Crown Tournament

[countessmouse]

count_gunthar has posted a blow-by-blow description of Crown Tournament on his blog for those of you who care to read it. This is the short version:

It was hot and a long way from home. I am so proud of the members of our household -- we had quite a showing despite the distance. There was some miscommunication as to whether the tournament would be indoors or outside, but outside it was. It was a pretty site, but OMG the heat. We had quite a task keeping the fighters hydrated and cool, and the heat just drained the energy right out of them.

Gunthar kept the "I'm winning this" mindset the entire time and actually informed the Crown that he intended to do so, which is was far better than his usual "I hope I don't suck" speech. He fought well and I am so very, very proud of him.

Here are a couple of my favorite pictures:









The outpouring of congratulations and well wishes from all over the Kingdom has made both of us feel very loved.

On another note, as if this hasn't already happened, I will not be posting here on a regular basis until we step down next May. However, I will be checking in on my friends, so please keep me updated on what you're up to!

HRH Elizabeth
Princess Ansteorra

Comments

[lorelei01.livejournal.com]

Oh, and I'm not sure which part of the 15th century you like... but I have a secret fantasy of a crown doing Burgundian outfits with their coronets: http://www.screentanning.com/burgundian_crowns.html
I absolutely love how the crowns just sit at the base of the hennins, and the little tiny hennin crown toppers make me smile. Possibly problematic for a coronation because you have to slide them over the hennin or remove the hennin etc, but sometime during your reign... ok, I'm done now ;-) Just had to share since it's not every day that someone who won crown might actually do this period! (...and if you do do it then I would love pictures so that I can do a little happy dance!)