Ymir XXXV
Their
Excellencies
Girard
and
Guenièvre
and
the
Barony
of
Windmasters'
Hill
invite
you
to
join
us
the
weekend
of
February
12-14,
2010
for
Ymir
XXXV
at
the
Betsy
Jeff
Penn
4H
Center
in
Reidsville,
NC.
The
winter
winds
blow
in
the
second
month
of
the
year,
and to help ward off the chill this site offers heated cabins and
classroom space, hot showers, and allows the consumption of alcohol for
those of
legal age.
This page will continue to be updated, and we hope that you bookmark it
and mark your calendar as you plan on being a part of our Barony's
Annual Celebration of the Great Frost Giant!
Norse Fact of the Week:
This
has
nothing to do with the Norse people or culture. (Warning: Links
to video with sound.)
Site Information and
Directions
Site: Betsy-Jeff Penn 4H Center, 804 Cedar
Lane, Reidsville, NC
27320.
Map of site: Click here to download a
printable .pdf of the event site.
Directions: Click here to
download a printable .pdf with written directions and a map to the site.
Site Restrictions: Pets
permitted only on a leash. Fires allowed
in only designated areas (pre-existing fire pits). Swim in the lake at
your own risk; no lifeguard is on duty.
Alcohol is permitted for those over the age of 21. No original
containers. Take your empties and trash home with you. Parking
directly by the cabins is prohibited.
Cell Phone Reception:
Cell phone service in this area is spotty
and may be unavailable under certain service providers. (To help
maintain the ambiance at the event for everyone, we ask that everyone
keep their cell phone on vibrate or turn it off while on site for the
duration of the event.)
Cabins: There are 8
heated cabins each with 24 beds with electricity and shower facilities
available for those choosing to sleep onsite.
Prices & Reservation Information
Reservation Policy
- Make
your
reservations
via
ACCEPS
December
1,
2009
-
January
31,
2010.
- Cabin
& Feast Space are sold out.
- If you want to stay ith
a
group
in
a
cabin
please
have
all
group
members
forward
their
ACCEPS
confirmation
(including
the
group
name)
to
Marion
le
Red (marionred@gmail.com).
- Daytrip only reservations may be sent via ACCEPS or mailed to
Lady Marion le Red (Marion Campbell) at 8517 Ten Ten Road, Raleigh, NC
27603.
- Please save a copy of your ACCEPS receipt and bring it with you
when you check-in.
- If you have questions about this reservation policy,
please email Lady Marion le Red (marionred@gmail.com).
Pricing
Adult Member Site Fee
|
$10.00
|
| Minor's Site Fee (ages 6-17) |
$5.00
|
| Child's Site Fee (age 5 and
under) |
Free |
Cabin Fee (ages 6-adult)
|
$10.00 Cabin Space sold out
January 15, 2010. |
Child's Cabin Fee (age 5 and
under)
|
Free
(Please let the
reservationist kow if you be
bringing a child under the age of 5 who will be staying in the cabin.)
|
Feast Fee (all ages)
|
$10.00 Feast sold out
January 5, 2010.
|
Non-Member Surcharge
(Only applied to adult
non-members)
|
$3.00
|
Express Troll
To make it easier for daytrippers to check-in there will be an Express
Troll location on the fighting field Saturday morning which will only
handle pre-registered individuals. All non-preregistered
individuals will need to use the normal Troll located up the hill in
the feast hall. The only money the Express Troll will accept will be
$3.00 non-member surcharges.
Location: Fighting Field
Times Open: 8:00 AM - Noon
Only Money Accepted: $3.00
non-member surcharge
Who Can Use It: Anyone
who has
pre-registered
Who Can't: Anyone who has not
pre-registered
Refunds
Refunds will be
provided as dictated by the Financial Policy of the Barony of
Windmaster's Hill.
5.3 Event
Refunds
shall
be
provided
as
follows:
5.3.1 No
refunds
shall
be
provided
if
the
event
does
not
make
a
profit.
5.3.2 The
Exchequer
must
receive
refund
requests
in
writing
no
later
then
seven
days
after
the
event.
5.3.3 Exceptions
may
be
made
by
authorization
of
the
autocrat
in
concert
with
the
seneschal
and
exchequer.
5.3.4 Donation
receipts
may
be
given
in
lieu
of
a
cash
refund.
5.3.5 This
policy
shall
be
posted
at
the
check
in
table
at
the
event.
5.3.4 All refunds shall be paid by
check from the group's checking
account and shall not be issued until the event books have been closed
and all reservation checks have cleared.
Staff
Lunch
The Canton of Atillium is preparing and serving a hot lunch which
will be available for a suggested donation of $5.00. Menu to
follow.
Feast
Feast sold out
January 5, 2010. You may email the reservationist to ask to be
placed on the waiting list.
A feast for 100 persons shall be prepared by our Head Cook Lady
Maria
Beatriz la Mora (mka Hilda "Bambi" Riggsbee-Smith). Please
contact her at hippy_dippy_dancer@yahoo.com
or
919.225.4847 (Wednesday-Sunday before 10:00 PM) with any dietary
concerns.
She wishes to provide varieties of food for all to be able to eat well
and
happily. Though, one might not choose to eat everything for
various reasons.
1st remove - Northern European
Pasternaks Skywarts and Rapes in potage (Vegetable soup of winter root
vegetables in vegetable broth. This is wheat free.)
Hardboiled Eggs (Can be added to the soup, if desired.)
Parsnip chips (thinly sliced parsnips deep fried in olive oil)
Olive, pickle and cheese plate
Bread
Herb butter and honey butter
Meatballs (They will have an oatmeal binder in them.)
2nd remove - North African
Nortb African chicken stew with calabash, yam, apricots, dates, garlic
onions, ginger, cumin, coriander and plantains
Chicken stuffed with apricots, date, orange, honey, garlic, salt,
oinions, cinnamon, ginger, & black pepper
Sauce made with same ingredients minus the chicken
Steamed Cabbage
Pigeon peas with onions
North African bread
3rd remove
Pernil (roasted pork "marinated" in cider vinegar, salt, garlic, onion,
oregano, cumin, & black pepper)
Lentils and spinach
Brown rice with saffron
Honey glazed carrots and beets with cinnamon and cloves
Fried green plantain chips
4th remove
Gingerbread subtlety
Spiced fruit compote (made with white sugar)
Cinnamon sugar dipped parsnip chips
Cookies
Preliminary Schedule
Updated:
Saturday,
February
6,
2010
Please note that this is
a preliminary schedule and is subject to change.
Friday, February 12
Activity
|
Start
Time
|
End
Time
|
Location
|
| Troll open
for staff & merchants |
4:00 PM
|
5:00 PM
|
Dining Hall |
| Troll open
for all attendees |
5:00 PM |
1:00 AM |
Dining Hall |
Saturday, February
13
Activity
|
Start
Time
|
End
Time
|
Location
|
Troll
|
7:00 AM
|
3:00 PM
|
Dining Hall
|
Express Troll
|
8:00 AM
|
Noon
|
Fighting
Field
|
Newcomer's
Point
|
8:00 AM
|
|
Newcomer's
Tent
|
MoL open for
check-in
|
8:00 AM
|
10:00 AM
|
Fighting
Field
|
Morning Court
|
10:00 AM
|
11:00 AM
|
Rec Hall
|
| Fighting
Authorizations |
After
Morning Court |
Noon
|
Fighting
Field
|
A&S
Competitions & Display
|
After
Morning Court
|
After
Evening Court
|
Rec Hall
|
Archery
|
11:00 AM
|
4:00 PM
|
Archery Field
|
Pages School
Class
|
11:00 AM
|
Noon
|
Children's
Activities Tent
|
Silent
Auction for Western Marshal Arts class
|
11:00 AM
|
3:00 PM
|
Silent
Auction Tent
|
Atillium
Hot Lunch
|
Noon
|
|
|
A&S
Judging
|
Noon
|
4:30 PM
|
Rec Hall |
Heraldic
Consult Table
|
1:00 PM
|
4:00 PM
|
Rec Hall |
Children's
Activities
|
1:00 PM
|
3:00 PM
|
Children's
Activities Tent
|
Exchequer 101
|
1:00 PM
|
3:00 PM
|
Dining Hall |
Exchequer
Office Hours
|
3:00 PM
|
4:00 PM
|
Dining Hall |
Performing
Arts Competition
|
3:00 PM |
|
Rec Hall |
Evening Court
|
5:00 PM
|
6:30 PM
|
Rec Hall |
Feast
|
7:30 PM
|
|
Dining Hall |
Dancing
|
After Feast
|
|
Rec Hall |
Sunday, February 14
Activity
|
Start
Time
|
End
Time
|
Location
|
Site Closes
|
10:00 AM
|
|
|
Hotels
A group rate has been negotiated at two local hotels.
- Call the hotel directly and use the group name "SCA" when making
your reservation to receive the group rate.
- As of January
15, the reservation deadline was extended to Friday, January 22, 2010.
- If you need to cancel your reservation please do at least 24
hours in
advance, or one night will be billed to your credit card.
Days
Inn
Reidsville
2205 Barnes St
Reidsville, NC 27320-8150
(336) 342-2800
Group Rate: $50.00 per night for a
king room / $55.00 per night for two queens
Comfort
Inn
Reidsville
2203 Barnes St.
Reidsville, NC 27320
(336) 634-1275
Group Rate: $67.50 per night for a
king or double room
Field Space
If you would like to set-up a pavilion around the fighting field at
Ymir, please contact the Field Space Coordinator, Lord Benjamin at thielbmw@gmail.com by Monday,
February 1.
Please include the following information in your request:
Group Name:
Size of Structure (with ropes please):
Name of Contact Person:
Email of Contact Person:
Field space is limited and will be allotted based on the order in which
reservations are received. All reservation requests will
receive a confirmation email notifying the status of your reservation.
In order to set-up a pavilion around the field at Ymir, you must
register to ensure adequate space will be available.
Armoured & Rapier Combat
Baron James of Middle Aston (mka James Wagner) will serve as
Marshal-in-Charge for the day. You may contact him with any
questions regarding martial activities at 919.496.7713 (before 10:00
PM).
Armoured Combat
Syr
Otto von Schwartzkatz
will run pools of round robins with the top two from each pool
advancing to an elimination tournament.
Rapir Combat
Vicar Ceridwen ferch Owain (lgoldman05@yahoo.com
or 301.274.4171 before 10:00 PM) will be marshaling the rapier
tournament. Rapier fighting will be a Multi-list round robin as has
been the recent tradition for Ymir. We will take the top 2 from
each list and do a single-elimination bracket. Bring your armor, bring
your blades, bring your best to the field!
Archery
The Archery shoot will be woods-walk style with a variety of shooting
scenarios and targets. There will be prizes for all shooting
levels and abilities, beginners and youth included. A special
Ymir prize will be given for the best over all score. Shooting
will start 11:00 AM and conclude at 4:00 PM.
Merchants
Please contact the Merchant Coordinator Lady Tessa de Spina (mka Jan
Harris) at janandtessa@wildblue.net
or 919.309.9059, if you would like to merchant. Please be
prepared to let her know what you are selling, your tent size
(including ropes), whether your tent is modern or period, and whether
you will
be arriving on Friday or Saturday.
Merchants
Planning to attend as of February 6, 2010:
Local Information
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Arts & Sciences
Norse Household Items Competition & Open A&S Display
Lady
Kateryn Rous (katrous@yahoo.com)
will be coordinating an open display
and an Arts & Sciences competition for Norse Household Items.
Items used in a Norse household can include tools, cookware, dyestuffs,
yarn, drop spindles, needles, furniture, bedding…you get the idea.
Items can be things produced by Norse peoples, stolen by them, or
obtained through trade. Please make sure your documentation explains
how it’s reasonable for a non-Norse produced item to be included in the
competition (for example…Byzantine pottery in a Viking household
competition? Sure; archaeologists have found Byzantine pottery at
Viking sites, they could have gotten there through trade or through
robbery…) If you are in doubt about your item, email Kateryn.
In addition,
Baronne Guenièvre is providing a prize for the best
food or drink entered in this display. Judging will be based on
both taste and documentation.
For the purposes of this competition, “Norse” will be taken to include
those people we typically call Vikings, but can also pre-and
post-Viking cultures of the Middle Ages (think of the countries
we now
think of as Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland.)
There will also be area set aside for an open display of any and all
arts projects.
Dance
Your host for dancing at Ymir this year will be Lady Sophia the
Orange. From Lady Sophia: "After four years off, I'm
getting back in the saddle of leading dance,
so please be gentle. I will not plan for classes, but if an underground
dance experience happens to appear during the day, I'll be there.
Dancing after feast at Ymir will consist of a short list of
Sophie's
Favorites and then I'll take requests. If I know it or have
notes,
I'll help you dance it. I'll stay up as late as we have dancers
who
want to dance. I will rely on my CD collection, however, if
musicians
happen to show up that want to play, we'll work together. I have
over
14 years of experience teaching dance, dance music, and organizing
musicians, so I can handle most anything you can throw at me. But
please don't take that as a challenge. For more information about
what
I can offer you, visit www.musicasub.org."
Scroll Blank Competition
The Triton Principal Herald will be sponsoring a Norse scroll blank
competition at Ymir! Just like last year, the lovely Lady Livia
Zanna has offered to coordinate and judge said competition.
Per Livia's rules, Norse in this instance means from the areas of
Ancient Scandinavia, which encompassed Sweden, Norway, Denmark, the
Faroe Islands, Greenland and Iceland. While most sources say the
word "Norse" refers primarily to a period anywhere from 1700BC to
1066AD, we have opened up the competition to the full SCA period,
because there are some fantastic fifteenth and sixteenth century
illuminations from those areas, that could provide more inspiration,
since early period manuscripts from those areas are few and far
between. Therefore, the date range is from way back then to our
usual cut-off of 1600.
Each item entered will be judged individually, but the entrant's total
score will be the cumulative total of each of their items. The
emphasis on this competition is quality over quantity. Also a
reminder, please remember that for an scroll to be valid and useable
for court, it must meet Atlantian conventions as regards the colors
used for the award badge, and space left for heraldry on awards that
convey Awards/Grants of arms. All entries will become the
property of the Crown after the competition.
Any further questions, please contact Lady Livia directly at newtonb69@hotmail.com.
Scrivner Royal
From Baroness
Tegan de Moreton:
The competition for Royal Scrivener will be held at Ymir. I know
that many of you are already working on projects for the scroll blank
competition. You may use the same entry for both competitions.
To compete for Royal Scrivener you will need to show a sample of
your calligraphy. You do not need to be present. You may
send a sample of your work with someone else.
The duties of the Royal Scrivener are: The Royal Scrivener must
host the next Royal Scrivener competition and make the scroll for
winning the competition. That is all that is required. The
benefits of being Royal Scrivener are that you are offered the
opportunity by the Clerk Signet to chose what scrolls you would like to
do for the upcoming awards. In other words, you get first choice
on assignments. Their Royal Majesties may also ask for special
scrolls to be completed by the Royal Scrivener. You also have the
opportunity to be the lead scribe at any Royal progress events that you
are able to attend. You also serve to encourage the scribal arts.
If you have any questions about the competition or the position, please
contact Baroness Tegan at zombiellama@att.net.
Poeta Atlantiae
From Lady Teleri the Well-Prepared:
We had but two entrants into the Poeta Atlantiae competition at Twelfth
Night. Two! Great was the disappointment of their dread and
royal Majesties, so great that indeed they are calling for a second
competition at Ymir. I will go further and say: even if you
cannot make Ymir in body, send your entry! I will accept them via
email (.doc, .txt, or .pdf) or hard copy in the post.
As before, Their Majesties have requested that suitable candidates
provide two proofs of their ability, in the following forms:
One, a poem in any style, retelling a Russian folktale, in honor of the
origins of our Tsar and Tsaritsa. Please document at least the
source of the folktale. (You don't have to document it as period,
but we'd like to know where it comes from.)
Two, a poem in any period style on the topic of "The Queen of
Atlantia," either in the abstract or about Queen Kalisa in particular.
Please provide documentation for the period verse form.
Please contact Lady Teleri with any questions, about either the
competition or the duties of the Poeta, at poeta@atlantia.sca.org.
Performing Arts Competition
CALLING ALL PERFORMERS! We will have a Performing Arts Competition at
Ymir on Saturday afternoon! All performers are welcome to enter -
singers, storytellers, jugglers, poets, dancers, magicians and more! A
Viking/Norse theme is encouraged but not required. Extra points will go
to those who stay in theme and provide documentation. This is a great
opportunity to share your talents and gain great experience in
performing, so we hope you will join us! You can pre-register by
sending an email to Lady Rosanella Vespucci at narniarose2003@yahoo.com or
register at the Newcomer's Point when you get on site. Feel free to
email Lady Rose with any questions.
Exchequer 101 Class
Baroness Gwenllian Ferch Gwilim will be teaching Exchequer 101 in
the feast hall from 1:00-3:00 PM for all persons needing this class to
be warranted exchequers. She will then hold office hours
following the class. Please email Her Excellency (bneca@hotmail.com) with any
questions regarding the class.
Children's Activities
When Children’s Activities are not in session in the tent, there will
be
coloring books and toys for children of all ages. (There
will be toys and a play castle tent and large Lego castle for the Wee
Ones.) The tent will not be supervised when Children’s Activities is
not in session, so youth that use the tent are under the responsibility
of their parent or guardian.
Page School Class: Available
from 11:00am to 12:00 pm, the instructor and topic TBA.
All are welcomed, ages 5-17 years, regardless if they are active Pages
or not.
Children Activities: From 1:00
pm until 3:00 pm
• Design their own Viking beads
(will have pre-made clay beads the kids can color anyway they want.)
• Make Viking coins to keep, trade
or to use to make a Viking Treasure Necklace.
• Learn to lucet friendship
bracelets (with a take home cardboard lucet.)
• Play Hold! Tag and other games
to use up their energy!
• Have a lot of fun and make new
friends!
If you have any questions please feel free to contact Herrin Elisabeth
Hänsler (mka Emmie Smith) at youth@atlantia.sca.org, or
call (910) 322-2702 after 5:00 pm.
Newcomers' Activities
NEWCOMERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND!
We
invite
all
newcomers
to
stop
at
the
Gold
Key
Tent
that
will
be
located
at
the
list
field.
Loaner
garb
and
loaner
feast
gear
will
be
available.
There
will
also
be
a
Newcomer’s
Orientation
by
Lady
Rosanella
Vespucci.
All
newcomers
to
the
SCA
(defined
as
those
who
have
attended
two
events
or
less)
will receive a Newcomer’s Token,
a comprehensive information packet, and complimentary delicacies.
Learn even more by completing the Newcomer Viking Quest. There
will be a drawing on Saturday before feast for the chance to pick up
some garb and feast gear to help you begin your SCA Dream. Those
who complete the Quest will be entered into the drawing TWICE.
Norse Fact of the Week Archives:
Fact 8: Most Nordic
verse of the Viking Age came in one of two forms: eddic or
skaldic. Eddic verse was usually simple, in terms of content, style and
metre, dealing largely with mythological or heroic content. Skaldic
verse, conversely, was complex, and usually composed as a tribute or
homage to a particular Jarl or king. Performance of skaldic poetry was
spoken, not sung or chanted.
Fact 7: The Vikings
were unique as a medieval European people due to the extensive
provisions they made for divorce. Even after
Christianity became the accepted religion of Scandinavia, divorce
continued to be a prevalent custom in the North, acting as a social
safety valve for a people whose marriages were arranged to the benefit
of their families instead of for the maximum happiness of the wedded
couple.
Fact 6: While New Year's Eve
is celebrated around the world, the Scots have a
long rich heritage associated with this event - and have their own name
for it, Hogmanay.
There
are
many
theories
about
the
derivation
of
the
word
"Hogmanay".
The
Scandinavian
word
for
the
feast
preceding
Yule
was
"Hoggo-nott."
Fact 5: The Old
Norse
Christmas was celebrated in January and the southern
festival honouring Sol invictus, i.e. the Unconquered Sun(god), was
held on December 25, which is the reason why the Christian Christmas
was set at the same time.
Fact 4: 1050
Vikings
found
the
city
of
Oslo
in
Norway
which
is
established
as
a
major
trade
center.
Fact 3: Like the SCA,
Scandianvian cultures has business meetings. The Thing or Ting was
an assembly for importand issues as well as were crimes could be
addresed.
Fact 2: The
Viking
long
boat
is
one
reason
for
the
success
of
viking
raids.
Fact 1: Heimskringla is the best
known of the kings' sagas written in Old Norse by the poet and
historian Snorri Sturluson (c. 1179-1241) around 1230.