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The Gallery at Rowany 06
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 THE 2010 LINE UP
For Rowany Festival
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FAQ
What
is the Combat of the Thirty?
The Combat of the Thirty was a no-holds-barred
tournament between
the French and English factions of the Breton Succession War - an
episode of the Hundred Years War. It took place at Ploermel (Central
Brittany) on
March 27th, 1351, to be
exact. The Breton-French party won the combat.
For more information, check
out the accounts of events in:
Bentley's
Miscellany
Jean
Froissart's Chronicles
The
Orygynale Cronykil of Scotland
and in Wikipedia.
So,
who won War for Brittany?
There were two pretenders to the Duchy of
Brittany. Charles de Blois, supported by the King of France, and Jean
de
Montfort, supported by the King of England. The War of Succession of
Brittany ended in 1364, when Charles de Blois was defeated and killed
in Auray.
What
is the History of its SCA Re-enactment?
The Tournament of the Thirty or "Combat of the
Thirty" as it is often
called, was first regularly re-enacted at Pennsic a number of years ago
(as of Pennsic 34, 2005). Since then it has spread as a popular
re-enactment to
both Australia (Rowany Festival) and New Zealand (Canterbury Faire).
Where
can I find information about 14th Century Armour?
Check out these sources:
- 14th Century Armour
- Building the Perfect Pigface
- How to attach an Aventail
How do I enter?
Contact either the French Captain Andre de Montsegur or the
English Captain Miles de
Colwell, before March 31st 2009
and express your interest in joining and make a written
undertaking that you will satisfy all the Entry Requirements for
this Emprise.
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COMBAT
OF THE THIRTY VIDEO SOURCES
Rowany Festival
Google Videos
Bring your Ladies to watch!
Pennsic
YouTube Videos
Google Videos
Crazy Motion Videos
Some Combatants
even bring their own
Minstrels!
PAST CAPTAINS
Sir Andre de Montsegur was Captain of
the French in 2009.
Duke Cornelius was
Captain of the French from 2006-7.
Count Stephen was Captain of the English in 2007.
Baron Hrothgar was Captain of the English in 2006.
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ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
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1)
That
each
combatant must undertake to attend the Tourney dressed in 14th Century
Garb and Armour.
No
sallets or
barbutes. Bascinets should have an aventail. You need greaves. In
essence you
need to look right for the time of this Deed. Neither Captain will let
anyone enter the Tourney if they do not have the appropriate harness. |
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2)
That each
combatant brings with them Three Ransoms that they feel are appropriate
to
their station.
Popular
ransoms in the past have included personal tokens, specially minted
coins, decorative spoons and bottles of
wine. Some exceptional ransoms have included Handcrafted Jewelry, a
Bascinet with
Shovel-Nosed Klapp Visor, a hand made Heraldic Gonfalon, a set of 14th
C Arm Harness, and a 14th C
Breastplate.
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3) That
each
combatant must bring a Herald and their own Heraldry.
There are introductions to be made to the Gallery before the Tournament
begins. You must have a Herald to announce you and either a shield or a
banner with your heraldry upon it.
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RULES
The
rules this year are borrowed from the 2008 Pennsic Combat of the Thirty
| NUMBER OF ROUNDS |
The Tourney is essentially one Grand Melee.
If there is time, we will fight the Melee again, up to a maximum of
Three Rounds. |
| WEAPON RESTRICTIONS |
In this
Tourney, we've placed the following restrictions on weapons:
- No Shields
- No baskethilts
- All
glaives
must be padded. No "glaive-sticks".
- Polearms are
limited to 5ft.
- Spears are
limited to 6ft.
According
to one source, they fought with Axes and Daggers at the
Combat of the Thirty. According
to another, they fought with Lances, Swords, Maces and Daggers.
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| DISPLAYING OF WOUNDS |
You do not have to accept any blows to your
body except those to the head or to the vitals... see below.... |
| YOU MAY BE STUNNED |
If you take three blows to the head in one
"engagement" you are
stunned. Stunned fighters must drop their weapons.
This is not
three blows in the whole round, mind you, just three blows in one
encounter. If there is a significant pause between your fights, your
wounds are effectively reset back to zero. No other blows to the body
count unless they are to Vital Areas (see
"You May Be Killed" below). |
| YOU MAY BE CAPTURED |
If someone lays a hand on you whilst you
are stunned or fallen (three
points or more touching the ground), then you are captured. Captured
fighters must be led off the field. They may be rescued before
they get there...
NOTE: In keeping with the example set during
the actual Combat of the Thirty in 1351 - if someone is killed, all
their dead may rearm and enter the field.
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!!!YOU MAY BE
KILLED!!!
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THE FACE
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THE
INSIDES OF
THE ELBOWS
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If you take a blow to a Vital Area you are
killed. Vital Areas include:
THE
ARMPITS
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The
only way
that the face is "immune" from such blows is if its covered by a visor
such as a pigface or a shovelnose or if its a pot helm such as a
Pembridge. .
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THE
BACKS OF THE
THIGHS & THE BUTTOCKS
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The
only way
that these areas are "immune" is if they are covered with plate or maille gussets. |
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A BRIEF LOCAL HISTORY
In 2005, HRM Sir
Cornelius von Becke, King of Lochac, travelled to
Pennsic and there witnessed a fabulous re-enactment of the Combat of the Thirty. So impressed
was he by the valour and display that he saw, he determined to bring
this Tournament here to Lochac.
At Rowany Festival
in 2006, the Emprise was launched!
Interesting
Links:
REMEMBER!
The
dead garner no ransom!
IN MEMORIAM
Originally
a Monument stood at the position of the Mid-Way Oak in the form of a
Cross with an inscription evoking the Field Marshall Beaumanoir and the
Thirty.
It was torn down during the French Revolution.
The monument that stands there today was erected on July 11th 1819
during the reign of Louis the 18th and the inscription upon it reads:
God give the King long life,
the Bourbons eternity!
Here on March 27th, 1351, thirty Bretons whose names are given as
follows, fought to defend the poor, labourers and craftsmen and they
vanquished foreigners attracted on the soil of the Country by fateful
dissents.
Breton scions etc...
(the 30 names follow) |
The Original Anglo-Breton
Thirty are as
follows:
Knights
Squires
& Men-at-Arms
- John Plesington
- Richard Gaillard
- Hughes Gaillard
- Huceton Clemenbean
- Hennequin de Guenchamp
- Renequin Hérouart
- Hennequin Le Mareschal
- Raoulet d'Aspremont
- Gaultier l'Alemant
- Bobinet Melipart
- Jean Troussel
- Robin Adès
- Perrot Gannelon
- Guillemin-le-Gaillard
- Jennequin Taillard
- Rango-le-Couart
- Raoul Prévot
- Dardaine †
- Repefort
- Croquart the German
- Isannay
- Dagworth (nephew of Sir Thomas Dagworth)
- Helichon
- Helecoq
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COMBAT
OF
THE THIRTY 2009
English Team (4):
Miles de Colwell, esquire (Captain)
Sir Gui von Oberhausen
Collette De
Harcourt, esquire
Hugh de Calais
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French Team (5):
Sir Andre de Montsegur (Captain)
Count Dietrich Von Salland
Rufus Adycote of Mynheniot, esquire
Wulfgar Jarnsiða, esquire
Patrick Lowther
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COMBAT
OF
THE THIRTY 2007
English
Team (6?):
Count Sir Stephen Aldred (Captain)
Master Healfdene Westfara
Theuderic Batavii, esquire.
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French Team (6?):
Duke Cornelius von Becke (Captain)
Sir Draco of Jorvik
Viscount Reynardine de Clifford
Wolfgang Adolphus Yaegar
Andre de Montsegur, esquire.
Glynn
Geen
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COMBAT
OF
THE THIRTY 2006
English Team (6?):
Baron Hrothgar et Gytingbryce (Captain)
Count Sir Stephen Aldred
Viscount Sir Peter D'Gaunt Noir
Sir Inigo Missaglia
Sir Vitale Giustiniani
Miles de Colwell, esquire.
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French Team (8):
Duke Cornelius von Becke (Captain)
Wolfgang Adolphus Yaegar
Andre de Montsegur, esquire
Ralf le Brewer, esquire.
Everard Sefar
Simon MacFaolain, esquire.
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The Original
Franco-Breton
Thirty
are as follows:
Knights
- Sir Jean de Beaumanoir, Constable of
Brittany, Governor of Josselin
- Sir Olivier Arrel
- Sir Caron de Bosdegas
- Sir Geoffroy du Bois
- Sir Yves Charruel
- Sir Guy de Rochefort
- Sir Jean Rouxelot
- Sir Robin Raguenel
- Sir Huon de Saint-Hugeon
- Sir Jean de Tinténiac
Squires
- Geoffroy de Beaucorps
- Hughes Capus-le-Sage
- Olivier de Fontenay
- Louis de Goyon
- Alain de Keranrais
- Guillaume de la Lande
- Guillaume de la Marche
- Geoffroy de Mellon †
- Guillaume de Montauban
- Olivier de Monteville
- Maurice du Parc
- Tristan de Pestivien
- Guyon de Pontblanc
- Geoffroy Poulard †
- Simonet Pachard
- Geoffroy de la Roche
- Jean de Serent
- Alain de Tinténiac
- Maurice de Tréziguify
- Geslin de Trésiguidy
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Photos courtesy of Lord Gunther, Damien Greybeard, Engelin Teufel,
Coatzcotl (?) and Andre de
Montsegur.
If you discover any more photo albumns or usefule references that we
might include here, feel free to contact Andre de Montsegur.
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