Post by Otagiri Tatsuzou on Jan 30, 2006 23:26:13 GMT -5
Announcement:
(Please cross post to all applicable lists/forums)
OI-YEA! OI-YEA!
All attend and notice this announcement of the first of an annual event on the fields of Pennsic...
"The Warriors of History Tourney"
Sponsored by the Cataphracts and Knights of Duchy Von Drachenklaue (VDK)
A "Documentable Kit" brawl for unbelts.
May God bless this event and all the unbelt fighters of the Known Worlde who attend.
Official Name: "The Warriors of History Tourney"
Sponsored 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 a history book 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.)
Two Winners will be selected.
The Tournament Winner (martial prowess) will receive the title "Fedoratii Primus Pilus, AS___"
The second winner will be chosen from amongst the participants as "best kit in show" and receive the title "Fedoratii Signifer, AS___".
Both will be inducted into the VDK "Order of the Fedoratii", adorned with badge, and receive material prizes.
All entrants will be photographed for later word-fame by the heralds (and website).
Unbelted Peers my participate, but may not win any prize.
There will be no limit to the number of participants.
All are encouraged to represent our Society with the best look possible. Spectators are welcomed and desired.
Guaranteed rejections:
- Exposed modern footwear.
Defer to Atlantia's rules on hidden modern footwear.
marshal.atlantia.sca.org/Rules/BlatantlyModern.html
- Street Hockey Gloves
UNLESS covered / colored to look like real Gaunts/gloves (similar to footwear rule).
- 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, 2 swording Roman, madu, etc)
Rule of thumb: if you can document it (and the Armour Laurels agree) you can have it
- A t-tunic over 'football' pads.
Abstract:
"...like a really cool night-club. Lots of fun on the inside, but you have to get past the bouncer."
This idea and the standards which we set will cause a tremendous amount of tumult amongst the purists. We know this.
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).
It is possible that depending on turnout, we may adjust our standards for entry.
Entry:
Any who desire to participate may send us photograph of their full kit -- include helm, feet and weapon (shield) -- for preliminary approval or identifying issues.
Send to mattyd@mattyd.com - "Warriors of History" in the subject. Please include the time period/location of your kit, as well as any inspiration / documentation (if you have it - not required, BUT HIGHLY ENCOURAGED!!).
** Final admittance on the day will be by approval of two Armour Laurels and His Grace Duke Lucan von Drachenklaue. **
Location: Pennsic Battlefield TBD
Date: TBD, Aug 2006
Format: TBD (expect some singles and some melee).
(Update 1 - 30 Jan 06)
(Please cross post to all applicable lists/forums)
OI-YEA! OI-YEA!
All attend and notice this announcement of the first of an annual event on the fields of Pennsic...
"The Warriors of History Tourney"
Sponsored by the Cataphracts and Knights of Duchy Von Drachenklaue (VDK)
A "Documentable Kit" brawl for unbelts.
May God bless this event and all the unbelt fighters of the Known Worlde who attend.
Official Name: "The Warriors of History Tourney"
Sponsored 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 a history book 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.)
Two Winners will be selected.
The Tournament Winner (martial prowess) will receive the title "Fedoratii Primus Pilus, AS___"
The second winner will be chosen from amongst the participants as "best kit in show" and receive the title "Fedoratii Signifer, AS___".
Both will be inducted into the VDK "Order of the Fedoratii", adorned with badge, and receive material prizes.
All entrants will be photographed for later word-fame by the heralds (and website).
Unbelted Peers my participate, but may not win any prize.
There will be no limit to the number of participants.
All are encouraged to represent our Society with the best look possible. Spectators are welcomed and desired.
Guaranteed rejections:
- Exposed modern footwear.
Defer to Atlantia's rules on hidden modern footwear.
marshal.atlantia.sca.org/Rules/BlatantlyModern.html
- Street Hockey Gloves
UNLESS covered / colored to look like real Gaunts/gloves (similar to footwear rule).
- 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, 2 swording Roman, madu, etc)
Rule of thumb: if you can document it (and the Armour Laurels agree) you can have it
- A t-tunic over 'football' pads.
Abstract:
"...like a really cool night-club. Lots of fun on the inside, but you have to get past the bouncer."
This idea and the standards which we set will cause a tremendous amount of tumult amongst the purists. We know this.
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).
It is possible that depending on turnout, we may adjust our standards for entry.
Entry:
Any who desire to participate may send us photograph of their full kit -- include helm, feet and weapon (shield) -- for preliminary approval or identifying issues.
Send to mattyd@mattyd.com - "Warriors of History" in the subject. Please include the time period/location of your kit, as well as any inspiration / documentation (if you have it - not required, BUT HIGHLY ENCOURAGED!!).
** Final admittance on the day will be by approval of two Armour Laurels and His Grace Duke Lucan von Drachenklaue. **
Location: Pennsic Battlefield TBD
Date: TBD, Aug 2006
Format: TBD (expect some singles and some melee).
(Update 1 - 30 Jan 06)
