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- Tempore Atlantia, 1000 – 1350 CE, Spring Crown Tournament 2025
by Baronesa Beatriz Alaures de la Oya The Tempore Atlantia is a contest to determine the best entry for one of four time periods. The contest time period rotates among: The contest is traditionally held three times a year at Kingdom 12th Night and Spring and Fall Crown Tournament. This Spring Crown Tournament saw entries… - Cultura Atlantia, Coronation of Abran and Anya II
by Baronesa Beatriz Aluares de la Oya, Kingdom Competitions Deputy 13th century Spain saw a golden age of scholarship and culture promoted by Alfonso X, and this reign’s Cultura Atlantia celebrated that age. Entrants were invited to put in pieces that reflected 13th Century Spanish culture or celebrated astrology and astronomy. This competition also was… - Missive From the Royal Baker
Greetings Loyal Readers, My name is Master Lochlainn hua Rigbarddain, the current Royal Baker. I was selected during the reign of Randall and Iul’iana. I entered two versions of marchpane for the competition. The first was a traditional version using almonds as the main ingredient and the second alternative version substituted sunflower seeds to make… - Viking Sunstone And Treasure Beads: A Navigational Aid
By Lord Alan MacFarlane, Royal Scientist This project is my interpretation of a possible Viking era sunstone necklace using period-correct glass beads and bronze wire. The item would likely have been worn by a seafaring woman of high importance 12. The Viking Sunstone is a type of natural mineral known as calcite or Iceland Spar…. - Atlantia’s New Guild Liaisonby Dame Sophia the Orange, KMOAS Atlantia’s collection of guilds is exciting, and now we have a new officer in the MOAS department to help! Baroness Olwen has stepped up to assist Atlantia’s people with finding and engaging with her guilds. Lord Alan MacFarlane has been working in this position for a few months and…
- Egtved Girl Ale Recipe Development
by Lady Anubh de Mona Recipe as starting point The winning entry of the “Pre-1000 CE” Tempore competition at 12th Night this year was a recreation of a brew found in the burial of the Bronze Age Egtved Girl. For this entry, I adapted a general “Nordic Grog” Bronze Age recipe to focus more narrowly… - Pennsic 52 A&S War Point Submissions
by Baronesa Beatriz Aluares de la Oya Greetings, fair Atlantia! Spring has arrived and with it, the rumors of War and an exciting new opportunity to demonstrate the prowess of Atlantian artisans! Pennsic 52 brings a new twist to a familiar event – a Purple War! This year, Atlantia will ally with Æthelmearc against the… - Beginnings of Research on Orchids Through History
Hello! My name is Lady Ailis inghean Ui Riagain and I hail from the Barony of the Sacred Stone. I write to share with you not only my love of orchids but the research I have started working on regarding these beautiful plants. What started out as someone giving me an orchid that they were… - The Conception of Taliesin- Royal Bard 2025
by Lady Anauved de Mona This piece was performed as part of the Royal Bard competition at Twelfth Night 2025. The original story was summarized in “Women of the Celts’ by Jean Markale and presented here is a rhyming retelling. - The Great Atlantian Caravan
by Mistress Marion Lencina da Susa In the last months of the Reign of King Abran and Queen Anya, in evening court at Ymir, then-Royal-Highness Afshin’s “Uncle” Rasele approached Their Royal Majesties to request Royal Protection for hismerchant caravan on his return to the East. King Abran agreed that the Crown Prince should assemblethe populace…
