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Revision as of 03:12, 21 March 2008

Last week in Amtgard

This Page is updated every Wednesday. Newer news can be found here, also see Upcoming Events.

March 12th-19th

A presidential Amtgarder? -Image courtesy of Asmund

Global

Burning Lands

Emerald Hills

  • Continues to prepare for their Upcoming 20th birthday bash.

Celestial Kingdom

Golden Plains

Iron Mountains

  • Rivermoor is chosen as the new name for the central Iron Mountains Principality. They also chose to include the offices of GMR and Champion in their Principality Corpora.
  • The Chapter of North Haven is reported to have left the Kingdom of the Iron Mountains.
  • The River's End in Salt Lake City, UT discusses weather or not it will be mandatory to wear garb at their fighter practices.
  • The western Washington Principality of Northern Lights will hold a Circle of Monarchs meeting to discuss thing occurring during the upcoming reign.
  • The Duchy of Olympus will be holding their 2nd Annual Ironman Tournament at Lower City Park in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday March 15th. RSVP's and questions should be sent to Skrag [1].
  • Kayden announces that Amtgard has been invited back to Starfest, a convention to be held in Denver, Colorado on April 18-20. The staff are looking for Volunteers for a demo.

Dragonspine

  • Emer Rustytongue and Dougie have declared for Kingdom Monarch.
  • Dragonspine proper in Los Cruses, New Mexico has decided to give fighter practices another go. They will be holding this on Thursdays at Apodaca Park at 7pm.
  • Anatole Stroke has declared war on all monsters living in and around Dragonspine, or as Duke Stroke calls, it "Anatolia". He has done this with the backing of King Randall.

Goldenvale

  • The Duchy of Bitter Coast, and the Shire of Dragon Cross have begun looking into the possibility of having a joint Coronation event.
  • Caradoc Hold's Midreign Celebration is held March 15th, field at Nazareth College Rochester, NY, at 1:00PM
  • The new Kingdom Monarchy announces their goals for the up coming reign. They will hold an althing to discuss them and changes to their corpora.
  • The Barony of the Sea of Rhye Proudly announces their first large event, The Underdark June 27th - June 29 to occur at Nike-Carrollton Park, Smithfield VA. This will be a role play event based on 2 teams, The Drow and The Sea of Rhye. The Drow are invading the Sea of Rhye with mysterious unknown purpose. Still, their conquest is relentless and it seems nothing can stop their forces.

Wetlands

  • In and Unprecedented turn of events the Wetlands will hold their coronation with the CK at Firemen's Park in Giddings Texas. Intents for Monarchy are Margul and Plague for Monarch and Ozymandius for Regent.
  • The barony of UTopis, thought to be inactive, will hold their midreing on the 15th at Four Mile Park.

Neverwinter

Rising Winds

  • The Dutchy of Gryphon's Perch has declared war on the Barony of Dragon's Tail! We call for Allies to stand with us on the field of battle at the Barony of Dragon's Tail on the 12 of April around noon. All those brave enough to stand with us, contact Corranna Yngling, and together we will crush our foes!
  • Phoenix Tears in Springfield, IL is sending a group to of at least eight to visit it's sister chapter Cursed Prairie in East Peoria, IL.
  • Western Gate Quals Scores are in dispute.
  • Madoc's Keep in Louisville, KY will hold their Qualifications Tourney.
  • Dragon's Tale hopefully will hold a feast. Their last meeting was canceled due to weather. They will be at Leaverton Park in Palestine again.
  • The East Peoria chapter Cursed Prairie has created their own Forums.

Blackspire

  • Pacwar planning begins in earnest, headed by Shorty.

Crystal Groves

Freehold

  • Veles Harbour in Yorktown, Virginia will hold an open house for all comers with free food.
  • Panther's Claw reopens in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada.
  • Falcon Tor in Columbia MO is having trouble playing at their park. They have been removed more than once by a park ranger, now they have completed their "Special Use Permit" for the City, and have a meeting scheduled Moday (3/17) to plead their case.


February 29th to March 2 2008

Global

Amtgard Media Coverage

The Wetlands gets some interesting coverage via the Houston Press

The Frostlands is also in the news. And they appear in video on Fox 11

Burning Lands

  • No News

Emerald Hills

Celestial Kingdom

Golden Plains

  • In the last few weeks there have been several discussions on how to improve feelings about the kingdom on GP's Forums.
  • Held a 10,000BC Demo organized by Kamal at 6PM on Friday at the UA. About 11 people attended despite the fact that it was held on GP's Coronation weekend.
  • GP Coronation Held at Camp Don Harrington, the price is 10$ a person. 225 attendees!

Iron Mountains

Dragonspine

  • Dragonspine has returned home from their annual victory against their out laying lands. Lost Souls, Santa Fe, New Mexico; Thundering Mountain, Socorro, New Mexico; and Alucard's Guardman of Tempe, Arizona; all rose against their king this year, but were ultimately stamped down.
  • On Monday March 9 at 7:00PM a BoD Meeting willin have been held at Palas's home.
  • An Alternate BoD seat has come up empty.

Goldenvale

Wetlands

  • A Kingdom Althing was held. Charles White (Stryker) has been showing back up to Amtgard in CM in direct violation of the BOD's ban/directive. There was much discussion, some of it on topic, much of it not, and a few heated words snuck in just to say 'hi, we're here'. The monarch and the prime minister asked for it to be tabled as it is a BOD issue and not an althing issue. Motion passed.
  • Ironwood, a chapter of the wetlands in Conroe, Texas will hold a Arts and Sciences competition.

Neverwinter

Rising Winds

Blackspire

  • Blackspire will hold it's Kingdom coronation at McClellend Art Center in Longview, WA. This will be King Darrian's Second consecutive reign. Fodder BS's perma Prime Minister amazingly had entered all awards and credits from the event before dawn on following Sunday. King Darrian the 2nd issued a challenge in Court to all of the lands of Blackspire. Each land is tasked to create one attendance drive style function.
  • Sir Tseng receives his second belt, in the order of the crown.

Crystal Groves

  • The Crystal Groves list continues to boil with arguments for and against having an SCA household run their Feast at Feast of Fools to the tune of 1500$. They will also hold their monthly company battle on Sunday.

Freehold


February February 20th - 27th

February 16th -17th 2008

Astral Winds Campian Map.jpg

February 9th and 10th 2008

Friday February 1st to Sunday February 3rd 2008

February

Friday January 25, to Thursday January 31, 2008

part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMYumcrt4lI part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YsSnd_AHS0&feature=related part 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeI70mOeYPk&feature=related you can see the first video of 5 of the January Fight Theme: Stabs right here: part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYTIiZ22oww&feature=user For a calender of current events go here.

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