This weekend UCC's Med/Ren and others went to Swords Castle, Dublin for a (reenactment) training session. I got
to shoot a Meare Heath bow (I think it was or a Self Bow, not sure) and European style war bow;
had tea and pumpkin soup and Chinese food; learned some more spoken
Irish and some new songs; got an awesome viking cup and hat; figured out
what kind of cloak I am making; and I made some awesome friends! Best.
Weekend. Ever!
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| Swords Castle, Dublin |
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| Learning traditional archery with Dave "MirCat" Hodson |
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| Learning arm movements and muscle memory. |
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| stance and how to load |
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| She could do this by her 3rd shot! |
Oh yeah, about the "flying spiders"? *shudders*There were hundreds of baby spiders drifting in the wind! The landed in your hair, they invaded the tents... They were everywhere and inescapable--believe me, I tried. It seemed like something out of Night Vale!
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| nalbinding, knitting,crochet, and sewing abounds! |
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| wood turning--this was really cool to see! |
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| this will eventually be a (really cool) baby's rattle |
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| There were apple trees on the grounds--some were good for baking in the fire :) om nom nom |
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| Aliette having a try! |
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| Learning from the teacher |
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| When I woke up early in the morning there were cats everywhere! |
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| The shots I made on my first attempts! |
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| Dinner being made... |
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| Pumpkin soup! This was amazing. |
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| It finally felt like October to have squash soup! The hat I am wearing here just appeared on my head... I grew quite fond of it, and Tony let me keep it. Awesome! |
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| Hey mom, remember that candle-holder? It came in real handy! |
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| Whenever someone wanted to get in or out we had to yell "Gatekeeper!" and have someone with the key run over... |
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| Lots of stories being told 'round the campfire... |
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| (I tried to post a video of one of the funny stories, I hope it goes through here...) |
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| The moon was so bright, full as it was. It gave a nice light for the weekend! |
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| While this picture does a great job of showing how it felt, if one imagines more chats and laughing and singing in the background you get an even better idea! For example, there is the song "the rattlin' bog". I know a similar American version in which the chorus is, "and the green grass grows all around,all around, and the green grass grows all around..." You can see by the videos how it progresses... | | |
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| With all the rain there were RAINBOWS! :) |
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| After a long weekend it was time to pack up and head home... |
Glad that portable candle holder came in handy. Not sure what to think of that hat though!
ReplyDeleteFlying...spiders? I would have died immediately..
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