Glory War

Overview

Glory War (often referred to simply as Glory!) was a multi-day war and combat event hosted by the Barony of Unser Hafen. First held in July 1998 (AS XXXIII), the event was designed as an intensive "fighters' marathon," featuring continuous heavy weapons scenarios, archery competitions, rapier combat, youth activities, period feast options, and bards. The event continued as an annual or recurring fixture in the Outlands calendar through at least 2007.

Glory War I (1998)

The inaugural Glory War took place from July 17–20, 1998 (A.S. XXXIII) on the Pawnee Grasslands. Gwilim de Glamorgan & Galiana Fitzwilliam served as the event stewards.

Martial Scenarios & Activities

Heavy Weapons Scenarios

Coordinated by Deotrich Hiltipard, Saturday was designated as a true "Heavy Weapons Marathon."

• Breakfast / Lunch of Champions: Tourneys utilizing novelty rattan weapons built to look like pub items or food (e.g., foam beer steins, roasting chickens on a spit).
• Holmgang: Timed 1-hour traditional Norse bear-skin duel.
• Celtic Battlemaiden Tourney: Timed male/female team scenario. The female fighter used her weapon system of choice; the male fighter was restricted to a center-grip round shield and short weapon. If the female died, the match was lost.
• Station Tourney (The Gauntlet): Fighters carried a sack of grain through a course while battling "fiery darts of daemons," running a gauntlet, and facing a "two-headed giant" named Baldegrin. Each fighter had to wear the favor of a child as an entry requirement.
• Challenge of the Green Knight: A retained-wounds bearpit restricted to 5-foot axes.
• Buschazi: A team game involving capturing a prop sheep across the field.
• Knife Circle & Torchlight Tourney: Proximity fighting in a circle, and night combat by torchlight using max 5-foot rattan with no shields.
• Broken Field Melees: Ranked team melees using a point scale based on fighting awards (Authorized = 1pt, AoA = 2pts, GoA = 3pts, Chivalry = 4pts) with no teammates allowed from the same home group.
• Fighter Games: Field challenges including Call of the Fiannan (fighting buried waist-deep in dirt).

Archery Scenarios

Coordinated by Eric Morrison of Thistlekeep, archers competed in novel precision and speed shoots:

• Pattern Clout Shoot: Closest 4 of 6 arrows within 50 feet added for score.
• Sterling Shoot: "Braveheart"-style clout shoot targeting ground areas marked by shields.
• William Tell & Robin Hood Runs: Progressive-distance elimination shoots.
• Timed & Wand Shoots: High-speed combat archer simulations.

Arts, Sciences & Hospitality

The Hungry Heroes Inn

An experimental meal program run by Meriel of Tay and Theresea die Tanzerin, offering full weekend meal plans for $15 or a la carte options ("Finicky Fighter Plan") paid via donations dropped in a brass spittoon.

• Friday Dinner: Hearty Elk Stew or Minestrone with braided bread.
• Saturday Menu: Meselede (scrambled eggs with bread) & Banbury cakes for breakfast; Turkey Rastons (loose-meat turkey sandwiches) for lunch; Moroccan Beef with couscous pilaf for dinner; late-night "Sugar & Spice" milk and cookies.
• Sunday Menu: Pancakes and eggs; Turkey Rastons; leftover stew packaged for travel.

Arts & Bardic Competitions

• Offhand Portraits of Their Royal Majesties: A 2-hour timed speed-art competition.
• Alliterative Meter Poetry: Period poetry composition using Sir Gawain and the Green Knight-style alliteration and "bob and wheel" stanzas describing deeds on the battlefield.

Glory War II

https://archive.org/details/uh-tosspot-06.99/page/6/mode/2up

Photo from Glory VII by Nikolaos Demetriou ho Toxotes

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Photos from Glory VII by Donnchadh mac Céadaigh

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Photos from Glory VII by Elissent Silverleaf

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