Forrest Maiden 

 

	A call goes out for all noble fighters to take part in a Heroic Tourney and vie to claim for their consort the title of "Forest Maiden".

May 2 - 4, 2008

 

 

 

The snows have melted; the sweltering heat has yet to arrive. 

It is time for a Pilgrimage.

 

The Shire of Blackmoor Keep welcomes you to Northern Spain

where, in a tradition dating back to the 8th Century,

Santiago de Compostela is the destination of pilgrims. 

For the early Romans, it marks the Western end of the World,

where land ends at the Sea of Darkness (the Atlantic). 

For the Celts the site is the point at which the sun sets. 

Christians journey here paying homage at this repository of the bones of Saint James.

 

We are well pleased that this year's

Forest Maiden Tourney will be a competition

on the Tournament of Champions List. 

This heavy weapons tournament shall be

Double Elimination, Best 2 of 3, Alternating Weapons Styles.

Fighters shall present a List Tree Shield to the list mistress

and acknowledge their Consort to the Assembled Galleries.

 

Ladies, please be agreeable to accept the request to be a fighter's consort for the list.

A Consort is required for entry to the competition and could be required unexpectedly .

The Consort of the winning fighter will be named Forest Maiden.

 

Competitions include:

Heavy, Rapier, and Youth Combat Lists.

 

Best Heraldic Display

 Arts and Sciences

Two Categories:  Open and Pilgrim Badges
 

Pilgrim Badges may be of period or a representation of an SCA person or place.

Documentation is encouraged but not required.

A short written explanation of each token is requested.

 

 

 

Bardic
	A Pilgrim's verse, perhaps an account of a miracle attributed to a pilgrimage, or words in praise of Blackmoor, the Forest Maiden or Brother Guido. Please provide a written copy of your entry.

 

Children's Activities 

 

Contests of skill & cunning

A Baroness Barbara Quest

Tales of high adventure in the SCA and a Guessing Game.

 

Expect a tasty feast with a Spanish flair

 

Remembering the Moorish Peoples of Spain,

there will be drums and belly dancing following feast. 

It is our wish that many drums be heard.

Traveler's fare Friday evening, breakfast, fundraiser lunch by Crimson Chimera.

 

  Site is discretely wet.  Proper disposal please.

 

Merchants Welcome         No Pets

 

 

The site of Blackmoor's Pilgrimage will be the Kiwanis Camp in Pineville

The Yurt

 Kiwanis Camp, 159 Kiwanis Camp Road - Pineville LA 71360

Directions: Take best route to I-49. From North or South,
take the Pineville Expressway Exit (Hwy. 167N). to the Tioga Exit.
Turn right (North). Go to the second red light. Turn Left, cross over the Expressway,
then take the first road to the right. Site will be on the Left. Look for the SCA signs.

 

Site opens at 5 pm Friday and closes at 11am Sunday.

 

 

 

Prices: Bed & feast $20 - Tenting & Feast $17 - Daytrip & Feast $15 Off-board (no meals included) deduct $4. Non-member adults add $3. Youth 7-12 $11 Children 6 and under are free w/o bed. No family shall pay a site fee higher than three adult members, as long as children are 15 and under and have memberships. Make checks payable to SCA Inc. Shire of Blackmoor Keep.   Autocrat: Senor Mateo Lopez, Jonathan Lopez - mateo_stikjok@yahoo.com 146 Lesim Lane, Jennings, LA  70546   Reservations:  Baron Nigel de Rothewelle, George T Cline,   georgetip1@yahoo.com 2621 Laura Lane Lake Charles, LA 70605  337-478-1211 before 9 pm   Feast Steward: William Broddi of Lancaster, Dustin Fruge - broddi781@aol.com   Privy Warden Contest was won by Sir Sa'ad ibn Yuself al Hilal

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The Grand Tourney of the Torque  Hosted By The Barony of Grey Niche   April 25th – 27 th 2008   Come join us in celebrating a Baronial Investiture & the 32nd Anniversary of the Silver Torque Tourney

at St. Columba Episcopal Conference Center – Gates Pavilion
4577 Billy Maher Rd., Memphis, Tennessee 38135
MAP with entry for directions from your starting point

Feast Menu

 

In days of olde, it was a warrior’s duty to defend the honor of the one who’s token he bore. It was the consort’s duty to support and inspire her champion. That was especially true in the Grand Tournaments of the 14th century. Come join us for a day of competitions and tournaments leading up to the final battle to determine the best of the best and the Queen of Love and Beauty.

There will be elaborate pageantry before a gathering of distinguished lords and ladies with contests in Heavy combat, Rapier Combat, Arts & Sciences, Youth Combat, Live Weapons, footraces and bowling. Fighters bring your list shield.

Competitors will be a team of one combatant and one consort. They will earn points for participation or sponsorship in each activity. At the end of the day, the top 16 competitors will be allowed to enter the final tournament.

Contests & Patrons - Description of contests and rules
1. A & S – anything related to or depicting a tournament – Patron: Crystal of Tyson
2. Token/Favor Contest – Patron: Catherine Vallemont, THLady Juliana Bonnaire de Cherbourg, & Lady Beatirx de Montecassino
3. Heraldic Display Contest – to be judged throughout the day – Patron: House Mavi Nar
4. Best Tribute to a Consort Contest – Patron: Lady Amelia van Hemessen
5. Bowling/Bocce – Patron: House Telemark
6. Footraces– Patron: Lady Kathleen O'Ceallaig
7. Youth Combat – Patron: Duchess Heather of Tyson
8. Live Weapons – both archery and thrown weapons– Patron: In honor of Dame Brenna Lowri o'Ruthin by her protege's Lord Jakob Gempl von Essen and Viscountess Miriel du Bois
9. Best Period Encampment Contest – Patron: Shadowlegion
10. Rapier Combat – Patron: House Bearkiller
11. Best Period Crest Contest – Patron: House of Three Dragons
12. Crest Tournament– Patron: House of Three Dragons
13. Bear Pit Tournament – Patron: THL Dagan al-Mahdi ibn Yusuf ibn Hilal & THL Mahsheed Leily
14. Great Weapons Tournament – Patron: Haus Oliphant, Sable Serpent & Candlefort in memory of Sir Lee Fribrand
15. The Final Tournament of the Day – Patron: Chateau de RiBeaumont

 

Special Event – Her Grace Mary Grace of Gatland will host a Vespers Tournament Friday Night!

In honor of Grey Niche's newest Baron and Baroness, and their elegant representation of the Middle Eastern personnae and arts, Al Mahala sponsors a contest of Muru'ah at Beltaine. The origin of European chivalry is in the Arabic concept of Muru'ah, or ethics of manly virtue. Far from brutishness and bragging, muru'ah was proven through grace and restraint, loyalty to obligation and duty, a devotion to do that which must be done, and a respect for women.

 

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Check out the information below to be prepared for the event.  The more you know, the more fun you will have.
Event Preparation Classes: Notes with images of examples from local Arts & Sciences classes covering topics relating to the tournament will be posted soon. Watch for:

Heraldic Display (6.29MB .doc) – by Dame Brenna Lowri o’Ruthin
Favors & Tokens – by Countess Jane Falada of Englewood
         Asking for token/favor scenario
Period Crests – by Lord James the Holy
Tribute Poetry & Song – by Lady Amelia van Hemessen
The Period Tournament & the Role of Women in the Tournament – by Duchess Mary Grace of Gatland, taught locally by Duchess Linnet MacLeod

 

Resources & References:
• Barber, Richard and Juliet Barker. Tournaments. New York: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1989.
• Cripps-Day, F.H. The History of the Tournament. London: Bernard Quaritch, 1918; reprint New York: AMS Press, 1982.
• Duby, Georges. William Marshal: the Flower of Chivalry. New York: Pantheon Books, 1985.
• the Manesse Codex at http://www.tempora-nostra.de/tempora-nostra/manesse.php?id=203
• www.chronique.com
• King René’s Tournament Book at http://www.princeton.edu/~ezb/rene/renehome.html
• The Dialogue of Chivalry of Duke Finnvarr de Taahe
• Muhlberger, Steven. "Fighting for Fun? What Was At Stake in Formal Deeds of Arms of the 14th Century?" Delivered at Nipissing University, March 7, 2001.
• Clephan, R. Coltman. The Medieval Tournament Mineola: Dover Publications, Inc., 1995.
• http://mqh.cit.cornell.edu/~mqh/st-mikes/prizes.html

Watch this website for updates and information.

 

Prices:
Pre-Reserved (by April 1) Adult Tenting $12.00 Daytrip $8.00	Child Tenting $6.00 Daytrip $4.00
At the Door Adult Tenting $14.00 Daytrip $10.00	Child Tenting $10.00 Daytrip $6.00

Non-Members: Add $3.
Meals: Add $7 for all meals or $5 for daytrip meals - Limited to 100 people

This is a wet site. ----- Sorry, No Pets except those that are papered assistance animals.

 

Autocrat Duches Linnet MacLeod Linda Philpot lphilpot@wkno.org or 901-384-9961	Co-Autocrat THL Cormac the Bald Mike Fletcher cormac@mcctb.org or 901-270-0927
Feastocrat Mistress Brenna Lowri o’Ruthin Ruth Ann Winberry rwinberry@aol.com or 901-373-8822	Reservationcrat Viscountess Miriel DuBois Charlotte Dubose mirieldubois@gmail.com or 901-568-0147

Send Reservations to :
Barony of Grey Niche
Attn: Beltaine Reservations
PO Box 11184
Memphis, TN 38111

 

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