[Ansteorra-archery] Tournament format for Royal Huntsman

[ironwyrm at juno.com]

Good point Gilli,

Standing for some courts can be a real test of personal endurance.  Case
in point - during court at Ravensfort, after standing for two hours my
right leg went completely to sleep.  When the court rose to leave I had
to step out of line and wait for the feeling to return to my leg to keep
from falling down.  The problem was I was the only Steppes Baronial
Guardsman present attending our Baron & Baroness at the event.  We have
since worked out a rotation among the Steppes entourage to give each
attending a much needed break.

I'm sure some order of precedence should be observed for reliving our
Royal Huntsman during court.  Not exactly my field but I would suggest
first former Royal Huntsman, next King's Archers, followed by the current
Archery Marshal of the Barony/Shire/Canton hosting the event, and lastly
Archers of that Barony/Shire/Canton to take pity on our Royal Huntsman
and offer to give them a break.  This can be done quietly as not to
disturb the court (if you are unsure how to do this watch the other
Champions & Knights first).  It's not hard to spot when the time is
appropriate, just watch for fidgeting and that glazed look in their eyes.
 I am sure our Huntsman will be very grateful for the assistance.

My reason for making such a broad list is it's unknown how many archers
would be in attendance of the event or just how long a court might run.
After all the point is to prevent our Huntsman from the discomfort of
bloating or going numb during court.

In service

Ironwyrm


On Sat, 15 Dec 2001 12:37:57 -0600 "Bob Dewart" <gilli at seacove.net>
writes:
> On the subject of Royal Huntsman, I have a few questions.
>
> We're getting ready for our 5th RH.   Fearghus has had it twice.
> William and
> Sebastian have been it once.
>
> During courts, you'll see the Dons and Knights changing out
> periodically.
>
> Who gets to relieve the HR or stand in for him when he/she is not at
> that
> event?
>
> Would it be only previous RHs?  Or since the only Archery award we
> have now
> is the King's Archer, would holders of that award be able to do so
> also?
>
> Gilli
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eadric Anstapa" <eadric at scabrewer.com>
> To: <ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org>
> Cc: "CRAM" <cram at baronbows.com>
> Sent: Saturday, December 15, 2001 11:08 AM
> Subject: [Ansteorra-archery] Tournament format for Royal Huntsman
>
>
> > To the Archers of Ansteorra goes Lord Eadric Anstapa send
> Greetings!
> >
> > You have hopefully all heard by now that Their Royal Highnesses
> Aaron and
> > Britta have decided to choose their Royal Huntsman on January 19
> and
> > Bonwicke 12th Night.
> >
> > As is customary, the  tournament format has been decided by the
> outgoing
> > Royal Huntsman, Lord Fearghus MacKenna.  The format Fearghus has
> chosen
> was
> > used at a couple of events this fall and was very well received.
> >
> >  The tournament will be a head-to-head elimination tournament.
> Meaning
> that
> > there will be two archers on the firing line competing against one
> another.
> > One archer will be awarded a win and the other a loss.  We will
> plan on a
> > double elimination tournament but if there are too few archers
> then we can
> > go to a triple elim.
> >
> > Each round will be distinctly different.  In no particular order
> here are
> > the planned tournament rounds.
> >
> > Period  Target
> >      A "Period" (3-color Yellow-Green-White) target face at 20
> yards.
> >
> > Combat
> >      Ansteorran Legal Combat Arrows (this means with an APD)shot
> at
> >      a IKCAC style man target. Archers will have to wear hand
> protection
> >      on their bow hand but no other armor will be required.
> Target will
> be
> >      at an undefined range.  Archers will not be required to use
> combat
> >      legal bows.  They can use any bow they like as long at it
> will safely
> >      shoot a legal combat arrow or bolt.
> >
> > Hunt
> >      Animal Target at an undefined range.
> >
> > Speed Round
> >      30 second speed round at a 5-color 60cm target.  Both
> crossbows
> >       and handbows are limited to as many arrows/bolts as they can
> fire
> >       in 30 seconds.
> >
> > Rounds  5+  Champions/Crowns Choice
> >     The current Royal Huntsman or Their Majesties will choose the
> format
> >     they feel will be the best test for the remaining archers.  We
> will
> have
> >     a number of different ring targets, animal targets, and the
> combat
> >     targets to choose from.  We may not want to use a "target" at
> all and
> >     just shoot at a blank backstop and do a string shoot and check
> for
> >     grouping and consistency.
> >
> > FINAL ROUND     Crowns Choice.
> >      Their Majesties will choose the format of the final round to
> determine
> >      their champion.
> >
> > Please start spreading the word to all of your local archers.  I
> hope to
> see
> > you all there.
> >
> > Always in Service,
> >
> > Lord Eadric Anstapa
> > Coastal Regional Archery Marshal, Ansteorra
> > eadric at scabrewer.com
> >
> >
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