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Arms of the Kingdom of Calontir

The Kingdom of Calontir is one of nineteen "kingdoms", or regions, of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA),[1] an international organization dedicated to researching and recreating aspects of the European Middle Ages.[2] Calontir is located in the Midwestern United States and includes about 40 local SCA groups in Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa, and (the Fayetteville area of) Arkansas.[3] Calontir is bordered on the east by the Middle Kingdom, on the south by the kingdoms of Gleann Abhann and Ansteorra, on the west by the Kingdom of the Outlands, and on the north by the Kingdom of Northshield. The leaders of each SCA kingdom are known within the group as "King" and "Queen"; the current King and Queen of Calontir, crowned on March 28, 2009, are known by the SCA names King Martino III and Queen Ariel III.[4] The King and Queen are replaced twice each year. Calontir is one of the few kingdoms in the known world that does not allow rapier fighting at SCA Events.

History

Calontir, whose name is Welsh for "Heartland",[5][6][7] began as a principality within the Middle Kingdom in 1981-2 (AS XVI in the SCA's own calendar) and on February 29, 1984 (AS XVIII) became the tenth kingdom of the SCA. The first King and Queen of Calontir were known as Chepe l’Orageux and Arwyn Antaradi.[4]

The arms of the kingdom are: Purpure, a cross of Calatrava, in chief a crown, within in bordure a laurel wreath Or.

Events

Thrones of Calontir (left) next to those of Northshield (right) at a joint event of the two kingdoms.

Local groups in Calontir, as in other SCA kingdoms, host local and kingdom-level events throughout the year, which include SCA combat tournaments, Arts and Sciences competitions, seasonal feasts, etc. The Kingdom of Calontir annually hosts the War of the Lilies, a nine-day camping event each June, which in recent years has attracted about a thousand SCA members for combat and other activities. The first Lilies War was held in 1987 at Perry Lake in Kansas. Since 1992, the event has been held at Smithville Lake in Missouri. According to the Lilies War Committee charter, "the theme may not place the Kingdom of Calontir against another group".[citation needed] There have been 22 Lilies Wars to date, and Lilies War XXIII is scheduled for June 12-21, 2009.[8] Some of the events taking place are armored combat, archery, Arts and Sciences demonstrations and competitions, Arts and Sciences classes, feasting, games, youth activities, and shopping in the period markets and food court. Kingdom-level events in Calontir include the Kingdom Arts and Sciences Competition, the Queen's Prize Arts and Sciences Tournament, various symposia (Clothier's Symposium, Cooking Symposium, etc.), and combat tournaments such as the semi-annual Crown Tournament (which decide the future heirs to the crown).

Local groups

A map of the Kingdom of Calontir. Stars indicate the location of baronies.

In the SCA, a Barony is the largest type of local group, usually arising in areas of dense population and requiring a core of at least 25 paid, active members (though more people may participate occasionally or not become paid members). Baronies are run by a Baron and Baroness, who represent the King and Queen of the Kingdom. Calontir has six Baronies:[3]

  • Barony by the Forgotten Sea (Kansas City metropolitan area): Founded as a Shire of the Middle Kingdom in November 1979 after an earlier group (the Shire of the Fountains) had disbanded, Forgotten Sea became a Barony on February 10, 1989.[9] They are home to Calontir's first female Knight, Ariel of Glastonbury Tor, who has also reigned twice as Queen of Calontir.
  • Barony of the Lonely Tower (Omaha, Nebraska): Lonely Tower was founded as a Shire of the Middle Kingdom in July 1979 and became a Barony on June 21, 1986.[10]
  • Barony of the Three Rivers (St. Louis, Missouri): The second SCA group in St. Louis by that name (an earlier one, now known as the "Lost Colony of Three Rivers", had disbanded), the Barony of Three Rivers was created in Middle Kingdom in November, 1981, and was reregistered as a Barony of Calontir in May, 1988.[11]
  • Barony of Coeur d'Ennui (Des Moines, Iowa): Founded as a Shire of the Middle Kingdom in October, 1982, Coeur d'Ennui became a Barony of Calontir in July, 1984.[12] The founding Baron and Baroness (William & Sherry Fesselmeyer) and the other two passengers in their car, also SCA members, were killed by a drunken driver who crossed into their opposite traffic lane while they were on their way to Coronation in Three Rivers in May 1984.[citation needed]
  • Barony of Mag Mor (Lincoln, Nebraska): Mag Mor was founded as a Shire of the Middle Kingdom in October 1982.[13] Still a Shire at the time, they hosted the Coronation of the first King and Queen of Calontir in 1984. Mag Mor became a Barony in July, 2001.[13]
  • Barony of Vatavia (Wichita, Kansas): Vatavia began as a Shire in January, 1983, and became a Barony of Middle Kingdom in August, 1983.[14]

The Barony of Dumnonia was founded in Iowa City, Iowa in December 1975, but became defunct before the founding of Calontir. The Iowa City area is now home to the Shire of Shadowdale.

The typical local SCA group, somewhat smaller than a Barony, is a Shire. There are 23 Shires in Calontir and one Shire-March (a Shire on the border between two Kingdoms), Grimfells in the Fayetteville, Arkansas area.[3] Strongholds and Colleges are similar to Shires but located in areas with high military and student populations, respectively; Calontir has one Stronghold (Lost Forest in Warrensburg, Missouri) and two Colleges (Bellewode in Kirksville, Missouri and No Mountain in Grinnell, Iowa). It also has four Cantons which are part("fiefdoms" of a Barony distant enough to be able to have meetings and events of their own but close enough to not be independent Shires) and several unofficial local contacts in areas with too small a membership to form an official group.[3]

References

  1. ^ "SCA Geography". Retrieved 2009-04-03.
  2. ^ "Society for Creative Anachronism Organizational Handbook" (PDF). April, 2001 (R. Dec. 2006). Retrieved 2009-04-03. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ a b c d "Seneschals and Branches". 2009-02-04. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
  4. ^ a b "Royal Lineage of Calontir". 2009-02-03. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
  5. ^ Mark S. Harris (ed.). "Placenames". Stefan's Florilegium. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
  6. ^ "Castellan's Gateway". College of No Mountain. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
  7. ^ Hirsch von Henford, ed. (2008-03-16). "Calontir". An Unofficial Glossary of Terms As Used in the SCA. Retrieved 2009-04-03.
  8. ^ "Lilies War XXIII". Retrieved 2009-04-03.
  9. ^ "Search results: Forgotten Sea, Shire of". Retrieved 2009-04-03.
  10. ^ "Search results: Lonely Tower, Barony of the". Retrieved 2009-04-03.
  11. ^ "Search results: Three Rivers, Barony of". Retrieved 2009-04-03.
  12. ^ "Search results: Coeur d'Ennui, Barony of". Retrieved 2009-04-03.
  13. ^ a b "Search results: Mag Mor, Barony of". Retrieved 2009-04-03.
  14. ^ "Search results: Vatavia, Barony of". Retrieved 2009-04-03.
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