On Saturday September 8th, AS LIII, Their Majesties Baselius Brennan and Basilissa Caoilfhionn did visit their Barony of of Settmour Swamp to hold their annual Ducal Challenge. In the morning before the tourney, Their Majesties did call in the following individuals and send them on vigil: Anastasia da Monte for Defense, Arne Ulrichsson for Chivalry, and Ellesbeth Donofrey for the Pelican.
Many combattants entered the challenge set for by Their Majesties, and all went home with a new piece of art, having been created as the entry fee by combattants or sponsors.
In the afternoon, Their court was reopened. Their Majesties announced an Exile from the Realm. Additionally, many newcomers to the Society received tokens, the toybox was run by Duke Hans of the Kingdom of the West, and everyone in attendance sang Happy Birthday to celebrate His Majesty’s birthday.
The following gentles were awarded as follows:
| SCA Name | Award | Scroll |
| Eyjá of the Isles | Award of Arms | Scroll forthcoming |
| Thora Kottr | Award of Arms | C&I: Audrye Beneyt
W: Malcolm Bowman |
| Dominico of Settmour Swamp | Award of Arms | C&I: Embla Knútrdottir
W: Malcolm Bowman |
| Sigvardr halfdanarson | Silver Brooch | Katherine Stanhope |
| Chiba Touta Yoshitaki | Silver Brooch | No scroll |
| Isabel del Okes | Silver Brooch | No scroll |
| Anastasia da Monte | Defense | C&I: Kay Leigh MacWhyte, Vettorio Antonello W: Donovan Shinnock, Marguerite ingean Lochlainn, Ridolfo Capo Ferro |
| Galvyn Lockhart | King’s Order of Excellence | Christiana Crane
W: Nicol mac Donnachaidh |
| Lexi of House Full Circle | Award of Arms | Svea the Shortsighted |
| Phelippe le Vigneron | Troubadour | Cup only |
| Arne Ulrichsson | Chivalry | I: Thyra Eiriksdottir
C: Eloise of Coulter |
| Emeline la Chauciere | QoC | Glove Only |
| Katerina Falconer de Lanark | Silver Rapier | Tactus Malus Scriptorium |
| Mýrún Leifsdóttir | Silver Rapier | C&W: Tola Knitýr
I: Elizabeth Elenore Lovell |
| Magnus Tindal | OTC | Vettorio Antonello |
| Jan Janowicz Bogdanski | King’s Order of Excellence | Icon by: Emma Makilmone
C: Aleksei Dimitriev |
| Wynflæd aet Hamtunscire (previously Wynflaed of Bergental) | Court Barony w Grant | C&I: Shoshana Gryffyth
W: Edmund Beneyt |
| Ellesbeth Donofrey | Pelican | C&I: Jonathan Blaecstan
W: Dietrich Schwelgengraber |
Thus concluded Ducal Challenge.
Thank you to Malcolm Bowman for running court, and to Marion Kirkpatrick, Pagan Graeme & Thomas de Castellan for helping him to herald.
YIS,
Lady Liadan ingen Chineada
