Join the Shire of Calanais Nuadh for
Site opens 3 PM Friday and closes 11 AM Sunday
There is abundant tent camping space on flat ground, with permanent restrooms and showers on site (wheelchair accessible). Electrical access is not available. There is no indoor crash space, but several open-sided pavilions are available to shelter under. Pet dogs on leash are welcome. The site is wet.
Merchants are welcome! There is no additional fee, but please bring your own tables and contact the Merchant Wrangler to reserve space.
The Dancing Moon Inn will be open at midday with payment by donation
A scrumptious feast will be served in the evening. Feasters and non-feasters are invited to attend an entertaining mid-feast auction to benefit the kingdom and the shire. Feast is $10 per seat, payable at Gate. Please contact the Event Steward or Feast Steward if you have questions or special dietary requests.
Activities will include archery, thrown weapons, an arts and sciences competition (theme to be announced), and a live auction during the feast.
Feast Menu
1st Remove
Cheese
Caraway bread
White bread
Butter and Honey butter
Table fruit - Apples, pears, grapes
2nd remove
Cawl (Stew) of beef and cabbage (Beef, bacon, onions, leeks, carrots, turnips, cabbage)
Creamed onions (Pearl onions in a thickened milk sauce)
Whole wheat buns (For the cawl)
Whole wheat shortbread
Pwdin Ewa (Sort of like an apple cobbler, with whipped plain cream)
Arts and Sciences Competitions:
Anything to do with Welsh culture in any medium. Minimal documentation. Populace choice.
Anything to do with archery in any medium. Minimal documentation. Populace choice.
Bardic/Writing Competitions - The Vault of Valhalla is sponsoring the following competitions:
Judges will decide winners.
Bardic Performance Contest:
An instrumental music piece, a song, a recitation, or a story performed before an audience. Any medieval or SCA related topic (but if you can work in the Richard "Strongbow," archery, or Welsh event themes - all the better!)
15 minute time limit.
Please provide background and source/documentation information to audience as appropriate. Minimal documentation.
Written Bardic Contest:
Poem or short story. Any medieval or SCA related topic (but if you can work in the Richard "Strongbow," archery, or Welsh event themes - all the better!)
No more than 1500 words.
Please specify the general style or type and general era for poetry.
Can be printed or hand-written as long as it's readable.
Please include background and source/documentation information as appropriate.
Short Research Paper/Article or Project Documentation Contest:
Any period topic, 600 to 1600 C.E. (or A.D) but if you can work in the Richard "Strongbow," archery, or Welsh event themes - all the better!
Can be a research paper you’ve written for this or another competition, a researched article for a newsletter, or documentation you've done on a project for a competition (including a project entered in the A & S competition for this event).
No more than 1500 words. If you want to include cited graphics, that's fine.
Use at least two credible sources.
Cite your sources using standard citation style conventions, such as Chicago Manual of Style, APA or MLA. (Just choose one and be consistent.)
Please visit often for event updates!
Event Steward |
Feast Steward |
Merchant Wrangler |
|
Baron Jon Tristram |
HL Paul Adler |
HL Dulcibella de Chateaurien |
All the stewards ask - No phone calls after 9 PM please
On I-44 just west of Waynesville, MO, take Exit 153 and turn south onto Hwy 17. Travel south on Hwy 17 for slightly more than one mile and watch for Shrine Club sign and SCA sign indicating a left turn onto Shrine Rd. (aka NN-333). After turning, follow the road as it goes through the parking lot and curves around the main club building, leading to the campground behind it.