[Bryn-gwlad] Queen's Champion....anyone?

[DonPieter@aol.com]

As I live in Bjornsborg I can only comment on two of your questions.
1. The Queens Champion is a rapier champion. In ancient times on Ansteorra  
(sorry Tivar) there was armored combat done but it is a tradition that the  
Queens champion to be a rapier fighter as we rapier fighters mostly swear an  
oath to protect the good name and honor of said queen. The kings champion is a  
armored tourney.
 
2. The site chosen this queens is a non-camping site. Day tripping in this  
kingdom does happen and depending on the local group it is hard to find a good  
site that allows camping where as other groups are blessed with great camping 
 sites and people still daytrip.
 
Don Pieter Rausch
BjornGwlad :o)
 
In a message dated 5/10/2006 9:52:07 P.M. Central Standard Time,  
AngeIDescending at aol.com writes:

Hey  there SCA family,

Ok Q&A time for the new girl.......I got the note  about Queen's  Champion, 
and of course I want to go!!  A big ol  tourney and then a masked  ball 
afterwards?!?!  FUN FUN  FUN!!  Sooooo.....

1)  How come I only see rapier fighting  mentioned here??  Surely  the 
heavy-weapons folks get to fight,  too, right?

2)  Is this a camping event?  Ive heard that  day-tripping in  Ansteorra is 
like sunshine and clear skies year  round in An Tir.....it just  doesn't 
happen.....?

3)  Is  anyone else planning to go that might want to carpool?  I  can seat  
four comfortably and the truck gets pretty good gas milage (made it   from 
San 
Diego to downtown LA on a quarter of a tank of  gas....haHA!)

4)  Is anyone interested in maybe having a  Mask-making get-together  
pot-lucky sort of thing?  Everyone  bring their stuff and a food thing to  
share......and we make masks  and maybe watch some cool medieval-lookin'  
movies and have a 
good  time.  Anyone?

I have to say I REALLY appreciate all the kindness  and hospitality that has  
been shown to me.....you guys are just  amazing!!

Very sincerely,
Michele, still trying to nail down that  Indian persona