Winter Nights Armband
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Description
The Winter Nights Armband is the prize given to the winner of the Winter Nights bardic competition event, sponsored by the East Kingdom College of Performers. It is passed from the previous event's winner to the current winner at the conclusion of the event. The current bearer of the Armband is responsible for wearing it and safeguarding it until the next Winter Nights is held and the next winner is chosen. The Winter Nights event does not happen every year. Sometimes it has been held twice in the same year, and some years not at all. The bearer of the Winter Nights Armband is not responsible for hosting the next competition, only bringing it to the next Winter Nights so that it can be passed on to the next winner.
Bearers of the Armband
The current known list of bearers of the Winter Nights Armband (the year indicates when the bearer took possession):
- 2009: Aoife inghean Conchobair
- 2010: Lucien de Pontivy
- 2011: Grim the Skald
- 2012: Lilie van der Tam
- 2013: Michael of York
- 2015: Drake Oranwood
- 2017: Linette de Gallardon
- 2017: Peregrine the Illuminator
- 2019: Grim the Skald
- 2019: Aillean O'Meighan
- 2021: Isabeau d'Orleans
- 2022: Michael of York
- 2024: Lorita deSiena
Materials
The Armband was purchased commercially in 2009. It is made of metal and is silver in color, with a stamped design that "passes the ten foot rule."
