Coppertree.
Roslyn Dhu was awarded arms.
His Majesty called the cooks out of the kitchen and offered His
thanks to the autocrat, bardocrat and especially the cooks for a
wonderful event and a fine meal.
The Court of His Majesty was closed.