Royal Progress:  

In the spirit of encouraging Ceremony, sparking competition, and providing an opportunity to for the populace to experience a display of the deep love for Courtesy, Honor and Kingdom that our rapier community holds dear, Let it be known that we are sponsoring this Invitational Tournament of the Field of Garnet and Steel. This tournament will take place on September 7th, 2024 at Hamer Hall on the campus of PennWest California, at the College of Silva Vulcani.

Patterned after the 1520 spectacle of the Field of Cloth of Gold, jointly held by King Francis I and Henry VIII, shall be an Invitation-only Rapier event with all the panoply, display and courtesy worthy of the best and brightest of our Rapier community and the Society as a whole. There will be exactly 32 invitations, and entrance challenge coins, to be earned by way of Victory or reknown through the year beginning in the spring of 2023 and with a final qualifying tournament at Pennsic 2024. Of those slots, we have identified some tournaments where victory on that day will earn an invitation, and there are some few open slots yet where an invitation may be earned. I here encourage anyone: Shires, Colleges, Baronies, Households, or individuals, to sponsor a Rapier tournament and reach out to me with a request to be added to that list. If anyone had an inspiration to host a Rapier tournament, Do it!

We encourage everyone to come out and cheer on this spectacle of Martial panache, with banners and tabards and all manner of pomp as befitting a glorious tournament in honor of expert and courteous discourse of the blade, and look forward to sharing this afternoon with everyone.

For more information about the tourney, please contact Duke Malcolm MacEoghainn (syrmalcolm@gmail.com) for information about the site, please contact Gabby Winter — Gabbywinter@gmail.com.

Take your best route to PennWest University California (Formerly California University of PA) — 250 University Ave., California PA 15417

When you pass the twin towers turn left, and cross the railroad tracks, following the river until the next train crossing. Park there. Cross the road and Hamer is to your left.

This event will be free to the public.