Tir Righ / Avacal War III

 

Event Summary

Event Main Contact (Event Steward): Einar Vikingsson
Date: June 25 , 2010 until June, 27 2010
Site opens at: 12:00 AM on June 25th 2010
Site closes at: 12:00 AM on June 27th 2010

Event site:
Trophy Mountain Buffalo Ranch
4373 Clearwater Valley Road Clearwater, BC V0E 1N0

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Join Their Majesties and Their Highnesses as the forces of
Tir Righ and Avacal meet upon the war field!

War: Heavy, Combat Archery,
Rapier| Target Archery & Thrown Weapons
|A&S :Classes & Challenges | Youth Activities:
TBA

Site fee: Adults $20 (+ NMS $3.00)  Youth (13-18 yrs.)
$10  Children
12 & under free. Family cap of $55* (modern family, 2
adults + kids)
Pre Register-first 50 adults get a FREE T
SHIRT!

*NOTE:
THERE IS A FAMILY PRICE CAP OF $55 CAD/US.
“FAMILY” DOES NOT INCLUDE SCA HOUSEHOLDS OR
ROOMMATES – YOU MUST BE RELATED MUNDANELY.
COMMONLAW AND SAME SEX SPOUSES ARE CONSIDERED RELATED. NO
MORE THAN TWO ADULTS IN A FAMILY GROUP CAN QUALIFY FOR THE
FAMILY CAP PRICE;
ALL OTHERS OF THAT FAMILY MUST BE RELATED MINOR-AGED
CHILDREN. NMS IS NOT INCLUDED IN FAMILY CAP
PRICE.

Pre-registration closes
on June 1st. 

Pre-registration form can be downloaded
from: http://www.antir.sca.org/Pubs/forms/29_ATWar2010save.pdf

All cheques must be made
payable to “The Principality of Avacal”.
Please DO
NOT include “SCA Inc.” on the
cheque

Event
Stewards:

Sir Einar Vikingsson
(Ivan Williams)
#26 14111 103 Ave Edmonton, AB T5N 3W3

780-951-4523 (please no calls after
9pm)    email: einar_the_lost (at)
hotmail (dot) com

 

Viscountess Natal’ia Volkovicha (Joanna Garbutt)
107 Crieff Place Prince George, BC V2M
6W3

250-564-8278 (please no
calls after 10pm)   
email: natalia (at) telus (dot) net

 

Merchant
Coordinator

Thorgeir Ingvarsson

xthorgeirx (at) yahoo (dot) ca    
(403)
589-5622

Please direct all merchant inquiries to
Thorgeir. 

Merchants must pre register and are
strongly encouraged to have period tents & wares. Fee $30
(includes 1 adult site
fee)

 

Heavy
MIC

 Lord Haakon Einarsson

– marshal (at) avacal-sca (dot)
org

Archery
MIC

 HL Gareth Haydon – archery (at) avacal-sca (dot)
org

Rapier
MIC

Master William Bennet – mark.unger (at) shaw (dot)
ca

 

 

THUA
Contact:

Viscountess Natal’ia Volkovicha – natalia (at) telus (dot)
net

UTR
Contact:

Dame Elena de Maisnilwarin – elena.de.maisnilwarin (at) shaw
(dot) ca

 

Children’s
Activities Coordinator:

THL  Wulfstan Hrafnsson – wulfstan.hrafnsson(at) gmail
(dot)com

 

 

Friday    
1600    Site opens
1800-2000    Registration for THUA/TUTR
classes
1900-2300    Social in the town square
2000-2100    Adults scavenger hunt
0100    Quiet time (No drumming)
   
Saturday   
0800    Registration for THUA/TUTR classes
0830    THUA/TUTR Classes start
0900     TRM Open archery
range    All Marshals
meeting    Siege A&S materials available
at A&S Pavillion, A&S “War” projects drop
off opens
0930    Rapier scenarios
start    Principalities challenge populace
shoot (archery)
1300    Heavy scenarios start / Rapier
scenarios end
1400    Populace shoot ends   
Open Blood of Heroes field
1430-1530    Team archery shoot
1600-1700    AT War Cup (Combat archery
tourney)    AT War Idol (town square) until
1800
1700    All combat ends, A&S siege entries
due    Pelican Council Meeting, OGGS
Meeting
1800    AT War Idol finals before
court    Volunteer hours must be submitted
1830    Children’s Court
1845    Court
After court    Party in the town square, youth
scavenger hunt
0100     Quiet time
   
Sunday   
0900 – 1030    Cut & Thrust
tourney    THUA/UTR Meeting
1030 – 1200    Rapier
tourney   
1300    Event ends, clean up begins
1600     Site closes

 

 

 

War
Point Information:

A&S War point
information:

This year’s Arts and Sciences War point will be based
on the theme WAR!
What we would like to
see is your entry including “war” in some way,
shape or form. Examples of this could be: an illuminated page
illustrating war; armour; a weapon of war; a calligraphed
peace treaty (to end a war); a lecture or paper on
war…the possibilities are limited only by your
imagination!
This year you are not required to make your entry on site.
You may use whatever materials and time you need before the
event to prepare your entry. Demonstrations on-site are also
allowed (but please, no Greek Fire!).
Single and group entries are allowed. Please email me with a
short description of your entry before June 18th, so that I
may recruit an appropriate number of judges.

Safiye al-Konstantiniyye
email:nordottir at yahoo dot ca

Heraldry War Point:

Show your pride! Every encampment with a heraldic display
(personal or principality) will earn points for their
principality. The principality with the most heraldry on
display with take the heraldry war point.

 

Bardic War
Point:

  Lady Adelheid
Holzfallerin (nerissah (at) gmail (dot) com

Have you got what it
takes to be the top bard of AT War? Strut your stuff during
the bardic competition! Our competition will be modelled
after a very famous television show that pits prospective
popstars against one another in front of a panel of judges,
and hands the final decision over to home viewer. There will
be a judge from both Tir Righ and Avacal who will advance
bards from each principality to the finals and the populace
will be invited and encouraged to enjoy the entrants and
‘vote’ for a winner. Not to be missed, the bardic competition
will be held in the hours prior to court with the final
occuring just before court begins!

 

Volunteer War
Point:

We will be having a
volunteer war point again this year. But with a twist. As
usual, 1 hour equals 1 point. EXCEPT in the instance of gate
volunteering! For every 2 hour shift you volunteer and
complete at gate, you will receive 4 (FOUR) points for your
principality. Gate is the best way to meet new people, and
welcome your friends and frenemies to what will be an awesome
event! If you would like to ‘pre-book’ your  volunteer
hours at gate, please contact Brother Selewine (selewine (at)
shaw (dot) ca)

 

THUA/TUTR Class
Descriptions 

 All classes are fully transferable
between THUA and TUTR campuses, so regardless of who is
teaching them, or what the topic is, chose a class that
tickles your fancy and come learn some good things at war!
Registration for classes is open from 1700-1900 (5-7pm)
Friday night and will reopen on Saturday at 0800. There is no
pre-registration prior to the event.

 
Friday Classes
(1730-1920):
 
HL Gareth Haydon
–                                    
Archery 101
Learn the basics of target archery, with hands on lessons at
the target range.  This will include the basics of
stance and form, components of the bow and arrow, and range
safety rules. Cost: n/a Max students: 8, though if more than
8 people sign up, more teachers will be available to
assist.

HL Draven Mac
Raith                        
Beginning Rapier
This course will cover the basics of rapier combat, and
should be considered a primer for those interested in
learning the art of rapier. Foundational topics that will be
covered are: footwork, hand position, stance, basic defense,
basic offense. Be prepared for a fun and interactive lesson
on beginning rapier fighting. Students must bring a SCA legal
rapier and a set of gloves

Dame Elena de
Maisnilwarin                       
How to Run Gate part I
Gate is important – how it runs can affect how smoothly
the event runs (ever been in a really long lineup when all
the fighters need to be at lists that opened a half hour
ago?) This class is for the person – the Head
Gatekeeper – who handles Gate for the event’s
autocrat. We’ll cover physical setup of the Gate,
paperwork, pre-event preparation, post-event wrap up, cash
control and working with volunteers. Also, working with the
autocrat: things you need to know from the autocrat, things
you should be letting the autocrat know, discussing the site
fee structure with the autocrat; things the autocrat might
want you to handle at gate which you likely should not.
Instructor has five years as a branch exchequer, four years
as Principality Exchequer, more gate sitting shifts than she
cares to remember and has run gate for many events. A handout
will be provided. Class Size: min 2, max 12 Cost: FREE!

 
Saturday 0830
Classes:

 
HL
Tewl                                               
Introduction to Chip carving.
Each student will receive a chip knife, Stroping strip, a
practice board, and a sheet of graphite paper. In addition
pattern books will be available for perusal.  Chip
carving is one of the oldest forms of wood decoration and
wasadapted from stone work. Although simple to learn and use
it can create beautiful works of art.The three cuts used in
chip carving will be demonstrated and practiced along with
the variations. The differences between regular and voided
work will also be discussed and practiced if time permits.
WARNING: Chip carving can lead to all sorts of carving like
relief and sculpture. Max. 6 students, Cost $20.00

Lady
Dea                                               
Duct tape banners
This course is an introduction to the fine art of duct tape
heraldry. Students will learn the tricks of the trade as they
begin the process of making their own personal banner or
favour out of the An Tir’s favorite tool… duct tape!
Supplies: Please bring scissors, a pen, duct tape in your
chosen colours and a picture of your heraldry. Cost: Free

Meisterinna
Ula                                   
Surcotes & Tabards (Easy ways to cover bad armor)
Class Description:  A brief overview of surcotes in
history and within the SCA with a discussion on construction
including; style, fabric, fit, decoration and
finishing.  Open dialog encouraged, also feel free to
bring current or past surcote projects for examples.
Min/Max:  N/A

Brígiða
Vadesbana                                    
Indigo Dyeing for Beginners
Want to make that next embroidery or weaving project just a
little bit better? That cloth accessory you have planned just
a little cooler? How about hand-dyeing some of your thread or
fabric in indigo? This class will show you how to set up a
simple (modern) indigo vat suitable for urban/apartment
dwellers that won’t have your neighbours banging down the
door complaining about the smell, but let you have the same
cool coloured-cloth as your persona would have had! This
beginners’ class will cover the history of indigo/woad
dyeing; the chemical process of how it works in both the
modern vat we will be setting up during the class, and in
traditional medieval fermentation vats; how to set up a
chemical indigo vat and safety issues, and discuss how a
fermentation vat would be set up. If the vat successfully
sets up (and it should, barring weather problems) we will be
dyeing sample threads and fabrics. Course cost will include
the handout and a starter kit for creating a vat of your own.
Students are asked to wear old/dark clothes with short or
rollable sleeves and an apron if you like, as any indigo you
get on them will NOT come out. Students are also asked to
bring a pair of rubber gloves (heavy duty kitchen gloves are
fine), and white or natural fibre samples of fabric and/or
thread. Fabric pieces should be big enough to cut into six
2-4 inch-square pieces (please do NOT cut before class),
skeins should be approximately embroidery-floss sized, you’ll
need six. You’re encouraged to bring as many different types
of natural threads and fabric as you can (including linen!),
but please no heavy felted wool (like winter coat weight). If
you have larger skeins (like for tablet weaving warp, or
small/thin pieces of cloth (like for a hat, or even an actual
hat, or a veil), please feel free to bring it along, and we
can play with the vat after class. Students are advised that
the vat takes time to set up, so we will begin the class with
creating the stock solution. DO NOT BE LATE. Cost: TBA Max #
students: 8. THIS IS A 4 HOUR CLASS

Lady
Grioffa                                               
The History and Virtues of Tea.
We will look at the history and origins of tea, its uses and
virtues in different cultures, and how it changed the world.
Cost – nothing.  Max students – 20

 
Dame Elena de
Maisnilwarin                       
How to Run Gate  part II
Gate is important – how it runs can affect how smoothly
the event runs (ever been in a really long lineup when all
the fighters need to be at lists that opened a half hour
ago?) This class is for the person – the Head
Gatekeeper – who handles Gate for the event’s
autocrat. We’ll cover physical setup of the Gate,
paperwork, pre-event preparation, post-event wrap up, cash
control and working with volunteers. Also, working with the
autocrat: things you need to know from the autocrat, things
you should be letting the autocrat know, discussing the site
fee structure with the autocrat; things the autocrat might
want you to handle at gate which you likely should not.
Instructor has five years as a branch exchequer, four years
as Principality Exchequer, more gate sitting shifts than she
cares to remember and has run gate for many events. A handout
will be provided. Class Size: min 2, max 12 Cost: FREE!

 
Saturday 1030
Classes

 
Mistress Alicia le
Wilfulle                       
Introduction to Conflict Checking Armory
This class with cover the basics of conflict checking devices
and badges.  Students will be provided with a list of
useful resources for conflict checking and how to use
them.  We will look at some of the common misconceptions
and pitfalls.  If time permits, we will do some practice
conflict checking.   This class is aimed at heralds
or would-be heralds who wish to better understand the process
of conflict checking.  Students should bring note-taking
materials. Min 3, max 10  Cost $4 for handout

 
HL Geira inn
harfagra                                               
Intro to Nalbinding – Part I
This is an absolute beginner class. If you have any
nalbinding knowledge already, this may not be for you. We
will learn a variant of the York stitch, and work towards
making a hat. For those with allergies, please be aware that
we will be using 100% merino wool. Students should bring a
pair of scissors, and note-taking material if desired. Cost
per Student: $5 Minimum/Maximum: One/Four

 
HL
Ogedei                                               
The Mongolian Del
 In this class we will investigate the basic garment
worn by the Mongolian people during the medieval period.
Using both extant examples, period art and other sources we
will develop a base knowlegde of the garment’s shape, cut,
fabric, color and possible stitching methods.  Using
that knowledge we will go through a basic question sheet that
can be used to guide the construction of a del and finally we
will discuss the methods I use in sewing the del. I will
provide a handout including documentation on the del, the
checklist sheet and construction instructions. max 10 people.
No cost.

 
Meisterinna
Ula                                               
Retinue 101
An overview of what Royal retinue is and does.  Covers
the different roles, responsibilities and considerations of a
typical retinue.  Open dialog encouraged. Class
Length:  1 hour

 
HL Caterina d’Alessandro Franceschi da
Firenze           
Period Rounds
Bring your singing voices and join your friends and enemies
in learning period songs. Ability to read music not
necessary. Free
 
 
 
Saturday 1330
Classes

 
HL
Selewine                                               
Tricholopoly for children
Trichinopoly is ancient form of wire weaving often credited
to the Norse.  It is a modification of naalbinding, done
with metal wire.  It is used to create strong types of
chains and making jewelery.  The tools and methods are
simple to learn and take years to master.  A piece of
wire, a piece of dowel and some patience and you are good to
go. Cost is $ 3.00 per person

 
HL Geira inn
harfagra                                   
Intro to Nalbinding – Part II
(must have taken Intro to Nalbinding Part I)This is a
continuation of Part I and consists mainly of further
practice time with the instructor. We will learn the extra
steps required to make mittens or socks. It is highly
recommended that Part I students also take Part II, as there
usually isn’t enough time in 2 hours to fully grasp the
technique. Past students will also be allowed to take Part
II. Cost per Student: free

 
HL Aelana
Cordovera                                   
Coptic Bookbinding
This is the basic wooden boards bookbinding style, where the
boards are sewn directly to the pages. A pattern for several
different kinds of covering will be provided leather,
repousse, or embroidery. All materials will be provided. Min
3  Max  6. Cost  $7.00

 
Lady
Adelheid                                               
Fit to be Tied: Lucet Cord making
Lucet cords were used for anything from trimming Viking
garments in the 8th Century to bodice and shoe lacing in the
16th Century.  Lucet cord is fast and easy to make with
one small tool.   Its versatility is an asset
anywhere you need strong cord. Materials and instruction will
be given in 2 prong basic lucet with cotton craft yarn as
well as tips and tricks for using other materials such as
silk and wool for making cord. Cost: $12 (includes a 2 prong
Lucet fork to keep made by Thorgier) Max: 10 people

 
Meistress
Manyra                                    
The daily life of a Seneschal
Current and future Seneschals are welcome to come and
discover the ins & outs of being a branch seneschal.
Familiarize yourself with SCA policy, when & how to fill
in all those forms & dealing with conflict, among other
issues – all in a way that makes the office easier and
more enjoyable. There will be a question period at the end as
well. 1 hr.; Fee $2.00; Min. 1, Max. 15 Students

 
Meistress
Manyra                                    
Is the Matter of Britain really British?
Was there someone in post-Roman Britain who was the real King
Arthur? Was he Welsh, Scottish, something else entirely?
Explore the leading theories as to who was the man to inspire
some of the greatest mythologies & literature from the
Middle Ages. 1 hr.; Fee $2.00; Min. 1, Max. 20
Students

 
Queen Caoimhe ingen
Domnaille                       
Double Face Tablet Weaving demo
This demonstrative class will focus on how to recreate
specific examples of tablet weaving based on fragments
recovered from throughout the Viking Age, with special
emphasis on extant examples from the settlement of Birka,
Sweden which has provided over 300 examples of decorative
bands. We will go over basic design principles from this age,
as well as an introduction to materials, techniques and the
ability to draft and create similar pieces. Due to the
limitations of travel, this class will be demo only. Cost
$1.50 for handout.

 
 
Saturday 1530
Classes

 
HL
Selewine                                   
Trichonopoly for adults
Trichinopoly is ancient form of wire weaving  often
credited to the Norse.  It is a modification of
naalbinding, done with metal wire.  It is used to create
strong types of chains and making jewelery.  The tools
and methods are simple to learn and take years to
master.  A piece of wire, a piece of dowel and some
patience and you are good to go. Cost is $ 3.00 per
person
 
HL Tewl
Gover                                               
Tavern games of luck and chance.
Learn Hazard, Gluckhus, Shut the box, and Mancala.They can be
set up with a pair of dice, a flat surface, a pen, and some
counters. Mancala is the only one of these games to require a
bit of skill, but it doesn’t need the dice. There will be
some discussion about the history etc. of the games but
mainly it will be learning the rules and practicing(playing).
First 12 will get handouts, Cost $1.00

HL Caterina d’Alessandro Franceschi da
Firenze           
Period Hand Stitching
Learn a variety of sewing and seam finishing styles used
throughout the middle ages and Renaissance.  Materials
will be provided. Free
 
Lady
Agdta                                               
Herbalism
Curious how period people treated wounds, sickness and the
like?  Wondering that the ‘humours’ are when not
referring to jokes?  Then this is the class for
you!  We will look at the history and use of many of the
herbs used within the period covered by the SCA.  Each
student will have the opportunity to make (and keep) a sachet
or amulet and a custom made tea.  Tea will be provided
throughout the class, so please inform the instructor
beforehand of any allergies.  Please bring your own cup.
Limit 10. Cost $5
 
HL Aelana
Cordovera                        
Embroidered Books and Bags   
Different materials and styles of embroidery were used at
different times, to cover books, mostly in England. A
discussion of materials and stitches will include some hands
on practice, so scissors,a small embroidery hoop would be
useful.   2 hours. Min 3  Max 8. Cost $ 4

HL Morweena of House
Descardero                        
How to Camp and Dress, Stay Warm and Not Die
Ever get chilly sleeping in your tent or wander in the
evening wondering if you will only be warm if you go to bed?
This class is good for the new SCA camper and the
experienced. With tips from period dressing and modern
wilderness survival techniques we will discuss the best ways
to stay warm, look good and not die while camping at Tir
Righ’s sometimes damp and chilly events. And yes we will
discuss how to stay cool too and how to help Fido overcome
the same weather related issues. Be warned –  the
instructor will be accompanied by a large friendly and very
sheddy dog. Cost: $0. Minimum and maximum number of students
accepted 2 – 10.

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