|
AS IX |
|
|
1-?-75 |
Dance practice
hosted by the incipient group. A class is taught by Countess
Alyson of Islay and Mistress Signy. |
| 3-1-75 |
The incipient
canton hosts its 1st event*. Autocrat and head cook: Lady
Kathea von Lintz (aka Kathea von der Eiche). The founding
members of Tir-y-Don were Lady Kathea, Sir Bruno von der Eiche,
Lord Ismael ibn Murad, Lord Neil, Melisande of Hali, Tannis and
Thomas. The event is attended by such notables as Earl
Aonghais dubh MacTarbh, Countess Ysabeau Cameron of Locheil and Lady Katherine Goodwyn (from the Barony
of Carolingia (Boston) and the kingdom arts officer). |
|
AS X |
|
|
5-1-75 |
May Day
Festival. Autocrat: Angharad Coed Wyfern. (She later becomes
the canton’s 3rd seneschal.) |
| 5-?-75 |
Canton decides
on the name “Tir-y-Don”, proposed by Angharad, who said it meant
“Land of Waves”. |
| 6-?-75 |
Tannis von
Baden-Baden coordinates SCA demo at the newly opened Busch
Gardens, The Old Country. |
| 6-?-75 |
First St.
Erronius Tourney. Royalty visits Tir-y-Don for the first
time. TRH Aonghais and Ysabeau, Prince and Princess of
the East Kingdom. |
| 6-?-75 |
Tannis becomes
2nd seneschal of Tir-y-Don. (Lady Kathea von Lintz was the 1st). |
| 7-?-75 |
Tir-y-Don is
listed in the July issue of The Pikestaff (East Kingdom
newsletter) as an Incipient Shire (Hampton, VA) with Tannis von
Baden-Baden as acting seneschal. |
| 7-19-75 |
First Diamond
Joust held in Caer Mear. Victor was Sir Bruno von der Eiche. |
| 8-?-75 |
Tannis
announces a name change to Tannis of Tir-y-Don |
| 10-?-75 |
Tir-y-Don is
listed in the October Pikestaff as an Incipient Canton.
(No parent group specified). |
| 10-11-75 |
Ismael ibn
Murad al-ben Mohammed nasil Hakim is knighted at the Coronation
of Aonghais and Ysabeau in the Barony of Myrkwood.
He is the 1st resident of Tir-y-Don to be made a peer. |
| 11-22-75 |
King’s
Birthday Tourney held at Christopher Newport College, in
honor of King Aonghais. Victor: Prince Alaric von Rotstern.
Autocrat: Tannis of Tir-y-Don. Head Cook: Melisande of Hali.
Festivities include the wedding of Angharad Coed Wyfern and
Edwin von Luxembourg. Tnek the Ainissestor fights in his 1st
tourney. |
| 12-27-75 |
Christmas
Yule Feast. Autocrat: Anya de Calias. Gaming tourneys and
dancing classes. |
| 1-?-76 |
Tir-y-Don is
listed in the January Pikestaff as a Canton for the 1st
time. |
| 1-3-76 |
Tannis of Tir-y-Don
receives AoA at Kingdom Twelfth-night. |
| 3-6-76 |
First
Anniversary Tourney (and Queen’s Surprise Birthday Tourney).
Autocrat: Lady Tannis of Tir-y-Don. All fighters were required
to carry a lady’s favor. Not surprisingly, King Aonghais
was the victor. AoAs given out at court included: Donal Mac
Ruiseart, Anya de Calais and Ann Etheridge of Somerset (later to
become the 1st Baroness of Tir-y-Don). Tannis resigned as canton
seneschal. Angharad (now Angharad von Luxemburg) becomes 3rd
seneschal. |
AS XI |
|
|
7-76 |
Tir-y-Don is
listed in the July Pikestaff as a Canton under The
Nameless Shire (Southern VA), along with the Cantons of Caer
Mear and Isenfir. |
| 6-12-76 |
The 2nd
Tourney for St. Erronius. Autocrats: Kathea von der Eiche
and Melisande of Hali. Seven fighters participate in the
tourney, and Prince Laeghaire O’Laverty is the victor.
Over 20 archers participate in the archery shoot, and Michael of
Bedford is the victor. The tourney field is at The Mariner’s
Museum Park and the feast is at Hilton Christian Church. |
| 10-76 |
The Nameless
Shire changed to The Incipient Shire of the Stone Wall (Southern
VA), in the October Pikestaff. |
| 11-20-76 |
First
Coronet Tourney of the new Principality of Atlantia and First
Annual Durin’s Day Feast and Masked Revel. Autocrat: Lady
Ann Etheridge, assisted by Lord Kelly the Reever. Tournament
victor and 1st Prince of Atlantia: Graf Alaric von Rotstern.
Archery victor: Michael of Bedford. Site: Field next to
Riverside Hospital. |
| 1-?-77 |
Lady Ann
Etheridge of Somerset becomes 4th seneschal. |
| 3-5-77 |
Live
Kingmaker Game Tourney held at Hilton Presbyterian Church.
The group makes a 40X47 ft copy of the game board and those who
attend the event played the game pieces. At court Geoffrye
Thomas du Chateau Versoix received his AoA. |
| 4-30-77 |
Second Coronet
Tourney of Atlantia in Caer Mear. Victor: Earl Laeghaire
O’Laverty. Tnek the Ainissestor is the other finalist. |
AS XII |
|
|
5-28-77 |
May Tourney
& Renaissance Feast & Revel. Autocrat: Carissa of Burgundy |
| 6-25-77 |
St. Erronius
III. Autocrats: Lady Tannis of Tir-y-Don, Tnek the
Ainissestor and Lord Geoffrye Thomas. The feast has a
mid-eastern theme. (From the event announcement: St. Erronius,
patron saint of autocrats and seneschals. An event is held each
year in the lands of Tir-y-Don in the hopes of pacifying this
“benevolent” saint who has a “persistent” habit of appearing at
events and reeking havoc with the best laid plans. Also
responsible for Erronius’ Canon – Anything that can go wrong
will go wrong at the most inopportune time. (Later attributed to
Murphy)) |
| 7-?-77 |
Norfolk/VA
Beach group is first listed in the July Pikestaff as the
Canton of Pindar. |
| 9-?-77 |
The September
Pikestaff lists the Canton of Marinus (Norfolk/VA Beach)
under the Shire of the Stone Wall. |
| 10-8-77 |
Coronation of
Fredrick of Holland and Nicorlynn of Caer Wydyr in
Windmasters’ Hill. Tnek the Ainissestor and Michael of Bedford
receive AoAs at Last Court. Tnek and Tannis announce their
betrothal at First Court. |
| 11-12-77 |
Third
Coronet Tourney of Atlantia. Autocrat: Lady Ann Etheridge.
Victor: Lord Michael of Bedford. |
| 1-?-78 |
The City State
of Dinas Moryn (Hampton/Norfolk VA) is first listed in the
January Pikestaff with two cantons: Tir-y-Don (Hampton)
and Marinus (Norfolk/VA Beach). Lady Ann Etheridge is the Acting
Seneschal of both Dinas Moryn and Tir-y-Don. “City State” was a
special designation requested by the group as a shire
equivalency. |
| 2-?-78 |
Lord Geoffrye
Thomas becomes the 5th seneschal of Tir-y-Don. (Lady Ann
Etheridge remains the seneschal of Dinas Moryn.) |
| 2-18-78 |
Lord Tnek and
Lady Tannis are wed at the Tourney of Ymir in Windmasters’ Hill. |
| 3-18-78 |
Investiture
of Michael of Bedford and Carissa of Burgundy. Autocrat:
Lady Ann Etheridge. Tir-y-Don’s 1st royalty. |
AS XIII |
|
|
7-29-78 |
Prince’s
Bodyguard Tourney and Feast*. Autocrat: Lord Kelly the
Reever. |
| 12-?-78 |
Alan of the
Bright Lands becomes the 6th seneschal of Tir-y-Don. |
| 1-13-79 |
Lady Ann
Etheridge of Somerset is inducted into the Order of the Maunche
(East Kingdom A&S order) at Kingdom Twelfth-night. |
| 2-24-79 |
War of the
Rings held at St. George’s Episcopal Church. Autocrat: Kelly
the Reever. A Lord of the Rings based game is played out on a
huge map of Middle Earth, marked out in hexagons. Attendees take
the parts of various characters from TLOTR. |
AS XIV |
|
|
5-26-79 |
Second
Biannual Renaissance Tourney and Borgia Banquet held at St.
George’s Episcopal Church. Autocrat: Viscountess Carissa of
Burgundy. SCA wedding of Michael and Carissa. |
| 6-30-79 |
Stag Hunt.
Armored combat in the woods with combatants playing stags,
hounds and hunters. |
| 11-17-79 |
Harvest
Tourney & Oriental Feast* held at St. George’s Episcopal
Church. Autocrat: Lady Elaina of Oaklawn (In AS XXV she became a
queen of the East Kingdom) |
| 1-26-80 |
Wodenfest
held at St. George’s Episcopal Church. Autocrat: Thorvald
Ravenbeard. |
| ?-?-80 |
Some time
between March and June, the City State of Dinas Moryn is
dissolved; Tir-y-Don becomes a Shire, and Marinus becomes a City
State (shire equivalent). The Atlantian Regnum was not published
in the Pikestaff during this time. The next Atlantian
Regnum appeared in the August Pikestaff, and lists Lady
Melissa of the Misty Mere as the seneschal of the Shire of Tir-y-don.
(7th
Tir-y-Don seneschal) |
| 4-26-80 |
St George’s
Day Tourney and Shakespear’s Birthday Feast*. Autocrat: Lady
Melissa of the Misty Mere. Head Cook: Lady Tannis. In the
evening there is a performance by Tir-y-Don’s Terrible Troupe of
Not-Quite-Ready for the Globe Players. At court the following
honors are given by the Crown: AoA to Melissa of the Misty Mere,
QoC to Lord Tnek the Ainissestor, Order of Fatima to lady Ann
Etheridge of Somerset. Lady Melissa and Lady Tannis receive the
Order of the Burdened Tyger for the event (awarded at the next
royal court after the event, as was customary). Tourney Site:
Field next to Riverside Hospital. Feast site: St. Andrew’s
Episcopal Church. |
AS XV |
|
|
5-10-80 |
East Kingdom
Crown Tourney. Head Autocrat: Lord Tnek (in absentia*)
Acting Autocrat: Lady Tannis. Victor: Viscount Michael of
Bedford. Shield trees are used to announce which fighters are to
meet on each of the three list fields. (Perhaps for the first
time in a Crown Tourney. Later, others would improve on the
idea, which has become standard at Atlantian Crown Tourneys.)
*Lord Tnek’s employer sends him to Scotland a week before the
event, and Lady Tannis has to take over at the last minute. |
| 6-21-80 |
Summer
Solstice Tourney and Stag Hunt. The event includes an
archery contest, a crest tourney, and a stag hunt. Autocrat:
Raim y Hynnddyll (Raim, became Prince of the Principality of
Drachenvald in AS XVII and was knighted at Pennsic XI (same
year)). |
| 8-9-80 |
Lord Michael of
Bedford is knighted by King Gavin at the 2nd Crusade Event in
Storvik. |
| 10-18-80 |
Coronation
of Michael and Carissa as King and Queen of the East Kingdom
held at the First Presbyterian Church of Hampton. Autocrat: Lady
Melissa of the Misty Mere. The Feast has a renaissance Italian
theme. |
| 4-25-81 |
2nd Annual
St George’s Day Tourney and Shakespear’s Birthday Feast.
Autocrat: Lady Melissa of the Misty Mere. Tir-y-Don is
elevated to Baronial status and Lady Ann Etheridge of
Somerset is invested as the Founding Baroness of Tir-y-Don.
The following honors are presented at Royal Court: Court
Baroness to Melissa of the Misty Mere, Order of the Maunche to
Robert Charteaux Battenbourgh, Order of the Golden Dolphin to
Tannis of Tir-y-Don, AoA to Elaine of Oaklawn. |
| ?-?-81 |
Lord Alan of
the Bright Lands and family are inducted as the first members of
the Order of the Swan & Cygnet by Baroness Ann. |
AS XVI |
|
|
5-2-81 |
Coronation
of Michael and Carissa, First Atlantian Coronation. Atlantia
officially becomes a sovereign kingdom. Lord Tnek the
Ainissestor receives the last Principality Golden Dolphin. |
| 7-?-81 |
The Canton of
Mistanbyrig (Williamsburg VA) is first listed in the July
Acorn under the Barony of Tir-y-Don. Canton Seneschal: Altea
of Ringwick. |
| 11-?-81 |
Richard
d’Andraade becomes the 8th seneschal of Tir-y-Don. |
| 1-16-82 |
Lady Beyetah
Robakovna and Lady Tannis, both of Tir-y-Don, autocrat
Atlantia’s 1st Kingdom Twelfth-night, which is held in
Windmasters’ Hill. At the event, Lady Malkin Grey becomes
Kingdom Chronicler, and Lady Tannis is inducted into the Order
of the Pelican. |
| 1-30-82 |
Lord Geoffrye
Thomas de Chateau Versoix becomes one of only 7 people to be
inducted into the Order the Silver Needle (Now closed). |
AS XVII |
|
|
5-1-82 |
Queen
Melisande establishes the Queen’s Guard. Two of the 1st 3
members are from Tir-y-Don, Lord Tnek the Ainissestor and Lord
Guillaume au Serpente d’Or. |
| 6-19-82 |
2nd Live
Kingmaker Tournament held at the Fort Monroe Community
Center. Autocrat: Baroness Ann Etheridge. |
| 7-17-82 |
Lord Tnek the
Ainissestor is knighted and Lady Beyetah Robakovna is inducted
into the Order of the Pelican by King Gyrth and Queen
Melisande at Diamond Joust in Caer Mear. |
| 7-31-82 |
Dog Days
Tourney – Pentathlon of Martial Arts. Autocrat: Lady Malkin
Grey. Cooks: Lord Ewan the Mad Wanderer and Mistress Tannis. |
| 9-?-82 |
Lord Guillaume
au Serpente d’Or becomes the 9th seneschal of Tir-y-Don. Sir
Tnek the Ainissestor becomes Earl Marshal of Atlantia. |
| 10-9-82 |
Coronation
of Sir Jahn of Outman and Mistress Tuiren de Lisle held at
Hidenwood Presbyterian Church. Autocrat: Janissa du Champs. |
| 10-31-82 |
A Domesday
Report for Atlantia showed Tir-y-Don with 17 subscribing members
and 9 associate/family members, and Mistanbyrig with 2
sustaining members. |
| 1-15-83 |
Tir-y-Don’s 1st
Baronial Twelfth-Night. Autocrat: Lady Malkin Grey. This
is a small event, with less than 40 in attendance. HRM Queen
Tuiren is one. |
| 2-?-83 |
The Canton of
Mistanbyrig is dropped from the Regnum in the February Acorn.
The Canton existed for 18 months. |
| 3-5-83 |
University
of Atlantia, Spring Session held at Christopher Newport
College. A total of 17 classes are held. |
| 3-26-83 |
Coronation of
Michael and Carissa. Tir-y-Don is home to both the incoming and
outgoing royalty, but the event is held in Falconcree. HRH
Carissa of Burgundy is inducted into the Order of the Laurel at
Last Court. At this time Tir-y-Don is also the home of 4 kingdom
officers: Earl Marshal (Tnek), Chronicler (Malkin), Chancellor
of the Exchequer (Tannis), and Minister of the Lists (Beyetah). |
AS XVIII |
|
|
7-30-83 |
Acorn
Fund Raising Event – Martial Arts Pentathlon. Autocrat: Lady
Malkin Grey. Head Cook: Mistress Tannis. Single & double
elimination tournaments are held. |
| 11-12-83 |
Autumn
Tourney and Harvest Feast held at St. George’s Episcopal
Church. Autocrat: Lord Quentin ap Rhys. This event was first
billed as the Vices & Virtues Feast, then it became the Baronial
Champion Tourney (with a new autocrat), and then the event name
was changed again when the champion tourney was postponed. |
| 12-3-83 |
Lady Malkin
Grey is inducted into the Order of the Pelican at University of
Atlantia in Stierbach, even though the Crown is not present.
Their Majesties were planning to induct her at a later event,
but she and her lord had to leave the kingdom on short notice.
None of the royalty could attend the one final event she would
be at, so Their Majesties gave permission for the Order to
induct her in their absence. Mistress Tannis presided over the
ceremony. |
| 3-?-84 |
Giles O’Culzane
becomes the 10th seneschal of Tir-y-Don. |
| 4-7-84 |
Duke Michael of
Bedford is inducted into the Order of the Laurel by King Olaf
& Queen Aislynn at their Last Court in Storvik. |
AS XIX |
|
|
7-28-84 |
Investiture
of the 2nd Coronets of Tir-y-Don, Sir Tnek and Mistress
Tannis. Autocrat: Lord Namir ha Arvad. Head Cook: Lady Cara
Marie of Carlisle. Celebrations included a games tourney, a
Resurrection Tourney, an arts and science exhibit, and a Blue,
Whit & Green Tourney. Countess Tuiren de Lisle is inducted as
the first member of the Order of the Whelk. Lord Talon ap Rhys
and Lord Quentin ap Rhys are induced as the first members of the
Order of the Orca. |
| 10-20-84 |
Lord Quentin ap
Rhys is knighted at the Last Court of Richard and Anne, at the
Coronation of Knarlic and Alexis in Marinus. A
surprise vigil was held the night before in Nicewood Park, in
Newport News. |
| 12-?-84 |
Anne of
Ridgehaven becomes the 11th seneschal of Tir-y-Don. |
| 1-12-85 |
Tir-y-Don
Baronial Twelfth-Night and University of Atlantia Extension
Session. Autocrats: Sir Quentin ap Rhys and Lady Cara Marie
of Carlisle. Head Cook: Mistress Tannis. The U of A extension
was coordinated by Countess Tuiren. King Knarlic inducted
Lady Cara into the Order of the Golden Dolphin at court. |
AS XX |
|
|
5-4-85 |
Boar
Hunt. Autocrat: Lady Anne of Ridgehaven and Baroness Areowen
Calogref. |
| 10-?-85 |
Andrea of
Carlisle becomes the 12th seneschal of Tir-y-Don. |
| 10-9-85 |
Lord Talon ap
Rhys is appointed a member of the Queen’s Guard. |
| 1-25-86 |
Lord Talon ap
Rhys is knighted at Sea Wars. He is the last to be created a
peer while a resident of Tir-y-Don. |
AS XXI |
|
|
3-?-87 |
Baron John of
Fordington becomes the 12th seneschal of Tir-y-Don. |
AS XXII |
|
|
5-9-87 |
Blue Boar
Inn. Autocrat: Lord Addison the Wanderer. Quest Theme: The
Adventures of Robin Hood. |
| 7-?-87 |
Lord Thorindil
Windwalker becomes the 13th seneschal of Tir-y-Don. |
| 1-9-88 |
First joint
Tir-y-Don/Marinus Twelfth-Night. Marinus was the host group.
Autocrats: Lady Seonaid and Lord Michel de Montrevel. |
| 1-16-88 |
Mistress Tannis
of Tir-y-Don is inducted into the Order of the Laurel at Kingdom
Twelfth-Night. |
AS XXIII |
|
|
5-7-88 |
2nd Blue
Boar Inn. Autocrat: Lord Addison the Wanderer. Quest Theme:
Canterbury Tales. |
| 10-?-88 |
Order of the
Orca accepted and registered by Laurel. |
| 2-4-89 |
Sir Tnek the
Ainissestor and Countess Cara Marie of Carlisle are both
inducted into the Order of the Pelican at Sea Wars in
Nottinghill Coill. Countess Cara was residing in Trimaris at the
time. |
AS XXIV |
|
|
5-20-89 |
3rd Blue
Boar Inn. Autocrat: Lord Addison the Wanderer. Quest Theme:
1001 Arabian Nights |
| 3-?-90 |
Lady Alienora
na Coille becomes the 14th seneschal of Tir-y-Don. |
AS XXV |
|
|
7-90 |
The Incipient
College of Rencester (Williamsburg VA) is first listed in the
July Acorn under the Barony of Tir-y-Don. Canton
Seneschal: Gwion ap Owen. |
| 3-16-91 |
16th
Baronial Birthday, Investiture of Earl Quentin Wrenguard
ap Rhys and Countess Cara Marie of Carlisle. Autocrat: Lady
Aurora Emerald dee Lynn Seymore. Head Cooks: Lady Alienora na
Coille & Lady Gillian. Site: Emmanuel Episcopal Church. |
AS XXVII |
|
|
6-?-92 |
Mistress Tannis
of Tir-y-Don becomes the 15th seneschal of Tir-y-Don. |
| 10-?-92 |
Lord Addison
the Wanderer becomes the 16th seneschal of Tir-y-Don. |
AS XXIX |
|
|
9-?-94 |
Lord Imran
Yosef de Scorpioun becomes the 17th seneschal of Tir-y-Don. |
| 11-?-94 |
Rencester first
listed as a College (not incipient) in the November Acorn. |
| 3-11-95 |
20th
Baronial Anniversary and Baronial Investiture held at Camp
Chickahominy. Investiture of Otto Boettcher von Spreebrucke
and Sarah Lynnette of Carlisle. Mistress Tannis of Tir-y-Don
is inducted as the first member of the Baronial Order of
Excellence (later changed to the Order of the Golden Phoenix). |
AS XXX |
|
|
7-?-95 |
Lady Iseulte of
the Red Cliffs becomes the 18th seneschal of Tir-y-Don. |
AS XXXI |
|
|
11-?-96 |
Earl Quentin
Wrenguard ap Rhys becomes the 19th seneschal of Tir-y-Don. |
AS XXXII |
|
|
11-22-97 |
1st
Pilgrim’s Progress held at Camp Chickahominy. Autocrat: Lord
Galen the Traveller. Head Cook: Countess Cara Marie. |
AS XXXIII |
|
|
10-?-98 |
Lord Wulfric
Adler becomes the 20th seneschal of Tir-y-Don. |
| 3-27-99 |
Baronial
Anniversary and Investiture held at Camp Chickahominy.
Investiture of Oriana of Xylina. Autocrat: Bernard von
Budweis. |
AS XXXIV |
|
|
3-4-00 |
Tir-y-Don’s
25th Anniversary held at Camp Chickahominy. Autocrat: Sir
Tnek. Head Cook: Mistress Tannis. Competitions held for Baronial
Heavy Weapon’s, Rapier and Archery Champions. |
AS XXXV |
|
|
11-?-00 |
Lord Jean
Claude de Calais becomes the 21st seneschal of Tir-y-Don. |
AS XXXVII |
|
| 3-29-03 |
Baronial
Anniversary and Investiture held at Jamestown Beach
Campground. Investiture of Llywd Aldrydd and Kaleeb.
Autocrat: Iollan mac a Phearsoin. Head Cook: Lady Lavender de
Morten. |
