WHEN: Saturday, January 25, 2025 7am-6pm

The Barony of Gyldenholt invites you to join them in celebrating the skill, valor, and the honor of the Unbelted Armored Combat Fighters of Caid. The theme of the day is Hearth & Home! During these chilling winter months, we ask you for displays celebrating the ways we keep warm, keep cozy, or other warming arts / activities.

SCHEDULE:
7am – Site opens
8am – General set up
9am – Lists open
10am – Opening Court (at TRM pleasure) followed by the Tournament
4pm – Closing Court and site clean up
6pm – Site closes

EVENT REGISTRATION: Adult Event Registration $20, Adult Member Discount Event Registration $10. Children 17 and under are guests of the barony, but parents must still sign the minor waiver form or present a valid membership card. Cash and checks accepted at gate. Make checks payable to “SCA, Inc. Barony of Gyldenholt.”

COMBAT SCENARIOS: Combat will be a single elimination style tournament. A second life may be gained with a submission of an Arts & Sciences entry or a bardic piece. Entries will be on display for the populace to enjoy in a static display. After submission, fighters will be given a token to give to the list officer, redeeming their second life (If you plan to take your entry into combat, please provide a photo and a brief description of the piece for the display).

There will be a “Most Well Rounded Fighter” of the day competition. The winner will be selected from among the fighters who enter in the most events (A&S, Bardic, Chivalry). Sign up at the List table.

There will also be a People’s Choice “Fighter Edition” competition. The populace will be able to vote for fighters based on their combat prowess, chivalric behavior, their beauteous armor, or even how well they die. Votes can be cast during or immediately following any fight throughout the day.

ACTIVITIES: While Unbelted is a celebration of the Kingdom’s fighters, all are welcome to participate in the events of the day, including A&S Displays and Bardic (performances will be held at a specific time in the Gyldenholt Pavilion).

SITE INFORMATION/RESTRICTIONS: We will be using the field area at the East end of the park, at the top of a relatively small hill similar in stature to the one in Veterans Park in Altavia. Parking in the upper lot at the park is limited to 40 spaces. There is street parking immediately adjacent to the parking lot and in the surrounding neighborhood. Bring your patience, wagons and walking shoes. We will have an unloading/loading zone available in the upper parking lot. Please make use of it as described below. For those who need it, there will be helpers available to get your wagons up the small hill at the park entrance until 9:50 AM. DO NOT leave your vehicle parked in the red zone during the day, you will be towed by the city.

EVENT STEWARDS: Baron Brynjólfr Brandsson and Lady Ámóða Kristínsdottir
EVENT EMAIL: unbelted.event@gyldenholt.sca-caid.org

DIRECTIONS: From the North: Take the 405 South to Brookhurst Ave South. Turn right (South) onto Brookhurst. Take Brookhurst about 4 miles to Adams Street. Turn left (East) onto Adams. Take Adams about 1 mile to Mesa Verde Drive. Turn left (North) onto Mesa Verde Drive W. Take Mesa Verde Drive one block (you will see the park on your left) to Boa Vista Drive. Turn left.

From the South: take the 405 North to Harbor Blvd South. Turn left onto Harbor Blvd. Take Harbor Blvd about 0.25 miles to Gisler Ave. Turn right (West). Take Gisler about .5 mile to Country Club Dr. Turn left (South). Take Country Club Dr. about .5 miles to Mesa Verde Dr. W. Turn right (South-west) on Mesa Verde Dr. W. Drive about 1 mile to Boa Vista Dr. Turn right (West).

Unless you see street parking and want to park on the street straight away, PLEASE drive down the hill a bit to the second entrance to the parking lot on your left and come back up the hill along the right edge to enter our loading/unloading area near the park entrance. Once you’ve unloaded your gear, go find parking. DO NOT park in the red zone, you will be towed by the city).