Queens Champion 2026

PayPal Event Registration available: https://tinyurl.com/SpringQueensChampion26

The Shire of Ffynnon Gath invites one and all to join us as we host
The Queen’s Champion Tourney for Vittoria
Saturday, May 9th, 2026

New Berlin Community Center 8815 FM 775, New Berlin,TX 78155

Come see acts of prowess and cunning as Ansteorra’s Queen seeks Her Champion. The Shire is pleased to offer all attendees an included sideboard lunch as well as hours of fun activities for the Kingdom’s Youth, including swings and a play set.
Site opens at 8 am and closes at 7:30 pm

The Queen’s Champion Tournament format will be a Bedford Tournament, with those willing and able to serve as Her Champion advancing to a small, single elimination bracket. All parts of the tournament will be “bring your best” for weapon choice and the final elimination bracket will be best 2 out of 3 passes.

There will be a prize given to the highest points earner in the Bedford section of the Tournament.
https://cunnan.lochac.sca.org/index.php/Bedford_Points_Tournament

The Queen’s Hope Tournament will be held interspersed during the rounds of the Queen’s Champion Tournament. The exact format will be dependent on the number of entrants.

Letters of Intent are Welcome but not required. All entrants are requested to present themselves to Her Majesty at their leisure during the day.

Tournament pre-registration (not event pre-reg) is available here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfTuFOoUr46_98eWbn-4eJPbLn8PcIugVeF4cbgPbyPAQ1asw/viewform

To those who would stand as My Champion, hear these words and know the duty you seek.

My Champion will stand ready to guard Me from harm, on the field and off. You will take the field with Me in both rapier and armored combat as needed, and when I cannot take the rapier field, you will bear My favor as needed in My stead with honor and skill.

You are expected to attend Me at the greater part of My events, including Pennsic, that I may be well served and defended. If you are unable to attend, it is your responsibility to see that I am properly guarded in your absence.

You will answer any challenge made in My name.

This is the duty. Consider it well.

  • The Queen’s Hope Tournament will be held interspersed during the rounds of the Queen’s Champion Tournament. 
  • The exact format will be dependent on the number of entrants.
  • Don Jacques de Saint Amour will be coordinating the tournament for the Queen’s Hope
  • 7am setup of site begins
  • 8am Site Opens
  • 09:00 am Armor inspection opens
  • 09:30 am Opening Court
    • Entrants please present yourselves to HRM at your leisure throughout the day
  • 10:00 am Tournament start
    • Queen’s Hope pairings will be called alongside the Queen’s Champion pairings
  • **Morning youth activities
  • Noon – 3pm Lunch
  • **Afternoon youth activities
  • 03:00 pm White Scarf Circle (or at conclusion of tournament)
  • 05:00 pm Evening Court
  • 7:30pm Site Closes
  • We will have at least one shade fly setup at the side of the list field for any of our guests to enjoy. The Shire wants all our guests, especially those new to our Society, to feel welcomed and to have a place to relax and enjoy the glory of the day’s tournaments.
  • Additional spaces around the list field are arranged via reaching out to the event steward team.
  • Geflügelwurst (German Chicken Sausage)
    • A lightly seasoned chicken sausage prepared in the German style of the late 16th century, drawing from documented sausage traditions of the period. Served sliced for ease of service.
  • Gurken mit Essig und
    • Dill Cucumbers dressed with vinegar, dill, and salt, providing a cool and refreshing counterpoint to the richness of the sausage.
  • Kräuter-Käse in Würfeln
    • Fresh cheese seasoned with herbs and lightly enriched, then set and cut into small squares for clean presentation and service.
  • Roggenbrot und Weißbrot
    • A combination of dark rye bread and white rolls, served sliced and in baskets.
  • Please contact the autocrat team with any dietary concerns. We will make all reasonable efforts to ensure that all of our guests are able to attend and partake of our hospitality without risk to their health.
  • PayPal Event Registration available: https://tinyurl.com/SpringQueensChampion26
  • Adult Site Non-Member Registration is $30
  • Adults Site Member Registration is $20
  • Youth 17 and under are free
  • Family max is three adult registrations ($60-90 up to 3 non-member adults).
  • Make Checks payable to SCA Inc/Shire of Ffynnon Gath
    • Checks or cash only at the door!
  • Directions to site: New Berlin, TX is located on the east side of San Antonio. From the west, take exit 593 of IH10, proceed south 9.8 miles on FM 2358 to FM 775. From the east, take exit 601 on IH10, proceed south 7.3 miles on FM 775 to FM 2358. Site is at the intersection of FM 2358 and FM 775.
  • Links to Site address: New Berlin Community Center 8815 FM 775, New Berlin,TX 78155
  • Service animals only inside the main hall, pets on leashes welcome everywhere else on site
    • As always, please clean up after your furry friends
  • Make and take wooden stained glass lantern project
  • {Additional Youth activity coming}
  • {We are hoping to have live streaming available, check back for specifics}

Additional info may be on the Ffynnon Gath Queens Champion 2026 Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/903287505922871/

Directions to site: New Berlin, TX is located on the east side of San Antonio. From the west, take exit 593 of IH10, proceed south 9.8 miles on FM 2358 to FM 775. From the east, take exit 601 on IH10, proceed south 7.3 miles on FM 775 to FM 2358. Site is at the intersection of FM 2358 and FM 775.

Event Steward Team: qc2026@fg.drakkar.org
Lead Steward: Domina Dae Knarrarbringa in Bareyska ( Dae Waltman)
+1 (210) 480-6903 dae@fg.drakkar.org

This event is sponsored by the Society for Creative Anachronism