The Twenty-Sixth Tournament of the Golden Swan
Oct 8th - 11th, 2010
Appledore - Location TBA
Autocrat - Lord Bartholemew Archer
Co Autocrat - TBA
Judging Coordinator - Walburga de Liege (known in the SCA as Magdalen of Haphazard Manor)

The good shire of Appledore invites one and all to join the estimable Ladies of the Golden Swan to celebrate scholarship and persona development during this long weekend event.

Golden Swan is a persona development challenge for female personas. The purpose of Golden Swan is to foster knowledge of the lives of women in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. A successful Golden Swan has acquired a level and depth of understanding of what a woman's life was like in a given time period that may be unequalled even in the highest academic circles.

Prospective candidates must enter 12 categories. Eight are mandatory: Persona Development, Skills & Technologies, Costuming, Needlework, Calligraphy, Everyday Life, Courtesy & Etiquette, and Inspirational Behaviour. The candidate must also choose 4 out of 6 of the following: Games and Pastimes, Bardic, Dance, Survival Skills, Habitat, Food. (Please note that all categories are open to anyone as individual contests.)

From Saturday morning until Court on Sunday, Golden Swan Candidates are expected to remain in persona, and will be subject to judging during that time. All other attendees are asked to respect the candidates and do their utmost to enable them to maintain their period personas. The best way to do this is trying to remain in persona yourself whenever you are near!

Tournaments
On Saturday there will be the traditional Pas d'Arms for Armoured. The traditional Barrier is resurrected, the ribbons will be available to all Ladies present in the gallery, and the Tournament will be a mix of issued challenges. On Sunday, there will be a Harvest Champion Tournament for Armoured fighters.

For Rapier, on Saturday there will be a prize Tournament and on Sunday the Autocrat will host the third annual Cob's Championship Tournament.

Feasts
There are two Feasts at Golden Swan; The first is the formal catered Feast on Saturday evening that is always well attended and enjoyed by all.

The second Feast is a potluck on Sunday evening, when the Golden Swan candidates can relax and have fun without the stresses of Judging. This feast also features the Jawbone of the Ass competition, in which good nobles compete in the telling of tales heavy with the art of the pun - a fine Appledore tradition. The winner is the crowd favourite and will receive the actual Ass' Jawbone to proudly display until next year's competition.

Site opens at 4 PM on Friday, October 10, 2008 and closes at 4 PM on Monday, October 13th, 2008.

Site Fees
Adult: Non-Member - $TBA -- Member (discount) - $TBA
Youth (6-18) - $TBA
Under 6 - Free
Family Cap - $TBA (+NMS if applicable)

Adult Day: Non-member - $TBA -- Member (discount) - $TBA
Youth Day: $TBA
Under 6 - Free
Family Cap Day: $TBA (+NMS if applicable)
(Discounted Member fees reflect the NMS which is in effect for this event)

Feast Fees (Saturday evening)
Adult Pre-Registration: $TBA - After October 1: $TBA
Youth (6-18) Pre-Registration: $TBA - After October 1: $TBA
Under 6: Free

Directions
Site address: TBA