Barons Brouhaha 8 is a 3 day camping event at the Northgeatham Great Hall near Underwood.
Where: 973 Concession Rd 8, Tiverton ON N0G 2T0 (see map below)
When: Friday June 20, 2025 3pm to June 22 4pm
Event Steward: Lord Wulfric of the Blackwood trweirmeir@gmail.com
Reservation Steward: Baroness Sibylla of Glyndmere tamara.pasley@gmail.com
Fees:
weekend $20 member/$30 non-member
single day $10 member/$20 non-member
16 & under free
What’s Happening?
- Blacksmithing with Penda at the Glyndmere forge
- Armored Combat, Rapier, Archery & Thrown Weapons.
- Bardic circles around the campfire.
Schedule
Friday
- Camp setup from 3pm onward.
- At dusk there will be a robust campfire and a bardic circle.
Saturday
- Coffee and tea will be available in the Great Hall.
- Early morning the Smelter furnace will be stoked and the process begins.
- Armored combat and rapier. Inspections usually starts around 11. This will consist of pickups and bearpits.
- Thrown Weapons will be open at 11 with standard throwing and a Yeomen Tournament
- Archery range will be open at some point during the day…
- Court is at TRM discretion (typically at 4pm).
- Potluck feast in the great hall after court. Guests are asked to take all their food/dishes back home with them after the feast. Providing an ingredient list with your dish is suggested.
- Learn to start a fire using flint and steel (Penda).
- The evening will close with a campfire and bardic circle hosted by Sibylla.
Sunday
- Coffee and tea will be available in the Great Hall.
- 10 am Penda will start up the forge in the Blacksmithing shop and invite folks to come and make something.
- Archery and thrown weapons may be open depending on marshal availability.
- Enjoy the day, head back home later in the afternoon.
Events, Classes and Roundtables
Sunday: Blacksmithing with Penda
Come and enjoy some time on the forge with Penda. This ‘workshop/class’ is open to anyone who is interested in blacksmithing. Often folks will work on a fire poker or hook which utilizes many blacksmithing techniques. We usually start at 10, with 2 to 3 people working at the same time. Please register with Penda at mark.pasley@gmail.com to make sure you get some time on the forge. If there is something in particular you would make, please let me know.– Penda
Bardic Circles
There will be held at the campfire (or in the Great Hall) at dusk. Some guidelines:
- Stories should be kept to 5 minutes or less. if you have a longer story please split it into smaller parts.
- If you wish to sing ‘solo’ please state that before you begin.
Site Information
- The event will be hosted around the Great Hall (the Barn). There is water and electricity available.
- There is lots of room for tent camping on site.
- Limited sleeping/cot space is possible in the Great Hall. Keep in mind there won’t be any privacy there and it will be quite noisy at night. You will also have to pack-up your cot during the daytime to make more space available in the great hall. Please contact Sibylla about cot space.
- A centrally located firepit is available for cooking.
- We suggest leaving your dogs at home. If you really, really want to bring your pet, please contact Sibylla to confirm it is ok to do so. Dogs must be on a leash at all times, you must clean up after your pet and it must be friendly with humans and other dogs.