Melee Madness

Madness in the form of battle fever has once again descended upon the Barony of Endless Hills! On June 4 - 6, the Barony invites all to join us as Melee Madness returns with the classic Warlord tourney and five man melee team combat with broken field fighting to follow. Enjoy a day of martial activities in preparation for Pennsic. If enough fighters arrive Friday evening there may be a torchlight tourney. Participants in the Warlord tourney are asked to bring something for submission to the Warlord chest. Fencers, dare to test your mettle (and metal)? There will be a full schedule of activities lasting into the evening.

AEthelmearc Equestrians! Tack up your mighty steed and prepare for the return of the Kingdom Equestrian Championships. All riders are welcome to participate and enjoy the day’s competitions. Horses must have a current Coggins, which will be checked before unloading. Box stalls are $10.00, plus a $5 refundable deposit. Horse Information forms are available at the gate. The Baronial Equestrian Champion will be chosen from the Barony riders competing.

There will be an open A&S competition. A bardic circle will also be held on Saturday night. The Baronial bardic champion will be chosen at the circle. Lord Gregory, last years champion will be determining the format for the competition.

MERCHANTING is free. Merchants must pre-register with the Merchant Liason, Lady Dawn de la Lune, Angela Waldbauer (dawndelalune at hotmail dot com). Merchants need to bring their own day shades/tents, tables, and chairs.

You can view the list of available merchants here.

The site is the Wyoming County Fairgrounds, Route 6, Meshoppen, PA 18630 (no street address). The site is discretely damp, period containers please. Enclosed flame and portable fire pits are permitted. Banners and pageantry are encouraged! GATE opens Friday at 6:00PM and closes at 1:00PM Sunday.

Check back often for updates!

Tent camping is free. CAMPING sites with an electric and water hook-up for RVs are available at $25.00/weekend. Contact the reservationist to reserve.

While there will be NO FEAST, a dayboard to satisfy a hungry fighter is included with your site fee and will be available throughout the day on Saturday. Contact the Dayboard cook, Lady Juliana, Mary-Frances Rigelwood, (mfrigelwood@gmail.com) to address dietary concerns.

Site Fee: Adults $12.00, Youth 13-17 $10.00, Children 5-12 $6.00, Under 5 free. Family cap on site fees $36.00 (2 adults, 2 children)

$3 NMS applies to adults without proof of membership at gate. Checks should be made out to “SCA, Inc. - Barony of Endless Hills.” Reservationist: THL Kateryna ty Isaf, (thlkateryna@verizon.net) Karen Macek, 1119 Springbrook, Moosic, PA 18507 (570) 451-1386…do not call after 10 PM.

Autocrat for the event is Lord Tigernach mac Cathail,(cudworth@ptd.net) Ron Cudworth, 69 Main St., Gouldsoboro, PA 18424 (570)-650-0012.

The local hotel available is the Shadowbrook Inn and Golf Resort. It is located in Tunkhannock Pa and is approx 10 miles from the fairgrounds, (800) 955-0295.

DIRECTIONS:

From the South:

Take your best route to Interstate 81. At exit 194, Clarks Summit, take Rt 6 west.

(*) At Factoryville, watch for signs as Rt 6 splits off to the right. Continue about 27 miles (adhere to the speed limit in Meshoppen!). Approximately 1 ¼ miles west of Meshoppen turn left at SCA sign. Go ½ mile; turn right, up the hill, and follow sign to troll.

From the North:

Follow I-81 to Clarks Summit as from the south or you can shave some miles and time with a pretty road. Get off I-81 at exit 230, Great Bend/Halstead, and follow Rt 11 south to Nicholson. About 4.5 miles past Nicholson turn right and follow route 6 west. Follow from (*) in ‘South’ directions.

From the East:

Find your best way to Rt 6 West. From Clarks Summit, follow the South directions at (*).

From the West:

Find your best way to Rt 6 East. About four miles after Laceyville you will see the Wyoming County Fairgrounds on your right. Go past the Fairground’s entrance about ¼ mile, turn right at SCA sign. Go ½ mile, turn right, up the hill, and follow sign to troll.