Barony Beyond the Mountain/Bergental Yule

TRM will be in attendance

Hosted by Barony of Beyond the Mountain - Union, CT

Event date: December 7th, 2024

Event Last Modified: November 23rd, 2024

Event details

Greetings, one and all! 

The Barony Beyond the Mountain and the Barony of Bergental bid you all welcome, and invite one and all to celebrate the magic of this Yule season in fine company.

Let the warmth of our NEW hall in Barony Beyond the Mountain lift your spirits with many an activity to brighten these short days and long nights.  By day there will be a delicious repast, martial and peaceful activities alike, music, games, holiday shopping, ceremony, and respite.  By evening we will continue the merriment with court, followed by our traditional Yule Ceremonies and feast. 
****FEAST AND DAYBOARD ARE BOTH SOLD OUT****

This year hearthside meeting space is available for the Kingdom’s Guilds and Colleges by advance reservation.  It is our hope to kindle several bright sparks of inspiration across these lands as plentiful as stars across the winter sky.  Please contact the Event Steward for scheduling!


Their Excellencies of the Barony Beyond the Mountain and Bergental are calling for a court of color and would be delighted by seeing all arrayed in their finery of GREEN and BURGUNDY.

SILENT AUCTION
Proceeds will benefit the Barony Beyond the Mountain or the Barony of Bergental (as chosen by the donor). 
BRING SCA-ADJACENT STUFF you no longer want in your house!  Bring Cash or Checks to pay for your new treasures!

GAMES
We will have board games to play!  Or bring your own board and card games to share!

ATHENA'S THIMBLE will hold a paneling.

GUILD MEETINGS
Come meet and greet the College of Heralds, the Lacemaker's Guild (Arachne's Web) and more!

NEWCOMER'S CORNER
There will be a meeting for all new to the SCA, including an introduction class.

FENCING
A Spear Tournament will be run by our Rapier Marshal in-Charge, Gonzalo Corneille.
See details on the YULE RAPIER SPEAR TOURNAMENT at the bottom of this page.

ARMORED COMBAT
The BOAR HUNT is BACK!
Our Armored Combat Marshal in-Charge, Corwin Blackthorn, will be hosting the traditional Boar Hunt in the woods, as well as our Yule Armored Spear Tournament and pickups.

A&S - BERGENTAL LUMINARY COMPETITION
Isabelle St.  Michael, outgoing A&S Champion for Bergental, has issued a challenge to help seek a successor!  To enter, 2 projects must be made since last Yule (2023).  Both entries shall include non-traditional documentation, and will also be by feedback from at least 2 other people. 
Please see the full rules at the bottom of this page for further details.

LARGESSE CHALLENGE (NEW!)
A set of Largesse Challenges will be run by Randall Vihari Farkas.  Please let Gate know you have items for the Largesse Challenge and you will be given further instructions.

STUFFY THROW
Alanna of Skye has again issued a challenge to the fierce children of the East and their families. 
Help Alanna corral some very soft and unusual creatures in this fun throwing game!

DAYBOARD AND FEAST
***FEAST AND DAYBOARD ARE NOW SOLD OUT***
Please submit your reservation first, then contact event-steward@bbm.eastkingdom.org if you wish to be placed on the wait list for either.
Both delicious meals are offered as separate fees and are pre-register only, with our cooks' menus published below. 

OFF BOARD
Seating is LIMITED for off-board dining during Feast (BYO food for off-board). 
Please contact our Event Steward, Kay Leigh, for inquiries about reservations or signing up for the off-board and on board wait lists. 

YULE TRADITIONS
During Feast we will once again be holding our two Baronies' Yule Traditions including live performances.

FEAST ENTERTAINMENT
We welcome musicians and performers between our Yule Ceremonies and removes, and ask that any bards and musicians contact our Co-Steward, Camma.


===== SCHEDULE (Preliminary, watch this page for updates!) ======
8:00 Site opens for Staff and Merchant set up
9:00 Gate opens
9:00 Merchants open
10:00 - 11:00 Martial Authorizations (near Gate)
10:00 Guild Meetings, A&S Competition (inside Main Hall)
10:00 Largesse Challenge (outside Main Hall)
11:00 Heavy List Spear Tournament (Stage Field)
12:00 Dayboard opens
12:30 Heavy List Boar Hunt (Far end of Keg Field to Lean-to)
1:00 Judging for A&S Competition (Main Hall), 1-hour Stuffy Throw (Swingset)
2:00 Rapier Spear Tournament (Stage Field)
2:30 Gate Closes, Dayboard closes, Silent Auction closes
3:00 Merchants must have completed tear-down, all martial and outdoor activities end
3:30 Court
6:30 Feast
9:00 Clean up



===== SITE RULES (Updated!) ======

The speed limit on site is 10 mph. 

Site is **Discreetly Damp**.  Alcohol should be in period containers.

Smoking and vaping is **restricted to the blacktop only** (handicapped parking lot).  Please clean up after yourself.

The State of Connecticut has declared an Emergency Burn Ban for all outdoor flames due to extreme risk of fire weather. 
https://portal.ct.gov/deep/news-releases/news-releases---2024/deep-warns-of-extreme-fire-danger-in-connecticut
Conditions may not improve before our event, so please be vigilant, obey the smoking guideline above and also avoid parking on dry leaves.

This is a drug-free site.  Medical marijuana IS permitted, however recreational drugs are not. 

No open flames are allowed indoors per CT State Law.  Campfire rings will not be in use.

Woodstoves may be used at the discretion of the Stewards on a case-by-case basis and only with their advance consent.

No animals are allowed on site except Service Animals as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (guide dogs, signal dogs, or other animals individually trained to provide assistance to an individual with a disability).
Connecticut laws on assistance animals and guide dogs are summarized here:
https://www.jud.ct.gov/lawlib/Notebooks/Pathfinders/Dogs.pdf
(This is a .pdf.  See Section 4, page 25.)

Site is rustic and may not be fully accessible.  All bathrooms involve a brief outdoor journey to get to them, please prepare accordingly. 
There is a drop-off zone at the edge of the handicapped parking lot.  At this point is a short dirt slope leading to the ramp into the mess hall.  Both the ramp and drop-off zone must remain clear after use for consideration and use by other guests.  This will be enforced.

Lighting along trails and walkways is limited to solar lighting provided by the staff.  Guests staying after sundown are encouraged to bring a flashlight and drive slowly when exiting the site.


Site Opens: 9:00 AM
Site Closes: 10:00 PM

Event Location

Taber Creek
1174 Buckley Hwy
Union, CT  06076
Google Map

Directions:

From the North:
Make your best way to I-84 West and just over the Connecticut border, take Exit 74 for Rt 171 Union.  At the end of the ramp, slight left to continue on 171, and at the next intersection go left to cross over the highway.  At the T intersection, go right.  Continue on 171 (Buckley Highway) for 0.7 miles.  After Ferry Tavern Road, the entrance to the site will be on your left, appearing as the end of a driveway next to a green house.  Turn right and follow the dirt road in at under 10mph.

From the South:
Make your best way to I-84 East to CT exit 73 (CT Rt 190 Union).  At the end of the ramp, go right on 190 (Buckeley Highway).  Go 1.3 miles and at the fork, bear left to continue on 190.  CT 190 will intersect CT171 at Bigelow Hollow Road.  Go straight at this intersection onto CT 171 West (Truck Rt) and continue for 1.6 miles.  Slow down after house# 1163 on your right.  The entrance will be on your left ahead, opposite where the guard rail begins for a large field on the right.  The entrance looks like a driveway to a green house, follow signs to proceed along the dirt road on property at or under 10mph.

Registration Fees

Registration:
Site Fee before November 23: 
Adult (18+):  $32.00
Adult Member (18+):  $22.00
Under 18:  Free

At Gate:
Adult (18+):  $35.00
Adult Member (18+):  $25.00
Under 18:  Free

BBM welcomes all Tir Mara guests and encourages them to please contact the Steward in advance for Pre-Registration guidance.

For payment by check, please follow the instructions below and in the "Send Reservation To" section.

Please make checks payable to:
SCA Inc-Barony Beyond the Mountain
(Mailing instructions are in the "Reservations Sent To" section below.)

PayPal link:  *PayPal is now closed.  Please pay at the gate!*

A PayPal invoice will be generated within 24 hours of the online preregistration information being submitted. 
Online preregistration is not complete until the PayPal invoice has been paid.

If you are requesting off-board seating, contact Kay Leigh at event-steward@bbm.eastkingdom.org to get on the wait list, please.

Feast:
Meals are offered by Pre-Registration only.  *Feast and Dayboard are now both sold out, a wait list has been started.  Seating is not guaranteed to open up.*
Dayboard and Feast reservations must be paid by 11:59 PM on November 22

Dayboard (**SOLD OUT!**) (Pre-register, limited seating to 115 reservations):
All guests $7.00

Feast (SOLD OUT):
Age 13+:  $12.00
Ages 8-12: $9.00
Under 8: Free

NOTE:  If you miss the pre-registration cutoff for either or both meals, recommended off-site restaurants are listed at: 
https://www.tabercreek.com/property-map/

Note the site will be open for set-up from Noon Friday to 9:00 pm (or sooner if we finish up early) and again at 8:00 am Saturday.  Tear-down ends at 11:59 PM Saturday (Or, hopefully, MUCH earlier!)
If you are still on site after feast, thank you for helping to clean up!


DAY BOARD
(Subject to availability)
Mustard soup
Lentil soup
Baked sliced ham
Mixed raw vegetables
Stewed beans
Hummus
Cheese
Herb cheese spreads
Pickles / olives
Mustard sampling
Spinach pie or pasta
Vegetable quiche
Various breads
*Variety of gingerbread
Gulab
Rrr.Rrr.Rrr pie
Beverages

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FEAST ***SOLD OUT***
(Subject to availability)

A Feast for Winter

Bread, butter

First Course
Kloten en Honaer (Chicken and bacon meatballs in broth)
Spaetzle (Germanic egg noodles)
Mushrooms and leeks
Caboches in potage (Cooked cabbage)

Second course
Roast of beef (braised in red wine)
Apples and onions
Barley
Roasted root vegetables

Desserts
Spiced cake
Rice Pudding
Shortbread cookies with rings

Make Checks Payable to: SCA Inc-Barony Beyond the Mountain

Contact Information

Event Steward:

Event Steward:
Kay Leigh Mac Whyte
Please include “Yule 2024” in the subject line and cc the Co-Steward, thanks!
120272@members.eastkingdom.org

Co-Event Steward:
Camma an Daraich
56033@members.eastkingdom.org

Dayboard:
Isabella D’allaines le-Comte (Dayboard only)
123955@members.eastkingdom.org

Feast:
Baroness Aurelia di Stellari, and Deputy Francesca di Stellari
Cheryl_grieco@msn.com

Send Reservations to:

Kay Leigh Mac Whyte
MKA Beth Regnier
15 Beechwood Dr
Colchester, CT 06415
120272@members.eastkingdom.org

*Please include an email address with your reservation*
Pre-Registrations must be received before November 23rd. 
If you wish to be placed on a WAIT LIST for Feast, please mention in your reservation if this is for On-Board or Off-Board.  Seating is not guaranteed to open up.

Other Contact Information:

Merchant Contact:
Camma an Daraich – Space is limited, please contact in advance for table reservation.
56033@members.eastkingdom.org

Merchants can set up starting at 8:00 in the morning on Saturday.  Break down must be *complete* by court at 3:30.


Activities Coordinators:

Fencing:
Gonzalo Corneille
245438@members.eastkingdom.org

YULE RAPIER SPEAR TOURNAMENT:
Our Yule has hosted Spear Tournaments in various formats; Help us build up the Rapier Spear Part of that tradition.  Swords, Daggers, and Bucklers, are great for close quarters fighting, but Spears are where it is at when quarters are not close.  Boarding a ship, storming a fortification, hunting a dangerous animal all use spears.  Bring your best and fight for Honor and Bacon.  Tournament will be two man teams one or both of whom will be armed with a Rapier Spear, the other armed as they please.  Prizes will be two packages of Bacon and bragging rights.


Armored Combat (Boar Hunt and Spear Tournament):
Corwin Blackthorne
215930@members.eastkingdom.org


Bergental Luminary Competition (A&S)
Isabelle St.  Michael

A&S COMPETITION RULES:
1.  Competitors should enter two projects they have made any time since last Yule.  The entries can be a new art or a tried and true specialty. 
2.  Competitors must use any style of documentation that is *not* a research paper, such as slide slows, a short-form video, audio-guided tours, hands-on take-and-make directions, as just some examples.  Documentation should include who used it, who made it , how you made yours, and any changes you made to the original method and why. 
3.  Once competitors have their entries and documentation ready, they will need to show the pieces to two other people and get feedback on each entry from both people.  This step can be as simple as showing the entries to a friend or peer and getting feedback .  Feedback must accompany the documentation. 
4.  Entrants CAN take the feedback and apply it, or they can just let it ride along and accompany the documentation. 


Silent Auction:
Rachel of BBM, Aleister Valentine, and Karrah the Mischievous

Largesse Challenge:
Randall Vihari Farkas


Guild Meetings:
Kay Leigh Mac Whyte