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Æthelmearc Fencers Rise to the Dragon Rose Challenge

29 Wednesday Jun 2016

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Comtesse Elena d’Artois reports on the completion of the Dragon Rose Challenge.

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Fencers at War Practice. Photo by Crystal Clark.

The Dragon Rose Challenge has ended, and our kingdom has done incredibly well for an out-of-kingdom program! Final scores were:

  • Midrealm 5201
    • By region: Constellation: 1523 Midlands: 676 Oaken: 2167 Pentamere: 835
  • Æthelmearc 3866

Top 3 Midrealmers (to be awarded prizes):

  • THL Lucien Featherstone: 310
  • Lady Cecily O’Donell: 306
  • THL Vindis the Bedwetter: 263

Top 3 Æthelmearcers:

  • Doña Elena d’Artois : 372.5
  • Don Po Silvertop the Rogue: 336.8
  • Doña Emily of Dunvegan: 278.9

Our kingdom scores individually were:

  • Doña Elena d’Artois 372.5
  • Don Po Silvertop the Rogue 336.8
  • Doña Emily of Dunvegan 278.9
  • Mistress Dorinda Courtenay 225.04
  • Lord Jacob Martinson 217
  • Lord Ru Cavorst 203
  • Doña Gabrielle de Winter 168
  • Nicolo Loredan da Venezia 166.2
  • Don Clewin Kupferhelbelinc 138
  • THL Gytha Oggsdottir 128
  • Don Jacob of Dunmore 123.71
  • Baroness Miriel du Lac 109
  • Lord Lucha di Lion 107
  • Lady Racheldis of Swansmere 87
  • Master Benedict Fergus atte Mede 87
  • Dame Caroline of Burgundy 80
  • Master Donnan MacDubhsidhe 79
  • Mistress Fredeburg von Katzenellenbogen 78
  • Lady Cairdha Eilis 67
  • Baroness Juliana Rosalia Dolce di Siena 54.375
  • Lord Battista 51
  • Lord Cyrus Augur 49
  • Lord Simon Savastian Caminante 46
  • Master Iago Benitez 42.1
  • Lady Deirdre Kildare 41.08
  • Baron Magnus de Lyons 40
  • Lord Hrólfr Fjarfell 38
  • Lord Robert MacEwin of Thornhill 37.4
  • THL sionn, the lost 37
  • Don Corwyn Montgomery 35.2
  • Lord Chahagan Duras 34
  • Lord Fordwin Marchand 31
  • Mistress Illadore de Bedegrayne 28
  • Dromundr Geirhjalmsson 27
  • Quintin Lawless 24
  • Master Orlando di Bene del Vinta 21
  • Lord Magnus bastiano di Vigo 21
  • Lord Bjorn Einarsson 20
  • Master Bastiano di Iacopo 19
  • King Byron 17
  • Master Diego Miguel Munoz de Castilla 16
  • Mistress Irene von Schmetterling 15
  • Kar Chan 15
  • Lord William Peregrinus 14
  • Queen Ariella 14
  • Romy Flexcia Delevine 11
  • Jacob Johnson 11
  • Lady Lucia Augur 9
  • Lady Christina Mary Lowe called Jinx 8
  • Master Caleb Reynolds 8
  • Lord Jan Langhe ten Walde 8
  • Calista 7
  • Lady Kattera Doplerin 7
  • Leah of the Debatable Lands 5
  • Baron Ichijo 5
  • Sir Ian O’Kennavain 4
  • THLord Aelric Ravenshaw 3

Great job, Æthelmearc fencers!! To put this in perspective,

  • The Midrealm had 80 fencers, with a total of 5201 points, for an average of 65.02 per fencer.
  • We had 63 fencers but only 58 ever reported scores after joining. With a total of 3924 ponts, we had an average of  67.67 per fencer reporting.

So really, we kept up with them per active person average. We just needed more people, and more people reporting regularly!

Our folks were never eligible for any awards, but participated anyway. Some passionately.

It was a wonderful way to look back on each week to see exactly what we accomplished. Most of us just documented what we were already doing, but the extra challenges kept things fresh and provided a variety of ideas for ways to improve.

Duchess Dorinda maintained a constant energy level all year encouraging us to push that extra couple of bouts. She was inspirational.

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Dragon’s Rose Challenge

28 Monday Dec 2015

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Submitted by Duchess Dorinda Courtenay

“We have seen the results that Countess Elena has posted, and we will not be treated as a region! We would have you challenge the entire Rapier Army of the Midrealm! Let them see the might of Æthelmearc!” ~Tindal Augustus & Etain Augusta

Wait – what? Did our Emperor and Empress just sign up the Æthelmearc Rapier Army to do battle with the Midrealm? Why yes, They did! This is the Dragon’s Rose Challenge, and it is time for Æthelmearc to rise up and stand together!

Free Scholar Tourney Finals, Lord Durante de Caravaggio vs. Lord Jacob Martinson. Photo by Arianna.

Fencers gaining points at the Free Scholar Tourney Finals, Lord Durante de Caravaggio vs. Lord Jacob Martinson. Photo by Arianna.

The Dragon’s Rose Challenge started as a challenge among fencers in the regions of the Midrealm to earn points by practicing, doing drills, serving the fencing community, and participating in (and doing well in) tourneys. Additional points could be earned by receiving tokens from Ladies of the Rose. Each week, fencers tally their points and report them to the Dragon’s Rose Challenge Master, Warder Adam, who totals them by region. The region with the highest total will win bragging rights and some loaner equipment to encourage even more fencers. There will also be prizes for the highest totals held by individuals. Early on, a few folks in Æthelmearc, and one in North Shield, asked if we could participate. The Challenge Master agreed, and we joined.

Who is this Challenge Master, and why did he start this? “War-Don” Adam CarMychel, member of both the Orders of the White Scarf and the Bronze Ring, has a history of setting interesting challenges to keep people growing in the art of fencing. Several years ago he anonymously popped up in the Midrealm as “Fencer X” where he set a challenge for people to go get 1000 bouts with various people as a way to encourage travel. The “M1K” challenge is now on its sixth round with different leaders. This year, Adam wished to encourage people to continue to train after Pennsic, and in particular, work on tourney skills. Adam noted, “I think there are a lot of fencers out there that never leave their home barony. I wanted to challenge people to break out of their little corner of the world and show the strength and spirit of the Midrealm.” To do that, he created a challenge that encouraged training and practice, but the real points come from entering tourneys. The competition between regions served to keep people motivated to get out and do more fencing! Adam also generously allowed the participation of people from outside his own Kingdom.

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War-Don Adam CarMychel – Dragon’s Rose Challenge Master Photo by Leslie Abeyta Dionne (Warder Nerissa)

When Æthelmearc first joined the Challenge, we expected a few folks might participate, so we entered as a fifth region. Adam was very welcoming, but the turnout was higher than expected. At the midway point, Æthelmearc was not just competing against the Midrealm Regions, but in fact, we were in the lead! The 862 points held by AEthelmearc put us ahead of the next highest region at 619. This led to the challenge that we not participate as a region, but as the Kingdom we are! With your help, we can do it.

So what do we need to do next? We need to work hard – and as a team. The four regions of the Midrealm have a combined total of 2150 pts, so we are over 1200 points behind. The way to overcome this is to recruit more participants, to work hard, and to actually report! Anyone interested in joining the challenge may do so by emailing Warder Adam at dragonsrosechallenge@gmail.com  and telling him you are from Æthelmearc and wish to join. Our Emperor, Tindal, is personally joining this challenge to lead us. Then contact Dorinda or anyone in the challenge for an invite to the Facebook group set up for the challenge. It contains the rules and a spreadsheet for reporting. Then fence! Then report! Most of the regions have at least a few folks who never report at all. Two points a week for twenty weeks adds up. Even if you have only one point for practice or drills, send in a report. Together, we can do great things and answer the call of our Emperor and Empress! In the end, we will also be better fencers.

We leave you with parting words from Tindal, Augustus.

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The Imperator faces Don Po Silvertop. Photo by Baroness Katja.

“I am very happy to be joining the Æthelmearc fencing community in the Dragon’s Rose Challenge. Over the last year I have gotten a chance to see the passion and dedication of Our fencers first hand. And I would encourage everyone to participate so that Æthelmearc is represented as a glorious kingdom where everything is better.”

 

 

 

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