The Armour Archive

Let all knights, barons, lords, squires and men at arms of the baronies of Black Diamond, Bright Hills, Caer Mear, Dun Carraig, Hawkwood and Hidden Mountain, Highland Foorde, Lochmere and Marinus, Nottinghill Coill and Sacred Stone, Stierbach, Storvik, Tir-y-Don and also Windmasters Hill, and all cantons, shires, colleges, and border-marches that are in this most noble kingdom of Atlantia and all other Known World kingdoms, who are friends of our monarchs, Ragnarr and Anneke, know that on the 24th of February, in the Barony of Ponte Alto, there will be a very great festival of arms and a very noble tourney with weapons of measure and tourney swords, in appropriate armor, with crests, coats of arms of the noble tourneyers, as is the ancient custom. The passages of arms in both armoured and civilian style combats shall include personal challenges of matched weapons, over a barrier or without as it pleases the combatants. Also there shall be a grand melee, consisting of two teams in full harnesses.


The Tournament of Love and Beauty:
Following the ideals set forth by King Rene in his Book of the Tournament, the Tournament of Love and Beauty is a Passage of Arms with the principal combat set in four fields, for both the civilian and armoured combat. Each field will have specific themes and will be designated by one of four shields; Gules, Sable, Argent, and Azure. In keeping with the tradition of Rene’s tournaments the gallery shall be on hand to view the chivalric deeds of the combatants and will award them favors based upon chivalric virtues; Courage, Justice, Mercy, Generosity, Faith, Nobility, Hope, Endurance, Humility, and Prowess.
During the course of the day an area will be set up for fighters to engage in pickups or mini tourneys while the main tournaments are being held.

Martial Tournaments:
The first tournament will be the Princess of Love and Beauty Tournament at 11am. Rapier fighters will process and begin with an initial challenge in. After that fighters may make challenges and pair up at the agreed upon fields. During this time armoured fighters will be able to engage in pick-ups in another arena.

Following the first tournament there will be a short “playing of the prizeâ€

I have updated the martial activites of the event:

http://pontealto.atlantia.sca.org/tolab.php

I encouraged that all fighters, who are authorized in both the rapier and armoured forms, compete in both the Love and the Beauty tournaments to show all the true nature of skilled men at arms.

There will be two main tournaments during the day each will be followed by a grand melee. During the course of the day an extra area will be set up for fighters to engage in pickups or mini tourneys while the main tournaments are being held.
The first tournament will be the Tournament of Beauty at 11am. Rapier fighters will process and begin with an initial challenge in. After that fighters may make challenges and pair up at the agreed upon fields. The winner of the most matches will be declared the Champion of Beauty and may crown the Queen of Beauty.

During this time armoured fighters will be able to engage in pick-ups in another arena.

Following the first tournament there will be a short “playing of the prizeâ€