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Gwen
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posted 02-10-2008 11:54 PM

The American Sword of Chivalry Tournament

April 26 & 27, 2008

Poway Valley Rider's Association, 13446 Tierra Bonita Road, Poway, CA

Amicis prodesse, nemini nocere
To do good to my friends, to injure noone

A weekend of thrills as top riders from England, Belgium, Australia and the US compete with lance and horse in tests of skill, courage and honour.

Competitors vie for the right for their name to be the first engraved on the Sword of Chivalry, which has been granted as a perpetual prize by the Royal Armouries in England.

This is an official Royal Armouries sanctioned event.

This is a competitive equestrian event, not a staged show. Competitors wear full harnesses of plate armour and score points by breaking their 11-foot long lances on the shields of their opponents. Knights will also accrue points by competing in combat with pollaxes, club melee and other activities.

Single day tickets and weekend long passes available. A different program each day, don’t miss a single thrilling moment!

-Meet the knights
-Mounted skill at arms competition
-Hunting games display
-Foot combat
-Lure coursing with sight hounds
-Swordsmanship demonstrations
-Games and activities for the kids
-Live music
-Vendors offering a range of unique, hand crafted items
-An assortment of yummy foods and treats
-Exhibitors in all categories
-Fun for the whole family!

We are pleased to welcome special guest and noted author Dr. Jeffrey Forgeng of the Higgins Armoury Museum. Dr. Forgeng will be giving talks and demonstrating 'Martial Arts of the Medieval Knight'. Dr. Forgeng is the author of The Medieval Art of Swordsmanship: A Facsimile & Translation of Europe's Oldest Personal Combat Treatise, Royal Armouries MS I.33 and The Art of Combat: A German Martial Arts Treatise of 1570 by Joachim Meyer. His presentations will focus on information from these manuscripts, as well as in other manuscripts he's working on, including Leckuchner and Pietro Monte.

Tickets go on sale February 15, 2008

Vendor, exhibitor, school info please call 760-789-2299 or email
info@worldjoust.com

Website- http://www.swordofchivalry.com/

PLEASE NOTE- We have a couple of openings for ground crew. No experience necessary, we will provide appropriate costumes. Participants will have the opportunity to work with Dr. Forgeng in the days leading up to the tournament, as well as during the tournament weekend. If you would like more information and/or to take part in this event, please contact Gwen directly - gwen[at]historicenterprises.com.

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Gwen
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posted 02-11-2008 09:39 AM

Bump, so it shows up on today's active topics.

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Barb1881
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posted 05-02-2008 10:15 PM

So how did the event go?

Fred said he had a great time and that the pagentry was amazing!
Barb1881

(Did Jeff make it to the Hackaland tournament in Belgium this weekend?)

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Douglas Herring
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posted 05-05-2008 08:31 AM

From my point of view, the Sword of Chivalry event went marvelously. I had a great time! I helped with the set up and ended up taking 3500+ photos, my favorites being in the Sword of Chivalry set on my flickr accoutn: www.flickr.com/photos/douglasherring/sets/. I took some limited video too, but I won't be getting around to editing that until the end of the month. Best, Doug-null

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Gwen
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posted 05-05-2008 08:35 AM

Yes, Jeff was at the Hackaland tournament- as a matter of fact, he -won- the tournament! It's his first individual win, so it's a big deal.

Gwen

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Barb1881
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posted 05-06-2008 09:10 AM

James just got back and judging from the pix he took the Hist Div competition looked pretty stiff! Congrats to Jeff!

The photos from the Sword of Chivalry Tournament are great, thanks for sharing them.
Barb

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Gwen
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posted 05-06-2008 11:25 AM

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Brent E Hanner
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posted 05-07-2008 08:30 AM

quote:

I like pretty ladies on horses.

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Barb1881
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posted 05-07-2008 05:28 PM

I like pretty horses...and by the looks of it Gwen and Jeff have thiers dressed to the nines!

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