Pennsic Warriors of History Tourney: Axes of the Ages
Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 1:42 pm
To all who shall hear these presents, greetings!
Be it known that:
3:00 - 7:00 pm
Blue List
Immediately following the Battle of the 30
at Pennsic, the Cataphracts and Knights of Duchy Von Drachenklaue (VDK) will be holding the 3rd Annual Warriors of History Tournament. Sponsored by the will and wisdom of the Barony of Concordia of the Snows, and it's steward, Baron Angus Kerr.
Official Name:
"The Warriors of History Tourney" by the Cataphracts and Knights of
Duchy Von Drachenklaue (VDK) A "Documentable Kit" brawl for unbelts.
Event:
An unbelted tournament for kits that meet the standards of the Fedoratii
of the VDK: Order of the Cataphract
Goal:
Encourage and inspire excellence of kit on the field.
Participants must:
appear as if he walked from the pages of history at a spear throws
distance*. His/Her appearance in Armour should inspire others to
excellence and must have no glaringly un-documentable aspects (beyond
those required for safety - ie: baskethilts, bargrills, cops, gauntlets,
etc). (Rule of thumb: if you can document it you can have it -- to
include kits based on period works of art.)
Abstract:
"...like a really cool night-club. Lots of fun on the inside, but you
have to get past the bouncer."
- Inspired by the awesome kits of the Battle of the 30, it is our desire
to hold an unbelted tournament held to the standards of our House Order:
the participants must be documentable from a spears throw (forgiving
safety items). This idea and the standards which we set will cause a
tremendous amount of tumult amongst the purists. We know this.
Two Winners will be selected.
- The Tournament Winner (martial prowess) will receive the title
"Fedoratii Primus Pilus, AS 43"
- The second winner will be chosen from amongst the participants as
"best kit in show" and receive the title "Fedoratii Signifer, AS 43".
- Both will be inducted into the VDK "Order of the Fedoratii", adorned
with badge, and receive material prizes.
Format
- TBD (a melee and singles fighting)
Entrants:
- Any non-Chivalry who desire and meet the standards may participate.
- There will be no limit to the number of participants. All are
encouraged to represent our Society with the best look possible.
- Unbelted Peers may participate, and may become the Tournament Winner (martial prowess - "Fedoratii Primus Pilus, AS xx") , but may NOT win the "best kit in show" - "Fedoratii Signifer, AS xx" prize. (It is our
expectation that all Peers would already have inspiring and
"historically accurate" kits, and thus do not need an event such as this
to encourage and celebrate.) Additionally, by placing the focus on
non-Peers we hope to raise the level of accuracy for the next
"generation" of SCA fighter. After all, it is Peers who are most often
emulated. If we can, in some small way, make better looking Peers next
generation, subsequent generations will be that much better. Therefore,
Pelicans and Laurels may win the martial aspect of the Tourney, but not
the appearance/"historical accurate" aspect of the tourney.
- Final admittance on the day will be by approval of two Armour Laurels
(TBD) and His Grace Duke Lucan von Drachenklaue
- Spectators are welcomed and desired.
Guaranteed rejections:
- Exposed modern footwear.
Period footwear is preferred. All effort must be made to make modern
footwear appear as period as possible.
- Street Hockey Gloves UNLESS covered / colored to look like real
Gaunts/gloves (similar to footwear rule).
- Exposed plastic to include plastic lamellar
- "Casserole" armour.
Casserole: mis-mash of time periods. e.g. Churburg brestplate with a
Dura helm and Wisby gauntlets and etc... (all these are documentable by
themselves, but centuries apart).
- Inappropriate persona/arms combination: (Viking with a heater,
great-swording Roman, madu, etc)
- A t-tunic over 'football' pads or similar look.
http://warriorsofhistory.com/
* * * *
New for this year:
- Chivalry who's kits are documentable and acceptable to the Armour Laurels may participate in the opening "Melee of the Ages". They may not participate in the tournament, but they are welcome to hold their own Tournament on the side. We will not be able to provide a MoL for this endeavor.
- Prior winners and Merchants are welcome to assist the Cataphracts in
coming up with or creating Tourney Prizes. Please contact us at EMAIL
TBA if you would like to assist in this manner.
- This years tourney will be themed: "Axes of the Ages"!
Bring a Axe that fits your persona.
Any axe that fits your persona. Be prepared to document your style of axe with your persona.
Be it known that:
3:00 - 7:00 pm
Blue List
Immediately following the Battle of the 30
at Pennsic, the Cataphracts and Knights of Duchy Von Drachenklaue (VDK) will be holding the 3rd Annual Warriors of History Tournament. Sponsored by the will and wisdom of the Barony of Concordia of the Snows, and it's steward, Baron Angus Kerr.
Official Name:
"The Warriors of History Tourney" by the Cataphracts and Knights of
Duchy Von Drachenklaue (VDK) A "Documentable Kit" brawl for unbelts.
Event:
An unbelted tournament for kits that meet the standards of the Fedoratii
of the VDK: Order of the Cataphract
Goal:
Encourage and inspire excellence of kit on the field.
Participants must:
appear as if he walked from the pages of history at a spear throws
distance*. His/Her appearance in Armour should inspire others to
excellence and must have no glaringly un-documentable aspects (beyond
those required for safety - ie: baskethilts, bargrills, cops, gauntlets,
etc). (Rule of thumb: if you can document it you can have it -- to
include kits based on period works of art.)
Abstract:
"...like a really cool night-club. Lots of fun on the inside, but you
have to get past the bouncer."
- Inspired by the awesome kits of the Battle of the 30, it is our desire
to hold an unbelted tournament held to the standards of our House Order:
the participants must be documentable from a spears throw (forgiving
safety items). This idea and the standards which we set will cause a
tremendous amount of tumult amongst the purists. We know this.
Two Winners will be selected.
- The Tournament Winner (martial prowess) will receive the title
"Fedoratii Primus Pilus, AS 43"
- The second winner will be chosen from amongst the participants as
"best kit in show" and receive the title "Fedoratii Signifer, AS 43".
- Both will be inducted into the VDK "Order of the Fedoratii", adorned
with badge, and receive material prizes.
Format
- TBD (a melee and singles fighting)
Entrants:
- Any non-Chivalry who desire and meet the standards may participate.
- There will be no limit to the number of participants. All are
encouraged to represent our Society with the best look possible.
- Unbelted Peers may participate, and may become the Tournament Winner (martial prowess - "Fedoratii Primus Pilus, AS xx") , but may NOT win the "best kit in show" - "Fedoratii Signifer, AS xx" prize. (It is our
expectation that all Peers would already have inspiring and
"historically accurate" kits, and thus do not need an event such as this
to encourage and celebrate.) Additionally, by placing the focus on
non-Peers we hope to raise the level of accuracy for the next
"generation" of SCA fighter. After all, it is Peers who are most often
emulated. If we can, in some small way, make better looking Peers next
generation, subsequent generations will be that much better. Therefore,
Pelicans and Laurels may win the martial aspect of the Tourney, but not
the appearance/"historical accurate" aspect of the tourney.
- Final admittance on the day will be by approval of two Armour Laurels
(TBD) and His Grace Duke Lucan von Drachenklaue
- Spectators are welcomed and desired.
Guaranteed rejections:
- Exposed modern footwear.
Period footwear is preferred. All effort must be made to make modern
footwear appear as period as possible.
- Street Hockey Gloves UNLESS covered / colored to look like real
Gaunts/gloves (similar to footwear rule).
- Exposed plastic to include plastic lamellar
- "Casserole" armour.
Casserole: mis-mash of time periods. e.g. Churburg brestplate with a
Dura helm and Wisby gauntlets and etc... (all these are documentable by
themselves, but centuries apart).
- Inappropriate persona/arms combination: (Viking with a heater,
great-swording Roman, madu, etc)
- A t-tunic over 'football' pads or similar look.
http://warriorsofhistory.com/
* * * *
New for this year:
- Chivalry who's kits are documentable and acceptable to the Armour Laurels may participate in the opening "Melee of the Ages". They may not participate in the tournament, but they are welcome to hold their own Tournament on the side. We will not be able to provide a MoL for this endeavor.
- Prior winners and Merchants are welcome to assist the Cataphracts in
coming up with or creating Tourney Prizes. Please contact us at EMAIL
TBA if you would like to assist in this manner.
- This years tourney will be themed: "Axes of the Ages"!
Bring a Axe that fits your persona.
Any axe that fits your persona. Be prepared to document your style of axe with your persona.
