“The War of the Chicken [has] come to Oertha / Easily
destroying fields and cattle…”
--from a missive by Mistress Cynehild
Cynesigesdohtor
Barony of Selviergard, Oertha--Amid a weekend of egg puns, rooster crowing, and splendid
pageantry did the Baronies of Selviergard and Eskalya, alongside the entire
Principality, celebrate the fifth Chicken Wars in the lands of Oertha. At this Chicken Wars; Mistress Anne of
Bradford and Mistress Else Hünrvogt both led their armies against the other for
the sole reason, it would seem, that both exalted ladies had a chicken as part
of their heraldry. But truthfully; who
needs any reason for a war!?
The two armies clashed on a pleasant field in the lands of
Central Selviergard amid some sun and some rain late in the month of
August. The War was met with great
enthusiasm and mirth with many people attending from around the Principality
and from Central Kingdom. The two Captains
were in attendance as well, travelling all the way from their holds in Central
Kingdom; helping to bring together a Chicken Wars for many who have never been
a part of it before.
The Chickens™. Photograph by
Halfdan Ozurrson. August 20, 2016.
