[Ponte Alto] Pennsic Rocked!!!

[Jeffrey C French]

Guy, can you tell us what the Dragon Teeth are?

-Jurgen
 
On Tuesday, August 12, 2008, at 11:24AM, <guylestran at aol.com> wrote:
>I would like to thank everyone who put the time and effort into the 
>Baronial Army to make it as successful as it was both on and off the 
>field.
>
>My wild Pennsic ride began when Lady Wulfwyn (spelling worry) dumped me 
>out of her car as she did a drive by of the Novice Tourney so that I 
>could see Lucas, Ru, Rian and Simja (aka Slimjim) right in each of 
>their lists.  Ru and Lucas fought their way out to see Lucas taking the 
>Novice belt for Atlantia.  It ended when the field battle was over.
>
>There are to many highpoints to list,  the two that stick out is Ponte 
>Alto in the woods and on the two bridges we took when the Prince of 
>Atlantia asked for her aid to help hold the Bridges for the East 
>Kingdom. Imagine my surprise when Ponte Alto decided they did not want 
>to just hold the bridges for the East but wanted to take them for 
>Atlantia.  It was simply amazing.
>
>Seeing Ponte Alto earn the Kingdom War Unit award the Award of the 
>Vexillum Atlantiae it is rather new, so here is what it is for----The 
>Vexillum Atlantiae (award of the banner) honors and recognizes the 
>ferocity and valor of a group of fighters as a whole, not as 
>individuals. When they fight as a unit, the group will have the honor 
>of carrying the banner with the heraldry of the award into battle.
>
>This Pennsic provided me my proudest moments in over 19 years of 
>fighting in the SCA.
>
>I remain
>
>Sir Guy
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>ps.  I also had a rocking time fighting with Altantia on the Rapier 
>field and though I missed the woods battle (there was so much fighting 
>during the week I had no chance to shop for my wife and that was the 
>only time i had left to do anything before pack up started).  The Ponte 
>Alto Rapier fighters along with the rest of the Atlantian Rapier Army 
>earned Dragon's Teeth for their outstanding performance against 
>overwhelming odds in the woods.
>
>"Knighthood Is Only The Beginning."
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