Kingdom Feast and Bardic Celebration LI/2016
- Date
- October 28 to 30, LI/2016
- Branch
- An Tir
- Autocrat
- Renart le Fox de Berwick
- Site
- Ocean Shores Convention Center, Ocean Shores, WA
- Weather
- Friday - clear and cold, Saturday gusting winds and varying from mist to monsoon.
- Activities
- Five course feast all day Saturday - Spanish themed
- Bardic performances all weekend
- Arts and Sciences display
- Masked Ball Friday evening
- Heavy Armored Tournament Saturday
- Rapier Tournament Saturday
- Tavern/Games room
Event Highlights
Feast Menu
(tentative menu}
First Breakfast* Roman Breakfast (HE Refr orðlokarr Fiachson)
- Yeast risen donuts
- Rice based porridge
- Wheat based porridge
- Stuffed eggs with garam
Second Breakfast - (HL Rycheza z Polska)
- Figs in the French manner
- Mini salmon empanadas with lemon sauce
- Portuguese beef hash, white rice, and an onion sauce
- Sauteed mushrooms
Luncheon - (Maitre Renart le Fox de Berwick)
- Melcas - garum and cheese hors d'oeuvres
- Ofellas Assas - Roast meat morsels in wine sauce
- Dried fruits and cheeses plate
- Tisanum - vegetable lentil soup
- Pullum paroptum - roast chicken with raisin sauce
- Pullus Farsilis - stuffing with almonds, ginger, and apples
- Aliter - spiced broccoli, cabbage, and brussel sprouts
Dinner - (Lord Ora Baethen and Dame Muireann inghean ui Mhuirneachain)
- Pancho de Polls - chicken turnover
- Bunuyols - cheese fritters
- College Porrea - cabbage soup with leeks
- Andalusia stuffed eggs
- Roast pork with sage
- Whole roasted chicken seasoned with Sanbusak and Saused Limon served with Aubergines
Supper - (Dame Richenda du Jardin)
- Cabrit en Ast - roast lam with sauce
- Ciron Tendres - tender chickpeas
- Pastanagat - carrot puree
- Qui Parla Con se ffs Salsa a Bolets - mushrooms in sauce
- Esperrecs - Asparagus
- Panades d'Aucells - bird turnovers
Artisanal cheeses, fruits, and bread
Dessert - (Countess Aryana Silknfyre)
- Cistercian Chocolate - spiced chocolate beverage
- Machego, Membrillo y Frutus Sortidas - cheese and fruit platter
Arroz con manzana - rice pudding with apples Empanadillas con Arrope - Arrope pockets Mantecasos y Polvenrones - shortbread two ways Flan Crema - egg custard Flan Valencia - orange pudding Huesos de Santo - marzipan rolls Marzipan dainties - molded marzipan candies
Schedule
Friday
- 7:00:00 PM Cook's Prep
Saturday
- 6:00:00 AM Cooks Prep
- 7:30:00 AM Gate Opens
- 8:00:00 AM First Breakfast
- 9:00:00 AM Arts and Sciences Display / Workgroup begins
- 9:00:00 AM Games Room Opens
- 9:00:00 AM Dancing
- 10:00:00 AM Heavy Armored Tourney
- 10:00:00 AM Rapier Tourney
- 10:30:00 AM Second Breakfast
- 1:00:00 PM Luncheon
- 3:00:00 PM Dinner
- 6:00:00 PM Supper
- 8:00:00 PM Dessert
- 9:00:00 PM Masqued Ball
- 10:00:00 PM Cleanup
Sunday
- 9:00:00 AM Cleanup
Masked Ball
Masked Ball on Saturday!
On Saturday starting around 9:00pm in the evening there will be a masked ball. This is a great opportunity to wear your most elaborate garb, along with a mask (which is optional), and come and join the fun with dancing and much merriment. If you are a musician, come to the ball. We need you!
- Black Alman (Alman)
- Gathering Peascods (English Country Dance)
- The New Boe Peep
- Horses Bransle
- Trenchmore
- Petit Riense
- Cassandra Bransles
Break
- Rufty Tufty right into Hearts Ease (2 English Country Dances)
- Amoroso
- Picking of Sticks
- Dargason
- Washerwoman's Bransle (Bransle)
- Korobushka (technically out of period but this is our traditional last dance)
Arts and Sciences Displays
Arts and Sciences at the Feast
The Kingdom Feast site hosted a room dedicated to the Arts and Sciences created by the people of our incredible Kingdom. In between the several courses served, attendees were invited to visit the Arts & Sciences room for weaving, textile arts, painting and drawing, and metal working.
Bardic Activities
Bardic Activities at the Feast!
Performance time slots were available through out the day! Stories, poems, and musical performances delighted the ears of attendees during and between meals. Further performances occurred during super for the entertainment of the King, Queen, and populace.
Marshallate Activities
Marshallate Activities at the Feast!
Heavy Tourney
The format will be round robin. Depending upon number of entrants there will be either a single or multi fields for the round robin. Opponents will fight with matched weapons with a choice of either two-handed sword or sword and buckler.
Prizes for tournament: One tourney legal shield, which was built by Sir Kazamir and painted by Marquessa Laurellen.
The tournament will start c. 10 am, on Saturday of the Feast.
Rapier Tourney
Please note that the above information about the tourneys is tentative. More information will be coming as plans finalize!
Tavern/Games Night
Tavern and Games at the Feast
Awards
Greetings unto the populace! The following awards were given at Kingdom Feast, 29 October:
- Lyonesse of Stromgard Award of Arms Stromgard
- Lorenco de Compostella Goutte de Sang Three Mountains
- Keith the Wanderer Jambe de Lion Southmarch
- Keith the Wanderer King's Favor Southmarch
- Michael Leyland Sinclair Forget-me-not Three Mountains
- Asta Odakarswife Inspirational Consort Three Mountains
- Alianora Greymoor Jambe de Lion Wyewood
- Ela y Ynis Dewi Goutte de Sang Dragon's Laire
- Tullia Saturnina Jambe de Lion Three Mountains
- Cair ingen Fiachnae Goutte de Sang Dragon's Laire
- Collette de Venoix Award of Arms Wyewood
- Livia Alexandra Severa Forget-me-not Stromgard
- Fina MacGrioghair Queen's Favor Silverhart
- Sorcha ruadh inghen Seafridh Forget-me-not Dragon's Mist
Pictures
(Links to event pictures off-site)
Sample: Twelfth Night Pictures By Lord Joe Populace
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