Mace and Greatsword Tourney/Baronial Investiture/
Baronial Champions Tourney
August 25-27, 2000    Sierra Vista, AZ
Lads and Lasses, visit the Highlands (higher than some lands) in the heat of the summer, enjoy the tourney and compete for the mace. The Barony of Mons Tonitrus invites one and all to come join us in the coolness of Garden Canyon. This site is easy to reach with good roads and offers a lovely camping area with real trees! The Scots in Mons will be hosting this event so if you have Scottish garb please feel free to join in the spirit, there will be a gathering of the clans before the feast on Saturday night. In true Scottish tradition the site is wet. Dogs must be on a leash. The site opens Friday afternoon. Mace and Greatsword Tourney will be held Saturday, list opens 9:00, opening court will be at 9:30 to be followed by weapons inspection. This will be a double elimination tournament. The Baronial Investiture will be Saturday afternoon at 3:30 followed by a feast and revel. Baronial Champions will be decided on Sunday on our Baronial Anniversary. Champions must be from the Barony of Mons Tonitrus.
Directions:  Take Highway 92 to the Main Gate at Fort Huachuca, turn right onto post. Continue to Yield/Stop sign intersection. Take left at Yield. Go to next Stop sign, continue thru intersection. Follow signs to site.
Autocrat:  Lady Sibeal inghean Mhurchada (Beth Hernandez)  [email protected] (520)417-2129
Feastocrat:  Lady Madeleina du Lamour Le Vrai (Linda Truelove). Feast limited to 100. Reservations (520)456-0113 Please no calls after 10 PM.

From our Arts & Sciences Minister

Oyez, Oyez! The results are in! Once again, the populace of our fair barony did amaze and delight all present with the quality and skill of their work. Saturday, 17 June did the artisans of the Barony, as well as a few visitors from Wealhhnutu, display marvelous and divers works!!

    We were very proud to announce our first Youth A&S Champion in many years. M'Lady Gwynhaver won that title with her blackwork entry which was judged alongside all of the adult entries and rightly earned a "Superior" rating!! Huzzaah!!!
    Congratulations also to Lady Meadhbh ni' Dhubhthaigh who, in a closely fought contest, successfully defended her title as A&S Champion! The level of skill displayed at this years competition was nothing short of marvelous! We can be justly proud of our artisans and their work! I also want to thank all of the judges, both those who traveled from afar and our own experts who made this such a successful gathering!
    In Service, Lord Egan Smilebringer

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