[Ansteorra] Story from Crown Tourney

[Robert G. Ferrell]

Crown list in Winter of 1983 during Simonn and Tessa's reign was,
IIRC, around 15 F.  We all ran into the little hall to stand around
the fireplace and drink hot chocolate between rounds.

Cynric

On Mon, Jul 12, 2010 at 7:29 PM, Pat Mullins <paedrics at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Winter Crown in January was fought at temps in the 20s and low 30s. Spring crown in May 2004 was fought in a driving rain. We take what the weather gives us...
>
> --- On Sun, 7/11/10, rose_welch at yahoo.com <rose_welch at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>
> From: rose_welch at yahoo.com <rose_welch at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Story from Crown Tourney
> To: "Ansteorra" <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
> Date: Sunday, July 11, 2010, 8:35 PM
>
>
> I'd also like to say that I'm not against all outdoor fighting. I just think that we need to be cognizant of the weather conditions. July and August are typically our hottest months, and I think that we should alternative arrangements when we can, just as we do for the rain, snow, and lightning.
>
> Also, isn't the switch to a mid-summer Crown a recent one? Or am I misremembering?
>
> -Rose the Obnoxious
>
>
> ..
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jennifer Smith <jds at randomgang.com>
> Sender: ansteorra-bounces+rose_welch=yahoo.com at lists.ansteorra.org
> Date: Sun, 11 Jul 2010 20:23:01
> To: Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc.<ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
> Reply-To: "Kingdom of Ansteorra - SCA, Inc." <ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org>
> Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Story from Crown Tourney
>
> Lest anyone not there think it was horribly insanely hot -- it wasn't.
> It was hot, and humid, but by far not the hottest Crown Tourney we've
> ever had (remember last July? Ugh...)  For the record, the high temp
> recorded in Stillwater yesterday was 90F, and the humidity was around
> 70%.  There wasn't much wind at all, and plenty of sun, which made it
> feel ever so more oppressive, certainly.
>
> -Emma
>
>
> On Sun, Jul 11, 2010 at 6:36 PM, Doug Copley <doug.copley at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Greetings good Ladies and Gentles!
>>
>> I wanted to share a story from Crown Tourney.
>>
>> The battle between Duke Ulsted and Sir Tomas had lasted for 1/2 hour in the
>> sun and both combatants were feeling it. Duke Ulsted struck a blow to the
>> head of Sir Tomas who promptly called the shot and went down. It then became
>> evident that Sir Tomas was suffering from heat exhaustion and we had to help
>> him to up the hill to the air conditioned hall. Sir Tomas was so weak he was
>> hardly walking at all and was mostly carried.
>>
>> Once in the hall his gear having been removed and cool clothes placed on him
>> to cool him down a few people started talking about the heat. A couple of
>> people talked about how it was too hot outside and that the tourney should
>> be moved inside somehow. Up to this point Sir Tomas had just started to get
>> some color back and had hardly spoken and was still doing good just to sit
>> where he had been placed when we brought him in.
>>
>> Sir Tomas raised his head up and spoke clearly and said
>>
>> "No, this is Ansteorra and we fight outside!"
>>
>> Wow, talk about a warrior and a fighter! Even after having to withdraw from
>> the fight he still wanted to keep the traditions alive and loved the way
>> things are done in this great kingdom!
>>
>> My hat is off to all of those that competed in heat this weekend for the
>> right and honor to be our next King and Queen.
>>
>> YIS,
>>
>> Vincenti
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