[Bryn-gwlad] championships

[Sean Gulick]

On the King's Lancer issue, there has been talk of an additional  
King's Lancer event in the Fall to balance the one that happens  
Sunday at Lysts.  In other words to follow the pattern of Queens and  
have two a year.  Some voices spoke for separating King's Lancer from  
Lysts, but I don't think those were in majority.  In the end however  
our tradition is that the current King's Lancer decides with their  
majesties permission.  King's Lancer therefore may not always be at  
Lysts, but  it may often be at Lysts.  How's that for clarity!

Gideon

On Aug 1, 2007, at 1:24 PM, rurikthered at swordworks.org wrote:

> As Lazlo states, it is my recollection that we decided not to  
> decide and
> allow each event steward to decide which championships if any to  
> hold at
> each event.
>
> I agree with the notion that if we allow our championships to  
> fluctuate,
> it give the appearance that they are no big deal and are subject to  
> whims
> of fancy and thereby not of importance.
>
> I believe that the desire to split up the championships stems for many
> peoples desire to be able to compete in as many as possible. While  
> this is
> a grand and noble endeavor, it becomes unrealistic and  
> unfortunately, hard
> choices must be made in which championships do each of us choose to
> compete in each year.
>
> As a rapier fighter, there is some personal frustration felt with the
> rapier championship to be held at Candlemas. Many of us also  
> participate
> in the A&S, not only as artisian competing, but as instructors and  
> we are
> asked to make the choice to compete in our choosen martial area or  
> improve
> not only ourselves, but hopefully others and teach classes as well.
> Obviouslly we cannot do both. We do not observe this same  
> situtation is
> faceed by the Chivalric fighters.
>
> I personnally feel we should have all martial championships held at  
> the
> fall event, Chivalric, Rapier and Archery, closing the "tourney"  
> season
> just as Steppes Warlord, in it's own way, "opens" the tourney season.
> Having our Equestrian Championship at Lyst, I believe, is an excellent
> idea, since I believe that Kingdom Lancer, if I remember correctly,  
> was to
> become a stand alone event. Then Candlemas can be solely devoted to  
> the
> gentler arts of A&S for all member, choosing the A&S and Bardic  
> Champions.
>
> I cannot speak of where Bryn Gwlad fits into the grand scheme or  
> prestige
> in the Championships within our Kingdom, but I do know that many  
> feel that
> if Ansteorra is the birth place of SCA Rapier Combat, then Bryn  
> Gwlad, if
> not where the seed was planted, was the cradle that nurtured its  
> growth,
> and in my humble opinion, should the the most eteemed Championship  
> within
> the Rapier Community of Ansteorra after the Queens Champion.
>
> Rurik
>
>
>
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Dr. Sean P. S. Gulick
Research Scientist, Institute for Geophysics
Lecturer, Department of Geological Sciences
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