[Artemisia] News about Gulf Wars

[Yaasamiina]

Artemisian Cousins. My new friend Jarl Skeggi reports a fine time had at 
Gulf Wars and recommends all to give this event a try. I thought you 
might be interested. See below.
Yaasamiina
[Fwd: [windhorse_manor] from Jarl Skeggi Bob]
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Subject: 	[windhorse_manor] from Jarl Skeggi Bob
Date: 	Wed, 22 Mar 2006 03:39:21 -0000
From: 	duchess_angharad
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Skeggi posted this on the An Tir Fight Practice List.  Thought I'd 
share it.
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Greetings All,

Just thought I'd let everyone know that it would be worth your while 
to save $10 a week in a special savings acount called Gulf Wars for 
next year.

Permanent structures such as huts, castles and walls.  Mobile ramps 
to scale the walls during war scenarios!  Tourneys, feasts, pubs, 
parties and all the Southern Hospitality you can stand!

There is a reason that Gulf Wars is the second most popular event in 
the SCA.  You have to experience it to understand.  Once you go 
there will be no question in your mind though!

Every single person I met was genuinly nice.  On and off the field.  
I met hundereds of folks in just 4 days.  I fought nearly 300 
different fighters one on one over several days.  You can't buy 
training like that!

I fought in the Champions tourney and won my bout.  It was quite a 
unique tourney.  The King and Queen of Gleann Abhann chose me to be 
their Champion for the first round of the Knights Division.  A King 
and Queen from another land called forth their Champion.  We fought, 
I won and that was it for the both of us.  There where 15 challenges 
in the Squires division and 15 in the Chivalry division.  The King 
with the most victorious champions gets the war point.  First one 
fight tourney I've ever been in.

I also fought in Ansteorra's tourney.  It was mixed shield sizes, 
mixed weapons and I only succeeded into three rounds.  Had some 
grand fights and impressed His Majesty with An Tirian Chivalry.

I have a nasty habbit I learned from Duke Thorin.  Be the first one 
on the field in armor and the last one to leave.  Two days in a row 
An Tir took the field first and did not leave until the field was 
either empty or yielded to An Tir.  The battles on Friday and 
Saturday where fast and fierce.  There where only like 3 or 4 
battles each day that took maybe an hour or a bit more then onto 
pick up fighting that lasted 5 hours +.

I've been telling everyone I have to sleep standing up because there 
are bruises all over my body to the point I can hardly lie down.

The gauging was all appropriate.  Some took lighter than others, 
approaching ranges varied and power of blows varied a bit but seemed 
like everyone was hitting plenty hard.  They still use long whippy 
sticks down there though.  Throw alot of offside shots to the 
forearm and offside ribs.

All in all the fighting was grand!  Very honorable and very 
chivalric.  Lots of really good positive communication.

Well I'm off for now, just had to share a bit of my weekend with All 
Yall.

Night
Jarl Skaggi Bob (My official Gulf War Title)







 
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