CSG 2025 Pas d'Armes - Celebrating Jacques de Laliang

Once again, the Company of Saint George was honored by the fellowship, the franchise and the joi de combat exhibited by the thirty-eight combatants who joined us for four passes and three intermezzi in celebration of the fifteenth century Burgundian champion, Jacques de Laliang. For the fifth year, it was organized by Brian R. & Wendy Price, and held on our tourney field at our home in Wetumpka, AL on 11 Oct.

See the event declaration here: https://csgpasdarmes2025.rsvpify.com/

Right up front, seven companions defended the field: Alex Cooley, Brian R. Price, Andrew Mackenzie, Cliff Nunery, Bryan Johnson, Gene Arnold, and Sam Fishburne, had our numbers immeasurably increase with two new companions, Ed Wells and Caleb Hogg. Both gentlemen exemplify and epitomize gentlemen in pursuit of the chivalric arts, on and off the field. We are far richer with their presence! Garrison well represented Stan on the field, bearing his shield.

Our errants also continued their individual quests for renown, recounting their deeds at the feast and executing well on the field throughout the day. Edward Price took the Errant's honor, winning a helmet from Bryan Johnson; Dennis Pritzel, Geoffrey Scott Morris, and Julian Arnold fought well on the day, with Dennis and Geoffrey recounting myriad deeds participated in during the course of the year. JJ served beautifully as Herald for the day, keeping the fighting order sorted out and smooth.

Overall, forty-two combatants signed up for the tournament and we believe thirty-eight made it to the day's fighting.

On the day, we began as is traditional with our commencaille, with batons to three good blows, fought to strike, with doubles counting on both combatants. This fight is meant to begin the day's martial fellowship with an evocation of King Rene d'Anjou's behourd-style engagement, with combatants pressed between the list fences, fighting hard with batons. This signals the overall a plaisance nature of expected behavior, even if some bouts are being fought a outrance (armour counts).

https://youtu.be/youkbKBPRo8

This fight is done a plaisance, to three good blows no matter what type of armour is worn. There are no sides, and each combatant enters the fray to engage whomever they wish, saluting before the fight and after a strike or a double is landed. Double-strikes are, as in all Schola fighting, counted against both combatants. We added a new twist, given the large number of broken batons last year; a broken baton counted as a point against the wielder (surprisingly, no batons were then broken (!)). At the end of the melee, the last four combatants were Cliff Nunery, Caleb Hogg, Bryan Johnson and Turner Duranski won, in the end with a strike to Bryan Johnson's hand.

On the day, Companion Gene Arnold offered two challenges: a "normal" one made on his shield's device or one from the three golden feathers, which would result in a quest. Three errants took quests on the day.

https://youtu.be/y86rGe3ZrK4

Following the introductions, the first pass rapidly commenced. This was an open format pass, with each challenger working with their chosen opponent to decide weapons. Bouts in the first pass were well fought, each to three good blows a plaisance:

Wallace (Sellswords) v. Edward (Errant, CSG), zwei-hander v. longsword;

Ace (SSG Atlanta) v. Jacob (SSG Atlanta), sword & buckler;

Bryan (CSG, SSG Atlanta) v. Julian (Errant, SSG Springfield), glaive;

Continued here: https://youtu.be/BZxKsZUAEJc.

William (SSG Atlanta) v. Josh (Errant), spear;

Clifton v. Geoffrey (Errant; House Magistrata), spear;

Sawyer S. v. Alexander (SSG Albany), poleaxe;

Elisabeth (Red Wolf/SSG Auburn) v. Andrew (CSG, SSH Honolulu), dagger;

Sam (CSG, SSG) v. Franklin (SSG Montgomery), longsword;

Emily v. Andrew P. (SSG Atlanta), longsword;

Turner D. (Red Wolf/SSG Auburn) v. Sir Caleb H., longsword;

Sir Garrison (Magistrata) v. Edward (Errant, SSG), longsword;

Joseph H. (Chimera Company) v. Alexander (SSG Albany), spear;

Ian (Ritterkunst) v. Alexander (SSG Albany), longsword;

Tres Bien Leonard (SSG Albany) v. Turner D. (Red Wolf / SSG Auburn), longsword;

Sir Cliff (CSG) v. Stan Scoggins (Magistrata, Ritterkunst), poleaxe;

Ed Wells (CSG, SSG Atlanta) v. Miranda M. (Red Wolf / SSG Auburn) + Thomas + Bernie spear (Ed fought all three simultaneously!);

Gene (CSG, SSG Springfield) v. Josh B. (Errant, SSG), dagger;

Dennis (Errant, Gladiateur) v. Alex, spears;

Brian P. (CSG, SSG Montgomery) v. Edward (Errant); father & son Sword & Shield

The second pass was all fought with longswords a plaisance:

Dennis (Errant, Gladiateurs) v. William F. (SSG Atlanta);

Emily v. Sir Caleb;

Elisabeth (Red Wolf/SSG Auburn) v. Alexander (SSG Albany);

Tres Bien L. (SSG Albany) v. Edward (Errant, SSG);

Bernie (SSG Atlanta) v. Wallace (Sellswords);

Andrew (CSG, SSG Honolulu) v. Clifton;

Joseph (Chimera) v. Miranda (Red Wolf/SSG Auburn);

Ian (Ritterkunst) v. Turner (Red Wolf / SSG Auburn);

Sam (CSG, SSG) v. Geoffrey (Errant, Magistrata);

Josh (Errant, SSG) v. Sir Garrison (Magistrata);

Franklin (SSG Montgomery) v. Gene (CSG, SSG Springfield);

Sawyer S. v. Jacob L. (SSG Atlanta);

Ian (Ritterkunst) v. Sir Alex. (CSG);

Thomas (SSG Montgomery) v. Sir Cliff;

Julian (Errant, SSG Springfield) v. 1, 2, 3, 4

Sir Brian (CSG, SSG Montgomery) v. Gene (CSG, SSG Springfield);

For the Intermezzo, Ed Wells fought a memorial bout for Michael St. Sever, commemorating one of the founders of the original Company of Saint George, who sadly left us many years ago.

Continued in PART II