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Hello Debatable Lands! Salve Accolens!

We hope all can join us as we choose our new Debatable Lands Rapier Fighting Champion this Sunday, July 9th, at 3pm at Fencing Practice at the Washington Blvd practice site.

Our Baronial Champs this year will also be a “Garnet and Steel” activity, where the winner will receive a coin and invitation to the Kingdom-wide invite-only Garnet and Steel tourney next year, sponsored by Duke Malcolm.

Some details:

— Format will be Round Robin into a final elimination (exact number invited to the finals and exact number of rounds will depend on number of entrants, and will be decided that day by us in conjunction with our current champ, Master Cyrus).

— It is our practice to allow our neighbors (people from neighboring Shires) to enter our Baronial Champs for the tourney fun, and have them drop out before the finals if they ineligible be champion. However, because this is also a Garnet & Steel event, all entrants are eligible for the final round(s).

–If the winner of the tournament (and the G&S coin) is ineligible to be the Baronial Champion, or otherwise doesn’t wish to serve as Champion, the final round(s) will be re-fought with the top entrants from the Round Robin lists who are eligible and desirous to be Baronial Champ. (That’s right – we could have TWO finals!! Woo!)

-People eligible to be Baronial Champion include Barony members and people who have been given Friendship Comets (Green, Vert, or Amicus). Those people must be willing to fulfill the duties of the Champion (see previous post).

— Rain date is July 23rd.

Looking forward to seeing everyone there, and choosing our Rapier Champion!

A couple notes:

— Please do remember to carpool and park politely (close to the next car). Parking is quite limited at the site. If it fills up, you can drop your gear, park at the bike track further down Washington Blvd and walk down the path, but it’s not a short walk.

— Note that the eligibility/neighbor/format choice details above are whims of ours, Baron Brandubh and Baroness Hilda. Each Baronage chooses these for the Barony themselves, so next year may be different when our new Baronessa and Praetoria are on the thrones.

In Levitate et Caritate, and Cheers!
Baron Brandubh and Baroness Hilda

We will try again to offer an opportunity for siege and combat archery authorizations next Sunday. Let’s hope for more accommodating weather then.

Guillaume

Due to the continued standing water at site and the ongoing rain I am cancelling practice today Sunday 7/2.

Practice will resume as usual next week.

jorundr

As much as I hate to do it, I must cancel armored practice for today. I stopped by site and there are spots with standing water in the grass. Since it is still raining and not expected to let up I am going to make the call now.

So, when the sun unexpectedly comes out this afternoon, you all can thank me. 🙂

Guillaume

Greetings Noble Populace,

It is once again time for the Barony Social Meeting and New Comer Garb Swap!

Please join us Sunday July 16, 2023 at North Park in the picnic shelters called Devils Elbow 1 and 2 (near the hockey rink).

This practice will include the scheduled Heavy Weapons tournament and has a large field suitable for fencing and rattan combat. Archery and Axes are not permitted in North Park.

Mistress Constance Glyn Dwr will lead the Garb Swap; those who have donations please bring them with you! We will set up to allow those who have not participated or have recently joined us to accept gently loved garments, fabric, feast gear, ect.

We do NOT have the alcohol permit and we are not allowed to have glass.

Please continue to watch the Blog for more updates!

A Big Round of Applause for Her Ladyship Elss of Augsburg for helping secure our site!

In Service,
Muirgheal, Seneschal Debatable.

Salve Accolens Debatable Lands!

Championship Tournaments are coming up in the month of July!

July 9th will be the Fencing Championship, Master Cyrus will be running the tournament to select our next Fencing Champion. This will also be a Garnet and Steel event, where the winner of the tournament will win an invitation coin to the upcoming Garnet and Steel Tournament next year.

July 16 at baronial social meeting, more to follow on change of location, will also feature our Heavy Fighting Championship, Master William will preside over this tournament to select Our new Fighting Champion.

July 23rd will be the Archery Championship. Baroness Anastasie is working up a fun tournament to determine our next Archery Champion.

Many Thanks to our champions Cyrus, William and Anastasie, who have served the Barony well over the past year, and we look forward to seeing whose skill will win the honors in July.

As a reminder, Our champions have 1 obligation: That the champion and the second accompany us and compete in the 7 Pearls Inter baronial Championship for bragging rights against all other Baronial Champions in Aethelmearc. This year 7 Pearls will be hosted by the Barony of Thescorre on August 26. Our Champions have the invitation to process into court with us, to stand as our champions as part of our court (or not if this is uncomfortable). The champions also have invitations to compete in the Known World Baronial Championship Tournaments at Pennsic which are a grand amount of fun, and some great challenges to compete against other Baronial Champions from across the known world.

Looking forward to seeing all of you there!

Cheers,

Brandubh et Hilderun

In Levitate et Caritate

Greetings Debatable Lands,

As a reminder this week fencing practice is going to be a traveling practice in Hunters Home.

The address is 1898 Grant St, Utica, PA 16362-2508 and practice will run 10AM-6PM.

There is a Facebook event for those interested https://www.facebook.com/events/163358813035450?ref=newsfeed

Fencing , Youth Fencing, Cut and Thrust, and Rattan combat are all welcome.

Practice will resume as usual next week.

jorundr