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Re: Days of Knights III - 2014
« Reply #105 on: 2014-10-17, 16:09:50 »
Also, one of the Marshals brought home the Chaucer Award again this year. ;D

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Re: Days of Knights III - 2014
« Reply #106 on: 2014-10-17, 17:17:14 »
Who won the Chaucer Award?
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Re: Days of Knights III - 2014
« Reply #107 on: 2014-10-17, 17:30:55 »
But I think we had the tallest flag there. :D

Yep!



It was visible from everywhere.


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Re: Days of Knights III - 2014
« Reply #108 on: 2014-10-17, 17:31:39 »
Who won the Chaucer Award?

Our very own Baron de Magnan. Twice now, an Order member has taken the award. Huzzah!
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Re: Days of Knights III - 2014
« Reply #109 on: 2014-10-17, 18:58:33 »
Huzzah and congratulations! :)

btw, Sir Edward I reviewed the pictures of you and Sir Nathan's longsword demonstration and I call foul on your part if you did not point out to Sir Nathan the distinct reach advantage you had with your new Heavy Ensifer Feder! ;)

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Re: Days of Knights III - 2014
« Reply #110 on: 2014-10-17, 21:15:38 »

lol, I mentioned it. :)
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Re: Days of Knights III - 2014
« Reply #111 on: 2014-10-18, 00:24:51 »
Oh he pointed it out, but he roasted me anyway. Between the reach and my left thumb getting the worse of a harnessfechten dagger duel (it still isn't gripping things), it wasn't pretty.
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Re: Days of Knights III - 2014
« Reply #112 on: 2014-10-22, 01:23:14 »
It was an honor to get the Chaucer Award. Now I have a standard to live up to.
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Re: Days of Knights III - 2014
« Reply #113 on: 2014-10-22, 22:20:59 »
sweet. good on a mate!

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Re: Days of Knights III - 2014
« Reply #114 on: 2014-10-23, 18:32:32 »
Nicky just announced that Frankfort will no longer be hosting Days of Knights. Not in 2015, or any subsequent years.

I'm not sure why. DoK IV is scheduled for 2015; nothing after that.
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Re: Days of Knights III - 2014
« Reply #115 on: 2014-10-23, 18:41:01 »
hopefully someone else picks up the reins!

Just a small note, DoK IV was always supposed to be in Oak Grove, not Frankfort, and is not affected by that news.
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Re: Days of Knights III - 2014
« Reply #116 on: 2014-10-23, 18:46:47 »
What happened?  His FB post sounded kind of ominous.
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Re: Days of Knights III - 2014
« Reply #117 on: 2014-10-23, 19:15:51 »
I really think all the people on the facebook thread should refrain from speculating and give Nicky the time to address it himself.
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Re: Days of Knights III - 2014
« Reply #118 on: 2014-10-23, 19:25:36 »

All we know, is that originally DoK 1 was going to be a one-time event, after which Nicky was retiring. Then he resumed hosting it for DoK 3.

Probably the best speculation is that he just can't or won't do it again, and the city only wants to work with him (as I've heard through others).

But it's all just speculation until we hear something concrete from Nicky, as Ian said.
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Re: Days of Knights III - 2014
« Reply #119 on: 2014-10-23, 21:01:26 »
What is the Chaucer award?
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