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Shire Wars Court Report

25 Thursday Oct 2018

Posted by East Kingdom Gazette in Announcements, Court, Events

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court report, Owlsherst, shire wars, Wilhelm and Vienna

On the 20th of October A.S. LIII, known in the common era as 2018, the radiant Queen of the East, Vienna de la Mer, travelled to the Shire of Owlsherst in order to attend Shire Wars VIII, the battle of Hastings.  As Her King had great trials that required His attention, it would fall to Her alone this day to see to Their people.

Early in the morning the Queen had Her herald call for all present to gather ‘round- for there was one thing that She simply could not wait to do.  At Her nod, the herald called one Kathryn Perry forward, and the Queen spoke of this woman’s phenomenal skill in making clothing and accessories of an Elizabethan type.  Then She bade Her herald to call for Her Order of the Laurel and once they drew near, the Queen playfully admonished Kathryn and instructed her to think about what she’d done while she sat in vigil this day.

Once this most urgent business was completed, and the Order had whisked Kathryn away to her vigil, The Queen was free for a while to enjoy the activities the people of Her Shire had arranged for the day.  There were Boat Battles on the Heavy Weapon field, list combat by dashing Rapier fighters, an Arts and Science Competition, children’s activities, a tasty day board to sample, something called Helga ball to play and one thing quite near and dear to Her Majesty’s heart – weapons to throw! Continue reading →

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