Pre-SCA Timeline

The Iron Crown

Ulrich of Wolfhaven crafted the Iron Crown to be the prize for a tournament to be held in New Orleans, LA at a science-fiction convention. The tournament was to rotate between the three groups in the region, New Orleans, Birmingham, AL, and Atlanta, GA. The Crown was to pass from winner to winner. The winner also got the title "Defender of the Iron Crown".

The advertisement for this tournament caught the attention of the then-SCA Board of Directors, who then contacted the convention, as well as Ulrich and Sir Sven, to tell them they couldn't hold a tournament since there was no SCA Marshal for the area, and the SCA didn't have one to send to the convention.

There are various reports about the result of this; one is that the tournament was cancelled (per Sven), the other is that the tournament was moved to a park on Lake Ponchartrain.

The Crown itself and title are mentioned occasionally in letters in fanzines and other correspondence. The Crown appears lost to time.