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{{SCA Kingdom box|name = Kingdom of Calontir|color = purple|metal = gold |device = [[image: calonkingdom.png|200px]] | caption = Purpure, a cross of Calatrava, in chief a crown, within in bordure a laurel wreath Or. | founded = A.S. XVIII | king = Semjaka| queen = Xorazne| area = Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Northwestern Arkansas | parent = [[Midrealm]]}}
{{SCA Kingdom box|name = Kingdom of Calontir|color = purple|metal = gold |device = [[image:calonkingdom.png]] | caption = [[Purpure]], a [[cross]] of Calatrava, in [[chief]] a [[crown]], within in [[bordure]] a [[laurel wreath]] [[Or]]. | founded = A.S. XVIII | king = Agamemnon| queen = Gwen| area = Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Northwestern Arkansas | parent = [[Midrealm]]}}


Founded in February, [[A.S. XVIII]], '''Calontir''' is the tenth oldest [[Kingdom]] in the [[Known World]]. It was formerly a [[Principality]] of [[Midrealm]]. Geographically it consists of Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Northwestern Arkansas.
Founded in February, [[A.S. XVIII]], '''Calontir''' is the tenth oldest [[Kingdom]] in the [[Known World]]. It was formerly a [[Principality]] of [[Midrealm]]. Geographically it consists of Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Northwestern Arkansas.


Calontir has the interesting distinction of being the only Kingdom in the SCA that does not allow [[fencing|rapier combat]].
Calontir has in the past gained some notoriety for being the only Kingdom in the [[SCA]] that did not allow [[fencing|rapier combat]]. At their Coronation, in A.S 48, Their Majesties Damien and Isabel officially recognized the [http://calontir-steel.webs.com Calontir Steel] program for Cut and Thrust and Heavy Rapier.


Calontir holds the ''Lilies War'' in or around June every year.
Calontir holds the ''[[Lilies War]]'' in June (begins the 2nd full weekend) every year.


==History==
==History==
Calontir began as a Principality within the [[Society_for_Creative_Anachronism#Kingdoms|Middle Kingdom]] in 1981-2 (AS XVI in the SCA's own calendar) and on May 29, 1984 (AS XVIII) became the tenth Kingdom of the SCA. The first King and Queen of Calontir were known as Chepe l
Calontir began as a Principality within the [[Society_for_Creative_Anachronism#Kingdoms|Middle Kingdom]] in 1981-2 ([[A.S. XVI]]) and on May 29, 1984 ([[A.S. XVIII]]) became the tenth Kingdom of the SCA. The first [[King]] and [[Queen]] of Calontir were known as Chepe l'Orageux and Arwyn Antaradi.

[http://www.modaruniversity.org/Rulers.htm Rulers of Calontir]

[http://www.calontir.org/crown/royal-lineage.php The Royal Lineage]

==Awards==
{| style="width:95%"
|- valign="top"
|
===Grant of Arms===
* Order of the Iren-Hirth ''(Huscarl)'' (armored combat)
* Order of the Boga-Hirth ''(Huscarl)'' (archery)
* Order of the Eo-Hirth ''(Huscarl)'' (equestrian)
* Order of the Calon Lily (arts)
* Order of the Silver Hammer (sciences)
* Order of the Cross of Calontir (service)

===Award of Arms===
* Order of the Iren-Fyrd ''(Fyrdman)'' (armored combat)
* Order of the Boga-Fyrd ''(Fyrdman)'' (archery)
* Order of the Eo-Fyrd ''(Fyrdman)'' (equestrian)
* Order of the Golden Calon Swan (arts)
* Order of the Leather Mallet (sciences)
* Order of the Torse (service)
|

===Non-Armigerous===
* Order of the Sword of Calontir (warfare tactics)
* Order of the Keeper of the Flame (medieval aura)
* Order of the Queen's Chalice (youth)
* King's Favor
* Queen's Endorsement of Distinction
* Iren-Feran
* Falcon's Heart
* Order of the Archaic Fewmet (OAF)
|}


==Events==
==Events==


Calontir hosts the yearly Lilies War, a June camping event lasting over a week where about a thousand SCA members gather for combat and other activities. The first Lilies War was held in 1987 at [[Lakes, reservoirs, and dams in Kansas|Perry Lake]] in Kansas. Since 1992, the event has been held at [[Smithville, Missouri|Smithville]] Lake in Missouri.
Calontir hosts the yearly [[Lilies War]], a June [[camping event]] lasting over a week where about a thousand SCA [[member]]s gather for [[combat]] and other activities. The first Lilies War was held in 1987 at Perry Lake in Kansas. Since 1992, the [[event]] has been held at Smithville Lake in Missouri.


== Groups ==
== Groups ==
{| style="width:95%"
*[[Barony of Coeur d'Ennui]] (Des Moines, IA)
|- valign="top"
*[[Canton of Axed Root]] (Ames, IA)
|
*Shire of Deodar (Cedar Rapids, IA)
===Arkansas===
*Shire of Herald's Hill (Mason City-Forest City, IA)
*Shire of La Grande Tente (Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA)
*[[Shire-March of Grimfells]] (Fayetteville, AR)

*Shire of Loch Meadhonach (West Bend/Emmetsburg, IA)
===Iowa===
*[[College of NoMountain]] (Grinnell, IA)
*[[Barony of Coeur d'Ennui]] (Des Moines, IA) [http://www.barony-cde.org website]
*Shire of Shadowdale (Iowa City, IA)
*[[Canton of Axed Root]] (Ames, IA) [http://www.axedroot.org website]
*Shire of Flinthyll (Burlington, IA)
*Shire of Crescent Moon (Topeka, KS)
*[[Shire of Deodar]] (Cedar Rapids, IA)
*[http://www.flinthyll.org/ Shire of Flinthyll] (Burlington, IA)
*Shire of Cum an Iolair (Southern Johnson County, KS)
*[http://www.heraldshill.org/ Shire of Heraldshill] (Mason City-Forest City, IA)
*Shire of Dun Ard (Leavenworth, KS)
*<strike>Shire of La Grande Tente</strike> (Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA) [disbanded]
*Shire of Golden Sea (Salina, KS)
*Shire of Westumbria (Hays-Great Bend, KS)
*<strike>Shire of Loch Meadhonach</strike> (West Bend/Emmetsburg, IA) [disbanded]
*[http://www.uiowa.edu/~shadowda/index.html Shire of Shadowdale] (Iowa City, IA)
*Canton of Aston Tor (Eastern Jackson County, MO)
*College of Bellewode (Kirksville, MO)
*[http://nomountainsca.org/ College of No Mountain] (Grinnell, IA) [in abeyance]
* Contact Group: <strike>[[Riverwatch]] (Dubuque, IA)</strike> [disbanded]
*Shire of Amlesmore (Hallsville, MO)
* Contact Group: <strike>Braddyville, IA</strike> [disbanded]
*[[Shire of Calanais Nuadh]] (Rolla, MO)
* Contact Group: <strike>Fairfield, IA</strike> [disbanded]
*Shire of Ivory Keep (Hannibal, MO)

*Stronghold of Lost Forest (Warrensburg, MO)
===Kansas===
*Shire of Lost Moor (Saint Joseph, MO)
*Canton of Riverhold (Jefferson County, MO)
*[[Barony of Vatavia]] (Wichita, KS)
*[http://shireofboisdarc.webs.com/ Shire of Bois d'Arc] (Southeast KS)
*Shire of Wyvern Cliffe (Jefferson City, MO)
*Shire of Merkiborg (Cape Girardeau, MO)
*Shire of Gryphon's Keep (St. Charles, MO)
*[[Shire of Carlsby]] (Lawrence, KS)
*[[Shire of Carlsby]] (Lawrence, KS)
*[[Shire of Bois d'Arc]] (Southeast KS)
*[[Shire of Crescent Moon]] (Topeka, KS)
*[[Shire of Cum an Iolair]] (Southern Johnson County, KS)
*[[Shire of Dun Ard]] (Leavenworth, KS)
*[[Shire of Golden Sea]] (Salina, KS)
*[[Shire of Spinning Winds]] (Manhattan, KS)
*[[Shire of Spinning Winds]] (Manhattan, KS)
*[[Shire of Crystal Mynes]] (Joplin, MO)
*[[Shire of Westumbria]] (Hays-Great Bend, KS)
* Contact Group: [[Moonstone (SCA)|Moonstone]] (Emporia, KS)
|

===Kansas/Missouri===
*[[Barony of Forgotten Sea]] (Kansas City, MO)
*[[Barony of Forgotten Sea]] (Kansas City, MO)
*[[Barony of Three Rivers]] (St Louis, MO)
*[[Canton of Aston Tor]] (Eastern Jackson County, MO)

*[[Shire of Standing Stones]] (Columbia, MO)
===Missouri===
*Barony of Lonely Tower (Omaha, NE)
*Barony of Mag Mor (Lincoln, NE)
*[[Barony of Three Rivers]] (St Louis, MO)
*Canton of Bully Pytt (Grand Island-Kearney, NE)
*[[Canton of Riverhold]] (Jefferson County, MO)
*[[Barony of V'Tavia]] (Wichita, KS)
*[[Canton of Loch Smythe]] (Platte City, MO
*[[Shire-March of Grimfells]] (Fayetteville, AR)
*[[Shire of Amlesmore]] (Hallsville, MO)
*[[Shire of Calanais Nuadh]] (Rolla, MO)
*[[Shire of Crystal Mynes]] (Joplin, MO)
*[[Shire of Ivory Keep]] (Hannibal, MO)
*[[Shire of Lost Forest]] (Warrensburg, MO)
*[[Shire of Lost Moor]] (Saint Joseph, MO)
*[[Shire of Oakheart]] (Springfield, MO)
*[[Shire of Oakheart]] (Springfield, MO)
*Contact Group of Ridge Haven (West Plains, MO)
*[[Shire of Standing Stones]] (Columbia, MO)
*[[Shire of Wyvern Cliffe]] (Jefferson City, MO)
*[[College of Bellewode]] (Truman State University)
* Contact Group of [[Burj al Mudirah]] (St. Louis Community College)
* Contact Group of [[Gryphon's Mark]] (St. Charles, MO)
* Contact Group of <strike>[[Merkiborg]] (Cape Girardeau, MO)</strike> [disbanded]
* Contact Group of <strike>[[Ridge Haven]] (West Plains, MO)</strike> [disbanded]
* Contact Group of <strike>[[St. Clayre]] (Osceola, MO)</strike> [disbanded]
* Contact Group: <strike>Sedalia, MO</strike> [disbanded]

===Nebraska===
*[[Barony of Lonely Tower]] (Omaha, NE)
*[[Barony of Mag Mor]] (Lincoln, NE)
*<strike>[[Canton of Bull Pytt]] (Grand Island-Kearney, NE)</strike> [disbanded]
|}

==Kingdom devices==
{| border="1" spacing="0"
! Person or group
! Image
|-
| King
| <small>Same as kingdom</small>
|-
|Queen
| [[Image:Calontir-qc.png]]
|-
| Ensign
| [[Image:Calontir badge.png|96px]]
|}


===External Link===


* [http://calontir.sca.org/ Kingdom of Calontir] official website
[http://armorial.calontir.org/ Kingdom of Calontir On-line Armorial]
* [http://history.calontir-rush.org/html/history.html History of Calontir] by SCA member Master Crag Duggan
* [http://www.byzantios.net/modar/Newcomer-Packet-03-Geography-of-the-SCA.doc Geography of the SCA] listing local groups in Calontir (somewhat out-of-date)


==External Link==
{| style="width:95%"
|- valign="top"
|
* [http://calontir.org/ Kingdom of Calontir]
* [http://seneschal.calontir.org/calontir-law-13th-ed.php Kingdom Law]
* [http://calendar.calontir.org/ Kingdom Calendar of Events]
* [http://history.calontir-rush.org/html/history.html History of Calontir] by Master [[Crag Duggan]]
* [http://seneschal.calontir.org/groups.php Kingdom Map/Groups]
* [http://www.modaruniversity.org/Interests.htm Arts, Crafts & Sciences of the SCA]
* [http://www.modaruniversity.org/Calontir-Heralds.htm Calontir College of Heralds Resource Page]
|
* [http://armorial.calontir.org/ Kingdom Armorial]
* [http://www.calontir.info/herald/op/index.html Kingdom Order of Precedence]
* [http://rush.calontir.org/ Royal University of Scir-Hafoc (RUSH)]
* [http://calonscrolls.calontir.org/ The Calon Scrolls] the Kingdom A&S newsletter
* [http://www.james-gang.org/CPAS/CPAS.php The Pennsic Exhibition] Calontir's A&S Roadshow
* [http://artsci.calontir.org/songbooks/index.html Calontir Songbooks]
* [http://www.lilieswar.org/ Lilies War]
|}




Latest revision as of 04:07, 20 September 2014

Kingdom of Calontir
Calonkingdom.png
Purpure, a cross of Calatrava, in chief a crown, within in bordure a laurel wreath Or.
Information
Founded: A.S. XVIII
Parent Kingdom: Midrealm
King: Agamemnon
Queen: Gwen
Modern location
Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, and Northwestern Arkansas

Founded in February, A.S. XVIII, Calontir is the tenth oldest Kingdom in the Known World. It was formerly a Principality of Midrealm. Geographically it consists of Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Northwestern Arkansas.

Calontir has in the past gained some notoriety for being the only Kingdom in the SCA that did not allow rapier combat. At their Coronation, in A.S 48, Their Majesties Damien and Isabel officially recognized the Calontir Steel program for Cut and Thrust and Heavy Rapier.

Calontir holds the Lilies War in June (begins the 2nd full weekend) every year.

History

Calontir began as a Principality within the Middle Kingdom in 1981-2 (A.S. XVI) and on May 29, 1984 (A.S. XVIII) became the tenth Kingdom of the SCA. The first King and Queen of Calontir were known as Chepe l'Orageux and Arwyn Antaradi.

Rulers of Calontir

The Royal Lineage

Awards

Grant of Arms

  • Order of the Iren-Hirth (Huscarl) (armored combat)
  • Order of the Boga-Hirth (Huscarl) (archery)
  • Order of the Eo-Hirth (Huscarl) (equestrian)
  • Order of the Calon Lily (arts)
  • Order of the Silver Hammer (sciences)
  • Order of the Cross of Calontir (service)

Award of Arms

  • Order of the Iren-Fyrd (Fyrdman) (armored combat)
  • Order of the Boga-Fyrd (Fyrdman) (archery)
  • Order of the Eo-Fyrd (Fyrdman) (equestrian)
  • Order of the Golden Calon Swan (arts)
  • Order of the Leather Mallet (sciences)
  • Order of the Torse (service)

Non-Armigerous

  • Order of the Sword of Calontir (warfare tactics)
  • Order of the Keeper of the Flame (medieval aura)
  • Order of the Queen's Chalice (youth)
  • King's Favor
  • Queen's Endorsement of Distinction
  • Iren-Feran
  • Falcon's Heart
  • Order of the Archaic Fewmet (OAF)

Events

Calontir hosts the yearly Lilies War, a June camping event lasting over a week where about a thousand SCA members gather for combat and other activities. The first Lilies War was held in 1987 at Perry Lake in Kansas. Since 1992, the event has been held at Smithville Lake in Missouri.

Groups

Arkansas

Iowa

Kansas

Kansas/Missouri

Missouri

Nebraska

Kingdom devices

Person or group Image
King Same as kingdom
Queen Calontir-qc.png
Ensign Calontir badge.png


Kingdom of Calontir On-line Armorial

External Link



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