Kingdom Bardic Competition 2025
Signy the Skald, Rose Bard of Atlantia 
, and Song Qingzhao, King's Bard of Atlantia 
, invite our fellow Bards to prepare for competition most exciting - the Royal Bard Competition at 12th Night! Come prepared not to perform pieces, but to PERFORM! For your set, we would ask that you prepare:
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- A period entertainment documentable to pre 1600 CE. This could be a song, story, poem, instrumental piece, theatrical speech or other type of performance that was (or could have been) seen by audiences in the middle ages. Documentation should include the source of the piece and if the source is primary or secondary. Documentation can be written or verbal.
- A crowd pleaser. This performance should be something you might do if asked at the last minute to entertain before court or sing for their majesties during feast. Attendees at Twelfth Night will be invited to witness this performance so you have an audience to win over. No documentation required.
- Bard’s Best. Perform for their majesties your favorite bardic piece/activity. This should be one that showcases your range of abilities to the crown. It can be period or a SCA favorite. No documentation required.
These pieces may be performed in any order and should showcase your variety as a bard. No written documentation is required, but we do ask that you give credit where needed and provide any relevant song information in your stage banter. If you have any questions about the competition, feel free to ask away by commenting on this post, sending us a private Facebook message, or emailing us at RoyalBard@atlantia.sca.org.
We look forward to being entertained!
Requirements for performances:
- You may NOT perform all three selection in the same genre. You may do two from the same genre, but the third must be different. The strongest entries will show variety and versatility.
- Each of the three pieces must be performed by the entrant alone, without live or prerecorded accompanist.