Their Highnesses grow weary of the burdens of the Crown. Of those who compete in the great tournament near Newgrange, one couple will be invested as the new rulers of the Dragon Isles. If you wish to participate, you must notify their Highnesses at least one month before the tourney, no later than 11th April 2019. Couples who wish to enter may submit their letter of intent at the Insulae Draconis website.

Who’s feeling inspired to make some cool stuff? A&S this month will be happening this Thursday 8th March, and also in a fortnight on Thursday 21st March. Come along and share ideas, questions, and a cup of tea while we get up to some creative craft things.

It’s a pretty good time to start planning your travel to Coronet of Fools (and to Flaming Arrow if you’re coming for both.) We have an extensive travel guide to help you plan.

This week at fencing, we had a guest class from Emilia Skirmuntt of the School of the Sword, Oxford, assisted by Rob Williams of the Virtus Sword School, Cardiff. They ably ran us through a really interesting class, showing some of the strong connections between Fiore’s unarmed, dagger and sword plays. We had a very good turnout and people really seemed to be having fun. Always great to cross-fertilise with other groups.

Aoife, the Dun in Mara Exchequer, has posted the 2018 financial report for the shire.