[SCA-BMDL] Asking for Troll Help (was: The Siege of Harlech Castle)

[Krista Traini]

Clarification: Donations are appreciated, but not required.> Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:16:13 -0500> From: dzweig at gmail.com> To: SCA-bmdl at lists.andrew.cmu.edu> Subject: [SCA-BMDL] Asking for Troll Help (was: The Siege of Harlech Castle)> > Would gentles who would be willing to help with troll for the> April-5th event please contact me? This event has a donations-only> site fee, but it has a sideboard and fighting, so troll is still> needed.> > advTHANKSance> > - Dani of the Seven Wells> dani at pobox.com> > > 2008/1/16 Cara & Char <charb at mail.connecttime.net>:> >> > The Siege of Harlech Castle> > April 5, 2008> >> > All fighters and combat archers of these Sylvan Lands are called to the> > Barony-Marche of the Debatable Lands to besiege or defend the Castle! The> > year is 1404, and a brave English garrison defends Harlech castle from the> > assault of Welsh forces led by Owen Glendower. Owen's victory allowed him> > to occupy Harlech as his base for the next 5 years, after which the English> > re-conquered this Edwardian stronghold. On April 5, 2008, the English shall> > once again defend Harlech against the Welsh attackers, and we shall see who> > triumphs this day.> >> > For fighters, a two-man spear tournament shall be held on the drawbridge, as> > well as a traditional heavy weapons tournament and a competition to see who> > can achieve the drawbridge alive through a hail of arrows. Combat archers> > will be shooting down from the castle walls upon the fighters below, and> > there will also be a formal combat archery competition. Archers will be> > positioned along the ramparts, towers, and windows of the castle. Space> > will be provided for the populace to watch the martial activities from the> > parapets. Safe within the castle walls, there will be a sewing circle,> > children's activities, and heraldic consultation table with internet access.> >> > The site opens, and armour/weapon inspections begin, at 10 AM. Fighting> > shall begin at noon. The site closes at 8 PM. This site is a private> > residence, and parking is limited. Portions of the castle (including the> > great hall, but not the parapets) are handicap-accessible. The site is wet.> > Please contact the autocrats with any questions about site restrictions.> > Photos of the castle may be seen on the autocrats' website:> > http://www.pitt.edu/~caram/castleindex.htm> >> > A delicious 14th-century all-day sideboard will be available for $8 ($4 for> > children 6-12, free for 5 and under). Dietary questions may be addressed to> > the head cook, THL Brandubh o Donnghaile (donnghaile [at] gmail.com). There> > is no site fee, and there is no feast. Since this is a free event, the> > non-member surcharge does not apply, though donations are welcome. Please> > send sideboard reservations to Master Dani of the Seven Wells at 1767> > Beechwood Blvd, Pittsburgh, PA 15217. Checks should be made payable to> > "BMDL, SCA, Inc."> >> > Please contact the autocrats, Baroness Ariella of Thornbury and Baron Byron> > of Haverford, with any questions (caram [at] pitt.edu or 724-933-4661 before> > 10pm). The site address (and autocrat mailing address) is 755 Stonegate> > Drive, Wexford, PA 15090.> >> > Directions: Take your best route to Interstate 79 toward the Pittsburgh> > area. Take exit 73 (Wexford exit), which is 20 minutes north of Pittsburgh.> > If you are coming from the north, make a left turn off the exit ramp, and go> > through 2 lights; at the third light, make a left onto Mingo Road. If you> > are coming from the south, make a right turn off the exit ramp from the> > center lane, and then go through one light; at the second light, make a left> > onto Mingo Road. Go 1.1 mile on Mingo, then make a left turn onto Stonegate> > Drive. The second house on the left is the site. Street parking is> > available, but limited; please park diagonally.> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________> > Sca-bmdl mailing list> > Sca-bmdl at lists.andrew.cmu.edu> > https://lists.andrew.cmu.edu/mailman/listinfo/sca-bmdl> >> >> _______________________________________________> Sca-bmdl mailing list> Sca-bmdl at lists.andrew.cmu.edu> https://lists.andrew.cmu.edu/mailman/listinfo/sca-bmdl
_________________________________________________________________
Connect and share in new ways with Windows Live.
http://www.windowslive.com/share.html?ocid=TXT_TAGHM_Wave2_sharelife_012008
-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: http://lists.andrew.cmu.edu/pipermail/sca-bmdl/attachments/20080130/a7a0c55b/attachment-0001.html