The Conquest at Granada

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The Barony of Windmasters’ Hill presents
The Conquest at Granada
September 4-7, 2015

Come with us to Medieval Spain, to the sweeping vistas of Andalusia as the Moors blend with the Europeans to create a vibrant culture singular in either Islamic or Christian lands. This event celebrates the contributions of one of our barony’s long-standing citizens to both his barony and his kingdom.  Join us for a full day of marshal, equestrian, archery, and artistic endeavors set in the great city of Granada, home of the Alhambra palace, as his household and barony say Thank You to Sir Rodrigo Falcone.  A  unique feast of Spanish tapas awaits as well as the music and revel of the annual Elephant Stomp.

Windmasters’ Hill Baronial Champions
This year Baron Calixtus and Baroness Adrianna will be choosing Their Baronial champions in armored fighting, rapier fighting, brewing, and both Static and Performing Arts & Sciences. All citizens of Windmasters’ Hill are encouraged to enter. You must be present to be chosen!

The STOMP
The elephant herd is on the move this year.  Yes, the Elephant Stomp will be held at the Conquest at Granada this year.  Come enjoy the hospitality of the Sir Falcone’s household at our annual party!

Autocrat: Adelric Falke (Darrell Newman). 4009 Quarry Hollow Drive, Fayetteville, NC 28306. Phone: (910) 853-3024. Email: D_J_Newman AT yahoo.com

Reservationist: Lady Dryfinna, (MKA) Stephanie Taylor Email: aine0021ATgmail.com. For your convenience, please download this editable reservation form in MS Word format and mail it in with your check or money order to Lady Dyrfinna.

Planned Martial Activities: Equestrian | Armored | Rapier | Target Archery

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SITE

Site: The Optimist Club Farm 2908 Optimist Farm Road Apex, NC  27539-7913

Please Note:  Due to an issue with availability of our planned event site (Little River Trails), we have had to relocate to another event site (Optimist Farm).  We apologize for any inconvenience that this has created.

Site DirectionsFrom the North and East: take your best route to Raleigh, NC. Take Rte 440 (Raleigh beltline). Exit 298A will put you on Rte 401 South to Fayetteville and Garner. 1.4 miles down, the road forks; stay right. After 5.3 miles, take a right to Rte 1010. Go half a mile and turn left onto Lake Wheeler Rd. After 1.2 miles, turn right onto Optimist Farm Rd. The site is a mile down the road; there will be signs.

From the south: from Rte 95, go north and west on Rte 55. After passing through Fuquay-Varina, you will come to a light across from a Sheetz and an Exxon. Turn right; after 2.8 miles north, you will come to an intersection.  Turn left onto Hilltop Needmore Road. Go .4 miles to the next light and turn right onto Lake Wheeler Road. Go 2.3 miles and turn left onto Optimist Farm Road. Go .9 miles and turn right into the site. There will be SCA signs.

Site Restrictions: Pets mush be on leash and fires in approved areas only. Alcohol is permitted for those over the age of 21.

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PRICING & REFUNDS ;

Event Pricing

Adult Member Site Fee (No Camping) $11.00
Minor’s Site Fee (ages 7-17) $7.00
Child’s Site Fee (age 6 and under) Free
Adult Feast $10.00
Minor’s Feast $10.00
Non-Member Surcharge
(Only applied to adult non-members)
$5.00
Camping is FREE!

 

Refunds

Refunds will be made in accordance with the Barony of Windmasters’ Hill Financial Policy.

– Refunds must be requested in writing (an e-mail to the reservationist is acceptable)

– Refunds may be requested until 11 September 2015

– Feast Fee’s are non-refundable

– No refunds will be given until event closes

– No refunds will be given unless profit is made

– No refunds will be provided before the event occurs

– All refunds will be made in the form of a check from the groups checking account and will not be issued until the event books have been closed and all reservation checks

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SCHEDULE

Event Schedule

Friday

5pm – Gate opens

11pm – Gate closes

Saturday

7:30am  Pavilion Gate Opens
9:00am List Field MOL Opens
10:00am List Field Inspections, Authorizations
 11:00am Archery Field Target Archery Range Open
11:00am Pavilion Artisan’s Row, A&S Competitions and Display
11:00pm List Field The Armored and Rapier Tournaments Start
3:30pm Pavilion Gate Closes, A&S Ends (Collect your Entries)
3:30pm List Field Windmasters’ Hill Baronial Champion Judging
5:00pm Pavilion Court
7:00pm Pavilion Feast
After Feast Pavilion Party in the Kitchen
 

Sunday

1:00 pm     Regional Equestrian Fighter Practice followed by pot luck and meeting

 

Equestrians are encouraged to continue to ride trails and participate in scheduled equestrian activities and pack up at their leisure.

 

Monday

Noon     Site Closes

 

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RESERVATIONS

Reservations

Please mail all reservations to our event Reservationist, Lady Dyrfinna. All checks should be made out to: SCA Inc., Barony of Windmasters’ Hill

For your convenience, please download this editable reservation form in MS Word format and mail it in with your check or money order to Lady Dyrfinna.

Reservationist:

Lady Dryfinna
(MKA) Stephanie Taylor
aine0021ATgmailDOTcom
3408 Cole Mill Rd
Durham, NC 27712
919-602-7643

Field Space Requests

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FIELD SPACE

Please send field space requests to the Autocrat Lord Adelric Falke D_J_NewmanATyahoo.com

Please include the following information in your request:

Group Name:
Size of Structure (with ropes please):
Name of Contact Person:
Email of Contact Person:

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MERCHANTS

 

Merchants  

Please note we have no additional cost for camping and you can park your car right behind your merchant stall

Please send Merchant space requests to the Autocrat Lord Adelric Falke D_J_NewmanATyahoo.com

Please include the following information in your request:

Business Name:
Size of Structure (with ropes please):
Name of Contact Person:
Email of Contact Person:

 

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MARSHALL ACTIVITIES

Marshal Activities

MIC for this event is Sa’id ibn Ali ibn Yussef al Magrheb –  kingonadsAThotmail.com

Equestrian  Activities

To be announced

Armored Activities

To be announced

Attention Armored Fighters!  At the request of the Kingdom Knights Marshall, at our event we will be paying special attention to proper helmet padding. We will inspect every helmet for proper padding.  We ask all fighters to inspect their own helmets before arriving at our event to ensure that your helmet meets current Kingdom of Atlantia padding standards. We will have some simple repair materials on hand in the event that an issue is identified.

Rapier Activities

To be announced

Archery Activities

To be announced

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CHAMPIONS

Windmasters’ Hill Baronial Champion Selections

Their Excellencies Baron Calixtus Gill and Baroness Adriana la Bretonne of the Barony of Windmasters’ Hill will be selecting their Baronial Champions in the following disciplines:

  • Equestrian
  • Static Arts
  • Performing Arts
  • Brewer
  • Rapier
  • Armored

To be selected you must put forth your name, area of interest, and show that you have experience in two of the three pillars of our society, those being marshaled activity (including archery and equestrian), service, and the arts.

 

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A & S

A&S Activities

Lady Eilon bat Miriam will be coordinating A&S Activities  – Eilon.bat.miriamATgmail.com

Kitab al-I’tibar (Book of Instruction with illustrations) – This is a poetry competition where we ask you to bring Arab, Jewish or Spanish works appropriate to the event time period and location. Extra consideration should be given to the physical presentation of your poem.  Documentation and English translations are required because judges may not be familiar with all forms and languages.  Feel free to email the text in advance of the event to give the judges time to read and absorb.

Kitab of the Horse – Celebrate the horse in any form. Bring us your leads, your tack and barding. Bring us your images and words of horses and all the like. Minimum EZ-Doc Required. The populace will let their favorite be known.

Kitab of Games – Recreate your favorite game or page from Alfonzo X’s book of games in any format or media. Minimum EZ-Doc Required.

Kitab of Carved Stone or Mosaic – Anything in the time period and cultures of the event. Look for inspiration from the architecture of the Alhambra Palace. (http://www.alhambradegranada.org/en/info/galleryofphotographs.asp)


Feast

A feast of both period and period-style Spanish tapas will be served.  Tapas, believed to be originally from Andalusia, are small appetizer-style dishes that can be hot or cold, vegetarian and non-vegetarian, and eaten as a snack or combined to create a full meal.  Full menu to be announced.  The head cook will be THL Jared the Potter (MKA) Bear Wellner ldjaredAThotmail.com. Please contact his with any food allergy questions.

Feast is limited to 80.  Once feast seats are sold out please contact the Reservationist to get on the “Feast Wait” list.

Menu:

Bread and olive oil dipping sauce on the table throughout.
egg sausage and onion empanadas
grilled shrimp
marinated olives (various)
honey grilled chicken breast
various cheeses
Chorizo stuffed dates wrapped in bacon
lamb meatballs
stuffed mushrooms
salt cured Tuna cut wafer thin
Stewed broad beans and ham
spanish ham on little breads with olives and oranges
asparagus in Garlic sauce
smoked fish
Beef amoroso and rice
roasted eggplant
Hibiscus tea and water to drink.
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EVENT STAFF

Event Staff

Autocrat Lord Adelric Falke D_J_NewmanATyahoo.com
Deputy Autocrat Lady Eilon bat Miriam
Deputy Autocrat Saaida Sajah bint-Habushun ibn-Ishandiyar al-Hajjaji
Gate Keeper Lord Brian
Reservationist Lady Dryfinna
Marshal in Charge Lord Sa’id ibn Yusuf ibn Ali al-Maghribi
Armored Marshal To be announced
Rapier Marshal To be announced
Archery Marshal To be announced
Equestrian Marshal To be announced
MOL Saaida Sajah bint-Habushun ibn-Ishandiyar al-Hajjaji
Chirugeon To be announced
Head Cook THL Jared the Potter
Hall Steward To be announced
Merchant Coordinator Lord Adelric Falke D_J_NewmanATyahoo.com
Field Space Coordinator Lord Adelric Falke D_J_NewmanATyahoo.com
Health and Hygiene To be announced

 

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NEWCOMERS

Newcomers Activities

For our Newcomer guests, our Baronial Chatelaine Lord Brian fitzGerald will have Gold Key (loaner garb) available at the gate.

Is This Your First Event?

An SCA event is a day or several days (usually a weekend) which is based on a medieval theme. At these events, there are a variety of activities often including fighting, feasting, music, dance, as well as displays of medieval arts and crafts (which we call Arts and Sciences).

Unlike Renaissance Faires, which are open to the public, everyone at an SCA event is required to participate by making a reasonable attempt at wearing pre-17th century clothing. If you don’t have clothes to wear, however, don’t be discouraged. We will have medieval clothes available for you to borrow for your first event.

Before you arrive, it is a good idea to contact the Chatelaine (officer in charge of helping out newcomers) for either your local group or the Barony of Windmasters’ Hill (chatelaine AT windmastershill.org ) in order to get a better idea of what to expect.

Hope to see you there!

For more information, check out our Barony’s Newcomer Page.

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