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Hello Debatable Lands! Salve Accolens!

We can’t wait to see you at Pennsic, if you are going! Here’s a list of Debatable Lands Activities, activities that we participate in, and other items of interest. See you there!

Baronial Social – Middle Sunday, 8/7. 4pm – 7pm, AE Royal (N04)
-4 pm: Gather and set up
-4:30 pm: Baronial Court
-~5:15 pm: A light dinner by Lady Arthes (walking tacos, fruit, veg, drinks)
-~6 pm: The King and Queen have business! Stick around!
-After Kingdom Court: Tear down (help appreciated)
-Note: the Kingdom Brewers’ Bar should be open

Pennsic Opening Ceremonies – Middle Saturday, 8/6. Muster 11am, AE Royal (N04)
-Bring your Baronial Bling and banners, your walking shoes, your singing voice (optional), a hat or parasol for shade, and drinking water.
-Everyone should try this at least once! We’re the first Barony of the first Kingdom on the field. We’ve got GREAT seats!

Kingdom Court – War Week Tuesday, 8/9. 6pm, Great Hall
-Baronial retainers needed, contact Baroness Hilda if you can help

Performances by our Talented Performing Groups, Monday, 8/8, Performing Arts Tent
-7:30 pm – Debatable Lands Choir
-9 pm – I Genesii (the Greatest Commedia dell’Arte troupe in the Knowne World!)

Baronial Heavy Fighting Unit Takes the Bridge Battle! War Week Thurs, 8/11, Field
-Our Barony isn’t fielding a full Baronial Heavy Fighting Unit this year, as we are committed to experiencing Pennsic in “easy mode”. However, we would ask our heavy fighters to join in camaraderie under the Comet Banner, for one Battle, to remind the Known World of our people’s prowess and honor! Contact Sir Bors of Rouen, the Battle Commander, for details.
-Come non-fighters as well, to cheer on our Unit! It’s a lot of fun!

Kingdom Party, Monday 8/8. 8pm, AE Royal (N04)
– A Carneval Theme! The party features performances by Wolgemut, games, favors, food, and fun!
– Bring your drinking vessel, your ID, your gaming skills, and if you are inclined, a donation for the bar.

Wonderful Milestones for our People!
– Vigil of THL Renata le Rouge, middle Saturday 8/6 evening, Debatable Lands Camp (N10, Fletchers), elevation at Baronial Court in AE Royal Sunday ~6pm
– Elevation of THL Guillaume, War Week Thursday 8/11 on the field after the Bridge Battles (tentative). Vigil TBA.
– Party to Celebrate Master Emrys Eustace hight Broom’s anniversary of his elevation to the Laurel, War Week Wed 8/10, o’dark-thirty, Debatable Lands Camp (N10, Fletchers)

Volunteer Opportunities! Don’t Forget to Record Your Hours for the War’s Service Point!
– Pennsic – There are too many to list here, but you might consider helping set up the Performing Arts tent, volunteering at A&S point, helping the Heralds color submissions during the week, marshaling, and so much more!
– Kingdom – Retainers and Guards are needed for Their Majesties and Their Highnesses! Contact Master Alaric for Their Majesties, and THL Vika for Their Highnesses.
– Kingdom Camp – set-up, hospitality (shade, fan and charging!), Brewers’ bar, and more! We specifically ask that Barony members consider helping with AE Royal tear-down on War Week Friday. Royal tear-down is notoriously short on volunteers. We live close! We can help! Please donate an hour or two, if you can.
– Barony – retainers needed for the Social, Kingdom Court, and other activities. Please see Baroness Hilda if you can help.
– Barony camp will set up First Saturday and Sunday, and tear down the last Saturday and Sunday. Help is appreciated from campers.
– As you tear down, consider donating un-used food, drink and in-good-condition camping items to Paladin’s Pantry – Debatable Lands Camp (N10, Fletchers) is a donation point.

With all in person activities for the Barony being suspended, there will be no heavy practice this Sunday, 7/17. We will resume on 7/24. Their Excellencies will be holding their championship tournament that day as well.

Guillaume

Hello Debatable Lands!

Given the recent suspension of Baronial Activities, this means that we will not be able to hold Baronial Martial Practices this weekend on Sunday July 17th. Unfortunately, we had planned to host Baronial Championships for Archery and Heavy Weapons that day. So we will need to move those tournaments to the following weekend Sunday July 24th.

On Sunday July 24th the Barony will be hosting 4 Martial Championships to determine our new Champions in Archery, Thrown Weapons, Fencing and Heavy Weapons. The schedule will be as follows:

12:00 THLady Katheryn will host the Archery Championship
1:00 Lord Duncan will host the Thrown Weapons Championship
2:30 Don Jorundr will host the Rapier Championship with a speed tourney
3:30 Sir Bors will host the Heavy Weapons Championship with a speed tourney

We want to thank our Champions THLady Kathryn, Lord Duncan, Don Jorundr, and Sir Bors for their service to the Barony across the past few years and their flexibility with these time changes.

For those seeking the glory of standing as Baronial Champions, the duties include defending the Barony in your respective field. All Champions and their seconds will be asked to travel to the 7 Pearls Tournament in the Rhydderich Hael (Buffalo, NY) on August 27th to defend the honor of the Debatable Lands in tournaments against all the other Baronies’ champions. All champions receive invitations to compete in the known world Baronial Champions tournaments at Pennsic, and the invitation to process and stand with us in our Baronial Courts. We look forward to seeing your best.

If there is a weather delay on the July 24th date, then tournaments will be rescheduled for After Pennsic.

As always COVID safe rules apply, all attendees are personally responsible for knowing and following the rules. All attendees must sign in and show proof of vaccination or negative COVID test within 72 hours, and at present wear masks while inside at any SCA gathering. If you feel unwell, stay home.

Cheers, In Levitate et Caritate

Brandubh et Hilderun

Although the SCA complies with all applicable laws to try to ensure the health and safety of our event participants, we cannot eliminate the risk of exposure to infectious diseases during in-person events. By participating in the in-person events of the SCA, you acknowledge and accept the potential risks. You agree to take any additional steps to protect your own health and safety and those under your control as you believe to be necessary.

Salve Accolens! Hello Debatable Lands! Some very important reminders:

OUR JULY SOCIAL MEETING w GARB & GEAR SWAP/GIVEAWAY is THIS Sunday, July 10th! Read more HERE and see this handy map:

MARTIAL PRACTICES ON JULY 10th will be at the Social Meeting site NOT AT WASHINGTON BLVD!! Please spread the word about Archery, Fencing and Heavy Fighting practices. (Thrown Weapons is not happening due to martial availability.)

WE ARE CHOOSING OUR ADULT MARTIAL CHAMPIONS THIS MONTH! The first in THREE YEARS!!
Schedule:
Archery (Adult) – July 17th, at Archery Practice
Heavy Fighting – July 17th, at Heavy Practice (Speed Tourney)
Thrown Weapons – July 24th, at Thrown Weapons Practice
Fencing – July 24th, at Fencing Practice (Speed Tourney or Round Robin)

MARK YOUR CALENDARS for BARONIAL SOCIAL HOUR AND COURT at Pennsic. On middle Sunday of Pennsic, August 7th, at the Aethelmearc Royal encampment (N04), we welcome your good company and cheer for a social hour, followed by Baronial Court. And there are rumors of some special (Royal) guests who may have some business of Their own!

We are still nailing down the time, but the social hour will start late afternoon, followed by Court. All Courts expected to be about two hours total. We apologize for the inconvenience, but there will not be supper this year. Feel free to bring snacks. Drinks will likely be available from the Aethelmearc Brewers Guild Bar in Royal.

See you there!

Greetings Noble Populace,

Please find the words of our Kingdom Senechal in regard to the Update to AE Covid Policy – and how it affects Pennsic War

UPDATE

KINGDOM of AETHELMEARC
COVID POLICY – FOR PENNSIC WAR
Effective July 5th, 2022.


Greetings from the Æthelmearc Kingdom Seneschal;

Please read the below Covid policies update for The Kingdom of Æthelmearc, as we’ve made some very important and recent changes that will affect all Pennsic War attendees.

These policies have been discussed and coordinated with Duke Christopher, Æthelmearc’s Deputy Kingdom Seneschal for Pandemics, as well as Their Royal Majesties Æthelmearc, and the Mayor of Pennsic.

MASK WEARING:

Aethelmearc has a two part masking policy.


Part 1 – OUTSIDE: Masks are no longer required – by anyone – outside. Vaccinated, unvaccinated, kids, grown-ups – no one is required to wear masks outside.

Part 2 – INSIDE: All unvaccinated individuals, over the age of 2 years, must wear a mask at all times inside. Also – everyone, vaccinated or not, must wear a mask inside, when Covid transmission is high or substantial on the CDC Transmission map (not the community level). Let us repeat – This is the CDC transmission map, not the Community Levels map. If the map has green on it, it is the wrong map.

Definitions for Pennsic War:

INSIDE – Troll, due to its high density and volume is considered inside and masks are required at Troll. The Great Hall/Big Giant Barn is considered inside if any of the doors are down, the laundry area, bathhouses, and trailers used by the SCA.

OUTSIDE – All outdoor areas in the Coopers Lake Event Park area and All Pennsic tents – (except Troll & The Great Hall if all of the doors are open)

PENNSIC UNIVERSITY CLASSES – The Presenter, lecturer or teacher presenting any class in any tented area of the Pennsic University may require attendee of that lecture to wear masks during the class.

THE COOPERS STORE & INTERNET CAFÉ: Are not part of the event and as such does fall under their own policy & rules.

PRIVATE CAMPS: Can and may set their own rules for mask wearing in their own camps / tent areas.

PARENTS PLEASE NOTE: The upper level of the Cooper shower house next to the Cooper Store will be closed and locked for Pennsic 49. The upper bathrooms will still be accessible from the deck. Please let families with older children and teenagers know that they will not be able to hangout and play games inside the shower house like they have in previous years.

COVIDSAFE:

COVIDSafe – Proof of vaccination or negative test.

We are following the SCA’s COVIDSafe policy. You can read it in full in the comments below, but the short summary is that everyone five years old and up must either show proof of being fully vaccinated against Covid-19 or proof of a negative Covid test taken within 72 hours of check-in, that has been issued by a medical facility. (It cannot be a regular home test.)

Some important points – This is required. If you do not have either a negative test or proof of vaccination, you will be turned away, regardless of how far you have travelled, or your status in the SCA. The local testing centres may be full. Your entry to Pennsic will likely be delayed hours, if not days. Please come prepared and please let others who do not do social media know as well. Electronic versions of proof of vaccination or a negative test are OK.

Two other quick points –

1/ There will be no menacing the CovidSafe checkers at Troll. Please be kind to these staff members. They are trying to help you get through the line as quickly as possible. Anyone that starts yelling at them, bullying, acting disrespectfully, or being abusive to them will be told to remove themself from the property immediately for the duration of Pennsic War.

2/ Please be advised that the SCA COVIDSafe policies are for attendees. The landowners, their staff, and some of the food vendors (who don’t participate in the event) are not covered under this policy or the mask policy. There will be no menacing, yelling, or bullying of them either.


What to do if you become sick at Pennsic.

If you get Covid or test positive for Covid while at Pennsic, you should immediately put on a mask, and return home.

If that is not possible (say due to plane tickets), you should Isolate in your tent/camp; notify your campmates for their own health and safety, do not participate in any activities such as martial, classes, A&S, court, and the like, and you can return to activities after 5 days of no symptoms and a negative Covid test issued from a licensed medical provider; or 10 days and a negative Covid test issued from a licensed medical provider if you have symptoms.

Again, this is ONLY if you cannot return home due to extenuating circumstances. We know that some of you do not agree with these policies and there is an added burden. We just want you to understand that our main goal here is to keep the greatest number of people at the lowest risk.

SUMMARY:
· CovidSafe policy is in effect at Pennsic, you must show proof of vaccination or proof of a negative covid test, from a medical facility, taken within 72 hours of arrival.

· Masks are required inside at all times by unvaccinated individuals 2 and up, and masks are required inside by *all* if transmission is substantial or high.

· If you get sick or test positive at Pennsic, mask up and return home.


Thank you all so much for reading and I hope you have a wonderful Pennsic War.

Monica Gaudio
Kingdom Seneschal
Æthelmearc

Illadore de Bedegrayne
Pronouns: She/Her
Æ Covid Policy –https://tinyurl.com/AEShortSummary

Congratulations to Lord Ronan O Connaill, the new Vindex Coelorum, Defender of the Sky, in the Archery list of our Stellar Tournaments!

Ronan proved victorious out of about a dozen awesome archers in 3+ rounds of gnome-y fun, at a shoot designed and kindly run by Lord Godzimir (formerly Lord Godfrey). The final round came down to a tie between Lord Ronan and Lord Niall, to defeat the gnome king. Lord Ronan emerged victorious.

Congrats to Ronan, and thanks to Gozimir, Elle, the Archery Guild, our marshals, and all the archers! VIVANT!

And quick reminder – the first Baronial archery championship in three years will be on Sunday, July 17th at practice.

Heavy Champs will also be July 17th. Thrown weapons and Fencing Baronial Champs will be on Sunday, July 24th at their respective practices.

Hello Debatable Lands! Salve accolens!

A quick reminder that the Sky List for Archery is our next Stellar Tournament TOMORROW, Sunday June 19th at practice. About 12:30ish.

Note: If Archery practice is cancelled due to weather, thr tournament will be as well. Covid protocols are in place for practice.

See you there!