[Artemisia] News about Gulf Wars

Fri Mar 24 23:39:03 CST 2006

I have been wanting to go to Gulf Wars for quite some time, especially since I have family in Lumberton, MS and visited there many times while I was growing up. I do miss the area, since I am from the Gulf Coast and I hope to be able to attend one of their wars sometime in the next few years. I look forward to visiting there again. The last time I was there was in January of 1999 when my father passed away. Alas, one day I will be able to return for a visit. It is still beautiful there in-spite of the hurricane damage. I know we all would enjoy the event and the hospitality that is there. Hopefully we can send a sizeable contingent there in the next few years. I can give you a list of things you must see or do while in the area! 
Looking forward to a nice visit back home in the hopefully not so distant future,

Lady Helen Might de Gunthorpe

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  From: Yaasamiina<mailto:Yaasamiina at rmci.net> 
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  Subject: [Artemisia] News about Gulf Wars

  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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  To: 

  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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