Tryggvy's War XLIII/2008

Full event title: Tryggvy's War II: Boudica's Revenge

Date

July 25-27, XLIII/2008

Branch

Three Mountains (Multnomah and Clackamas counties, OR)

Autocrat

Boudica the Red

Site

Trojan Park

Weather

Sunny and warm, even relatively warm in the evening

Activities

War between the romans and the celts

Boudica's Bash torchlight tourney

Dance

2 evening bardic competitions

Iron Viking/Iron Valkyrie Competetion

Event Highlights

• Slaine' inghean Ui Mhaille inducted into the Order of the Mountain Sun.
• Talieson Teagwas won Boudica's Bash dressed up as "Talia" the maid, in accordance with the rules of the tourney that all fighters must be dressed as women. Skamp (as Mary Meatcart) and Thomas naCourt (Tomasina) also participated.
• Skamp won the Iron Viking Competition

Personal Memories

An ode to Mary Meatcart (Skamp's alter-ego for the 'ladies' torchlight tourney): "Mary, Mary, big and hairy, how does your pole-axe throw? With swings and strikes and tangled pikes and a shield line all in a row." --Malkom1366 18:19, 27 Jul 2008 (PDT)

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