Winter's End XLIII/2009

Terra Pomaria Winter Event

Site token of Winter's End 2009 from Terra Pomaria Grete Boke

Date

14 February XLIII/2009

Motto

Winters End on the Feast of St. Valentines

Branch

Barony of Terra Pomaria (Marion, Polk & Lincoln Counties, Oregon)

Autocrat

Her Ladyship Brigit of Guernsey

Site

Oak Grove Grange Hall - US 2700 Oak Grove Road, Rickreall, OR 97313

Weather

Overcast, cold, occasional sun

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It is time to celebrate the Ending of Winter, join us upon the Feast of St Valentine as we enter the Courts of Love in Terra Pomaria. There will be a Rapier Tournament and a contest of knowledge and skill to choose our new Champions. (More details below)

Since this IS the Feast of St Valentine, we invite you to demonstrate your adoration for the one who has inspired you with poetry, song, small gifts, and with your best chivalric manners. The populace shall judge who has shown the highest honor and they will be proclaimed before all as desert is served.

This is a one day event starting at 9:00 am and ending at 10:00 PM. Site is dry, please bring a pot luck dish with enough to serve 8 and your group along with a serving utensil and list of ingredients.

Site Fees; Adult $10 Youth 5 to 17 $5 Family cap $35 Nonmember surcharge $3 Make checks payable to SCA INC Barony of T.P.

Activities

• 9:00 AM Gate Opens
• 10:00 AM Sign-up for Rapier Tourney (you can compete without intending to be Champion)
• 11:45 AM Opening Court. Contestants for the Champions presented themselves and declared their intent to compete to their Excellencies.
• 12:00 PM Lunch was served
• 12:30 PM Arts And Sciences Champion judging begins.
• 12:30 PM Rapier Champions and Tournament of Roses begins
• 3:00 PM Lunch ends
• 3:00 PM Armored Fighters practice bout
• 4:00 PM Bring your Pot-Luck dish in to be set up for the Feast
• 5:00 PM Principality Court held by Their Highnesses Prince Brian & Princess Acacia of the Summits with business from Baron Rolund & Baroness Emma of Terra Pomaria within Their Highnesses Court.
• 5:45 PM Pot Luck feast began

Event Highlights

Factoids

• This is the 3rd L & S to be held on this site.
• All currently active inidividual Order of the Heart of Saint William honors were given away, ironically it being Saint Valentine's Day.

Details about the Rapier Tournement

Bring the person of your choice to stand as your inspiration. They will be given roses, one is theirs as a keepsake and in exchange they shall giveyou a favor to keep. When a bout is lost the inspiration gives one of their roses to the winner. Eventually there shall be only one who will be holding a complete bouquet. The others will have one rose to keep. You do not have to enter for the Championship to particpat in the Tourney. If you don't have someone to ask to stand as inspiration we can help with that. There will be ribbons and items available to use for favors and the Barony will provide the Roses. This is a wonderful opportunity to act with chivalry and drama, come join us and help make it memorable.

Details of the Arts and Sciences Contest

Please present letter of intent and be at Opening Court at 11:45 AM. You may compete in all catagories if you choose. To qualify for Champion you must have three entries. You will need expertise in one of the three entries and working knowledge in the other two. The intent is to challenge you to spread your wings and try something new. You will be asked to present your entries and answer questions related to your entry. The intent is to get a view of what your are intending and to give you an opportunity to describe any adaptations, interpretations and changes you may have made. Please provide some documentation about your entry to assist the judges in evaluating your entry. Scoring will use the Kingdom A&S judging format. All judges scores are tallied with the highest score becoming our Champion.

Court Highlights

• Their Highnesses of the Summits reopen opened evening court heralded by Johannes Kai, deputy Bleu Grael Herald of the Summits.
• Oath of Fealty from Their Excellencies Terra Pomaria
• Oath of Service from populace
• Court was turned over to Their Excellencies Terra Pomaria heralded by Jehan-Jacques Le Poutré dit Lavigne, personal herald acting for the absent Hazel Leaf Pursuivant.
• Rapier Championship changeover, Armand de Castille standing in for resigning champion Emilio Cerventez de Santo Domingo returned all regalia and accepted admittance into the Order of the Iris of Saint Elspeth for Constance de Wenwort, Emilio's consort. Sebastian de Winter inspired by lady Catarine Quhiting stepped up as the new champion.
• Armand de Castille swore fealty, by his own personal request, to the Baron and Baroness of Terra Pomaria.
• Arts and Scienes Championship changeover, Finna Grimsdottir stepped down and Brigit of Guernsey stepped up.
• HL Juliana van Aardenburg had business.
• Lindis Aquisgrano relinquished membership into an Order of the Heart of Saint William to MacKenzie.
• Emma von Bern relinquished membership into an Order of the Heart of Saint William to Armand de Castille.
• Karyn Georgsdottir relinquished membership into an Order of the Heart of Saint William to Robert Stlarifannskker.
• Brigit of Guernsey relinquished membership in an Order of the Heart of Saint William to Amylnn MacTallis.
• Emma von Bern, Baroness of Terra Pomaria made an announcement regarding September Crown XLIV/2009 which she is co-autocrating.
• Court was returned to Their Highnesses and closed by Johannes Kai.

Personal Memories

This was a relatively small, quaint event attended by a lot of newcomers. Many veteran faces made it out to say hello and mingle with everyone. There was more food than any peson should eat in 10 settings. Court was just the right amount of time and it could be said a good time was had by all. --Jehan-Jacques Lavigne

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