#grand tournament

[sakul21]

Images of the grand tournament that I ran last night! Was a big food fight!

#pathfinder #d&d #dungeons and dragons #dnd #dungeons & dragons #d20 #miniatures #painting #a crown of candy #dimension 20 #acoc #candia #calorum #crown of candy #the ravening war #trw #comida #grand tournament

[scotianostra]

On August 28th 1839 The Eglinton Tournament began.

By the 1830s, tales of romance and chivalry inspired an interest in the costume and events of the Middle Ages.

At the famous Eglinton Tournament, held at Eglinton Castle, Ayreshire, Scotland, the Earl and his guests dressed themselves in medieval-style costumes and took part in processions and competitions.

The tournament was open to the public and attracted tens of thousands of spectators. Participants had spent the previous year in training, both in private and in public, building up huge public interest in the event. A variety of commemorative souvenirs was produced, such as jugs or textiles. The painting of Lord Eglinton, dressed in gold armour showed his hopes and dreams for the occasion.

The form that the tournament took was a 16th-century ‘Triumph’ whereby knights on horseback attempted to strike each other’s shields by tilting with lances. It was agreed that a pitched battle, or mêlée, would be too dangerous, although a small mêlée was held at the end of the third day between two teams of four knights. Lord Eglinton had been warned by the Sheriff of Ayr that if anyone was killed during the tournament the guilty party would be charged with manslaughter, or even murder.

In the end the tournament that the Earl imagined was  somewhat different, as a Glasgow newspaper reported….

“Two knights ran towards each other, at a very moderate pace indeed and attempted to poke each other with their poles, mistakenly called lances, in a manner so utterly harmless that a child need scarcely have dreaded the encounter. Not a single knight was unseated, or even made to reel in the saddle.”

According to one source around 100,000 people from all over the world attended the event, but on the first day of the tournament, the clouds were much darker than the picture shows . By coincidence the new rail line from Ayr to nearby Irvine was opened only 3 days before the Tournament opened on 28 August, 1839. On the first day, the new rail service carried almost 3000 passengers to Irvine to view the festivities. Steamships brought visitors from Liverpool and Glasgow.

At noon on the first day the skies opened and the spectators in their fine costumes found themselves soaked to the skin and not even able to see very much. A bit like the weather we have had lately in Scotland!

The reporter continues,

"I once caught a glimpse of a horse’s tail, and once a hurried view of the end of a lance. Another time I just distinguished, for an instant, the nose of a combatant, and once afterwards obtained a full view of the Marquess of Waterford, who seemed really to enjoy the fun, and to like it all the better for the mud below and the moisture above… “

The following two days the weather improved and the tournament was a resounding success and brought a renewed interest to all things Scottish, perhaps in the same way Braveheart did 25 years ago. The newspapers covered stories about it for months afterwards.

Those who took part later had portraits painted in their armour and medieval costumes, some with their Lance’s  medals and trophies they won that day. Although the Earl lost a reputed £40,000 it did not dampen his enthusiasm and he went on to organise a large-scale commemoration of Robert Burns.

Such was his fame after the tournament Karl Marx described him as ‘the Don Quixote who wanted to resuscitate the tournaments of chivalry’

The Eglinton Estate is now a  country park, very little of the once grand castle remains, you can see in the background of the second pic exists, the Tournament Bridge however was recently restored to it’s former glory and looks fantastic.

More info and pics can be found here .  http://www.futuremuseum.co.uk/collections/features/art-gallery/the-eglinton-tournament-watercolours.aspx

#Scotland #scottish #ayrshire #grand tournament #Eglinton Country Park #history

[captainsvscaptains]

Battle of the Captains

Grand Finale

No antipropaganda on my polls please - talk about the character you want to defend, not their adversary

#tournament polls #battle of the captains #grand finale #star trek deep space nine #sisko ds9 #ds9 sisko #star trek ds9 #deep space nine #deep space 9 #star trek fandom #star trek tag #st fandom #star trek captains #star trek deep space 9 #captain benjamin sisko #ben sisko #benjamin sisko #captain sisko #commander sisko #one piece luffy #straw hat luffy #monkey d. luffy #monkey d luffy #luffy op #luffy one piece #op tag #one piece fandom #one piece tag #one piece #king of pirates

[best-female-villain-tournament]

GRAND FINAL

(Will add more if more are sent through)

Submitted Propaganda:

GLaDOS:

turned everyone who ever played it into a lesbian (including me). she's so pathetic and evil i love her so much she's the greatest of all time honestly just crown her now she's not just A female villain she's THEE female villain

ask from anon:

i am a gay man and i am attracted to glados. if that means anything to anyone

Azula:

she's like if a babygirl was terrible and awful and fucked up

#best-female-villain-tournament #polls #grand final #portal #glados portal #glados #atla azula #avatar the last airbender #atla

[fashiondisastertournament]

GRAND FINALS OF TUMBLR'S FASHION DISASTER TOURNAMENT GOLDEN CROC AWARDS 2023

Matchup #7.1: Cecil Gershwin Palmer (Welcome to Night Vale) vs Teruki Hanazawa (Mob Psycho 100)

This is it! From 64 initial contenders, we're down to the final 2. Trexel Geistman from Stellar Firma took the third spot already, but who will be first on the podium? Who deserves a nice pair of golden crocs for just how BAD their fashion sense is?

For one last time, let's review their Fashion Crimes!

On the left side, rises Cecil Gershwin Palmer. Crowned the Tumblr sexyman, iconic enough to make it into so many tournaments, is he also Disastrous enough to win here? His run in this competition so far has been smooth, full of sweeps even against the toughest contenders. He has been often nominated for (all canonically):

his first date outfit being described as "my best tunic and furry pants"

wearing capri pants and a cummerbund to work

wearing yellow sponge clogs, cat ears, and tights to the opera

wearing "a black tuxedo and white bow tie, open-toed polished black shoes, a burgundy velvet cape, earrings made from repurposed car keys, and a top hat with furry tassels hanging from the brim" to his wedding

going to sleep in "a honeycomb hat, a Hawaiian shirt, and leather pants"

On the right, we have Teru. Oh Teru. While his fashion sense has inspired much art from his voters, he struggled in a couple of matchups, but Terunation always pulled through - even in the last 10 minutes in one case. Can he take down Cecil? Can he succeed where Reigen failed? Here are a few of his (illustrated) Fashion Crimes:

wearing a three foot wig which causes him to resemble a cactus (above)

picking out that horrible monkey shirt that you could see in the Mob poll for Mob (it was so bad it defeated god)

certain... official promo art and official fanbook outfits (below)

This poll will last for a WEEK per democratic choice from y'all, so you have tons of time to make and share that propaganda!

#disasterbattles #fashiondisastertournament #grand finals #tournament poll #cecil gershwin palmer #cecil palmer #welcome to night vale #wtnv #hanazawa teruki #teru hanazawa #mob psycho 100 #mp100

[goldenretrieverguybracket]

The Grand Final: Firefighter Evan "Buck" Buckley vs. Samwise Gamgee

Firefighter Evan "Buck" Buckley - 9-1-1 | Samwise Gamgee - Lord of the Rings

reblog if you have a moment and genuinley thank you to everyone who's gotten involved in this poll!! i've had a super fun time and i hope u have too! ok! love u <3

#round 6 #grand final #final #polls #evan buck buckely #buck 911 #9-1-1 #911 #sam gamgee #samwise gamgee #lord of the rings #lotr #911onfox #bracket tournament #tournament poll #gay firefighter show #tumblrbrackets #buddie #tumblr bracket #911 on fox #tumblr poll #tumblrbracket #tumblr brackets #bracket #brackets #golden retriever guy bracket #tournament #tumblr tournament

[the-90s-music-colosseum]

The 90s Song Ever - Finals

The people have spoken. Over seven rounds we've eliminated 254 songs to leave just two standing. Are they the ones we expected? Probably not. Are they the best 90s songs? Who knows - music is subjective, after all. But the only thing that's for sure is that amongst all the chaos, these are the two songs that have managed to survive. Now we must watch them fight for the ultimate title. Votes of support, votes of revenge, votes of indifference and votes of clicking the wrong button - every vote counts. Cast yours, and spread the word!

Listen to both songs before voting, and remember: define "better" in any way you like!

Previous Rounds: 7, 6 , 5 , 4 , 3 , 2 , 1 playlist with all the songs // join ColosseumCord! past tournaments: #most attractive 90s musician // #90s album battle royale

#the 90s song ever #poll #polls #tournament poll #tumblr tournament #music poll #poll bracket #bracket tournament #grand finale #final round #soundgarden #nirvana #grunge rock #alternative rock #grunge #90s grunge #90s rock #Youtube

[randomrottmntscreenshots]

#rottmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #rottmnt grand tournament #preliminaries 9 #one man's junk #snow day #cloak and swaggart #jupiter jim ahoy! #insane in the mama train

[web-novel-polls]

MXTX Side Characters Tournament

[Image ID - two images. The first is a cropped image of Shang Qinghua from the cover of the English Scum Villain novel. He has brown hair tied up in a loose bun. He is wearing a light blue-gray ribbon in his hair the same color as his robes as he glances over his shoulder at the viewer.

The second image is a drawn image of Jiang Cheng from MDZS looking at the viewer with apparent disgust or contempt. He has long dark hair tied up by a silver hairpiece with bangs framing his face. His eyes are a pale blue. /End ID]

Shang Qinghua / Airplane from SVSSS

Submission: He's a sidekick and he's so sidelined that despite creating the universe he's treated as an afterthought - doubly a side character! But also? So relateable. He would absolutely have been on tumblr in his first life, he gets so excited about his blorbo who treats him terribly (until they finally get a happy ending in the extras - also! he has to wait for the extras to get his happy ending! very side-character of him). He holds the fascinating position of being mostly irrelevant to the story and yet without him the themes would totally fail. He deserves a win on something for once, okay?

Jiang Cheng from MDZS

Submission 1: Extremely traumatized yet also somehow the most normal and functional by the end. Huge bitch but I (and at least one of the other characters) think he deserves to be even worse after everything he's been through

Submission 2: Simultaneously badass and the most cringefail man. Extremely funny and stylish but still manages to be very uncool. Cries a lot. Also he's lost a lot of tumblr polls—let's give him another shot! We definitely love him more than his dad did!

Submission 3: He's got mommy issues AND daddy issues. He loves his sister and his shige so much. He's traumatised and incredibly competent. He rebuilt his whole sect! He's an asshole (affectionate). He's purple! He's got the coolest weapon ever conceived. I'm so worried about his blood pressure basically all the time.

["Anti-Propaganda" that attacks other characters is NOT allowed. Please only give reasons to vote FOR a character.]

#shang qinghua #svsss #jiang cheng #mdzs #mxtx #polls #mxtx side characters tournament #mxtx side characters grand finals #queue

[queer-book-character-tournament]

Book names + authors under the cut

Wei Wuxian/Lan Wangji- Mo Dao Zu Shi/Grand Master of Demonic Cultivation by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu

Ronan Lynch/Adam Parrish- The Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater

#Wei Wuxian #Lan Wangji #mdzs #Wangxian #Lan Zhan #Wei Ying #Mo Dao Zu Shi #Grand Master of Demonic Cultivation #Mo Xiang Tong Xiu #Ronan Lynch #Adam Parrish #trc #tdt #the dreamer trilogy #Pynch #The Raven Cycle #Maggie Stiefvater #polls #lgbt books #queer book ship tournament

[best-type-moon-couple]

Finals

[Live or Die by the Sword / What power do you hold in your hands…? Dancing flames, decaying Earth, withered ocean]

#a couple’s battle #couple tournament #tumblr tourney #tournament poll #fate/grand order #fate/type redline #fate/stay night #fate/strange fake #sakamoto ryouma #oryou #gilgamesh #enkidu

[obeymetournaments]

And the winner of the Trans Swag Tournament is....

MC!

Thank you to all who participated! I hope you all had fun with this. MC truly does have the most trans swag of all time 🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵

#I'm on mobile this isn't as grand as I'd want it to be lol ;;;; #also there's no photos to edit for mc.... #obey me tournament #omswd #obey me #obey me swd #obey me shall we date #mc #might edit this later so it's better and not half assed #trans swag tournament

[gentle-giant-swag]

GENTLE GIANT SWAG: GRAND FINALS

TOTORO (MY NEIGHBOR TOTORO) vs KIRYU KAZUMA (YAKUZA)

Propaganda under the cut

Totoro

Is the gentlest giant

i've never watched totoro but he looks so big and soft i want to nap on him

Same than previous anon. Haven't watched it but he looks very huggable. Also I have several childhood friends who absolutely loved him (Totoro fans, wake up, your propaganda is made by people who haven't even watched the movie)

Kiryu

He is the legendary Dragon of Dojima who would do anything to make his adoptive idol daughter happy, runs a sunny orphanotrophium on the beach of Okinawa and can never forgive making children cry. He will break bones and heal hearts. He is also a giant himbo who falls for most scams he encounters and was incarcerated for ten years for a crime he did not commit, all to protect his best buddy. He has a great singing voice and loves playing with cats.

#gentle giant swag #tumblr tournament #tumblr poll #fandom poll #polls #tumblr tourney #grand finale #Totoro #my neighbor totoro #studio ghibli #kiryu kazuma #yakuza #yakuza 0 #yakuza like a dragon #note graphic design is NOT my passion

[splatoonpolls]

SPLATOON GAY BATTLE

GRAND FINALS

#grand final #final poll #splatoon #splatoon gay battle #splatoon gay battle finals #marina Ida #off the hook #splatoon polls #splatoon 3 #polls #splatoon 2 #tournament #I love polls #enemy octolings #enemy octoling #return of the mammalians #Pearlina

[monstrous-tournament]

The Ankh-Morpork Movers and Shakers Tournament GRAND FINALE!

I know y'all know these two, but still, feel free to add your propaganda in the notes! 

#monstrous tournament #movers and shakers bracket #grand finale #william de worde #sybil ramkin

[onepiece-polls]

One Piece Shipping War - Grand Finale!

Propaganda under the cut.

Propaganda for Franky x Robin:

Do I really need to explain?

The old married couple who's healthy, Enies Lobby (and all their appearances) are their propaganda really.

It’s all about the maturity!

Their dynamic is perfect and their pasts are so similar. I love the chemistry between them as well as their introduction that helped build the connection and shared history they already have.

they are THE t4t bi4bi ship | franky telling robin "existing is not a crime" immediately puts this at number one for me | they are opposites (bright and loud + quiet and goth) but also they're both so eccentric and silly <3 | THEY WEAR MATCHING OUTFITS

Mom and dad Straw Hat

They are STILL the Mom and the Dad of the Straw Hats, this is the one thing I don't care what Oda says <3 Also their interactions in Enies Lobby and Thriller Bark are amazing.

In my eyes, they are married. Some of my favorite character interactions in the manga/anime and in official art.

Oda had Franky call Robin his wife at least once

Your honor they’re married

I'M GOING TO PUT LINKS IN MY EXAMPLES (Mod note: I linked to the whole post, the propaganda was going to get too long otherwise. But I will copy this line:...) They immediatly clicked in Enies Lobby, Franky saved Robin with both words and actions ("Your existence is not a sin!"), and then she grabbed his balls.

The duality of two kids who were just trying to chase their dream and having circumstances outside their control (the government) take everything they love away from them, but one choosing solitude and the other adopting every other person in a bad circumstance??? I love them. Plus they literally had couple moments from the first interaction.

The ultimate t4t couple idk what else you need theyre iconic

A wholesome ship of a woman who feels the need to be constantly on edge trying to relax and a man who is a 110% himself from the moment we see him. the joy of frobin is the causal domesticity, in many color spreads and especially post timeskip we can see them casually enjoying the others company.

Remember when Franky was in Chopper's body in Punk Hazard and every time he spoke Robin was like "Franky. Stop talking. Do not talk while you're in Chopper's body."

idk like. he's obsessed with her. she's his weird Goth gf and he's her himbo. they have matching outfits. I love them.

Look. It's Franky and Robin. Literally the only two characters that make sense to ship on the Sunny. Their arcs are inextricably intertwined (water7/enies lobby). Also LOOK AT THEM interacting, both during their arcs, but also thriller bark, or post time skip. I love them. Also robin crushed frankys balls.

funny big robot man & analytical smart research lady power couple... silly x smart... himbo x researcher... augh... so good

They are the ship for taxpaying adults your honor I LOVE them they’re literally freak4freak and they share such a fucking powerful arc together (Water 7).

that moment she let him sleep on her lap in punk hazard was sooo cute <3 -- The matching thigh highs and bottoms in film z can NOT be understated. -- Strawhat mom and dad -- Let's not forget the way robin convinced franky to join ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) -- she also indirectly called his balls "treasure" so,,, -- the way their stories are so closely intertwined...they were both keys to destroy the world...the way they instantly connected over that...the soulmate-ism of it all...

they . them. girlboss and malewife. that's it.

She grabbed his balls. He totally liked it.

He's so silly and she loves it. She's so scary and he loves it. She grabbed his balls in public.

They will be endgame trust me. Franky doesn't treat any other girl like he treats Robin. There dynamic in Water 7 and Thriller Bark was and always will be one of the best in all of OP.

Propaganda for Nami x Vivi:

Yes, Nami has a new girlfriend on every island, but her heart belongs to Vivi. Vivi in turn refuses to marry, because her heart belongs with a pirate ❤

THEY’RE LESBIANS! IN LOVE! another point: my friends who are watching OP for the first time came to me and asked “so Nami and Vivi… they’re gay right?” So it’s pretty apparent to even newcomers

I just think they’re neat! And in love. Nami gave up money for Vivi that’s True Love

Anyone who saw them can just tell they’re gay. Like Nami gave up money for her

They're one of the rare lesbian ships in op, they care for each other so much !!

Lesbians

Lesbians

They were so gay that Luffy offered to share food to cheer Nami up when they were separated.

i dare you to read Baroque Works through Alabasta without shipping them. the way Vivi and Nami are so affectionate with each other, and Vivi putting saving her nation on hold to get Nami healthy again ???

Lesbians

Let’s go lesbians!!!!! Ok but actually, I think Nami saw a lot of herself in Vivi (ha) especially when Igaram “died” and then throughout their journey together Nami really encouraged her to open up to the crew. Nami showed Vivi it was ok to ask for help just like Luffy showed her.

Vivi was Nami's gay awakening and you cant change my mind. Nami was in love with Vivi and Vivi def had some kind of feeling for Nami. They were so close and they were more then just 'gal pals'

Lesbian Pirate Supremacy! they clearly care a lot about each other and considering when nami meets vivi she is probably one of the first close female friends she gets to have.

#one piece #frobin #NaVi #namivivi #op shipping war #grand finale #tournament poll