Rencester's Tornement Dæg

Williamsburg Virginia April 13, 2002

• Rapier fighting will be held indoors due to site issue.
• We humbly request the populous help setup the list field at 1:15 PM. The sooner it is up the sooner heavy fighting begins.
• We humbly request the populous help setup the hall for feast and court at 4:00 PM.
• The feast and schedule posted below are tentative. This is the SCA. Everything is tentative.
• As I had a phone call on one of the these issues I will repeat them again: Due to various college regulations the following are NOT permitted: Alcohol of any kind, pets, open flames, live steel, and merchants.

• During the hours of 11:00 AM and 1:00 PM the College of William and Mary will be having their spring activities fair for incoming students in the Sunken Gardens (which is why we cannot do setups beforehand). There will be loads of students coming to the College to see what activities it has to offer. This would be a great recruitment tool for the College of Rencester. If you find yourselves looking for something to do during that time, go over and say a few words about the SCA. You never know, you could recruit a future king, queen, or peer.

Felicitations and salutations to the good gentles of Atlantia from the students of the College of Rencester! In the fine tradition of competing for grades, the College will be holding a tournament event to celebrate the impending close of classes. As we have a reputation for being a well-rounded school, the day's events will include a wide variety of contests, encompassing wit and knowledge as well as the fighting arts. So come and join us for a day of merriment and mayhem- no final exams, we promise.

Contests: The day's events will include marshal tournaments, poetry and trivia contests, and an arts and sciences competition. Gentles in attendance at the event are encouraged to enter as many or as few of these contests as they desire. Prizes will be given to the winners of each contest. At the close of these competitions, a Champion will be chosen for Rencester. To be eligible for Champion, one must enter three of the five contests. Marshall Tourneys will be held in both rapier and heavy weapons. Arts & Sciences is an open competition to be judged by the populace. Anything may be entered, but we encourage submissions which incorporate Rencester's colors of blue, white, and gold. There will be a SCA Trivia contest to test the knowledge of the attendants. Lastly there will be a poetry contest based on a list of given words. The Baroness will be the judge of this tourney.

Children's Activities: As to not leave out the children of Atlantia (ages twelve and under) there is also a competition for the title of Children Champion of Rencester. There will be competitions of courtesy, heraldry, and physical activities. For the courtesy prize, each person who attends the event will be given a ribbon. The ribbons are to be given throughout the day to children for are exhibiting good behavior. The heraldry contest will be for the best drawing of the Rencester and Tir-y-Don arms. There will also be sheep races in a three legged race manner. To be declared the champion one must participate in two out of the contests.

Feast: A delicious repast will be cooked up by Phoebe Williams. Contact her with any dietary concerns. Tentative Menu: 1st remove: Bread, Cheese, Grapes, Humus, Soup, Butter. 2nd remove: Quiche. Chicken, Noodles, Salad, Vegatable. Followed by cookies. There will be entertainment during feast; a short play based on the story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Also, those wishing to share there poetry may do so during feast or after.

Site: Trinkle Hall, in the Campus Center of the College of William and Mary, and the Sunken Gardens after 1:30PM. Site opens at 10 am and closes at 11 PM. This is a dry site and no pets or live steel are allowed. Due to College regulations, no merchants are permitted.

Fees: On board $9 (after April 3 $11), Off board $5 (after April 3 $6). Children 6-12 $4 on board. Children under 6 are guests of the College. If you plan on having feast, reservations MUST BE MADE by APRIL 3; feast spots will be very limited the day of the event. Please send reservations to:

Dave Berry
Contact info removed after event.

Iollann mac a Phearsoin(Sean Pearson)
Contact info removed after event.

Directions:

From the East: Take I-64 to Exit 242A. This is Route 199 West. Proceed to the 4th traffic light (about 6 miles), turn right. This is Jamestown Road; go approximately 2 miles to the end of Jamestown Road. You will see the Campus Center on your right. Turn right onto South Boundary Street, then make the next right onto Grigsby Drive. **

From the West: Follow I-64 to exit 238. At the end of the exit ramp, bear right. This is Route 143. At the first light, turn right. This is Route 132. At the next light, turn right, this is Bypass Road. Continue past the K-Mart. Make a left at the next intersection, onto Richmond Road. Follow Richmond until it ends in an intersection. Go through the intersection and continue straight onto South Boundary Road. Make the first right onto Grigsby Drive. **

** Stay on Grigsby to the stop sign and then proceed into the parking lot by the Campus Police station. You will be entering the Campus Center from the back. It was on the right just before you turned into the parking lot. It is behind the Campus Police station further up the hill.

Schedule
10:00   Site Opens
        A&S setup

10:30   A&S Tourney starts
        Children Art contest starts
        Rapier Authorizations start
        MoL Table Open

11:00   Rapier Authorizations ends
        MoL Table Closes

11:15   Rapier Tourney
12:00   Rapier Tourney ends
12:15   Lunch Starts
1:00    Lunch Ends
1:15    Setup Sunken Gardens
1:45    Heavy Authorizations start
        MoL Table Open
        Children Race
2:15    Authorizations and Children Race ends
        MoL Table Closes
2:30    Heavy Tourney starts
3:15    Heavy Tourney ends
        Pickup fights start
3:30    Children Art ends
        Children return to Troll with Courtesy Ribbons
4:00    Troll closes
        Setup Hall
        All Tournies End
5:00    Court
6:00    Feast: Play and Poetry Reading After
Dance and live entertainment