[Ravensfort] Stargate Baronial...

[Karen Picou]

Lorraine,
I always enjoy your event reports. You  tell it so well that I always feel
as if I was right there. Thank you so much
Lady Ophelia Larue
Bordermarch/Ravensfort

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[mailto:ravensfort-bounces+kpicou=gt.rr.com at ansteorra.org]On Behalf Of L T
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2005 7:07 PM
To: ravensfort at ansteorra.org
Subject: [Ravensfort] Stargate Baronial...

It was a beautiful day. I arrived 9:30ish, saw that Lord Thorkin and Lady
Katrina were already
setting up their booth and was quickly found by Lady Isobail. She guided me
around the site to
where she, Lady Catherine and Lord Gregor had put up my pavilion and were in
the process of
putting up Catherine's. We ended up with a few extra's...Mistress
Rondinella, Baroness Kathri and
HL Etiene. HE Brian was not far behind...

The site was wonderfully decorated. The kitchen was of particular interest,
the outside "wall" was
decorated with baskets and kitchen implements. The hall hung gaily with
banners. Around the list
field there were garlands of flowers draped across pavilions and down poles.

Their Excellencies Godwin and Elisena did a brief opening court to start
activities off. And the
fighting began. Their de-vestiture and the investiture were delayed
unavoidably by a few hours.
Their Next-elencies were nervously awaiting their enhancement in their new
finery. Their Majesties
arrived and set up in a flurry of activity then all other activity halted
and people gathered on
the list field to witness this Occaision of State. The Prince and Princess
also were in attendance
with their beautiful tow headed daughters as were many Landeds, Peers and
Nobles...

As Godwin and Elisena released their charges...many emotions flowed...Godwin
called for the
Current and Former Landeds to come take his Lady. We gathered around her and
escorted her across
the field. A group of Templars (including HE Brian) came to gather Godwin to
go journeying...

Their Majesties then called Master Ihon and his lady HL Isobeau to come take
charge of the Barony.
Ihon was heralded in and explained that though he was present...his bride
would soon be coming
from Aquitaine...the call went up as she and her companions rode up on horse
back...as she rode
into court she was accompanied by a choir who sang of her history...it was
quite a
spectacle...very beautiful and very moving...

The rest of court went...as courts go...one highlight is that Sir Godwin
achieved a Court Barony,
which is not unusual after a term as Baron...but the highlight was that his
Scroll was one that
Lady Catherine had produced.

I was not as good at sitting still this event as I had been at Queen's
Champion...but I did try to
keep track of my two Brians as they fought. HE Brian asked to fight for me
on the heavy field, and
of course I accepted...and I stood with Lady Eryn in support of our Baronial
Cavalier Don Brian
many times that day.

I got to visit with many people most friend and family to me, including HE
Signy, who said to tell
everyone hello!...Isobail kept watch on me. Catherine spent the majority of
the day at the scribes
table...Gregor spent most of the day heralding, and Brian fought. Miribilis
also showed up and set
up booth...she seemed to have many new items in her shop. Thorkin and
Katrina seemed to do well in
their shop.

Closing court was grand. And we had a bonus...Lady Catherine won the A&S
competition!!!

The feast was hearty. The garlic soup well received and much meat for
carnivours...(smile) the
chickens were cooked so tender that you could easily pull them apart.

The evening's bardic was run by HL Katarina (our Kat) and was one of the
best I'd have the
pleasure of hearing in a very long time...and close to midnight...I wondered
my way home...tired
but happy that the day went so well!

Lorraine
Vicaress





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