Bard of Lochac

The Bard of Lochac

The Bard of Lochac is an unoffical title in the Kingdom of Lochac that is traditionally bestowed by the previous holder. The new recipient is tasked to pass it on "in a year and a day" to someone who inspires them in the Bardic Arts, though usually the actual timeline isn't that precise. Often the handover has occurred at Rowany Festival, either in court or during the Boars Head Tavern event, but this is not always the case.

The Token

The original token was a bracelet that came from the Kingdom of the West, and was said to have belonged to the Bard of the West of that time. It arrived in the (then) Principality of Lochac in XXXVI (2001-2002), shortly before it became a kingdom. It was made by twisting three strands, one gold, one silver, and one copper, into an open bracelet, with animal heads on the ends.

Unfortunately the original token was lost, and a replacement bracelet was made of a silver metal.

Recipients

> Note: this section is incomplete

The token has been passed to:

• Mistress Margie at Rowany Festival (held for two days)
• Baroness Blodeuwedd y Gath at Rowany Festival (2002-?)
• Viola of Saint-Florian-de-la-Rivière at Rowany Festival (2003)
• Lady Lucia Littlefaire at Rowany Festival (2004)
• Lady Bianca Foscari at Rowany Festival (2005)
• Lady Der Draigen Rhudd at an event at Sherwood Arboretum (2005)
• Lord Malcom Patersone at Knights of the North (2006)
• Lord Andres de Leon at Great Northern War (2009)
• The token was given into the safekeeping of Master Steffan Glaube
• Lady Ailis inghean Mheadhbha (2011)
• Mistress Bethan Daniels of Brockwood at Rowany Festival (2012)
• Lord Gilligan O’Tomelty at Rowany Festival (2015)
• The Honourable Lord Finnbjorn Skeggison at William Marshall (2015)
• Lord John Longshanks at Rowany Festival (2016)
• (missing info)
• The Honourable Lord Bjorn Bassason at ? (????)
• The Honourable Lady Gwen verch David at Rowany Festival-? (2022?)
• THL Finnbjorn Skeggason at Rowany Festival (2023)
• Noble Beatrijs van Doorn at Royal Retreat of Art and Valour (2024)

Further Sources

https://history.lochac.sca.org/awards/the-history-of-lochacs-bardic-token/