Tourney of the Foxes - Tournaments

Tournament of Red and White

August 22-24, 2008 Harrison Bay State Park

Tournaments

Heavy Combat

For the Tournament of Red and White, we've decided our grand celebration should be accompanied by an even grander heavy combat tournament than ever before!

Gather your six-man team and send a missive to four more fighters! That's right, this year's tournament is a Ten-Man Melee! Teams of up to ten will fight in a double-elimination tournament. There may be three knights per team of ten (or two knights for teams less than ten).

For our thirtieth anniversary, we shall be giving each member of the winning team a special prize:

Foxes Prize Dagger

For more information, contact our heavy combat marshal,
Lord Owen Arbalista.

Rapier Combat

Bring out your sharp blades and sharper wits for our annual rapier tourney. Teams of three to five fencers will compete in a round robin melee tournament.

For our thirtieth anniversary, we shall also have a fantastic prize for each member of the winning team:

For more information, contact the rapier tourney marshal,
Master Llywelyn ap Alwan.

Live Weapons

In honor of our thirtieth anniversary, we are holding not one but two target archery competitions! Start the day by competing in the Royal Rounds then try your hand at a 30-yard wand shoot!

For more information, contact the archery tourney marshal, The Honorable Laird Davoc Walkere.

Fundraiser Lunch and Tourneys for Thorarinn Grjotgardhsson

Many of you know the Shire of Vulpine Reach's very own crazy viking, Thorarinn Grjotgardhsson. He is our resident blacksmith and mead maker extraordinaire and an integral part of both our shire & this kingdom. Recently, Thorarinn has been diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. As many of you know Thorarinn is a fighter and he has determined that he is going to win this, his most important battle yet.

To that end, many friends of Thorarinn in Vulpine Reach have stepped up to offer fundraising opportunities to benefit Thorarinn and his family during this time. The Honorable Lady Juliana de Florey will be tossing on an apron and hosting a fundraiser lunch at the fighting field during the afternoon. More details will be available on site.

We have also opened the field for two benefit tournaments, Thorarinn's Hammer (rapier) and Thorarinn's Anvil (heavy), to be held in the afternoon following the main tourneys. Each will be a single elimination shotgun-style tourney and is open to all with an entry fee of $10.00. Competitors can buy up to four additional re-entries for $5.00 each.

The winning competitor in each tourney will earn a fabulous prize, each made possible by donations from friends of Thorarinn and gracious artisans. The winner of the heavy tourney will be directed to Don Njall Olaf Hagerson and Hagerson Forge to design his/her very own one-of-a-kind, custom knife valued at $200.00! The prize for the rapier tournament will be announced shortly.

Come ready to eat, ready to fight, and ready to show your love and support for our big crazy viking, Thorarinn.

(All fundraising events held at Tourney of the Foxes are sponsored and funded by friends of Thorarinn Grjotgardhsson and are not official activities of the Shire of Vulpine Reach.)