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Revision as of 16:49, 22 November 2022

The Challenge of the Golden Spear (shamelessly stolen from the Iron Ring in the Rapier community)

The Iron Ring is a symbol of prowess (and only prowess) in rapier fighting within the bounds of a particular Kingdom. Currently there are five Rings active in the Society - in the Middle Kingdom, East Kingdom, Ealdormere, Meredies, and Northshield. As this has become a popular way to bring the Rapier community together, the Thrown Weapons community in the East Kingdom has decided to take a similar approach and create the Golden Spear. Please don't confuse this with the Golden Lance, which is an Award for prowess in the equestrian lists and demonstrated service to the Kingdom in marshalling, teaching, and helping to promote and expand the knowledge of equestrian arts.

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History

In AS 53, Duke Brennan and Duchess Caoilfhionn (then King and Queen of the East) participated in King's and Queen's Thrown Weapons Championships at Panteria. In the final of the tournament, the outgoing Champion Bryon de Burgh, the King and the Queen threw the Golden Spear and the participants in the final had to come as close to that spear as possible. Because this Spear was blessed by the King and Queen that day, we decided to use this to symbolize prowess with the spear within the Kingdom.

The second holder of the Golden Spear (Lord Arngeirr Refskegg) named the spear Gungnir after Odin's magical spear. Odin's spear was imbued with the power to always hit its mark and return to Odin's hand. The name was drawn onto the spear's head in both Elder Futhark and the symbol of the Fret, which also means Gungnir.

How to acquire the Spear

The only way to acquire the Golden Spear of your Kingdom is to challenge the current holder. The format of the challenge is fixed and shall be strictly followed to insure this does not alter from its original intent:

  • To declare the challenge the challenger declares 'I request the Challenge of the Golden Spear'.
  • The proper responses are 'I accept your challenge' or 'I am forbidden from accepting your challenge'.

The Golden Spear may only be exchanged once in any given day; if another challenger requests a Challenge to the new holder on the day they have won the spear from another, the holder is required to decline the Challenge. Otherwise, the holder may accept up to three Challenges in a given day, assuming the holder is the victor of each preceding Challenge that day.

The holder of the Golden Spear is required to accept the first Challenge in a day. The second and third Challenges are optional, and the holder should only accept those if they feel that they can show sufficient prowess and stamina after the exertions of the first Challenge.

Once the challenge is issued, it should be taken up as soon as is reasonable. (And really be reasonable here - if the challenged holder would like time to warm up, that's acceptable. If they are called away suddenly by an important commitment or royal command, that is also acceptable. "Calling dibs" on a challenge immediately after the current one may be acceptable, but calling dibs for tomorrow and expecting that challenges be refused until then is not.)

A challenger for the Golden Spear may only issue a single challenge per day.

Terms for what the contest will be determined by the participants. The challenger, as part of the challenge, will name the terms of the contest at the time of the challenge. The holder of the Spear can change ONE of the terms (distance, number of throws, method of throw, etc.).

Throwers must comply to the safety standards of the Marshal in Charge of the range, the East Kingdom, and SCA rules.

Weapons must be SCA and East Kingdom legal. If it looks like a spear and throws like a spear, it's a spear.

The Golden Spear may not reside outside of it's Kingdom's borders. As such, it will revert to the previous holder if the current holder moves from the Spear's home kingdom or stops playing.

The Golden Spear shall be displayed prominently while at events and practices so potential challengers may know who is the current holder.

Lastly, it is the duty of the outgoing holder of the Golden Spear to make sure the incoming holder is fully aware of these rules.

Lineage

Lineage of Bearers

Name Event Date
Syr Cedric of Thanet (first bearer of the Golden Spear) Pennsic 8/8/2018
THL Arngeirr Refskegg Otter's Welcome 5/11/2019
Tomas Bergstrom Panteria 5/26/2019
Lord Ulf the Dragon Slayer Great North Eastern War 7/14/2019
THL Safiya al-Naghira Birka 1/25/2020
THL Matteo Genovese BBM Practice 08/10/2021
Lord Durin Bastian BBM Practice 09/02/2021
THL Matteo Genovese
Lord Grímólfr Skúlason Dragonship Haven and BBM Champions Day 10/23/2021
Lord Hans Ferdinand Engel 100 Minutes War 11/20/2021
THL Arngeirr Refskegg War of the Pearls 06/18/2022
Baroness Alanna of Skye Carolingia Practice 6/25/2022
Lord Bryon de Burgh Carolingia Practice 7/10/2022
Peter the Red Canton of the Towers Practice 10/02/2022
Frithuric Ulman Carolingia Halloween Throw 10/31/2022