Volume 4, Issue 26 - July-September 2012 - Heraldshill!

(Cross and Compass Cont…)
Site Fees
Site: Adults $15, Youth 6-18 yr $10, 5 and under
free. Non-Member surcharge $5. Family
Cap $30.
Camping: no fee, $10 nightly charge for RV
electrical hook-ups
Feast: Adults $10, Youth 12 yr and under $5
(75 seats)
Inn: free will donations
Merchants: no additional merchant fee
Make checks payable to SCA Inc-Sire of Silfren
Mere
Site Times
Site Opens Friday at 5 PM.
Site Closes at Noon on Sunday
Autocrat: Lady Guinevere de Barry –
Guinevere@yahoo.com
1122 N. Oak Street, MN 55041
Phone: (507) 696-2170
Co-Autocrat: HL William Fletcher of Carbery
Directions
Floyd County Fairgrounds
2516 Seven Mile Road
Charles City, IA 50616
Take your best route to Highway 27 (aka: Avenue
of the Saints). Take exit 214 (Highway 14)
and at the bottom, turn left. Site will be ½
miles. This works from both north and south.
(Please see http://
crossandcompass.silfrenmere.org/ for more details.)
Fyrd Retreat
Juliana and I were able to attend this
year’s Fyrd retreat, at Missouri’s Crowder
State Park, and we had an interesting and
wonderful time. We were able to have an
entire weekend that included archery,
thrown weapons, and fighting. We only
took part in the archery and thrown weapons,
but it was a real opportunity to experience
the true meaning of being part of the
Order of the Fyrd. I greatly enjoyed doing
only what I wanted and that was having time
to really get used to throwing knifes and axes
in a location other than my own, and being
able to do it as long as I wanted with no
other distractions. It was also fun to get
other people interested in both the throwing
of weapons and the shooting of arrows.
The Saturday night Feast consisted of
bring your own meat and a side, and of
course a beverage. We were part of the largest
multiple type of meat barbeque that I
have ever witnessed. After that was the fire
ring with stories of the history of the Fyrd
and what they are about.
I know a lot of people will not be fortunate
enough ever go to one of these, but I
truly believe that deep down all of Calontir
is just like the Fyrd, because that is where we
come from. Every time I take the line at an
event at home in Calontir, or more so at an
event outside of our boarders, I see and feel
the immense power and pride of Calontir
and all of it’s household. I wish to invite
those that want to take a bigger step in being
part of this to seek out those that can help
you and I am sure they will.
In Service HL William Fletcher of Carbery
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