Stone the Crows

Stone the Crows
Sept. 20th 2025

September 20th 2025
Site opens: 10 am
Site closes: 9 pm

Merlin Community Hall
150 Aberdeen St.
Merlin, N0P 1W0

Event Stewards
Noble Chera Squirrel
Cesare Ambrogino di Salvazzi

Event Registration Fees:
Adult members
$20
Adult non-members
$30
Youth 17 and under are Free

Attending with Children
IMPORTANT – if you are bringing a child for whom you are NOT the parent, or legal guardian, you will need to bring to the event:
A complete signed minor medical waiver (2 copies)​
A complete signed minor waiver or signed blue card

If you have any inquiries
that are not answered on
this site, please email us at
champcorbeauevents@gmail.com
Please put ‘ StC ‘, and what it is regarding, in the Header

THE SCA PROHIBITS HARRASSMENT AND BULLYING OF ALL INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS.
Participants engaging in this behavior are subject to appropriate sanctions.
If you are subjected to harassment, bullying or retaliation,
or if you become aware of anyone being harassed or bullied,
contact the event steward, seneschal, President of the SCA, or your
Kingdom’s Board Ombudsman.

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.

Schedule
Site opens – 10 am
Armoured & Fencing – Inspections / Authorizations before Morning Court
Morning Court – 11am
Moot – directly after Court (indoors)
Armoured & Fencing – Pick Ups after Morning Court
Lunch – 12:30 pm
Fencing & Armoured Tournament – 1pm
Court – 4:30 pm (at TRM discretion)
Feast begins after Court
Site Closes at 10:00 pm

We are honoured to be hosting
The Kingdom Moot
at this year’s event
The moot will happen directly after court, inside the hall

Penn de Moranza will be sitting his Vigil for the Order of the Laurel

Come out and be a part of his very special day !

Kolbjorn Skatkaupandi will be sitting his Vigil for the Order of the Chivalry

Join us, as we celebrate this wonderful occasion !

Lunch – Sold Out

We are offering a Norse Themed Lunch in honour of Kolbjorn’s Elevation to the Order of the Chivalry

FLATBREAD
(whole wheat flour, water, salt)
( Contains Gluten )

SKYR with HONEY and NUTS ( Nut Free Version will be available)
(skyr, honey, berries, nuts)
( Contains Dairy, Nuts, Honey )

FRESH FRUIT and VEGETABLES

SALTED CARAMEL APPLES
(apples, sugar, cream, butter, salt)
( Contains Dairy ) 

HONEY GLAZED TURNIPS / (Hunangsglæðar Snæpurnar)
(turnip, honey, butter, salt)
( Contains Gluten, Dairy, Egg )

SOUP ( Meat or Vegetarian )
(Meat Version: smoked pork sausage, onion, garlic, bacon, cabbage, beer, marjoram, dill, thyme)
( Vegetarian version: onion, garlic, cabbage, beer, marjoram, dill, thyme )
( Contains Gluten )

GRILLED LAMB with HERBS / (Lambakjöt með Jurtum)
(lamb, olive oil, thyme, sage, dill, salt, pepper)

Feast – Sold Out

We are offering a late period English/Italian in honour of Penn’s Elevation to the Order of the Laurel

Baby Back Ribs
(ribs, coriander, onion, garlic, red wine vinegar, sapa/saba, olive oil)

Strawberry Tart
(flour, vegan butter, eggs, strawberries, bread crumbs, sugar)
( Contains Gluten & Eggs )

Baked Chickens
(chicken, currents, prunes, vegan butter, pepper, salt, cloves, cinnamon, ginger, mace, flour, sugar, eggs)
( Contains Gluten & Eggs )

Conserve of Oranges
(oranges, sugar, rose water)

Fine Cakes
(flour, sugar, vegan butter, clove, mace, salt, saffron, eggs, rose water, yeast)
( Contains Gluten & Eggs )

Roasted Rice
(rice, parmesan, mozzarella, salt)
( Contains Dairy )
( Dairy Free Version will be available with advanced notice)

Salad of Greens
(lettuce, kale, spinach, leeks, parsley, sage, rosemary, thyme, olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt, pepper)

Mushroom Tart
(mushrooms, mozzarella, eggs, pepper, ginger, clove, mace, butter, flour, salt, pepper)
( Contains Dairy & Eggs )
( Dairy Free Version will be available with advanced notice)

Peasant Bread
(flour, sugar, salt, yeast)
( Contains Gluten )

Merchants Welcome
Email regarding details champcorbeauevents@gmail.com
Please put ‘Merchanting’ in the Header of the email

There will be a Refreshment Stand inside the hall
We will NOT be serving alcohol
We Will be serving
Various carbonated beverages & Jumbo Mr Freeze
(while supplies last)
Everything at the Refreshment Stand is priced at $1

As long as the weather is favourable, and we can hold the event outdoors…
Dogs are welcome on site, as long they remain on a controlled leash and are immediately cleaned up after

Having had various shire folk notice a few odd looking eggs on our lands recently, we investigated further. As we feared… once again, these are cuckoo eggs !

We Crows are very welcoming, and love to share what we have.
We also accept that we may be a bit odd, but we are certainly not crazy about cuckoos.

You see, cuckoos are not content with just sharing… no, they demand it all for themselves and push anyone else out into the cold.
In fact, we see these eggs as a threat to the proper upbringing of our own young !

If these eggs were to hatch… in no time at all, we would be seeing an influx of cuckoos !
To make sure that we enter the cold season without cuckoos trying to steal all our food and nesting space, we need to make sure all the eggs are gathered and properly contained.
We hope that those who are fleet of foot, and endless in their energy, can help with this task.
We will have a basket set up just for the collection of the eggs.
Don’t forget to check inside the egg !

Armoured Tournament

Way of the Thief

Run since the first Stone the Crows, this traditional tourney has been adapted over time, but the essence remains the same

One end of the Alley has a single combatant: The Merchant
The other end has 2 combatants: The Thieves
The Merchant has an off hand money pouch (can be used to parry).
The Thieves intent on getting the money pouch !
The Merchant must either dispatch or maim the Thieves, or escape through the far exit.
If the Merchant is injured (takes any hit), they drop the pouch and exit they way they entered.
The money pouch can then be picked up by either of the Thieves.
The Thieves can choose to fight each other, or escape out opposite ends.
Whoever holds the money pouch when they exit the Alley, gets the Point.
Whoever has the most points, when the tourney ends – wins

( NOTE: Armoured combatants wishing to participate in this tourney, should bring a gauntlet or hockey glove to participate. The marshal will only have a couple of hockey gloves available to lend out)Way of the Thief

Fencing Tournament

Way of the Thief

A traditional tourney since the first Stone the Crows, it will be run this year as it was the first year

At one end of the Alley is a single combatant: The Merchant
At the other end are 2 combatants: The Thieves
The Thieves plan to kill the Merchant and take his money, so the Merchant must fight for his life

The Merchant starts at one end of the alley, and the Thieves start from the other.
The Thieves work together to try to dispatch the Merchant…
BUT
If the Merchant dies, then the Thieves immediately turn on each other

The Merchant must declare loudly, and swiftly, if they are killed (then back out of the alley)

If the Merchant makes a kill, it is worth 2 points
If a Thief makes a kill, it is worth 1 point

Everyone will fight as the Merchant, and as a Thief, at least once in the tournament.
Whoever has the most points, when the tourney ends – wins

( NOTE: As this is a simulation of a street fight, no spears are allowed in the Tourney )

Archery Tournament

Shoot the Scarecrow

The scarecrow is bothering the crows…
so stick it full of arrows to convince it to move along.
There will be a scarecrow set up as a target, however…
some of the braver crows have already started to sit on it.
Don’t Shoot the Crows, or you will loses points !