Good Yule XLVIII/2013

Date

December 07, XLVIII/2013

Branch

Aquaterra (Snohomish County, WA)

Autocrat

Leonor de Salamanca

Site

Granville Grange, 9401 163rd Ave NE, Granite Falls, WA 98252

Annual Event

Good Yule / Aquaterra Ithras

Weather

(briefly) Sample: Cold, with snow on the ground.

Activities

Feast

Classes

Games

Site Copy

Site will open at 12pm and close by 11pm

Feastocrat: Baroness Fiamma the Unquenchable

Class Steward: Elewys of Finehingefeld

Entertainment Steward: Baron Styrr Olafsson

A&S: HL Samira al-Waddi

Fee: $20 Feast by reservation only For Reservations contact Lady Leonor de Salamanca

$15 non-Feast $10 Youth feast $6 Youth non-Feast $5 NMS applies only to adult non-members Make checks payable to SCA Inc, Barony of Aquaterra

I have set the deadline for receiving payments to confirm reservations as November 22nd for the sake of our feast steward, the talented Baroness Fiamma. I thank you for your understanding! Please remember to mail in your check (payable to "SCA, Inc Barony of Aquaterra") to confirm your reservations. I will send you a confirmation email once we have received your payment. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to let me know and I will do everything I can to get you the information you need. Yule is recorded as early as the 4th century by the Germanic Tribes. It is traditionally a celebration of the Winter Solstice. This is a time of celebrating the end of the long, dark and cold night and the beginning of longer days, the coming of the sun. In the 13th century chieftains in Iceland held large feasts at Yule that lasted several days and included dancing, games, sports, and other entertainment.

A&S competition: For most of our time periods, the dark of the year was a time to tell stories around the fire. This competition is keeping in spirit with that time. This is a two part challenge. Part 1. Create a doll of an actual person within the SCA. You must create the entire doll as well as its clothing and any accessories. Part 2. You must write out a story about that doll/person. It can be a true story, a war story, a made up story... entertain us for goodness sakes!!

You can compete in this contest on your own or with friends. The dolls and stories will be set up in display and winner will be by populace vote. Entertain us!!

Entertainment provided by the Bards of Key Point, along with some of our own Aquaterians.

Feast: 14th Century German Menu

Bread Butter

Pickled beets

Red cabbage salad

Pickled herring

Salmon pies

Beef stew with shallots

Roast Chicken with Quince and Pear sauce

Buttered rice

Carrots in almond milk

Cherry pudding

Marzipan 'hedgehogs'

Cheese, Fruit and Nuts

There will also be a vegetarian main dish

Menu subject to change according to availability of ingredients and cooks whim Ciao, Fiamma

Schedule

Friday December 6th

Site opens to set up crew at 3pm – 10pm

Saturday December 7th

Set up from 9am-noon

Site opens to populace at noon

Classes and games from noon to 4pm

Noon to 2 pm: satchel making Noon – 2 PM taught by Myrun Bjarnardottir Make one of the famous An Tir Satchels! Students will need to bring a sewing machine, scissors, tape measure, ½ - 2/3 yard each of wool and lining fabric. · They will need to have intermediate sewing skills and a good knowledge of their sewing machine.

Noon – 2 PM Moorish Beauty Products taught by Samira al-Waddi Learn about homemade preparations used for hair and skin in the Middle East. Students will have an opportunity to try a few and will get recipes to make it at home.

2 PM – 4 PM Sewing Limp Parchment Books taught by Elewys of Finchingefeld Make some easy booklets using just paper and string. Easy and quick to make, these soft cover booklets are great for note taking or other uses at events.

Dinner at 4:30ish Court to follow

Site closes at 11pm

Sunday December 8th

Finishing take down and cleaning

site closed and turned back over at noon

All scheduling subject to change

Event Highlights

What happened in court.

Class Listings

http://www.ithra.antir.sca.org/idisplay.php?topic=classes&it=5600

Pictures

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Sample: Twelfth Night Pictures By Lord Joe Populace

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