Letters of intent are due no later than 11:59 PM EST, April 2nd!
Letters may be submitted here – https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdLUISaj4O5YGBzbNDqqYYLpSLjhLCqqO63FFHwrdvY3EZGoQ/viewform?usp=header
Regarding the format of the Crown Tournament let the following be known to the populace of the East Kingdom.
Bringing heraldic displays and having a herald to herald the couple in during the procession is encouraged.
Combatants will be prepared to give a short declaration of how their consort inspires them.
This is the most important tournament in the East Kingdom, it is important to fall down when you die.
No Spears, Madus, or thrown weapons will be allowed in the tournament in any round. In this case, a Madu is defined as a weapon combining any type of shield/buckler with at least a thrusting tip. Sword and other off hand weapon ie. axe is fine, other exceptions may apply.
The format shall be pools until the 16. The pools will be fought with great weapons. Pools will be round robin, top 4 will advance to the 16.
Once we have the top 16 it will be double elimination bring your best until the semi-finals. Semi-finals will be best of 3 rotating weapons forms. A combatant from the winner’s list will be paired with a combatant from the loser’s list.
The combatant from the loser’s list must win twice. The combatant coming out of the winner’s list must win once. The combatant from the winner’s list will pick the first form.
Finals will be best of 7. Finalists shall be heralded into the list.
First round will be the Queen’s choice.
Rounds 2 and 3 will be chosen by the combatants’ consorts, with the consort of the combatant losing the first bout picking the form for the 2nd bout. The other consort will pick the form for the 3rd bout.
The loser of the 3rd and subsequent bouts will pick the weapons form for the next bout, rotating weapons with no form repeating. Combatants may choose to repeat weapons from the Queens and Consorts choices though.
If the fights go to 7, the 7th bout will be fought with Dane axes.