Crown Event

A Crown Event is one of the events where royalty are either chosen (Crown Tournaments) or invested (Coronations). The Crown Events in An Tir are: Twelfth Night Coronation, May Crown Tournament, July Coronation and September Crown Tournament.

No other events in the Kingdom may be held on the same weekend as a Crown Event.

Crown Events are normally some of the largest events in the Kingdom. They are where the many of the various Kingdom Championship tournaments are held. They feature court, tournaments, dancing, feasts, merchants, archery, thrown weapon - almost any kind of activity that occurs in the Kingdom is likely to be found at one crown event or another. They often have peerage vigils, and always have meetings of the polling orders and the Noble Estate.

History
For the first years of its existence, the Principality of An Tir followed its parent kingdom's lead and had three reigns per year. Additionally, the Coronet Tournament and Coronet Investiture were held at the same event. As someone was heard to say, "Arrive a nobody, go home Prince." The combination Tournament and Investiture events were held in late August or early Sept, early March, and mid- to late-June. The last combination event was held on 28 June X/1975.

Beginning in Oct X/1975, the Coronet event calendar was adjusted to six events per year, separating the Coronet Tournament from the Investiture. The first stand-alone Coronet Tournament took place on 18 Oct X/1975 followed by An Tir's first Twelfth Night Investiture on 3 Jan X/1976.

The first time Ulfred was prince (XIII/1978-79), he decided that it was too difficult to schedule three outdoor Coronet Tournaments to take place in dry weather and created the Coronet/Crown Event calendar we still have today: May Crown Tournament, July Coronation, September Crown Tournament, and Twelfth Night Coronation.

For a list of Crown Events on the wiki, see Category:Crown Event