BLISTERING heat was not enough to deter brave medieval fighters in Newlands on Saturday.
Heavy fighters from the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) spent the day in tournament in the first of a series of events for the year preparing them for the Balingup Medieval Carnivale in August.
Fighters travelled from the metropolitan area and around the south-west to participate in the open heavy fighter tournament, which allowed them to use whichever weapons they liked (or were most proficient with).