Altavia

Barony of Altavia
Argent, a fret sable and on a chief vert a laurel wreath argent
Information
Founded: as a canton of Angels 3/1977, became Barony 5/1983 Modern Location: San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County, California

Nikolaos and Briana stepped up as the eighth Baron and Baroness of Altavia at Altavia Anniversary and Investiture on May 12, 2018.

Overview

Meaning: "Alta via" is Latin for "high way" or "high road." Thus "Altavia" (pronounced: all-TAY-vee-ah) was inspired by the prodigious number of freeways in the San Fernando Valley.

Established: The San Fernando Valley area was originally part of the Barony of the Angels. The Canton of New Albion was formed in 3/1977, then changed its name to Sarn Wold (or Sarnwold, depending on who was spelling it) in 5/1978. The name was changed a third time to Altavia in 4/1982. Altavia became a Barony on 5/14/1983 (registered in 7/1983).

Area: San Fernando Valley, north of Los Angeles, Ca., including Canyon Country, formerly included Lancaster/Palmdale

Blazons:

• Baronial Device: Argent, a fret sable and on a chief vert a laurel wreath argent. (registered 5/1982)
  • It should be no surprise that the device carries on the freeway theme. The wreath is white on green, as are the freeway signs. The fret is a reference to the Valley's freeway system.
• Populace Badge: Per pale vert and sable, two horses rampant reguardant addorsed within a bordure argent. (registered 7/1983)
• Populace Badge: Argent fretty sable, a chief vert. (registered 2/2003)

Heraldic officer's title: Sable Fret The herald's name is that of the principal charge of the arms.

Awards:

• Argent Fret, Altavia's Baronial arts award
• Sable Fret, Altavia's Baronial service award
• Order of theVert Fret, Altavia's Baronial fighting award
• Order of the Starre and the Stone, Altavia’s extraordinary service award
• Pearl of Altavia (closed) precursor to the Starre and the Stone

Newsletter: Fret Knot, formerly Altaviana.

Fighting Unit(s): Guardians of the High Road

Motto: Theatrum, non dramatis (Theater, not drama)

Baronial History

• Altavia's history, regalia, badges and more can be found at the baronial website [1]
• Altavia Acres, Altavia's retirement community.

The Barony of Altavia was the winner of the Caid Blood Donation Month and Challenge in 2007 and 2008.

Former Territories of Altavia

• Canton of Caer Dunnis
• Canton of Caldera Keep
• Canton of North Riding
• Canton of Dun Or

Baronage

• See the full list of Baronage at Altavia Baronage

Fretted Fork

Year	Period Marya of Dun Or (10/30/19)	Non-Period[[Mistress Cecilia Medici (12/16/19)
2022
2021 plague
2020 plague
2019	Marya of Dun Or	Cecilia Medici
2018	[[]]	[[]]
2017	Rayne Archer of Annan	Cecilia Medici & Natalya of Altavia
2016	[[]]	[[]]
2015	Guene Annwyll	Selene Colfox
2014	Courtney of the White Meadow
2013	Rayne Archer of Annan
2012	Muirenn ingen Ailella
2011	[[]]	[[]]
2010	[[]]	[[]]
2009	[[]]	[[]]
2008	[[]]	[[]]
2007	[[]]	[[]]
2006	[[]]	[[]]

Champions of Altavia

Year	Armored	Rapier	Archery	Thrown Weapons	Unarmored	Equestrian	Youth Combat	A&S	Bardic	Games
2022	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
2021 plague	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	Countess Stæina Hálfdanardóttir	Delphine de Montallieu	Ceallach mac Uilliam
2020 plague	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	Diana Delamontaigne	Kungund Benehonig
2019	Sven Orfhendur	Eógan Ua Confraích	Adelais de la Tour Youth Archery:Benjamin Scully Youth Archery-Under 8:Voltar of Drieburgen	Kazetani Tarou Noritatsu	Tierrynna Caer Narvon	Inara Kyri of Darach on Roxy the Wonder Pony	Zakarja Von Bremen	Rycharde the Bowemon Youth A&S:Natalya of Altavia	Cecilia Medici Special Baroness Bardic Prize:Gorandookht Mamigonian	Tezar of Aeolis Chess:Illuminada Eugenia de Guadalupe y Godoy
2018	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
2017	Sven Orfhendur & Niccolo d'Angelo Defender of Altavia:Uilliam mór MacGregor	[[]]	Miguel de Granada	Ryan of Altavia	[[]]	Guene Annwyll on [[]]	James of Altavia & Kyle of Altavia Most Chivalrous:Nicholai Stagghorn	Delphine de Montallieu Youth A&S:Natalya of Altavia	[[]]	[[]]
2016	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
2015	Patrick O'Malley	Colwyn Stagghorn	Paganus Grimlove Youth Archery:Nicholai Stagghorn	Paganus Grimlove Youth Thrown Weapons:Kora Aelfbairn	Iona of Lyondemere	Courtney of the White Meadow on [[]]	4-5:Owen Wolf 8-10:Natallyia Barsova 14 & up:Sarafina di Zati	Owain of Angels(also won for best mummy)	[[]]	Chess:Natalia Varsova
2014	Sven Orfhendur	Laertes Blackavar McBride	Winfred the Archer Youth Archery:William the Bowman	Philip Berenger de Greylonde Youth Thrown Weapons:Egill Geirason	Avenel Kellough	Kora Aelfbairn on Blaze	Preston & Natalyyia Barsova	Thomas Brownwell	Briana MacCabe	Chess: Natasha Varsova
2013	Edward Senestre	Nathaniel Longbow	Bridgid ni Murine of Calafia Youth Archery:Tara of Caithness	Cormac Mor Youth Thrown Weapons:Nicholai Stagghorn	Kolbrandr Kollson First Altavia Unarmored Champion	Courtney of the White Meadow on Blaze	Dante, Dmitri, & Natalya	Arianna di Zanchi	Collette des Trouveres	Chess: Nathaniel Longbow
2012	Edric Aaron Hartwood	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
2011	Sven Orfhendur	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
2010	Edric Aaron Hartwood	Alexander Kallidokos	Paganus Grimlove Youth Archery 10 - 12:Griffin Hall 6 - 9:Alexandra	Aengus Brude Youth Thrown Weapons:Griffin Hall	[[]]	Erycha Orlon von Scotte on Storm	3 - 4 years:Nicolai Stagghorn,Dane & Megan - (A three-way tie!) 10 - 12 years:Griffin of Wintermist	Kiena le Blue	Brynhildr kjolfari will represent Altavia in Calontir & Petronilla de Chastelerault will be the in-residence Bard of Altavia	Chess:Bjorn Zenthffeer
2009	Edric Aaron Hartwood	Angus le Todde Mac Donnell	Roy MacLucas Youth Archery 10 and under:Sophia 11 and up:Anastasia Nyghtgale	Ihon MacLucas Youth Thrown Weapons:Anastasia Nyghtgale	[[]]	Mayken de Houtman on Jo-Jo	13 - 15 years:Artemas atte Churchendoore 10 - 12 years:Kora Aelfbairn - fighting above her age group of 7 to 9 years!	Actaeone Courtney of the White Meadow	Caitlin of Altavia with The Glory of Caid	Chess:Lord Basil Emerson of Canterbury
2008	Philippe de Tournay	Laertes Blackavar McBride	Paganus Grimlove	[[]]	[[]]	Tamara of Many Horses on [[]]	13 - 15 years:Ian the Red 10 - 12 years:Marissa 8 to 10 years:Christopher MacCrimmon	Bridget Lucia Mackenzie	Secca of Kent (then known as Secca of Cantia) with Un Peu d'Argent	Chess:Bjorn Zenthffeer
2007	Edward the Sinister	Alexander Kallidokos	Robin Greenwood	[[]]	[[]]	Arabella da Siena on [[]]	13 - 15 years:Ian the Red 10 - 12 years:Logan Killiansson	Douceline de la Hay	[[]]	Chess Owain ap Gwyllim Pengryth
2006	Edward the Sinister	Lot Ramirez	Paganus Grimlove	[[]]	[[]]	Ariadne de Glevo on [[]]	14 - 16 years:Ian the Red 7 - 9 years:Carolyn Agnarsdottir Up to 6 years:Kora Aelfbairn	Fu Ching Lan & Ryuusaki Raiden For their combined efforts on the leatherworked dagger sheath	[[]]	Chess:Elric Thurstonsen of Dragonskeep
2005	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
2004	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
2003	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
2002	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
2001	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
2000	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
1999	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
1998	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
1997	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
1996	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
1995	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
1994	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
1993	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
1992	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
1991	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
1990	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
1989	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
1988	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
1987	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
1986	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
1985	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
1984	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]
1983	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]] on [[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]	[[]]

Events

Upcoming and past event information can be found on the Baronial website

Event Report	Event Results
Altavia Anniversary 2014
Agincourt Tourney 2013
Altavia Equestrian Championship 2013
Altavia Anniversary 2013
Agincourt Tourney 2012
Altavia Equestrian Championship 2012
Altavia Anniversary 2012
Altavia Anniversary 2011
Altavia Anniversary 2010
Altavia Yule 2009
Agincourt Tourney 2009
Altavia Equestrian Chanmpionship 2009
Altavia Anniversary 2009
Altavia Yule 2008
Altavia Anniversary 2008
Altavia Anniversary 2008
Altavia's Equestrian Championship 2008
Agincourt Tourney 2007
Altavia Anniversary 2007
Agincourt Tourney 2006
Altavia Yule 2006
Altavia Anniversary 2006
Altavia Anniversary 2005
Altavia Anniversary 2004
Altavia Anniversary 2003

View a list of the Altavia event pages that have been created so far at Altavia Events.

More Information

• Official Web Site
• See the list of Baronial Champions at Altavia Champions

Territories

Caidan Baronies: Altavia, Angels, Calafia, Dreiburgen, Dun Or, Gyldenholt, Lyondemere, Naevehjem, Nordwache, Starkhafn, Western Seas, Wintermist Caidan Shires: Al-Sahid, Carreg Wen, Darach, Isles Caidan Cantons: Bard's Keep, Canyons, Castle North, Cragdon, Gallavally, Mons Draconis, Peridot Isle, Poll na Gainmhe, Steinsee, Summergate, Tanwayour, Torvald, Valley Azure Caidan Colleges: Boethius, Fenwood Knoll, Noe, Saint Artemas, Saint Firmin, San Ambrogio, San Isidore, Tour d'Yvoire, Voyagers Other Information: Former Territories, Kingdoms, Known World