Author: Excellencies

As we potentially return to In Person Events, the Barony of Montengarde seeks possible venues and event teams for the following  Fall Event (traditionally called Samhain) Nov 7, 2021  Seeking site able to accommodate our Bardic Championship. Indoor space available for fighting in the event of poor weather a bonus.   This is only three…

The latest announcement from the Board of Directors regarding COVID precautions. TLDR – Be responsible for your choices. Events and activities require sign in. Post notice that risk cannot be completely eliminated & the individual is responsible for their own safety. https://www.sca.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/AugustInPersonActivityResolution.pdf Be well, be safe In Service,HE Bjar the Blue

These are the words spoken by Her Excellency Bothilder, Baroness of Montengarde at Dragonslayer (June 19th, 2021). Any error in their transcription lies with my, Bjar. Attend well her words. “Greetings Avacal and MontengardeI address you today to make it publicly known that I’ve made the difficult decision to step down as Baroness. As some…

Your Challenge is to tell us how you would, could or will slay the dragon that plagues our lands. WINNER – Nidira (Asa)! The people of our History have shown us through there works of art and stories that their imaginations have been no less than our own, yes we reenact history……… Also this event…

HERE YE HERE YE! COME ONE, COME ALL TO BE PART OF THE GREATEST COOK-OFF IN THE KINGDOM!!!! As we are keen to slay the Dragon that plagues our land this year, Once it’s dead we need to enjoy a celebration and feast!! I issue a challenge to come up with a creative and fun…

Greetings to Their Excellencies of Montengarde, the people, and the archers of Avacal! This dragon is a plague upon you and must be stopped! Wait… no.. this is a plague dragon that must be shot! Here is your challenge: your task is to make an archery target with the a theme of plague, dragons, or…

HEAR YE HEAR YE LET THE DRUMS AND BATTLE HORNS OF WAR BE HEARD!!! The Barony of Montengarde is issuing a Call to Arms regarding our latest invasion by yet another Dragon!!! Be it our amazing folk who rise to the challenges at hand to support our War Efforts, such as our bards to lift…

Welcome to the website for Virtu-L 12th Night! This event will be a joint celebration between the Barony of Castel Rouge’s “Virtu-L” event, and the Barony of Montengarde’s 12th Night event. In the grand spirit of both Avacal and Northshield in running with the scissors we’ve been handed, we have decided to attempt the first…

A message from HE Bjar the Blue, Baron of Montengarde:An event of this size does not happen without the work of many. With that in mind, I would like to thank on behalf of the Barony of Montengarde the instructors from across the Known World who came out to share their knowledge and experience. Thank…

Even as the Plague keeps us apart, Montengarde is reaching out to our Northshield cousins of Castel Rouge to host an event together! For more information there is a facebook page for updates and a google site with all the official information. Too busy to click a link but still want to know more? Arts…

Greetings Rapier Fighters Samhain is fast approaching, and while we can’t cross blades in person, we can still compete online. There was to be a Baroness’s Brawl at Samhain this year, so instead how about we prepare for the next time we meet by creating BAR BRAWL INSPIRED OFF-HAND PARRYING DEVICES. RULES:1) On the day…

Greetings Ladies and Lords, The snow has fallen, and the harvest is almost complete. Samhain is just around the corner. The physical event is cancelled, so it will be held online. The A&S tournament theme will be the classic “What you did during quarantine”: any A&S type projects you worked on over the last eight…

People of Montengarde!If we cannot gather together in person, then we will gather online.A Facebook Page has been set up for updates https://www.facebook.com/events/829467851131615 For a complete listing of classes and scheduled times follow this linkhttps://sites.google.com/view/samhain2020/ Highlights include: We will be using Zoom as the format with multiple rooms open for classes and activities. It will…

The time has come for a new Baronial Exchequer Officer. We have had the position covered with an interim officer but we will need a replacement for him by October 1st, 2020. We would like to thank Henry of Bohemia for stepping in as a temporary measure these past months and we wish him best…

The Tavern Keep has been informed that our normal Tuxedo Hall on the 4th Wednesday is not available for January. He is attempting to get a new date for next week. As we found out more, updates will be posted here and on Facebook Meanwhile Council will still be happening on January 22The community room…