Hosted in-person by

The Barony of Glyn Dwfn (Medford, Ashland, Jackson Counties, OR )

Event Summary

Event Main Contact (Event Steward): Piaras mac Toirdhealbhaigh
Date: May 9 , 2025 until May, 11 2025
Site opens at: 3:00 PM on May 9th 2025
Site closes at: 4:00 PM on May 11th 2025

Event site:
Willowdale Ranch
261 Hyatt Prairie Rd Ashland, Oregon 97520

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The Barony of Glyn Dwfn welcomes ALL to the 10th Annual Tain Bo! We will be at a new site this year with lots of space! As always, Tain Bo will have something for everyone: Armored combat, archery, rapier, cut & thrust, arts & sciences competitions, classes, the popular Mead Meet, and much more.  As this is our 10th year, all branches are eligible to compete for the coveted Tain Bo Banner, including the branch that won last year – the branch that wins will get to keep the banner forever!

This year, being our 10th Anniversary, we are going bigger and better than ever! We will have guests from all over the Knowne World joining us, including friends from the Barony of Carraig Ban, the Barony of Allyshia, the Barony of Arn Hold and more. Their Majesties of An Tir will be in attendance and will be bestowing well deserved awards unto the populace, including at least 2 peerage elevations.

As we are much further out of town as in the last few years, we will not be having the large, free public market. However, we will still happily be having merchants. Please note that merchant applications are now closed.

We can’t wait to see you!!

Other Important Details:

• The site is pet friendly. Please make sure your pet is leashed and under your control at all times. Please pick up and dispose of waste promptly and properly
• At this time, fire is allowed, both wood and propane, so long as your fire is self contained within a fire pit or other vessel (in other words, please do not dig holes in the fields to build a fire) and you keep a fire extinguisher or water close by to douse the flames as necessary
• The site is a working farm. The ground is uneven, there is horse manure and gopher holes and there may be nails or other sharp items especially nearest the bon fire area and debris near the road. Walking barefoot is NOT recommended

Event Stewards:

Piaras mac Toirdhealbhaigh – piaras2013@gmail.com
Feradach mac Trallin mec Domongairt – viperzka@gmail.com

This event includes the following activities and/or services:
Royal Presence - King
Royal Presence - Queen
Royal Presence - Summits
Is an online gathering
Has Merchants
Has Classes
Has an Heraldic consultation table
Offers Youth & Family activities
Has Heavy Fighting activities
Has Rapier and/or Cut & Thrust activities
Has Archery activities
Has Thrown Weapon activities
Has Bardic activities
Has Arts & Sciences activities
Allows pets (check for details)

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Registration Information

Pre-registration has now closed. Please make sure to bring proof of SCA membership and payment (cash or check only, no card) at gate/troll when you arrive on site.

Accessibility Information

Please note this is a rural site with limited amenities and uneven ground. There is no electricity. If you have specific accommodation requests please let us know right away so we can see what we can do. Nights are expected to be very cold; please keep this in mind while planning your trip. If you are prone to illness or other health issues with the cold, please take the necessary steps to take care of yourself up to and including staying off site.

Site Fees

Lodging Information

Please note that at this time, land grab is closed. There will be some overflow camping. Due to rainier than average conditions, some of our camping space will be a bit tighter than originally anticipated. If you have any questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to reach out. A camp map will be available at gate.

If you would rather stay off-site, please note there many be cabin rentals available at the Hyatt Lake Resort. You can find more information at: https://hyattlake.com/ or by googling Hyatt Lake Cabins.  Hyatt lake is roughly 15 minutes from site. There are also many hotel options in Ashland about 30 minutes away. The road up to site is very windy and mountainous at times.

Event Schedule

Meal Information

As this is a remote area, guests should plan for their own meals and to shop for food and necessities in either Klamath Falls or Ashland.

Ashland is about 30 minutes away down Dead Indian Memorial Road (I know, its awful and many have tried to get it changed. Please note this road is slow going and very curvy/mountainous but the most efficient way down to Ashland from site) including an Albertson’s, Safeway, Food Co-Op, and other options.

Klamath Falls is 55 minutes from site (on a less windy road) and includes a Fred Meyer, Natural Grocers, Holiday Market, Albertson’s, and other options.

As a reminder, wood and propane fires are allowed at Tain Bo X so long as they are self contained (please do not dig holes in the property owners ground).

Tournament Information

Combat & Ranged Weapons Activities

Check out all of the amazing combat and ranged weapon fun we have planned for you!

Armored Combat

Saturday, 8:00 am – 9:00 am: Class – Fighters Under Pressure (see class section for details)

Saturday, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm: Armored Combat Cattle Raid Melee Scenarios (Melee Field)

Saturday, 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm: Glyn Dwfn Armored Championship Tournament (Town Square – List Field 1)

Saturday, 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm: Class – Meyers Longsword for Heavies (see class section for details)

Archery

Friday, 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm: Royal Rounds (Archery Field)

Saturday, 10:30 am – 12:00 pm: Glyn Dwfn Archery Championship Tournament (Archery Field)

Saturday, 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Open Range / Royal Rounds (Archery Field

Saturday, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm: Class – Arrow Repair (see class section for details)

Thrown Weapons

Saturday, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm: Class – Thrown Weapons Junior Marshal (see class section for details)

Saturday, 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm: Thrown Weapons Range Open (marshal must be present)

Rapier Combat

Friday, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm: Class – Rubberband Guns (see class section for details)

Friday, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Rapier Pistol Duels (Town Square – List Field 1)

Two combatants will each be given a rubber band gun. Marshal will call out ten paces then combatants must turn and take their shot. Each successful kill with an RBG is worth a coin. Combatants do not need to be rapier authorized to compete – you can borrow loaner gear from the marshals if you do not have your own.

Saturday, 10:00 am – 11:30 am: All Beef Running of the Bulls Rapier Relay (Town Square – List Field 1)

Round 1: Torro, Torro! Fighters will engage the Bull, who has two horns affixed to their mask. The combatant will score 3 coins if they knock a horn off the Bull without dying, 2 coins if they knock a horn off with an injury, and 1 coin if they knock a horn off as they are also killed. No coins scored if they die first. (The Bull will be given foam horns for their mask and then will swap with their opponent for each round) fighters must use a cloak or no offhand. Bulls fight case.

Round 2: Udderly Ridiculous! Fighters will engage a single opponent and only torso shots count. The round lasts 1 minute and fighters can score up to six hits each on their opponent, worth 1 coin apiece.

Round 3: Cow Tipper! A small cow figurine will be placed at 30 feet approximately from a starting line, and each fighter will have up to 3 shots with their rubber band gun to tip the cow over using only their shots. A tipped cow is worth 3 coins.

Saturday, 8:00 am – 9:00 am: Class – Fighters Under Pressure (see class section for details)

Saturday, 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm: Cattle Rustlin’ Rapier Melee (Melee Field)

Several cows will be out in the field ripe for the pickin’. Your team of 3 is trying to acquire as many cows as you can in your pen by the end of this 30 minute scenario. A cow requires two hands to be moved and cows can only be walked to the pen – either one person using both hands or two people using one hand each on the cow. Once a cow is in the pen it can be counted – but wait, you can steal cows from someone else’s pen! The cow cannot be used as an offhand, and must be dropped if you’re engaged. Every team will gain a coin for each cow in their pen at the end of this scenario. Resurrections happen at your pen, on a 60 second count after dying. Large cows are worth 3 coins, small cows are worth 1 coin.

Saturday, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Double Round Robin Tournament (Town Square – List Field 1)

Entrants may use a single offhand when defending the field but must swap offhands to attack the field. The top 4 from the pool will advance to a double elimination bracket with best 2 out of 3 matches. Each successful win during the semifinals and finals will be worth 1 coin.

Cut & Thrust Combat

Friday, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Cut & Thrust Poker Tournament (Town Square – List Field 2)

Each participant will be given 5 random cards from a playing deck. After each fight, the winner will exchange one card from their hand with a card from their opponent’s hand. At the end of the allotted time, the person with the best hand wins.

Friday, 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Cut & Thrust 2 vs 2 Tournament (Melee Field)

round robin tournament, as determined by number of fighters and teams.

Saturday, 8:00 am – 9:00 am: Class – Fighters Under Pressure (see class section for details)

Saturday, 10:00 am – 11:00 am: Armor as Worn Tournament (Town Square – List Field 2)

Round robin tournament where the armor you are wearing provides proof or resistance against certain types of strikes. In this tournament leather is proof against a tip or a draw cut, but not a percussive cut or a thrust, chain is proof against cuts but not a thrust, plate will be proof against cuts and thrusts but not two handed thrusts.

Saturday, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm: Treasure Chest Tournament (Town Square – List Field 2)

Each participant brings something to seed the treasure chest as an entry fee, the winner gets to choose from the chest first, the second place goes next, and so on until everyone has had a pick in the chest.

Saturday, 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm: Cut & Thrust Grand Melee (Melee Field)

We will have a grand melee for Cut & Thrust, doing several scenarios! We will also have space for pick up fighting.

Saturday, 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm: Glyn Dwfn Cut & Thrust Championship Tournament (Town Square – List Field 2)

The tournament to determine the next champion of Cut & Thrust in Glyn Dwfn will be either a double elimination bracket or round robin tournament, dependent on number of entrants. Fighters will bring their best, with the finals being best 3 of 5 in Single Sword

Arts & Sciences Competitions

We have so many fun activities planned that you won’t be bored. Apart from all of the arts & sciences classes scheduled, we also have the following:

Friday, 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Cow Pie Competition (Barn 1 & 2)

The Cow Pie Competition returns once more!! Bring your meat pies, mud pies, and mooverlous munchies to our annual cow themed subtlety competition!

Saturday, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm: Arts and Sciences Competition (Barn 3)

Saturday, 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm: Mead Meet – Brewing Competition (Town Square – List Field 1 & 2)

Competitors set up at 7:30pm, Judging begins at 8pm Come sample cider, mead, wine, and whatever else our talented populace have been working on.

Saturday, 9:00 pm – 11:00 pm: Open Bardic Circle (List Field 1 & 2)

Saturday, 9:30 pm – 11:30 pm: Shenanigans Scribal (Barn 1, 2, 3 & 4)

Back by ever popular demand, scribal shenanigans will be crazy, scribal fun! If you remember the works of…art that were produced last year and how several of them probably should have been covered by censor bars, you know you can’t miss this year!

Parties and Gatherings

Its not Tain Bo without a good get together and we’re so so excited to have the following happening throughout the event:

Friday, 7:00 pm – Late: Alejandro Romero’s Master of the Order of Defense Vigil (Glyn Dwfn Baronial Camp)
Friday, 7:30 pm – Late: Robert Engelson’s Order of Chivalry Vigil (Kenric Maur’s Camp)

We have 2 good gentles who will be having celebrations and moments of reflection Friday night as they contemplate elevation to a noble Peerage order! Robert Engleson will be joining the Knighthood and Alejandro Romero the Masters of Defense. Please join them in food, friendship, and frivoloty

Friday, 8:30 pm – 10:00 pm: Kigu Party and Kigu Maze Run! (Town Square – List Field 1 & 2)

What is a Kigu?? Short for Kigurumi, a Kigu is an adult onesie in the style of an animal or creature. Don your best Kigu and come play with us! The party will meet up on the erics and then will go have a Kigu-themed run through the Minotaur Maze.

Saturday, 9:00 pm – Late: Adults-Only Minotaur Maze Tag (Maze)

Saturday night we will have both a youth and Adults only play time in the Minotaur Maze! If you’ve never played in the maze at Tain Bo you are SERIOUSLY missing out (and will be smiling from ear to ear and completely out of breath by the end of it).

Youth and Family Activities

Tain Bo is fun for the entire family, including the little ones! We will have a special youth activities tent open complete with:

• Axe throwing games
• Games & cards
• Painting & coloring supplies
• Boffer weapons
• Cornhole
• Lounge and hangout space

We will also have a special Heraldry & Shield Making activity let by Cormac Mor!

Check out the maze throughout the day (with adult supervision please!) and make sure to be there at 12:30 PM for a special Cookie Hunt lead by Ethan Dille!

Finally, the very popular Minotaur Maze will have a special Youth time from 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm so make sure to get your kids running around playing minotaur in an effort to tire them out before bed.

Volunteer Information

Tain Bo only works with a slew of volunteers. Please contact the Event Steward at piaras2013@gmail.com to find out how you can help! Remember – everything you choose earns your branch points toward winning the Tain Bo Banner and this year’s winner takes home the whole thing – forever!

Merchant Information

We are excited to have the following merchants with us for the 10th anniversary Tain Bo!

Beckie’s Bauble Bedlam
Hexx Ash
Just Duckie Glass
Flying Gaggle Farms
Bestie’s Crafts
Crafty Chains
Bee Creative
Shimmer in the Sea
Abominable Snowshack
Thistillium Pottery
Celtic Frog Crafts
Redwolf Ltd. Jewelry (pending)

Classes Offered

Tain Bo 2025 Class List

Friday

5pm-6pm
Rubber Band Guns
Town Square – List Field 1
Instructor – Iurii Victorev Belogorski

4pm-6pm
Calligraphy- Uncials
Barn 1
Instructor – HE Taliesin ap Hafgari

Uncials, introduced in the 3rd Century is a majuscule alphabet (upper case only), historically used by monks for the writing of religious books and manuscripts.  Uncial’s broad single stroke letters use simple round forms, taking advantage of the newly available parchment and vellum surfaces, as opposed to the angular, multiple stroke letters more suited to the rougher surfaces previously available.

Students will be introduced to the basic Uncial alphabet and how to form each of the letters of the alphabet. Suitable for teens through adults.  Open to younger youth if they are comfortable writing or printing a basic alphabet.

Not recommended for youth under 10 years of age.

Supplies, tools etc. will be supplied by instructor.  For this class the instructor will provide chisel nib felt pens for use in the class.  Students are welcome to bring their own pens, ink and paper if they prefer to use a regular nib.  A C-2 Speedball nib or its equivalent is recommended.

Minimum # students 4  Maximum # students   8
Fee $10

6pm-7pm
Dancing
Barn 3
Instructor – Carith

Saturday

8am-9am
Fighters Under Pressure
Town Square – List Field 2
Instructor – Samwell Langly

This class will focus on how to apply pressure on opponents and deal with it being applied to you. We will discuss both with the theory behind it and drills to help develop skills.

14 years and up only
No class size limit
No fees

10am-12pm
Calligraphy- Carolingian
Barn 1
Instructor – HE Taliesin ap Hafgari

Carolingian, dating to the 8th C was created by Alcun of York through the patronage of Charlemagne.  Charlemagne wanted a standarized script that was easy to read and especially easy to write.  Carolingian has genuine ascenders and descenders making it the first real minisucule hand.  It was commonly used in early period manuscripts often with Uncial letterforms used for Capitals where required.  As a result of its clarity and beauty it lasted as a primary hand for several centuries before evolving into the compressed, angularized Gothic.

Students will be introduced to the basic Carolingian alphabet and how to form each of the letters of the alphabet. Suitable for teens through adults.  Open to younger youth if they are comfortable writing or printing a basic alphabet.

Not recommended for youth under 10 years of age.

Supplies, tools etc. will be supplied by instructor.  For this class the instructor will provide chisel nib felt pens for use in the class.  Students are welcome to bring their own pens, ink and paper if they prefer to use a regular nib.  A C-2 Speedball nib or its equivalent is recommended.

Minimum # students  4 Maximum # students  8
Fee $10

11:00am-12:00pm
The Care & Keeping of Your Garb
Barn 2
Instructor – Gwenllian Caredig

Learn about taking care of your garb! From how to smooth out the wrinkles, to oh no something broke on site, to ewwww, how do I get rid of that smell???

12:30pm-1:30pm
Thrown Weapons Set Up & Jr Marshal Class
Thrown Weapons Field
Instructor – William Cristofore of Devonshire

Come help set up the Thrown Weapons range and learn to be a Junior Marshal in thrown weapons! Please make sure to read the Book of Target beforehand: https://antirsca.sharepoint.com/sites/library/Documents/Forms/AllItems.aspx?id=%2Fsites%2Flibrary%2FDocuments%2FMarshallate%20%20Public%20Web%20Documents%2FArchery%2FAn%5FTir%5FBook%5Fof%5FTarget%2Epdf&parent=%2Fsites%2Flibrary%2FDocuments%2FMarshallate%20%20Public%20Web%20Documents%2FArchery&p=true&ga=1

12:30pm-1:30pm
Basic Threaded Woven Buttons
Barn 1
Instructor – Carith

1:00pm-2:00pm
Arrow Repair
Barn 2
Instructor – HL Alan Boyer

Learn how to revive your beloved and battered old arrows.
We will replace points, f;tching, and nocks.

They shall fly again!

2:30pm – 3:30pm
Meyers Longsword for Heavies
Combat Melee Field
Instructor- HL Bjorn Hammerhand

An introduction to the fundamentals of applying Meyers longsword technique to SCA heavy fighting. Will broadly cover footwork, power generation, the “helicopter of death” and how to think about the bind.

2:30pm – 3:30pm
Jacobean Embroidery
Barn 2
Instructor – Carith

2:00pm – 4:00pm
Calligraphy – Blackletter – Textura Quadrata
Barn 1
Instructor – HE Taliesin ap Hafgari

Instructor’s Note to ALL students.  Texture Quadrata can be a challenging class for new calligraphers.  You are always very welcome to attend and participate but it is important that you understand it may be challenging.

By the early 13th C the Early Gothic forms had evolved into a non-cursive, angular hand known as Blackletter, Textura Quadrata (or Old English).  The name indicates the woven appearance of the lines of text, “textura” meaning ‘an even effect in weaving’.  (Art of Calligraphy, Harris, D 50).

This hand is noteworthy for its lack of letter, word and linear space.  All were kept to an absolute minimum creating the overall textural effect for manuscripts and other documents.

One suggestion is that these Gothic hands developed out necessity because of the increase costs and lack of available paper in Northern Europe (the primary manufacturers and suppliers were located in Italy and other Southern European countries who closely guarded their product and their markets.)

Suitable for youth (9 – 11), teens (12 – 14) through adults.  Youth and teens need to be accompanied by an adult and comfortable writing or printing a basic alphabet.  Not recommended for youth under 9 years of age.

Supplies, tools etc. will be provided by the instructors.  For this class the instructor will provide chisel nib felt pens for use in the class.  Students are welcome to bring their own pens, ink and paper if they prefer to use a regular nib.  A C-2 Speedball nib of its equivalent is recommended.

Minimum # of participants required 6       Maximum # of participants  10
Fee $10

8:30pm-9:30pm
SCA Recruiting & Retention – select findings from a Society-wide survey
Barn 1 and 2
Instructor – Fel

Emergency Preparedness Information

As this is a more remote area, local amenities are limited and emergency response time will be longer. Cell phone service is spotty but not impossible and will vary based on carrier.

The closest hospitals are:

Asante Ashland Community Hospital
280 Maple St, Ashland, OR 97520
(36 minutes from site)

Sky Lakes Medical Center
2865 Daggett Ave, Klamath FAlls, OR 97601
(58 minutes from site)

In the event of an actual emergency call 911! Give them the site address (261 Hyatt Prairie Rd Ashland, Oregon 97520) and send someone to gate to direct them to you. Send a second person to alert the Event Stewards.

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