The Barony of Stromgard and the Village of Bjorgvin would like to invite you to the
Fourth Annual Grand Thing. This is a period event
focusing on the Nordic and Celtic traditions of the Viking
era with fighting, contests, games, and a Grand
Feast!
There will be a Multi-Weapons Tournament with five weapons
styles (sword & shield, axe & shield, spear &
shield, two-handed axe, and two-handed spear) with a Master
Grendal made Damascus Sax as the
prize, a Memorial Great Axe Tournament (bring word fame of
the fallen in song, prose, or saga to enter), a Monastery
Raid (where you keep what booty you can escape with), and a
Domination Tourney where not just your skill is tested but
your courage and valor as well; can you withstand the Storm
of Steel?
We will have classes (Norse and Celt) available on many
subjects. The
Baroness will host a Norse Trade Blanket Saturday
night.
We’ll have a Bardic-Circle
at the covered fire-pit. There will be contests in:
Archery (the Stromgard Baronial Archery Champion will be
selected), Equestrian, Caber Toss, Spear Throwing and much
more. We will
repeat the siege-cooking contest “Barbarians at the
Gate”; bring whatever you need to feed 20 warriors and
maybe they will go away. The food from the contest
will be used at Saturday’s potluck feast.
Everyone is invited to the Great Hall with seating for 500 to
attend a Grand Feast Saturday night. This feast is a pot-luck
with contributions divided by modern last name: A-F:
Bread/Cheese; G-L: Side Dish or Vegetables; M-S: Main Dishes;
T-Z: Deserts/Fruits (please bring enough for 10 or more
people). After
the feast we will be holding a traditional Norse
“Thing”, a gathering where laws are made and
conflicts are resolved. This ‘Thing’ re-enactment
is to present how Nordic law governed their culture.
There are two event-long contests: A ‘Best Garb for
your Station’ contest and a ‘Best
Hospitality’ contest. For Best Garb the prizes
go to whoever has the best presentation of either Nordic or
Celtic garb and persona presentation. This contest is limited by
neither skill nor pocket book, the Wealthy Noble, Mighty King
or Beggar in the street have equal chances. We are looking for your
best depiction of a persona whether that is a high noble or a
leper, a king or jester. Both garb design and
presentation will be judged throughout the event by hidden
judges. The
‘Best Hospitality’ contest will be judged in the
same way. We
want to promote the legacy of hospitality as handed down to
us by our Nordic and Celtic ancestors. Hidden judges will be
moving about the event visiting encampments looking for those
who embrace courtesy and hospitality, the winner bears the
horn of hospitality for a year. Any time it runs empty you
can find it refilled in the Village of Bjorgvin or by the Baron of Stromgard.
We will have equestrian activities (including the start-off
of the Baronial Championship season) and an equestrian live
steel demo. The
equestrian area is a groomed, out-door arena with indoor
stalls for the horses (no stall fee). If you are bringing horses
please contact Countess Miranda at
brothers@pacifier.com
There will be a teen dance on Saturday night at Bairnhalla, a children’s Grand Thing
luncheon Saturday at noon in Bjorgvin, and many other youth
activities.
Site has water, electricity, and bathrooms with
showers. We
have large tracts of land for camping and we are adding
porta-potties for the camp
area.
Site fee:
(add $3 each for non-members), Adults-$15.00, Children 12-17
$5.00,under-12
free, Family Cap $40, day-pass $8.00.
Make checks payable to: Barony of Stromgard.
Merchant fee:
A donation of your choice to the prize chest.Ten
10’ x 10’
permanentshop
stalls available for $10 each, on a first-come first-reserved
basis.
8 PM Teen:
Social (goodbye party) at Bairnhalla (3 hrs)
9 PM Bardic
Circle at Baronial Pavilion (2-3 hrs)
Monday:
10 AM Equestrian: Open riding practice (2 hrs)
11 AM Archery: Dismantle
the backdrop clean area (1 hr)
12 PM Teen: Clean-up and close down the Bairnhalla (1
hr)
12 PM Equestrian: Tear
down and packing up (1 hr)
1 PM Site
closes and clean-up begins (2 hrs)
3 PM Clean-up
complete
Grand Thing IV-Arts and Sciences Class List
There will be no preregistration for any classes.
Registration will be first-come first-served at class time.
Fees (in any) must be paid directly to each instructor at the
time of the class.
Making the “Lund”
Stool The
lund stool is a type of three legged stool, a kind of
furniture used by all medieval cultures during the SCA time
frame, before the SCA time frame and indeed continues to be
used to this day!
In the class I will teach you a simple technique to make the
wedge tennon joints used in the Lund Stool. Each student will
then make their very own replica stool. Instructor: Master
Gordon Redthorn
Class length:
4 hrs. Max # of
students: 8 students (min. age is 14, min. number of
students is 1) Cost:
$10 Materials to
bring: It would be nice if Students could bring a
regular 3 blade pocket knife, or a pocket knife that has a
smooth, not serrated blade, or a standard straight blade
carving/whittling blade, and a pencil. Groucho glasses, three
fingered “toon” gloves, and clown shoes are
optional.
Making a Wooden
Chain
Wooden chains are a part of “whittling” or
“folk carving” the process of making such an item
will provide the student with the requisite skills to make
kitchen tools such as wooden spoons, or silly things like
balls in boxes, whistles, and so forth. At the end of the
class the student will have the beginnings of a wooden chain
and the ability to complete it if they choose. Instructor: Master
Gordon Redthorn
Class length:
2 hrs. Max # of
students: 4 students (min. age is 14, min. number of
students is 1) Cost:
$2 Materials to
bring: It would be nice if Students could bring a
regular 3 blade pocket knife, or a pocket knife that has a
smooth, not serrated blade, or a standard straight blade
carving/whittling blade and a pencil. Stilts can be worn
during this class, though are not recommended.
Beginning Drop Spindle Learn
the basics of handspinning using a top-whorl drop spindle.
Class will cover fiber selection and preparation and hands-on
spinning. We'll also cover what to do with that yarn once
you've spun it: how to finish and makes skeins and/or
center-pull balls. Instructor: Meistara
Kolfinna Aradottir Class
length: 1 hr. (I'll stay later if students would
like further assistance) Materials to
bring: Wool fiber and spindles will be provided;
bring your own spindle if you prefer Fee:
free, spindle for sale for $10 if you'd like to keep it Max # of
students: no limit
Choosing Appropriate Fabrics and Colors for Recreating Viking
Age Clothing This
class will give you information and tools to assist in
choosing appropriate fabrics and colors for the clothing of
the Viking Age. Attendees will receive swatches demonstrating
some good fabric choices, as well as a color card showing
natural dyes on wool to help in appropriate color
choices. Instructor: Duchess
Asa Starradottir, OL
Class length:
1 hr.
Materials to bring:
None
Fee:
None
Max # of students:
10
Beginning Nalebinding
Nalebinding is a technique that was used during the Viking
Age to make items such as mittens, hats, and socks. This is a
hands-on class covering the Mammen stitch and includes a
brief historical background and resources. Due to the
complexity of this craft and the need for the participants
and instructor to focus on the subject matter, no observers
may "audit" the class.
Instructor:
HL Helga Lomr
Class length:
2-3 hrs.
Fee:
None. All supplies provided by instructor
Max # of students:
5
Viking Age Seams: Construction and Finishing
A hands class on practical ways to construct and attractively
finish your seams.
Instructor:
Hanim Gulenay, OL
Class length:
2 hrs.
Fee:
None. Sample packet provided by instructor.
Max # of students:
6
Hands-on Viking Cooking Come
and get some experience cooking over the fire using the tools
and ingredients that would have been available to the
Vikings. We'll make bread, and a variety of meat and
vegetable dishes over the fire using period equipment and
techniques. Instructor:
Ref Fiachson (fka Hrafnir), OL Length:
1-2 hrs. Fee:
$3 to cover the cost of food Max
# of students:
10
Children Classes
Instructor
Time
Max Students
Wool Hats
Arwen Sat 11-12:30
10
Whip Cord Braid
Isolde /Arwen
Sat 1:30-2:30
10
Dance
Arwen
Sat 4-5
20
Wool pouches
Arwen
Sun 11-12
10
Embroidery
Arwen
Sun 10-11
10
Charter Painting
Domnhall/ Eleanor Sat 10-4
10
Charter painting will occur in the Feast Hall. Dance
will occur in Bairnhalla (4H building) area. The other
classes will occur in the Pied Piper Area located between the
fighting Eric and barns. If it is raining the Pied
Piper will move into Bairnhalla
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