Estrella War

Estrella War

The Estrella War was an annual, volunteer-run event that takes place in Arizona, within the Kingdom of Atenveldt, of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA). The event typically occured in February and was one of the largest inter-kingdom wars in the SCA, drawing over 6,000 attendees each year. The purpose of the war was to depict a medieval village through mock battles, tournaments, arts, and pageantry.

The event was officially retired as it was "currently known" in 2021 due to declining attendance, poor weather, a pandemic, and financial non-viability.

History and Key Information

The Estrella War was a multi-day event that includes armored combat, rapier combat, archery, and a variety of arts and sciences competitions. The war's location changed over the years, from Estrella Mountain Park to Schnepf Farms, and later to Canyon Moon Ranch.

A key summmary of Estrella War events is provided below:

Year	Event	Site	Principal Kingdom Alliances	Crown of Atenveldt	Stewards	Notes
1997	Estrella War XIII	Estrella Mountain Park, Avondale, AZ	Atenveldt vs. Outlands	Erick & Nichelle	Petrucchio Alfonso Cuccieri de Cataluna & Marcus Dundee
1998	Estrella War XIV	Estrella Mountain Park, Avondale, AZ	Atenveldt & Artemisia vs Outlands	Arthur II & Tamira	Roslyne of Saxony	First war with Artemisia as a Principal Kingdom (they became a Kingdom in July 1997). First war where Rapier was assigned a War Point.
1999	Estrella War XV	Schnepf Farms Festival Site, Queen Creek, AZ	Atenveldt, Caid, Outlands, & Artemisia [SIDES UNKNOWN]	Douglas & Amanda	Elliott Gallowglass & Melisend de Chartres	Caid returns as a Principal Kingdom, and moves Great Western War so it is no longer held the same week as Estrella War. First Estrella War with attendance over 7,000.
2000	Estrella War XVI	Schnepf Farms Festival Site, Queen Creek, AZ	Atenveldt, Caid, Outlands, & Artemisia [SIDES UNKNOWN]	Aaron & Alisandra	Nootka Karlsefni & Alexandra de Le Mer Vert
2001	Estrella War XVII	Schnepf Farms Festival Site, Queen Creek, AZ	Atenveldt & Outlands vs Caid & Artemisia	Jonothan & Etain	Raibert MacDhonnchaidh of Locksley & Brenna MacGhie of Kintyre
2002	Estrella War XVIII	Schnepf Farms Festival Site, Queen Creek, AZ	Atenveldt & Caid vs Outlands & Artemisia	Matthias & Elzbieta	Alesandra Gabrielli & Ynez Chaiya Benveniste	Last War at Schnepf Farms site.
2003	Estrella War	Estrella Mountain Park, AZ	Atenveldt & Outlands vs Caid & Artemisia	Jonathon & Deille	Elliott Gallowglass & Rafaelle de Mallorca	Estrella War returned to Estrella Mountain Park in 1998.
2004	Estrella War XX	Estrella Mountain Park, AZ	Atenveldt & Outlands vs Caid & Artemisia	Jonathon & Deille	Nootka Karlsefni, Kristoff McLain Cameron & Tatiana Gordeevna Kazimirova
2005	Estrella War XXI	Estrella Mountain Park, Avondale, AZ	Atenveldt & Caid vs Outlands & Artemisia	Phelan & Mariana	Elliott Gallowglass, Alianora da Lyshåret, Corwyn the Lost & Isabeau della Farfella
2006	Estrella War XXII	Estrella Mountain Park, Avondale, AZ	Atenveldt & Artemisia vs Caid & Outlands	Aaron & Alisandra	Joseph McFadden & Isabeau della Farfella
2007	Estrella War XXIII	Canyon Moon Ranch, Florence, AZ	Atenveldt & Outlands vs Caid & Artemisia	Phelan & Elzbieta	Alexandra de Le Mer Vert, Diego de Marulanda al Nadil, Deborah Inis Glas	First war held at Canyon Moon Ranch under a multi-year contract. War open for 7 days.
2008	Estrella War XXIV	Canyon Moon Ranch, Florence, AZ	Atenveldt & Caid vs Outlands & Artemisia	Eduard & Asa	Joseph McFadden & Isabeau della Farfella
2010	Estrella War XXVI	Canyon Moon Ranch, Florence, AZ	Atenveldt & Outlands vs Caid	Walrick & Cecilia	Ealasaid nic Suibhne, Elspeth von Bremen, & Ritchyrd McUath	War open for 8 days.
2011	Estrella War XXVII	Canyon Moon Ranch, Florence, AZ	Atenveldt vs Outlands	Phelan & Amirah	Dascha Alexandrovna Rostova, Eilidh MacMurtrie, Rowan Bridget Blackmoor	Last year of multi-year contract with Canyon Moon Ranch.
2012	Estrella War XXVIII	Schnepf Farms, Queen Creek AZ	Atenveldt vs Outlands	Craven & Elzbieta	Rowan Bridget Blackmoor
2013	Estrella War XXIX	Schnepf Farms, Queen Creek AZ	Atenveldt vs Outlands	Tristan & Damiana	Victoria of the Vales of Barnsdale, Magdalen Venturosa, Tigra MacKay of Marwode	Town Square was created with merchants and a general gathering area.
2014	Estrella War XXX	Schnepf Farms, Queen Creek AZ	Atenveldt vs Outlands	Morgan II & Livia II	Victoria of the Vales of Barnsdale, Magdalen Venturosa, Tigra MacKay of Marwode	Kings road was run through the entire site and permanent water was added to the site.
2015	Estrella War XXXI	Schnepf Farms, Queen Creek AZ	Atenveldt vs Outlands	Brian & Lia	Phelan O'Coileain, Lann-Valdis O'Davorreanne, Nora Rose Tenpenny
2016	Estrella War XXXII	Schnepf Farms, Queen Creek AZ	Atenveldt vs Outlands	Casca & Melissa	Saba O'Coileain, Nora Rose Tenpenny, Rachel Phethean
2017	Estrella War XXXIII	Schnepf Farms, Queen Creek AZ	Atenveldt vs Outlands	Morgan Aethelwulf & Elizabeth Aethelwulf	Marek & Golda
2018	Estrella War XXXIV	Schnepf Farms, Queen Creek AZ	Atenveldt vs Outlands	Marek & Golda	Morgan Aethelwulf & Elizabeth Aethelwulf
2019	Estrella War XXXV	Schnepf Farms, Queen Creek AZ	Atenveldt vs Outlands	Morgan Aethelwulf & Elizabeth Aethelwulf
2020	Estrella War XXXVI	Schnepf Farms, Queen Creek AZ	Atenveldt vs Outlands	Morgan Aethelwulf & Elizabeth Aethelwulf

Estrella War XVII Treaty (2001)

The war treaty for Estrella War XVII provides insight into the organization and rules of a typical Estrella War.

• Kingdoms Involved: The Principal Armies were the Kingdom of Atenveldt, the Kingdom of Caid, the Kingdom of the Outlands, and the Kingdom of Artemisia.
  • Allied Realms: The war was fought between two allied realms: Allied Realm I (Kingdom of Atenveldt and the Kingdom of the Outlands) and Allied Realm II (Kingdom of Caid and the Kingdom of Artemisia).
• War Points: A total of 23 to 29 war points were to be awarded across various battles and competitions. The Allied Realm with the most points at the end was declared the winner.
• Rules for Fighting: Specific rules were outlined for fighting conventions, including that face thrusts and killing from behind and on the ground were allowed. Weapons standards were also defined, with specific length maximums for spears, polearms, and great weapons.
• Arts & Sciences Competition: The competition for this year had three categories: Ceramics, Scientific Instruments, and Hats. One war point was awarded for the winner of each category.
• Archery & Rapier: War points were also awarded for Archery and Rapier Scenarios.