Baron’s Ball

Registration Information

Please contact event steward at heatherparchen@gmail.com if you will be bringing an RV to reserve a space.

Electrical hook up will be available. There is a dump station on site.

 

As of September 22nd all RV spots are full!

Accessibility Information

The event site is a grass park that seems to be pretty level.

event will be held on one side of the park while the camping will be held on the camping area on the other side of the park 😉

 

Large Gravel Parking lot for Vehicles

Site Fees

Fee Type	Cost*
Gate fee	25.00
Day Trip	20.00
*SCA Members will receive a $5 member discount off the cost listed above.   There will be NO PAYPAL     Please bring cash or check made out to sca, inc Barony of Wastekeep

Event Schedule

Time	Activity	Location
Friday Sept 30, 2022
8:00 am	Set up of event	Horn Rapids Park
Noon	Gate opens for Event
2:00 pm	List will open for all Tournaments	Will be by Gate
7:00 pm	Torch Light Rapier Tournament	On the Erics
	Vigils will start
Saturday Oct 1, 2022
7:30 am	Gate opens

9:00 am    Opening Court  (those competing for A/S Championship should be at Court)

10:00 am    Flemish Bow String Class ($10 per person, 6 max) 90 minute class. Will leave with Jig.
10:30 am     Lists Close
11:00 am    A/S Competition entries to be turned in
Archery Range opens
Italian Longsword for Cut and Thrust Class by Master Killian MacThoy
11-1              You Can be a YAC Marshal Class with HL Rashida
11-3 pm        Armor inspections/ Heavy Fighting Scenarios start ran by Sir Nicholas de Beaumont
12:00 pm     Cut and Thrust Practice

12-12:20     YAC List, armor and weapon inspections

12:20-1    YAC tourney

2:30 pm        Family Activity (Veggie animals with Baron Thorkell)
3:30 pm       Headwraps Beyond Turbans Class (Bring a large Scarf if you want to practice).
4:00 pm       Arts and Science Presentations for Championships
4:30 pm       Dancing with Duchess Stjarna
5:00 pm      Chivalry Meeting
6:30 pm       Closing Court and Bardic Championship

Those who are competing for Bardic Championship need to declare their intent to HL Svanna Styrkarsdottir by 5 pm Saturday

Sunday Oct 2, 2022
9:00 am Gate opens
9:30 am list opens
10 am Rapier Rose Memorial Tournament, you must have an
Inspiration!

Closing Court 15 minutes after Rose Tournament

4:00 pm Event ends

 

Schedule may change at any time 🙂

Meal Information

No feast or meals planned.

Site is VERY VERY discreetly wet. Please place beverages in a period vessel  

Tournament Information

Heavy tournaments

Barons Ball Heavy Fighting Scenarios by Sir Nicholas de Beaumont

1. 15 minute Ransom Battle: Combatants gain points in this scenario by capturing hostages, and ransoming them for a number of points reflective of their rank. Unbelted fighters are worth 1 point, Knights are worth 3 points, Counts and Dukes are worth 6 points, and Kings are worth 10 points. When struck a killing blow in this scenario a combatant freezes instead of returning to their resurrection point. If a teammate places their weapon/hand on them and escorts them back, they resurrect as normal. If an opponent places a weapon/hand on them they are captured, and the fatally struck combatant MUST move with their captor to the captors’ score keeper and report their rank clearly. Once the appropriate points are allotted to their captor, the prisoner returns to their own resurrection point and proceeds as normal.
*if the weapon/hand is lifted from the felled combatant, they freeze again. Meaning they can potentially be rescued before they are ransomed, or else recaptured.

2. 10/10 minute Castle Battle: Traditional Barons Ball Scoring, Kills Minus Deaths. This is the only battle in which weapons over 6′ weapons are permitted.

3. 15 minute Ransom Battle: this is simply a second run of the first scenario.

4. 15 minute Boat or Cliff Battle : Traditional Barons Ball Scoring, Kills Minus Deaths.

*No weapons over 7.5′ are permitted in any scenario.
**Weapons over 6′ are ONLY permitted in the castle battle.
***no thrown or missile weapons, as this is a tournament not a conventional war.

Who will walk away with the battered helm? Not the sharpest knife of Wastekeep, who will be the bearer of this regalia for the following year?

Rapier

• memorial rose tournament which will be a tavern style tournament on Sunday morning. This will be a memorial tourney for (Master Ulrik) Dominik el Barok.

There will be a Cut and Thrust practice on Saturday

NO combat archery!!! 

 

YAC TOURNAMENT NOON-1:00 PM

1. MIC: Rashida bint Yusuf, Senior YAC Marshal
   Time: YAC inspections and Lists- 20 min window, Authorizations and Fighting ~40 min. Youth of An Tir, come to the YAC Tourney at Baron’s Ball. Join in on warm-up sparring with your friends, 2-on-2 battles, and a baby bear pit to finish things off. Prizes will be awarded to our most chivalric fighter, and the person with the best death!Authorizations will be available during this Event, *but only for potential combatants who bring their own waivers and paperwork (Forms 52 and 53)* and are ready to test into their appropriate age Divisions. This is NOT a practice, so previous experience is required. Please contact the Wastekeep Marshallate in advance if you are in need of loaner gear (Rashida herself doesn’t have loaner gear).
   Please refer to “An Tir Book of Youth Armored Combat”, Second Edition 2019 for current rules and inspection standards. Manual may be found on the An Tir Library website.

 

Youth and Family Activities

Barons Ball favorite and traditional animal veggie contest!  Bring your small (ages 3-16) to the activity to build a veggie animal. Parent must accompany child.

Volunteer Information

We will be looking for Volunteers to help in the the following areas.

• gate
• marshaling
• youth activities
• rapier Marshalls
• lists

Merchant Information

IF you would like to merchant your wares we would be happy to accommodate you!  Donation to our Largess is the cost to merchant this year.  Please email the event stewards with a request for space and what you will be selling please.

Merchants attending:

• Morgaina wares (pottery)
• Dragonskiln studio (pottery)
• Sidequest forge ( garb, jewelry, pouches, feast gear)

 

Classes Offered

Class Coordinator: HL Lucia Robertsdottir can be reached at harpermommy@gmail.com if you would like to teach a class at Barons Ball.    Watch here for updates to the classes 🙂

Classes scheduled so far

1.  Intro into Italian longsword for cut and Thrust with Master Killian MacThoy
2. YOUTH ARMOR COMBAT MARSHAL CLASS! Get authorized at Barons Ball!!YOU can YAC Marshal!
   Teacher: HL Rashida bint Yusuf, Senior YAC Marshal
   Length: 2 hours (1 hr. class followed by 1 hr. practical YAC Tourney)
   Outcome: With the successful completion of this class, an included practical, and a background check, you will be authorized as a Youth Armored Combat Junior Marshal!
   Expired YAC Marshals: Attend class, participate in the practical, and submit a BG Check to regain your previous Junior or Senior status. You (yes, YOU!) can become an An Tir Youth Armored Combat Marshal! NO previous experience needed!
   Come to class and learn how to submit the paperwork for a background check, what the conventions of combat are for all YAC age divisions, how to run practices, do the paperwork, and help kids fall in love with this sport that is a piece of our Dream.
   A YAC Tourney is on the schedule for Baron’s Ball– Marshals in training will help with weapon and armor inspections and receive practical experience in our second hour of class.
   Please RSVP your attendance to Rashida (alkoppel <at> gmail.com) to be guaranteed a class packet. Drop-ins are welcome; you can take notes and/or photos of the packet while attending class. Youth Armored Combat at Baron’s Ball!
   MIC: Rashida bint Yusuf, Senior YAC Marshal
   Time: YAC inspections and Lists- 20 min window, Authorizations and Fighting ~40 min. Youth of An Tir, come to the YAC Tourney at Baron’s Ball. Join in on warm-up sparring with your friends, 2-on-2 battles, and a baby bear pit to finish things off. Prizes will be awarded to our most chivalric fighter, and the person with the best death!Authorizations will be available during this Event, *but only for potential combatants who bring their own waivers and paperwork (Forms 52 and 53)* and are ready to test into their appropriate age Divisions. This is NOT a practice, so previous experience is required. Please contact the Wastekeep Marshallate in advance if you are in need of loaner gear (Rashida herself doesn’t have loaner gear).
   Please refer to “An Tir Book of Youth Armored Combat”, Second Edition 2019 for current rules and inspection standards. Manual may be found on the An Tir Library website.
3. Flemish twist bow strings. Taught by Bacchus. Class is $10.00 and can accommodate 6 students who will leave with a jig. Others may watch and audit the class ( class is 90 minutes)
4. Head wraps- beyond turbans. Bring a large scarf to class if you would like to practice.
5. Dancing with Duchess Stjarna

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