Debatable Crown (was: Re: [Sca-cooks] about Bishop Geoffrey d'Ayr)

[Sue Clemenger]

How long ago was it?
We had problems here, years ago (when we were part of Atenveldt) at a
Crown that resulted in the entire tourney being re-fought.  That day.
Talk about pushing the feast-time back!
Which _TI_?
--maire, only been in 15 years.....

Ciorstan wrote:
>
> Maire writes:
>
> > Eastern Debatable Crown? Huh?
> > --maire, who hasn't seen the movie, either....
>
> Two finalists in Crown, both of whom would not relinquish their claims
> to the throne of the East. It was ... seriously icky. I have always been
> a Caidan over my 24 or so years in the SCA and even I, in relative
> isolation from Parts east of the Rockies, heard something about it.
>
> There is an interesting essay in a past Tournaments Illuminated written
> by Tamara of Gloucester when she returned to the SCA after leaving the
> organization for some years-- interesting for what it doesn't say as
> much as for what it does say. Aeduin, ask your lady about Tamara, whom
> she knew very well.
>