derEselausErgste

The Donkeys congrats to the winners seems the contest will be culminating soon

Time for the Donkeys votes: @de GothiaGothia and no vote within my own bracket. It's a pleasure and a honour to be part of this contest!

Just to ensure this - my first - build will take part in the free build competition, here is the Donkeys entry for the first round of the Avalonian GoT-Contest

Especially these kind of moats with flooding modus

It will take some additional days until I can post new pics - drowned my smartphone last week, but a new one is on its way. I am still working on the main gate, and this will not be completed until the end of next week as I fear.

Wow... Not more, not less...

Perhaps this is the right moment to ascertain that it is time to defend our Avalonian markets and products. Trade is the base for wealth for Avalonia as well as for the other guilds, but the trade has to be fair - fair for us. Avalonia first would be a nice slogan, don’t you think?!

Hear ye! And even worse, the Donkey bets this so called beer never saw customs. It would be a wise idea to wreck this stuff, dumping it into the nearest river.

I think we already can talk about that special "Oxenfurt-Style" - well done indeed!!!

I have to admit You might be right. Perhaps it would have been a good idea to ban votes within ones own couple - but such ideas are less useful when declaimed after the voting had been done, so I have to apologize for . On the other hand: a coming King should feel confident to be the right nominee - and he should fight for his confidence...as long as we are not going to start a new civil war...

The Donkey is back from a flue, and what a pack of wonderful vignettes can be found here?! Thats really a hard choice. As it seems, the hardest contest - based on the number of active competitors - is stuck within the 1st quarter of the bracket...and unfortunately thats my own quarter I have to state that every contribution earns to become king. But as I have to decide between them, here is the vote of the Donkeys jury: @derEselausErgste @Henjin_Quilones @TheLordOfBricks @kahir88 May the Best become King. And may the Rest of us cheer our new King!

Thanks a lot Grover - thats exactly what I was looking for! By the way, it is called „Hurden“ in German - „Huren“ means harlots...does a brothel count for Hospitality or Entertainment- or is it forbidden? At least this enlights a nice idea...

Awesome. The build itself is great, but the light on the 2nd pic gives some extremely realistic touch - admirable! Very big cinema as we say it in Germany!

Thanks a lot. I've installed Gimp, but i have to admit the functions are a little bit...overwhelming for s.o. who is just used to Excel and Powerpoint. Well, I'll do my very best (just to say it with "Dinner for One") Also thanks! The Donkey also sees the problems caused by the base itself. Sometimes less is more. I will respect this for my next entrys.

Had to google this as it‘s not the kind of English German kids get teached at school

You are welcome just to mention, the Donkey loves the midlands

You have the Donkeys deepest sympathy! If needed I could offer You the serpent as I do not need the parts. P.S. as the Donkey is from Berlin his favourite team is Union, named „the steely“

A nice crowd fitting into an even nice story.

Thx those green bricks are already parts of my shopping list, as I have exactly zero of both of them presently on stock.

Time to go on. Not a lot to report, but better than nothing. I started to work on the gate house - or at least at the gate itself. The portcullis will be connected to the surrounding landscape via a bridge - if wooden or made of stone has not been decided yet. This bridge will cross a swamp - most parts of the castle will be sorrounded by a swamp to be exact. Thats the reason the portcullis sits 3 bricks above the ground level. To the left of the gate the gatehouse will form a side wing that leads to the back parts of the castle - unfortunately this is only a plan at the moment, From the backside there is...simply nothing to see at the moment. Even the wooden gate is not installed yet. The horse marks the place where two horse boxes will be located, including a small stocking area for hay and straw. Its always a good idea to have a horse on your fingertips if you need one - for example if you have to send a messenger or a scout. Of course this is not enough space for the castles horses, and a bigger stable will be placed somewhere in the back parts of the castle.Left from the horse boxes stairs will lead up to the tower and to the battlements of the main gate.

The skeleton is a tribute to my wife - she asked for one, and as there was now space left on the vignette itself (which is quite crowded already as I think) I decided it had to stay on the base

Here is the Donkeys entry. Sorry for the bad quality of the picture - I have to learn a lot. https://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?/forums/topic/170390-avalonia-mini-challenge-game-of-thrones/

Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus or in other words: Eye to Eye Ye old oaktree at the edge of accorn wood has been the back-cloth for jurisdiction for centuries. Here, within the shades of it‘s green leaves (at least those the storms of generations have left), generations of FitzAlans have spoken right, prosecuted the guilty, absolved the innocent. As his ancestors did, so does Sir Alan FitzAlan, Earl of Pomfries, Baron Huxstable, Grand Knight of the Order of St.Helens, Canon of Osprey Abby and Marcher Lord oft he Norteastern Borders of Avalonia. Every second Tuesday after the new moon Sir Alan hears the cases of his tributaries, and he exercises the Kings Law, written down in numerous codes and nourished by those who claim to be true fellows of Avalonia. Allover the realm Sir Alan is well known to be a fair and righteous referee, and there are more than just a few that wish Sir Alan would become the new King of Avalonia. Today is Tuesday, the second after the new moon. Sir Henry: This will be the last case for today M’Lord, a peasant caught when hunting down a red deer. Sir Alan: I see Henry, I see. he turns to the convened in front of him Who will declaim the suit? Huntsman: That’s me Mylord. Sir Alan: And You are? Huntsman: Walther Ingram Mylord, Master of Mylords pack of hounds and topmost hunter. We know each other quite well Mylord. Sir Alan: I know that we know each other well Walther, of course we do. But the law demands to ask this question. Huntsman: I understand Mylord. Please forgive me and my ignorance. Sir Alan: Nothing to forgive Walther. So what is your accusation? Huntsman: Mylord, this he points to a young man in rotten clothing just in front of the judges table this is Eofric of Barnsville, a peasant and free man from Mylords possessions. I caught him when he tried to kill wild game in the depth of Herborne Forest. Sir Henry: M‘Lord, Herborne Forest belongs to Osprey Abby, as do the shooting rights out there. Sir Alan: Thank You Henry. Walther, You are totally sure about your accuse? Huntsman: I am Mylord. I saw it with my own eyes, and my oldest son Jeremy who accompanied me saw it too. Here I have bow and quiver, those I have taken from Eofric in the very moment I saw what he tried to do. Sir Alan: I see Walther, I see. Huntsman: I have to admit Mylord, this bow is more a joke than a weapon, more frightening the archer himself than anybody elso. You see, it’s nearly broken. Even hunting a squirrel will be fruitless with this. Sir Alan: I see Walther, I see. turning to Sir Henry The case seems to be quite clear so far, doesn’t it? Sir Henry: It does M’Lord, without a question. Sir Alan: Well, this all does not sound good, not at all. Peasant: Please hear me Mylord, I am not gui… Sergeant: DONTT YOU DARE TTO TTALK TTO OUR LORD FARMER SCUMM Sir Alan: It’s allright Sergeant, let him speak freely. I give you my ear Eofric. Peasant: I beg for mercy Mylord. I am a poor man, and the harvest had been poor also the last years. Nevertheless Omery, the prior of Osprey Abby, persists on his tithe, and now we ow nothing to be ours anymore, me and my family. We live at the edge of starvation Mylord. I just wanted to feed my families hungry mouths. Sir Henry: He is not wrong M’Lord. Omery is well known for his greedyness and his disinterest of the commons needs. Sir Alan: Thank You Henry. I heared about before, and it is just a shame. Peasant: Mylord, the prior… Sergeant: DONTT SPEAK WITHOT PERMISSIONN WIGHTT Sir Alan: Sergeant, please! Peasant: Mylord, prior Omery is no friend of us farmers, nor is he a righteous landlord. His bailiffs are cruel, even more cruel than a hostile warband, and they squeeze out from us whatever they can. Mylord, all we wish is to live as free man under Your rulership. Sir Henry: M’Lord, Eofric and his kin have been loyal subjects for decades, so far as I know. Sir Alan: Thank You Henry. Sir Alan straightens up behind the judges table Eofric, this he points tot he big code on the desk this ist he Kings Law, written down in centuries, sublime and righteous. Do You know what it says about hunting the Kings deer without permission? Peasant: Mylord, I… Sergeant: SHUTT UP WEASEL CRAPP Sir Alan: Sergeant? Eofric, the punishment for doing so is death – and You know about it, don’t You? Peasant: Mylord, i did not… Sergeant: ONN YOUR KNEESS YOU SONN OF A DAWDLER Sir Alan: Sergeant! Death is what the Kings Law orders for such a misdeed, not more, not less! Peasant: Mylord, please… Sergeant: Sss… Sir Alan: It‘s allright Sergeant, it’s allright. We all are Avalonians. Lords and Servants, Knights and Farmers, Priests and Crafters. We all are free man, united under our King, ruled by the Law our ancestry left for us. Our Law is what distinguishes us from our barbaric enemies from the outside of our beloved Avalonia. The Law gives us shelter – and we have to give shelter to the Law! But – and that is most important – the Law is the guardian of the people, not their jail! Every Lord who speaks right has to respect the backdrops – and he has to respect the subjects. Obviously it is a crime to hunt down the Kings deer. But isn’t it a crime also to plunder those who work hard all day? Isn’t it a crime to run to fat whilst those who serve us live in distress? I TELL YOU IT IS! Stand up Eofric. Peasant: Mylord… Sergeant: SSTAND UPP DISSHONOURABLE Sir Alan: Sergeant… In the name of the King, hear my verdict. I, Alan FitzAlan, by the power invested in me, declare, that Eofric of Barnsville has been found guilty of trying to brake the law, killing the Kings deer in Herborne Forest. As the culprit has been a man without blame before, and as he has always been loyal to Lord, King and Country, I herewith forgive his deed and assure him of his Majestys grace. This will be written down, and it shall be acquainted to everybody within my territories. Eofric, You may leave as a free man. Oh, just wait a moment… he turns to Sir Henry Henry, dont’t You think this foul bag of a poacher has been looking envious upon his rightful Lord during this hearing, hasn’t he? Sir Henry: I’m not quite sure about it M’Lord, at least I can not swear to such behavior. If he did so, I think he did without evil will! Sir Alan: Thank You Henry. Believe me, he did, as well as he was talking unseemly about prior Omery. This behaviour we can not accept from mud eating subjects like him. A Lord is a Lord, and a Servant is a servant, isn’t it? Sir Henry: As You say it M’Lord. Sir Alan: Thank You Henry. Sergeant! Sergeant: YESSS MYLORD! Sir Alan: Take him an eye…

Nice Details, and while lots of the colours might be difficult when used individually, they go together very well!