Court Reports of the Kingdom of
AEthelmearc
Henri II and Elena
April 10th, AS 44
(2010)
Coronation of Malcolm and Tessa II
Shire of Misty Highlands
The Report of the Court of Their Royal Majesties, Henri et Elena, Roi
et Reine d’Aethelmearc, held on the 10th Day of April A.S. 44 at
Aethelmearc Coronation in the Shire of Misty Highlands, Their Royal
Highneses, Malcolm and Tessa, Prince and Princess of Aethelmearc and
the assembled Landed Nobility of Aethelmearc in attendance, THLord
Brandubh Ó Donnghaile, Silver Buccle, with the assistance of
THLord Cadell Blaidd du.
Their Majesties invited Baron William de Montegilt to attend
Them. Baron William announced that is was with a heavy heart that
he must announce that The College of Cour d’Or has entered a period of
dormancy. His Majesty thanked all those who had served the
College of Cour d’Or over the years, and who had worked to keep the
College alive for so long.
Lady Sabrina Godolphin was called before Their Majesties and presented
a scroll in commemoration of her induction into the Order of the
Keystone by Rurik and Angelik. Scroll by THLady Anlaith ingen
Trena.
Their Majesties called Lady Catriona ingen ui Bhraonnain and Lord
Cinnion map Liuelin map Hiugel to attend Them. They thanked Their
Majesties for recognizing their relatives as subjects of the kingdom of
Aethelmearc and wished to pay their taxes in the form of a fine
Holstein cow.
Their Majesties then Awarded Arms in Absentia to Barbara of
Hyeholde. Lady Barbara is the mundane owner of the Hyeholde
Restaurant and has opened her doors to the SCA. Further more
Their Majesties granted her permission to crenulate and fortify her
castle in defense of the realm. Scroll limned by The Sylvan Glen
Scriptorium and calligraphed by Mistress Gillian Llwelyn.
Their Majesties bestowed the Aethelmearc Award of Excellence in
absentia to Baroness Bricca de Ghelere of the Kingdom of Trimaris for
her work at Gulf Wars coordinating the food plan and cooking dinner for
the army of Aethelmearc every night.
Lady Nivah Catherine Rose of Bannockburn was awarded the Aethelmearc
Award of Excellence in Absentia for extensive service and generosity
during the reign, supplying items for gift baskets and largess.
Their Majesties bestowed the Aethelmearc Award of Excellence upon
Maestra Giulietta da Venezia for her most amusing call to arms,
composed in response to His Majesty’s challenge.
THLord Cadell Blaidd du was called before Their Majesties and inducted
into the Order of the Cornelian for his quick wit, and gentle joy,
always ready with a gracious giggle and a sense of Chivalry and Pomp.
Scroll by Mistress Rose Marion of Edgewater.
Lord Corbinus de Cuvis was called into court and inducted into the
Order of the Keystone for his service as a marshal, autocrat, on the
Queen’s Guard and as the deputy seneschal of the Barony of
Delftwood. Scroll by Lady Helene al-Zarqa.
Their Majesties called the Order of the White Scarf to attend
Them. They then called Lord Ivan Piotrovic Pevcov forward and
inducted him into the Order of the White Scarf, for his skills on the
field of rapier combat, serving as a past Queen’s Champion, and for his
teaching and raising an army in the College of Vulcan’s Forge teaching
both melee and tournament tactics. Scroll limned by Baroness
Katryne de Bakestonden and calligraphed by Mistress Ekaterina Volkova.
Their Majesties called Bran Mac Simmain and Vilhjalmr
Eðvarðarson forward. His Majesty told the young men that
as he had promised at the Feast of the Seven Deadly Sins, He had
carried their banners on His Spear, and that one from his household had
carried their two banners at every battle at Gulf Wars. However,
He had returned alive, so they could not have His Arms. But in
thanks for their banners, Their Majesties presented the two boys with
favors from Their Majesties of Trimaris.
Their Majesties then presented Sigils of Aethelmearc to Duke
Christopher Rawlins, Duchess Morgan of Rye, Mistress Allesandra
d'Avignon, Viscount Syr Bear the Wallsbane, Countess Caryl Ollesdater,
Countess Branwyn ferch Gwythyr, Countess Liadain ni Dheirdre
Chaomhanaogh, Household of the Crimson Fist of Trimaris, Baron Gunnar
of the Endless Hills, Baroness Barbary Rose, Baroness Anastasie de
lamoure, Lord Po Silvertop, Don Corwin Montgomery, Lord Madison Morai,
Lady Stasha Sebastyn, THLord Gareth Kincaid, Don Anais Fenn, Lady
Gabrielle de Winter, THLord Brandubh O'Donnghaile, THLady Katla
Ulfhedinn, Lord Karsten the Black, Baron Rodrigo de la Vega, Baroness
Rynea Ingen of Stormsport, Lord Kvack, THLord Robert Marsden, Baroness
Ariella of Thornbury, Baron Byron of Haverford, Master Huon
Damebrigge, Lady Aibell ingen Chernachain, THLady Myfanwy ferch
Rhiannon, Mistress Miriam Meggett, Lord William Paris, Lord Juan Miguel
Cezar, Lady Maria Aragones, and THLord Urho Walterinnen for their
service to Their Reign.
Their Majesties Invited Mistress Miriam Meggett to stay for just a
moment longer. They thanked her for her outstanding service to
Their reign, serving as head retainer and keeper of schedules, and as a
token of such thanks, They presented her with an embroidered gauntlet.
Their Majesties invited Their Heir, Prince Malcolm MacEoghainn to
attend Them. His Highness stated that as is the rule of law,
Their Majesties’ time on the Throne had come to an end, and so He had
come to claim his right to the throne. Their Majesties replied
that they had some business yet to settle and asked His Highness to
await its conclusion.
The Officers of the Realm stood to verify that the rule of law was
followed. Baron William de Montegilt, the Kingdom Seneschal,
verified that law was understood by the entrants. Sir Tristen
Sexwulf, the Earl Marshal, verified that the rules of the list were
obeyed. THLord Brandubh O’Donghaile, Silver Buccle Herald,
verified that Sir Malcolm had indeed won the tournament, and that it
was now his time to ascend to the throne of Aethelmearc.
Their Majesties stood and thanked the Landed Nobles of Aethelmearc for
their attendance and dismissed them from Their court.
Their Majesties next called Their Retainers and Guards forward and
released them from their oaths, presented them with tokens of thanks,
and collected their regalia. His Majesty charged them with one
final task, to escort Her Majesty from the court.
His Majesty Henri turned to Her Majesty Elena, and thanked her for all
She had given to the Kingdom of Aethelmearc and all that She had taught
Him during the reign. He then took the crown of Aethelmearc from
Her head and dismissed Her to the keeping of Her Guards.
His Majesty then called forth His Heir, Prince Malcolm, once more to
attend. His Majesty Henri presented His Highness Malcolm with a
pair of gauntlets bearing the royal arms of Aethelmearc. Henri
then presented the Sword of State to Prince Malcolm. His Highness
in turn called for Count Jehan de la Marche to attend Him and take
possession of the Sword of State as the Principle of the Order of the
Chivalry of Aethelmearc. His Majesty Henri then removed the Crown
from His head and placed the Crown of Aethelmearc upon the head of
Malcolm, naming him 26th king of the Sylvan Kingdom.
Court Closed.