this'll mean something to you SCA doods

[arethinn]

October Crown, yeah?

My mother is now Crown Princess of the West.

The practical upshot of this is that I am going to get roped into going to Twelfth Night to see her crowned.

I realize the irony of tagging a post like this "real life", so I've offset it by also using "geekitude".

Comments

[boiwondering.livejournal.com]

Um, wow. Just... yeah. Wow.

Please pass on my congratulations. :)

[arethinn]

Will do. :)

ETA: Oh wait, you aren't her subject anymore, are you, you An Tir-ean rascal. ;)

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Oh Congratulations! She'll have a great time!

In another life I was dragged along to a West 12th Night once. The pain is yet to subside ... but that was Jade and Uther who could prat on for England, and I am certain that nine hours of court is not the norm!

[arethinn]

"Jade and Uther"? Was Uther just stepping up? There's an Uther on the throne of the West now. Jade has been king like 120438029 times but Uther's not that far behind.

Anyway, Jade is her royal consort; he won a Crown tourney Yet Again.

[blamebrampton.livejournal.com]

Yup, I think Jade was stepping down. Oooooh the longness of the courts ...

Tell her not to let him talk ;-)

[silussa.livejournal.com]

Well, it's relatively real. :)

Congratulations.

[arethinn]

Real in the sense that my mother is not on the net as much as I am, I guess. Heh.

[nehalenia.livejournal.com]

Ahahahahahaahaaa! Having your mom as the Crown? That's certainly a mixed blessing. Could be highly entertaining, tho. Erm, does "roped into" mean actually autocrating/stewarding the event, or just helping out? (Getting roped into stuff is just a natural consequence of having close ties with people silly enough to win Crowns. Fortunately, there are usually some offsets for the trouble. Usually.) ;-)

So, I'm guessing you're going to be pretty busy till next summer? :-D

[arethinn]

"Roped into" means "showing up at", which I think is probably reasonable for having one's own mother crowned Queen of the West. I think I may angle to try to be a water-bearer or something, so that I could actually HEAR the first court ever in my life. I don't play, but when I was a teenager I was often taken along to events, so I have considerable experience of courts that were dull because I couldn't hear a goddamn thing.

[nehalenia.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's good. Whew! It is the rare court that is not dull as the summer is long. However, given your relationship to the new queen, this would be your chance to actually hear one. Get your mom to let you be one of her ladies in waiting for the day so you can stand up there behind the thrones and actually hear what's going on. (Actually, if you can manage it, don't even be a LIW, just a well-connected spectator.)

[arethinn]

Eh, I probably wouldn't mind being a LIW. Fancy clothing and looking pretty, and all. (Not that my mother isn't already a costuming/embroidery Laurel.)

[lilyevans-snape.livejournal.com]

Explain this to me, so that I might be enlightened!

[arethinn]

http://www.sca.org/

Last I knew my SCA geography, there were thirteen kingdoms. I think they're up to seventeen or something now. The Kingdom of the West was the first (the SCA was founded in Berkeley, CA) and covers some part of California. Three times a year there are combat tourneys to determine the next king and queen, and my mother was "fought for" in this last one. During the ~3 months between winning the tournament and the actual crowning, the king-and-queen-to-be are referred to as the Crown Prince and Princess. Twelfth Night is an event in early January, taking its name from the "twelfth night of Christmas".

[lilyevans-snape.livejournal.com]

How wonderful for your Mom! I really would love to meet her sometime.

I'm curious as to the woman who raised you. Don't ask me why...

Wow, that totally sounded creepily (is that a word?) personal. Sorry about that.

[arethinn]

Don't blame her; my personality is really more my father's fault. ;)

[unseelie.livejournal.com]

...
Thats SO cool.

heh.

A friend of mine is a serious SCA guy.
Ajax.

I HAVE to tell him; he recently got Knight of the Mists as a title. He is a close friend.
this is too amusing.

[arethinn]

"Knight of the Mists" doesn't make sense to me (or my mom), since peerage (including knighthood) is given by the Crown, and they don't re-use the word "knight" in any other awards or titles to avoid confusion. Do you mean Princess's Guard, maybe?

[unseelie.livejournal.com]

Steve won the Western Ash Leaf.

He is the Champion of the Mists.

(talked to his wife)

Steve/Ajax has been a scadian for 20+ years. from the East Coast.

[arethinn]

Ash Leaf OK, but as for "Champion of the Mists", the Order of Precedence disagrees with his wife's face. ;)

Tygers Combattant Mar 21, AS XXVI (1992) East
Ash Leaf Sep 13, AS XLIII (2008) Sigifrith & Kamiilah (Mists)
Award of Arms Jan 19, AS XXV (1991) East
Wreath of Chivalry Mar 22, AS XLII (2008) Gemini & Mari (West)
Defender of the West Aug 8, AS XLII (2007) Jade & Kaaren (West)
King's Order of Excellence Apr 3, AS XXVII (1993) East
Torse of Honor Apr 5, AS XLII (2008) Eyvindr & Cyneswith (Mists)

-- Honors --
Queen's Guard Jan 5, AS XLII (2008) Mari (West)
Queen's Guard May 3, AS XLIII (2008) Eilis (West)
Banner Bearer (Mists) Aug 4, AS XLIII (2008) Sigifrith & Kamiilah (Mists)

Sooo... still not sure what's being referred to. Defender of the West or Banner Bearer, maybe?

(yes my mother and I are pedants. lol.)

[arethinn]

Oh, I know (she says, currently wearing her ThinkGeek "I ♥ My Geek" t-shirt). It was just, ha ha, SCA is real life N/N? heh. So I thought I ought to tag it what it is, and SCA sure is geeky.

I'm not sure my mother is a "chick". She'll be 65 in January. ^_-

[unseelie.livejournal.com]

Is your monther known as
Her mother's name in the SCA is CAhterine Lorraine ?

(copying from conversation with SCAdian Friends wife)

[arethinn]

Catherine Lorraine of Stonegate Manor, in full, yes.