Event Information

Defending The Gate
(2026-03-28 - Site opens at 9 AM & Closes at 10 PM)
Sudentorre

Event Info

Name:
Defending The Gate

Website:
No Website on File

Date(s):
2026-03-28 @9 AM to 2026-03-28 @ 10 PM
Group:
Sudentorre

Virtual?:
No

Site Info

Site Name:
Izaak Walton League (Spotsylvania)

Address:
12432 Herndon Road, Spotsylvania Courthouse, VA, 22553

Directions:
Traveling from the North: Via I-95 South, take exit 130B to VA-3 w/Plank Road, turn left onto Orange Plank Road, turn left onto Herndon Road, destination on the right.

Traveling from the South: Via I-95 North, take exit 130B to VA-3 w/Plank Road, turn left onto Orange Plank Road, turn left onto Herndon Road, destination on the right.

Restrictions:
Limited Alcohol Permitted (Beer, Wine, Mead only): Alcohol is permitted in the feast hall only.
  • No one is allowed to become intoxicated at this event.
  • No one under the age of 21 can consume or possess any alcoholic beverages under any circumstances.
  • The VA ABC License must and will be posted in the public view where the alcohol will be permitted.
  • All open alcohol containers must stay on the premises.
Pets: Pets are welcome but must be on a leash and are not allowed indoors.

Accessibility:
This event primarily takes place outdoors. Parking areas are not paved but are gravel and dirt. There are parking spaces that will be designated as handicapped spaces in front of the Main Hall and in front of the building which will serve as the Royal Room; that building has an accessible ramp that leads to indoor, accessible single-occupant bathroom. There will also be outdoor restrooms, one of which will be accessible. The Main Hall is all on one floor, and there are no stairs, but is down the hill from the Gate and surrounded by gravel. Martial activities are primarily on the grassy areas on the property, with some rapier possible in wooded areas, and archery is primarily in wooded areas. Please contact the Event Steward with specific concerns.

Event Steward

SCA Name:

Email:

Description:
The Battle of Marignano in 1515 was the end of the War of the League of Cambrai. The French army, led by the newly-crowned Francis I, fought against the Old Swiss Confederacy which had been expanding southward into the Italian peninsula. Supporting the French were German landsknecht and Venetian condottieri. Francis' success in this battle ended the expansion of the Swiss confederacy, and marks the last time the Swiss ever officially fought in an offensive conflict. The mercenary support, especially that of the late-arriving Venetians, was crucial to France's success. Come join us for day of fighting, arts & sciences and feasting celebrating helpful mercenaries and the variety of Swiss culture.

Cost Info


 Day-Trip Feast Camping
Adult, Member Discount Event Registration 20 15 0
Adult, Event Registration 30 15 0
Youth (6 - 17) 8 15 0
Child (0-5) 0 0 0

Reservationist Name:
Edward Perry

Reservationist Email:
mol@sudentorre.atlantia.sca.org

Checks Payable To:
Canton of Sudentorre, SCA Inc.

Cost Notes:
Reservation Address:
1171 NC Highway 87 North
Pittsboro, NC 27312

Refund Policy: Refund requests must be made in person at a regularly scheduled Canton business meeting, or via email or in writing to the Event Steward or Reservationist. Refund requests must be received/postmarked via mail, email, electronic format (not verbal) prior to the end of the event in question. Honored refunds shall be posted within seven (7) business days of the end of the event in question. Feast refunds are only available if the feast space is oversold or the spot is resold to another attendee. All other refunds are made at the discretion of the Canton Emergency Financial Committee. All refunds not cashed within 120 days of date of issue will be returned to the general fund.

General Activities

Martial Activities:
There will be armored fighting, rapier fighting and archery. Details TBD

A&S:
There will be A&S classes and displays, details TBD.

Feast:
Feast is limited to 64 seats so it is highly recommended that you pre-register.
Menu TBD.

Merchants:
Contact the Event Steward for merchant space.