[Western] Fw: [Ansteorra] News from Gothic! Knightings, Centurions, Optios oh my!

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just wait until next years<BG>
ryah
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carl Chipman" <cchipman at nomadics.com>
To: <Ansteorra at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 10:49 AM
Subject: [Ansteorra] News from Gothic! Knightings, Centurions, Optios oh my!


> What's an Optio, you ask?
>
> Their Majesties Dracontius and Sibri, created the Optio fighting award.
This AoA level award was created to recognize fighting ability and
leadership of promising fighters.  The Optios are also tasked with assisting
the Centurions upon the field.
>
> The insignia of the new award is representative of their function, as its
an red eagle's claw on a gold field, with an embattled red border.  The
Optios are to be talon of the Centurions.
>
> In Roman times the Optio was under-officer of the Centurion, who would
motivate the men to greater feats of glory (see His Majesty for an example
on how they "motivated" them).
>
> The premiers of the order were Tarquin, Evan der Fultime, Brom O Brian,
Liam Gordon, and Baron Gauvin.  The five were immediately immortalized in
song on Sunday when Master Andrixos, the Calontiri Ambassador to the known
world, performed an original composition of his in honor of the Optios.
>
> Earlier in the day, upon the field of battle, Their Majesties announced
the elevation of Centurion Anton to the order of the Chivalry.  His vigil
will be Friday of Bryn Gwylad Baronial.
>
> Then later in the evening, in a deft manuever of court-fu that would have
made Jackie Chan's jaw drop, Their Majesties announce that Centurion Owen
will also be joining the chivalry, with his vigil to be held Friday night of
Mooneschadowe Guardian.
>
> Finally, in the final court on Sunday, the Centurions came into the Their
Majesties' presence with a complaint.  In the Centurions tournament on
Sunday, the felt that Optio Tarquin had NOT performed as an Optio should.
It was their opinion, that Tarquin was a Centurion, and should be held as
such.  Their majesties thanked the Centurions for their counsel, and then
inducted Optio Tarquin into the Order of the Centurions of the Sable Star.
>
> The event and the fighting were astounding.  Perhaps 120 fighting men and
women took the field on Saturday in armoured combat.  Saturday evening, 22
brave men and woman took to the barrier for Ansteorra's first Ansteorra
Barrier Championship (Trust me you had to see it to believe it), with
Centurion Ysfael surviving to the end. At the tournament, His Majesty
Dracontius, amazed by the two fighters going beyond all his expectations of
them, Awarded to Ld William and Roc the Bold the Sable Falcon of Ansteorra..
>
> On Sunday newly squired Lachlann Dunn proved his metal by winning the
Western Bear Pit tournament.
>
> The new site was fantastic, the fighting was amazing, the weather was a
gift from God, with cool breezes and light clouds.  I can honestly say that
this was one of the greatest events I've ever been to in the kingdom of
Ansteorra.
>
> Sieur Jean Paul de Sens,
> Mooneschadowe
>
> Carl Chipman
> Nomadics, Inc.
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>
>
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