Lyonesse was Re: principalities...border
Michael A. Chance
mchance at crl.com
Sun Sep 29 06:59:47 PDT 1996
Estrill wrote:
> Gunnora wrote:
> >Oh, Estrill, are you ever missing out. The Barony of Bjornsborg's
> >annual Tournee de Lyonesse is possibly the best event held world wide
> >by any branch of the SCA. I realize that I am biased, being a native
> >of Bjornsborg, but Lyonesse (along with the Tournament of the Lions
> >that parented it) really does capture the magic and the feel of what >
> >the SCA is supposed to be about. Take the chance one spring (early
> >March, usually) and come down & see us. If it's too far to drive, let
> >us know... if you fly in someone can come get you and crash
> >space/tents/cabins can be found for you!
>
>
> Yes, I've heard that Lyonesse is a wonderful event. I'd really like to
> go someday. Experiencing a high persona event would definitely be a
> novelty.
OK, here's a (potentially) dumb question: If most everyone really
likes "high persona" events like Lyonesse and the Pennsic Pas d'Armes
and other similar real medieval tourney formats, why do we keep doing
modern NCAA-style elimination tourneys?
Mikjal Annarbjorn
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