Art of War VII XLIX/2015

Date

April 23 to 26 XLIX/2015

Branch

Aquaterra (Snohomish, WA)

Autocrat

Jade of Redstone

Site

Camp Edward (formerly Camp Brinkley), 25600 Monroe Camp Rd, Snohomish, WA 98290

Repeating Event

The Art of War

Weather

(briefly) Sample: Cold, with snow on the ground.

Activities

War Track - Experienced

War Track - Beginner

War Track - Archery

War Track - Rapier

Event Steward Track

War Marshalling Track

Event Copy

We call forth the brave Warriors of An Tir to assemble and train together for the wars of summer. Strength of arms alone is not enough to win battles, for a well-trained warrior is worth 5 lesser men. So the Army of An Tir calls to its warriors, seeking training in Heavy, Rapier, and Archery combat skills as well as those interested in learning or advancing their skills in Marshaling for these combat styles. Please do assemble and train in the Arts of War. Sharp blades nor a keen eye can replace sharp wits, and word fame everlasting rewards only the most skilled in the crafts of war. Have you gone as far as you can go in your area of fighting skill? Join us for Art of War VII and learn to fight smarter! You need only bring yourself, your armor, your favorite tankard, your bed roll, shower needs and a passion for fun and learning. We supply lodging and food all four days - all meals and snacks. All Pre-registration forms and additional event updates and details can be found at http://aquaterra.antir.sca.org/artofwar.

Event Highlights

What happened in court.

Pictures

(Links to event pictures off-site)

Sample: Twelfth Night Pictures By Lord Joe Populace

Post Event Email

Good Morning,

Sir Duncan and I wanted to take a moment and thank you for your participation in and support of Art of War VII! It was a pure joy to have the participation, support and engagement of our Rapier, Marshaling and Archery communities building on the work started by Sir Brand and all of the White Lions of An Tir in the heavy fighter community. We hope each of you found value in what was offered, met new people you will spend time with at war as part of your War Bands and as friends. We hope you both learned new things, and went home willing to share that knowledge. We also hope you felt well cared for, and well met. I know we speak for the whole team when we say, "We hope you return and bring a friend next year!"

The Logistics team for this event included both those who have been there from the beginning and people brand new to the team, and with all the work that needed to be done, each and every one stepped up, stepped in, and made things work were we thought we might have missed a step. Never did it seem we were short handed, or over reaching, and that is due to all of the logistic team and the instructors who made the promise to serve and then did, with grace and skill.

I am eternally grateful to our Registrar and my Co-Steward HL Elizabeth de Summerlege for all of her administrative and cat wrangling skills. To HL Adrianna MacAverr, back up to our Registrar and all around excellent second to everyone who needed her To our Kitchen Lead Lady Ysabella Bonaiuti for organizing the entire kitchen staff into shifts and making sure they all had a little down time and got to do things they loved!

Kitchen Mentors - HL Katherine Brennan Redstone, HL Gregor of Aquaterra - both of whom have supported this event for several years and have decided to teach what they know so others like Ysa can step up and lead.

Jairin (Crafter of Excellent Marinara and hauler of way too many trash bins)

Lady Eila McGurn - Shift lead and generally supportive back up HL Dayne Lonewolf - roaster of great meats and veg! HL Mýrún Bjarnardóttir, Baker of great breads HL Lianor Pereira do Valle and HL Aenor de Pessac - who both raised their hands for the first time this year and said "Use us where you can" and then worked tirelessly in the kitchen and on the serving tables to bring you good cheer and good food!

And to all of our instructors - lead by Sir Duncan MacKinnon - for bringing your passion, your joy, your knowledge and skill. THANK YOU for making Art of War happen!

This year was the most ambitious curriculum we've had. We had two heavy tracks, and one track each for archery, marshal's and rapier. Everything went well and a lot of knowledge was passed from teacher to student. We'd like to thank in no particular order-

HL Tahdg Fairbairn who taught the lion's share of the foundation track with wisdom and enthusiasm. Sir Waldryk, who taught in both heavy tracks with passion and his flexibility saved the day. Duke Almaric, who had great insight during our debriefs and was lots of fun to fight and learn from. Sir Aleksii, one of the founding White Lions of An Tir, who joined us last minute and taught with a fun, and a laid back attitude. Sir Geoffry, He inspired as well as informed. Lord Verith de Prendergast, The Queen’s Rapier Champion (on vigil for White Scarf so soon to be “Don”) Taught with a steady hand. Broness Doña Brighid MacCumhal-Brought - She brought leadership experience from the east kingdom, and a light heart that brought joy wherever she was. HL Eoghan ÓBriain- This guy did an outstanding job organizing the rapier track and helping to heard cats as needed. Don Warrick Drakkar, Traveled far to teach in both the rapier and archery track and taught us new tech skills pre-event to make coordinating much easier. HL Klüs Hebenstraub Derr Hess, Brought instruction gained from traveling in other kingdoms. Maestra Althaia, Organized and taught the marshaling track with precision and punctuality - and responded quickly and enthusiastically to the needs of the operations team during planning phases. HL Steve Desardin, kept us safe marshaling and taught arrow inspection so more people will be able to help with this at future events. HL John DePercy - Organized and taught the archery track, bringing a whole new cadre of people into the community that is An Tir's Army

With Deep Gratitude, Sir Duncan MacKinnnon, KSCA and Cirriculum Lead for Art of War VII Jade Redstone, GdS, Event Team Lead for Art of War VII

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