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There's more images and info in a thread over on the interpretive Re-Creation forum here: m A video story of the event with some cool footage- Tournament of the Phoenix 2009 a couple of photos from the event. Toby and Graham land good strikes on each other during the jousting. http://photos-h.ak.fbc...

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Order of the Crescent won.

You can get the T shirts at Historic Enterprises

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I thought some folks might be interested in seeing the prizes which were awarded for this year's Tournament of the Phoenix. My idea was to make the prize for the Tournament[s] of the Phoenix a historically styled Phoenix pendant. The same pendant would be awarded each year, but the piece would have ...

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My idea was to make the prize for the Tournament[s] of the Phoenix a historically styled Phoenix pendant. The same pendant would be awarded each year, but the piece would have a jewel near the Phoenixâ€™s â€˜heartâ€™, and we would use a different stone each year. This would create an easily recogniz...

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Looking forward to seeing you John. You're going to *love* the pollaxes.

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You're right. Corrected, thanks!

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Yeah, we'd like to see it too. Nothing has surfaced yet on that, but we'll certainly post whatever shows when/if it does.

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These just showed up on FaceBook. This gal is a San Diego photographer who came to the event and shot a bunch of photos. She so totally got it....- The Order of the Crescent enters the tiltyard- http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs058.snc3/14564_104645409547579_100000063627024_127525_3548...

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Sent a PM Greg, did you get it?

Gwen

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Haha, that's brilliant! I'm working on organizing things better for next year, so all the cool things I had planned actually happen. What looked good and doable on paper didn't work so well in practice this year, but now I know what it takes I can adjust things. Your wading in there was a fantastic ...

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I really need to post some sort of proper thanks to everyone who participated in this event and made it the unqualified success it was. I want to wait a couple more days until I'm a bit less shell-shocked though, so for the moment will simply post a couple of photos from the event. Toby and Graham l...

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Hi folks- I have a customer who is new to the SCA and waited until too late to order clothes for the upcoming Grand Tournament in Cynnabar. I'm hoping to find a member of the HE/BSD 'family' in her area who can loan her an outfit for this event, while her own clothes are being made up. She's an athl...

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I knew everyone was out for blood at this event, and after Toby and Luke's spectacular double unhorsing, I admit I was a bit shell shocked and jumpy. I didn't catch the beginning of this- I just heard some people saying -'look, that guy just got knocked out!', saw Leo running off with Jeff around hi...

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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2767/4046454853_6063439de9.jpg Even I thought Jeff had been knocked out. What happened was he was knocked forward and his fauld caught on the front of his saddle. He was hung up, totally off balance and could not right himself. If you notice, his baston club is still ...

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Dominic Sewell of the Order of the Crescent vs. Graham Nixon of the Order of the Star. Dom chops the haft of Graham's pollaxe in half, but Graham carries on.

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Tournament of the Phoenix 2009

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Thanks to the kindness of Saritor, the order has been placed and the targets are on their way. I'll paste some shields over the animals on the paddles, and the kids should have fun shooting at them.

Thanks for your help Saritor!

Gwen

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I just tried to order these from the Gamousa site, but there seems to be some sort of problem and the order won't go thru. Plinking target $14.95 Spinner target deluxe $24.95 If you'd be kind enough to see if you can find these somewhere, I'd really appreciate the help. I'm almost out of time and st...

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We'll make some for next year, but I'd like to have a few for this year. We're out of time for making things like this so I'm looking to buy.

Thanks!

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OK, OK, I know this isn't 'period', but my google foo is failing me and I figure one of you guys out there would know a good place to find these. Looking for spinning pellet gun targets, something along the lines of these: http://www.airgunsbbguns.com/v/vspfiles/photos/GMO-62112210654-2.jpg http://w...

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I pick Toby up at the airport in 9 hours- we're officially started!! Yippee!!!!!

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No retching at all, glad to hear you're busy getting ready!! We are too- I feel like we're in 'controlled chaos' mode at the moment, with a pretty calm surface hiding all the mad paddling going on under the surface. At the same time, things are coming together fantastically, and everyone involved is...

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With less than 2 weeks remaining to the event, team Captains Luke Binks (Order of the Star) and Jeffrey Hedgecock (Order of the Crescent) model the 2009 event T shirt. http://hphotos-snc1.fbcdn.net/hs252.snc1/9933_176841356207_593316207_4229270_6103121_n.jpg http://hphotos-snc1.fbcdn.net/hs252.snc1/...

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Only the period equipment is mandatory for the archery competition- period clothing is suggested, but not mandatory. Dan wanted it to be mandatory, but since this event is open to the public (as opposed to being at an SCA event or RenFaire where people would be in costume already) I wanted as many p...

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Luke's put together a short video of some of the Foot Combat from last year's Tournament of the Phoenix. We're gearing up for this year's event, which happens in just over 2 weeks!

Enjoy!

Gwen

Edited to use YouTube video rather than Facebook

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Luke's put together a short video of some of the Foot Combat from last year's Tournament of the Phoenix. We're gearing up for this year's event, which happens in just over 2 weeks!

Enjoy!

Gwen

Edited to use YouTube video rather than Facebook

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Luke's put together a short video of some of the Foot Combat from last year's Tournament of the Phoenix. We're gearing up for this year's event, which happens in just over 2 weeks!

Enjoy!

Gwen

Edited to use YouTube video rather than Facebook

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I think this is what Trystyn is referring to: 'Ones that treat jousting more like what it is. A sport.' I'd also be interested in hearing you elaborate on this. Seems to me that jousting is like everything else- what you make it. I think the guys who were interviewed see it as a sport, and take them...

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'3 feet of cleavage'

The idea of bust sizes that come in *lengths* makes me a bit queasy-

'I used to be a 36C, but now I'm a 36 Long.....'

Gwen

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You might want to have a look at the Regia standard- they decided a couple of years ago that the '2 panels hanging from shoulder straps' hangeroc wasn't historically accurate.

Gwen

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Wrote to Edward requesting some haeraldic art I needed for our upcoming Tournament of the Phoenix. I've worked with Edward before and as always, the project was handled quickly and professionally with absolutely no muss or fuss (a real bonus for a very harried event producer!!) 5 of 5 all across the...

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Traditional/Longbow Archery Contests at the Tournament of the Phoenix

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Traditional/Longbow Archery Contests at the Tournament of the Phoenix

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Traditional/Longbow Archery Contests at the Tournament of the Phoenix

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Please do not copy our hooks.

It is easy to do your own research, even if you do not have access to the objects thru a museum. There are loads of these available for study online thru the Portable Antiquities Scheme

Thank you.

Gwen

Prize for the Tournament of the Phoenix

Prize for the Tournament of the Phoenix (review)

Costume help in the Barony of Cynnabar

WTB- Spinning pellet gun targets

REVIEW- Edward of Effingham