Gulf War
What is it?
Gulf War is the largest event that Ansteorra is associated with. It occurs every year the second week of March, at Kings arrow Ranch in Lumberton, Mississippi. The War is between us and our Trimarian cousins, with other kingdoms chasing sides due to friendships, diplomacy, and bribery. The War its self is just one feature of the event. There are also many different marshal and artisan tournaments, and an early period life camp, an excellent merchant row, and one of the best Artisan's rows anywhere.
Points in the war are determined not just by winning fitting events but also by volunteer hours and artisan competitions. It is often that the War is 'won' not by the fighters, but by the volunteers, and compition is fierce but friendly.
Marshal events
Target Archery
The royal round and the standard IKAC are both widespread and familiar to all Kingdoms. The royal round, which consists of six arrows at 20 yards, six at 30 yards, and six at 40 yards with a 30 second speed round at 20 yards, will remain the official Gulf Wars competition. Official IKAC’s which consist of two static rounds of six arrows each and two 30 second speed rounds at each of the same three distances will be offered, but not as part of the War Point competition. Targets for both of these activities are the 60 cm concentric circle targets used in Olympic competition.
Bow and Arrow Requirements Target Archery
Longbows, recurves, and crossbows that meet Society Conventions are allowed. Bows may be of any weight desired, however those which the marshal feels cause concern for safety or are of a destructive nature will be disallowed. No sights are allowed on longbows or recurves. Crossbows are allowed single fixed sights.
For the War Point, all shooting will be done from the standing position for both bow and crossbow. Disabled archers will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis.
War points
Each day of War the archer range is sponsored by different kingdoms groups or persons. They choose the challenge of the day, and award points on those challenges.
Archery Events
Some of these events are held every year, some are not, check the war schedule!
- The Grand Exhibition Tourney
- Court Barons/Baroness’ Tournament
Artisan events
Notable Places
- The Ca’ d’Oro the Renaissance Village is a collection of period pavilions where artisans & scholars can demonstrate, share, and teach their particular skills & knowledge. There is a strong emphasis on period dress, accouterments, and period methods there.
- Artisan's Row
- Troll is onsite in the blue building to the right just inside the front gate, The front gate is now located at King’s Hwy and Rault Dr. The back gate is what the front gate has been for the past few years at King’s Hwy and Strahan Dr.
- Early period Life
- Volunteer Point
- Merchant's Row
- The Green Dragon
- Field of Battle
- The Ansteorran Camp
- The Trimarian Camp
Notable People
History of the War
Gulf Wars Artisans
Happenings by Year
- Gulf Wars XXVIII A war without Enemys March 9-17, 2019
Important Notes
2019 Important News and Updates
- Parents!!! Be advised if you have children 17 and under they MUST be escorted after midnight. This is the Law in Mississippi.
- Gulf Wars SCA app is Live!!! Currently is available on Google Play. We are still waiting for Apple to make it live. I will update when we know.
- Pre-registration: In consideration of those members of the populace affected by “snowmageddon” and/or the recent government shutdown, we have extended the discounted price for ONLINE pre-registration to Feb 22.
- Site Access: Please continue to access the site by driving around the golf course and around the lake. Please do not come to site by taking a left and driving through the Hillsdale neighborhood and coming across the earthen dam.
- Traffic: Traffic on King’s and Queen’s highways (the two main camp roads) is reversing to accommodate the gate changes. Traffic will move from the front gate to 5 points to the back gate, essentially the reverse of what it has been in years past.
- No Parking: There will be no parking allowed on King’s or Queen’s Highway. These are the two main roads through camp. You may pull into your camp to load/unload or park on a side street. Loading/unloading is limited to 3 hours.
- Parking on one-way streets: Most of the roads on KAR are one-way. Parking for loading/unloading is limited to 3 hours and is only allowed on the right side of the road.
- Dept. of Traffic Enforcement: This department will be closely monitoring the “No Parking” on King’s and Queen’s as well as the parking on one-way roads, which will only be allowed on the right side of the road. A local tow company will be readily available for our towing needs.
- Site Books / War Schedules: We are printing a very limited supply. It is first come/first served. If you aren’t going to be there until later, I’d suggest getting someone to pick you up one if you need one. The site book and schedule will be available for download on this site for free.
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