Dreiburgen Yule 1998

Photo

Uilliam and Luighseach assume the rank and burden of Baron and Baroness of Dreiburgen at the hands of Tomüki II and Luciana

Information

Location:	Dreiburgen Oddfellows Hall in Hemet
Date:	12/12/1998

Event Staff

Autocrat Miguel Esteban Franco de Los Rios
Feast Coordinator Mercy of the Healing Hands

From the Crown Prints

Dreiburgen Yule: The Merchant’s Quest

My Lord and Ladies, don your traveling clothes and prepare your caravans, you are invited to join the Barony of Dreiburgen in celebrating the Yule traditions of three lands on December 12, 1998 Gather with us at our departure point, located at the shipyards in the port of Gallavally. We’ll be meeting in the Harbormasters Inn 136 S. Harbor Street, Hemet CA (lower room Oddfellows Hall located in Hemet)

You are merchants traveling for three years throughout the known lands bartering and collecting goods to trade during your journey thus increasing your knowledge, holdings and lest I forget your wealth. Using your skills in the universal languages of barter, you befriend powerful and gracious patrons who invite you to partake of their local Yule customs.

Your itinerary begins in the Middle East, proceeding to the French Norman regions of Europe and then Scotland. The preliminary schedule for the three years is as follows:

Schedule of the Day

8:00 am – Site Opens
10:00 am – Meet at Oddfellows Hall
11:00 am – Practice bartering skills & set sail for the Middle East
12:00 pm – Learn dances of the era
2:30 pm – Middle East remove begins
4:00 pm – Court
5:00 pm – French Norman remove begins
6:30 pm – Traditional Yule entertainment from each table
7:00 pm – Scottish remove begins
8:30 pm – Announcement of winners
8:45 pm – Bardic revelry in lower hall
9:00 pm – Dancing in upper hall
11:00 pm – Hall Closes

Goods: And did we not tell thee, each paid adult shall receive a complete recipe book with all the evening fare included. Further, contests will be numerous including the traditional Dreiburgen Best Table Center Piece, best Yule performance from a table of fellow travelers (the kitchen staff will be singing also), best use of a costume appropriate to the lands visited, and much, much more.

Memories

My favorite memory of this event was not getting elevated to Court Baron (which was very nice). It was that Lady Casia Thessalonica apo Constantinopolios memorized and recited for me The Voyage of Bran,, an Irish hero story which I very much liked. She added just a touch of an Irish brogue, and spoke with a force and confidence that few could match. ~Eadwynne of Runedun