Martial Activities

For those who are in the mood to attack their friends with pointy things, heavy things, or other instruments of destruction, we have just what you want! In our newly-enlarged list area the Masque of Courtly Love will offer a variety of ways to have fun killing your friends and casual acquaintances.

There will be both armoured and rapier combat lists throughout the day. A "Boast Tournament" will bring some pomp and circumstance to the list field and provide a venue for the list heraldry class graduates to show their stuff. We'll also be repeating the very popular "Dagger Tournament" from last year.

All martial activities will take place in the Main Hall.

Watch this space for more information about additional activities.

Armoured Combat Activities

All fighters who wish to show their prowess on the list at Masque of Courtly Love, pay heed! Please bring a boast of your accomplishments, your lineage of fealty, or be prepared for our fine heralds to come up with something for you.

In the spirit of the Play On! theme, we'd like to add much pomp and circumstance to the fighting. Our newly trained heralds will be trying out their skills on the list before the final tourney.

List opens at 9:00 for inspections, and we will have loaner daggers and maces.

Sgt Einar Blakklar, Marshal [1]-In-Charge

Rapier Combat Activities

Lord Lorenzo of Gwyntarian [2], lorenzosca (at) gmail.com, is the Rapier Marshal for the Masque of Courtly Love this year. Lorenzo has a full day of fun planned for the rapier combatants:

Shakespeare Tourney

Round robin, each bout lasts 3 minutes, resetting after each kill. Score 1 point per kill, 1 point if you begin the bout with a Shakespeare quote, 1 point if it's a quote no one used yet.

Romeo and Juliet

Melee if there is space, otherwise tourney. Details TBD.

Prima Spada

A kingdom-wide rapier competition lasting until MKAoD. For details and to sign up, see the Fencers' List at http://www.legiodraconis.com/ [3].