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<DIV>Greeting unto the Populace of Ansteorra:</DIV>
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<DIV>It is my great pleasure to announce, </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=5>Ansteorra's Argent Anniversary's </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=5>Nobles' Grand Archery Tournament!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>An archery competition between the most skilled archers of </DIV>
<DIV>Ansteorra, sponsored by the Nobility and/or Groups of our fair
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<DIV>Kingdom.</DIV>
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<DIV>To be held upon the Canton site during our AAA event </DIV>
<DIV>Friday July 9, 2004 starting at 11 AM in the morning. </DIV>
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<DIV>Nobles' of Ansteorra, come test the mettle of your group's or </DIV>
<DIV>personal choice of archer against the other skilled archers of </DIV>
<DIV>Ansteorra. Will the Champion Archer of Ansteorra's Argent </DIV>
<DIV>Anniversary be wearing your colors to victory? Will your
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<DIV>choice prove the most skilled archer of our fair Kingdom hails </DIV>
<DIV>from your lands? Come sponsor your champion or favorite archer </DIV>
<DIV>in Ansteorra's Argent Anniversary's test of skill with bow!</DIV>
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<DIV>All competing archers <U>must be sponsored</U> by Landed or Court </DIV>
<DIV>Nobility or an active Ansteorran group. Nobles may sponsor </DIV>
<DIV>themselves during this tournament. Pomp and
ceremony are </DIV>
<DIV>highly encouraged so don't forget your banners, regalia, and </DIV>
<DIV>voice heralds to announce your champion's deeds!</DIV>
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<DIV>Sponsor's entrant's fee is largess for the prize chest, something
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<DIV>you might wish to receive yourself ($10 value minimum please).
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<DIV>All prizes to be awarded to the winning archer's sponsor at the </DIV>
<DIV>conclusion of the tournament and may be distributed upon the </DIV>
<DIV>field as that sponsor sees fit (or not). Sorry, but we must
limit </DIV>
<DIV>our sponsors to having only one representing archer per sponsor.
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<DIV>Registration shall began on the range at 9 AM and close 11 AM </DIV>
<DIV>the morning of the contest. If you cannot be present you may
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<DIV>sent a representative, however no entrant's registration shall be
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<DIV>confirmed until their entry fee and sponsorship is recorded, no </DIV>
<DIV>exceptions! Sponsor(s) or their representative must be
present </DIV>
<DIV>during the conclusion of the contest for their archer to win. </DIV>
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<DIV>Archers, the contest will be either a double or triple elimination
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<DIV>target archery contest (to be announced prior to start) with </DIV>
<DIV>bows and crossbows pitted against like competitors for as long </DIV>
<DIV>as the lists shall allow (no sights or bow marks will be permitted).
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<DIV>Archers may not cross categories (that means you only get to </DIV>
<DIV>use one chosen weapon, so chose well!). All archery targets will
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<DIV>be familiar types used during this contest (five ring, period or 3D's,
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<DIV>no novelty targets will be used). Any "dreaded bye" shall be a </DIV>
<DIV>blind draw pick by your own sponsor, or their representative.</DIV>
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<DIV>Populace, please come bring your chairs, viewing tents & covered
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<DIV>ice chests and be prepared to spend a pleasant summer afternoon </DIV>
<DIV>cheering your favorite archer on to victory during this tournament </DIV>
<DIV>of pageantry & skill of bow! There shall be an area provided for
our </DIV>
<DIV>spectators to comfortably view the tournament.</DIV>
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<DIV>We hope you shall plan to make it part of your AAA event!</DIV>
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<DIV>In service of the dream,</DIV>
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<DIV>HL William Ironwyrm</DIV>
<DIV>Ansteorra's Argent Anniversary Archery Coordinator</DIV>
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