In my
first post I talked a little about my hobby, the SCA. This past weekend Arizona’s
kingdom held the semi-annual crown The tournament is a double elimination tournament:
therefore, each fighter gets to fight at least twice. There are two classes of
fighters one is the knights, they have proven their mental and have been recognized
by their peers. The second class is the fighters who have not yet obtained
knighthood. Keep in mind that there is more to being a knight than just being a
good fighter.
tournament. Every 6 months a tournament is
held in order to decide who will reign as king. The best fighters in the
kingdom gather with their best armor and their consorts. Each fighter fights
for the honor of making their consort the queen. 
I am
not a knight, however I normally fight in this tournament. It gives me a chance
to face fighters that I normally would not get a chance to fight. I also use it
as a gage of how well I am doing as a fighter. I chose not to fight this time
around due to my school schedual. If I had managed to win the day I would not
be able to do the position justice, for the demands of school would take all my
focus. Hay, I could have a good day.
The
list of fighters for this crown was long. There were forty seven fighters on
this season’s list. The pagentery started with each fighter introducing themselves
and their consorts to the current crown. The next step was for the fighters who
are not yet knights to challenge the knights. The challenges set the first
round of the tournament, and the fallowing rounds are set by the minister of
the list. The rounds progress with great fights, and acts of valor and chivalry.
A fighter might give his opponent a
second fight to avoid any question about the winner, or give his opponent a
chance to catch his breath during a long fight. The end of the day brings three
fighters to the final round.
His majesty
declares that since all three fighters have had one loss each, that the first
to defeat the other two will be the victor and crowned prince until their
coronation. The fighters then gather their heralds and retainers, and make ready
for the final round. The heralds introduce their respective fighter and their
consorts with all of their accomplishments. The heralds do this as would
Chaucer, from the movie A Knight’s Tale.
The
first fight is between Duke, Sir Craven, who has reined a king four other
times, and he fights for the honor of his lady, Duchess Elzbieta. Craven faces
Baron, Sir Morgan, who has made it to the finals of crown several times, and
fights for the honor of his lady, Baroness Elizabeth. The fighters start by
saluting and honoring the current crown. Next fighters salute and honor their consorts,
and as a show of chivalry each fighter salutes and honors his opponent’s consort.
Then the fighters salute and honor each other. Finally the King calls the fight
to begin. The knights fight honorably, but only one can be victorious. Duke,
Sir Craven wins the first fight.
The
second fight Duke, Sir Craven must face Sir Franbald, and he
fights for the
honor of Baroness Irina. The fighters give their salutes, and then the king
starts the fight. Once again the knights fight honorably, and Duke, Sir Craven
stands victorious.
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| Craven vs Morgan |
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| Craven vs Franbald |
The day
was enjoyable and the fighting was spectacular. It does not matter if I am
fighting or just watching crown tournament is always an event worth going to.
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| Craven and Elzbieta |
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