[MR] Crwon Tourney, the SCA , and such.

[Craig Levin]

Cynwrig:

> Actually...we could broaden the scope of Crown Melee to include 
> other Kingdom offices...Imagine, if you will....[TOUNGE IN CHEEK] 
> A cool, crisp autumn morn...a light mist covers the battle field.  
> The assembled populace looks left...and their is Attila the Vard...
> with his mighty army at his back.  Perfectly formed, heraldically 
> correct banners fly behind him, no conflicts, no metal on metal...
> the perfect army to claim the title of TRITON PRINCIPLE HERALD.  But
> nothing so prized as that would go unchallenged!  As the crowd looks
> left...Herveus the Red strides into view.  A hundred heralds behind
> him, in unison crying out his many titles and ranks, each perfectly 
> enunciated, in correct Order of Precedence.  The crowd looks towards
> the viewing stands... 

ROFL!

Actually, for some unfathomable reason, I see Herveus' retainers
dressed as Thai Buddhist monks, all in saffron robes. Ghu knows
why, since I'm not a Buddhist, and I'm in his retinue. Probably
some imbalance in my sleep schedule...

> Michael Batcock nods, each contender having proven his worthiness as
> a herald.  Now the time had come for the Triton Tourney's Heraldic 
> Rumble.  Gold trumpets signal the start, and the two armies roar out
> the names of their leaders.  ATTILLA THE VARD!!!!  HERVEUS THE RED!!!
> Five times a hundred voices crying out as the earth rumbles beneath 
> their running feat...a mighty clash as the armies collide.  OH THE 
> HUMANITY!!!!  Then, finally, as the sun burns off the fog...a victor
> stands, with the last, bleeding remnants of his army...around them, 
> the bodies of their enemies lie broken.  The victor strides towards 
> Batcock, ready to assume the title of Triton, having proved not only
> his heraldic wisdom, but his might as well.... 
> 
> Can you see it...the bright glorious future? [TOUNGE OUT OF CHEEK]

Don't laugh. I've seen contests of excruciatingly ugly blazons
called out at twenty paces...8-p

Pedro

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