The Barony of Vatavia Present

The Tournament of Valor XLIV

'The Battle of Kalka River'

May 22, 2026 5:00 pm to May 25, 2026 12:00 pm

Registration

Adult Event Registration – $35.00
Adult Member Discount Event Registration – $25.00
Youth aged 17 and under free.
There is no Family Cap.
Make checks payable to (SCA Inc. – Barony of Vatavia)

Note: There is a fee to park at the lake that must be paid directly to the park.
See parking rates here 
Kansas State Park Entrance and Camping Fees / State Parks / KDWP – KDWP

Valor Pre-Registration
TBD

Event Stewards

Brynki Falkason/Joshua Thompson
Cell: 316-259-7099
Email: Seneschal@vatavia.calontir.org
Øyríkr Raðúlfsson/Nicholas Green
Cell: 316-213-1182
Email: Knightmarshal@vatavia.calontir.org.

Event Staff

  • Armored MIC – Lord Kentaro
  • C&T MIC – Meister Joachim Courtenay der Marxbruder
  • Archery MIC – Master Donald Andrew MacDonald
  • A&S Coordinator – His Lordship Malichi Mac Kenzie O Corrigan
  • Bardic Coordinator – Master Johann Steinarsson
  • List Mistress – Her Ladyship Alicia Niel

El Dorado State Park - Box Turtle Point Campground

Address: 4600 Bluestem Point Rd, El Dorado, KS 67042

Directions: 
Head south on I-35
If you’re coming from the north, continue southbound on I-35.
Take Exit 92 for US-54 W / US-400 W toward El Dorado
After traveling for about 50 miles, take Exit 92 to merge onto US-54 W / US-400 W toward El Dorado.
Continue on US-54 W
Stay on US-54 W for about 6 miles.
Turn left onto Bluestem Point Rd
Once you reach the intersection of Bluestem Point Rd, turn left (heading south).
Arrive at 4600 Bluestem Point Rd
Continue on Bluestem Point Rd for about 1 mile. Your destination will be on the right at 4600 Bluestem Point Rd.

Event Map

Event Details

Arts & Science

There will be two competitions this year!

  1. Valor Competition – Create a piece within the event theme of “Mongols vs. Rus” -OR- Vatavia-themed (as the hosting group). Judging for this one will be Populace Choice. The winner will win a scroll and be dubbed the Valor Champion!
  2. Mistress Aia’s Fandom Competition – From the beginning, SCA and fandom have had a long, entwined history—let’s celebrate it! Bring your fandom creative anachronisms to Valor (5/22-23)! Your project can depict a fandom aspect via SCA methods, change an aspect of fandom to work for our game, etc—creativity is the goal.

Bardic

TBD

Armored Combat

  1. Armored Valor Tourney
  2. Guardians Valor Tourney
  3. Man at Arms Torchlight Tourney
  4. Kentaro’s Off-Hand Single Sword Torchlight Tourney
  5. Melees

Cut and Thrust

  1. C&T Valor Tourney
  2. Joachim’s Wolf Pit
  3. Melees

Archery

TBD

Tavern Menu

TBD

Tavern Team

  • TBD

Schedule

TBD