Midnight at the Oasis II
(2009-09-18 - 2009-09-20 - Site opens at 5 PM & Closes at 12 PM)
Nimenefeld
Night has fallen over the Chastellet of Jacobs Ford, still under construction. The camels of Mamluks bray in the warm August air of the River Jordan. There is a festive air in the Castle as the seemingly impregnable ramparts are nearly complete. A great feast and much strong drink have been gathered to celebrate the leper king’s defiance of the Muslim heathens in their attempts to retake Jerusalem. Over the sound of the beating drums, Regnier de Maron can be heard boasting that just four months earlier he had single-handedly forced the great Muslim army to retreat from the banks of the river with just one well-placed arrow into their generals chest. Inebriated by food, drink, and good company, no one knows that just on the other side of the Bnot Yaakov Bridge the
tents of Saladin’s Army mass to begin the siege. In the meantime . . . Join us for the feast, the merry making, the spitting camel contest. Listen to the call of the east.Website: http://nimenefeld.windmastershill.org/mato2009
Site: The Optimist Farm site is a wet site, with lots of tent camping available, and port-a-castles provided. Yes, we are going to have the Period camping site. Pets and camels (both kind) are welcome as long as they are on a leash and attended by a responsible person.
Activities: There’s going to be a whole bunch of fighting. We will have heavy, rapier, and archery (both kinds). There will be an open display of Western Asia A&S, with prizes for the Event Steward’s Choice for best dressed Arab, Persian, or Ottoman, etc. Check the website for updated information on A&S competitions. We shall provide a feast of heroic proportions for your hungry fighter, followed by a Bardic Circle, dancing, drumming, and other festivities.
Merchants: Please come and display your wares. Please contact Chlodobert de Fromage (Jeff Parker) email: cjeffparker@yahoo.com to arrange for space.
Feasting: There will be a sumptuous feast prepared by Gaelan mac Cuinnega’in email: lordgaelan@aol.com. Feast is limited to 110, so please reserve early!
Reservations: Please include legal name, SCA name, membership number and expiration date, and email address if an email confirmation is desired, along with your check made payable to the SCA Inc, Canton of Nimenefeld. Mail reservations to THL Zita Dominguez (Bobbe Herman), 7537 Newt Country Lane, Fuquay Varina, NC 27526; bherman@wrightsbuilding.com. All minors attending the event must be accompanied by an adult (18 years or older). If that adult is not the minor’s parent or legal guardian, to enter the site, they must have an SCA minor’s waiver that has been signed by the minor’s parent or legal guardian and notarized. To get a copy of the form go to Atlantian Child Waiver Site, fill out and bring it with you.
Cost:
On site or day-trip: Adult $12.00 / Child (7-17) $6.00
Feast: Adult $8.00 / Child (7-17) $8.00
Lunch is NOT included in the site fee. A vendor will be on site to supply lunch for a nominal charge. Non-members add $3. Please bring proof of membership; our Troll is mean enough to card her Mom. Children under 6 years of age are guests of the Canton for On Site or Daytrip.
Event Steward: Jodocus Menig von Badenweiler (Frank Menius) at (h) 919-779-1680, email: frankmenius@yahoo.com
Deputy Event Steward: Adelheid Menig von Badenweiler at (c) 919-779-1680, email: erikamenius@yahoo.com. Please no phone calls after 9 PM.
From the South: From Rte 95 go north/west on Rte 55. After you make it through Fuquay- Varina you will come to a light on the edge of town. Directly across is a Sheets gas station and an Exxon. Turn right, start measuring there: 2.8 miles north you will come to a five way intersection at a light. Turn left onto Hilltop Needmore Rd. Go 0.4 miles to the next light and turn right onto Lake Wheeler Rd. Go 2.3 miles and turn left onto Optimist Farm Rd. Go 0.9 miles turn right into the site.