Event Information

Defending the Gate V
(2006-03-25 - Site opens at 10 AM & Closes at 10 PM)
Sudentorre

In order to celebrate the alliances that strengthen us all, all competitions will be for teams, not individuals.

Site: The Lee Hill Community Center, 1 HCC Drive (Cosner Drive), Fredericksburg, VA 22407. The hall opens at 10 am and closes at 10 pm. No alcohol or pets allowed. Site is wheelchair accessible. Parking is limited, carpooling recommended.

Martial Activities: Tournaments will be held for Heavy Weapons, Archery, Rapier, and Thrown Weapons. There is hope for some Combat Archery after the tournaments. List tables will open at 10:30 am with authorizations/armor inspections to follow. MiC & Heavy Marshal: Baron Turgeis Hakonarson, Turgeis_Hakonson@verizon.net. See the website for more details.

Arts & Sciences Activities: We will host a team competition for alliance points. There will be an adult division and a children's division. There will also be an open display for our artisans to show their projects both complete and works in progress. See the website for more details.

Merchants: Please contact Lady Rowen ferch Rhys (Amy Neumann), mdvlsoul@aol.com.

Children’s Activities: will be held.

Lunch: A noonday meal will be available for purchase. For your convenience, you will be able to pay for your lunch in advance. Lunch will be $4 (but only $3 if purchased before 3/11).

Feast: A meal for 100 is being prepared by THLady Aelfwynn of Whitby. Please contact her for any dietary concerns at mcdanielm@si.edu.

Feast auction: Servers from the Renaissance Club of MWU will once again be auctioned off in a traditional style. Limited quantities available.

Cost:Pre-Registration 3/11After 3/11
Adult, Member: $ 6.00 Day-Trip$8.00 Feast$ 7.00 Day-Trip$8.00 Feast
Adult, Non-Member:$ 9.00 Day-Trip$8.00 Feast$10.00 Day-Trip$8.00 Feast
Child (6-17):$ 3.00 Day-Trip$5.00 Feast$4.00 Day-Trip$5.00 Feast
Child (0-5):Guest of the Canton.

Cost Notes:Lunch is available for pre-purchase.

Event Steward: Lady Elizabeth of Hadley Hall (Elizabeth Ernst), 110 Revel Road, Fredericksburg, VA 22405, shalandara@aol.com, 540-720-5518.

Reservations: Lady Anne Ramsay (Stephanie Kiernan), 4927 Green Run Drive, Richmond, VA 23228, knightmarshal@sudentorre.atlantia.sca.org. Make checks payable to "Canton of Sudentorre, SCA Inc." The only reservation is a paid reservation.

Website:sudentur.atlantia.sca.org/dtg5.php

Directions:
From the North/Northwest: I-95 south to Fredericksburg, Virginia. Take exit 126. At the bottom of the exit turn right onto Route 1 South. Turn left onto Route 17 at the light. See directions from the intersection of Route 1 and Route 17 below.

From the South/Southwest: I-95 north to Fredericksburg, Virginia. Take exit 126B to Route 1 South. Turn left onto Route 17 at the light. See directions from the intersection of Route 1 and Route 17 below.

From Route 1 & Route 17 South: Travel on Route 17 for 5.5 miles and turn left at the light onto Route 2. Go 2 miles and turn right onto HCC Drive. Follow the road into the park.

From the East: If you are coming through King George County, take the Blue and Gray Parkway (Route 3 Bypass). Go .5 miles; take Dixon Street exit onto Route 2. Go 2 miles and turn left onto HCC drive. Follow the road into the park. Visit website for more directions.

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