Winter Coronation 2025
A Changeling’s Ball
February 8, 2025
Site will be open from 9am to 9pm
Table of Contents
Registration
Adult: $15
Adult (non-Member): $25
Youth (under 18): FREE
Make checks payable to: SCA Inc – Barony of Three Rivers
Pre-Registration
Pre-registration is available!
Pre-registration will close on Tuesday Feb 4th at 8 pm.
All invoices must be PAID by Wednesday Feb 5th at 8 pm.
Site
First Congregational Church of Webster Groves
10 W Lockwood Ave, Webster Groves, MO 63119
Site is “damp” (alcohol is allowed, but only beer, wine, and mead – no distilled spirits).
Parking is available in the East lot as well as behind the building in a West lot across from Bristol Elementary. Should additional parking be necessary, parking is available along Gore Ave, and large public parking lots are within 1-2 blocks West on Lockwood.
Event Stewards
Jon Chesey
MKA: Jon Voisey
(314) 503-2988
VoijaRisa@gmail.com
Rochwen Morwenna
MKA: Lisa Robinson
Lrobinson@carrflooring.com
(314) 904-6008
Schedule
- 9am: Site opens
- 10am: Final Court of TRM Robert & Magge followed by Investiture of Orren & Lyra
- 12pm: Teaching Ball, Order meetings, & Classes
- 4pm: First court of Orren & Lyra
- 5pm: Feast & Entertainment
- Entertainment will include performances by the Falcon Wing Dancers
- 7pm: Ball
- 9pm: Site closes
Feast
1st Borde
- Hard Boiled eggs
- Bread
- Pickles-Olives
- Sausage
- Cheese
- Sweet butter
2nd Borde
- Paste in the Roman Manner
- Salat
- Roast Roots
3rd Borde
- Pullets in the Catalan Manner
- Saffron Rice with Lentils and Leeks
- Grene Pesen in Herbs and Bacon
4th Borde
- Applyn Rosted
- Swan Tarts
- Barley Wafers
Ball Set List
- Carolingian Pavan
- Official Bransle
- Hearts Ease (Spurn and Turn)
- Sellengers Round
- Horse’s Bransle
- Quen Quer Que
- Heralds in Love
- Black Nag
- Ly Bens Distyonis (the Dumb Squire Dance)
- Trenchmore
- Jenny Pluck Pears
FAQ
What is a Changeling’s Ball?
In the early days of Calontir (before it was even a kingdom), Changeling’s Balls were a popular form of event that were, as the name suggests, a ball. At that time, the ball was a much bigger portion of the event (as dance was more widely learned) and would consist of a ball, a feast, and then another ball. However, for the second ball, participants would change costumes. Some would take the opportunity to dress as mythological characters. Others would simply change dress with their partners.
During one such ball, the King and Queen (then of the Midrealm) attended. During the changeover, they exchanged garb and the king shaved off his moustache. The queen then affixed one leading to a popular cry of “To the Queen’s moustache!”
A Changeling’s Ball doesn’t have anything to do with Orren & Lyra’s personas…
That’s not a question, but that’s correct. Because bids were due well before Crown tournament we had no idea who the Heirs would be. However, Their Highnesses will be having a Norse coronation ceremony.