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Event Overview

The Incipient Barony of Myrtle Holt invites one and all to join us in a new type of SCA Event- an interactive team adventure designed to immerse you and your teammates in the Middle Ages where you will all work together and test your service skills (and funny bone) in exciting team games and challenges, your prowess in combat and your creativity in Arts & Sciences. Join us for what surely promises to be a one-of-a-kind fun-filled weekend to honor those members of the Summits who have joined the ranks of The Fallen in this entirely new type of adventure and festivity as we celebrate the history of Myrtle Holt this October. Grab your weapons, form your party, and travel back in time to battle the unknown in a dark period of Myrtle Holt history. Are you the right kind of leader, collecting teammates and skills from the Three Pillars, to see this quest through to a successful conclusion?

The Team Competition this year winds through all activities on Saturday- the Tournaments, the A&S Courses, the Littles Activities and the Team Games themselves. Be aware- the Team Games themselves do involve physical challenges and require a minimum of 4 members (maximum of 6). Due to points awarded for participation throughout Saturday's activities ideal teams would consist of the following 5 team members: a heavy fighter, an archer, an A&S devotee, a Little and a Alternate/Mercenary to fill in when and where needed. Don’t have a team or only parts of a team? Don’t worry- we will be having a Welcome gathering Friday evening where you can complete your ranks, join a team or even hire Myrtle Holt Mercenaries to fill in your ranks. Don't want to be part of a team? Well that makes us sad but you can still participate in any of the tournaments and/ or A&S events without a team- you just won't be able to participate in any of the Team Games, win the grand Team Prize or become an esteemed member of the Defenders of the White Dragon.

As for the Tournaments on Saturday- The Myrtle Holt Heavy Defender Championship, The Myrtle Holt Osprey Archery Championship, The Summits Captain of Eagles Archery Championship and the Granny Grimm Kettle Toss- each of these is it's own Championship however participation in them also counts toward the Team Prize (hence the purpose of the heavy fighter and archer on your team!) Saturday's activities will be wrapped up with a gala Gathering including a pot-luck Feast (Myrtle Holt will be providing pulled-chicken as a main dish), Court, Bardic, Drumming, Dancing, Juggling and our annual Brewing Competition (please note that Myrtle Holt Policy does not allow 'wet' events except for tasting during the Brewing Competition and as such no alcoholic beverages of any sort will be allowed on site except for those entered in the Brewing Competition.) We promise a night of gaiety and fun!!

Sunday will dawn with A&S classes including Basics of Holbein-style Blackwork taught by our Summits Alpine Scholar HL Anya Snihova' (OJL, MI) and Introduction to Leather Tooling taught by Master Brizio de Maroni Corazzaio. The Myrtle Holt Youth Armored Castle Diablotin
Championship and the Ronald Hawkwood Single Sword Prize Tournament will also be held Sunday morning.

Disclaimer: Please note that all events herein are only open to SCA Members/Participants. Due to Safety/Insurance the General Public may participate in Arts & Sciences and games designated on site as open to the General Public however all Tournaments and Team Challenges listed herein will be closed to the General Public. General Admission does not include items for purchase at any vendor nor admission to Saturday evening festivities nor Sunday events. IMPORTANT NOTE- this is a dry event. Alcoholic beverages will not be sold nor allowed on site except those entered in the Brewing Competition. Anyone found to have such beverages in their possession will be asked to leave without refund.

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	The Myrtle Holt Defender Championship will be held on Saturday, October 1, at 10:00 am immediately following Team Challenge #1. Participants must be registered with the SCA and should plan on showing fighter credentials at Gate for Lists upon arriving on site. Lists will be open for late arrivals on Saturday from 8:00 am to 8:45 am. Participants this year will roll a die to determine weapon they will use: 1-Sword & Shield, 2-Mass Weapon & Shield, 3-Two Handed Sword, 4-Great Weapon, 5-Single Sword, 6-Lower OP Chooses Weapon
The Ronald Hawkwood Single Sword Memorial Tournament will be held Sunday, October 2, at 11:00 am this year. This is a Prize Tournament and participants must be registered with the SCA and should plan on showing fighter credentials at Gate for Lists upon arriving on site. Lists will be open for late arrivals Saturday from 8:00 am to 8:45 am
	The Captain of Eagles Archery Tournament will be held Saturday, October 1, at 10:00 am, immediately following Team Challenge #2. Participants must be registered with the SCA and Lists will be open at Gate upon arriving on site. Participants under the age of 18 may compete however this is a Principality Office and only those over the age of 18 may actually hold the Title. The winner will be expected to attend official Principality Events while in office. Lists will be open for late arrivals Saturday from 8:00 am until 8:45 am
The Myrtle Holt Osprey Archery Championship will be held on Saturday, October 1, at 10:00 am immediately following Team Challenge #2. Participants must be registered with the SCA to win this championship and Lists will be open at Gate upon arriving on site. Participants under the age of 18 may compete and may hold this title. The format this year will be a modified hunt focusing on sharp shooting. Lists will be open for late arrivals on Saturday from 8:00 am to 8:45 am
	Arts & Sciences will be broken into 2 categories this year. On Saturday, October 1, there will be 5 "courses" where attendance by at least one member from each Team will be "required" as part of the Defenders of the White Dragon Team Competition. On Sunday, October 2, we will be offering 6 classes that are "elective". Sign-ups for classes will be open at Gate upon arrival. Please click *here* for course and class descriptions.
Immediately following Feast and Court Saturday evening, October 1, will be our annual Brewing Competition. This year we will have 2 prize categories- Alcoholic and Non-alcoholic. Please note that Myrtle Holt Policy prohibits any chapter event from being a 'wet' event. As such the populace tastings for this event this will be the only time alcohol will be allowed during ARC.

Schedule of Events:

Friday, September 30

Starting at noon: Arrive and setup camp

Participants in The Myrtle Holt Defender and/or Ronald Hawkwood Memorial Tournament need to be prepared to provide credentials upon check-in as Lists will be open at Gate. Lists will be open very briefly Saturday morning for late arrivals and those failing to sign-up at Gate.

Myrtle Holt will have a welcome reception with hot stew available 6 pm to 8 pm for all campers (feastware will not be provided so please bring your own). If you do not have a team this is your opportunity to meet and greet as well as hire Myrtle Holt mercenaries to round out your team.

Saturday, October 1

8 a.m. Lists, team sign-ups and course/class sign-ups re-open if you did not register at gate upon arrival

8:30 a.m. Armor inspection begins (armor must be inspected no later than 9:00 a.m.)

8:45 a.m. ALL sign-ups close (lists, teams, courses/classes)

9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
*Team Challenge #1- Town Square - Wizard Island (prelude to Myrtle Holt Defender Championship)
*Team Challenge #2- Entry to Archery Field - The Dark Forest (prelude to Osprey and Captain of Eagles Championships)

10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
**Myrtle Holt Defender Tournament - Erics 1 & 2
**Osprey Tournament - Archery Field
**Captain of Eagles Tournament - Archery Field
***Arts and Sciences Courses 1 & 2- Great Hall (Click here for specifics)
***Littles Activities - Great Hall

1 p.m. - 2 p.m. Lunch break

2 p.m. - 5 p.m.

**Arts & Sciences Courses 3, 4 & 5 - Great Hall (Click here for specifics)

Team Challenges - Town Square:

*Challenge #3 - A Sticky Situation - site "A"
*Challenge #4 - That Sinking Feeling - site "B"
*Challenge #5 - Boulder Dash - site "C"
*Challenge #6 - Bouncy Joust - site "D"
**Granny Grimm Kettle Toss - Archery Field

* Indicates this is a Team only event. You may not participate unless you are a member of a team

** Indicates that this is a Tournament/ Championship. You may participate on your own however you will also earn points if you participate as member of a Team.

*** Space in A&S and Littles Activites will be reserved for Team Participants first. Materials for additional participants will be on a first come first served basis thereafter including General Public.

5 p.m. - 6 p.m. Feast prep

6 p.m. to Midnight Feast, Court and Festivities

The evening will start at 6 p.m. sharp with a Candlelight Ceremony by the Ladies of the Rose and Valorous Estate to remember and celebrate those who have passed before us. Immediately following we will begin the Feast with Court held concurrently during Feast.

The Feast this year is a pot-luck HOWEVER Myrtle Holt will be providing hot pulled chicken as a main course. Please bring a side dish (enough to serve 8-10) and your feast ware and join us in the Great Hall to celebrate our Ancestors in Grand Style.

Reminder- this is a dry event- no alcohol will be allowed outside those entries in the Brewing Competition!

Final Defender of the White Dragon Challenges will be held following Court as teams demonstrate some of what they learned - and created- in the A&S required "courses" they attended during the day. Upon conclusion of the Challenges we will start the Brewing Competition and we will end the evening with Bardic Festivities (please come prepared!)

Sunday, October 2

9:30 a.m. - Great Hall:

A&S Classes (Click here for specifics) :

- Introduction to Leather Tooling

- Wool Dying

- BlackWork Part I (Part II will be held during Hogmanay, December 31, 2016)

Eric #1:

Ronald Hawkwood Single Sword Tournament

Eric #2:

Castle Diablotin Youth Armored Championship

Noon - Great Hall:

A&S Classes (Click here for specifics):

- Wax Hardening Leather

- Jewelry Making

- Arisaid

Afternoon - Town Square - Kubbs and Darts will be open to anyone staying over

Monday, October 3

Break camp- site closes promptly at noon

Course/ Class Details:

	Day / Time / Place / Instructor	Description
	Saturday 10:00 am to 11:30 am Great Hall HL Anja Snihova' (OJL, MI, Alpine Scholar) No Cost	Balls Workshop Balls, or at least things to throw or roll, are one of the oldest toys. There are some extant ones and lots of speculation as to how the most common ones were made and what they’re filled with. We will be making balls from recycled denim (easy to stitch) with various recycled fillings for use as toys and juggling equipment. There will be plenty of materials to create one whatever your stitching skill level! Once everyone has the materials and information to create one I will give a brief history of what we know about this toy and a few anecdotes and have a set of pictures to look at.
	Saturday 11:30 am to 1:00 pm Great Hall David de Rosier-Blanc	Barding Barding is armour for horses. During the late Middle Ages as armour protection for knights became more effective, their mounts became targets. Barding was often used in conjunction with cloth covers known as caparisons. These coverings sometimes covered the entire horse from nose to tail and extended to the ground. In this class we will make a caparison that will be used in one of the Team Challenges.
	Saturday 11:30 am to 1:00 pm Great Hall Visc. Jennet MacLachlan of Loch Fyne No Charge	Scottish Sword Dancing The Scottish Sword Dance was traditionally done by men but has been adopted as a favorite of women. The dance is very energetic and is done in four quarters across the sword and scabbard. This is a wonderful way to make friends, get fit and simply have fun. Come and prepare yourself for the New Year Hogmanay Feast for we will be dancing the sword dance at that event. No skill is required. If you have ever played hop scotch as a child then you are already on your way.
	Saturday 11:30 am to 1:00 pm Great Hall Raytheon de Bures of Acton No Charge	Repurposing Site Tokens Every year, we go to events that make memories that last a lifetime. Quite often, these events give a site token as proof of safe conduct past the Troll and as a little memento of the day. For those that touch the heart- either a reminder of the day’s happenings or an appreciation for the artist’s labor- we make a promise to ourselves to keep the token noting we'll find some way to display it. Sadly, too often this thought goes by the wayside when we get home and into the drawer they go, doomed to become lost forever. In this course we will explore how to re-purpose those tokens. Attendees will be able to create a necklace, earrings, or a decorated lanyard clip to proudly display their token!
	Saturday 11:30 am to 1:00 pm Great Hall Edward Slash Targetcleaver No Charge	Juggling Throughout the Middle Ages Jugglers would perform in marketplaces, streets, fairs, or drinking houses. Some kings' and noblemen’s bards, fools, or jesters would have been able to juggle or perform acrobatics as well. In this course we will build upon what you learned in Course 1 by taking what you made and learn how to juggle them. Attendees will be required to show a little of what they learned to their Highness' at Feast as a Team Challenge.
Attendance is required for all courses listed above by at least 1 Team Member to fulfill Team Challenge Requirements
	Sunday 9:30am Great Hall Master Brizio de Maroni Corazzaio	Introduction to Leather Tooling This class will explore haphazard shortcuts and basic medieval aesthetics of leather working
	Sunday 9:30 am Great Hall HL Anja Snihova' (OJL, MI, Alpine Scholar) Cost: $5.00 pp Max 10 People Note- this is Part 1. Part 2 will be taught at Hogmanay, December 31, 2016	Basics of Holbein-style Blackwork Class includes the basic stitch, several patterns in a graded presentation, plus patterns for further stitching and all the tips and tricks to get you going. Also included is some history on where blackwork came from, why there are two kinds of blackwork that are really distinct from each other and a bit of show and tell on extant items and new. We'll get the 2nd half of this class later in the year! Kits for this: Mab's Creations Class Kit is included in the class cost. (Does not include WDW#2) $15 for small sampler kit (includes WDW#2) $25 for larger, (includes WDW#2)
	Sunday 9:30 am Great Hall Clare le Deyare Cost $5.00	Wool Dyeing The class will cover a brief history of natural dyes, detailing when and where certain dyes came into use. We will also discuss modern safety procedures as well the difference methods for dyeing animal and vegetable fibers and common mistakes to avoid.
	Sunday 11:30 am Great Hall Bowen Doyle No Charge	Wax Hardening Leather Hardened leather was used for armor from classical antiquity through the end of the Elizabethan era. Its popularity can be traced to its strength, weight, and relative ease of manufacture. To stiffen or harden leather, you need to alter its structure at a molecular level. This is usually done by combining heat with water or wax. This class will focus on the wax method. Scraps of leather will be provided for hand-on learning.
	Sunday 11:30 am Great Hall Visc. Vesta Antonia Aurelia Fee: $1.00	Jewelry Making Wire-wrapped jewelry drops Use wire to create necklace, earring or other jewelry drops from standard glass or gemstone beads.
	Sunday 11:30 am Great Hall Visc. Jennet MacLachlan of Loch Fyne No Charge	Making a Scottish Arisaidh While the men don their kilts and get ready to celebrate the New year at Hogmanay you do not have to wonder what it is you are going to wear. Let us help you with the simplest of all garb...the arisaidh. We will show you how to make one and more importantly the incredible variation of ways to wear the ladies traditional version of the family tartan, the arisaidh. All you will need is a piece of tartan (checked fabric) in your chosen family pattern that is at least your height in length and a minimum of at least 45inches wide. The arisaidh wraps around your hips so if you are a slightly larger lady you might want to go 54 inches wide for the fullness.