{"id":7856,"date":"2026-05-24T22:20:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T03:20:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/?p=7856"},"modified":"2026-05-24T22:28:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T03:28:16","slug":"as-competition-at-iris-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/?p=7856","title":{"rendered":"A&amp;S Competition at Iris Festival!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This year, Iris Festival coincided with the 15th iteration of the Iron Comet, a pentathalon-style event where participants seeking the ultimate title of Iron Comet must compete in three martial forms plus A&amp;S and demonstrate their true skill as a fighting artisan! All competitions were open to those seeking to compete in a singular form as well, so we had truly stiff competition for the Iron Comet A&amp;S Competition this year with <strong>twelve <\/strong>entrants! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to everyone who put their work on the table today, whether you were a seasoned artisan or someone attempting documentation for the very first time. Your judges (myself, Lord Ingvar Sviatoslavich, Baroness Hilderun H\u00fcgelmann, and Magister Ceindrech verch Elidir) were so impressed with everyone and the tenacity that it took to enter the day of tournaments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Our winner of the Iron Comet A&amp;S Tournament was Ishiyama Shonagon with his entry of a <em>Masu <\/em>rice measure from 15th century Japan!<\/strong> Please enjoy pictures of his entry, along with all of his competitors below! Additionally, thank you to Lord Ingvar for running his first A&amp;S competition &#8211; one which required legwork and diverse advertising to make sure it reached all different communities of people!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ishiyama-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1928\" height=\"2560\" data-id=\"7884\" src=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ishiyama-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7884\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ishiyama-1-scaled.jpg 1928w, https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ishiyama-1-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ishiyama Shonagon, masu rice measure<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/diez-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1928\" height=\"2560\" data-id=\"7879\" src=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/diez-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7879\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/diez-1-scaled.jpg 1928w, https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/diez-1-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lady Catalina Diez, birds and beast embroidery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/kolfinna-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"7880\" src=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/kolfinna-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7880\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lady Kolfinna le Blanc, 15thc houppelande<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/kolfinna-2-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"7872\" src=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/kolfinna-2-1-771x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/kolfinna-2-1-771x1024.jpg 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https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/patrokles-1-2048x1542.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lord Patrokles Athenaios, Medusa&#8217;s lament performance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ewan-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1928\" height=\"2560\" data-id=\"7876\" src=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ewan-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7876\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ewan-1-scaled.jpg 1928w, https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ewan-1-226x300.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ewan MacNaughton, Shakespearean sonnets performance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/robert-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1928\" data-id=\"7874\" src=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/robert-1-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/robert-1-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/robert-1-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Swordmaster Robert MacEwin, lucet cord<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/kieran-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"7883\" src=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/kieran-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7883\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Magister Kieran MacRae, 10thc Japanese calligraphy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/turlough-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"7882\" src=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/turlough-1-771x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/turlough-1-771x1024.jpg 771w, 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dagger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/michi-2-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"7881\" src=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/michi-2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7881\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Oyama Michiharu-san, Recreating a Tudor Hand<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/michi-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"771\" data-id=\"7885\" src=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/michi-1-1024x771.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/michi-1-1024x771.jpg 1024w, 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840px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Magister Owen Tegg, Tudor Grant of Arms illumination<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/owen-2-1-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"7873\" src=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/owen-2-1-771x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7873\" srcset=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/owen-2-1-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/owen-2-1-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/owen-2-1-scaled.jpg 1928w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Magister Owen Tegg, Tudor Grant of Arms illumination detail<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>YIS, THLady Elinor Walden, baronial A&amp;S Minister<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year, Iris Festival coincided with the 15th iteration of the Iron Comet, a pentathalon-style event where participants seeking the ultimate title of Iron Comet must compete in three martial forms plus A&amp;S and demonstrate their true skill as a fighting artisan! All competitions were open to those seeking to compete in a singular form &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/?p=7856\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;A&amp;S Competition at Iris Festival!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7856","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7856"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7856\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7888,"href":"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7856\/revisions\/7888"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7856"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7856"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/debatablelands.aethelmearc.org\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7856"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}