NR - Question of Long Ago

[Kingdom Seneschal of Ansteorra]

At 06:04 PM 7/1/99 -0700, you wrote:
>Greetings to the Readers of this List!
>   I have a question, but bear with me for a bit of an explanation
>first; I have been in the SCA twice before in high school without an
>organized group, and in college when we tried to make a group work in
>Durant (Tandure,) but it didn't.
>   My question relates to my first SCA event while in high school. It
>would have been 1980-81, maybe give or take. It was a winter coronation
>held in Wisenfeur at a National Guard Armory.
>   I still have vivid memories of the event, but did not know anyone
>when I got there, except for the friend I went with. Whose coronation
>was it? And, whose reign was ending?

It was the Coronation of HG Master Lloyd von Eaker and HG Josalyn Allyne
Reynard to their second reign as King and Queen of Ansteorra.  The Crown
that was stepping down was HE Sir Finn Kelly O'Donnell and HE Sir Elzasif
Ironhand O'Donnell.  It was held on January 30th, 1982  AS XVI.

>   I was very unknowledgale of the conventions of the SCA at that time.
>The best that I can recall is that the King who had just taken up the
>Crown did not desire fealty to be sworn to him. Also according to my
>recollection, the just-past Crown desired to swear fealty as a boon.
>   Could someone clear up for me who the Crowns were there that winter
>night? My apologies if my memory has been in error, but parts of that
>night seem so clear, these near-20 years later.
>
>   Thanks!
>   Valstarr Hawkwind


Sir Burke
was it really 17 1/2 years ago.........
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