Welcome to the Shire of Gryffyn's Keep

Fractured Fairy Tales: The Tale of Robin Hood

With “King Richard” away fighting in the Crusades, “Prince John” with the help of his evil henchman the “Sheriff of Nottingham” has invaded our beloved Shire of Gryffyns Keep.

We have fought the good fight and now with very tired voices we call out to you the populace of these great lands in search of the heroes we so desperately need to rid our land of this evil scourge.

Yes, we are in need of heroes, those most wondrous of heroes that rob from the rich and give to the poor. We need a hero who is a master with the Bow. We need a hero who is sure with a Blade. We need a hero who is unstoppable with a rapier. We need a hero who can defend our bridge from invaders. We are in need of Robin Hood and his merry men.

Who among you will come and participate in our day of tournaments in Archery, Heavy Combat, Thrown Weapons and Fencing? But beware, the Sheriff of Nottingham will be serving arrest warrants throughout the day and putting those he finds and serves into shackles (if you would like to have someone arrested please see the Jailer at the Warrant Booth and for a small bribe you may have someone arrested for 5 minutes at a time, please no more than 4 arrests of any one person throughout the day). Fear not for the entertainment of our wee ones as activities will be occurring for them, as well as, a Friar Tuck Pot Luck Dayboard/Cooking Competition starting at 11:30 AM in which our Shire will be providing the meat course (please bring a dish of your choosing to share and there will be a signup sheet and special section of the table for those wishing to enter the competition portion of the lunch board. Please be sure to make any competition dish a period recipe, also please be sure to make a list of the ingredients in your dish for allergy purposes).  Just before our scrumptious dinner feast being prepared by Lord Thomas Le Strange there will be a “swagger” competition (participants must be able to lift 40 lbs.) and Robin Hood and his merry men will be unveiled.

The feast menu is as follows:

First Course
Sodde Eggs, Sallet, Poumes, Bread and Cheeses

Second Course
Farced Fowl, Collyflowers and Puffes in the English Manner

Third Course
Pumpkin Pie

So here our call and please come and help us find our heroes so that we may put an end to the evil tyranny of Prince John.

The site for this event is Union Presbyterian Church, 656 Rt 380, Murrysville, PA 15668 on Saturday October 15, 2011. The site opens at 10:00AM and closes at 9:00 PM. The site is dry and directions are as follows:

South and Pittsburgh area:

Take your best route to I-376 East(Parkway) to the end and bear left onto Rt 22E towards Murrysville.

**Go through 3 stop lights and bear right onto Rt 286E, Golden Mile Highway, Holiday Park. Proceed through 8 stop lights and after the last one at the Dairy Queen go straight under the underpass on Rt 380E. From here the church is approximately 2 miles on your right

North: I-79 to Pa Turnpike east to the Monroeville-Pittsburgh exit after the toll booth bear right onto Rt 22E towards Murrysville. Follow directions from**.

East: take either Rt 22 or Rt 30 W to Rt 66 N through Delmont, go approximately 7 mi to a flashing yellow light and turn left onto Rt 366W towards New Kensington. Go approximately 4 miles to interchange with RT 380. Turn left through medial and bear right onto Rt 380E, church will be approximately 1.5 mi on your right.

The site fee for this event is $7.00 for adults, $4.00 for children 6 to 12 and children under 5 are free. There will be an evening feast by the hand of Lord Thomas Le Strange (Thomas Butts) . The cost of feast is an additional $8.00, $4.00 for children 6 to 12 and children 5 and under are free. Of course, the non-member surcharge of $5.00 will apply for any gentle without proof of membership. Reservations may be sent to Lady Siobhan MacDermott (Melissa Strobel) at 202 S. 4th St. , Youngwood PA 15697 (724) 396-2179 theebonswan@gmail.com. Checks can be made out to the Shire of Gryffyns Keep, SCA Inc. Please do not include your NMS with your reservation.

Your autocrats for the event are Lady Freya Ramsey (Heather Pollins (724)522-1019), and Zoe the Black (Amy Buckley (724) 980-7573). Be sure to mark us on your calendars, invite your friends and join us for some fun!

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