Mountain Edge Defender Tournament

Hosted by

The Shire of Fire Mountain Keep (Lewis county, WA )

Event Summary

Event Main Contact (Event Steward): Macha of Mountain Edge
Date: April 2 , 2011
Site opens at: 12:00 AM on April 2th 2011
Site closes at: 12:00 AM

Event site:
Chehalem Armory Center
620 N. Morton Newberg, OR 97132

IMPORTANT UPDATE
ABOUT ROYAL COURT AND THE SCHEDULE: THEIR MAJESTIES WILL HAVE
COURT PROMPTLY AT 11AM. HEAVY FIGHTERS: PLEASE HAVE YOUR
ARMOR INSPECTED AND HAVE ENTERED THE LISTS PRIOR TO COURT –
YOUR ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND COURT IN YOUR ARMOR AS THE FORMAL
INVOCATION OF THE LISTS FOR THE SHIRE”S HEAVY DEFENDER
TOURNEY WILL OCCUR AT THE END OF COURT AND THE TOURNEY WILL
BEGIN RIGHT AFTER COURT. THE SCHEDULE ON THE MOUNTAIN EDGE
SITE (www.mountainedge.org) HAS BEEN UPDATED TO INCLUDE COURT
AND CONSEQUENT SCHEDULE
CHANGES. 

AND ANOTHER UPDATE:
The Shire Council has requested that everyone entering gate
sign the now-required model release so that photos taken at the
event have the option of being used by our Chronicler and
WebMinister. 

ANOTHER UPDATE:
Pied Piper! Our Pied Piper officer will have a special
Pied Piper area in a corner of the “Great Hall” where there
will be board games available all day, and special projects
(Shield Construction, Heraldic Drawings, Decorating Wooden
Eggs, and Leather Bracelet Construction) per the event
schedule. Check the Pied Piper section in the main schedule
at gate. Parent or event guardian must accompany their child
at Pied Piper.

UPDATE – we will also
have a dancing class, an informal textiles solar (bring your
sewing and weaving projects) and  informal bardic
activities through the day to add to the festivities. The
dancing class is likely late morning, the solar in the
afternoon – the schedule will be updated once we known Their
Majesties’ preferences. 

Date: Saturday 4/2/2011

Time: 9:00 AM to 6:00 PM

Location: Chehalem Armory Complex – 620 N. Morton St.,
Newberg OR 97132

 Site fees: Adults – members – $8 + $5 non-member fee

     
            Youth
(13-17): $6

           
     12 and
Under: free

 The Shire of Mountain Edge welcomes all to our 7th
Defenders Tourney, this year at a new site, the Chehalem
Armory Center, close to Rte 99W in Newberg, Oregon.

 The site has ample off-street parking – the heavy
and youth armored combat is on an elevated lawn just steps
from the main hall, the main hall hosts a classroom for
A&S defender judging, tables for merchants and projects
and visiting with friends, a Pied Piper area with
child-friendly flooring, mens and womens restrooms (ADA
compliant) with changing space, a kitchen, and – NEW
– an indoor eric for the rapier defender tourney. The
site is ADA accessible (except for the lawn).

 Site fee includes beverages and snacks , a light lunch
of soups, cheese, and bread, and dessert served just prior to
closing moot/Defender investiture.

Come and vie to be our next Heavy Armored Combat or Youth
Armored Combat or Rapier or Arts and Sciences Defender! Not
competing? Come to honor our current and future defenders and
to enjoy the company of friends old and new, work on an
indoor project, enjoy the bardic and A&S displays.

A&S tourney format per our current defender, Lisette de
la Rose:

Single Entry, Persona Based – “Something Your Persona Would
Use.” This could involve the creation of an item, whether it
be clothing, accessories, foods, household items,
performance, armor, weaponry, etc. If you do not have a
persona yet, but there is an era or culture that interests
you, make something from that era or culture.

Research papers: Please indicate how the topic would have
pertained to your persona or to someone living in that
era/place. Please limit entries to 8-10 pages of text (12 pt
font, double-spaced recomended) Please be courteous to your
judges and have your paper emailed to areshawna@yahoo.com at
least one week before the competition. This will allow me to
get the papers to the judgres with time to read and review
them. Reading and thoughtfully critiquing a paper the day of
the competition is almost impossible so please be aware that
we will not be accepting research papers at the event. Thank
you for your consideration.

In addition to the defendership there with be an artisan
display with a populous choice prize. If there are youth
interested in participating there will also be a youth
category.

Please let the event steward know if there are any questions
or concerns and especially if any additional considerations
(performance space, tables,etc) are needed.

Tentative Schedule: