- Harken ye all!
Soon when the frosts come, our breath is warm on the icy air, and the holly is green against the brown lands, there will be a Yule gathering: The Stag’s Revel!
Put on your finest and enter the lands of Hartwood to gather with friends and family to feast and drink. Make merry and send off Hartwood’s outgoing Champions and cheer on those competing for the honour of winning the titles of Hartwood Craftsman, Hartwood Scholar, and Hartwood Bardic Champion!
His Excellency Conall MacLagmayn will be hard at work in the kitchens to provide us with a fabulous feast, with recipes from times of yore.
The Twisted Sisters are delighted to be returning to tempt our palates with wines and ales and other surprises to keep our thirst slaked.
There will be lighthearted contests with prizes: Best Huntsman & Best Stag costumes! Have fun and be creative! There will also be a prize for the most beautifully decorated table. The Hartwood traditions of the Yule Tree and Yule Chest will be observed!
Gate and feast sales will begin September 15th. Feast sales will be open until November 1st. Gate sales will be open until November 25th. Due to modern liquor laws tickets will be pre-sale only for this event.
For gate and feast sales, contact:
Leslie Eaton in the greater Victoria area: paperscape@gmail.com
Shannon Shields or Bobbi Letitia Baker for the Cowichan Valley to Ladysmith area: shannonshields@gmail.com or scaeventsteward@gmail.com
Linda Doerksen for the Comox Valley to Campbell River: halima.dancer@gmail.com
Lady Freydis Mannaskelfir for the Nanaimo area: freydisfenrisfuri@hotmail.com
Schedule
10:00am – Gate Opens
– Bardic Testing Begins
10:30am – Class: Flemish Bowstring
11:00am – Class: Beginner Lucet Braiding
– Class: Passtyme With Cards
11:30am – Duchess’s Tea
12:00pm – Lunch Break
1:00pm – Scholar Testing
– Craftsman Testing
– Rapier Fighting
– Heavy Fighting
2:00pm – Class: Dance For Yule
– Class: Bottle Cap Pincushion
– Class: Butter Beer
4:00pm – Court
5:45pm – Feast
7:30pm – Yule Tree
– Dancing
– Social
– Evening of Games & Shenanigans
