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The Barony of St. Swithin’s Bog Medieval Demo and Baronial Champs
The Barony of St. Swithin’s Bog will be demonstrating Medieval Activities at The Cambria County Heritage Festival on September 13th & 14th at Duman Lake County Park. Our Baronial Champion Tournaments will be held in conjunction with this Demo on Sunday September 14th. Medieval Demo Activities will include Arts and Science Exhibits, How-To Classes, Period Dancing, Fencing, Heavy Combat, Youth Combat, Thrown Weapons, & Archery. Youth Combat is open to the public with a signed waiver that will be provided. Loaner gear will also be available. This Demo is FREE both days.
The site is discreetly wet and will open on Saturday, September 13th at 10am and close on Sunday, September 14th at 6pm to tear down. Set-up will be at 5pm on Friday September 12th. Camping is permitted both Friday and Saturday nights.
There will be ample space for camping, with “Period Looking” Tents in front and the modern ones behind them. Please bring pop-up tents for shade, folding tables for activities, and lawn chairs. There are no shower facilities and ground fires are permitted.
Please direct all questions to Æsa Meinfretr (Melissa Dillon) at chatelaine@stswithinsbog.
Tentative Schedule Saturday (September 13th)
*10am Site Opens
*11am Heavy Combat.
*11am Class Drop & Wheel Spinning Demonstrations, including carding,
weaving, & lucet.
*12:00pm Fabric Stamping Class.
*1pm Fencing
*1pm English Country Dances
*2pm Tile & Pottery Class. 2:00pm Youth Combat.
*3pm Whip cording Demonstration.
*3pm Heavy Combat.
*4pm Youth Combat
*4pm Bayeux Tapestry Class.
*6pm Site Closes
*Classes Can Be Demos All Day
*Schedule is Subject to Change
*Youth Combat & Thrown Weapons Can Be Open All Day
Attention all who call the Barony of St. Swithin’s Bog home! Their Excellencies request the presence of those who would do well to represent them in next year’s 7 Pearls Tournament in the fields of Fencing, Heavy
Weapons, Youth Heavy Weapons, Archery and Thrown Weapons. This year’s Baronial Champs event will be held Sunday, September 14th, 2025, at Duman Lake County Park. Please plan to arrive between 10am-1pm as
Troll will close at 1pm. The event will run from 10am-6pm.
Following tradition for Baronial Champs, this event is FREE, but you do need to sign in with Troll. The site is discreetly wet. The Feastocrat for this event will be Æsa Meinfretr (Melissa Dillon). Drinks and paper products will be provided by the Feastocrat. If there are any dietary or allergy concerns, please get in contact with her at kiraconnormom14@gmail.com or by phone/text at 814-
312-8120. Also, please direct all other questions regarding the event to the autocrat Æsa Meinfretr.
We look forward to seeing all of you! Come cheer
on the participants!
St. Swithin’s Bog Baronial Champs 2025 Sunday Schedule
*10am Site Opens
*10am to 1pm Troll Open
*11am Heavy Armor Tournament
*12pm All Day Feast Opens.
*12pm Archery Tournament
*1pm Fencing Armor Tournament
*2pm Youth Tournament
*3pm Thrown Weapons Tournament.
*6pm Site Closes
*Court at the Pleasure of Their Excellencies
*Times are Tentative
