Greetings good gentles of Bryn Gwlad, Ansteorra, and those privileged to attend the 25th Anniversary of Bryn Gwlad, by the grace of His Excellency, Baron Thomas of Tenby.

It is my honor to announce to all the proceedings of that weekend's events, as we attempt to amuse and entertain His Excellency and the members of Royalty for one short weekend.

And as such, Baron Thomas asks all competitors in the Championship tournaments to submit a Letter of Intent to compete to him by the Battle of Hastings (October 14, 2004) so that he might better understand your ambition. In addition, he asks that all competitors bring and display their finest cloaks.

Three event tournament-

First, a single fight, single elimination tourney. The first round will be a tourney of pageantry where you will be asked to fight with your cloak.

Second, a town battle. The top 4 fighters from the first event will take turns picking their teams, after which we will have a round robin style, where each team will have 1 battle against each other team, and then a final melee, where all 4 teams take the field at once.

Finally, a ship battle. The top 2 captains from the second event will absorb the other 2 teams, and we will have 4 rounds on the ship. The first two will be the typical, land to ship melees. The second two sets will include ranged weapons.

In addition to these champion tourneys, we will on Sunday have a demonstration of the Sidesword by Don Aeron Harper, and afterwards a heavy rapier tourney, using the "Armor As Worn" convention. Armour protections will be explained on Sunday, during the inspection.

I look forward to meeting you all on that day, and wish you safe travels.

Lord Calvin Tittle Actor, Prizefighter