ES - Children's Bardic Competition at Elfsea Defender

[Toby Pugh]

The Children’s Bardic Competition at Elfea Defender this past weekend was a 
marvelous success.  Thank you to everyone who attended and to those who 
contributed prizes (all of which were very nice, might I add).  From what I 
hear, a good time was had by one and all.

I would also like to say that ***EVERY*** merchant on site contributed 
something to the competition.  We had enough to give something to each child 
who competed, for prizes for three age categories, for best boy and best 
girl, plus for each judge to award an individual favorite.  Our Baroness 
contributed a prize for best period piece, and the Russian Embassy added to 
the prize for the winner of the competition as well.

We had an excellent panel of five judges.  Great thanks goes to each of you.
        Lord Timmothy of Glatonbury
   	Lady Anezka
   	Gurin the Blue Eyed – current Bard of Elfsea
   		(sorry, don’t know the Mongolian translation)
	Robert FitzMorgan – former Bard of Elfsea
	Anthony of Northkeep – winner of last years Children’s Bardic
         Competition

There were a total of nineteen competitors, in ages ranging from six to 
sixteen.  All of the pieces were presented well – there were stories, songs, 
and even acrobatics.  We heard traditional children’s pieces (including 
“Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star,” and “Ring Around the Rosies”), PERIOD folk 
songs (“Hey, Ho, Nobody Home,” and “Rose”), PERIOD tales (“The Stonecutter's 
Tale,” and “The Death of Arthur”), Anstorran favorites (“Born on the List 
Field” and “Ansteorran Line”), and even an original piece (“Lost Lovers’ 
Song”).

I want to say that ALL of the pieces that were done, if not period, were at 
least presented in a period way, from a period source, and/or on a period 
topic.  I was very impressed, and want to encourage all of those who 
participated to continue to do so.

There were three prizes offered to the best performance within a given age 
group.
	Under nine – Elizabeth, age 8
	From nine to ten – Taylor, age 9
	Eleven and up – Ashley Peet, age 14

There were prizes for the best performance by a boy (two necklaces with 
medallions) and by a girl (a pearl and amethyst necklace), both made by our 
Minister of Children, Lady Amiline Du Bois.
	Best Boy – Anthony Arnbjorn Ulfsson, age 9
	  For a selection from “Born on the List Field”
	Best Girl – Ashley Peet, age 14
	  For an original piece, “Lost Lovers’ Song”

The prize for best overall performance was a cloak, also made by Lady 
Amiline.  This went to Briana Dolfin, for an excellent tale, “The Stone 
Cutter’s Tale,” that also won the prize for most period piece.

Thank you, Lady Amiline for all your help, and to the judges who helped the 
competition run smoothly. Thank you to the children who participated.  Thank 
you everyone who attended and who contributed to the largess.  Thank you to 
their Excellencies, Baron Llywelyn and Baroness Xene, for their support.  
Thank you, Feradoc for helping collect the prizes and largess, and to the 
merchants who contributed them.   Thank you to all who helped to support the 
future of our Barony, our Kingdom, and our bardic community.  I feel that it 
is in very capable hands.

In Service to the Dream –

Antigonus Bearbait
bearbard at hotmial.com

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