April 2, 2022
Event Stewards: Lady Melodie (melanie.gallon@gmail.com) and Lady Catrin (dkv250@hotmail.com)
Site Information
1001 Park Rd, Hamilton, TX 76531, United States
Site Cost: Adult Fee $20, Adult Member Fee $15, Children Free
Pre-register here
Camping on Site: Camping on site is allowed ONLY Friday night. The site will close Saturday night after court and tear down.
Dry/Wet: The site is absolutely Dry, no exceptions at all, and anyone caught with alcohol will be removed from site.
Schedule
This schedule is subject to change at any point from now until the evening of the event at their Majesties and Their Excellencies request.
Friday, april 1
6:00 pm Gate opens
11:00 pm Gate closes
Saturday, april 2
8:00 am Gate opens
8:00-8:30 Armor Inspection
8:30 – 9:30 am Morning Court
Immediately after Court Pelican Circle
9:30 – 10:00 Vox Eius Gloriosum Voice Heraldry Championship/Vox Populi Voice Heraldry competition
Armor Inspection Continued Immediately following procession
A&S Competition Set Up Immediately following court
10:00 am – 12:00 pm Archery Tournament
10:30 am – 11:30 am Chivalric Tournament
11:30 am– 12:30 pm Rapier Tournament
Black Blade Tournament Immediately following champion tournament
Immediately after Black Blade Tournaments White Scarf Circle
Immediately after White Scarf Circle Order of Defense Circle
12:30 – 1:30 pm Lunch Break
1:30 – 2:30 pm Bardic Competition
4:30 – 6:30 pm Evening Court
8:00 pm Site Closes
Champion Tournaments
We will have tournaments for all five championships within Elfsea.
Chivalric Champion Tournament
Combatants will be placed in small groups and will fight a round robin within their groups. Depending on number of groups we will have top 8 or 16 entrants do a single elimination. Bring your best.
A&S Champion Tournament
Bring your BEST, anything from the past 40 Years. If you have previously entered it in an Elfsea A&S competition, please list the year you entered it and if you were Elfsea’s Champion for that year. Only one item and must have simple basic documentation. Be able to enter it in the Kingdom A&S Competition, representing the Barony of Elfsea and our B&B. Must also be able to teach a class for Elfsea within the year of your service as Champion.
Rapier Champion Tournament
Section I: Participants will demonstrate their skills in a Swiss Five format: Single Rapier, Rapier & Dagger, Rapier and Rigid Parry, Case of Rapiers and Rapier & Cloak. Her Excellency will choose the weapon style at the beginning of each round.
Section II: Her Excellency will choose four participants based on her satisfaction of their performance during the Swiss Five.
- Each participant will engage in a single elimination semi-final pass, best-of-three engagements.
- The winner of each semi-final will face one another in a single elimination semi-final pass, best-of-three engagements for the Baronial Championship.
- Weapon styles will be at Her Excellency’s discretion.
Double kills will be refought until there is a clear winner.
Archery Champion Tournament
A clout, a standard IKAC round, and a poker hand shoot.
Bardic Champion Tournament
Theme: Memories
Bring three pieces, two to perform and one if needed. They can be any format (song, poem, story, etc).
Additional Activities
Black Blade Rapier Tournament immediately following the Elfsea Champion Tournament.
Vox Eius Gloriosum Voice Heraldry Championship/Vox Populi Voice Heraldry competition.
Merchants
If you are interested in merchanting at Elfsea Defender, please feel free to contact Lady Floria Blackdragon, aka Crystal Miller, for more information. Her number is 817-614-6181 or you can email her at: moas@elfsea.ansteorra.org