Boar's Hunt XLVI/2011
- Date
- June 17 to 19, XLVI/2011
- Branch
- Aquaterra (Snohomish County, WA)
- Autocrat
- Leonor de Salamanca
- Site
- Masonic Park Campground, 24310 Mt Loop Hwy, Granite Falls, WA 98252
- Annual Event
- Boars Hunt
- Weather
- (briefly) Sample: Cold, with snow on the ground.
- Activities
- (highlights as mentioned in event copy)
- Boars Hunt
- Doggy Dagger Tourney
- Rapier
- Archery
- Thrown Weapons
- Youth Armored Combat
- A&S competitions
- Merchants
- Revel
Event Highlights
Event Copy
Come out for a weekend filled with something for all!
A Great Hunt! Doggy Dagger Tournament! Rapier, Archery and Thrown Weapons competitions! Youth Armored Combat events! Arts and Sciences contests! and... A No Host Night of Revelry with Bardic and Games!
We are planning to having a Medieval Village; we hope to have armor and weapon displays, the bread oven fired, and any other Medieval Displays that may be present to put up. If you would like to display something, please let us know.
Arts and Sciences at Boar’s Hunt
Boars Hunt 2011/Aquaterra Culinary Guild Cooking Contest: Not a siege cooking contest: Participants will be provided a period recipe and all the ingredients to make it. The challenge is interpreting the recipe and preparing the best redaction in the time given. Extra points for period cooking techniques and presentation. The main ingredient will be pork. There will be a beginner and advanced category. Pick up your recipe and supplies after Saturday morning court and before Noon from Baroness Fiamma in the Medieval Village area. Judging of completed entries begins at 3PM. Be prepared to taste and judge each other’s entries! Bystanders will be encouraged to taste and comment.
Other contests will be based on a “Hunt” theme.
1) “Silk Purse Into A Sow’s Ear?” Iron Needle challenge. After morning court, contestants will be given the task to construct a pig out of the provided materials. Entries will be due by the end of evening court.
2) Hunting Accessories (weapons, armour, horns, traps, dog collars etc) – Minimal documentation is recommended. Judging will take place between 1p-3p on Saturday.
3) Hunting Garb – Single item entries are encouraged. Some documentation is recommended. Judging will take place between 1p-3p on Saturday.
Winning entries will be announce at closing court on Sunday.
Here is the current list of our Boar's Hunt merchants:
- Dragons Breath Espresso
- Shaughnessy.
- Magical Stone
- Cat the Toy Lady
- T's Treasures
- Eviless Stash
- Tiger Celtique
- Creativity Works
- Prose and Steel
- Whitebird Artisans
- William Scarlet
- Wyevern Mercantyle
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