War of the 7-Headed Dragon

[MorGrendel]

Hello Markland Household Contacts!

It is my honor and pleasure to personally invite you and your household to the 3rd annual War of the Seven-Headed Dragon hosted by Clan Clonakility once again this year. We will be keeping up our traditions by holding our event at Baronage Farm in Delaware (near Blackbird) and having crazy fun in June. This year we will continue our baked potato and more bar feast for the lovely low cost of $5 (recession friendly) and keep our admission prices down with a mere $5 fee for day trip OR camping. Food and fighting is never a bad combination so add June 19-21 to your calendar to attend this amazing war. We will fight using the awesome Baronage Farm castle on Saturday and be featuring a Beer Pong Tournament (Markland Style) as well as a "Pool of Liquor and Sin." We will also have a competition of bardic form with a topic to be announced within one week of the competition on the Markland forums (we will email you directly the topic if you reply asking us to do so). So bring your bawdy self to the most Marklandic event of the the June season. See you there!

Clan Clonakility


From the Markland Site:


War of the 7-Headed Dragon
Description: Join us in our third annual War of the 7-Headed Dragon! This year we will be continuing the fun and games as always.

War of the Seven Headed Dragon
Who: Hosted by Clan Clonakility
Where: Baronage Farm, 311 Black Stallion Road, Townsend, DE 19734
When: June 19-21, 2009
Cost: $5 Day Trip or Camping
Feast: $5 per person

Frat fighting all day on Saturday and the evening will be charmed with our every famous "Baked Potato Bar" Feast. We will be introducing the "Pool of Liquor and Sin" as seen in the popular religious novel, The Bible. Also, plan to take part in some unmentioned festivities of the evening that only a group based on Drunkenness, Loudness, Your Mom, Your Mom, Your Mom, Your Mom, and Your Sister can provide.

DIRECTIONS TO BARONAGE FARM (All mileage is approximate.) FROM THE NORTH: Make your best way to Route 13 South in Delaware. (I95 South to I495 South in Delaware – Take exit #1 for Rt. 13 South OR NJ Turnpike / I295 to the Delaware Memorial Bridge – follow the signs for Rt. 13 South.) Take Route 13 South towards Dover. (At times this will also be Route 1 South.) Once on the bridge over the C&D Canal, take exit 148. This will put you onto local Route 13 South towards Odessa. Just south of Odessa, look for Willey’s Farm Market on the left. Approx. 1.5 miles after the farm market there will be a sign for “Road 471 Blackbird”. Take this right turn on to Blackbird Forest Road. (There is a blinking light at this intersection.) **Follow the road through the forest. Once through the forest there will be a stop sign at the intersection of Route 15. Continue through the intersection and take the first road on the right – Oak Hill School Road. Continue approx. 1 mile to a 4-way intersection with Black Stallion Road. Our farm is on the left at this intersection. Make the left on to Black Stallion Road and turn immediately into our drive.

FROM THE SOUTH: Make your best way to Route 13 North. (From SR 1 exit at # 114 into Smyrna.) Follow Route 13 north through Smyrna. Pass the Smyrna Rest Stop and the truck Weigh Station. Approx. ½ mile north of the Weigh Station turn left at the blinking light that marks the intersection with Blackbird Forest Road and continue from ** above.

FROM THE SOUTH (ALTERNATE): Make your best way to Route 301 North. Approx. ½ mile past mile marker 115 turn right at the intersection of Galena Rd. / Route 313 South (there is a blinking light here). Continue on this road for several miles, through the stop sign at the intersection of Route 330. When you come to a fork in the road, bear to the left towards Clayton. Immediately after the fork there will be a stop sign. Black Stallion Rd. is the third road on the left after the stop sign (about 2 miles). Turn left onto Black Stallion Rd. and go about 1 mile to the first stop sign. Make the right into our drive immediately before the stop sign.

FROM THE WEST: Make your best way to Route 40 East (Interstate 95 East to SR 40 East). In Delaware take Route 40 East to SR 896 South (this is also marked as Route 301 and SR 71 South) towards Middletown. When Route 896 turns off to the left, continue to follow Route 71 South into Middletown and also continue through Townsend. After passing through Townsend, Route 71 will merge with SR 13 South (after the Valero gas station). Look for the sign for “Road 471 Blackbird”. Take this right turn on to Blackbird Forest Road. (There is a blinking light at this intersection), and continue from ** above
Location: Baronage Farm, 311 Black Stallion Road, Townsend, DE 19734

Date: Friday-Sunday, 6/19-21/2009

[MorGrendel]

Is it worth considering hitting 7-headed on Sat, and the the northern region fight on Sun?

[Thomas Fitzcharles]

Good Day, All.

I will go where ever the group decides, but the SCA event is in my backyard. Although, I think we should support markland. MMMM that statement helped allot in making a decsion.

Sincerely

Thomas

[MorGrendel]

We will fight using the awesome Baronage Farm castle on Saturday

The Castle we built, hoorah!

[boagrius]

thats right we did build that. that sucks cause i have a family reunion sat. and before anyone asks no its not in mexico or jail.

[Berserker]

I might be able to do Saturday, JUne 20th, but sunday is out (father's day)

[Thomas Fitzcharles]

Good Day, All.

I was thinking it might be nice to show up in force to a markland event. The last two it was only doug and I and clayson and I. Doug had also said he had shown to a couple events where he was the only on there. I have three markland swords, a pole arm and markland arrows and bows enough for two others if someone wanted to try CA.

Sincerely

Thomas

[Berserker]

I found my mini markland mace!!!! OMG!!! I thought it lost! And now, it has returned to me!! My dear dear mace! *hugs mace*

[Titus]

thats right we did build that. that sucks cause i have a family reunion sat. and before anyone asks no its not in mexico or jail.

How about a Mexican Jail of the coast of Baha on a freight ship?

[lilscutt]

i can do the markland fight on sat but not sca on sunday..... i need to make markland weapons

[Thomas Fitzcharles]

Good Day, All.

I am up for this event who else is interested? I have three markland swords and one pole arm I can bring.

Sincerely

Thomas

[MorGrendel]

First, Dang the SCA Combat Archer is more prepared to fight heavy then you bums, for shame!

Second, I am getting an impression that a majority of us are up for hitting this event. I don't know what that is in numbers, but it looks promising. Please post if your in.

Third, I'd still like to know the schedule (cough, Warlord, cough) for Storvik Novice and Unbelt Tourney & Dun Carraig Challenge of the Heart on Sat. They have now added a "Learn from a knight lottery", and as I feared before, they are turning a melee event into a day of Tournies and 1-on1s.

Fourth, I hope we can also hit the Northern Regional War Practice on Sun in good numbers. We may want to send word that we will be there, as peeps may roll out if they don't know we are coming. We should also find out when it starts. These things have a bad tendency to get started real early so people can pack up and go home. I also think Croom has like a 2:00pm kickout time.

Fifth, I like lists.

[Berserker]

I was going to come on saturday, but now i hear rummors at work that i may need to come work in the morning instead. I will post more as the rumors become reality or not.

I am out for sunday (doing stuff with parents for father's day).

[boagrius]

im in for sunday, for whatever. let me know whos going.

[Thomas Fitzcharles]

Good Day, all.

So I was going thought my armory yesterday and found a Markland Great Sword (Rachel0 it is rather long about 5 1/2". I also came up with another pole arm. a rather ungainly and overpadded beastly looking thing. I will bring them along saturday.

Sincerely

Thomas