Pentathlon

The Caid Arts and Sciences Fair and Pentathlon is the Kingdom's Arts and Sciences event. Its primary objectives are to give the artisans of Caid an opportunity to showcase their abilities, and in the course of preparing the required documentation, learn learn more about SCA-period arts and sciences. Judging is done by comparing entries to an ideal, rather than pitting contestants against each other. Although it bestows no precedence, Pentathlon Champion is an honor that denotes an outstanding artisan.

History

• The first Champion, Éowyn Amberdrake, was announced on 01/12/1980 at Caid Twelfth Night by TRM Balin and Amsha
• From 1980 through 1986, competitions occurred throughout the year at Kingdom events.
• No Pentathlon was held in 1987.
• Beginning in 1988, the Pentathlon became its own weekend-long event.
• Became a bi-annual beginning with the 1993 competition, and after a brief hiatus, has occurred every other year since 1997.
• In 1995, a new "Team"-level track was added.
• The first "People's Choice" award was given at the 2013 Pentathlon.

Token/Regalia

In the early 1980s, Mistress Su of the Silver Horn fashioned a brass crescent-shaped medallion adorned with a malachite cabochon that was passed along for several years. Over the years, different tokens have been bestowed upon the A&S Pentathlon Champion.

Arts & Sciences Pentathlons

Date	Event	Location	Winner
01/12/1980	Caidan Twelfth Night 1980	Calafia	Éowyn Amberdrake
01/12/1981	Caidan Twelfth Night 1981	Gyldenholt	Neptha of Thebes
01/16/1982	Caid Twelfth Night 1982	Lyondemere	Natalya de Foix
01/15/1983	Caid Twelfth Night 1983	Lyondemere	Roana of Wyvernweald
01/14/1984	Caid Twelfth Night 1984	Lyondemere	Caedmon Gordon
01/12/1985	Caid Twelfth Night 1985	Calafia	Caedmon Gordon
01/11/1986	Caid 12th Night 1986	Altavia	Aurelia of Ashton
1987	No event held
10/15-16/1988	Kingdom Arts Fair & Pentathlon 1988	Lyondemere	Ilaria Veltri degli Ansari
11/04-05/1989	Pentathlon 1989	Heatherwyne	Daniel ben Abraham
10/06-07/1990	Pentathlon 1990	Heatherwyne	Evyennia Evangeline Koundourianis
10/05-06/1991	Pentathlon 1991		Raven of Heronsmarsh - 1st non-"Mainland" Caid winner
1992	No event held		Switch to bi-annual schedule
08/21-22/1993	Pentathlon 1993		Raven of Heronsmarsh
1994	No event held
1995	Pentathlon 1995		Individual Champion: Maria Theresa Ipeñarrieta Team Champion: Team Western Seas
09/13-14/1997	Pentathlon 1997	Wintermist	Bérengère Marguerite Madeline d'Acre
08/14-15/1999	Pentathlon 1999		Individual Champion: Éowyn Amberdrake Team Champion: Savage Daughters of Starkhafn
08/11-12/2001	Pentathlon 2001		Individual Champion: Fionnabhair Kyriath Inghean Uí Néill Team Champion: Team LyondemereResults Pentathlon 2001
03/30/2003	Pentathlon 2003		Ceara ingen ui Chellaig
03/12-13/2005	Pentathlon-Arts & Sciences Fair 2005		Individual Champion: Caterine Barré de Venoix Team Champion: White Star
03/24-25/2007	Pentathlon 2007		Individual Champion: Liudmila Vladimirova doch' Team Champion: House Atargatis Results Pentathlon 2007
04/25-26/2009	Pentathlon 2009		Individual Champion: Giuseppe Francesco da Borgia Team Champion: The Whole Hog of Damocles Results Pentathlon 2009
03/12-13/2011	Pentathlon 2011		Individual Champion: Derian le Breton Team Champion: Team Lyondemere Results Pentathlon 2011
03/09-10/2013	Pentathlon 2013		Individual Champion: Ciar ingen Daire Team Champion: Team Lyondemere People's Choice Winner: Tobin Ripponwood Results Pentathlon 2013
03/14-15/2015	Pentathlon 2015	Al-Sahid	Individual Champion: Richenda Elizabeth Coffin Team Champion: Team Greater > formerly known as Greater Than: Michel Phillipe de Sarcey, Elspeth of Stillwater, Emmeline Dernelove, Rekon of Saaremaa, Elinor Assheycombe, Antonius Tesel and Sidney Luerann Damask People's Choice Winner: Maeve Douglass Results Pentathlon 2015
2017	Pentathlon 2017	Al-Sahid	Individual Champion: Paul fitz Denis Team Champion: Sørlige Nordlige Damer: Margeret Kerne, Lettice Blythe and Dagný Starkaðardóttir. People's Choice Winner: Sir Niccolo d'Angelo Results Pentathlon 2017
2019	Pentathlon 2019	Al-Sahid	Individual Champion: Éowyn Amberdrake Team Champion: Team Dreiburgen: Agnes Wurtman (team leader), Illuminada Eugenia de Guadalupe y Godoy, Mathias Hakonan and Irial mac Maoil Eoin People's Choice Winner: Results Pentathlon 2019
2022	Pentathlon 2022 Delayed due to pandemic restrictions	Wintermist	Individual Champion: Dýrfinna Valsdóttir Team Champion: Team Dreiburgen: Agnes Wurtman (team leader), Ramvoldus Kröll and Geral de Reira Youth winner: Charlie of Gyldenholt People's Choice Winner: Sekhet Arsyna

More Information

• Official Pentathlon Web Site
• Documentation Resources
• Pentathlon Myths

Events of Caid
Events: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s Event Types: Tournament, War, Collegium, Revel, Court, Arts & Sciences Competition Other Information: Results