Long Nights

A Warrior's Path to the Queens Heart

The path of the warrior ⚔️ meets the queens heart❤️... 

Join us day of every kind of fighting.

Chivalric Fighting

Rapier Fighting

Musical Fighting

December 7, 2024 

8 am - 8 pm

PALM LAKE CHRISTIAN CHURCH

5501 22ND AVE N

ST PETERSBURG, FL

Registration $20 - Member Discount $10 - 17 and under free

EPAY CLOSES 

Dec 3rd, 2024

Schedule for “Warriors Path to the Queens Heart”

7:00 AM – Site Set Up – Thank you for coming out to help!

8:00 AM – Site Opens to Public

9:00 Armor Inspection – Rapier and Heavy

9:30 – Call to Arms – Instead of Processing, Heralds will announce the Fighters for Defenders of the Queens Heart Tournament, and Fighters will present themselves and their Consorts to the Queen

The Herald Announcement will also be part of our Bardic Championship.  If you are not Heralding, that’s ok! Just find their Excellencies Marcaster and recite a poem relating to Fighting to be entered as well! Bring ALL of your Heraldry to adorn the field!

10:00 am – Defender of the Queens Heart

   If you get knocked out of the Defender’s Tournament, you can participate in the Knock-Out tournament

11:30 - Chivalric Virtues - How the Virtues apply to you, no matter what Peerage

12:00 – Break for Fundraiser Lunch

12:30 - Improving your Presentation - Class on improving your clothing, armor and Presentation

1:00 – Cut & Thrust  – For you Heavy Fighters out there, this ones just for you! First Blood: One warning about the edge of the world if you step out, afterwards you lose the fight. Double kills are just that – resulting in no points awarded. If there is a tie for points, Her Majesty chooses how to resolve it

1:00- Champion of Marcaster – Come Fight for the Honor of being the Champion of Marcaster after spinning the “WHEEL OF DEATH”

2:00 – Knockout Tournament/ Mermaids Grotto – These will be fought simultaneously for the Title of Defender of Mermaids Grotto.  There will be two tournament prizes! Bearpit tournament for those who have been eliminated from the Queens Heart tournament.

2:00  Class - Roundtable Discussion - AI photography in the SCA (Main Hall)

3:00 – Youth Tournament

4:30 – Court Business

5:00 Court

6:00 Cookie Social – come enjoy cookies of all flavors as well as hot(or cold) coffee, tea and other warm beverages. - BRING COOKIES TO SHARE!!

During the Cookie Social we will be having our…

TORCHLIGHT TOURNEY! – Come fight to become the Defender of the Caravan!

 

During the day, there will be a Largess Derby.  The winner will become the Art/Sci Champion of Marcaster

There will be a few field side classes being held as well.  How to don your armor, Defensive Stances and Offensive stances, among others! Come join our Knights and teachers for some basic understanding of training to fight.

All Tournaments subject to change upon Their Majesties request or time constraints

Fundraiser Lunch - For the Barony of Marcaster

$5.00

Shredded turkey, Variety of breads - Nan, Irish Soda Bread

Lettuce Salad - variety of lettuce, cabbage slaw mix, lemon slices, cucumber

Salad dressing, Oil & vinegar, Honey Poppyseed

Condiments- Herbed butter (Irish), Honey Mustard Sauce

Fruit - Oranges, Apples

Long Nights 2024.pdf