Eskalya Yule

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Please join the Baron and Baroness of Eskalya in welcoming the New Year at our Yule celebration December 8, 2007. The site will open at 11am with opening court held at noon. A full feast will be presented, including drink; menu will follow. Space is limited so you must RSVP and pre pay for feast no later than November 25, 2007. No feast gear will be necessary; the populace need only bring a drinking vessel and eating utensils.

The Baroness will be choosing her Champion by right of combat. All entrants to the List MUST have a herald to present them. Please contact Lady Isabel de la Hay at Chiversii@yahoo. com to enter the List. If you do not have a presenting herald, one can be found for you.

Arts & Science Competitions: Any questions regarding the challenges can be set before Their Excellencies and they will help to further explain the challenge.

Barons' Whim: any item in leather, antler, or bone. The entry must include documentation as to time in period, the method of construction, and use that it would have.

Baroness' Whim: clothing competition in which the entrant must use a painting, woodcarving, illumination or other art source from the Medieval and Renaissance to create the outfit that is worn in the illustration. A paper must accompany the clothing detailing the construction and methods used to create the item. The picture that the outfit is recreating must also be included in the paper.

Decorated Spoon: The entrant with the most decorated, yet still functional spoon will win this competition. Entries will be judged based on aesthetics, amount of decoration used and functionality. The spoons will be judged during feast as the entrants use them; no documentation is required.

Silver Tongued Herald Competition: Now is the time to let all know the honor and accomplishments of your fighter! (or what they would have been had your fighter actually done them) We have all seen 'A Knight's Tale `where Ulrich's Herald is introducing him with flowery praise; this is what I would like from you. If you participate you DO NOT have to be or become a herald! This is to show your skill, have fun and bring honor to a fighter.

You will need a fighter. You will need two introductions: (1) for the first fight the fighter is in to introduce him/her and (2) for the fighter if he/she should be in finals.

In the first round:
Here cite fighter's lineage if any: SCA lineage can be pretend (like in more Knight's Tale) or it could be "actual SCA lineage" like who my knight was/is and so forth. Cite any miscellaneous information and/or honors. Honor their consort if they have one, make known special accomplishments, state why they have entered the lists today, etc. You can involve the blazon.

In the final round:
This round should have a grand introduction that inspires both the fighter and the populace to root for that fighter. Impress us with his/her skill on and off the field. Remind us why we love this fighter and why they deserve to be named the Baroness Champion.

The best introduction will win. Please remember, to participate in this you DO NOT have to be a herald. If you want to write but do not want to perform... find a voice among your peers! And for examples and help PLEASE email Lady Isabel de la Hay at Chiversii@yahoo. com

All fighters and heralds please contact Lady Isabel de la Hay and let her know whom you are heralding or who is heralding you. If you do not have a herald or a fighter, please contact Lady Isabel and request one.

Time : December 8, 2007 11am – 8pm

Place:
Campbell Creek Science Center
6881 Abbott Loop Road
Anchorage Alaska 99507

Site Fee : $8.00 ($3.00 non member surcharge)
Feast : $7.00

Autocrat : Lady Elizabeth deGresse (Elizabeth Branscum) vividak@yahoo.com