Lef mon læces behofað; læran sceal mon geongne monnan – Chirugeon Sash – Rose Taillor

Category: Lef mon læces behofað; læran sceal mon geongne monnan (A sick man needs a doctor; a young man should be taught) Make something relating to medicine OR teach someone how to make or somethingEntrant: Rose TaillorTitle: Chirugeon Sash Just before Canterbury Faire, the Chirugeon sash was discovered to be …

Muþa gehwylc mete þearf, mæl sceolon tidum gongan – Northern Chinese Song Dynasty meal – Rose Taillor

Category: Muþa gehwylc mete þearf, mæl sceolon tidum gongan (Every mouth needs food; meals should come at the right time) Cook somethingEntrant: Rose TaillorTitle: Northern Chinese Song Dynasty meal I cooked this meal at Labour Weekend October 2025. It was great fun to research, but even more fun to cook, …

Nu hit ys on swines dome, cwæð se ceorl sæt on eoferes hricge – Roast whole Pig – Rose Taillor

Category: Nu hit ys on swines dome, cwæð se ceorl sæt on eoferes hricge (It’s up to the pig now, said the man sat on the boar’s back) Make something relating to swine, chance, or fateEntrant: Rose TaillorTitle: Roast Whole Pig This Pig was roasted at St Sebastian’s 2025, which …

Lef mon læces behofað; læran sceal mon geongne monnan – Flax Processing – Melissa Wijffels

Category: Lef mon læces behofað; læran sceal mon geongne monnan (A sick man needs a doctor; a young man should be taught)Entrant: Melissa WijffelsTitle: Class on flax processing At Spring Camp I taught a class on flax processing – people were so keen that the 1-hour class ended up going …

Seo nydþearf feala læreð (Necessity teaches many things) – The apron dress from Køstrup (Grave ACQ) – Trudy of Essex

Category: Seo nydþearf feala læreð (Necessity teaches many things)Entrant: Trudy of EssexTitle: The apron dress from Køstrup (Grave ACQ) I needed to make this dress in order to display my tablet-woven band.The grave in Køstrup Fyn in Denmark was excavated in 1980-81. Grave ACQ had preserved fragments of textile, a …

Geþyld byþ middes eades (Patience is half of happiness) – Kostrup band tablet weaving – Trudy of Essex

Category: Geþyld byþ middes eades (Patience is half of happiness).Entrant: Trudy of EssexTitle: Kostrup band tablet weaving This project took much longer than expected as I broke my arm while in the middle of weaving.This is a two-hole band with soumak patterning. Pattern by Alicja Mega (Hrafna Norse Crafts). I …

Ildhafn Baronial Investiture

Our barony invites you to gather in celebration for a Baronial Investiture, honoured by the presence of Their Majesties Konungr Þorvaldr and Dróttning Amabilia.  Come share in the moment, the magic, and the merriment! Enjoy a full weekend of activities, including a range of A&S classes for all interests and skill …

St Sebastians Camp 2026

St Sebastians is a fun, family friendly, medieval camping event featuring archery games and competitions. It will be held at Braythwayte Manor on the northern shores of Lake Rotorua from 4pm on Friday 6th March to Sunday 8th 2026.   There will be music, singing, feasting, competitions, armed combat, lots of games, classes …

Tournament of Roses

The Canton of Cluain invite you to join us for a display of martial prowess and pageantry as we open our monthly tournaments of 2026 with a Tournament of Roses Site opens at 9am, Armoured Combat starting at 10:30. A pot luck lunch followed by a Rapier Tournament Date: Saturday …

Hwæt bið betst and wyrst? Ic ðe secge, mannes word – I Might be Daft, But I’m Not Stupid. – Geffrey de Wulf

Category: Hwæt bið betst and wyrst? Ic ðe secge, mannes word.Entrant: Geffrey de WulfTitle: I Might be Daft, But I’m Not Stupid. Geoffrey ðe Wulf watched as the French knight, Sir François la Grenouille, walked towards him.The Frenchman shouted out a challenge in a gust of garlic tainted breath. Wulf …