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Heilsa,<br>
<br>
An apology if some of you received this message more than once. <br>
It was suggested to send this out to a wider audience than normal.<br>
<br>
Day bright and sunny<br>
Humidity climbing<br>
Cooling Breeze<br>
9 below record - 89<br>
<br>
18 became 19<br>
Witness by HRH Sir Mahdi<br>
Roses were attended<br>
<br>
'Boys week of By<br>
Helms holding horns, long golden locks<br>
- Skinned Lions<br>
<br>
People in armor: 17<br>
Children: 6<br>
Total in attendance: 46<br>
<br>
The attendance included Lord Raul with his family<br>
and friends from Bonwicke. <br>
Lord Cathal from Loch Ruadh made the journey.<br>
<br>
Do hope that all who attended enjoyed themselves, be<br>
it on the field in and/or both the Joint War Practice and <br>
the Buckler Tournament afterward. Plus, those who came<br>
out to support all the fighters, from the sidelines. Thank you <br>
to each of you.<br>
<br>
Weapons used this day:<br>
Sword<br>
Great Sword<br>
Fiberglass Spear<br>
Recurve bow<br>
<br>
Shields used this day:<br>
Heater<br>
Round<br>
Buckler<br>
War Shield - Condottieri<br>
Rectangle Shield<br>
<br>
Schedule of certain events:<br>
<br>
Normal Fighter Practice<br>
Sunday Afternoons 2 PM to 6 PM<br>
Mary Heads Carter (MHC) Park, Carrollton<br>
Loaner Armor available - 1st come, 1st serve<br>
<br>
November 11th, 12th, and 13th -<br>
CLASH OF THE TARTANS<br>
( otherwise known as 3 Kings - see entire message on Ansteorra list)<br>
<br>
November 13th:<br>
There will be some people who will be at MHC on Sunday afternoon,<br>
regular start time (2 PM), so if you did not get enough fighting in at
3 Kings, <br>
then come out or just want to enjoy the park.<br>
There might be some loaner armor available. <br>
Lord Hrafn Olafsson (Squire to Sir Earl Duncan) - Steppes Knight
Marshal,<br>
might be able to make it back from 3 Kings as well.<br>
<br>
Schedule for War Practices:<br>
Currently - there was some discussion concerning the next War Practice<br>
and it was express that with the holiday season approaching with all
the <br>
Yules and other such activities that everyone would not be able to
attend.<br>
<br>
The initial feedback was that there will be more War Practices,<br>
looking at one per month. In other words, those who can and able to<br>
attend, the schedule is being review now.<br>
<br>
So, stay tune and just as soon as I hear, will post the next date for
this<br>
practice, which will be in December - possible 1st Sunday of the month.<br>
<br>
The usual reminder:<br>
Please bring at least 1 gallon or more of water and gatorade. I <br>
recommend 2 gallons of fluids and snacks to replenish your <br>
energy levels. Plus, various types of
snacks - cold pickles<br>
- oranges - energy bars - etc...<br>
- Bring Chairs for you to sit upon. There are two water fountains in
the park, plus<br>
there are several stores close by that carry these items and more.<br>
<br>
Fighter Practice involves just that - practice and training.<br>
To reach our goals, then both words come into focus.<br>
<br>
Training involves separate levels -<br>
Basic level to "good"<br>
Man-At-Arms and/or Squire entry level<br>
Centurion level<br>
Tournament level<br>
<br>
In attendance this day:<br>
<br>
I know that I missed at least two good gentles and will take this space<br>
to apology to them for not speaking with them and thanking them for <br>
coming out this past Sunday. The only excuse that I have, was just<br>
a tad busy - it is the best one that I have. :)<br>
<br>
HRH Sir Baron Qadi 'Abd al-Mahdi Jamal ibn Hakim <br>
with son, Alexander<br>
<br>
HE Armand Dragonetti
- Baron of Elfsea, Squire to Sir Romanius<br>
<br>
Sir Romanius (Elfsea)<br>
and his lady, Lady Deanna<br>
<br>
Clan Ross:<br>
Centurion Morgan Buchanan (Squire to Sir Earl Duncan) - Central Region
Knight Marshal<br>
Centurion Tomas Niallagain (Squire to Sir Earl Duncan) - Captain of
Elfsea Baronial Guard<br>
and his lady, <br>
HL Rixende
de Rouen (Cadet to Master Robin) - Seneschal
of Elfsea.<br>
HL Mary Elisabeth<br>
Lord Hrafn Olafsson (Squire to Sir Earl Duncan) - Steppes Knight
Marshal <br>
and his lady, <br>
Lady
Elizabeta di
Valore della Rosa (Apprentice to Duchess Larissa)<br>
Iliana<br>
<br>
Friends of House Porto:<br>
Lord Geoffrey (Squire to His Grace, Sir Duke Miguel)<br>
<span class="moz-txt-citetags"> </span>and his lady, Lady Katheryn
Cunningghame - Steppes Hospitaler<br>
<br>
Condottieri:<br>
Lord CinaedOHosey and children<br>
daugther - Tori <br>
and sons - Jon and Nikko<br>
Lord Michael Kettering<br>
<br>
House Arkham:<br>
HL William Blackdragon <br>
<br>
Master Robin of Gilwell <br>
Master Philip <br>
<br>
HL Chiara Francecsa Arianna d'Onofri, <br>
Captain of the Steppes Baronial Guard and Apprentice
to Master Fritz <br>
Head of Entourage of TRH's,<br>
HRH Sir Qadi 'Abd al-Mahdi Jamal ibn Hakim <br>
and his lady, HRH Valeria Richila Navarro<br>
<br>
HL Fearghus MacKenna (Elfsea) - Central Regional Archery Marshal<br>
<br>
Lady Gabriele <br>
Lady Honour du Bois (Elfsea)<br>
<br>
Lord Eirikr Elgr <br>
and his lady, Lady Elinor Salter<br>
and son - Ian<br>
<br>
Lord Lochlen Dunn, Squire to Sir Drake (Elfsea)<br>
son - Ian<br>
<br>
Lord Raul de Long (all from Bonwicke)<br>
accompanying<br>
Angela<br>
Roger<br>
Blake<br>
Maria<br>
Sheila<br>
<br>
Lord Jasper Codrington (Elfsea)<br>
<br>
Cathal Finn O'Brian (Loch Ruadh)<br>
<br>
Lord Faelan Caimbeul,<br>
and his lady, Lady Regan Campbell<br>
<br>
Tereysa di Sorrano (Elfsea)<br>
<br>
Cynthia<br>
Brittany<br>
Andrew<br>
<br>
Warm up bouts prior to War Practice and Buckler Tournament:<br>
<br>
Lord Lochlen with buckler and sword<br>
vs Lord Hrafn with buckler and sword<br>
Lord Lochlen with buckler and sword<br>
vs Centurion Morgan with buckler and sword<br>
Lord CinaedOHosey with buckler and sword<br>
vs Lord Lochlen with buckler and sword<br>
Lord Hrafn with buckler and sword<br>
vs Lord CinaedOHosey with buckler and sword<br>
Master Robin with single sword<br>
vs Lord Geoffrey with sword and inverted sword<br>
Lady Honour with sword and inverted sword<br>
vs Master Philip with heater and sword<br>
<br>
I will post a caveat here - the individuals and their<br>
weapons being employed is what I recall - hopefully<br>
my memory is in good order here. :)<br>
I seem to recall that there were two spears, one on<br>
each side and at the moment can not remember<br>
who was carrying the other spear. Perhaps it was<br>
Baron Armand.<br>
<br>
Joint War Practice scenarios:<br>
HRH Sir Mahdi overseeing and setting up each scenario.<br>
The scenarios involved a mixture of open field,<br>
limited open field, bridge and gate, with resurrections.<br>
With the sides switching positions on the field.<br>
<br>
There was only one combat archer on the field to<br>
support HRH Sir Mahdi and the fighters at this Joint <br>
War Practice - Lord Michael Kettering.<br>
At the direction of HRH Sir Mahdi, combat<br>
archery was included within certain scenarios. <br>
When combat archery was involved, the combat<br>
archer was roaming and shooting at only one side<br>
- which was determined by the scenario.<br>
<br>
Side One -<br>
Centurion Morgan with heater and sword<br>
(commanding)<br>
Lord CinaedOHosey with war shield and sword<br>
Lord Hrafn with fiberglass spear<br>
Lady Honour with heater and sword<br>
Lord Raul with shield and sword<br>
Lord Geoffrey with rectangle and sword<br>
Lord Lochlen with shield and sword<br>
<br>
Side Two -<br>
Centurion Tomas with heater and sword<br>
(commanding)<br>
Baron Armand with rectangle shield and sword<br>
Lord Jasper with shield and sword<br>
Lord Eirikr with great sword<br>
Master Robin with heater and sword<br>
Lord Karolus with heater and sword<br>
Lord Cathal with shield and sword<br>
Lord Faelan Caimbeul with shield and sword<br>
<br>
<br>
YIS,<br>
Lord Michael Kettering<br>
Combat Archer for the Condottieri<br>
King's Archer<br>
Steppes Deputy Knight Marshal<br>
Steppes
Deputy Hospitaler<br>
<br>
<br>
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