Canterbury Fair is New Zealand's largest annual SCA event, running for about five days over Waitangi weekend. This year's Fair was the biggest yet, with visitors from around New Zealand, as well as Australia and the US, including His Majesty Ivan, King of Caid. It is estimated that approximately 150 people passed through the gate.
Setup day; site not open to the general public yet.
| Shit shifter, shit shoveller 1, shit smeller pursuivant and shit shoveller 2. Don't ask. (Steven, Duncan, Michelet and Edward) |
| Gwynhavyr and Agro start assembling their toy. |
| Magnus pampers Therese. |
The gates open. War collegium, evening repast, opening court (with lots of awards).
 | Bruceton: Iarnulf (obscured), Martuccio, Rowena, Magnus, Hjordis, Duncam, Bastian, Bearnard, Stefano |
 | Distribution of largesse: Deordann, Tycho, Alvarro, Shaya, ?Brent?, Alexandra, Ivan |
 | In the Mangy Mongol: Becs, Einar, Gilbert?, Killian, Bearnard, Emma, Alexander, Dennis |
 | The Black Company presents gifts: Adele, Rebecca, Catherine, Bearnard, Alys (foreground), Michael, Becs, ?, Shaya, Clarice?, Rowena, Killian, Ulf, Emma, Alexander, Ceina, ?, Bethany, ?, ?, Stefano, Einar, Bastian |
 | Shaya smiles. |
 | Wellington Guild: Lesley?, Ava, Adam, Peter, Brenda, ?, ?, ?. Background: Arnfridr, Rebecca, Adele, Therese, Daniel |
 | High table: ?, Tycho or Vitale?, Eleanora? (obscured), Ivan, Shaya, Sigurd, Agro, Cristia, Callum |
 | Black Company presentation to His Majesty Ivan |
 | Michael's Harp Argent for maille |
 | Einar's AoA |
 | Emma's AoA: Emma, Alexandra, Therese, Madelein, Richard, Ivan, Cristia |
Team melee tourney, archery tourney, market day, feast.
 | Market day |
 | Stefano's class on food and feasts: Fen, Isobel?, Kaspar?, Stefano |
 | Katherine Kerr. Background: Niamh, Geoffrey, Ceina?, Rachel, Pauline? |
 | Miles before his warfare class |
 | The purple gang: Rachel, Carl, Karl |
 | Mel and Bearnard |
 | Maeve |
 | Stefano, Del and Thorkel in the Black Company social tent |
 | Berengar? |
 | Gryphon defends his feast |
 | Swimming hole |
 | The good ship Not Yet Named: Berengar?, Magnus, Miles, Duncan, Inigo, Agro |
 | Guild canopy: ?, Adam, ?, Ava, ?, Peter |
 | Feast hall |
 | Ulf takes Asbjorn as his squire: |
 | Cool tent: Peter, ?, Kate, Mike (visitors from Wellington and Nelson) |
 | Martuccio is tested by the King |
 | Crowd in the Mong. Front tent; Fen, Angel?, Thorkel, Gryphon, Bastian, Hiordis?, Stefano, Einar, Niamh?, ?Eleyne?, Miles, Geoffrey. Back Tent: Lesley, Michelet, Therese, Daniel?, ?Steven?, Becs, ?, ?Monie?, Feran?, Clarice, Cassandra, Dennis |
 | Last singers left: Angel, Iarnulf, Aliena |
War scenarios, wedding of Rowena and Martuccio.
 | Iarnulf's stuff... ?, Einar, Inigo, Iarnulf, Angel, ? |
 | Ship to shore battle. Black Company, Amberhearth and the King are on the left |
 | Ihon |
 | Pip and Rotte |
 | Ildhafners: Isobel, ?, Kaspar?, Cecilia. Killian and Turloc in background. |
 | Gwynhavyr, Agro and Ulf |
 | Ivan and Bastian |
 | Callum and Chretienne |
 | Simon and Madelein |
 | Turloc |
 | Einar, Martuccio, Vincent, Duncan |
 | Fen, Steven, Duncan, Vincent |
 | Marienna, Asbjorn and child. Background: Fraser, ?, Iarnulf, Killian |
 | Wedding accoutrements |
 | Wedding procession: me, Erica, Dickon, Rowena, Adele, Peregrin, Teresa, Therese, Eleanora, Ayeshah, Cassandra, Hiordis, Iuliana, Tycho, Vitale, Magnus Original photo courtesy of Rowena |
 | Rowena, Father Stephen, Martuccio |
 | Rowena gives Martuccio a ring |
 | Marital kiss |
 | Well-wishers: Thorkell, Cecilia, Bethany, Inigo, Adele, Alexander, Emma |
 | Priest becomes musician: Stefano, Hiordis, Iulinana. Teresa, Arnfridr and Bartholomew in background. |
 | Some of the food |
 | To bed! Steven, Bethany, Iarnulf, Martuccio, Stefano, Bastian, Rowena, Ulf, Del? |
 | The marital bed |
 | Many hands make light work |
 | The audience: Iarnulf, Ceina, Isolde?, Thorkell, Adele, Therese?, Angel, Dennis, Bearnard, Becs, Alexander |
 | More audience: Willehelm, Yolande, Duncan, Lesley, Bastian, Ulf |
 | A final blessing |
More war, archery, arts solar, Laurels' Prize tourney, investiture court.
 | Knighting of Tycho and Vitale Original photo courtesy of Rowena |
 | Tycho, Vitale, Bastian, Agro, Ivan, Shaya. Background: ?, Maeve, Miles, Rebecca, Brenda, ?, Ulfric, Geoffrey, Adam?, Cynethryth, Mike, Ava, Kate Original photo courtesy of Rowena |
 | Archers prepare for battle |
 | Mixed combat |
 | Baroness's arts solar |
 | Target archery |
 | Aliena's stitchery |
 | Ethelind's embroidery |
 | The Guild dances Buffonz |
 | Iarnulf's arrows |
 | Ulf and his wax tablet |
 | Stefano's meal -- starting dishes |
 | Brass hats enter court |
 | Therese presents a stepping-down gift from the Black Company to Sigurd and Eleanora |
 | Eleanora and Sigurd depart |
 | Inigo arrives to be knighted: Bastian, Ulf (obscured), Inigo, Asbjorn, Willehelm |
 | The buffet |
 | Steven's AoA |
 | Feran gets a Dolphin |
 | Dickon (obscured) and Peregrin receive Acorns |
 | Callum and Chretienne are invested |
 | Ladies in waiting: Arnfridr, Clarice, Heloise |
 | Ivan gives a present to Their Excellencies |
Baroness's tourney, pack up, go home.
 | Bruceton slowly vanishes |
 | Ildhafn visitors: Marienna, ?, Asbjorn, Inigo, Cecilia, Willehelm |
 | Stefano and Bastian looking stern |
 | Katherine, Yolande |
 | Del |
 | Visitors from Riverhaven, Lochac |
 | Cheerful crowd: ?, Magnus, Einar, Katharine, Hiordis, Michelet, Riverhaven visitor, Alexander, Riverhaven visitor, Emma, Gwyhyfar, Phoebe, Martuccio, Killian |
 | Michelet |
 | Pirate team: Magnus, Rowena, Martuccio |
 | Players at the game of condottiere... Clockwise from bottom left: Katherine, Rowena, Einar, Iarnulf, Bastian, Agro, Thorkell, Phoebe, Emma, Killian |
 | Stefano, Duncan, Miles |
 | Agro, Thorkell, Phoebe, Bastian |
 | Viking team: Ihon, Aliena, Iarnulf, Einar |
 | Emma and Duncan |
 | A pirate with a parrot, in vision once I saw... Agro. |
 | A late-arriving Clarice |
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