[MR] Reminder of Tournament of Love and Beauty

[Connor Sinclair]

Unto all nobles and gentles of Atlantia,
The Barony of Ponte Alto bids all welcome to the second year of The Tournament of Love and Beauty.
http://pontealto.atlantia.sca.org/tolab.php
I encouraged that all fighters, who are authorized in both the rapier and armoured forms, compete in both the Love and the Beauty tournaments to show all the true nature of skilled men at arms. 
  There will be two main tournaments during the day each will be followed by a grand melee. During the course of the day an extra area will be set up for fighters to engage in pickups or mini tourneys while the main tournaments are being held. 
 The first tournament will be the Tournament of Beauty at 11am. Rapier fighters will process and begin with an initial challenge in. After that fighters may make challenges and pair up at the agreed upon fields. The winner of the most matches will be declared the Champion of Beauty and may crown the Queen of Beauty.
  During this time armoured fighters will be able to engage in pick-ups in another arena. 
 
 Following the first tournament there will be a short “playing of the prize” style demonstration of the new combat form of Cut & Thrust. 
 
 The second tournament will be the Tournament of Love at 2pm. Armoured fighters will process and begin with an initial challenge in. After that fighters may make challenges and pair up at the agreed upon fields. The winner of the most matches will be declared the Champion of Love and may crown the Queen of Love.
   During this time, rapier fighters will be able to engage in pick-ups in another arena. 
 
 
  
 For rapier combat: 
 The Field of Azure: fights at the barrier, with single sword. 
 The Field of Gules: fights of case of swords. 
 The Field of Sable: fights of sword and offhand dagger or buckler. 
 The Field of Argent: fights of open form. 
 
 
  Fields of Combat. 
 For armoured combat: 
 The Field of Azure: fights at the barrier. 
 The Field of Gules: fights of pole weapons, great weapons, and half swords. * 
 The Field of Sable: fights of matched weapons, sword and buckler, axes, and daggers. 
 The Field of Argent: fights of open form, including sword and weapon fights. 
 
 Rules of engagement: 
 All combatants may choose from the following rules of engagement. 
 The standard SCA blow recognition rules, as laid out in the rules of the lists. 
 Combat ‘a plaisance’ whereby combatants make an exchange of between three (3) and five (5) stout blows. 
 Combat ‘a outrance’ whereby a combatant who is driven from the list, falls to the ground, or drops their weapon will have lost. 
 
 *Special note: Two matched half swords of five feet in length will be provided. These weapons shall be treated under the rules of great weapons. They will not have any edging along the “blade” and the pommel, tip, and quillions will be padded for the use of striking. 
 
 
 
 For more questions or more information regarding martial activities for this event please contact Lord Connor Sinclair at connorsinclair at yahoo.com
  

Lord Connor Sinclair de Winterfell 
http://home.armourarchive.org/members/winter/sca.html 
http://squires.atlantia.sca.org/ 

 
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