Archery Muster at the Castle – April 18th

The Barony-Marche of the Debatable Lands invites you to a Regional Muster celebrating Archery, Thrown Weapons, and Arts & Sciences at the Castle home of Their Graces. Byron and Ariella (755 Stonegate Dr, Wexford, PA 15090-7593) on Saturday, April 18th. The muster will begin at 10:00 in the morning and continue until 4:00 in the afternoon.

Archery ranges will open at 10:30 am and archery from the roof will begin at 1:00 pm. The Barony’s loaner gear will be available.

During the afternoon, a tournament will be held to select the Barony’s representative for this year’s Scarlet Guard Challenge. The Scarlet Guard Challenge will take place at Scarlet Guard Inn in Hunters’ Home on Saturday, June 6th. To be selected as the Debatable Lands representative for the Challenge, you must be able to attend Scarlet Guard Inn and you must not currently be a member of the Scarlet Guard (or equivalent order – i.e. another kingdom’s grant-level archery order).

Thrown weapons will occur as marshals and equipment are available, and will be paused during the roof shoot.

There will be plenty of space indoors for any and all A&S activities!

Please bring something for a potluck. We’re going to be there all day, so let’s eat. Attendees may have certain dietary restrictions (vegan, gluten-free, etc.) so please provide ingredient information with your dish. Cards/pens will be available.

Their Graces have asked that you dress in garb for the day. No pets allowed indoors.

Parking is along the road, however Their Graces would like to remind you to use space efficiently on the street, diagonally where possible, and heed the parking signs.

ICYMI: New A&S and Bardic Champions have been Chosen!

On January 24, 2026, Baronessa Violeta and Praetoria Prima, Baronage of the Debatable Lands, chose Their new Arts & Sciences and Bardic champions! We had several exciting entries for A&S and two beautiful performances for Bardic and all deserve to be highlighted and congratulated.

Our new Champions are Lord Ingvar Sviatoslavich, with his A&S project of “An Alanic Caftan and the Simurgh“, and Lord Turlough O’Feolain, with his performance of Pais Dinogad, a 6th century Welsh poem! Lord Ingvar and Lord Turlough will both be representing our barony and competing at Seven Pearls in the fall. Lord Ingvar is seconded by Vaczi Matyas and Lord Turlough is seconded by Lady Tristyn of Griffyn’s Keep, both of whom had impressive entries of their own!

Our new baronial champions amidst their art – Ingvar wearing his winning caftan and Turlough mid-performance

Though I was unable to capture the ethereal nature of the bardic performances, please enjoy a glimpse of the rest of our A&S competition entries. I’m thankful that the baronage alone had to select their champion – I would have struggled to pick one myself! Vivant to all who entered and I look forward to seeing more from you in the future – maybe Iron Comet?

Cat Ear Hood by Noble Thomasyn Fletcher
Heraldic Embroidered Box by Lady Kolfinna le Blanc
The Forever Bardic Piece by Lord Patrokles Athenaios
A modern edition of “Ovunque volgi il piede” by Vaczi Matyas
Embroidered parchment by Magister Ceindrech verch Elidir
Grabby Dagger by Lord Turlough O’Feolain

Baronial A&S Championship, AS LX

No Practice Sunday 02/15/2025

There will be no practice Sunday 02/15/2025, as Adult Swim is taking place at the Galleria in Johnstown, 500 Galleria Dr. Johnstown PA, 15904 on Saturday and Sunday this weekend. As the majority of our fighters and fencers are going to be attending this event, there will be no Armored Combat OR Fencing at Become Better Sports Performance and Personal Training on Sunday 02/15/25.

Arts and Sciences at St. Brigid’s Inn!

a black and white line drawing of a shield-shaped pub sign, featuring a chatloup and a raccoon rampant, presenting between them a woven St. Brigid's cross. banner text around them reads "Saint Brigid's Inn" in a blackletter font.
image description: a black and white line drawing of a shield-shaped pub sign featuring a chatloup and a raccoon rampant, presenting between them a woven St. Brigid’s cross. banner text around them reads “Saint Brigid’s Inn” in a blackletter font.

Salve Accolens! I come bearing tidings of the most excellent classes and A&S activities at St. Brigid’s Inn, which takes place February 21st at the Buffalo Inn in South Park.

Perhaps most exciting, we will be featuring both a craft supply swap and an armor swap: round up those unused tools and that weird yarn you were sure would be useful, and the gorget or gauntlets that never quite fit right, and we’ll help them find a new home. Browse the armor swap and pick up some new-to-you kit in time for outdoor practice season, or leave ready to explore a new and exciting craft! You don’t have to bring something in order to take something, everyone can participate.

Come visit the armor repair workshop and help get our Baronial iron key armor in fighting shape, or get your own all gussied up and ready to go for the season.

Bring your threadbare and holey garb to the mending & sewing circle, where we’ll ply you with tea and teach you how to shore up that ripped tunic for another year of camping events.

We have activities hosted by the Foresters, Æthelmearc Moneyers Guild, Debatable Brewers, and Skyguard (the Debatable Lands Archery Guild); petting zoos for wild mushrooms and (definitely domesticated) musical instruments; make-and-takes for St. Brigid’s crosses and effigies, brick stitch embroidery, cordage, and tablet weaving; classes on painting, calligraphy, and manuscript research; blockprinting and machine sewing; and a heraldry consult table for all your name and device needs.

You can see the schedule and class descriptions here in spreadsheet form or here as a pdf (better than the spreadsheet on mobile).

The best thing about St. Brigid’s Inn is that the classes all run for at least two hours and are designed to be drop-in-drop-out. This means it may actually be possible to attend ALL THE CLASSES, which we all know is the Ultimate Nerd Goal.

Whether you schedule every second of your day or hole up in a corner with a hot drink and good company, we hope you’ll have a lovely time.

Stay warm out there,
– Owen Tegg, St. Brigid’s class coordinator

February Fencing Schedule

Hello, Debatable Lands!

Here is the schedule for fencing activities in and around our barony in the month of February:

Tomorrow (Sunday the 8th) there’s a fencing muster in Franklin, PA. BMDL practice in Bethel Park will run as normal from 1-5pm.

The weekend of the 14th and 15th, we will have no practice due to Ædult Swim in Johnstown! If you’re interested in fighting or fencing tons of people to your heart’s content, Swim is the place to be.

Lastly, on Saturday, February 28th, our neighbors in Ballachlagan are hosting Donnan Party, which will have lots of fencing opportunities!

Minister of Lists – Call for Letters

Good day Debatable Lands!

My term as Minister of the Lists is coming to an end in April. If you have interest in being an officer and taking the position of Barony MOL please submit a letter to the seneschal before the April business meeting, if you have questions please contact me at asionnachmacleod@gmail.com, on Facebook, or find me at an event or practice I’m happy to answer any questions!

If there are no letters I will accept another term but please submit letters if you are interested!

YIS,

The Honorable Lord Skjoldrbjorn

I Feastii Pre-Reg is Open!

Pre-registration form

Salve Accolens!

Welcome to I Feastii – a day of feasting and commedia.

Join us on April 5th, 2026 at 11am for 3 courses of titillating theatrics and cheese food . I Genesii – The Greatest Commedia dell’Arte troupe in the Knowne World – has put together a show full of trials and tribulations… Laughter and tears… Highs and Lows…

Each act will be punctuated with food brought to you by the kitchens of lærifaðir jǫrundr hinn rotinn and Lady Kattera Doplerin.

  • Preset: Salads, Sliced Cold Sausages, Olives 
  •  Course 1: Roast Chicken, Egg and Sage Tart, Marinated Artichokes, Cheese 
  •  Course 2: Lamb, Beef Meatballs, Stuffed Eggplant, Roast Broccolli, Cheese 
  •  Course 3: Salmon, Fried Salt Cod with Mustard, Chickpeas, Roast Cabbage, Cheese 
  •  Dessert: Whipped Ricotta, Mostacciuoli (a biscotti like cookie), Waffle Cookies, Raisin Marzipan Sauce, Candied Peel 
  •  Available All Day at Request from your Server: 
    • Sauces: Eggplant Sauce, Orange Cinnamon Sauce, Green Sauce 
    •  Fresh Bread (GF available), Assorted Butters

The troupe’s performance will include adult topics and themes and is not suited for those under the age of 18. If you register a child to attend, you are confirming that you are aware of the age recommendation of the show and have chosen to bring them to the event regardless.

Site Fees:
– Adult Event Registration: $30
– Adult Member Discount Event Registration: $20
– Youth Registration: $20

For more details, please see the event page here.

Click here for the pre-registration form

For questions, comments, or concerns:

Autocrat – Oyama Michiharu (Michi, she/her)

Reservations Clerk:

Feastocrats

YIS,

Michi

I Feastii Registration OPENING SOON!

Salve Accolens!

As many of you have surely heard through the grapevine (or seen on the Kingdom Calendar), I Feastii is coming up in just a couple months! 

If you haven’t seen it, please check out the event here, as well as this blurb about it. 

I Genesii – The Greatest Commedia dell’Arte troupe in the Knowne World – invites you to I Feastii! A night of debauchery, comedy, and feasting. Join the troupe for the premier 18+ Dinner Theater event. While I Genesii regales you with tales of intrigue, suspense, and lasciviousness, Lærifaðir jǫrundr hinn rotinn and Lady Kattera Doplerin will ply you with 4 courses of historical deliciousness.

Given the nature of the event – having limited attendance, highly planned meals, and a more unique event dynamic – we are requiring pre-registration. Event Registration will open on Sunday, February 1st at Noon EST. The pre-registration form will be made available at that time.

I Genesii, the Chefs, and the various Event Staff are thrilled to have you join us. 

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to me, Oyama Michiharu, in the following ways:

YIS,

Michi