Circle of Bards

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Azure, a lute bendwise sinister argent stringed sable surmounting a feather bendwise argent.
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Founded: mm/dd/yyyy

The Right Noble Circle of Bards is a loose affliation of all the Bards in Caid. There are various local bardic workshops, guild meetings, and occasional Kingdom-wide activies. In addition, some of the bards within Caid are also involved with the Crown Poems projects. For each Crown Tourney, a collection of poems are written and published at Coronation, in tribute to each fighter in the Crown Lists.

The Kingdom conducts a yearly competition to determine the Bard of Caid. In addition, some geographic branches have formed their own territorial champion bards.

Right Noble Circle of Bards

The Guild was awarded Right Noble status on 08/26/2006 by Sven and Kolfinna, at Kolfinna's Festival of the Rose.
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Bard of Caid

The ten competitors from the first Bard of Caid competition. Back left to right: Finella (winner), Thomas, Beorn, Mary, Beathog, Domhnall; and front left to right: Eilidh, Isaac, Lilya, Caitlin

Lineage

Date	Event	Crown	Bard
09/03/2005	Highland War 2005	Dietrich III and Adriana II	1st Bard of Caid: Finella Harper was named the Premier Bard of Caid, and incidentally served the longest term as Bard since the 2nd competition was postponed several times.
01/06/2007	Caid 12th Night	Edric IV and Faizeh	2nd Bard of Caid: Elizaveta Arievna Lebedeva (also known as Lilya)
01/05/2008	12th Night 2008	Edric V and Faizeh II	3rd Bard of Caid: Eilidh Swann Stralachlan
01/10/2009	12th Night 2009	Sven II and Kolfinna II	4th Bard of Caid: Lot Ramirez
01/09/2010	12th Night 2010	Patrick and Kara	5th Bard of Caid: Eadaoin inghen Muircheartaigh
01/08/2011	Twelfth Night 2011	Wilhelm and Thaleia	6th Bard of Caid: Thomas Whitehart
01/07/2012	Twelfth Night 2012	Sven III and Cassandra	7th Bard of Caid: Maluchka Korotkova
01/05/2013	Twelfth Night 2013	Mansur and Eilidh	8th Bard of Caid: Meala Caimbuel
01/04/2014	Twelfth Night 2014	Conrad II and A'isha	9th Bard of Caid: William Walworth de Durham
01/03/2015	Caid Twelfth Night 2015	Mansur II and Eilidh II	10th Bard of Caid: Paul fitz Denis
01/09/2016	Kingdom 12th Night-Winter Coronation 2016	Conrad III and A'isha II	11th Bard of Caid: Colette la trouvere
02/04/2017	Festival of the Rose	Agrippa and Bridget	12th Bard of Caid: Margaret ingen Domnaill
01/06/2018	Coronation	Athanaric II and Sigriðr II	13th Bard of Caid: Angharat Goch verch Gwenhover
01/05/2019 (announced 01/26/2019)	Coronation	Adam and Stæina	14th Bard of Caid: Mary Dedwydd verch Gwallter
01/04/2020	Coronation	Alexander II and Tahira II	15th Bard of Caid: Finella Harper
01/04/2020	Festival of the Rose	Tryggr and Mercedes	16th Bard of Caid: Fino Di Giove

Purpose

To choose an exemplar of The Muse who will strive to ennoble The Realm in verse and song and bring glory to The Kingdom.

Defining the Bard of Caid Position

• Skill is required in both composition and performance.
• The holder of the title of Bard of Caid shall be one person, not a group consortium: However, the competing bard may use backup musicians or singers.
• The holder of the title shall be determined by competition, judged in a similar manner to Pentathlon.
• The Bard of Caid shall owe his/her Primary Fealty to the Kingdom of Caid.
• The Bard of Caid may not succeed himself/herself.
• This competition is open to singers, poets, storytellers, actor-playwrights, and musicians.

Responsibilities of the Bard of Caid

• The position of Bard of Caid shall carry a 1-year commitment that includes three required Kingdom Events (Twelfth Night, Great Western War, and the competition for his/her successor). Additional events will be determined by the King & Queen, based on the Bard of Caid’s available schedule.
• The Bard of Caid shall perform pieces, either original or historical, at the aforementioned events. The pieces composed do not have to be composed specifically for that event.
• The Bard of Caid shall compose an original piece for Twelfth Night, Great Western War, and on or about May 1st of each year. The compositions should be composed with the specific intent to bring glory to The Kingdom of Caid or The Crown. The composition could be a battle song, a love song, a praise poem, a satire, or whatever the Bard of Caid feels inspired to compose.
• The Bard of Caid is strongly encouraged to publish a piece in The Crown Prints or The Ars Caidis, The Kingdom Arts & Sciences publication.
• The Bard of Caid will run the competition that determines his/or her successor.
• If for some reason, the Bard of Caid is unable to fulfill the responsibilities of his office, then the position shall go to a person appointed by the Crown.

Rights and Regalia

• The Bard is entitled to a front row seat at major event courts.
• The Bard of Caid shall have a baldric or cloak that will identify him/her as the Kingdom Bard. This garment IS kingdom regalia: it will be returned at the end of the Bard of Caid’s year tenure.

Rules for Determining the Bard of Caid

See Bard of Caid Competition Rules for details on the competition over the years.

Territorial Bards

Seraph Bard (Barony of Angels)

http://wiki.caid-commons.org/index.php/Seraph_Bard

Bard of Altavia

• First competition held: Altavia Anniversary and Investiture for Thorin and Courtney, 5/10/2008 - Winner: Secca of Kent (then known as Secca of Cantia)
• Altavia Anniversary, 5/09/09 - Caitlin of Altavia with The Glory of Caid
• Altavia Yule, 12/5/2009 - Mealla Caimbeul for performances of Band of Brothers and The Murder of Thomas a Beket aka Nunc Gaudet Ecclesia
• Altavia Yule 2010, 12/11/2010 - the Altavian Bardic Champion-at-Large is Lady Bryn Kjolfari and the Bard of Altavia is Lady Petronilla de Chastelerault
• Altavia Yule 2011, Bridget Lucia MacKenzie with her rendition of “Odin, Baby”, ala Marilyn Monroe
• Altavia Yule 2013, Colette la trouvere with her original composition "Silver and Gold"
• Altavia Yule 2014, Briana MacCabe
• Altavia Yule 2015, Aurora of Finchingfield
• Altavia Yule 2016, Xena Doombringer
• Altavia Yule 2017, Robyn Lon Creighton of Thorndyke
• Altavia Yule 2018, Eadwine Dane
• Altavia Yule 2019, Cecilia Medici
• Altavia Yule 2020, Kungund Benehonig
• Altavia Yule 2021, Delphine de Montallieu
• Altavia Yule 2022, Cecilia Medici

Bard of Calafia

• First competition held: Calafia Anniversary 11/3/2007 - Éadaoin inghen Muircheartaigh
• Calafia Anniversary, 11/15/2008 - Liudmila Vladimirova doch'
• Calafia Yule/Winter Arts, 12/5/2009 - Maluchka Korotkova
• Calafia Yule/Winter Arts, 12/4/2010 - Guillaume de Belgique
• Calafia Yule/Winter Arts, 2011 - Fergus Ó Dubhshláine
• Calafia Yule/Winter Arts, 2012 - Muirenn Segrave
• Calafia Yule/Winter Arts, 2013 - Domhnall Ó Loirgeneáin
• Calafia Yule/Winter Arts, 2014 - Isolde de Fetherestan
• Calafia Yule/Winter Arts, 2015 - Lettice Blythe
• Calafia Yule/Winter Arts, 2016 - Æsa rauđkinn Sigriđardottir
• Calafia Yule/Winter Arts, 12/2/2017 - Magdalena Szabados
• Calafia Yule/Winter Arts, 12/1/2018 - Elisabeth of Calafia
• Calafia Yule/Winter Arts, 12/7/2019 - Dagný Starkaðardóttir
• Calafia Yule/Winter Arts, 2022 - Kungund Benehonig
• Calafia Yule/Winter Arts, 12/4/2021 - Silenus of Mycenae
• Calafia Yule/Winter Arts, 12/3/2022 - Fino de Giove

Bard of Darachshire

• Black Oak Lodge, 3/15/2008 - Premier Bard of Darach Magdalene van den Velde
• Black Oak Lodge, 3/14/2009 - Eilidh Swann Stralachlan

Bard of Dreiburgen

• First competition held at Dreiburgen Yule, 12/04/2010 - Robynne the Grey
• Dreiburgen Yule 2012 - Callahan Ell
• Dreiburgen Yule 2013 - Angharat Goch verch Gwenhover
• Dreiburgen Yule 2015 - Kutaiba al-Azrak
• Dreiburgen Yule 2016 - Agnes Wurtman
• Dreiburgen Yule 2017 - Arnleif Oladottir
• Dreiburgen Yule 2018 - Ívarr Sigurðarson
• Dreiburgen Yule 2019 - Kungund Benehonig

Bard of Dun Or

• First competition held at Darkwell War, 2006 - Cormac Mór
• Dun Or Anniversary, 10/13/2007 - Mealla Caimbeul
• Dun Or Anniversary, 10/18/2008 - Andrew Baird

Bard of Gyldenholt

• First competition held at Gyldenholt Yule, 2008 - Winner: Finella Harper
• Gyldenholt/Lyondemere Yule, 12/19/2009 - Finella Harper
• Gyldenholt/Lyondemere Yule, 12/11/2010 - Caitlin Christiana Wintour
• Gyldenholt Anniversary, 06/28/2014 - Beorn of the Northern Sea
• Gyldenholt Anniversary, 06/02/2018 - Dyrfinna Drengsdottir
• Gyldenholt Anniversary, 06/04/2022 - Avenel Kellough
• Gyldenholt Anniversary, 06/24/2023 - Lynnette de Sandoval del Valle de los Unicornios
• Gyldenholt Anniversary, 06/22/2024 - Julia Soldus

Bard of Isles

http://caidwiki.org/index.php?title=Isles_Bardic_Champions

Lyon Bard (Barony of Lyondemere)

List of Lyon Bards

Bard of Starkhafn

• 2016-17 - Angharat Goch verch Gwenhover
• 2017-18 - Emmeline Dernelove
• 2018-19 - Mary Dedwydd verch Gwallter
• 2019-20 - Emmeline Dernelove
• 2020-21 -
• 2021-22 -
• 2022-23 - Yonaton von Swartzflek

Regional Bardic Champion Challenges

Great Western War XX (2017)

Margaret Inghean Domnaill, as Bard of Caid, issued a challenge to all regional bards to show their skill and ability to draw an audience. In the contest of skill, Mathias Hakonan was judged the winner. In the contest of audience support, Hannah Story-Teller for the Barony of Carraig Ban (Kingdom of the Middle) received the most tokens from the audience.

"ATTENTION REGIONAL BARDIC CHAMPIONS! I, Margaret, the 12th Bard of Caid, hereby issue a challenge to all baronial and territorial bardic champions to meet at Great Western War for the Great Territorial Bardic Showdown! Come meet other Bardic Champions, enjoy great music and storytelling, but best of all, come show us what is best about your Barony/Shire/Pirate Encampment/Whatever!

There will be two main contests: first, a test of skill, awarded to the story, dance, song, instrument, etc. that is most skillful about sharing the culture of your home. I entreat you to bring to use a song you have written about your people and their victories, bring an ensemble of musicians that only your Barony possesses, or a troupe of dancers with grace and skill the likes of which we have never seen. But Margaret, you might be saying, what if my Shire/Gypsy Caravan/Barony doesn’t have a Bardic Champion? The second contest is for the region that brings out the most supporters to the Open Arms Bardic Hall as judged by the Ladies of the Rose. If your barony doesn’t have a bardic champion, you can still come support your favorite bard to help them win!"

Great Western War XXI (2018)

Finella Harper, premiere Bard of Caid, issued a challenge to all regional bards to show their skill and ability to draw an audience. In the contest of skill, the Calafia Replacements (Countess Iðuna breiðrazi, THL Maluchka Korotkova, THL Disa blatonn, and THL Éadaoin Chruitire) was judged the winner. In the contest of audience support, Sir Colin MacLear, Bard of the West was the victor.

More Information

• Bardic
• Circle of Bards Facebook group
• Official Bards Web Site