Baronial War Practice Information
The first fierce winds of Fall blow from the North, and the gallant armies of Atlantia gather on the fields of Elchenburg Castle to resolve an internal dispute yet again. But are her armies up to the task at hand?
Come join the Canton of Ritterwald and the Barony of Nottinghill Coill as we prepare for War of the Wings V with a day full of light- and heavy-weapons melee scenarios, teaching of the various techniques and arts of war, and target and combat archery. All Baronies and friends of Atlantia are welcome as we take the time to prepare for war!
Dates: September 17-19 2010
Location: Alhhard Manor. 1042 Woodland Drive. New Ellenton, South Carolina 29809
Site Information: Alhhard Manor is a 50 acre site featuring ample open space and woodland for camping and martial scenarios. The site has hot and cold showers, a large fire pit, ample parking, and plenty of semi-shaded room for primitive camping and merchanting. Pets are welcome as long as they are maintained on a leash by their owners and policed after. The site is an operating hay farm so no digging activites in the field. The site is quite wet.
Martial Activities: Heavy weapons melee and instruction by Count Sincalir Hawkins, Sir Afshin Darius, and Sir Bryan Killian. Light Weapons melees and instruction by Lord Elphin ap Daffyd and Baron Takeda Yoshinaka. Target archery including Royal Rounds hosted by Lord Tor Ollafson. Combat archery is welcome. This could quite possibly be the last chance to squeeze in a light or heavy weapons authorization prior to War of the Wings!
Feast: An Italian feast will be prepareded by Lord Axum O'Neal. Please contact him at smsoforic at aol.com with any dietary concerns.
Feast menu:
1st remove- Soda bread, honey, herb butter and a selection of boiled quail eggs
2nd remove- Potato leek soup
3rd remove- Roast pork with honey whiskey sauce and mint peas
4th remove- Boiled cabbage with green onions
5th remove- Beef bridies (beef pastry pies)
6th remove- Oatmeal apple crumble with cream sauce
Merchanting: Plenty of space will be available for merchants and merchanting is encouraged. Please contact THL Arielle of Beinn Dhubh (gillasd at bellsouth.net) one week prior to the event so placement can be reserved. The Canton will also be sponsoring an SCA yardsale for all the populace to bring their unneeded items to swap, sell, and give away.
Arts & Sciences: The theme of the A&S competition will be the processional. This means it's time to bring out your best display of personal, canton, baronial, or kingdom heraldry and regalia and submit it to be judged by the populace. This is a good opportunity to show off your best for wearing in the WoW processional or for anything that calls for great use of heraldic arts. In a purely non-period (aka democratic) method, the winner will be determined by a blind vote of the populace. Each attendee will receive a colored stone during trolling that they will cast into a sealed jar placed before the entry they like best. The winner is the piece that gets the most tokens of admiration.
Autocrat: Lord Diederich Von Basel (Ralph Morris). 756 Palm Drive, Aiken, SC 29803, Phone (803)634-0160. E-mail: diederichvonbasel at hotmail.com
Reservations: Mistress Morwenna Trevethan (Marie Frazer). 135 Oakcrest Lane, Aiken, SC 29803, Phone (803)652-7230. E-mail: bwahaha at spiritcom.net
Pricing : Adult member $6 daytrip / $8 feast / $4 camping
Youth 6-17 $5 daytrip / $8 feast / $3 camping
Children 5 and under Guests of the Barony (free)
Non-member surcharge $5
Hotel Information: Country Inn and Suites. Located 6.6 miles from the site and features a low early booking rate if the room is booked 21 days in advance. http://www.countryinns.com/aikensc
Super 8. Located 7.5 miles from the site. Low rates and a three day booking special. http://www.super8.com/Super8/control/Booking/property_info?propertyId=07286&cid=carat_search-Super_8
Event Schedule:
Friday September 17th
Time Event Location
2pm Site opens Troll
Dark Early Arrival Social Firepit
12am Troll Closes Troll
Saturday September 18th
Time Event Location
7am Troll opens Troll
7am Breakfast Available Troll
9am MoL opens Dining Pavillions
9am Populace Meeting Firepit
9:30am-3pm SCA Yard Sale Merchant Area
9:30am Armor Inspections Heavy and Light
and Authorizations Fields
9:30am Archery Range Opens Archery Range
10am A&S dropoff begins Dining Pavillions
10am-2pm Classes (TBA) Dining Pavillions
10am Heavy and Light Heavy and Light
melee training Fields
12pm-2pm A&S populace judging Dining Pavillions
2pm Troll Closes Troll
3:30pm Martial instruction ends Heavy and Light
Fields
5pm Court Baronial Pavillion
6:30pm Feast Dining Pavillions
Dark Baronial Bardic Firepit
(Entertainment IS
scheduled!)
Sunday September 19th
12pm Site closes
Directions:
GPS Note!! Most GPS services will correctly navigate you all the way to Woodland Drive but we have found that many will place the driveway entrance approximately 1/4 mile off. Just be wary of this fact when using GPS and keep an eye out for the SCA signs as you draw near.
From Points North and East: Find your best route to Interstate 20 westbound. Take Interstate 20 to Exit 18, Aiken, SC (Hwy 19). Take Rte. 19 South through Aiken and into New Ellenton. At the only light in New Ellenton (there's a used car dealer on the left), turn right on Smith Ave. At the end of Smith Ave., turn left onto Old Whiskey Rd. Take the first right onto Woodland Dr. The drive just over 1 mile; the driveway is on the right. NOTE: Driveway is ~1/2 mile long!
From Augusta: Cross the Savannah River on Sand Bar Ferry Rd into and through Beech Island. Go through the two lights on the east side of Beech Island and under the overpass, staying on highway 278. Go ~14 miles to Woodland Dr. (2 roads intersect close together, Woodland is the 2nd one.) Turn left (at the Public Golf course sign) and go ~1/2 mile. Turn left onto driveway. NOTE: Driveway is approximately 1/2 mile long!
From Points South and East: Find the best route to Rte. 278 westbound toward Aiken/Augusta. Take Rte. 278 until you reach New Ellenton and the juncture with Rte. 19. Cross Rte. 19 at the light and continue on 278. Go ~1 mile farther on Rte. 278 then take the first right onto Woodland Dr. (across from the Public Golf course sign). Drive ~1/2 mile. Turn left onto driveway. NOTE: Driveway is approximately 1/2 mile long!
Come join the Canton of Ritterwald and the Barony of Nottinghill Coill as we prepare for War of the Wings V with a day full of light- and heavy-weapons melee scenarios, teaching of the various techniques and arts of war, and target and combat archery. All Baronies and friends of Atlantia are welcome as we take the time to prepare for war!
Dates: September 17-19 2010
Location: Alhhard Manor. 1042 Woodland Drive. New Ellenton, South Carolina 29809
Site Information: Alhhard Manor is a 50 acre site featuring ample open space and woodland for camping and martial scenarios. The site has hot and cold showers, a large fire pit, ample parking, and plenty of semi-shaded room for primitive camping and merchanting. Pets are welcome as long as they are maintained on a leash by their owners and policed after. The site is an operating hay farm so no digging activites in the field. The site is quite wet.
Martial Activities: Heavy weapons melee and instruction by Count Sincalir Hawkins, Sir Afshin Darius, and Sir Bryan Killian. Light Weapons melees and instruction by Lord Elphin ap Daffyd and Baron Takeda Yoshinaka. Target archery including Royal Rounds hosted by Lord Tor Ollafson. Combat archery is welcome. This could quite possibly be the last chance to squeeze in a light or heavy weapons authorization prior to War of the Wings!
Feast: An Italian feast will be prepareded by Lord Axum O'Neal. Please contact him at smsoforic at aol.com with any dietary concerns.
Feast menu:
1st remove- Soda bread, honey, herb butter and a selection of boiled quail eggs
2nd remove- Potato leek soup
3rd remove- Roast pork with honey whiskey sauce and mint peas
4th remove- Boiled cabbage with green onions
5th remove- Beef bridies (beef pastry pies)
6th remove- Oatmeal apple crumble with cream sauce
Merchanting: Plenty of space will be available for merchants and merchanting is encouraged. Please contact THL Arielle of Beinn Dhubh (gillasd at bellsouth.net) one week prior to the event so placement can be reserved. The Canton will also be sponsoring an SCA yardsale for all the populace to bring their unneeded items to swap, sell, and give away.
Arts & Sciences: The theme of the A&S competition will be the processional. This means it's time to bring out your best display of personal, canton, baronial, or kingdom heraldry and regalia and submit it to be judged by the populace. This is a good opportunity to show off your best for wearing in the WoW processional or for anything that calls for great use of heraldic arts. In a purely non-period (aka democratic) method, the winner will be determined by a blind vote of the populace. Each attendee will receive a colored stone during trolling that they will cast into a sealed jar placed before the entry they like best. The winner is the piece that gets the most tokens of admiration.
Autocrat: Lord Diederich Von Basel (Ralph Morris). 756 Palm Drive, Aiken, SC 29803, Phone (803)634-0160. E-mail: diederichvonbasel at hotmail.com
Reservations: Mistress Morwenna Trevethan (Marie Frazer). 135 Oakcrest Lane, Aiken, SC 29803, Phone (803)652-7230. E-mail: bwahaha at spiritcom.net
Pricing : Adult member $6 daytrip / $8 feast / $4 camping
Youth 6-17 $5 daytrip / $8 feast / $3 camping
Children 5 and under Guests of the Barony (free)
Non-member surcharge $5
Hotel Information: Country Inn and Suites. Located 6.6 miles from the site and features a low early booking rate if the room is booked 21 days in advance. http://www.countryinns.com/aikensc
Super 8. Located 7.5 miles from the site. Low rates and a three day booking special. http://www.super8.com/Super8/control/Booking/property_info?propertyId=07286&cid=carat_search-Super_8
Event Schedule:
Friday September 17th
Time Event Location
2pm Site opens Troll
Dark Early Arrival Social Firepit
12am Troll Closes Troll
Saturday September 18th
Time Event Location
7am Troll opens Troll
7am Breakfast Available Troll
9am MoL opens Dining Pavillions
9am Populace Meeting Firepit
9:30am-3pm SCA Yard Sale Merchant Area
9:30am Armor Inspections Heavy and Light
and Authorizations Fields
9:30am Archery Range Opens Archery Range
10am A&S dropoff begins Dining Pavillions
10am-2pm Classes (TBA) Dining Pavillions
10am Heavy and Light Heavy and Light
melee training Fields
12pm-2pm A&S populace judging Dining Pavillions
2pm Troll Closes Troll
3:30pm Martial instruction ends Heavy and Light
Fields
5pm Court Baronial Pavillion
6:30pm Feast Dining Pavillions
Dark Baronial Bardic Firepit
(Entertainment IS
scheduled!)
Sunday September 19th
12pm Site closes
Directions:
GPS Note!! Most GPS services will correctly navigate you all the way to Woodland Drive but we have found that many will place the driveway entrance approximately 1/4 mile off. Just be wary of this fact when using GPS and keep an eye out for the SCA signs as you draw near.
From Points North and East: Find your best route to Interstate 20 westbound. Take Interstate 20 to Exit 18, Aiken, SC (Hwy 19). Take Rte. 19 South through Aiken and into New Ellenton. At the only light in New Ellenton (there's a used car dealer on the left), turn right on Smith Ave. At the end of Smith Ave., turn left onto Old Whiskey Rd. Take the first right onto Woodland Dr. The drive just over 1 mile; the driveway is on the right. NOTE: Driveway is ~1/2 mile long!
From Augusta: Cross the Savannah River on Sand Bar Ferry Rd into and through Beech Island. Go through the two lights on the east side of Beech Island and under the overpass, staying on highway 278. Go ~14 miles to Woodland Dr. (2 roads intersect close together, Woodland is the 2nd one.) Turn left (at the Public Golf course sign) and go ~1/2 mile. Turn left onto driveway. NOTE: Driveway is approximately 1/2 mile long!
From Points South and East: Find the best route to Rte. 278 westbound toward Aiken/Augusta. Take Rte. 278 until you reach New Ellenton and the juncture with Rte. 19. Cross Rte. 19 at the light and continue on 278. Go ~1 mile farther on Rte. 278 then take the first right onto Woodland Dr. (across from the Public Golf course sign). Drive ~1/2 mile. Turn left onto driveway. NOTE: Driveway is approximately 1/2 mile long!
Nottinghill Coill Baronial War Practice II
September 17-19 2010
A successful weekend was had by all at the first Baronial War Practice. We plan to continue this event in the future and host many more events at Alhhard Manor for our fair Barony and Kingdom. Included below are a few pictures from the 2009 event.
Several photos courtesy of Psaltery Dreams
www.psalterydreams.com
