AEthelmearc War College

June 7, 2008

The Shire of Misty Highlands is proud to host a day long of martial activities at War College on June 7, 2008 at Mason Dixon Park, 61 Buckeye Road, Core, WV 26529. There will be pick-up fights and authorizations starting in the morning, with classes beginning at 11:00am. Battles in the afternoon till all are satisfied or ready to partake in the delicious feast prepared by Don Anias Fenne (aniasfenne@hotmail.com). Please make reservations early, as feast is limited to 48.

There is plenty of field for all varieties of martial classes, including atl-atl, combat archery and siege. Teachers, you may register your class by e-mailing the autocrats with your class information at warcollege@aecademy.org.

There will be an A&S competition and display. The competition will be public's choice. All entries should be focused on some aspect of battle. Entries can be, but are not limited to, armor, weapons, scrolls depciting battle, items a warrior might carry on his person, etc. If you have any questions, please contact Lady Rota Egilsdottir address redacted for privacy.

The site will open at 9am and close at 8pm. The site fee is $7 with the feast being an additional $8. A light side board lunch will also be provided. There is a non member surcharge of $3, collected at the door for those without proof of membership. Reservations should be sent to Lady Rota Egilsdottir address redacted for privacy by June 3. Make checks payable to "SCA, Inc. - Misty Highlands".

The autocrat for the day is Lord Gareth Kincaid address redacted for privacy and the co-autocrat is THL Juliana Delamere address redacted for privacy

Schedule:

9:00 am   Troll Opens

11:00 am   Classes Begin, Listfield opens for pickups & inspections, A&S Display Opens, Archery Range & Thrown Weapons Range Opens

1:30 pm   Heavy Fighting Melees

4:00 pm   All lists & ranges close

5:00 pm   Feast

8:00 pm   Site Closes

List of Classes (all start at 11:00am, unless otherwise noted)

Combat Archery   Laird Morien Macbain   (Main battlefield)

Atl-Atl   Lady Anlaith Ingen Trena   (Atl-Atl Range at noon)

Siege Rules and Rock Throwing   Teagan O'Shahan   (main battlefield)

Archery   THL Fintan na Collied  (archery range)

MIT Thrown Weapons  Lady Anlaith Ingen Trena  (Thrown Weapons Range)

How to Serve 14th Century High Table   Lady Alyssa   (main hall)

Balance: either you have it or you don't.   Master Quinn Kerr   (fencing field)

Increase One Foot   Lady Emily of Dunvagen   (fencing field at noon)

Now we take up the dagger- 15th and 16th century dagger technique   Master Quinn Kerr   (fencing field at 1:00pm)

Directions:

Take your best route to I-79, Exit 155 (West Virginia University). From the North, (this is will be the first exit in WV), turn left off the ramp. From the South, make a right off the ramp, and head towards Morgantown. At the second light (Sheetz will be on your right), turn left onto Rt 7/ US 19. At 1.7 miles, turn left on Rt 7 and follow for another 7.6 miles (9.3 total). There will be a brown sign with "Mason Dixon Park" (in a straightaway), turn right and go across a bridge, the site will be 100 yards on your left.