[Western] Lady of the Lake

[Lord Brother Liston Brounyng]

Greetings People of the West,

The Incipient Shire of Amloch held our first ever
defender event this past weekend.  Over 100 people
were in attendance.  

The Arts and Sciences competition and brewing
competitions were both won by Lord Eric Von Geldern
who named his consort Lady Hurrem bint Rashid as Lady
of the Winds, and Lady of the Waves.

The Knife, Axe, and Spear competition was won by Lord
Ian McLeod who named his consort Lady Kate as Lady of
the Spire.

Winning the title of Lady of the Night by her own
hand, was Deidre MacPherson, now title bard of Amloch.

Lord Angus Matheson was champion of the rapier list
and named his consort, George, as Lady of the Mists.

HE Sir Daffyd Whittaker was champion of the Lady of
the Lake Tournament and his consort, HE Octavia de
Verdon is Amloch's first Lady of the Lake.

Jeremiah "Swordbreaker" Johnson was the winner of our
First Time Champion tournament.

Many many words of thanks are deserved by many many
people and please forgive me if I forget anyone.

First, to Tamsin Mc Aindruis for supervising the water
bearing for both heavy and rapier lists.  Your
diligence in keeping us all cool and hydrated was
priceless.

To Lord Ian MacLeod for spending his last event in
Ansteorra with us.  We will miss you Ian.

To George for helping us tremendously with running the
knife, axe, and spear competition.

To Lady Elizabeth Blackthorne for providing clever
advice and encouragement to the autocrats

To Mada and Angus Matheson for helping out with rapier
authorizations and in running the Lady of the Mist
Tournament.

To Sir Britta, Sir Aaron, and Sir Daffyd for helping
out with authorizations and running the Lady of the
Lake.

To HL Amaryah for helping to marshall the Lady of the
Lake tourney.

To Lord Myrddin "The Troublemaker" Hawk for
marshalling the entire Lady of the Lake Tournament and
for running the Lady of the Night (bardic)
competition.

To Serian of Amloch for his tireless work as troll
coordinator, the event could never have run so
smoothly without your work.

To HL Duncan Stuart for running the Lady of the Mists
Tournament and serving as emcee for the entertainment
at feast and for feeding us on Saturday morning.

To Lady Isabelle de Vacoulies for serving as list
mistress for both chivalric and rapier tournaments.

To Lady Hurrem bint Rashid for the scrumptuous feast.

To The Ladies of the Sahara Nar and The Assembly of
Retarded Donkeys for a truly unforgettable performance
during feast.

To Lady Saoirse Hawk for putting on the Lady of the
Wind (A&S) competition and for feeding us breakfast on
Saturday.

To Centurion Johann Gunnbjornson and HE Ceridwen Tir
Gwstriff for showing our shire so much love and
support.  We will never forget what you have taught
us.

To Lady Keina Greenleaf, Kate, and Chelsea for helping
us with prizes and pleasant scenery throughout the
event.

To Pooky for, well, for being Pooky.

To so many many more of you who attended who made this
event such a special time for us and such a huge
success.  We wish we had the time and memory to name
you all.

Your humble Autocrats,
Lord Brother Liston Brounyng
and
Lord Damian LaBarre

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