St Urho's Tourney
(2008-03-15 - Site opens at 09:00 AM & Closes at 10:00 PM)
Salesberie Glen
Know that long ago, in far Finland, the wine crop was threatened by hoards of grasshoppers. Into the maelstrom of vinter's difficulty stepped a giant of a man, Urho, Mighty Urho, who with his pitchfork chased the evil grasshoppers from all of Finland, forever earning him the love and honor due a Finnish saint . . . Saint Urho! His heroic deed is commemorated every March the day before St Patricks Day (some 2nd rate Irish saint) and we, the members of House Taivassalama, hold a wonderous tournament in his honor WITH FABULOUS PRIZES!!!! All tourneys will be bearpits. This year we're including Kubb** (Yeah, yeah I know Kubb is Swedish...but Sweden was once part of Greater Finland, hehe hehe, maybe we'll have wife carrying races next year!!)
**Kubb is a throwing game where teams try to knock down the opposing side's pieces with a short throwing stick.
Cost:
| Adult, Member: | $ 2.00 Day-Trip | $ 6.00 Feast | ||
| Adult, Non-Member: | $ 5.00 Day-Trip | $ 6.00 Feast | ||
| Child (under 12): | $ 0.00 Day-Trip | $ 6.00 Feast |
Make Checks Payable To: Canton of Salesberie Glen , SCA, Inc. Site: Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 1908 Statesville Blvd, Salisbury NC 28144. Site opens at 9:30 am and closes at 11:00pm.
Food: $6.00 for Pasty Dinner (Pastys are Corni . . . uh, Finnish meat pies)
Website: http://www.housetaivassalama.com/stUrhos.html
Event Steward: Sir Axel of Tavastia (704) 637-2594 wremes@carolina.rr.com
Time Table:
9:30AM Site Opens
10:00-11:00 (Youth combat class)
11:00- Adult Kubb 3 person team competition starts
11:00-11:30 (Youth Fight Practice)
12:00-12:30 Div 1 Youth Tourney
13:00-13:30 Div 2 Youth Tourney
13:30-14:00 Div 3 Youth Tourney
14:30-16:00 Heavy Tourney
14:30- Kids 2 person Kubb competition starts
16:30-17:00 A&S Dessert competition
18:00-19:30 Pasty feast (Feast limited to 40 people)
20:00-22:30 Dancing
23:00 Site closes