| William
the Marshal Event Photos - The Barony of Three Rivers
hosted a late 12th Century Tournament, from the times made famous in
part by the exploits of William the Marshal. The tournaments of the
this time were a place where noble lords would take to the field
with their mesnie (warrior companies) to vie for renown and of
course for wealth in the form of ransoms. These tournaments were a
training ground for all the martial skills necessary for a medieval
knight in warfare, but they also engendered a sense of common
values, customs, and practices that these men would display in both
war and tournament. In their society, where honor and reputation
were as important as wealth and position, the tournament created
ties of chivalry between both companions and opponents. The fighting,
equestrian and archery for this event were be based around the
companies of noble lords (or in our case the Chivalry), and involved
captures, rescues, and ransoms, as would the tournaments William
Marshal himself competed in so often.
Household, and groups from around the Kingdom made special
clothes, armor and more for this event.
Shown here are mostly photos of the equestrian
events, some archery, some fighting and some of the Pike head award
being passed from honoree to honoree. About 150 pictures in this set
so if you have a slow internet connection you probably expect this
to load slow.
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The Order of Lazarus is a special extension of Saito's household. It
is made up of my lady, my squires, my friends and myself(Saito). All
people who wanted to do something special for the William the
Marshal event. We recreated a Jerusalem Military order from 12th
century called the Order of St. Lazarus. 
