Time: 9:00am - 10:00pm
Directions: I29 to exit 26 (Hwy 50-Yankton/Vermillion Exit). Turn West and go 7 miles to Vermillion. Continue through town on Hwy 50 (CherrySt.). Turn left (South) at Fairgrounds (High St). SCA signs will mark the turn in town.
Svaty Sebesta hosts its annual Battle of Hearts, wherein combatants select a lord or lady and fight for their honor and the virtue of Courtly Love. Tourneys for armoured combat and rapier fighters are followed by a feast honoring the champions and their escorts.
Schedule
9am - Rapier Authorizations
10:30 (or at TRM Pleasure) Progressive Tourney
The tourney will start as a Round Robin, from the Round Robin the top eight
Rapier fighters will advance to a 2 out of 3 rounds(bring your best) double
elimination.
Noon -Lunch
1:30 - Battle of the Hearts
6ish - Feast
Court at Their Majesties Pleasure
Fees Site $3 For nonmember surcharge $ 5, Feast $7
Site: handicapped-accessible Dry Site
Site Stewart: Eilis mac Maurice, 530 Elm #70, Vermillion, SD 57069, 605-624-3792
Head Cook: Thomas MacPaul the Younger, PO Box 1, Vermillion, SD 57069, 605-638-0641
No Advance Reservations are necessary.
Make checks payable to: SCA, Inc. - College of Svaty Sebesta
Vermillion Hotel and Restaurant information http://admissions.usd.edu/visit-campus/lodging-and-dining.cfm