[MR] Ymir 45: Reservations, Feast, & More

[Adriana la Bretonne]

The Ymir 45 website now has reservation pricing and information, the feast
menu, event staff info, and our armoured and rapier fighting schedule. Take
a minute to check it out and then send in your reservations ASAP, so you
don't miss out.

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The Barony of Windmasters’ Hill is excited to celebrate the 45th Tournament
of Ymir February 21- 23, 2020 at Millstone 4H Camp (1296 Mallard Dr,
Ellerbe, NC).

   - *Ymir 45 Website* - ymir.windmastershill.org
   - *Ymir 45 Facebook Event* -
   https://www.facebook.com/events/2842384695833278/

*Ymir 45: Welcome to the Alþingi (Althing)*

Welcome to Ymir. It is tenth century Iceland and along with the legal
processes that institutionalized barter therein developed the manner by
which feuds are conducted. As family fought with family over land, profit,
personal insult, and glory the only hope of seeking legal and legitimate
arbitration happened once a year at the Alþingi. It is in the best interest
of all of the chieftains, and the people of Iceland as a whole, to have
these feuds settled legally, through arbitration built upon law and the
alliances that each side is meant to secure.

However, the time for a feud has come. The family of Njáll Þorgeirsson has
gone to war with that of Gunnar Hámundarson. Needless to say, things have
gotten bloody. Only through arbitration at the Alþingi can there be any
hope at stanching the bloodshed and returning to a peaceful Iceland. Each
family has brought their martial forces and through legal and martial
competition, will one family claim victory over another.

What is an Alþingi (Althing)? Representatives of the powerful families of
Iceland, all thirty-six Godar, from all four quarters, would come together
and elect a lögsögumaðr (lawspeaker). There, conflicts would be heard and
arbitrated, laws made, and trading conducted. It was the premier social
event of the year hosting weddings, public declarations of alliances, and
trade. If one had a bone to pick or perhaps, to sell, this was the event in
which the most sympathetic ears and customers could be found. All free men
and women could attend and it was full of traders, craftspeople, and
entertainers.

In service,
Adriana
Ymir Communications Coordinator
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Baroness Adriana la Bretonne, OP
University of Atlantia Chancellor
Barony of Windmasters' Hill <http://www.windmastershill.org>
Kingdom of Atlantia <http://atlantia.sca.org>