Enjoy our wonderful site with green lawns, shade trees, lake breezes, and big blue skies at the Buena Vista Aquatic Recreational Area, 13601 Ironbark Rd, Taft, CA 93268. It is an easy drive over the hill to a lovely park where we have a large lakeside area all to ourselves.
Volunteering
You've heard the old saying that "many hands make light work." Please consider donating a few hours of your time to volunteer at the war. In addition to helping to make it a memorable event you will earn a monetary donation to your favorite SCA territory.
Enjoy our wonderful site with green lawns, shade trees, lake breezes, and big blue skies at the Buena Vista Aquatic Recreational Area, 13601 Ironbark Rd, Taft, CA 93268. It is an easy drive over the hill to a lovely park where we have a large lakeside area all to ourselves.
Volunteering
You've heard the old saying that "many hands make light work." Please consider donating a few hours of your time to volunteer at the war. In addition to helping to make it a memorable event you will earn a monetary donation to your favorite SCA territory.
Well, there was some question about who won . . . the points, they burned! ... There's a score to settle! ... There are egos to salve!!
... There are . . . are . . . things . . . to . . . uh . . . do.
Oh, Ok, really it's because we LOVE to have FUN and we always have fun
with our friends!!! Come on out!
A&S competitions! Performing arts will get the last war point of the
competition with a HUGE Bardic Blowout to be held on Saturday night
Join us as old world powers vie for new world riches. Fight for control of a frontier village, and explore new culinary delights as old world tastes meet new world ingredients.
Enjoy our wonderful site with green lawns, shade trees, lake breezes, and big blue skies at the Buena Vista Aquatic Recreational Area, 13601 Ironbark Rd, Taft, CA 93268. It is an easy drive over the hill to a lovely park where we have a large lakeside area all to ourselves.
Volunteering
You've heard the old saying that "many hands make light work." Please consider donating a few hours of your time to volunteer at the war. In addition to helping to make it a memorable event you will earn a monetary donation to your favorite SCA territory.
Well, there was some question about who won . . . the points, they burned! ... There's a score to settle! ... There are egos to salve!!
... There are . . . are . . . things . . . to . . . uh . . . do.
Oh, Ok, really it's because we LOVE to have FUN and we always have fun
with our friends!!! Come on out!
A&S competitions! Performing arts will get the last war point of the
competition with a HUGE Bardic Blowout to be held on Saturday night
Join us as old world powers vie for new world riches. Fight for control of a frontier village, and explore new culinary delights as old world tastes meet new world ingredients.
It is time, once again, to choose by right of arms, our next Viceroy and
Vicereine. Gather together to see the challengers do battle until a true
Viceroy/Vicereine emerges victorious! See the Consorts by their side and come and join in the celebrations.
The good folk of Heronter invite everyone to join them October 10 - 12, 2008 for their 15th annual Harvest Raid! We are thrilled to host three Royal Championships! -- Heavy Weapons, Archery, & Thrown Weapons.
As is tradition, we are privileged to have access to the Lake
Chautauqua Lutheran Camp on Route 430 (no street address) in Bemus Point,
New York on beautiful Chautauqua Lake.
The site will open at 5pm Friday afternoon and closes at noon on
Their Excellencies, Donnchadh Beag mac Griogair and Muriel ingen Gille Crist do bid all warm greetings and are pleased to invite all the populace of the known world to Namron's Protectorate!
This year, as every year, courageous warriors from around the kingdom and the known world will compete to be named Protector of Namron. Three champions will be selected by way of honorable combat. One protector each will be selected in the arts of Armored Combat, Rapier Combat and Equestrian Combat.
Come join the Shire of Standing Stones in recalling Charlemagne on the
10th-12th of October.
Fighting will reflect the raiding and counter-raiding nature of the long war
against the Saxons. There will be a series of melees in a variety of
terrains involving gathering the treasure of Saxony. We ask that fighters
limit themselves to the weapons of the age, those being round and oval
shields, swords, axes, and six-foot spears.
Please join Their Majesties Seth and Gwendolen as they determine their Heirs!
The Barony of Iron Mountain and the Incipient Shire of Okeborne Keep invite you to come and watch as the best and boldest fighters of the Realm strive for honor, glory and the right to become Meridies’ next King! Merchants welcome – no fees! Contact the autocrat.
Enjoy our wonderful site with green lawns, shade trees, lake breezes, and big blue skies at the Buena Vista Aquatic Recreational Area, 13601 Ironbark Rd, Taft, CA 93268. It is an easy drive over the hill to a lovely park where we have a large lakeside area all to ourselves.
Volunteering
You've heard the old saying that "many hands make light work." Please consider donating a few hours of your time to volunteer at the war. In addition to helping to make it a memorable event you will earn a monetary donation to your favorite SCA territory.
Well, there was some question about who won . . . the points, they burned! ... There's a score to settle! ... There are egos to salve!!
... There are . . . are . . . things . . . to . . . uh . . . do.
Oh, Ok, really it's because we LOVE to have FUN and we always have fun
with our friends!!! Come on out!
A&S competitions! Performing arts will get the last war point of the
competition with a HUGE Bardic Blowout to be held on Saturday night
Join us as old world powers vie for new world riches. Fight for control of a frontier village, and explore new culinary delights as old world tastes meet new world ingredients.
It is time, once again, to choose by right of arms, our next Viceroy and
Vicereine. Gather together to see the challengers do battle until a true
Viceroy/Vicereine emerges victorious! See the Consorts by their side and come and join in the celebrations.
The good folk of Heronter invite everyone to join them October 10 - 12, 2008 for their 15th annual Harvest Raid! We are thrilled to host three Royal Championships! -- Heavy Weapons, Archery, & Thrown Weapons.
As is tradition, we are privileged to have access to the Lake
Chautauqua Lutheran Camp on Route 430 (no street address) in Bemus Point,
New York on beautiful Chautauqua Lake.
The site will open at 5pm Friday afternoon and closes at noon on
Their Excellencies, Donnchadh Beag mac Griogair and Muriel ingen Gille Crist do bid all warm greetings and are pleased to invite all the populace of the known world to Namron's Protectorate!
This year, as every year, courageous warriors from around the kingdom and the known world will compete to be named Protector of Namron. Three champions will be selected by way of honorable combat. One protector each will be selected in the arts of Armored Combat, Rapier Combat and Equestrian Combat.
Come join the Shire of Standing Stones in recalling Charlemagne on the
10th-12th of October.
Fighting will reflect the raiding and counter-raiding nature of the long war
against the Saxons. There will be a series of melees in a variety of
terrains involving gathering the treasure of Saxony. We ask that fighters
limit themselves to the weapons of the age, those being round and oval
shields, swords, axes, and six-foot spears.
Please join Their Majesties Seth and Gwendolen as they determine their Heirs!
The Barony of Iron Mountain and the Incipient Shire of Okeborne Keep invite you to come and watch as the best and boldest fighters of the Realm strive for honor, glory and the right to become Meridies’ next King! Merchants welcome – no fees! Contact the autocrat.
I am pleased to announce that on October 11th, 2008, the Medieval Society of Miami University will be welcoming Robin Netherton to the campus. She will be speaking on Medieval costuming and dress.
Thanks to Two Seas for stepping up and offering to give the project a kick start, the Regional Garb Workshop is up and running again!
This is the perfect opportunity to get started with or put the finishing touches on your winter garb, get some creative ideas on future projects, get help with sewing/embroidery techniques, or just have some company to chat with while you work on your garb.
The war season is over and our folk have returned to their homes to reap the benefits of a most bountiful harvest. Come and celebrate the great deeds of the past year with us as we spend a day in feast, tournament, drink and song.
Join their Excellencies of Ben Dunfirth and take part in glorious challenges in the field with armoured combat, cunning duels on the lists of fencing and devious shoots a plenty for our many archers, who come from far and wide to test their mettle. Come share your bounty with us Ealdormere and you shall be welcomed to a day of pleasure, challenge and good cheer.
The Shire of Trelac will be having it's annual Trelac Defender/Harvest Festival. The location will be in San Angelo TX at the Pecan Creek Pavilion on Oct 11 2008.
Site Information
Site opens at 9:00am and closes at 9:00pm
Site fee is $10
Feast fee is $5
Family Cap is $30
Make checks payable to SCA Inc., Shire of Trelac
Crown Tournament, by which Artemisia's line of succession is determined, shall be held at the Cache County Fairgrounds in Logan, Utah, on October 11, 2008, hosted by the Shire of Cote du Ciel.
This is a beautiful site that has a feast hall and kitchen, a manicured green area for fighting, an outdoor covered barbecue area, bathrooms, and a large indoor hall that can be used for running multiple erics simultaneously in the case of inclement weather. There are numerous trees on site, and the area is both spacious and relatively secluded.
Enjoy our wonderful site with green lawns, shade trees, lake breezes, and big blue skies at the Buena Vista Aquatic Recreational Area, 13601 Ironbark Rd, Taft, CA 93268. It is an easy drive over the hill to a lovely park where we have a large lakeside area all to ourselves.
Volunteering
You've heard the old saying that "many hands make light work." Please consider donating a few hours of your time to volunteer at the war. In addition to helping to make it a memorable event you will earn a monetary donation to your favorite SCA territory.
Well, there was some question about who won . . . the points, they burned! ... There's a score to settle! ... There are egos to salve!!
... There are . . . are . . . things . . . to . . . uh . . . do.
Oh, Ok, really it's because we LOVE to have FUN and we always have fun
with our friends!!! Come on out!
A&S competitions! Performing arts will get the last war point of the
competition with a HUGE Bardic Blowout to be held on Saturday night
Join us as old world powers vie for new world riches. Fight for control of a frontier village, and explore new culinary delights as old world tastes meet new world ingredients.
It is time, once again, to choose by right of arms, our next Viceroy and
Vicereine. Gather together to see the challengers do battle until a true
Viceroy/Vicereine emerges victorious! See the Consorts by their side and come and join in the celebrations.
The good folk of Heronter invite everyone to join them October 10 - 12, 2008 for their 15th annual Harvest Raid! We are thrilled to host three Royal Championships! -- Heavy Weapons, Archery, & Thrown Weapons.
As is tradition, we are privileged to have access to the Lake
Chautauqua Lutheran Camp on Route 430 (no street address) in Bemus Point,
New York on beautiful Chautauqua Lake.
The site will open at 5pm Friday afternoon and closes at noon on
Their Excellencies, Donnchadh Beag mac Griogair and Muriel ingen Gille Crist do bid all warm greetings and are pleased to invite all the populace of the known world to Namron's Protectorate!
This year, as every year, courageous warriors from around the kingdom and the known world will compete to be named Protector of Namron. Three champions will be selected by way of honorable combat. One protector each will be selected in the arts of Armored Combat, Rapier Combat and Equestrian Combat.
Come join the Shire of Standing Stones in recalling Charlemagne on the
10th-12th of October.
Fighting will reflect the raiding and counter-raiding nature of the long war
against the Saxons. There will be a series of melees in a variety of
terrains involving gathering the treasure of Saxony. We ask that fighters
limit themselves to the weapons of the age, those being round and oval
shields, swords, axes, and six-foot spears.
Please join Their Majesties Seth and Gwendolen as they determine their Heirs!
The Barony of Iron Mountain and the Incipient Shire of Okeborne Keep invite you to come and watch as the best and boldest fighters of the Realm strive for honor, glory and the right to become Meridies’ next King! Merchants welcome – no fees! Contact the autocrat.
Crown Tournament, by which Artemisia's line of succession is determined, shall be held at the Cache County Fairgrounds in Logan, Utah, on October 11, 2008, hosted by the Shire of Cote du Ciel.
This is a beautiful site that has a feast hall and kitchen, a manicured green area for fighting, an outdoor covered barbecue area, bathrooms, and a large indoor hall that can be used for running multiple erics simultaneously in the case of inclement weather. There are numerous trees on site, and the area is both spacious and relatively secluded.
Enjoy our wonderful site with green lawns, shade trees, lake breezes, and big blue skies at the Buena Vista Aquatic Recreational Area, 13601 Ironbark Rd, Taft, CA 93268. It is an easy drive over the hill to a lovely park where we have a large lakeside area all to ourselves.
Volunteering
You've heard the old saying that "many hands make light work." Please consider donating a few hours of your time to volunteer at the war. In addition to helping to make it a memorable event you will earn a monetary donation to your favorite SCA territory.
On October 15th (it's a Wednesday) Their Excellencies are hosting the 4th Barony of Atenveldt Novice Tourney.
The lists are open to ALL non-belted fighters of this fine Kingdom of
Atenveldt, please come participate and help support this tournament &
our fighters. There will be prizes awarded for the winner in each list
as well as a prize for best field presence (appearance, manners, etc)
in each list (to be decided by the Baron/Baroness).
We are putting out a special challenge to the Populace of this great Kingdom to bring your bows, your swords, your rapiers and YOUR SIEGE WEAPONS!
That's right, the first ever "Fetchez la Vache" (or as we like to call it, "Fetchez la Moose") will be happening that weekend at the Call to Arms event.
The Canton of Poukka invites you all to witness the combat that will determine who will be Crowned our King and Queen at Twelfth Night Coronation 2009!
The main feast is sold out as of August 18. But do not despair, you won't go hungry: if you missed the main feast, you can make a reservation for a smaller feast with less dishes. Note that the smaller feast is served in a separate building. If seats would become available for the main feast, those will be offered to those who have made reservations for the smaller feast, in the reservation order (i.e. the faster you book the small feast, the more likely you are to get a seat at the main feast as cancellations are inevitable).
The Shire of Emerald Keep invites you to attend Hunter's Moon, October 17-19, 2008
Site opens at 12 p.m. on Friday and closes at noon on Sunday
Site Fee $15 per person over 11, 5 - 10 $10 and under 5 free. Family max of $35. There is $3.00 surcharge for non-members.
Please make checks payable to SCA, Inc, Shire of Emerald Keep
oin Storvik on a fine autumn weekend to celebrate the harvest and then protect it. Come spend the weekend with Viking raid on the English coast done Storvik-style. Camp and enjoy the cool autumn air and the camaraderie of a good fire.
Their most noble Highnesses, Sigifrith and Kamiilah, invite all combatants to present themselves and their consorts on the field where They look forward to the displays of chivalry and honor worthy of Their lands.
The Coronet tournament will be a standard double-elimination list in
the classic tradition of the Mists and the West Kingdom. Concurrent
with the later rounds, Her Highness will be hosting a Grand Rose
Disappointed that the Beijing Olympics have come and gone? Craving more sporting competitions? Want to ogle more sweating athletes glistening in the sun? ant to play with weapons that double as sporting equipment?
If you answered yes to any of the questions above, do we have the event for you!
The Barony of Bryn Madoc proudly presents: Viking Games
October 17-19, 2008
We are putting out a special challenge to the Populace of this great Kingdom to bring your bows, your swords, your rapiers and YOUR SIEGE WEAPONS!
That's right, the first ever "Fetchez la Vache" (or as we like to call it, "Fetchez la Moose") will be happening that weekend at the Call to Arms event.
The Canton of Poukka invites you all to witness the combat that will determine who will be Crowned our King and Queen at Twelfth Night Coronation 2009!
The main feast is sold out as of August 18. But do not despair, you won't go hungry: if you missed the main feast, you can make a reservation for a smaller feast with less dishes. Note that the smaller feast is served in a separate building. If seats would become available for the main feast, those will be offered to those who have made reservations for the smaller feast, in the reservation order (i.e. the faster you book the small feast, the more likely you are to get a seat at the main feast as cancellations are inevitable).
The Shire of Emerald Keep invites you to attend Hunter's Moon, October 17-19, 2008
Site opens at 12 p.m. on Friday and closes at noon on Sunday
Site Fee $15 per person over 11, 5 - 10 $10 and under 5 free. Family max of $35. There is $3.00 surcharge for non-members.
Please make checks payable to SCA, Inc, Shire of Emerald Keep
oin Storvik on a fine autumn weekend to celebrate the harvest and then protect it. Come spend the weekend with Viking raid on the English coast done Storvik-style. Camp and enjoy the cool autumn air and the camaraderie of a good fire.
Their most noble Highnesses, Sigifrith and Kamiilah, invite all combatants to present themselves and their consorts on the field where They look forward to the displays of chivalry and honor worthy of Their lands.
The Coronet tournament will be a standard double-elimination list in
the classic tradition of the Mists and the West Kingdom. Concurrent
with the later rounds, Her Highness will be hosting a Grand Rose
Disappointed that the Beijing Olympics have come and gone? Craving more sporting competitions? Want to ogle more sweating athletes glistening in the sun? ant to play with weapons that double as sporting equipment?
If you answered yes to any of the questions above, do we have the event for you!
The Barony of Bryn Madoc proudly presents: Viking Games
October 17-19, 2008
The Lochac Guild of Defence invites the Guilds of Lochac and all those interested in the Arts and Sciences civilian and martial to a celebration of their varied matters and skills. There shall be classes and exhibitions, with dancing and feasting in the evening.
The Guild of Defence also invites the devotees of the Arts Martial to view the
efforts of Provost Owan Cantor ap Hughe to bear away the Prize as he faces the
Lochac Guild of Defence (Pendle Hill, New South Wales)
Come one, come all, be you from one of the many far away shires or baronies of the knowne worlde, or one of our very own citizens of the sleeping dragon, the Baronie of l'ile du Dragon Dormant is opening its doors to help celebrate the 23rd annual Fall Harvest on Saturday, October 18th, 2008, at the Centre Communautaire de Verchères, in Verchères, Québec.
The event will be a multi-faceted affair, and will feature the Northern Shores Regional Rapier Championship from the morning leading into the afternoon, and will be run by the current and exiting Champion, Don Cosmano. Letters of intent will be required, and must be received by no later than October 10th. Send all intents to: cosmano@wolfstar.ca
Barony of L'ile du Dragon Dormant (Verchères, Quebec)
As the seasons turn cooler we look to celebrate Veturaetur (otherwise known as Winter Nights), the Norse harvest festival. Join us for a day of
All Things Viking and enjoy the last games before retiring to your longhouse for the cold months ahead.
We'll be culling our herds and devouring the
crops that won't keep, so join us for a
scrumptous feast prepared by Reyni-Hrefna. A
proper Viking feast is planned. If you have any
Creating the Creative, SCA 101: A day of classes for newcomers and old-timers alike who want to learn something new!
October 18, 2008
Bunker Hills Regional Park Activities Center Building
550 Bunker Lake Blvd NW
Andover Minnesota 55304
(in the northern Twin Cities - 2 miles west of Hwy 65 on Bunker Lake Blvd)
Class-focused event with the sole purpose of getting people involved in different aspects of the SCA by holding classes in anything and everything. Have you always wanted to try a craft but didn't know how? Interested in taking an office but not sure what's involved?
The Royal City of Eoforwic is proud to present Feast of the Bear 2008 October 18, 2008
Eoforwic bids you to join us in a day of fun and merriment.
Armored combat, rapier combat, an A&S round table, classes, children's activities, merchants, and a lunch table are all planned within the period atmosphere of St. Simon-the-Apostle Anglican Church.
Site Location:
St. Simon-the-Apostle Anglican Church 525 Bloor St East, Toronto, Ontario M4W 1J1
Windmasters Hill Baronial Practice
18 October (this Sat)
12 - 5 with Potluck after
Carolina Pines Park
2305 Lake Wheeler Rd
Raleigh, NC
From I-40 take Lake Wheeler Rd. exit #297. Turn South (away from the Farmers Market). Turn left onto Henslowe Dr. /Carolina Pines and go into the park. Practice will be on the lower field which is not entirely visible from the road. You'll have to park and walk down behind the tennis courts which are completely visible from the road.
Barony of Windmasters Hill (Raleigh, North Carolina)
Unser Hafen's Newcomers' Event: A Pilgrimage to Canterbury Saturday, October 18, 2008 from 10 am to 9 pm At Sumitview Church, Fort Collins, Colorado Hosted by the Barony of Unser Hafen
And specially from every shires ende
Of Engelond to Caunterbury they wende.
Translation: Join our merry band of pilgrims as we wend our way through
a day packed with fun and activities for all.
Do you hunger for Knowledge? Then feed your hunger! Join the Shire of Windale for our Feast of Knowledge. There will be plentiful classes to satisfy all appetites.
Our Feast will start at 10:00am on Saturday, October 18, 2008. It will be in the cool, tall pine trees of the Hualapai Mountains.
Our Feast includes classes in Arts & Sciences, and Fun and Sex in the Middle Ages. All sorts of fulfilling classes on Combat Basics such as Fighting, Armor, and Archery will be available for those with heartier appetites. Spear your hunger with all day rapier activities. There will be child sized portions available with parent/guardian supervision. To zest up the Feast, we will have delicious classes on All Things Slavic.
WEALHHNUTU CHAINMAIL GATHERING AND POTLUCK
WHEN: October, 18, 2008 (It's a Saturday) from 1:00pm - 5:00pm
WHERE: Castle Brandhard in Wealhhnutu March
WHAT TO BRING: Bring projects to work on or to show. Bring mandrels (cranks for making springs) if you have them. Bring 2 pairs of pliers if you have them. If you have wire you may bring it. Construction tie wire is good to begin with, as it is cheap and fairly easy to work with. Two methods of spring making will be available. Some wire will be available. Wire cutters will be available. THIS CLASS IS FOR CHAINMAIL ARMOR-MAKING AS WELL AS JEWELRY-MAKING. WE WANT TO SEE IT ALL!!!
Come and celebrate with the Shire of Ambergard as we rejoice at our bountiful harvest and to honor King Owain and Queen Wrenn the rightful rulers of the greatest kingdom in the knowne world, An Tir.
The Ambergard Culinary Guild will as always prepare a sumptuous feast to show our bounty. We are looking for minstrels, story tellers and such to entertain and amaze us.
The site is the Ephrata Recreation Center located at 112 Basin Street, Ephrata, WA. The site will open at 3 pm and close at midnight. Serving will begin at 6:30 (tentatively).
For centuries, commoners and nobles alike have celebrated events in life with dancing. Notable among these events in life is the completion of the annual harvest. The Honorable Barony of Dragons' Laire chooses to continue that tradition.
Accompanied by bards from throughout An-Tir, Abbot Siôn of Dragons' Laire will teach a variety of dances over four hours. The Costumers Guild will sponsor a parade of costumes for those who wish to show off their finery.
Barony of Dragon's Laire (Port Orchard, Washington)
We are putting out a special challenge to the Populace of this great Kingdom to bring your bows, your swords, your rapiers and YOUR SIEGE WEAPONS!
That's right, the first ever "Fetchez la Vache" (or as we like to call it, "Fetchez la Moose") will be happening that weekend at the Call to Arms event.
The Canton of Poukka invites you all to witness the combat that will determine who will be Crowned our King and Queen at Twelfth Night Coronation 2009!
The main feast is sold out as of August 18. But do not despair, you won't go hungry: if you missed the main feast, you can make a reservation for a smaller feast with less dishes. Note that the smaller feast is served in a separate building. If seats would become available for the main feast, those will be offered to those who have made reservations for the smaller feast, in the reservation order (i.e. the faster you book the small feast, the more likely you are to get a seat at the main feast as cancellations are inevitable).
The Shire of Emerald Keep invites you to attend Hunter's Moon, October 17-19, 2008
Site opens at 12 p.m. on Friday and closes at noon on Sunday
Site Fee $15 per person over 11, 5 - 10 $10 and under 5 free. Family max of $35. There is $3.00 surcharge for non-members.
Please make checks payable to SCA, Inc, Shire of Emerald Keep
oin Storvik on a fine autumn weekend to celebrate the harvest and then protect it. Come spend the weekend with Viking raid on the English coast done Storvik-style. Camp and enjoy the cool autumn air and the camaraderie of a good fire.
Their most noble Highnesses, Sigifrith and Kamiilah, invite all combatants to present themselves and their consorts on the field where They look forward to the displays of chivalry and honor worthy of Their lands.
The Coronet tournament will be a standard double-elimination list in
the classic tradition of the Mists and the West Kingdom. Concurrent
with the later rounds, Her Highness will be hosting a Grand Rose
Disappointed that the Beijing Olympics have come and gone? Craving more sporting competitions? Want to ogle more sweating athletes glistening in the sun? ant to play with weapons that double as sporting equipment?
If you answered yes to any of the questions above, do we have the event for you!
The Barony of Bryn Madoc proudly presents: Viking Games
October 17-19, 2008
"By the Sword: From Judicial Duel to Affair of Honor" October 19, 2008 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Crown Center Auditorium
Loyola University,
1001 W Loyola Ave,
Chicago, IL 60626
Event fee: Approximately $25 (includes lunch).
"By the Sword: From Judicial Duel to Affair of Honor" is a day-long seminar
and workshop covering the history of dueling from the Middle Ages into the
1600s. This event will take place at the Crown Center Auditorium on Loyola
The Barony of the Osprey presents: Gatalop XXV October 23-26, 2008
Fort Gaines
51 Bienville Blvd.
Dauphin Island, Al 36528
Once again, we will transform Ft. Gaines on Dauphin Island into the Meridian Fortress by the Sea!
Directions: Take your best route to I-10 west of I-65 to exit 17 South towards Dauphin Island. Follow the road until it dead-ends on the Island at the 3-way stop ( SCA signs will be posted ), take a left and follow to Ft. Ga ines.
The Barony of the Osprey presents: Gatalop XXV October 23-26, 2008
Fort Gaines
51 Bienville Blvd.
Dauphin Island, Al 36528
Once again, we will transform Ft. Gaines on Dauphin Island into the Meridian Fortress by the Sea!
Directions: Take your best route to I-10 west of I-65 to exit 17 South towards Dauphin Island. Follow the road until it dead-ends on the Island at the 3-way stop ( SCA signs will be posted ), take a left and follow to Ft. Ga ines.
As the leaves fall from the trees and the nights grow short and chill - something stirs in the mountains. Could it be? Could the stories be true? Yes! The old-timers say that the Hawkwood Howl is returning and we know they?re always right! Please join the denizens of the Barony of Hawkwood for a weekend full of fun and fright. You never know what might happen when the Hawkwood Howl returns!
The Autumn days in Hawkwood can be quite magical, so to honor that
The year is 146O. It has been a good year and the shire harvest has been bountiful. But danger threatens. The Act of Accord has been passed by parliament naming Edward, Duke of York as the rightful heir to the thrown. Queen Margaret is marching south with her Scottish recruits determined to protect her son's interests. Her hungry army has been promised unlimited plunder and the Shire residents face starvation. Who will Protect them? Who will Defend them? The townspeople offer a great prize to the champions who step forward!
Swiftly autumn is coming upon us, the forbearer of winter's chills. We must stock up our storehouses against the cold months ahead - the time for the Great Hunt is nigh!
The Great Hunt
October 24th-26th, 2008
Flying Horse Ranch,
21 Snowberry Lane,
Artesia, NM 88210
Hosted by the Shire of Gleann Medonach
Schedule
Site Opens October 24th 4:00 PM and closes October 26th 12:00 PM
TNT 14 -- Treaties Not Turks / The First Crusade Arrives in Constantinople. It's autumn of 1096 and we're in Constantinople, the capital of a mighty empire that considers itself the successor to Rome as the center of learning and culture. As the western endpoint of the Silk Road and other caravan routes, and a major seaport, it's also a major crossroads for commerce.
We invite one and all to travel to the lands of the Barony of the Eldern Hills for our twenty-eighth annual Samhain Celebration. Bring your best skills for our Thrown Weapons, Bardic, and Arts & Sciences Competitions, which will determine our newest titled champions. Our array of activities will delight both you and your children, including our first ever Youth Chivalric Class and Tournament. And don?t forget to bring treats for our traditional Mischief and Morsels activity on Saturday evening!
