Kingdom of Calontir
The Kingdom of Calontir is one of nineteen "Kingdoms," or regions, of the
Society for Creative Anachronism , an international organization dedicated to researching and recreating aspects of the
Middle Ages. Calontir is located in the
Midwestern United States and includes about 40 local SCA groups in
Kansas,
Nebraska,
Missouri,
Iowa, and
Fayetteville, Arkansas. The leaders of each SCA Kingdom are known within the group as King and Queen; the current King and Queen of Calontir, crowned in March
2006, are known by the
SCA names of Vaclav Semjaka and Xorazne Artsruni.
Encyclopedia
The
Kingdom of Calontir is one of nineteen "Kingdoms," or regions, of the
Society for Creative Anachronism , an international organization dedicated to researching and recreating aspects of the
Middle Ages.
Calontir is located in the
Midwestern United States and includes about 40 local SCA groups in
Kansas,
Nebraska,
Missouri,
Iowa, and
Fayetteville, Arkansas. The leaders of each SCA Kingdom are known within the group as King and Queen; the current King and Queen of Calontir, crowned in March
2006, are known by the
SCA names of Vaclav Semjaka and Xorazne Artsruni. The King and Queen are replaced twice each year. The next King and Queen of Calontir are known by the names of Tristram of Lindesfarne and Caillin MacKenzie. Their coronation will be held September 9, 2006.
Calontir is the only Kingdom in the SCA that does not allow rapier combat.
History
Calontir began as a Principality within the
Middle Kingdom in 1981-2 and on May 29, 1984 became the tenth Kingdom of the SCA. The first King and Queen of Calontir were known as Chepe l’Orageux and Arwyn Antaradi.
Events
Calontir hosts the yearly Lilies War, a June camping event lasting over a week where about a thousand SCA members gather for combat and other activities. The first Lilies War was held in 1987 at Perry Lake in Kansas. Since 1992, the event has been held at
Smithville Lake in Missouri.
Local groups
In the SCA, a Barony is the largest type of local group, usually arising in areas of dense population and requiring a core of at least 25 paid, active members . Baronies are run by a Baron and Baroness, who represent the King and Queen of the Kingdom. Calontir has six Baronies:
- Barony by the Forgotten Sea : Founded as a Shire of the Middle Kingdom in July 1979 after an earlier group had disbanded, Forgotten Sea became a Barony in May 1989. They are home to Calontir's first female Knight, Ariel of Glastonbury Tor, who has also served two terms as Queen of Calontir.
- Barony of the Lonely Tower : Lonely Tower was founded as a Shire of the Middle Kingdom in July 1979 and became a Barony in September 1989.
- Barony of the Three Rivers : The second SCA group in St. Louis by that name , Three Rivers was founded as a shire in 1975; when it was created a Barony in November 1981, it was the first Barony in what would become Calontir, and also the only one until Vatavia became a Barony two years later.
- Barony of Coeur d'Ennui : Founded as a Shire of the Middle Kingdom in October 1982, Coeur d'Ennui became a Barony in July 1984. In an unusual occurrance considering how much highway travel SCA members do going to out-of-town events, the founding Baron and Baroness and the other two passengers in their car were killed by a drunken driver who crossed into their opposite traffic lane while they were on their way to Crown Tournament in Three Rivers in May 1984.
- Barony of Mag Mor : Mag Mor was founded as a Shire of the Middle Kingdom in October 1982. Still a Shire at the time, they hosted the Coronation of the first King and Queen of Calontir in 1984. Mag Mor became a Barony in January 1996.
- Barony of Vatavia : Vatavia began as a Shire in January 1983 and became a Barony in August 1983.
The Barony of Dumnonia was founded in
Iowa City, Iowa in December 1975, but became defunct before the founding of Calontir. The Iowa City area is now home to the Shire of Shadowdale.
The typical local SCA group, somewhat smaller than a Barony, is a Shire. There are 22 Shires in Calontir and one Shire-March , Grimfells in the
Fayetteville, Arkansas area. Strongholds and Colleges are similar to Shires but located in areas with high military and student populations, respectively; Calontir has one Stronghold and two Colleges . It also has four Cantons and several unofficial local contact people in areas with too small a membership to form an official group.
External links
- official website
- by SCA member Master Crag Duggan
- listing local groups in Calontir
