Yule Toy Tourney
(2025-12-12 - 2025-12-14 - Site opens at 5 pm & Closes at 12 pm)
Nottinghill Coill
Event Info
Name:
Yule Toy Tourney
Website:
Date(s):
2025-12-12 @5 pm to 2025-12-14 @ 12 pm
Group:
Nottinghill Coill
Virtual?:
No
Site Info
Site Name:
Table Rock Camp and Retreat Center
Address:
125 Bethany Cove Rd, Pickens, SC, 29671
Directions:
From the North: Make your best route to SC Highway 11 S . Take SC Hwy 11 to W. " Gate Rd. Turn left onto W. Gate Road. Follow for approx. 0.4miles, turn right onto Bethany Cove Rd. Retreat Center will be on the Left.
From the South: Make your best route to SC Highway 11 N. Take SC Hwy 11 to W. Gate Rd. Turn right onto W. Gate Road. Follow for approx. 0.4miles, turn right onto Bethany Cove Rd. Retreat Center will be on the Left.
Restrictions:
Site is DRY. Absolutely NO Alcohol permitted on the Premises. No Smoking in the Buildings. No Pets Permitted on Site (Service Animals allowed). No Tent camping on site.
Accessibility:
Site is a two level multipurpose building with handicap accessible bathrooms on main floor and wheelchair ramp to front door where you will troll in.
Event Steward
SCA Name:
Email:
Description:
Il Torneo dei Gioccatoli! Come celebrate midwinter with the Medicis and the Borgias. We will be celebrating the traditions of Italian Christmas with an SCA flair. This Event is a Toy Drive for Country Santa (http://www.countrysanta.org/). Your event fee is a new unwrapped toy to benefit needy children. Please bring an additional unwrapped toy for each competition you plan to enter whether martial or A&S. Your generosity will help children in upstate South Carolina have a happy holiday season. Please take a moment to checkout Country Santa’s website and see what they need most.
Cost Info
| Day-Trip | Feast | Camping | |
| Adult, Member Discount Event Registration | 0 | 15 | 25 |
| Adult, Event Registration | 0 | 15 | 25 |
| Youth (11 - 17) | 0 | 15 | 25 |
| Child (0-10) | 0 | 15 | 25 |
Reservationist Name:
Lilith of the Glass Isle
Reservationist Email:
lilithoftheglassisle@gmail.com
Checks Payable To:
SCA, Inc., Barony of Nottinghill Coill
Cost Notes:
Remember: your site fee is a New Unwrapped toy per person. Suggested Activity fee is a New unwrapped toy per activity.
Note, the term Camping above refers to a cabin bunk.
Registration is available on SCORES: https://sca.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/sca/event.jsp?event=1764
Mail reservations and checks to Lilith of the Glass Isle at:
Lillian Bates
1500 Brookview Rd
Columbia, SC 29212
Make checks payable to: SCA, Inc., Barony of Nottinghill Coill.
REFUND POLICY: Refunds will be given only if the event makes a profit. Exchequer must receive refund requests in writing no later than 7 days after the event. All refunds shall be paid by check from the Barony’s checking account. No refunds shall be issued until the event books have been closed.
You may also register on SCORES (link to be added later).
General Activities
Martial Activities:
ARMORED COMBAT: Sir Cyriac will be running tournaments in each of the following weapon styles: weapon and shield, dual weapon, great sword, polearm, spear (matched 6' spears provided by Viscount Fearghus MacAirt). The winners of each of the 5 individual tournaments will meet in a final round robin tournament to determine the overall winner.
Preliminary tournament format will be either round robin or double elimination depending on the number of fighters.
RAPIER COMBAT: Sir Aelfred is devising a mysterious and cunning tournament.
ARCHERY:
Baronial Championship, and open archery. Youth will be welcome if accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
THROWN WEAPONS:
Baronial championship and open throwing. Youth will be welcome if accompanied by a parent or legal guardian.
Please contact Siegfried van Gotem (siegfriedvangotem@hotmail.com) for field space.
A&S:
ARTS CHAMPIONSHIP: Weaving in the Medici Period - A competition to choose Nottinghill Coill's Arts Champion
Gather artisans and heed the call! Your Baron and Baroness will choose a new Arts Champion at Yule Toy Tourney from the artisans of our great Barony. Since Her Excellency has a fondness for weaving, bring your best piece to showcase your skill of Weaving in the Medici Period. This can be in any medium related to weaving - it can be made with textile fibers (bands, trim, fabric, netting), bast fibers (baskets, cordage, straw mats), metal (wire mesh, jewelry and adornments), or even from the oven (braided breads anyone?). Show your creativity and why you would be the best choice for Their Excellency's next Arts Champion. Item does not need to be in Green and Gold. Documentation is strongly encouraged.
SCIENCES CHAMPIONSHIP: So you want to join a Guild? - A competition to choose Nottinghill Coill's Sciences Champion
During the 15th and 16th centuries, guilds began to rise to power in the city states that would later become Italy. Formulas were highly prized, kept secret, and guarded. The Baron and Baroness will choose a new Sciences Champion at Yule Toy Tourney from the "guild applications" of the members of our great Barony. Come equipped with your best FORMULA. This can be in any medium. Some examples would be cosmetics, skin care, dye, recipes, metallurgy, blueprints - if you can find a way to justify your entry as a formula it's an application! Show your creativity and why you would be the best choice for Their Excellency's next Sciences Champion. Item does not need to be in Green and Gold. Documentation is strongly encouraged.
IRON ARTISAN: Come test your creativity to make items from random materials provided by Noble Rinn. Be sure to bring any tools you think you might need.
IRON LAUREL: How the competition works: In one day you are to create an item that represents/would have been used by one of 5 Historical figures. You may bring your own tools, and there will also be some provided. The materials to create your item/items will be provided and laid out on a table for you. On Saturday 12/13 at 10 am, you'll start the competition by drawing a name of one of these 5 historical figures out of the bag:
Lorenzo de'Medici
Rodrigo Borgia
Leonardo da Vinci
Caterina Sforza
Sofonisba Anguissola
Then you may choose your materials and get started on your entry. You are strongly encouraged to research these individuals before the event, so you have an idea what you want to make. There will also be paper for you to write a few paragraphs explaining how your entry relates to your mystery person. Entries must be completed by 3pm and picked up before court.
Please E-mail Sensei Mizuno (ldypyrate@gmail.com) or Posadnitsa Kiur'iakiia (Baroness@Nottinghillcoill.atlantia.sca.org ) that you want to enter Iron Laurel (that helps us make sure we have enough supplies)
FAQ:
1) Do you have to be a Laurel to enter? - Yes, but don't worry if you're not a Laurel, Nobel Rinn will be running Iron Artisan so we haven't left you without a challenge.
2) Can I bring some materials with me? - Nope! Your entry must be constructed entirely of materials provided. You can only bring in tools.
3) What if I don't finish it in time? - No Worries, your entry will be judged as a work in progress.
4) What if My Question isn't listed here? - Email Sensei Mizuno or Posadnitsa Kiur'iakiia.
SCRIBAL: Scroll Blank Competition
Welcome one and all to the Milicent Shively Memorial Scroll Blank Competition sponsored by The Nottinghill Coill Scribal Guild!
The sharing and promotion of the scribal arts was a deep passion of the late Lady Milicent Shively. We wish to honor her legacy of skill, talent, and devotion with a Memorial Scroll Blank Challenge at Yule Toy Tourney.
Bring your scroll blanks to present to the populace for choice. As Millicent loved to see scrolls of all levels of expertise, this challenge is open to any and all who wish to participate. Beginners, Novices, and Seasoned scribes should all feel welcomed to participate. There will be no requirement for documentation for your work, but we would love to see it if you choose to share. The only request, (but not a requirement), is that the depiction of a Lily be included somewhere in the illumination (whether hidden, or the focus of the design). Judging will be populace choice. The scrolls will be donated to the use of the Barony in honor of our late prolific scribe, Lady Milicent.
The list of Baronial Awards and suggested wording can be found in the files of the Nottinghill Coill Scribal Guild Facebook Group. If you aren’t a member and just want to participate, I can send you the file directly, just let me know!
I look forward to seeing the lovely work! - Mistress Brig
A&S OPEN DISPLAY: Space will be available for those who would like to present their work whether completed or in progress. Please indicate 'display only', 'feedback welcome', or 'competition-style judging welcome'.
Feast:
The feast menu is still in progress and will be posted here when finalized but will consist of 4 removes. One will be antipasti (appetizers), two will have main and side dishes, and the last will be desserts. Traditional Italian Christmas fare will be served (but NO Seven Fishes).
Vegetarian and Gluten-free options will be available.
Please use the comments/notes section when you register to address any allergies or dietary restrictions.
Merchants:
Merchants Welcome! Please contact the Event Steward Lady Giulia Stanizi – giulia.stanizi@gmail.com for more information. THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL FEE FOR MERCHANTING!
Other:
OTHER FUN ACTIVITIES:
The traditional snowball fight
Dancing after dinner
Mari Lwyd bard battles
Typical Medici/Borgia shenanigans (if you know your history)
A visit from La Befana