Baroness Wars XII - A Swordcliff Shire Faire

Schedule

Fri, 12 Sep, 2025 at 04:00 pm to Sun, 14 Sep, 2025 at 12:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Christian County Fairgrounds | Taylorville, IL

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Baroness Wars XII: A Swordcliff Shire Faire - Hosted by the Shire of Swordcliff
Step right up to a weekend of medieval merriment, martial prowess, and county fair fun at Baroness Wars XII! Celebrate with tournaments, arts, games, and competitions—all with a lively fairground twist!
Full information and details on the website, https://swordcliff.midrealm.org/events/baroness-wars-xii/
Martial Activities
-Armored Combat Tourneys: - Spear, Longsword, and Buckler tournaments just to mention a few.
-Rapier Tourneys: Swiss 5 themed (Spear, Single Sword, Case, Cloak and Dagger, Sword and Buckler)
-C&T Competitions: Sabre, Longsword, and Sword & Buckler. Grappling will be allowed.
-3-Person Team Melees Tournaments (Armored & Rapier)
-Archery & Thrown Weapons - Showcasing finesse and skill.
A&S & Faire-Themed Fun
-Heraldic Extravaganza Competition
-"Food on a Stick" Culinary Showdown
-Brewing, Bardic, and Talent Competitions
-Faire-Themed A&S Challenges
Service Fair-Themed Fun
-Volunteer Prizes
This is the last year of Baroness Wars as the Shire transitions to a our A Swordcliff Shire Faire. With this mind, there are no war points this year. Just a fun weekend to spend with friends and family.
Currently, there will be regional championships for Archery and Thrown Weapons.
Staff
- Autocrat: Krzysztof cul Bun (Joshua Carbiener)
- Co-Autocrat: Cydeaux of Brittany (Lucinda Caughey)
- Armored Combat MIC - Brock and Skauri
- Rapier/C&T MIC - Diego Matias Vargas
- Thrown Weapons MIC - Eldfrith Wulfmund
- Archery MIC - Reimar Erikson
Please reach out to the Autocrats if you have any questions.
Whether you fight, craft, sing, or just enjoy a good feast, there’s something for everyone at this year’s fair. So bring your banners, your garb, and your fairest garb—Baroness Wars XII is the place to be!
-YIS,
Krzysztof cul Bun
BW XII - Autocrat
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Christian County Fairgrounds, Christian County Fairgrounds, 1716 W Spresser St, Taylorville, IL 62568, United States

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