The Art of War: Melee Camp & Kingdom A&S 2025

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Last updated Oct 1, 2025

Greetings unto the fair populous of Atenveldt!

The Barony March of Mons Tonitrus and the Barony of Tir Ysgithr are proud to present a first of its kind event! We invite you to…

The Art of War: Melee Camp IV at Kingdom Arts and Sciences Collegium!

This grand event will be held at the Holy Trinity Monastery in Saint David from October 9th to October 12th. This is the same sight that King Morgan and Queen Elizabeth won their latest Crown Tournament and where King Sutton and Queen Celeste were crowned the Majesties of glorious Atenveldt! Now, two events, once separate, will be made one, with a single site fee to enjoy both!

Melee Camp IV will celebrate the latest peerage, the Order of the Mark, with combat archery and siege weapons on the fighting field. Target archery and thrown weapons will be held on a separate field. Be sure to check here to stay up to date on all the marshal activities!

The Kingdom Arts and Sciences Collegium will continue to build upon the success of past collegiums by offering many fun and interesting learning tracks. This includes the return of the feast steward tract which will culminate in a savory feast! Other tracks available are performance, fiber, decorative arts, as well as all things wood, metal and glass!

Both events will begin together Friday night with bardic performances by firelight and a monster themed torchlight tournament. After the fighting and classes, both events will come together again Saturday night for fun and entertainment! There will be dancing around fires, more bardic performances, and spontaneous “no kidding, there I was…” storytelling!

Your event stewards, landed nobility, and their Majesties look forward to sharing their time with you at this grand experiment!

Arts and Sciences Schedule

Arts and Sciences at “Art of War” has a schedule! Please check back regularly, as classes are still being added until September 20th! Also, the competition for Kingdom Arts and Sciences champion will be held at this event. Details are coming soon!

Art of War A&S Schedule

Special Events with Kingdom Collegium Arts & Sciences

Kingdom Arts and Sciences Champion Announcement

Oyez! Oyez! Good populace of Atenveldt, Their Highnesses want YOU! We will be having the Kingdom Arts and Sciences competition at The Art of War: Melee Camp IV at Kingdom Arts and Sciences Collegium all day on Saturday, October 11. It will be located in the Library. 

There are 2 levels of competing, the Queen’s Choice for the Laurels and the King’s Choice for the Populace.

What you need:

  • Up to 3 pieces of art for display.
  • Documentation for each piece.
  • If you are teaching and want to declare, you can using your teaching as your art as well and have a display where you are teaching.

You are not required to sit with your art. Displays will be done in the library at St David Monastery.

If you need help with your documentation, please feel free to use the Atenveldt Golden Sun A&S Documentation form.

Cooks Guild Meeting

There will be a Cook’s Guild Meeting on Friday, October 10th at 10:00 in the kitchen. Anyone who is interested in period cooking, feasting or wanting more information should feel free to attend. 

The Grande Finale

Immediately following court on Saturday night, there will be a special event featuring the weekend’s efforts. 

  • Feast will be provided to those who paid for it and will be the culmination of our Food and Feasting Track.
  • Display of all the Make and Take items that were started or completed over the event. 
  • Feast Entertainment provided by the instructors and participants that learned something new over the weekend. 

If you have questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Madame Mariette at moas@atenveldt.org or THL Aurora at aurorafaw@gmail.com


Pre-registration link

https://forms.gle/hytUKFfwM8yzziwQ6

Site and Address

Holy Trinity Monastery
P.O. Box 298
1605 S. St. Mary’s Way
St. David, Arizona
520-720-4016

Site Fees

Pre-reg: $40 (Members receive a $10 discount)
At the gate: $45 (Members receive a $10 discount)
Day Trip: $30  (Members receive a $10 discount – Pre-reg and gate are the same fee)
Feast: $15 (only 60 seats available, so pre-register early!) 

Maps

There are three different site maps for this event. There is a full site map formatted for desktop computer screens, as well as Melee Camp IV and Kingdom A&S Collegium maps, each formatted for a phone, for a better mobile experience!

Event Stewards for Kingdom Collegium

Mistress Marriette Dominque de Beau (carol_nightshade@hotmail.com)
HL Auroa Faw (aurorafaw@gmail.com)

Event Stewards for Melee Camp (BMMT)

HE Nathaniel Scheafer (nbogardt@gmail.com)
Mistress Swetiua de Torleton (tlbogardt@gmail.com)

Event Stewards for Melee Camp (BTY)

Isla Melrose
Liam Warr

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