Samhain '07
Samhain is our most popular event, regularly drawing participants from local reenactment groups as well as from upstate NY (and recently from as far away as Alabama!).
Event Details
- Samhain will be held in our traditional campsite. A map is available for TdB site members and official friends. If you need directions and cannot access them here, please contact your sponsoring member.
- Site fee is $20.00 for the weekend, which includes the feast on Saturday. $5.00 for day trippers. Those remaining after 9 pm will be expected to pay the full 20 bucks. Members: remember we pay dues at Samhain, but this covers site fees for the entire year.
Tentative schedule of events
- Thursday afternoon: Early arrivals setup
- Friday (all day): Arrival, setup, general merriment, welcome stew
- Saturday 2pm: Axe throwing contest with 3 coin entry fee
- Colin providing mead as a prize - Saturday Afternoon: (after axe throwing): Champions Battle
- Saturday Nightfall: Feast of the dead / Wickerman Ceremony
- Saturday Evening: TdB Gambling
- Sunday: Pack up
The Feast of the Dead will be held Saturday evening and will consist of a roasted pig, mixed vegetables, pottage, assorted breads, and desert. As always fine brews will be available. A wicker-man will be burned during the ceremony, and there will be room inside it for you to place gifts or notes you wish to send to those in the other-world. Samhain is a dangerous time to be out of doors, as the dead walk the land. As is the tradition, many of us disguise ourselves with masks or face-paint so that we may venture out of doors unmolested by the spirits, so remember to bring materials to fashion a disguise!
As this is a camping event, please remember to bring any gear conducive
to your medieval-ness and survival. Amennites include water faucets, bathrooms and showers. The site is discretely wet so please bring period drinkware (i.e. keep all hard stuff well out of sight). We are shooting for a strong medieval atmoshphere so please help us by concealing all mundania and remaining in
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found: hat
Going through our camping gear we found a black Celadon knit cap which isn't ours. I thought it must have been my brothers but he says it wasn't his. Anybody lose a hat?
I'm Home
Made it back home safe and sound. Thanks again to everyone for making my trip very much fun and very special.!
profound
I have been struck by a feeling of profound sadness all day. A fantastic event coming to an end, Eberwulf's loss, and Bragg leaving combined to make returning to work an incredible chore. I can't wait to do it all again! Thanks to everyone for all the hard work that makes the magic happen!
Samhain
Will see ya'll tomorrow, got my contact info, Hate to hear Grey and Elvis wont be there:(
Bragg
Trailer
I had contacted Brogan off-list last week to offer to help with the trailer, but getting together didn't work out. What is the status of the trailer? If you want I can swing by after work tommorow or Wednesday to help. I am off Thursday and Friday as well, and will probably try to set up and camp out Thursday night so I can help get it set up too if needed.
Trailer
The trailer is pretty much packed up except the cast iron. If some one would be willing to help lug that so I don’t get another flat on the trailer I would be grateful. Any help is appreciated. I also built new spit forks to replace the old battered and broken ones.
In Service,
~B.
Samhain
If someone could have an extra bodrahn, that would be great.... I will be travelling light , Yeah!!!! Katerina and Olaf are gonna be there,
Can't believe I will be there in seven days
I don't have an extra, but
I don't have an extra, but if there isn't one floating around, you can use mine.
Big old drum
Momus' drum is big enough for two people to use at the same time ;)
RSVPs
Just an FYI to everyone that I've gotten an email that Katerina and Olaf will be joining us for Samhain
anti RSVP
Bad news from Elvis and Greycloak. Please put plan B into action for the Wickerman, unless someone has received intelligence to the contrary.
What happened?
I just heard from Colin about that. I'm going to make some kind of wickerman, but you shouldn't expect a Greycloak quality. What happened with Elvis and Grey?
work in the way
Word was that work got in the way (how alliterative ;). I got an email from Elivs, ...and Grey was catching a ride with Elvis - but you never know what might get arranged - plan B - engage.
Bragg
Although it is not mentioned in the official minutes of the meeting, Aonghus offered to pick Bragg up when he gets in. I wanted to mention this because originally both I and Colin had offered, and Bragg will need to get Aonghus' contact information to co-ordinate. Bragg should be able to email directly to Aonghus by clicking on Aonghus in the user list, and clicking the contact tab. Note to Aonghus: to facilitate this I have enabled the 'personal contact form' (it was disabled) for your account. You can always turn it off again if you don't wish to allow folks to contact you through this site. Bragg's was already enabled.
Samhain
All right, my flight is booked ! I will arrive at Laguardia at 1:45 on thursday the 25th, I will take the train out to Long Island as soon as possible after arrival. WOOHOO!!