http://www.brynmadoc.org/dreamstone27.html
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ACTIVITIES
Fighting:
# The Dreamstone Tourney shall be fought as it always has been in the
past, a standard double-elimination tournament without any weapon
restrictions.
- The Baron's Prize shall be a three rings tournament.
- The Baroness' Prize shall be a youth combat tournament, weighted in such a manner that all classes may compete for the prize.
*Other Activities:*
- An Anglo-Saxon poetry contest with cool prizes (see below)
- A wonderful (and familiar) 16th Century German feast
- Activities for all ages
- Revel — a Lymphad of Fun!
*Children's Activities:*
Page School classes, also games, dancing, and badge-making. Children's
activities are for ages 5 and up, and parents must volunteer to help out
for at least an hour. Sign in and out is a must, as well as emergency
contact info. For more information on children's activities, please
contact Muirenn ingen Donngail (Ashley Cotton, address below).
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TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
FRIDAY
5:00 p.m. Site and troll open
7:00 p.m. Travellers' fare
SATURDAY
8:00 - 9:30 a.m. Breakfast
9:00 a.m. Armor Inspection
10:00 a.m. Dreamstone Tourney
Noon Lunch
1:00 p.m. Baron's Prize List, Three Rings of Death
2:00 p.m. Baroness's Prize List, Youth Combat
5:00 p.m. Feast
7:00 p.m. Court
8:30 p.m. Revel
SUNDAY
8:00 - 9:30 a.m. Breakfast
11:00 a.m. Site Closes
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DREAMSTONE ANGLO-SAXON POETRY CONTEST
"All of the virtues, none of the rhyme"
Return with me to mead-hall days
when sang the scops of shield-wall heroes
or brooded long on life's brevity.
When mattered the most was metered line,
ere poems rhymed in Roman tongues;
Romantic rubbish ruined epics.
Ld. Dyfn ap Meurig is sponsoring a Anglo-Saxon poetry contest. Poems must be original, use the Anglo-Saxon alliterative style, and be presented in clearly legible format. If you aren't sure you are going to be at Dreamstone, your submission should include contact information.
Poems in Old English will be impressive, but poems in New English will be read!
A style guide can be found here http://www.sp.uconn.edu/%7Emwh95001/oepoetry.htm
*Judging*
Poems will be judged on form (the proper use of alliteration, meter and
stress, as well as stylistic hallmarks such as kennings and variations),
subject, style, and creativity. The winner will be announced at
Dreamstone baronial court.
*Prizes*
Prizes are to be determined, but will include a bottle of Chaucers mead
and some tablet-woven trim. In addition, the winning poem will be
performed in the evening at their Excellencies' pleasure — by the author
or by a stand-in with a suitably loud voice.
For submissions or if you have any questions, please contact Dyfn by email at bmarch@burke.net
Bring honor to your group and glory to your name by composing in the grand style of our forebears. Or don't and . . . don't.
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SITE
The site for Dreamstone is *A.H. Stephens Historic Park*, near
Crawfordville, Georgia. 150 beds in cabins and lodges are available at
the group camp. Tent camping is not allowed on site, but is available
elsewhere in the park. A few cottages are also available for rent
through the park. For more information on tenting and cottages, call
1-800-864-7275 or go to the Georgia State Parks system's website.
http://www.gastateparks.org/ The event site opens at 5 p.m. Eastern
time on Friday and closes at 11 a.m. on Sunday. There will be a strictly
enforced quiet area around the lake after 10 p.m. No pets allowed in the
group camp area. Georgia State Parks' policy prohibits alcohol use on site.
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PRICES Until April 10 / After April 10 & at Door
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ADULT WEEKEND
Onboard $20.00 / $24.00
Offboard $15.00 / $19.00
ADULT DAYTRIP
Onboard $12.00 / $15.00
Offboard $ 7.00 / $10.00
CHILD (4-12) WEEKEND
Onboard $10.00 / $12.00
Offboard $ 5.00 / $ 7.00
CHILD (4-12) DAYTRIP
Onboard $ 6.00 / $ 7.00
Offboard $ 1.00 / $ 2.00
CHILD (3 & Under)
All free / free
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Proof of membership is required. Non-members add $3.00 to the event fee. Also per Meridian Kingdom Law, no family shall pay a site fee higher than three (3) adult member prices for admission to an event as long as the children are 15 years of age or younger and they are all members. Proof of membership, immediate family relations, and age may be required. An additional $3 per vehicle parking fee is required by A.H. Stephens Park.
DIRECTIONS
A map http://gastateparks.org/georgia/parks/images/ga/ahstephs.gif to
the park may be found at the A.H. Stephens Historic Park website.
http://gastateparks.org/info.asp?id=37&linkval=ahsteph&siteid=5 The
site is located north of I-20, near Crawfordville, GA. From I-20: Get
off at exit #148 and travel towards Crawfordville on GA 22 for 2 miles.
Turn right onto US 278 for 1 mile and follow the signs to the park. From
Athens: Take GA 78 East to Lexington, then GA 22 East (South) to
Crawfordville. Take US 278 for 1 mile and follow the signs to the park.
DREAMSTONE STAFF
AUTOCRAT
Lord Aoghann MacGumerait
(Lonnie Harvel)
ldh@ece.gatech.edu
CO-AUTOCRAT
Muirenn ingen Donngail
(Ashley Cotton)
moc@brynmadoc.org
RESERVATIONS
Lady Kathryne Larke of Blackwater
(Larkke Flood)
larkke@comcast.net
FOOD COORDINATOR
Mistress Signy Dimmridaela
(Tracie Brown)
trbrown@uga.edu
Please contact the food coordinator two weeks prior to event with any food allergies or concerns.
