MIDGARD
THE BATTLE OF HASTINGS
October 23, 24 & 25,
2009, King’s Landing Park, Calvert County, Maryland
This page updated 10/10/09
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October 23, 24 & 25; Friday through Sunday
Location: King’s Landing Park, Calvert County, Maryland: http://www.calvertparks.org/Parks/KingsLanding/KLPhome.htm
Public Admission: FREE
Participant Fee (to cover park fees and rentals): Full participant-
$20, spouse(s) & older dependents- $10, dependent children or
chattels under 18- free (Please note that $20 would have been about
$3.49 in 1969.) IF we have enough participants, (over 100) we will
lower the fee; therefore the site fee will be collected on site to
provide maximum flexibility.
Medieval, modern, and cabin camping: $1.00 a night (to be paid to
park).
Set-up begins Friday; modern and cabin camping on the hill behind the
equestrian facility. (Horsemen have first choice, as well as families
and folks with special needs.) There is also another modern and cabin
camping area a few hundred yards away. Cabins have plank bunks (you
need a sleeping bag) and each holds eight to ten bunks. There are fire
rings and pits at each of the two camping sites.
Medieval camping and display area will be near the equestrian area.
LSCo members may also sleep aboard the Sae Hrafn, or under the
Gyrfalcon. (Just get everything squared away in the morning!).
Merchants: Merchants will be considered participants; crafts, clothing,
weaponry and food are acceptable in a medieval context. We’ll expect
any participating merchants to set up a proper medieval display, and
keep track of all tax and other regulations.
Alcohol Policy: Bone dry during all public hours; discretely wet (beer
and wine; includes mead, of course) after closing hours. All “litter”
from such activities are to be personally packed away and packed out by
the participants!
Park Hours: Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. We will have the gate open to
participants until 11:00 p.m. on Friday night. Weekends, 8:30 a.m. -
6:00 p.m. The gate will be open for participants until 9:00 p.m. on
Saturday and Sunday nights Please note that once the gate is closed we
will be in for the night (except for an actual emergency), so please
plan accordingly.
Activities: Longship voyages (day and night), faering voyages, cavalry
demonstrations, battle reenactments, arms and armor demonstrations,
daily living displays, fun and good fellowship celebrating 40 years of
survival.
Proposed Schedule:
10:00 Longship Voyage
12:00 Equestrian Events
2:00 Battle Reenactment
Throughout the day: Equestrian, maritime, cultural and military
demonstrations as desired.
Event ends at 5:00 p.m. Saturday, and 4:00 p.m. Sunday.
After-hours events:
Friday night- Possible longship torchlight evening voyage at dusk;
followed by hang-out at pavilion.
Saturday night- Longship Company short voyage at dusk. 40 year
celebration at pavilion.
Sunday: Go home (except longship crew for down-river voyage who wish to
sleep aboard).
Fighting Styles: Basically Markland style reenactment fighting, but
other styles are acceptable if paired off against each other and
approved by the Battle Master. Well-crafted wooden weapons (or other
realistic, but safe weaponry within the 1066 scenario) are encouraged
for the non-steel qualified. English fyrdsmen with axe and club are a
good standby. See http://www.markland.org
and http://www.larp.com/midgard/
for information on clothing, arms, armor and rules.
Longship Company Activities: Participants interested in participating
in longship or faering voyages may wish to review the manual, linked at
http://www.longshipco.org
. We may do some daytime and nighttime photography aboard the ship;
with illuminating torches in the evening!
Provisions: Bring your own is the best policy, but we’ll all gather at
the pavilion near the equestrian center on Saturday night for a shared
feast, songs, and old times. There are a number of merchants nearby on
Rt. 4, and major shopping within 10 miles.
Further details may be found, discussed, and beaten about on the
Markland forum: http://www.markland.org/dingwall/ the Hastings
Group Yahoos bulletin board: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Hastingsgroup/
and the Longship Company Yahoo bulletin board: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/longship-company/
Chuck Russell's Hastings 2003 photos, http://home.armourarchive.org/members/wolf/images/hastings/
Charlotte's Photos of the 2004 Marietta Medieval Faire, http://www.mathildegirlgenius.com/gallery/04Hastings
BATTLES
For the
public
battle reenactments, participants should use the
Midgard
Basic Clothing Standards. There will be some extra clothing
available
onsite, or you may be able to purchase some (ahead of time or at the
site)
from one of the suppliers on the Links page. Do not assume that
whatever
you wore last time is good enough this time! Check with the
Coordinator
if you have any doubt.
You will
also need the usual helmet,
shield,
gloves, and weapon as specified in
Midgard's
Fighting Rules. If you are not
steel qualified, you may use only
a wooden weapon (generally a club). There should be no exposed
modern
plywood on your shield--the rim and the front must be covered with
fabric
and/or leather, and preferably the back as well (at least paint
it!).
If you are
steel qualified under Markland rules, please bring your steel
qualification disc, or be prepared
to find two steel qualifiers to vouch for your qualification, or fight
with wood. If you've done it long ago or never have at all,
PLEASE
come and fight! It's Fun!
--For
fighting
or other demonstrations put on by the groups other than Midgard or
Markland,
their own rules for combat and clothing apply, of course! They
represent
different eras and have their own combat techniques.
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