History:Royals

Crown Tourney

A Crown Tournament is a combat tournament held to determine the next King and Queen of Atenveldt. Eligible fighters compete for the right to rule, declaring a consort who, if victorious, will reign beside them. Reigns typically last around six months, with two tourneys held annually. A notable exception occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic, when reigns were extended due to event cancellations and safety restrictions. Crown Tourneys are considered sacred traditions, celebrating prowess, inspiration, and the ideals of chivalry.

Coronation

Traditions

Coronation marks the formal investiture of the new King and Queen following a Crown Tourney. In Atenveldt, tradition holds that the King crowns himself, a symbol of earned right by victory in combat. The Sword of State is presented and carried in court as a symbol of royal authority. During the ceremony, the populace is invited to swear fealty, and the outgoing Crown holds a final court to offer thank-yous, bestow awards, and conclude their reign. The new monarchs then hold their first court, setting the tone for their time on the thrones.

Function of Crown

The Crown serves as the ruling authority of the Kingdom. Duties include creating and bestowing awards, proposing and upholding Kingdom Law (in cooperation with the Kingdom Seneschal), and participating in the Kingdom's financial committee. The Crown also enforces Society and Kingdom policy, including addressing disputes, upholding standards of conduct, and guiding the culture and direction of Atenveldt. The Crown’s leadership embodies service, inspiration, and stewardship.

Gallery

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Principalities

Throughout Atenveldt's 50+ year history, its vast territories once included multiple principalities—smaller regions ruled by a Prince and Princess, selected through combat. These included Meridies, Ansteorra, the Outlands, and Artemisia. The present-day state of Arizona was itself the Principality of the Sun before becoming the Kingdom of Atenveldt. As these outlands gained independence and formed their own kingdoms, Atenveldt’s borders shrank. The final principality, the Sun, was dissolved in 1997, ending the era of principalities within Atenveldt.

Rulers of the Kingdom of Atenveldt

Atenveldt began as a Principality of the West Kingdom. The first Coronetting took place on April 12, 1970, AS. IV.

Atenveldt separated from the West and became its own kingdom with the first Crown Tourney in January 15, 1971, AS. V

	Reign	Prince	Princess	Start Date	End Date
1p	Robert and Katrin	Robert Roundpounder	Katrina Windemere	04/12/1970	06/21/1970
2p	Arthur and Angela	Arthur of Lockehaven	Angela of he Meadows	06/21/1970	10/11/1970
3p	Robert II and Kathleen	Robert Roundpounder	Kathleen MacChluarain, the Pure	10/11/1970	01/16/1971
Reign #	Reign	King	Queen	Start Date	End Date
1	Richard and Felicia	Richard Ironsteed	Felicia MacChlurain	01/16/1971	06/22/1971
2	Arthur and Irving	Arthur of Lockehaven	Irving de Rosamonde MacChluarain	06/22/1971	12/03/1971
3	Stephen and Shannon	Stephen von Geist	Shannon of Eire	12/03/1971	06/18/1972
4	Joseph and Kathleen	Joseph of Golden Dragon, the Good	Kathleen MacChluarain, the Pure	06/18/1972	12/02/1972
5	Arthur II and Lorelei	Arthur of Lockehaven	Lorelei of Lockehaven	12/02/1972	04/14/1973
6	Reynard I and Kathleen II	Reynard Crusadene of Foxmoor	Kathleen MacChluarain, the Pure	04/14/1973	09/29/1973
7	Robert and Sequora	Robert Roundpounder	Sequora of Zagamar	09/29/1973	06/22/1974
8	Reynard II and Kathleen III	Reynard Crusadene of Foxmoor	Kathleen MacChluarain, the Pure	06/22/1974	01/12/1975
9	Robert and Sequora II	Robert Roundpounder	Sequora of Zagamar	01/12/1975	06/22/1975
10	Pontius and Sheherezon	Pontius Maximilian de Leon of South Cashion	Sheherezon Sequora Maximilian	06/22/1975	12/13/1975
11	Denis and Samantha	Denis of the Titans	Samantha MacChluarain	12/13/1975	06/06/1976
12	Deaton and Care-Cheri	Deaton Claymore	Care-Cheri of the Fallen Stars	06/06/1976	12/18/1976
13	Johnathan and Lyn	Johnathan Crusadene Whitewolf	Lyn of Whitewolfe	12/18/1976	02/12/1977
14	Deaton and Care-Cheri II	Deaton Claymore	Care-Cheri of the Fallen Stars	03/13/1977	08/13/1977
15	Ton and Elizabeth	Ton the Traveler	Elizabeth Karien of the Four Winds	08/13/1977	12/17/1977
16	Koris and Leah	Koris Natterhelm	Leah Kasmira of Natterhelm	12/17/1977	05/06/1978
17	Johann and Malinda	Johann von Hohen Staffen	Malinda Angelanne Elkhaven	05/06/1978	09/09/1978
18	Jonathan and Willow	Jonathan DeLaufyson Macebearer	Willow de Wisp	09/09/1978	03/03/1979
19	Theo and Salene	Theo of Mightrinwood	Salene of Mightrinwood	03/03/1979	07/21/1979
20	Koris and Leah II	Koris Natterhelm	Leah Kasmira of Natterhelm	07/21/1979	01/05/1980
21	Heinrich and Sara	Heinrich der Jager	Sara Celeste	01/05/1980	06/07/1980
22	Einrich and Shaleaya	Einrich Armspittsbaine	Shaleaya of the Whispering Pine	06/07/1980	12/06/1980
23	Johann and Malinda II	Johann von Hohen Staffen	Malinda Angelanne Elkhaven	12/06/1980	06/20/1981
24	Albert and Selene	Albert von Dreckenveldt	Selene of the Sky	06/20/1981	12/05/1981
25	Amayot and Kerensa	Amayot of Aragon	Kerensa of Willow Mire	12/05/1981	05/30/1982
26	Einrich and Myrby	Einrich Armspittsbaine	Myrby of Riff
27	Dafydd I and Lyn II	Dafydd ap Gwynedd	Lyn of Whitewolfe
28	Christopher and Constance	Christopher of Hoghton	Constance MacCallum of Hoghton
29	Trelon and Trude	Trelon of the Wood	Trude Lacklandia
30	Freana and Richenda	Freana Geardson	Richenda de la Selva
31	Mika and Thamzine	Mika Longbow	Thamzine of the North Sea
32	Brion and Adriana	Brion Anthony Uriel Tarragon	Adriana Holloway
33	Trelon II and Daphne	Trelon of the Wood	Daphne of Ered Isen
34	Brion II and Anna	Brion Anthony Uriel Tarragon	Anna Ophelia Holloway
35	Trelon III and Daphne II	Trelon of the Wood	Daphne of Ered Isen
36	Brion III and Anna II	Brion Anthony Uriel Tarragon	Anna Ophelia Holloway
37	Kveldulfr and Briony	Kveldulfr av Ulfsgaard	Briony of Windermere
38	Brion IV and Anna III	Brion Anthony Uriel Tarragon	Anna Ophelia Holloway
39	Trelon IV and Daphne III	Trelon of the Wood	Daphne of Ered Isen
40	Brion V and Anna IV	Brion Anthony Uriel Tarragon	Anna Ophelia Holloway
41	Mark and Jaqueline	Mark von Neumannsgrund	Jaqueline of Atenveldt
42	Thorfinn and Sarah	Thorfinn Kodoson	Sarah Thomasyn
43	Brion VI and Anna V	Brion Anthony Uriel Tarragon	Anna Ophelia Holloway
44	Thorfinn and Sarah II	Thorfinn Kodoson	Sarah Thomasyn
45	Mark and Jaqueline II	Mark von Neumannsgrund	Jaqueline of Atenveldt
46	Trelon V and Varia	Trelon of the Wood	Varia the Wolfslayer
47	Elric and Larissa	Elric of Moray	Larissa Alwynn Clarewoode
48	Alan and Corisande	Alan Youngforest	Corisande Amina min Baghdad
49	Brion VII and Anna VI	Brion Anthony Uriel Tarragon	Anna Ophelia Holloway
50	Thorfinn and Sarah III	Thorfinn Kodoson	Sarah Thomasyn
51	Trelon VI and Varia II	Trelon of the Wood	Varia the Wolfslayer
52	Mathghamhain and Katerina	Mathghamhain MacAlpine	Katerina O'Callaghan
53	Brion VIII and Anna VII	Brion Anthony Uriel Tarragon	Anna Ophelia Holloway
54	Eric and Nichelle	Eric Stroud	Nichelle of Whitewolfe
55	Aaron and Alessandra	Aaron Graves	Alessandra Gabrielli
56	Arthur and Tamira	Arthur O'Flaherty	Tamira Ellivaine du Clonakilty
57	Mathghamhain and Katerina II	Mathghamhain MacAlpine	Katerina O'Callaghan
58	Douglas and Amanda	Douglas of Dunbar	Amanda Edwin
59	Arthur II and Gabriela	Arthur O'Flaherty	Gabriela Juliania de Bordeaux
60	Aaron and Alessandra II	Aaron Graves	Alessandra Gabrielli
61	Mathias and Sarolta	Mathias von Leuwenberg	Sarolta of Tir Ysgithr
62	Jonathan and Edane	Jonathan Crusadene Whitewolf the Younger	Edane van Tiel
63	Balor and Haleya	Balor MacFaelchon	Haleya Olofsdottir
64	Mathias II and Elzbieta	Mathias von Leuwenberg	Elzbieta the Constant
65	Aaron and Alessandra III	Aaron Graves	Alessandra Gabrielli
66	Jonathon and Deille	Jonathon von Trotha	Deille of Farnham
67	Eric and Nichelle II	Eric Stroud	Nichelle of Whitewolfe
68	Jonathon and Deille II	Jonathon von Trotha	Deille of Farnham
69	Craven and Ismenia	Craven the Elder	Ismenia O'Mulryan
70	Phelan and Mariana	Phelan Ó Coileáin	Mariana Vivia de Santiago
71	Eduard and Asa	Eduard Gostomski	Asa Hrafnsdóttir
72	Aaron and Alessandra IV	Aaron Graves	Alessandra Gabrielli
73	Craven II and Mary Rose	Craven the Elder	Mary Rose of Burgundy
74	Phelan II and Elzbieta II	Phelan Ó Coileáin	Elzbieta the Constant
75	Morgan and Livia	Morgan Claymore	Livia Alexandra Severa
76	Eduard and Asa II	Edward Gostomski	Asa Hrafnsdóttir
77	Phelan III and Amirah	Phelan Ó Coileáin	Amirah al-Zahra
78	Walrick and Cecilia	Walrick de Blakeney	Cecilia Mowebray
79	Craven III and Elzbieta III	Craven the Elder	Elzbieta the Constant
80	Eduard and Asa III	Eduard Gostomski	Asa Hrafnsdóttir
81	Tristan and Damiana	Tristan Dragonheart	Damiana McDade	05/01/2010	11/06/2010
82	Phelan IV and Amirah II	Phelan Ó Coileáin	Amirah al-Zahra	11/06/2010	05/07/2011
83	Arthur III and Gabriella II	Arthur O'Flaherty	Gabriella Juliana de Bordeaux	05/07/2011	11/05/2011
84	Craven IV and Elzbieta IV	Craven the Elder	Elzbieta the Constant	11/05/2011	05/05/2012
85	Thomas and Ilora	Thomas de Revele	Ilora von Neunhoff	05/05/2012	11/03/2012
86	Tristan and Damiana II	Tristan Dragonheart	Damiana McDade	11/03/2012	05/04/2013
87	Ivan and Ian'ka	Ivan Petrovitch	Ian'ka Ivanovna zhena P'trovitsa	05/4/2013	11/02/2013
88	Morgan and Livia II	Morgan Claymore	Livia Alexandra Severa	11/02/2013	05/03/2014
89	Craven V and Elzbieta V	Craven the Elder	Elzbieta the Constant	05/03/2014	11/01/2014
90	Brian and Lia	Brian the Pious	Lia le Citolur	11/01/2014	05/02/2015
91	Morgan and Elizabeth	Morgan Æthelwulf	Elizabeth Æthelwulf	05/02/2015	11/07/2015
92	Casca and Melissa	Casca	Melissa	11/07/2015	05/07/2016
93	Craven VI and Elzbieta VI	Craven the Elder	Elzbieta the Constant	05/07/2016	11/05/2016
94	Morgan and Elizabeth II	Morgan Æthelwulf	Elizabeth Æthelwulf	11/05/2016	05/06/2017
95	Ailgheanan and Amber	Ailgheanan	Amber	05/06/2017	11/04/2017
96	Marek and Golda	Marek	Golda ferch Deiniol	11/04/2017	05/05/2018
97	Ivan II and Ian'ka II	Ivan Petrovitch	Ian'ka Ivanovna zhena P'trovitsa	05/05/2018	11/03/2018
98	Morgan and Elizabeth III	Morgan Æthelwulf	Elizabeth Æthelwulf	11/03/2018	05/04/2019
99	Franbald and Dionisiya	Franbald	Dionisiya	05/04/2019	11/02/2019
100	Morgan and Elizabeth IV	Morgan Æthelwulf	Elizabeth Æthelwulf	11/2019	10/23/2021
101	Czypser & Mineko	Alverik Czypser	Mineko of Monster Hall	10/23/2021	04/16/2022
102	Mark & Katrina	Mark von Neumannsgrund	Katrina von Neumann	04/16/2022	11/19/2022
103	Craven VII and Elzbieta VII	Craven the Elder	Elzbieta the Constant	11/19/2022	05/20/2023
104	Czypser & Mineko	Alverik Czypser	Mineko of Monster Hall	05/20/2023	11/11/2023
105	Cona I & Æsa I	Cona MacPherson	Æsa Öngull	11/11/2023	05/04/2024