Lilies War Committee meeting

There will be an in person Lilies Committee meeting at Kings Company of Archers on Saturday, September 9th during the lunch break.
We will have the exact place of the meeting announced on site, but it will be close to the archery range.
This is a public meeting, and we encourage anyone who would like to provide feedback, or learn more about running Lilies, to attend.

More information on King’s Company of Archers: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1npL31B0tR3wmNEhHR3g9u4PzQAcTWLl5GgMuVdWayxQ/edit

Court Summaries from Lilies War, June 9-18, A.S. 58

As the War of the Lilies has multiple opportunities for court, this reporter could not be everywhere and attend all courts. My thanks go to Dýrfinna Eyas and Ysabel de la Oya for sending me reports of courts I missed. I apologize in advance for any missing awards and/or misspelled names, and will gratefully accept corrections to this report. Please contact me at dorcaswhitecap@gmail.com

Saturday evening court, June 10:
Líknvé in spaka – Torse
Mkty Nakhthor – Torse
Mabilia Pals – Golden Calon Swan
Fleur Barincou – AoA
Morgana MacDermott – Golden Calon Swan
Halima bint al-‘Abbas al-Tanji – Calon Cross
Úlfr Þyrison (Thyrison) – Calon Cross

Other court tidings Saturday evening:
Honorable Lady Kolfinna Halvgrimsdottir announced that she is seeking a successor as Kingdom Waterbearer.
Mistress Miranda Logansdottir announced that the kingdom has need of a new Lilies Committee Chairperson.

Sunday field court, June 11:
Aurick Redmark – Iren Fyrd
Charles von Strausberg – Iren Fyrd
Kennocht Armstrang – Iren Hirth
Cian mac Lorccáin huí Chonaill – Iren Hirth
Caius Equitius Rectus Xerxis – OAF
Augustin le Blinde – Chivalry

The Lonely Tower Baronial Investiture court, Sunday evening:
Augustin le Blinde – Court Barony
Aleit de la Thomme – Court Barony
Charles von Strausberg and Kathleen of Stonehaven were invested as the new Baron and Baroness of the Lonely Tower.

Monday field court, June 12:
Gerald Kendall – Stile Fyrd
Baudewyn de Wolfe – Stile Fyrd

Wednesday evening court, June 14:
Michael the Wanderer – Pelican

Thursday evening court, June 15:
Helena Soranzo – Calon Cross
Fionnghuala inghean ui Fhallamhain – Calon Lily
Pepin Lachemunt – Court Barony
Adalyde Heloyz la Cantora – Laurel
Caius Equitius Rectus Xerxis – Augmentation of Arms

Other court tidings Thursday evening:
Gifts were exchanged between the Their Royal Majesties Calontir and the Crowns of Meridies and Outlands, and Their Highnesses of Vindheim.
TRMs Meridies gave wordfame to Lord Magnus O’Carr (Torin), for his assistance in reprinting “Crowns Against Nobility”.
A boon was begged for Honorable Lord Lothar der Rote to join the Order of the Pelican.
Honorable Lord Viga-Valr viligísl (Vels) reminded the populace to pre-register for Pennsic before the deadline, and to tell him the footprint size of the tent they would set up at the war.
Huscarl scrolls were presented to Honorable Lord Kennocht Armstrang and Honorable Lord Cian mac Lorccáin huí Chonaill.
Mistress Vashti al-Ash’ariyah and Lady Quiteria la Roja spoke of RUSH.
Fyrd scrolls were presented to Lord Aurick Redmark and His Excellency Charles von Strausberg.
Rhodri Gold Falcon announced that Master Mellitus of Rouncivale is the new Kingdom Historian, and Honorable Lord Da’ud ibn al-Kabsh al-Garnati al-Ma’iz (Ma’az) is the new Lanner Herald.
Lady Moire inghean Néill presented largess: hand-stitched coifs made on site in her class at Lilies.
12 newcomers received mugs.

Illustration of the Battle of Barnet (14 April 1471) on the Ghent manuscript. Public domain in the US

Court Summaries from Lilies War, June 17-26, A.S. 57

As the War of the Lilies has multiple opportunities for court, this reporter could not be everywhere and attend all courts. I apologize in advance for any missing awards and/or misspelled names, and will gratefully accept corrections to this report. Please contact me at dorcaswhitecap@gmail.com

Saturday evening court, June 18:
Nut Meg Thorn – Torse
Tove Brianesdohter – Torse

Other court tidings Saturday evening:
6 newcomers received mugs.
A boon was begged for Eynon Llangenydd to join the Order of the Pelican.
A boon was begged for Melisent McAffee to join the Order of the Laurel.
A boon was begged for Rhianwen ferch Bran ap Gruffydd to join the Order of the Chivalry.

Saturday field court (at the Broken Harp):
Kristine nic Tallieur – Calon Cross

Sunday field court, June 19:
Oswyn Moon – Iren Fyrd

Monday field court, June 20:
Ayisha bint Asad – Stile Hirth

Tuesday field court, June 21:
Kara of Grimfells – Iren Fyrd
Charles von Bayrreuth – Iren Fyrd
Nathaniel Lennox – Iren Hirth

Thursday field court, June 23:
Rhianwen ferch Bran ap Gruffydd – Chivalry

Thursday evening court:
Dylan mac Sile – Queen’s Chalice
Daniel mac Sile – Queen’s Chalice
Melisent McAffee – Laurel
Sigvarðr Skarfr – Golden Calon Swan
Roisin (called Ace) – Purple Feather
Ava Alixandre de Bourges – Award of Arms
Alia Martialis – Leather Mallet
Gwendolyn verch Morgaine – Laurel

Other court tidings Thursday evening:
The event stewards received gifts from Their Royal Majesties Calontir.
There were 641 attendees on site as of Thursday.
8 newcomers received mugs.
Master Mellitus of Rouncivale brought news of the upcoming Kingdom Arts & Sciences Championship in the Barony of Forgotten Sea.
Biursten Jorundarson was announced as the new Kingdom Brewer.

Friday field court, June 24:
Ívarr fótviss – Chivalry
Joachim Courtenay der Marxbruder – Stile Fyrd
Syele Pfeifferin – Stile Fyrd

Battle of Eben-Ezer, AD 250

From Their Royal Majesties: The Cancellation of Lilies 2021

Unto the populace of Calontir and the Known Worlde. Our dauntless people and stalwart cousins.

It is often the privilege of the Royalty of Calontir to bring great joy to populace. We get to give awards, muster armies, and recognize great achievements; but occasionally it is our responsibility to make tough choices and to deliver unwelcome news. Today, unfortunately, is the latter.

In consultation with the Lilies Event Stewards and the Lilies Committee, We feel it is necessary to cancel Fall Lilies.

Currently, Covid-19 infection rates and hospitalizations are at the same level, or higher in some areas, as they were this time last year. We feel that this would be poor timing for a large, multi-day, inter-Kingdom event at a site with limited hygiene facilities. We know that these numbers could change over the course of nearly a month, but have decided to make this announcement now, out of a preference for caution when it comes to the wellbeing of Our populace and to ensure that everyone was given enough forewarning to make adjustments in their plans

For now, We intend to continue having regular local weekend events. These smaller events allow us as a Kingdom to continue with the business and fun of the SCA while limiting possible exposures and continuing our protocols of contract tracing and health guidelines compliance. As of now there will be no changes to the Calontir Guidelines that We published in an earlier missive and the rest of the Kingdom Calendar remains unchanged.

It has been wonderful to see you all at events again and we desperately wish to continue to do so. However, we must remain dedicated to the health and safety priorities we are all dependent on, and Our commitment to our communities is as strong and stoic as ever.

We are positive many of you have pre-registered, and you will be getting more information regarding your refunds in a few days.

If you have any other questions or concerns please feel free to reach out to us via our email, Falcon-Crown@Calontir.org.

Senatus Populusque Romanus
Lucian and Tamar

Lilies Survey Request

Gleaned from Facebook:


Hi all, Lilies Event Steward Mistress Rhianwen here!

Thanks very much to the 280+ people who have already filled out our Attendance Estimate survey! We have one additional request: Please share the survey with your local groups via email, social media, and in-person communication. Some folks aren’t on Facebook, and we want to get as much feedback as possible.
We are interested in feedback from people who think they are attending AND those who think they are not.

Here’s the direct link: https://arcg.is/1nXPCX

You can also access the survey at http://LiliesWar.org

Many thanks to the ever-wise Countess Ylva for pointing this out.

(P.S. Yes, as Master Andrixos and Master Alan have noted, this is really all about the portajohns.)

Lilies, Crown Tournament, and Coronation Postponed


Below is the complete text of TRMs posting to the Kingdom Facebook page. Main highlights are:

  • Lilies is postponed. Event stewards and staff are working on plans for a scaled down version in the fall.
  • Crown Tournament is postponed to a future date, when it can be safely held.
  • Coronation will be postponed, with the intent of giving future heirs at least a month before elevation
  • No plans to hold virtual courts

Good evening Calontir!

First, we appreciate everyone who attended our Q&A session this evening. Your concern for your fellow Calontiri heartens us. For those of you unable to attend, we know that it was short notice, but hopefully this message will cover most of the high points for you. Many of you have, until now, had a lot of unasked questions and uncertainty. We hope that this has helped alleviate those fears.

Along those lines, while we all labor with the uncertainty of the pandemic it has been Our task to keep Kingdom morale high, and to do our best to help you meet those needs from our home. Using that as a metric, last week we failed you. We apologize to you all for that and we will strive to do better. Further, if you find yourselves unhappy with the SCA, the Kingdom, or the management of your local groups under our restrictions we accept that blame as well. Please direct that ire where it belongs – on us.

Here is a very brief summary of the announcements we made this evening

-In light of the most recent health guidelines and information released by both Missouri and Iowa on Monday 4/27, We are postponing Lilies. The event stewards and staff are working hard on plans for a scaled down Lilies in the fall, and details on that will be released as they are available. While we will all miss our usual Summer, His Majesty and I are looking forward to this and greatly appreciate the efforts of everyone working to still give us that Lilies experience a little further down the road. We cannot thank them enough for time they have given and the dedication they have shown to the Kingdom.

-Because of this postponement, Our Crown Tournament is also postponed. Our current intent is to hold it as soon as it is safely possible, and We will be investigating options for that. We are working with the Society to obtain variances for several possibilities. We thank them for their willingness to work us to see that our Customs and Traditions are preserved.

-As far as other June activities are concerned, We will be maintaining our previously stated method of making decisions on a month-by-month basis and will be evaluating the possibility of smaller events, meetings, and practices for June in mid-May. We want to thank the Barons and Seneschals and Kingdom Reeve for their continued patience and support.

-With Crown Tourney postponed to an uncertain future date, Coronation must be as well. We hope to have heirs as soon as we can safely do so, and to give them at least a month to enjoy being heirs and to organize for their own reign and the continued betterment of all Calontir.

-All of these postponements lead to the necessity of seeking a variance for the extension of our own reign. We had hoped to avoid this deviation from tradition, but it has been made unavoidable by the current circumstances. We will be working to find the best possible solutions for finding our heirs to follow us in maintaining Calontir and hope that We have your patience and understanding while We do so.

The following are some additional notes based on your questions and comments:

-Please do keep the business of the SCA as active as you can – planning events, seeing to the local books, and reports. We do not know what the future time tables will be for events, and we understand that some details may be hard to pin down with not all businesses and site locations open, but if we are not planning for upcoming events now, there will be nothing to attend when the time comes and we are able to be together again.

-We do not have any plans for Virtual Courts. Those that have happened in other Kingdoms have mostly been due to the necessity of having heirs step up. The business we have outstanding, elevations specifically deserve more than an electronic thank you.

-Many had kind words for us on the reign so far and we wanted to acknowledge our entire royal household, and specifically Mistress Jorunn and Mistress Gabby for the incredible amount of effort that they have put in behind the scenes keeping us organized and making us look good. Similarly, Mistress Rochwen has been instrumental in organizing and creating the beautiful scrolls for awards that we have given and many that we have yet to give. They all deserve more thanks than we can possibly express.

These times are difficult for everyone. We know that you feel strained, patience is tried, tempers are short, and fear whispers to you. We know what to do and we know how to do it, but to stare unwavering at uncertainty is eventually bound to shake even the most dauntless.

Pick your friends and siblings up. Help them stand strong so that they may do so for you in turn. Hold Fast Calontir.

Until death take Us, The world end, or Our rightful heir take this burden from Us.

Lucian and Tamar

Court Summaries from Lilies War, June 7-16, A.S. 54

As the War of the Lilies has multiple opportunities for court, this reporter could not be everywhere and attend all courts. Therefore, I apologize in advance for any missing awards and/or misspelled names, and will gratefully accept corrections to this report. Please contact me at DorcasWhitecap (at) gmail (dot) com

Saturday evening court, June 8:
Kolsveinn Stýrismaðr – Torse
Tatar-un Sechen – AoA
Allison of Forgotten Sea – Calon Cross
Kennocht Armstrang – Leather Mallet
Eilish nee Salee del Ray – AoA
Samuel Strangefellow – AoA
Uldin of Ravenscroft – Court Baron
Sung Sai-erh – Court Baroness
Johann Steinarsson – Pelican
Marius Lucian Fidelis – Keeper of the Flame

Other court tidings Saturday evening:
15 newcomers received mugs.
Honorable Lord Lawrence Taillefer the Leech and Mistress Geneviève de Chambéry were invested as Baronage of Vatavia. They presented a gift of scutari blanks to Their Majesties.
The Barony of Vatavia presented gifts to Uldin and Sung.
Their Excellencies Owen and Malkin of Gryphon’s Lair presented gifts on behalf of Their Majesties of Artemisia.

Sunday field courts, June 9:
Alan Smyith of Darkdale – Master of Defense
Gaius Flavius Auxilius – Chivalry

Thursday field courts, June 13:
Emeline de Moulineaux – Pelican
Giacomo dalla Fattoria dello Stato – Stile Fyrd
Devlin O’Sirideain – Stile Fyrd
Erik Tokesson – Iren Hirth
Eleanor nic Duncan – Golden Calon Swan

Friday evening court, June 14:
Rima al-Wadi – Silver Hammer
Skapti eldboðungr – AoA
Miranda Logansdottir – Leather Mallet
Caitilín inghean Uí Lochlainn – Torse
Cara Wythers – Calon Cross
Lothar der Rote – Calon Cross
Moon Hides the Sun – Golden Calon Swan
Andromir Vukovic – Calon Lily
Salvatore of Forgotten Sea – Leather Mallet
Morgan Brown – Falcon’s Claw
Katherine von Heilige – Iren Fyrd
Bataciqan-nu ko’un Ashir – Laurel

Other court tidings Friday evening:
16 newcomers received mugs.
Mistress Kristine nic Tallieur will be the new Kingdom Minister of Arts & Science.
Mistress Rebecca Beaumont announced that bids are being accepted for Lilies War 2020.

Illustration of the Battle of Barnet (14 April 1471) on the Ghent manuscript. Public domain in the US

Cooking Classes at Lilies by Mistress Giraude and Master Tosten

From Mèstra Giraude Benet:


Küche mit Kachelofen, aus: Kuchenmaistrey, erstmals erschienen 1485 bei Peter Wagner. V

I’d like to share some info about the cooking classes that Master Tosten will be teaching at Lilies this year. They are under my name in the site book, but while I will be helping, he is the main instructor! You can sign up in advance to reserve a spot, which will help him know how much supplies to bring in. Both classes will be held at my cooking table setup across from The Harp!

Cooking in Clay – Baked Apples
Mèstra Giraude Benet
Private Encampment
Sunday, June 9 – 1:00 pm for 1 hour
Audience: Adults Skill Level: Beginner
Age Limit: 8 Fee: $30 (Fee includes a clay pipkin to keep) Max Size: None

Class Description: With Master Tosten du Calais. Explore the process of cooking in clay in the fire. Participate in the history of cooking, and go home with yummy yummy baked apples and your own pipkin. Cut up the fruit, season, and cook to perfection. Class is open to student 8 and above, with parental attendance in the class as well. You may sign up and pre-pay in advance at Tosten’s Pots

Cooking in Clay – Main Dish
Mèstra Giraude Benet
Private Encampment
Sunday, June 9 – 9:00 am for 2 hours
Audience: All Skill Level: Beginner
Age Limit: 8 Fee: $40 (Fee includes a small cooking pot to keep) Max Size: None

Class Description: With Master Tosten du Calais. Explore the process of cooking in clay in the fire. Participate in the history of cooking and go home with hearty main dish and a small cooking pot. Using period ingredients, create a unique combination for you and to share. Simmer your meal in the coals. And share with others, your interest in cooking and period life. You can sign up in advance on Facebook at Tosten’s Pots.  Anyone who might be interested in signing up for the class but who is not on Facebook can email Master Tosten at Dougv@gryph.com , and he will send a PayPal invoice.