Court Reports of the Kingdom of
AEthelmearc
Henri II and Elena
January 16th, AS 44
(2010)
Twelfth Night Celebration
Barony of St Swithins Bog
Report of the Court of Their Royal Majesties, Henri et
Elena, Roi et Reine d’Aethelmearc, held a the Twelfth Night Celebration
in the
Barony of St Swithins Bog on the 16th day of January AS 44,
Their
Excellencies, Quinn and Vivienne, Baron and Baroness of St Swithins Bog
in
attendance, THLord Brandubh Ó Donnghaile, Silver Buccle.
Their Majesties gave leave to Their Excellencies to hold a Baronial Court.
Her Majesty entreated the populace to come to the aid of the
Kingdom
of Ansteorra and
the Barony of Namron who
had recently lost much of their regalia.
Her Majesty announced that gentles of our land had already
volunteered
to complete kneeling pillows, but that they are still in need of
banners both
for the Kingdom
of Ansteorra and
for the
Barony of Namron and Baronial Coronets.
Please contact Baroness Marci of Hadley and Baroness Illadore de
Bedegrayne to help with this effort.
Their Majesties invited Lady Katerina de la Marne and the
children present at the event to come forth and charged lady Katerina
with a
chest full of toys instructing the children to seek out Lady Katerina
and
choose something from the chest.
Shaelyn MacDubh was called forward and Their Majesties spoke
words of praise of the service of this fine lady, for wherever they saw
her,
she was always doing service, and so it pleased Them to Award her Arms. Scroll calligraphy by Duchess Angelik de
Beauvais with words by Baron Quinn Kerr.
Their Majesties called upon Balthazar to attend Them.
They spoke to him that They had heard of his
achievements in archery and thrown weapons and were pleased by his
service at
events especially coming early and staying late to assist with set up
and tear
down, and so They Awarded him Arms.
Scroll by Mistress Talisidhe of the Greenwoods.
Hondagus was called before Their Majesties and awarded arms
for his development of skills with Atlatl, helping wherever possible
and even
tending bar at the Chalkman Pub at Pennsic.
Scroll by Mistress Talisidhe of the Greenwoods.
Their Majesties called for Ruland Burkhart to attend
Them. They had heard that he had worked
very diligently as a founding member to get the Incipient Shire of
Ballachlagen
up and running, and continues to serve the Shire as Web minister. For this They Awarded him Arms and inducted
him into the Order of the Keystone.
Scroll limned by THLord Caoinlean Seanchaidh, calligraphy by
Mistress
Cynthia Love of the Tower, with words by Mistress Aelfra Long.
Their Majesties called Lord Aelric Ravenshaw forth and added
him to the numbers of the Order of the Keystone for his efforts in
organizing
regional practices, the leadership that he provides in thrown weapons
and his
ability to motivate others around him.
Scroll by Lady Vivienne of Yardley.
Lady Osa of the Green
Land was called
forth and
made a companion of the Order of the Keystone for her long service to
the
kingdom as retainer, dish washer, seamstress, and Pennsic chamberlain. Scroll limned by THLord Caoinlean Seanchaidh,
calligraphy by Mistress Cynthia Love of the Tower, with words by Baron
Quinn
Kerr.
The King and Queen called for Lord Kenn the Just, and
inducted him into the Order of the Golden Alce for his years of service
and
proven skills in fencing and thrown weapons.
Scroll limned by Lady Rachel Dalicieux, calligraphy by Mistress
Cynthia
Love of the Tower with words by Master Iago Benitez.
Their Majesties called Lord Boden to attend Them. The
also called forth Their Order of the
Gage, and inducted Boden into that order for his rising skills at heavy
weapons
combat. Zen scroll by THLord Brandubh
Ó
Donnghaile, scroll to be forthcoming.
His Majesty required a moment of time with His Excellency
Baron Quinn Kerr. His Majesty instructed
His Excellency to proceed with the baronial elections, there had been
enough
delays and Their Majesties were satisfied with the issues and that His
Excellency was to proceed with the ballots with no further delays.
Their Majesties then addressed the populace entreating them
to join the noble armies of Aethelmearc as they go forth to the crusade
at Gulf
Wars. If any one wished to go, The army
of Aethelmearc will do whatever possible to insure safe transport to
the War.
Court Closed.