[Steppes] Re: [Ansteorra-archery] Steppes Warlord Archery

Tue May 31 16:04:12 PDT 2005

Ayup!   The second or third time I have had the pleasure of meeting him thanks to HL Francesca Sansovino.  Introduced him to Lady Lyneya at the Archery field and he was most pleased to see the restoration of the Silver Arrow award and the medallion that she had commissioned and HL Vincenzo created.    

Jaque 

-----Original Message-----
From: Jann Mays <hlgabrielle at yahoo.com>
Sent: May 31, 2005 10:51 AM
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Subject: Re: [Steppes] Re: [Ansteorra-archery] Steppes Warlord Archery

(cough, cough, sputter, sputter)... Baron Steppes, HE Alemandus was there?! 
Oh, my goodness!!!

Gabrielle

--- jspinks at ix.netcom.com wrote:

> A great shoot with many fine shooters.  
> 
> And for those that were not there at the mini court on Sunday night held
> courtesy of Don Robin and HL Serena-  It was also related to Don Robin and
> Don Miguel by the first Baron of the Steppes (now a wandering pilgrim passing
> through the encampment) that the original Silver Arrow award is more than 30
> years old and is one its oldest awards for honor, chivalry and virtue.  
> 
> Vivat Lady Lyneya for reviving such an award!!!   And Vivat Ld Thomas in
> being the first archer so recognized in a long time. 
> 
> Jaque the Spink
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Susan Hill <sueorintx at hotmail.com>
> Sent: May 30, 2005 9:55 PM
> To: ansteorra-archery at ansteorra.org, steppes at ansteorra.org, 
> 	ansteorra-announce at ansteorra.org
> Subject: [Ansteorra-archery] Steppes Warlord Archery
> 
> It is my pleasure and privilege to report the winners of the archery 
> tournaments held this weekend past in Canton.
> 
> Dunchad Mor put an arrow through an apple at 40 yards to win the William 
> Tell shoot.
> 
> The Bowman's Tournament had a long interruption due to the arrival of a 
> Texas summer storm. There were 31 entrants who signed up initially and 31 
> who completed the shoot several hours later. Martino of Elfsea was the 
> winner. This was Martino's first event and I am told that he has only been 
> shooting for a few months. He went on to place in the top three in the 
> Steppes Archer event, as well. Congratulations, Martino, on a stellar 
> performance.
> 
> The Children's Shoot had a smaller turn out than last year, but the 
> enthusiasm of the young archers was infectious and fun to watch. All of the 
> participants received a period arrow crafted by HL Altair MacNamara to serve 
> as a remembrance of the day and encouragement to continue practicing. Thank 
> you HL Altair for your generous gift for our young people. Austin of the 
> Steppes was the winner of the shoot. This was his first event, as well. He 
> has been shooting for a few months with us and has a very impressive work 
> ethic and skill level. Congratulations, Austin!
> 
> The new Steppes Archer is Lughaidh MacSheoinin of Elfsea. Lughaidh showed 
> himself to be a versatile and skilled archer in less than ideal conditions. 
> While there wasn't as much rain as there had been during the Bowman's 
> Tournament, it was wet and there were some sprinkles. All sixteen of the 
> competitors did well under the conditions.
> 
> The premiere recipient of the Steppes Silver Arrow was Arcarius Thomas 
> Quilliam of Wiesenfeuer who not only shot in three of the four events, he 
> also served as our Chiurgeon, inspected, marshalled, instructed, and helped 
> with the setting up and taking down when needed....all with a cheerful 
> demeanor. He showed the chivalric values of grace, honor, loyalty, etc and 
> was chosen by his peers as an example of those values in action. Thanks, 
> Thomas and congratulations!
> 
> The Period Equipment competition had to be postponed and we will hold it at 
> a later date.
> 
> Thank yous also go HL Jaque the Spink, my deputy, Lord Oudeceus Kynith, HL 
> Ekaterina Kharlampieva, Thomas Quilliam, Lord Kerrick of Elfsea, Lord Arthur 
> Blackmoon, Lord Alvin de Clairmont, HL Wil "Ironwyrm" Blackdragon, Lord 
> Ulrich of Carolingia, Lady Sherenia MacGregor, Lord Tegwared MacAuley, Lady 
> Vivian McKinnon, Waterbearers Lady Osanna de Burgh, Lady Catalina and her 
> husband HL John Irwynne, and Marguarite McBrindin (I know I misspelled it, 
> sorry) for all their help. A special personal thanks to Baldric of the 
> Steppes for running back to camp as the storm approached on Saturday and 
> pulling electrical cords and zipping up my tent for me, to Laurence Paulson 
> for sitting out the storm with Katya and myself, and to Sir Karl for making 
> me laugh and helping me to keep my sense of humor through the weekend. If I 
> have left anyone out, I am sorry, but my brain is still quite fried. Thank 
> you one and all for a truly memorable event.
> 
> Lady Lyneya de Grey
> Baronal Archery Marshal of the Steppes
> 
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