Activities

The Barony of the Cleftlands and the Shire of Falcon's Quarry Present
Northern Oaken War Maneuvers IX

Schedule and Activities

Site Opens 2pm Friday June 10th, closes 2pm Sunday. Troll will be closed from midnight until 8am so that the trolls can sleep, and closed for the event at 4pm Saturday. Site is pet friendly (if leashed, and accompanied by a responsible adult) and alchololic beverages are permitted.

Activities:

Heavy Weapons combat, including a Friday Night Torchlight Tourney (With LOTS of Torchlight!) Seige wepons are welcome!
Fencing - authorizations, practice and melees.
Youth Combat - Youth Boffer and Rapier will be held.
Archery - War Shoot practices including War Clout, Royal Rounds and more! Range opens Saturday morning.
Dancing! Including a middle-eastern Hafla Saturday night.
Friday night Bardic Circle
Thrown Weapons of all forms.
Plenty of hands-on classes, appropriate for participants of all ages.
Quick Quill Quest (calligraphy contest with a prize, separate categories for novices and experienced scribes, dip pens and cartridge pens.)
Brewer's roundtable and tasting. Bring your Mead! Site is dripping wet.
Saturday night beach side feast. (The Menu)
Coffee Tavern open for breakfast and all day
Swimming - at your own risk! Stay within the roped off swimming area! Swimming outside of the roped area will be grounds for removal from the event.
Shopping in the shade! Merchants are welcome, please pre-register through the merchant coordinator. Bring your own tables and tents.

Master Schedule

Note: Schedule subject to change, please check the information listings by troll for updates. Authorizations for all areas will begin Saturday at 9:30 AM.

Time	Activity
Friday
2 pm	Site Opens
8pm - 9:30pm	Rapier Torchlight Tournement		Bardic Circle
9:30 pm - ?	Heavy Weapons Torchlight Tournement
Saturday
8 am	Breakfast Served
10 am - 11am	Heavy Weapons Novice Speed Tourney	Small Team Rapier Melee	Youth Rapier Tourney	Youth Boffer Tourney	Archery Range Open	Thrown Weapons range open (will close during Unbelt practice)
11 am - Noon	Begining 11:30 Heavy Weapons Melees; Field, Bridge and Timed battles
Noon - 1pm		Lunch!
1pm - 2pm		Rapier Melee Practice
2pm - 3pm
3pm - 4pm			Children's Play?
4pm - 5pm	Troll closed for the event.
5:30 pm	Court
After Court	Feast
Dark	Hafla on the Field
Midnight	Coffee Tavern closed until 6am
TBA	Unbelted Champions and Belted Champions Practice
Sunday
8am	Breakfast Served
2pm	Site Closed

Class Schedule

Time	Title and Instructor	Description	Location	length
10:00am	Basic Massage - THL Wulfgar von Aachen	Hands-on instruction for basic massage strokes taught by a licensed massage therapist. Bring a large beach towel (instructor will provide massage oils.) Ladies - Please wear a bikini or a two-piece bathing suit, or shorts and a halter top. Lords - Please wear shorts.	Beach Tent	1 hour
10:30am	Field Heraldry Tactics - Lord Knute Hvitabjorn	Learn the basic strategies for crying the camp at NOWM - how to use terrain and timing to your advantage to reach the maximum amount of gentles at a time. The day's announcements will begin after the class concludes - thank you for volunteering!	Herald's Point	30 minutes
11:00am	Quick Quill Calligraphy Quest - THL Milesent Vibert	Who is the fastest quill in the Midrealm? It's the night of the big tennis match in the monastery, but Brother Bob won't let anyone leave the scriptorium until the day's writing is done. Whoever finishes first gets the best seat at the tennis match, but if you make mistakes, Bob's going to make you sit down and fix them. (ie: a time penalty will be added for typos.) Please BYOQ (Bring your own quill) if you have one, limited loaners will be available. Prizes will be awarded for beginners, advanced, cartridge or dip pen categories.	Dining Hall	1 hour
11:00am	Basic Drumming - Lord James Barkley	Rhythms and techniques for the beginning Middle Eastern Drummer. Bring your doumbek if you have one. Participants will learn how to hold and strike the drum and how to play the three basic notes, as well as some basic drum rhythms. A limited number of loaner drums will be available.	Beach	1 Hour
12pm	LUNCH!
1:00pm	Starting a Theatre Troupe in the SCA - THL Sofia Tyzes	A discussion of dos and don'ts when forming a theatre troupe in the SCA. The instructor has worked with 3 different troupes, including one in the East Kingdom, one in Northern Oaken, and the Known World Players, which performs every year at Pennsic War (now in their 6th year). This class is not a lecture, more of a round-table discussion to share and learn from each other.	Classroom Tent 1	1 hour
1:00	TBA	TBA	Classroom tent 2
2:00pm	Thrifty Anachronist - Lady Aurora de Vie	Your guide to SCA flash without much cash. The Thrifty Anachronist class (as featured in the book The Knights Next Door by Pat O Donell) breaks down the styles of every SCA era into fashion elements that can be found in the everyday world. It focuses on turning thrift finds into SCA treasures. There is a handout available for $1.	Classroom Tent 2	1 hour
2:00pm	Intermediate Drumming	Participants will expand upon the rhythms taught in the morning class. Come learn something new, or practice with friends before tonight's Hafla.	Beach	1 hour
3:00pm	Scribal Arts for Dummies - Lady Cinara Maria de Trujillo	Excellent for beginning scribes!! This course will cover what steps need to be taken in order to begin your first scroll. Learn where to look for inspiration, and how to translate your ideas into a finished scroll. There is a handout available, donations requested.	Classroom Tent 1	1 hour
3:00pm	Basic Bellydance for People with Two Left Feet - Erzebet	Have you wanted to try Middle Eastern dance, but thought it looked too complicated? Come learn the basic moves, made easy, so you can join in the fun at the Hafla later tonight!	Beach	1 hour

Back to the main page