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- A huge tournament which took place June 7-24, 1520, between King Henry VIII of England and King Francis I of France. The event was arranged to increase the bond of friendship between the two kings, and consisted of tournaments, banquets and other entertainments such as archery and wrestling.
- An event of the same name in An Tir. aka "FOTCOG"
(Note: There is some disagreement on the the name of the event. "Field of Cloth of Gold" or "Field of THE Cloth of Gold". They're both referring to the same event.)
(Posted to the Steps on 12 July XLI/2006.)
Greetings,
The Field of the Cloth of Gold was a resounding success.
How do we know? Because by 2:00 Saturday people were already buzzing about plans for NEXT year.
Darienne and Morgan did an excellent job as Autocrats and their excellencies Blatha an Oir and Madrone did a superb job of leading Their Baronies to heretofore unseen heights of ostentatious display!
Some of the highlights.
Well it's me, so I'm going to start with the fighting.
The Ransom Tourney was a smash. Their Excellencies and their ladies did a wonderful job of either providing or extracting ransoms throughout the tourney. Sir Martin should have been allowed to enter the Equestrian competitions since he won a horse!
The 'Battle Chess' game was a huge hit. You know it is going well when the fighters are impatient to start the THIRD game and likely would have gone a 4th if there would have been time.
The fashion show went Very well. I may need to bring sunglasses next year for all the gold metallic material and bright sunlight.
The equestrians had a ball and I saw several folks waving around their new equestrian authorization cards. It looks like BAO is on it's way to getting their own horsy guild up and running.
The round-robin bardic competition was (and I'm not exaggerating) one of the best I've seen in my 20 years in the SCA. It was interesting that in order to win, the performers had to have a DEEP repertoire. Every time you thought you'd seen their best piece they would top themselves in the next round!
Sunday brought the Rose tourney, and the waterbearers were definitely the big winners.
The Dual Courts were fascinating. Once the Heralds got the hang of it, it was a great way to illustrate the nature of the event.
Speaking of which, anyone interested in what FOTCOG is, you should read the article and listen to the BBC file at the bottom of this page. It really was the first SCA event ever!
Thanks to all I may have missed, and I can't wait to do it again next year!
In Service,
Sir Daniel
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/inourtime/ram/inourtime_20051006.ram
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_of_the_Cloth_of_Gold
Memories of Fields of Gold 2007
by Her Highness Princess Caiomhinn
July 16, 2007
I arrived at the Fields of Gold site in the Shire of Tir Bannog to discover quite an extraordinary group. The two land owners Her Ladyship Betha of Dawlish, and her husband His Lordship Tewl Gover orth Kernow, have set aside 10 acres of their 250-acre property to build a medieval village.
Betha and Tewl have a medieval Tudor-style inn complete with four theme rooms with four to six beds each (the Scottish, Irish, Welsh and Middle Eastern) as well as a lovely, bustling medieval kitchen that opens to the main seating area. The style reminded Me very much of the houses His Highness Prince Ulf and Myself saw in York, England with a windy, organic flair just as it should for the Tudor period. The top floor is reserved for royalty and is comprised of a large spacious bedroom with carved and painted five petal roses with a large comfortable bed and a window that over looks the other buildings and the nearby meadow through which I could see wild deer grazing on Saturday morning.
I was also served fresh muffins, fresh orange juices and coffee each morning in bed. The next building is a Venetian-style abode to go along with their daughters' persona of a Venetian courtesan. There is also a Norse sod-house under construction with hand-hewed and skinned lumber and rocks hand quarried, as well as a gate house, chirurgeon's dwelling and plans for a 200-person Norse feast hall. All this on a picturesque 250-acre property with hand-carved street signs and a meandering river.
What the Right Honourable Tewl and Betha have done is nothing short of extraordinary and combined with their dedication to the SCA community and outreach (they have started hosting Scouts and Girl Guide groups on the weekends to educate using the village as a ‘Medieval Teaching Center’) it was indeed impressive. I was also impressed with Lord Wlfryd of Leedes and his lady, Lady Rhiannon of Shrewsbury who ran the inn and the kitchen for the weekend. Lord Wlfryd made an excellent bitter ale which I am sure His Highness Prince Ulf would like to try.
Overall, it was a truly incredible experience for Me. I have never been so well fed, had so much attention or had so many people scold Me for attempting to clean a dish. They were all wonderful and it was a unique weekend I will never forget. I offer a huge huzzah to the wonderful people of Tir Bannog and Cae Mor!
Caoimhinn
Princess Tir Righ