August 24, 2024 10am – 10pm (Rain date August 25, 2024)
View the Horkney sitebook!
Please bring a chair, and if you plan to enjoy the evening board, a table to set! Their Excellencies will provide a prize for the “best dressed” table or dining area. (This is a rustic site and dining tables and seating are not provided.)
If you plan to participate in the challenges please prepare in advance by reviewing them below!
Join us for a day of friendly challenges, contests, and classes designed by various individual or groups based on any SCA activities be they martial activities, A&S (competitions, challenges, workshops), guild activities, etc. For martial activities, we currently have a fencing marshal and a heavy combat marshal lined up.
If you have an idea for a challenge, a contest, or a class, please reach out to the event steward.
Each individual or group running a challenge, contest, or class will be given a number of tokens and they may hand these out to their winners, participants, students, newcomers, helpers… as you wish. In the afternoon participants will be asked to tally their tokens, with the largest number taking the day! The ultimate goal, of course, is to impress Their Excellencies while trying new things. Come share your skills and gain new ones. Join us and have a great time!
One challenge being planned is to have a foresters and a cooks pair off and be given the opportunity to test their skills and compete against other teams. The foresters will have their foraging skills challenged by trying to find things from the surrounding lands to be used by their partnered cook. The challenge for the cook will be to prepare a dish using what their partnered forester brings them. There will be pre-designated fire pits assigned for this challenge if needed. Their Excellencies will choose the winner of this challenge.
There will be opportunities for new and seasoned foresters to expand on and share their skills and some may be able to get required skills checked off for advancement in the Royal Foresters Guild.
Dogs are allowed on the site but must be on a leash and must pose no threat to other dogs or people.
There is ample roadside parking as you reach the site.
The site abuts the Penobscot River and fishing is permitted. A state fishing license is absolutely required.
The site is “damp”. The site is on private property and the owner hopes for discretion. Above ground fire pits are required, though special arrangements can be made with the event steward.
There will be a dayboard included with the site fee. Later in the day, there will be a feast (limited to 75 pre-registered people, not including children).
SITE ADDRESS – 254 Notch Road, Corinth, ME 04427
SITE FEES – $25 per person 13 and up ($10 discount for adult members and all minors), $10 for kids 6-12, kiddos under 6 get in free.
FEAST FEE – $5 per person. Please preregister for feast before August 10, 2024 with ***EXCHEQUER***
Please consider joining us for the premiere of this new event. Check back often for updates and more details.
Welcome from the Stewards
Welcome to the First (we hope) Great Endewardian Horkney!
We, your event stewards and all the staff, hope you will all have a day of friendly competitions, try a few new things, watch or participate in martial activities, and otherwise impress Their Excellencies Endewerarde with the growth and wonder that is the Dream.
In Service,
Tatiana of Endewearde and Lady Kathryn Foxburrow, Event Stewards
Horkney Activity Schedule
10:00 am Site opens
Setup for A&S competition and display
Setup for baking contest and cooking contest
11:00 am – 1:00 pm Rapier activities
11:00 am – 2:00 pm A&S competition and display opens
Classes and workshops
Archery activities
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm Dayboard
2:30 pm Baronial Heavy List Championship begins
4:30 pm Baronial court
5:00 pm (ish) Evening board
Folk are welcome to enjoy fire and revelry until the site closes
7:00 pm Woods and trails close
10:00 pm Site closes
Activities
A variety of activities are offered during the day. Pease check sign boards for the most updated information, as additional activities may have been added.
Ongoing Shopping With Luminous Obscurity
Luminous Obscurity will be on site with beautiful items– art, prints, suncatchers, jewelry, and more– for you to purchase.
10:00- 11:30 am Paper crafts – Family Point With Amee Le Mort
Create with paper! Try origami, paper twill, and making paper finger puppets. All are welcome to swing by and learn or share!
10:30 am Learn to Knit: Knit a Belt Pouch With Lillian of Pathervale
Join us to learn how to knit or to learn some new skills. This class will teach you how to knit a belt pouch to wear to your next event! The pattern is available at several skill levels. Yarn and needles provided, suggested donation of $5/person. If you have your own needles and yarn, sizes US 8, 9, or 10 are recommended with appropriate yarn.
11:00 am – hourly Hiking Tours With Event Staff
Hiking tours run hourly starting at 11:00 am and take about 30 minutes. Please read through the woods trail rules before deciding to do a hiking tour.
11:30 am Blow your own horn! With Thomas de Marr
Learn how to make your horn sound out its beautiful tone like a true Huntsman. You do not need to own a horn for this class; it is open to all ages. Thomas will discuss types of horn calls and teach how to get notes out of your horn.
11:30-1:00 Cord making at Family Point With Amee Le Mort
Learn 7-strand and 8-strand kumihimo and fingerloop braiding. All ages welcome!
1:00-2:00 Create a Cup Cover at Family Point With Amee Le Mort
Keep your cups bee-free! Come to Family Point and make a cup cover!
1:00 pm Keepers of Athena’s Thimble Solar With Margaret of Rochester
Join us at the Keepers of Athena’s Thimble solar! Bring an embroidery project or work on one provided. We will provide the shade, you provide the chair!
1:00 pm Learn to play Glückshaus With Siggi (Mayson)
Glückshaus (House of Fortune or The Lucky Pig) is a game where one can gamble for money or trinkets… Glück – happiness, prosperity, luck, success. In this game, the most important thing is luck! Siggi will teach all comers how to test their luck against the Lucky Pig in the House of Fortune.
5:00 pm Evening Board Activity Coloring Crafts
Coloring crafts and crayons will be available during the evening board.
Contests and Challenges
Ongoing Mancala Challenge With Antony Martin of Sheffield
Beat Antony Martin of Sheffield at Mancala. Play as many times as you would like to win.
12:30 pm Crayfish Trapping Challenge With m’lady Kay
Create your own crawfish trap with lady Kay following which there will be a timed competition to see who can couch and release the most crayfish.
10:00- 4:00 pm Fire and Food Challenge With Baron Gwillim
This challenge is for teams of two, a forester and a cook, that will consist of two challenges: a fire starting and a food preparation using a mystery “foraged” item.
The challenge will begin with a fire-starting drill where the foresters from each team will compete to start a fire faster than the others. The prizes for this challenge portion will be food ingredients “foraged” from the local greenwood. Regardless of the outcome, each member of every team will earn one challenge token to be tallied at the end of the Horkney.
Each team’s cook (who does not need to be a forester) will be asked to prepare a dish to be shared by all at the evening board incorporating the “foraged” ingredient. Before the evening board, the Baron and Baroness of Endewearde will judge each dish based on the cooking process, taste, appearance, and use of the “foraged” ingredient and choose a winning team for the challenge.
Fire-Starting Challenge
Each forester will be assigned a blank platform on which to start their fire. Bamboo sticks will be driven into the dirt on either side of the platform. The sticks will be marked at 6″ and 12″ above the platform surface. A string will be tied at the 6″ mark and another at the 12″ mark. Everyone starts with a “blank slate” — nothing on the surface and hands up in the air. At the start, foresters will lay (build) their fire, strike a spark, and grow the flame. The tinder/kindling/fuel must always stay below the 6″ mark. The first person to grow the flame high enough to burn through the 12″ string will be declared the winner, with each subsequent forester placed accordingly.
Cooking Challenge
A selection of ” foraged” items will be provided, ranging from fresh greens to game hens, root vegetables to nuts, mushrooms to herbs… All will be appropriately stored ahead of time and food safe. Though the quantity of each may be limited, each team should find the ingredients adequate. The foresters will choose a “foraged” ingredient from those supplied, with the order decided by success in the fire contest. Foresters will be able to confer with their team cook so that they may have a better idea what to look for.
Once the cook has the “foraged” ingredient, they may begin their preparations and, assisted by their team forester as necessary, create a dish which may be served at the evening board. The cooks may use whatever equipment they bring, i.e. pots, pans, utensils, camp stove, fire irons, etc. Points will be earned for outdoor ingenuity.
At the end of the day, before the evening board, the Baron and Baroness of Endewearde will judge each dish based on the cooking process, taste, appearance, and use of the “foraged” ingredient and choose a winning team for the challenge. Appropriate prizes will be awarded to the members of the winning team by Their Excellencies Endewearde.
10:00 am- 4:00 pm Baking Contest With HL Moira Browne
Lady Moira is holding a baking contest! Bake at home or on site this contest focuses on bread and desserts of the harvest on post-christianity Europe and the Celtic Isles. Participants will have a place to prepare dishes alongside the Food and Fire challenge and tables will be set up to display goods baked at home.
Horkney Menus and Meals
Dayboard – Dayboard will be open from 12:00 – 1:00 pm
Our day board will be located in two different spaces. Because the event itself is large, we will have one placed near the martial activity hub and one at the other end of the event where the cooks will be working. Water is always available throughout the day.
Cheese variety | Cracker variety | Charcuterie meats | Some special treats made by Freyja just Frayja | Breads and butters | Veggie soups | Coffee, tea, and cocoa
Evening Board – Served following Baronial Court
Guests are responsible for their own dining setup, including tables, chairs, and feast gear. Their Excellencies Endewearde will provide a prize for the “best table setup” before the evening board is served.
Stewed Chicken breasts in vegetables | Potato, turnip, and squash melody | Grilled pork lions, herbed or plain | Homemade breads and selection of fancy butters | Honey cakes | Fruit or pudding tarts | Water, Lemonade, Tea, Cocoa
Low sensory food options: both our Day and Evening boards have selections of easy, individually wrapped food that are universally considered low stimulation and safe for most tactile and sensory defensive humans (as well as small humans in general.)
Peanut or sun butter sandwiches with or with strawberry or grape jelly
Raw carrots and celery in baggies | Raw peeled apples in baggies | Apple sauce cups | Goldfish crackers
EasyMac | Individual meals can be provided upon request: Chef Boyardee Spaghetti O’s or Ravioli, Ramen Noodles (shrimp, beef, or chicken), chicken nuggets, and plain beef hot dogs.
IMPORTANT NOTE: To safely manage food allergies, it is extremely important to only use the utensil assigned to a food and no other. Sharing utensils between different food items can cross-contaminate foods and cause a dangerous situation for those with allergies. Please be thoughtful and do not move a utensil to a different food. Should a serving utensil drop on the ground, someone from the staff will be happy to provide a new one.
Event Staff
Event Stewards – Tatiana of Endewearde and Lady Kathryn Foxburrow
Gate – Isabella Altoviti
Rattan MIC – Thorbjorn Thorfinsson
Fencing MIC – Jordan Harvey
Archery MIC – Master Godric of Hamtun
Arts and Sciences Competition and Display – Nathan Hartman
Fire and Food Competition Coordinator – Gwillim Kynith
Family and Youth Point Coordinator – Amee Le Mort
Dayboard Coordinator – Freyja just Freyja
Evening Board Coordinator and Facilities – Drottin Boddr Tyggrsson
