[littlemanpoet]

Wow! That was a lot to catch up with! I've added all the NPC's as seemed to make sense to others and me.

Matrim is the younger and happier of the two, Balvir older and more serious.

Not sure the goal of "evening things out" is very applicable once you add NPC's - who should be in the mix if this is going to be realistic. See the updated list below.

Eorlings don't wear heavy armor. They and their horse riding should be understood to be styled after nomadic peoples for whom horses are lighter and faster, more like a quarter horse or riding horse. Flíthaf's name itself should give good indication - it's sort of Eorling for "fleet of hoof". So no, Flíthaf is NOT a "war horse" as in the Percherons, etc. I'll give you that he's not small - maybe even higher and longer than most of them, but he is not given to being heavy in any way.

Originally Posted by Foley

With only six participants and five horses running, why would they do two heats? Will they all run the horses twice and Rowenna and Eodwine switch out? Just wondering what her reasoning was.

This is Rowenna being manipulative. She's well aware that there may be only one horse race, but came up with the "more than one heat" idea to loosen up Eodwine's willingness; she foresees, upon the realization that there will be only one race, that she will go to Eodwine and sorrowfully offer not to race, knowing that he will be gallant and choose another horse for himself, so that Rowenna's chances of winning become as good as her riding ability.

Who's going to win? How close is it going to be?

Use dice or flip a coin enough times to "generate" a random victor, or just decide placement if you prefer.

Originally Posted by Nogrod

What do you think the odds for Harreld, Erbrand & Dan should be for my rolling of the dices?

It depends on precisely what a Sack-fight IS. Could you please explain the game a little? All I know is you need good balance and hit each other with a sack. Are you on a wall? or a log in water?

NEWLY UPDATED LIST:

Archery Erbrand, Crabannan, Garmund, Cnebba, Dan, Eodwine,Javan, Thornden, Wilcred, Balvir, Matrim --> GRÓIN

Horse Race Erbrand, Eodwine, Rowenna, Javan, Saeryn, Léof, Crabannan, Degas, Aethelstan, Matrim--> FOLWREN

Foot Race Erbrand, Garmund, Cnebba, Eodwine, Osmund, Degas, Matrim--> ___________

Stone Throwing Garmund, Cnebba, Harreld, Erbrand, Wilcred, Balvir, Matrim --> LOMMY

Wrestling Crabannan, Dan, Harreld, Garstan, Stigend, Aethelstan, Osmund--> ELEMPI

Sword fight Crabannan, Dan, Eodwine, Degas, Garstan, Stigend, Aethelstan, Erbrand, Balvir, Matrim--> GWATHAGOR

Quarterstaff-fight Erbrand, Crabannan, Stigend, Dan, Eodwine, Harreld, Thornden, Garstan, Osmund, Aethelstan, Balvir--> __________

Spear Throwing Erbrand, Crabannan, Stigend, Dan, Harreld, Thornden, Osmund, Aethelstan, Balvir--> _________

Riddles Dan, Eodwine, Javan, Degas, Wilcred

Sack-fight Harreld, Erbrand, Dan, Javan, Cnebba, Garmund, Stigend, Kara--> NOGROD

Dagger-throwing Rowenna, Eodwine, Harreld, Saeryn, Scyld, Wilcred, Matrim--> FIREFOOT

Task-path Rowenna, Eodwine, Harreld, Dan, Javan, Saeryn, Erbrand --> GRÓIN

Three Legged Race Eodwine, Rowenna, Erbrand, Stigend, Garstan, Cnebba, Garmund, Javan, Saeryn, Kara, Ginna, Léoðern, Degas, Wilcred --> __________

Okay, that brings it all up to date as best I could in a too short amount of time. Groin, I added some of Nogrod's ideas for Garstan, Matrim, Balvir, Wilcred, Aethelstan, and Osmund, and tried to match your list.