Highland River Melees
(2008-06-13 - 2008-06-15 - Site opens at 5:00 PM & Closes at 12:00 PM)
Highland Foorde
Highland River Melees will continue its tradition of providing a day of premier martial activities, impressive arts and sciences activities, excellent shopping and a delectable feast. Our event will focus on the 14th century, the time of the Black Prince. Plan for a surfeit of heavy fighting (melees, melees and for a change, melees!), archery, and rapier. Artisans from our fair Kingdom will be showcased in arts and sciences competitions, displays, demonstrations and classes from all periods. Website: http://highland-foorde.atlantia.sca.org/hrmelees.shtml
Martial Activities: Heavy combat: 10 AM to noon (only): Authorizations. 11 noon to 1 PM: 14th cent. Round Robin Tourney with counted blows. see special rules for heavy armor. Final fight of tourney shall be a showcase fight with full pomp and heraldry. 1 PM til 4 PM: Melee, melee and still more melee with pass battles, Warlord resurrection battles, field battles, and a 'Lost Boys" style battle. Melees based loosely on battles from the time period are planned. Weapon styles may be limited for some scenarios! Sir Tascius will act as Marshal in Charge for all heavy combat.
Archery: Archers will be challenged by the novel and fun shoots planned by Lord Siegfried Sebastian Faust.
Rapier: Practice your lunges and parries! We invite you to exhibit your skills with blade and buckler in the rapier tourney planned for the day.
Arts & Sciences Activities: Classes, of course. Watch this space for subjects.
Living History and Historical Martial Displays organized by Mistress Livia
Competition Themes:
1. Best use of the Highland Foorde Populace Badge.
2. Best use of the 10-foot rule
3. Take an item or process from any time period and trace its evolution (or demise) to this century. More details later!
4. Heraldic Display: clothing or other heraldic presentation
5. 14th Century Beer (and similar libations)
6. 14th Century Pouches
7. 14th Century Embroideryv 8. Bardic Performance (Theme: the Antics of King Edward, just to broaden the time a little) 9. 14th Century Style Fighting and Armor/Kit
Following Feast: Dancing, Bardic Circle and Competition, and fire pit to keep all warm.
Cost:
| Adult, Member: | $ 8.00 Day-Trip | $ 8.00 Feast | $ 0.00 Camping | |||
| Adult, Non-Member: | $ 11.00 Day-Trip | $ 8.00 Feast | $ 0.00 Camping | |||
| Child (6-17): | $ 4.00 Day-Trip | $ 4.00 Feast | $ 0.00 Camping | |||
| Child (0-5): | $ 0.00 Day-Trip | $ 0.00 Feast | $ 0.00 Camping |
Make Checks Payable To: Barony of Highland Foorde, SCA, Inc. Cost Notes: Pre-registrations received before June 7 will be entered in a drawing for a hand-made piece of pottery made by Master Eadric the Potter. Refunds for pre-registrations should be requested 24 hours prior to event and if requested thereafter, are at the discretion of the Event Steward. Please indicate number and type of reservations and include SCA and modern name(s), membership number(s) and expiration date(s). Make checks payable to SCA, Inc./Barony of Highland Foorde. Lunch included in site fee.
Site: Hager House, Hagerstown City Park, 110 Key St., Hagerstown MD 21740. Site opens at and closes noon Sunday.
Site Restrictions: No pets, please! Site is dry. On Saturday, no vehicles permitted on site after 9 am. You may bring vehicles on site to break down only for a brief time after court and then again after dinner at your leisure. Children are not allowed in the stream.
Feast Information: The talented cooks of Highland Foorde will provide a delicious luncheon (11 a.m.–1 p.m.) and evening feast. Feast is limited to 100. Please contact the Head Cook to provide for any dietary concerns: Kathy Gildemeister, Email: Fun4KathyG@msn.com
Merchanting Information: All merchants must be preregistered and prepaid, then contact Eadric the Potter with space requirements. Merchant registration will close two weeks prior to the event. No merchants will be accepted after June 1. Merchants should be prepared to cover any modern items or materials (such as blue tarps). This is a demo with large numbers of children passing through, so please be prepared to secure any weapons/breakables/inappropriate items. Email: Eadric@ironwoodpottery.com 301.834.9402
Other Information: All pavilions that will be set up on the main field must pre-register with Lord Morgant , giving footprint size before June 1. There may be no space for those not pre-registered as space is tight! Naturally, Royal and Baronial pavilions will take precedence Up To June 1. Email: grandaustino@gmail.com
Parking: The lot directly across from the park entrance (behind Troll) is reserved for staff and disabled individuals. The regular parking lot is a short distance up the road. Be prepared to tote your gear a fair distance into the site—wagons are a good thing and some will be provided! Please follow the instructions of staff on the day regarding parking.
Camping: Camping is allowed in designated areas—some areas are on slopes. If you plan to camp, best time to arrive is Friday evening as no vehicles are permitted into the park/camping area after 9 am on Saturday. No additional fee to camp for the weekend. You must be off site by noon on Sunday.
Newcomers and Chatelaine: Our Chatelaine’s Office will provide information about the SCA and be available for questions. Some tours of the site will be available to newer folks and the public.
Event Steward's Information: Anne la Settere (Anne Westbrook), 6440 Mercantile Dr. E #106, Frederick, MD 21703, Phone: (301) 3059687, E-mail:quotku@yahoo.com
Reservations: Devorguilla of Darragh (Debbie Williams), 106 Pennsylvania Ave, Frederick MD 21701. Email:debbiewil@juno.com
From Points West: Take your best route to I-68 heading east. At exit82AB, merge onto I-70E.tpwards Hagerstown. At Exit 26, merge onto I-81 towards Harrisburg. Get off at exit 6A, Hwy 40/National Pike. Turn right onto Washington Ave., which becomes Antietam St. Turn Right onto South Walnut which becomes S. Prospect. Enter next roundabout and take the first exit on Key St. Follow SCA signs for parking.
From Points North: Take I-81 towards Allentown/Carlisle. Take Exit 6A to Rte 40 towards Hagerstown. Turn right onto Washington Ave., which becomes Antietam St. Turn right onto S. Walnut, which becomes S. Prospect. Enter the roundabout and take the first exit to Key St. Follow SCA signs for parking.
From Points South: Take I-81N to Maryland Exit 2 (Route 11). Veer right at the top of the exit, and follow Virginia Avenue (Route 11) to the circle onto Highland Way (end of park). Follow to Hager House Museum on the RIGHT.