# Autumn Crown Tourney List On behalf of Their Majesties, King Krake and Queen Beatrix, I’m pleased to announce the competitors in the Autumn Crown Tourney in Depedene under Wychwood, to determine the next heirs to our beloved Kingdom: * Duke Lief Wolfsonne, fighting for Duchess Morrigan nic Temair * Viscountess Agnes Boncuer, fighting for Máistir Aodh Ó Siadhail * Viscount Alexandre Lerot d’Avignon, fighting for Viscountess Agnes Boncuer * Viscount Duncan Kerr, fighting for Magnifica Marcella di Cavallino * Viscount Joel ben Stuart, fighting for Viscountess Valda ingen Cháemgein * Viscount Richard the Rampant, fighting for Dame Lyonet de Covenham * Viscountess Valda ingen Cháemgein, fighting for Viscount Joel ben Stuart * Viscount Yannick of Normandy, fighting for Lady Hannah Zamoyska Lancaster * Sir Jan van Nyenrode, fighting for Maestra Victoria Piera Rosselli * Sir Tuomas Tharo, fighting for Baron Gilbert Blakthorn * Master Yda van Boulogne, fighting for Dame Sela de la Rosa * Baron Nicholas de Estleche dictus le Tardif, fighting for Lady Shannon of Oak of Honor Hill * Honourable Lady Alessandra di Riario Falkenstein, fighting for Lady Orianna nic Kendrick * Honourable Lord Mícheál Breathnach, fighting for Lady Gwerful an Filí * Sikke, fighting for Lady Raelin Ceolas ## Rules for Drachenwald Fall Crown Tournament 2025 In all bouts the fighter may use any weapon in which she or he is authorized. All fighters will fight in a round-robin. Each match will be fought best two out of three bouts. Double kills will be counted as a loss for both fighters and will not be refought. If after three bouts there is no clear winner both fighters will be considered to have lost that match. In the case of an uneven number of fighters there may be a non-destructive byfighter. If a fighter has to drop out of the tournament before the round-robin is concluded, all the results they have so far will be disregarded, both for the fighter dropping out and all of their opponents. After the round-robin is concluded, if there are four fighters with more points than the others, they will qualify for the semifinals. In case of ties, the places in the semifinal will be determined either by a single bout between those with the least points or a mini round-robin. Double kills will be refought. Any fighter with higher scores will earn their place in the semifinals without fighting for it. ### SEMIFINALS The four fighters who qualified for the semifinals will be randomly paired. Semifinals will be fought best out of three. Double kills will not be refought. If any fighter has more points than the other after three bouts they are qualified for the finals. If not, fighting will continue one bout at a time until that is the case. ### FINALS Finals will be fought best out of five. Double kills will not be refought. If any fighter has more points than the other after five bouts they shall be declared the winner. If not, fighting will continue one bout at a time until that is the case.

Greetings Drachenwald! Autumn Crown is drawing near, and We need your Letters of Intent (LoI) as soon as possible. The deadline is 30 days before the tournament, which is Wednesday, September 10th. Checklist: * Make sure that both of you have valid memberships in the SCA or one of the affiliate organisations. * Fighter - make sure that you have an authorization card and that it is up to date. * Both of you must have lived in Drachenwald for at least 6 months prior to the Crown List entered. * Both of you must have attended at least six published events held in Drachenwald within the 24 months preceding the Crown Tournament. * One of the events must be recent (within 6 months before the Crown Tournament) and one of the events must have been longer ago (between 6 and 24 months before the Crown Tournament). * For more detailed information, see 7.02.2 Requirements for Participation in Drachenwald’s Law (https://drachenwald.sca.org/offices/seneschal/files/law.pdf) Send your LoI to crown@drachenwald.sca.org and seneschal@drachenwald.sca.org, or use the form here: https://forms.drachenwald.org/forms/crown-letter-of-intent/ For the future of Drachenwald, Krake, King Beatrix, Queen

King Æríkr inn hárfagri and Queen Jacquelyna de Bellmont are pleased to welcome the following nobles to participate in Their Spring Crown tournament in Aarnimetsä, to compete for the right to become the Heirs to the Black Dragon Thrones: * Jarl Harald Krake, fighting for Countess Beatrix de Lyme Regis * Norrskensbard Kareina Talventytär, fighting for Master Keldor av Skellitta * Sir Mikael Carhu, fighting for The Honourable Lady Sofia Vargh * Master Keldor av Skellitta, fighting for Norrskensbard Kareina Talventytär * Vapaaherra Mikael Rantzow, fighting for Vapaaherratar Rikissa Apilgaard * The Honourable Lord Mícheál Breathnach, fighting for Lady Gwerful an Filí * Lord Wilhelm Marsson, fighting for Nobile Olavus Stornello The format of the tournament will be as follows: * A round robin best out of three. * A semi-final will only be fought if needed to determine the participants in the finals. * The finals will be fought as best out of five. * If a fighter runs into the edge of the list field causing a hold three times, they will be considered to have fled the field and thus it will count as a loss. * Pushing an opponent into the edge of the list cannot be used as a means to gain a victory in a bout. * Double kills will be considered a loss for both parties and will only be re-fought if needed to determine a victor. We wish all participants the best of luck! In Service to Drachenwald, Æríkr inn hárfagri, King Jacquelyna de Bellmont, Queen

Greetings Drachenwald! Spring Crown is drawing near and We need your Letters of Intent (LoI) as soon as possible. The deadline is 30 days before the tournament, which is Wednesday March 5th. Checklist: * Make sure that both of you have valid memberships in the SCA or one of the affiliate organisations. * Fighter - make sure that you have an authorization card and that it is up to date. * Both of you must have lived in Drachenwald for at least 6 months prior to the Crown List entered. * Both of you must have attended at least six published events held in Drachenwald within the 24 months preceding the Crown Tournament. * One of the events must be recent (within 6 months before the Crown Tournament) and one of the events must have been longer ago (between 6 and 24 months before the Crown Tournament). * For more detailed information, see 7.02.2 Requirements for Participation in Drachenwald’s Law (https://drachenwald.sca.org/offices/seneschal/files/law.pdf) Send your LoI to crown@drachenwald.sca.org and seneschal@drachenwald.sca.org, or use the form here: https://forms.drachenwald.org/forms/crown-letter-of-intent/ For the future of Drachenwald, Æríkr inn hárfagri, King Jacquelyna de Bellmont, Queen

King William and Queen Isabetta are pleased to announce that the following nobels will be entering the upcoming crown tourney in Polderslot where we will see who will emerge victorious as heirs to the Black Dragon Thrones. We wish all participants best of luck! * Duke Lief Wolfsonne fighting for Duchess Morrigan of Temair * Jarl Æríkr inn hárfagri fighting for Countess Jacquelyna de Bellmont * Count Rendor Stigot Eke af Haapsalu fighting for Countess Lofnheiðr Halvarsdotter * Magister Æthestan of Wortham fighting for Baroness, Mistress Estrid * Mu’allim Garsiyya ibn Ibrahim ibn Sulaiman al-Qurtubi fighting for Mistress Mairi Jean * Lord Jan van Nyenrode fighting for Maestra Victoria Piera Rosselli * Sir Jon fitz John fighting for Maestra Ellisif Gydasdottir * Honourable Lord Mícheál Breathnach fighting for Magnifica Magdelena Grace Vane * Master Yda v Boulogne fighting for Dame Sela de la Rosa * Lord Björn Thorvaldsson fighting for Lady Kajetane von Ratingen * Lord Evert Storm fighting for Lady Angelina Grecha

Greetings Drachenwald! It’s time for central region to host Midsummer Coronation! According to our kingdom law the financial committee can approve a bid before the bid deadline, which is 10 September 2024. * 7.01.4: “If acceptable bids are received early, the decision may be made without waiting until the bid deadline” We have received one bid. Before we make any decision- if your group are planning to submit a bid please let me know as soon as possible. seneschal@drachenwald.sca.org YIS Tova från Attemark Drachenwald Kingdom Seneschal

Greetings Drachenwald! TL/DR: * In the coming days, the OP website will display additional information (where consent is given). * See example: https://op.drachenwald.sca.org/persona/Memorantia%20van%20de%20Linde. * Use the “modern name” button on your page to send in your info, should you want it displayed. * Reminder that you can send heraldic images to posthorn@drachenwald.sca.org. * Call for help: Posthorn needs help resizing or even creating heraldic images from scratch. The webteam and Posthorn present to you the newest revision of the Order of Precedence (OP) website, which will go live in the next few days. ## Part 1: Modern names, titles, and pronouns In this revision, we have implemented the answers provided in the consent form that was launched last summer. As an example of how your information could look, check out this page: https://op.drachenwald.sca.org/persona/Memorantia%20van%20de%20Linde (shared with permission) We encourage you to look up yourself and send in additional information using the new button “Submit your modern name, pronouns, and preferred title”. ## Part 2: Displaying heraldic devices A reminder also that we are accepting images of heraldic devices. Send an email to posthorn@drachenwald.sca.org with your device attached: 1. File size must be 177x212 pixels. 2. File format should be PNG (or SVG). 3. The file should have a transparent background. 4. Include a link to your OP entry in the email. 5. An heraldic blazon (the text description) MUST be written in the email. ### Important: * The image of your device should ONLY be of your device. * Do NOT send the complete submission file from when you registered your device. * Do NOT send a photograph of your device. Posthorn sometimes needs help resizing or even creating heraldic images from scratch. If you have illustration skills and are willing to help out, please reach out to me. Volume has probably been once every other month up until now, so unless the populace decides to flood the office with new requests, this should not be a very time-consuming task. Yours In Service, Countess Jacquelyna de Bellmont, Drachenwald Posthorn Herald, posthorn@drachenwald.sca.org THL Yda Van Boulogne, Deputy Webminister

Greetings good people of Drachenwald! The Chronicler has published the May Dragon’s Tale for your enjoyment. This links directly to the current newsletter (.pdf), and does not need a password. If this doesn’t work you can follow this link to the newsletters page.

Greetings from Drachenwald’s Posthorn Herald! Due to mundane priorities I’ve not had as much time in recent months as I would have liked to spend on Posthorn tasks. Therefore, I have prioritized adding awards from court reports to the OP, i.e. Order of Precedence. No new reports are in my inbox, but I am waiting on replies regarding a few older reports. I may just add them anyway and rely on corrections to be sent in afterwards if needed. All corrections and images of devices that have been sent to Posthorn since before 2024 are not lost. I have just not gotten round to them yet. What I have been doing whenever I had “extra” time is trying to find ways for Posthorn to share the workload in the future, hopefully allowing people to help even if they are not database administrators. 🙂 Finally, I’ve been working with Yda to implement further improvements to the interface of the OP. More info to come regarding that later! Yours In Service, Countess Jacquelyna de Bellmont Drachenwald Posthorn Herald

Greetings good people of Drachenwald! With great pleasure we welcome the following couples to the tournament to fight for the honour of becoming our heirs. _King Stigot and Queen Lofnheiðr_ * Lord Jan van Nyenrode fighting for Maestra Victoria Piera Rossell * Master Fardäng Skvaldre fighting for Viscountess Ingridh Olafsdotter * Master Alexandre Lerot d’Avignon fighting for Master Agnes Boncuer * Honourable Lady Yda v Boulogne fighting for Dame Sela de la Rosa * Baron Rodrigo Bernardez fighting for Lady Teresa of Dun In Mara * Viscount Joel ben Stuart fighting for Viscountess Valda ingen Cháemgein * Viscountess Valda ingen Cháemgein fighting for Viscount Joel ben Stuart * Honourable Lord Mícheál Breathnach fighting for Lady Gwerful an Filí * Duke William of Richwood fighting for Duchessa Isabetta del Verde * Sir Jon fitz John fighting for Maestra Ellisif Gydasdottir * Master Agnes Boncuer fighting for Máistir Aodh Ó Siadhail * Lord Etienne the Younger fighting for Viscountess Susanna of York About Spring Crown

Greetings good people of Drachenwald! The Chronicler has published the April Dragon’s Tale for your enjoyment. This links directly to the current newsletter (.pdf), and does not need a password. If this doesn’t work you can follow this link to the newsletters page.

Drachenwald! With great happiness we share news that Drachenwald will have heirs to the thrones selected at the Spring Crown Tourney on the 6th of April. We hereby open the approval process by requesting a Letter of Intent. To be approved to enter the competition you must submit your Letter of Intent no later than 30 days prior to the tournament. Kingdom Law regarding entering the Crown lists 7.02.2 Submit your letters of intent /Stigot and Lofnheiðr, King and Queen

Greetings good people of Drachenwald! The Chronicler has published the March Dragon’s Tale for your enjoyment. This links directly to the current newsletter (.pdf), and does not need a password. If this doesn’t work you can follow this link to the newsletters page.

Greetings good people of Drachenwald! The Chronicler has published the February Dragon’s Tale for your enjoyment. This links directly to the current newsletter (.pdf), and does not need a password. If this doesn’t work you can follow this link to the newsletters page.