[MR] Bright Hills - Thegns and Thralls Event Flyer

[Robyn Becker]

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YIS,
Lady Reyne Telarius
Barony of Bright Hills
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Thegns and Thralls: A Night in Heorot
29-31 October 2004
Barony of Bright Hills, Atlantia

Woods have grown frosty, winds howl,
Rime scours stones.  Winter comes,
Promising long nights of hall joys.
Barre, guardian of warriors, and gold-bright Cordelia
Call battle-brave nobles.  Prove your prowess,
Whether your wyrd be to win gold
By courage or be seized by battle.


Before October 1:
Onboard Member: $19
Offboard Member: $12

After October 1:
Onboard Member $22
Offboard Member: $15

Onboard spaces are limited to 100.  The day trip fee includes lunch on
Saturday.  Traveler's fare on Friday evening and breakfast Saturday and 
Sunday
mornings will be available from the Bright Hills' Cooks Guild for a modest 
fee.

There are barracks-style dorms (with heat and hot water) and space for
pavilions.  Camping and dorm space are free.  Dorm space is available on a
first-come, first-served basis only.  No reservations will be taken for dorm 
space.
Please bring your own bedding.

Make checks payable to Barony of Bright Hills, SCA, Inc. Please include the
legal names of all in your party.

Reservations should be sent to the autocrat.

Site: Rocks 4-H Camp
  8 Cherry Grove Road
  Street, MD

Site opens 6pm Fri Oct 29 and closes 12 noon Sun Oct 31.

Site restrictions: The site is wet. No smoking in public access areas.  Pets
are not allowed.

Directions:  Take your best route to I-95 north of Baltimore. Take I-95 to
exit #77.  Exit west on Rt 24 (towards Bel Air/Forest Hills) for approx 
14-15
miles (5 miles from I-95, you will merge Rt 24 and Rte 1 North- continue on 
Rt 1
North).  Take the exit for Rt 24N (Forest Hills/Rocks) through Street, Md to
Rocks State Park (approx 7 miles).  Turn right on Cherry Hill Rd, cross the
single-lane bridge, and turn left into the 4-H camp.

Martial Activities: Warriors will have the opportunity to show their prowess
in a full complement of tourneys.  Their Excellencies will also be choosing
their heavy, rapier, and archery champions during the tournaments.

A&S Activities: Classes in a variety of Viking and Anglo-Saxon subjects,
including sprang, Viking wrestling (glima), and carving a bone needle are 
planned.

Several competitions will be sponsored by people of the barony:
"Best Use of Bayeux Tapestry Stitch" embroidery competition sponsored by 
Lady
Martel von Charlottenburg.  Documentation is required.  Please contact Lady
Martel at mrfletcher21133 at yahoo.com for details.

A mead competition will be sponsored by Lord Michel von Schonsee, the Royal
Brewer.  For details, contact him at mholy at mchsi.com

"Best Handcarved Viking Item" in any medium (wood, bone, antler, soapstone,
etc.) and "Best Item Done in Sprang or Nalbinding" sponsored by Mistress
Ingvild Josefsdatter and Lord Owen Sherard Trahern.  Contact Mistress 
Ingvild at
SNSpies at aol.com for more information.

Join us in our quest for the most talented skald. Teams of players seek 
prize
words at each test in Beowulf's Quest that they may write an even greater
saga with those very words. Each team will present its saga during feast.

Their Excellencies Barre and Cordelia will be offering prizes to the
best-dressed Viking man and woman present during the day.

Displays:
A reproduction of the Mastermyr toolbox and its contents made by members of
theforge email list will be on display during the day on Saturday.

There will also be an open display for Anglo-Saxon and Viking arts and
sciences.  First attempts and works in progress are welcome!

The feast will be prepared by Lady Juliana Cardoso (Ruth Borealo) and
Mistress Keilyn FitzWarin (Beth Tanner).  Questions and dietary concerns 
should be
directed to Mistress Keilyn at beth at cramton.com

Merchants are welcome.  Please contact Lady Reyne Telarius (Robyn Becker) at
reyne_telarius at hotmail.com or by phone 410-676-5795 NLT 9 PM for more
information.

Children's activities on Saturday will be coordinated by Lady Wynne (Jill
Crowther-Peters).  For more information, or to volunteer to help, please 
contact
Lady Wynne at 410-931-6961 NLT 9 PM.  Mistress Chryse will coordinate a
children's feast on Saturday evening.  Contact her at sue at suewho.net for 
details.

Autocrat: Dame Alianora Munro (Stephanie Thorson), 771 Rolling View Drive,
Annapolis, MD 21401 tel: (410)-349-4591 NLT 9 PM email: noramunro at aol.com

Per chevron purpure and vert, two sheaves of arrows and a griffin
segreant argent.

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