St. George and the Dragon
Poetry Performance Competition

The Canton of Mathom Trove with the assistance of the Performing Arts Guild
of Trimaris will be sponsoring a Bardic Competition at St. George’s Faire on
Saturday, April 24, 2010. The competition will commence in the Chapel
following the conclusion of the Crested Helm Tourney and the selection of
prizes by the combatants and their consorts.

The winner of the Bardic Competition will have the honor of performing their
winning piece at Feast that evening.  Following the event, they will receive an
inscribed and illuminated copy of their work courtesy of Feileacan Ghairdin, the
Household of Mistress Maol Mide ingen Medra.   

The Rules:  

1) The subject matter is to be that of St George and the Dragon.

2) The entries are to be original poetry performed solo by the author.

3) It is requested that the entrants attempt an emulation of a period style of
writing and performance.

4) Documentation is not a requirement for entry into this competition but is
encouraged in the interest of furthering the entrants' knowledge of the
Performance Based Arts.**

For more information about this Bardic Competition, please contact Despotissa
Eirene Agapia at: pagot1@yahoo.com

**NOTE:  As a Laurel whose interests are focused on the Performance Based
Arts, I always encourage research and documentation into the origins of period
writing and/or performance styles.  I quite realize that in justifying these
aspects of the Arts, research and documentation can be somewhat of a daunting
task and even a bit intimidating to those who are less than focused on those
areas of the work.

In saying this, I would like to reemphasize to those interested in entering that as
this is to be a Performance Based competition, no submitted documentation will
be used as a judging consideration. The composition and performance of
documentable period forms and styles are always encouraged they are just
however, not a requirement in this particular competition.

Eirene Agapia apo Mytilene, Despotissa, O. L.
(called Cirocco)
Bocce Tournament
St George's Faire 2010
The Ordinaunces,Statutes
and Rules of St. George's Faire









To all honourable Men at Armes,
and Knight Adventurers of hereditarie
Note, & examplarie
Noblesse, that for most memorable
actions doe wield either
Sword or Launce in Quest of glorie:  

A general Challenge, at Tilt,
Tourney, and Barriers,
these Ordinaunces & Statutes ,
In defence of these Propositions:

• That in Service of Ladyes, Knights have
no free will.

• That it is Beautie which maintains the
World of Valour.

• That no fare Ladie was ever false.

(Harleian ms. Vol. III, p. 215, cod. 4888,
Art. 20, 1612)