Mountain Edge Defender Tournament

 

Hosted in-person by Device of Mountain Edge

The Shire of Mountain Edge (Yamhill County OR)

Event Summary

Event Main Contact (Event Steward): Tyric Magnason
Date: April 19 , 2025
Site opens at: 10:00 AM on April 19th 2025
Site closes at: 5:00 PM

Event site:
Beulah City Park
410 E 3rd St Yamhill, OR 97148


This is a Level 1: Other (Branch primary events of regional or Kingdom interest) event.

With the return of spring comes a call to all great warriors.  Our Heavy and Rapier Defenders have served faithfully, defending our fair lands for the last year.  To find their successors we shall have a pair of mighty tournaments: one for the Heavy Fighters, one for the Rapier Fighters.   Come show your skill and prove you have what it takes to be a Defender of Mountain Edge.

The site is located just off OR-47 and includes restrooms, a playground, 2 pavilions, and picnic tables. If you require more comfortable seating, you will need to bring it your self. Most of the activities areas are paved.

Site Rules per City of Yamhill

    1. Please clean up your area at the end of your activity.
    2. Please deposit your litter in the proper receptacle. Use the outside trash cans so that the trash will be picked up as part of the regular park service. Trash may not be left inside the facility.
    3. Dogs and pets must be kept on a leash.
    4. Absolutely no alcohol allowed.
    5. Each group shall be fully responsible for the physical condition in which they leave the facility.
    6. Absolutely no vehicles inside of the park area.


This event includes the following activities and/or services:
Has Heavy Fighting activities
Has Rapier and/or Cut & Thrust activities
Has Arts & Sciences activities

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Site Fees

We will be accepting cash or check. No credit cards.

Fee Type Cost*
Adult $20.00
Youth ( 17 and under ) free
*SCA Members will receive a $10 member discount off the cost listed above.

Event Schedule

Time Activity
10:00 am Gate Opens
10:30 am Armor Inspection for the Rapier Tournament
11:00 am Rapier Defender Invocation & Tournament
1:00 pm Armor Inspection for the Heavy Defender Tournament
1:30 pm  Heaver Defender Invocation & Tournament
3:30 pm Shire Moot
5:00 pm Site Closes

Meal Information

The Shire will provide bottled water and prepackaged snacks.

Tournament Information

Pre-registration for the tournaments is not required, but it does help checking in with Lists go faster.  Those who pre-register will have their fighter authorization verified prior to the event.  Deadline to pre-register is Friday, 4/18 at 12pm.

Pre-register here or copy/paste: https://forms.gle/btAihTAamM7erUNGA

Invocations will be done immediately preceding the tournament.

Rapier Defender Tournament

Competitors will begin each fight with weapons sheathed, cloaks worn, bucklers slung, etc.
At lay on, weapons and secondaries can be deployed.
As long as there is not a prohibitive
number of combantants present, there may be the option of those not competing for the position to compete.

Heavy Defender Tournament

The heavy tournament will be a Round Robin, Bring your Best.

There may be adjustments to the tournament styles based on attendance.

Youth and Family Activities

There will be a series of Demos and Discussions throughout the day.

There will be a period cooking demo hosted by Visconti Eduardo Lucrezia

Lady Oswyne Walston will be bring out her Angora Bunnies to introduce and pet.

Lady Mergret will be hosting a live demo:  “Live like a Medieval Forester”

 

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