Lions Gate Company of Archers

LIONS GATE COMPANY OF ARCHERS

To improve the qualifications and recognition of archers in Lions Gate I would like to propose a Company of Archers be formed. Archers would have to complete the following to be accepted into the Company in the year of qualification: (Old scores do not count)

1. Archers must shoot a 40 + average in:

Open,

Longbow,

Crossbow, and

Period class.

2. Archers must shoot at least one:

IKAC

York round

3. Archers must have taken (and passed) the target archery marshals training course or be a minimum of Junior Light Marshal.

At the first archery related event of the New Year a Company Captain will be announced.

This archer will be the one with the highest combined total using the following formula.

Open average /1 LB (+ or -) average /1 CB average/1 Traditional average /1 IKAC/2

York/5

Each archer qualifying for the company will receive 1 custom made arrow of the company to carry as a token. The Captain of the company will receive a quiver to carry for the year.

As soon as possible after the archer achieves their entrance to the company they will be admitted.

Archer's re-qualifying each year will have silver bands added to their tokens. The archery Captain will have a Gold band added to their tokens.

The Captain, Baronial Archer and their Deputies, and a representative of the Baron will discuss the requirement changes, if any, for the new years shooting. The changes will have to be issued prior to March 1st each year.

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Year one (2000)

In the first year of the company the following archers gained access to the company:

Kenneth of Shaftesbury

HL John Dougall MacAndrew of Ross of Balnagowan (Company Captain)

Year two (2001)

In the second year of the company the following archers gained access to the company:

Anika Styffe,
HL John Dougall MacAndrew of Ross of Balnagowan, OGGS

Eammon Ryan, (Company Captain)

Year three (2002)

In the third year of the company the following archers gained access to the company:

HL John Dougall MacAndrew of Ross of Balnagowan, OGGS (Company Captain)

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Business:

Our lack of locations for shooting crossbow seriously made the task of qualifying more daunting. The following changes have been made to the company to rectify this:

Instead of a 40 average in crossbow the archer needs any average in crossbow. However their total points must still give them a 40 average overall. These changes were discussed with the Baronial Archer, Baron Lions Gate, and the sole company member.

Questions were raised as to the responsibilities of the Company Captain. The only responsibility for the company captain was to promote the company during the following year.

Year four (2003)

In the forth year of the company the following archers gained access to the company:

Lady Ealeen de Seez
Lady Anika Styfe
Lord Theodore
Brynmor
Lady Delwyn verch Ynyr
David of Tiriane
James Wolfden
Margaret Hamilton of Stirlingshire

HL John Dougall MacAndrew of Ross of Balnagowan, OGGS (Company Captain)

Year five (2004)

In the fifth year of the company the following archers gained access to the company:

Lady Ealeen de Seez
Lady Fiona the Archer
Lady Hæletha atté Leigh
Lady Margaret Hamilton of Stirlingshire
Lord James Wolfden
HL John Dougall MacAndrew of Ross of Balnagowan, OGGS

Lady Anika Styfe (Acting Company Captain)

Due to other commitments HL John Macandrew asked Lady Anika Styfe to accept the responsibilities of Company Captain. She accepted and this was announced at Baronial Banquet.

Year Six (2005)

In the sixth year of the company the following archers gained access to the company:

Lady Margaret Hamilton of Stirlingshire
David of Tiriane

HL John Dougall MacAndrew of Ross of Balnagowan, OGGS

Year seven (2006)

In the seventh year of the company the following archers gained access to the company:

Adam,
Lady Ealeen de Seez
Lady Margaret Hamilton of Stirlingshire
HL John Dougall MacAndrew of Ross of Balnagowan, OGGS

David of Tiriane

Year eight (2007)

In the eigth year of the company the following archers gained access to the company:

Kimberly,
Duncan,
Karen,
HL Ealeen de Seez
Master John Dougall MacAndrew of Ross of Balnagowan, OGGS
Kenneth of Shaftesbury

David of Tiriane

Year nine (2008)

In the ninth year of the company the following archers gained access to the company:

Kenneth of Shaftesbury

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Year ten (2009)

In the tenth year of the company the criteria were revised, as follows:

The Lions Gate Company of Archers recognizes archers in excellence in marksmanship, versatility in gear they shoot, and in their pursuit of period archery. Archers would have to complete the following to be accepted into the Company in the year of qualification: (Old scores do not count.)

Royal Round Requirements

1. An archer must have a combined average of 160 or better over any three Royal Round classes.
2. Each class must have a minimum average of 40.
3. At least one of the classes must be from the period classes: (Period Longbow, Period Open, or Period Crossbow)

Service Requirements

1. An archer must be either a Target Archery Marshal (any level) or the Combat Archery equivalent (soon to be rolled under Heavy Marshal.)

An archer must participate in at least four of the following optional shoots:

1. IKAC
2. An Tir York Round
3. Lions Gate Archery Defender Tourney
4. Clout Shoot
5. Popinjay Shoot
6. Flight Shoot
7. Mark Shoot at a distance 50 yards or greater
8. Combat Archery Box Tourney
9. Participation on Lions Gate side as a combat archer in Sealion War or Clinton War or Warren War.

Expectations of the group (individuals or team)

1. run the archery lines at events
2. be an ambassador for the Company when abroad
3. run a company shoot at Defenders that features one of the optional shoots
4. hold an annual dinner meeting to discuss the Company and suggest changes
5. perform service to the Barony not related to archery (i.e. help setup/breakdown, run gate, etc.)

The Captain of the Company is expected to encourage period archery by example. The Captain will be determined by highest aggregate of period Royal Round averages (Period Longbow + Period Open + Period Crossbow).

In the tenth year of the company the following archers gained access to the company:

David of Tiriane
Madam Jaqueline Lefleur

Kenneth of Shaftesbury

Year eleven (2010)

In the eleventh year of the company the following archers gained access to the company:

Master John Dougall MacAndrew of Ross of Balnagowan, OGGS
Kenneth of Shaftesbury, OGGS

David of Tiriane Company Captain

Year twelve (2011)