Important Dates
First Fighter Practice September 1, A.S. XIII (1978)
First Event August, A.S. XIII (1978)
The Battle of Brown Water - 'first War in what would become Oertha'
Spring of 1979 (AS XIII)
September, A.S. XIII (1978)
First Captaincy Tournament
(Note: Captaincy (or Captain of the Winter's Gate Militia) predates the Barony by 6 years - it is in no way a Baroness' Champion)
Branch Status as a Shire and name "Winter's Gate" Registered:
July, A.S. XIV (1979)
Heraldry Registered November, A.S. XIV (1979)
College Established (1980)
Petitioned King William and Queen Andrea to become a Province:
May, A.S. XVI (1981)
Heraldic submission form and petition scroll
Winter's Gate Made a Province, September A.S. XVI (1981)
Samhein, College of St Boniface first event, November 1, A.S. XVI (1981)
First Event as a Province - Royal visit by King Steingrim, December 5 A.S. XVI (1981)
Petitioned to become a Barony
College of St. Boniface Heraldry Registered March, A.S. XVI (1982) formerly "Wizard's Keep"
Baronial petition scroll and Canton Heraldry
Stronghold of Beast Valley (North Pole/Eielson)
petitions to become a Riding, October A.S. XVII (1982)
(never becomes an official Branch,
comes and goes 2-3 times over the next 2 decades, until about 2005)
Winter's Gate Made a Barony A.S. January A.S. XVIII (1984)
Founding Baroness
Morgana yr Oerfa
(fka Morgana n'ha Keridwen)
from January 29, A.S XVIII (1984)
Invested by William and Joanne,
King and Queen of the West and Crown Prince and Princess of Oertha
(at Mid-Winter Lord Defender Tourney Event held at [-50F] at Tanana Valley State Fairgrounds, Fairbanks, AK)
Baronial Coronet made by Alicianne de Montfort of Sprucewood and Morgana at Spring Captaincy, May, (1997)
Canton Ynys Taltraeth Organized September, A.S. XXXII (1997)
First Event: Spring Matsch Kolben, April, A.S. XXXII (1998)
Canton Heraldry Registered May, XXXV (2001)
Baroness & Baron
Morgana and Taran
from April 17, A.S XXXIII (1999) to July 20, A.S. XXXVII (2002)
Invested by Georg and Katarzina, Prince and Princess of Oertha for Garick and Talitha, King and Queen of the West
(at Baronial Investiture Event held at Play and Learn, Fairbanks, AK)
Canton Heraldry and Morgana and Taran at Taran's investiture as Baron.
New Blued Steel Baronial Coronets (pair)
Made by Viscount Sir Georg of Glacier's Edge, O.L. O.P.
Presented at Baronial Investiture April, XXXIII (1999)
Baron & Baroness
Khevron and Morgana
July 20, A.S XXXVII (2002) to April 23, A.S. XXXIX (2005)
Invested by Jade and Megan, King and Queen of the West
Present were Patrick and Katla, Prince and Princess of Oertha
(at Coronet Event held at Houston Campground, Houston, AK)
Coronets and Morgana & Khevron at Beltane Coronation May, (2003)
Baron & Baroness
Griffin and Margery
from April 23, A.S. XXXIX (2005) to April 16, A.S. XLV (2011)
Invested by Alden and Constantina, King and Queen of the West
Present were Buliwyf and Svana, Prince and Princess of Oertha
(at Baronial Changeover event held at Badger Hall, Tanana Valley State Fairgrounds, Fairbanks, AK)
Baroness Gwyneth
from April 16, A.S. XLV (2011) to July 20, A.S. XLVIII (2013)
Invested by Kenric and Dagmar, Prince and Princess of Oertha
by the word of Jade and Catherine, King and Queen of the West
(at Baronial Changeover event held at Badger Hall, Tanana Valley State Fairgrounds, Fairbanks, AK)
Margery and Griffin at Baronial Changeover April, (2005) and Gwyneth at Baronial Changeover
Canton Ynys Taltraeth Closes as a Branch September, A.S. XLVI (2011)
Baron & Baroness
Braun and Cempestra
from July 20, A.S. XLVIII (2013) to July 15, A.S. LII (2017)
Invested by Thorfinn and Étaín du Pommier, King and Queen of the West
Present were Kenric and Tama Katerina, Prince and Princess of Oertha
(at Coronet Event held at Eklutna Lake Campground, Eklutna, AK)
New Stainless Steel Baronial Coronets (pair)
Crafted by Baron Sir Jurgen von Baden, O.L.
Bran & Cemper at Yule, XLIX (2013) and Coronets presented to Bran and Cemper at Winter Coronet, January, LI (2017)
Baron & Baroness
Hans and Elena
from July 15, A.S. LII (2017)
Invested by order of Miles and Ariela, King and Queen of the West,
by Soren and Alienor, Prince and Princess of Oertha.
(at Coronet Tourney held at Anderson Campground, Anderson, AK)
Canton Bjarnarstrond Organized July, A.S. LIII (2018)
First Event:
Bjodann eda Bjodannskona Vitja
November 17-18 A.S. LIII (2018)
Canton Status January 19, A.S. LIII (2019) BoD meeting
Canton Heraldry Registered July, A.S. LIII (2018)
Hans and Elena and Canton Device
Baron & Baroness
Khevron & Merewyn
from April 16, A.S. LVI (2022)
Invested by Miles and Jitka, King and Queen of the West,
Present were Crusilius & Vicana, Prince and Princess of Oertha.
(at Changeover Event held at the Masonic Lodge, Fairbanks, AK)
Canton Bjarnarstrond Re-established in Nome, Autumn A.S. LVIII (2023)
