[MR] Barony Of Bright Hills event "TNT" A&S results

[Fletcher Martha]

I wish to thank everyone who brought their A&S work to
share with us at T&T. We had many excellent items both
for display and in competition. Once again we were
able to admire the Mästermyr Project reproduction
viking chest and tools. Our feast hall was impressivly
decorated by Lady Szilagy Margit with handpainted
Celtic and Viking motif banners. A good viking day was
had by all! 

The SCA is a pale shadow without it's artisans!

A special thank you goes out to those who donated
prizes or were sponsors for our competitions. Many
prizes were hand made and very beautiful!

This day we held the following competitions:

*Best Carved Item in Any Medium-
(Sponsored by Lord Owen Sherard Trahern) 
Brenna of Dragonsmere, for a knife and spoon set with
carved antler handles.

*Best Viking Artifact-
Baron Heinrich Kreiner, for his Danish Spangan (Danish
Helm). This item was the prize for the heavy weapons
list.

Baron Heinrich was also named Bright Hills Baronial
A&S Champion for the insuing year. 

*Best Use of the Bayeux Tapestry Stitch/2 catagories
(Sponsorede by Lady Martel von CHarlottenburg)
1)Novice Needle Worker, 1 year or less- 
Lady Ingebjorg I Trondheim, for 2 round badges. 

2)Experienced Needleworker, 1 year or more-
Lady Janina Krakowska of Cambion, for a wool pouch
with applied slip of bird from the tapestry. Special
note was made of her 2nd entry-a modern water bottle
with a linen cover embroidered in the style of the
bayeux tapestry! Very clever indeed! 

This embroidery class gave a second prize given due to
the quality of the entry-
Lord Denis de Dijon, for a pilgrims bag decorated with
a swan in multicolored laid and couched work. This
item 
was given as the prize for the Baronial Archery
Champion. 

*Bardic Challange-
Lady Moragh MacFael

Lady Moragh was also named the Bright Hills Baronial
Bard for the second year in a row! She is very good
and will do the Barony proud!

The Brewing Competition was hard fought with the
judges taking over an hour to decide on the winner-
M'lady Deborah Morrison - she took both novice and
best,IIRC. 

Best Man's Viking Garb- This name escapes me. Would
someone let me know who this good gentle is?

Best Woman's Viking Garb-
Lady Martel von Charlottenburg.

I also wish to thank all those who stepped up to act
as judges for these competitions. Being a judge is
sometimes an invisible but important job. Not only do
you have to score the entries but you are asked to
give advice and encouragement also. Thank you again
for your help!

And last but certainly not least-Classes were offered
during the day-
"Sprang" Mistress Ingvild Josefsdatter
"Bone Carving" Lord Owen Sherard Trahern
"Viking Wrestling" Lord Owen Sherard Trahern
"Bow Making" *I did not get this good Gentles name
"Beayeux Tapestry Stitch" Lady Martel von
Charlottenburg. 

If I have missed anyone or anything, please drop me an
email so that no artistic achievement goes unrecorded!

Your in Service to the Arts-
Lady Martel von Charlottenburg
Deputy Minster of A&S, Barony of Bright Hills. 


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