Bright Hills Baronial Birthday: Brúðkaup
(2027-02-06 - Site opens at 9am & Closes at 10pm)
Bright Hills
Event Info
Name:
Bright Hills Baronial Birthday: Brúðkaup
Website:
Date(s):
2027-02-06 @9am to 2027-02-06 @ 10pm
Group:
Bright Hills
Virtual?:
No
Site Info
Site Name:
Carroll County Ag Center
Address:
706 Agriculture Center Dr, Westminster, MD, 21157
Directions:
From the North
From the north, including Hanover and Gettysburg, take MD Route 94 South, which becomes MD Route 30 after entering Maryland. Continue toward Manchester, then turn right onto MD Route 27 South toward Westminster. Take MD Route 140 East toward Westminster, then turn right onto Center Street. Continue through two traffic lights and turn right onto Gist Road. Follow the signs for the Carroll County Agriculture Center and turn right onto Agriculture Center Drive.
From the South
From the south, including Frederick and the Washington, D.C. area, take I-70 East toward Baltimore. Take the exit for MD Route 27 North toward Westminster and follow Route 27 toward Westminster. Turn right onto Kate Wagner Road at the traffic light and continue approximately 1.2 miles. Turn left onto Gist Road and continue past Smith Avenue. After approximately another half block, turn left at the Ag Center entrance onto Agriculture Center Drive.
From the East
From the east, including Baltimore and surrounding areas, take I-695 to I-795 North toward Westminster. Follow the signs for MD Route 140 and take MD Route 140 West toward Westminster. Turn left onto Center Street and continue through two traffic lights. Turn right onto Gist Road, then follow the signs for the Carroll County Agriculture Center. Turn right onto Agriculture Center Drive.
From the West
From the west, including Hagerstown and western Maryland, take I-70 East and exit onto MD Route 27 North toward Westminster. Follow Route 27 North for approximately 15 miles, then turn right onto Kate Wagner Road at the traffic light. Continue approximately 1.2 miles and turn left onto Gist Road. Continue past Smith Avenue and proceed approximately another half block. Turn left at the Ag Center entrance onto Agriculture Center Drive.
Restrictions:
Site is wet
No Animals (Service animals are permitted, please clean up after them)
Accessibility:
Accessible parking and step-free access are available on the Agriculture Center grounds, although the exact parking and entrance used may vary depending on the event.
Event Steward
SCA Name:
Email:
Description:
Hearken, good gentles, and gather beneath the banners of Bright Hills!
The Barony of Bright Hills invite you to join us in celebrating another year of our Barony, with this year's festivities inspired by the raucous Norse tale The Lay of Thrym.
A tale of stolen treasures, clever schemes, unexpected disguises, and a feast fit for gods and giants.
Come spend the day with friends old and new, enjoying fighting, feasting, games, and festivities as we celebrate Bright Hills and the people who make our Barony such a wonderful place to call home.
Bring your finest garb, your appetite, your best stories, and your sense of adventure. Raise a horn, cross blades, share a feast, and enjoy the company of your fellow gentles.
Come make merry with Bright Hills as we celebrate another glorious year!
Cost Info
| Day-Trip | Feast | Camping | |
| Adult, Member Discount Event Registration | 20 | 15 | 0 |
| Adult, Event Registration | 25 | 15 | 0 |
| Youth (5 - 17) | 5 | 15 | 0 |
| Child (0-4) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reservationist Name:
Clara von Wonsiedel
Reservationist Email:
exchequer@brighthills.atlantia.sca.org
Checks Payable To:
Barony of Bright Hills, SCA-MD, Inc.
Cost Notes:
Post date must be no later than: January 23rd, 2026
Mail Checks to: Michelle England at 216 Grindall Street, Baltimore 21230
There is a $5.00 discount for those who Pre-Reg and Feast seats will be selling out soon.
If someone else trolls you in, and you do not attend the event, there will be no refund
Refunds must be requested in writing to the Baronial Exchequer within 5 business days after the event closes.
No refunds will be issued until the event books have closed.
General Activities
Martial Activities:
Heavy Fighting will be at Birthday! More details to come
Rapier Fighting will hopefully be at Birthday! More details to come
A&S:
Arts and Sciences
We will have 3 different displays all under one A&S theme. There will be two different stickers that will be placed on your name card for your display. One sticker for joining in the Baronial Championship competition, and one for the event competition. You can join in both, or neither if you want to display your items with no competition at all.A wedding is a time for celebration, feasting, and the giving of gifts. In the spirit of our Norse-inspired theme, we invite artisans and craftspeople to create something that might be given to a newlywed couple or worn by a guest at a Viking-age wedding.
Perhaps it is a gift meant to bring prosperity and good fortune to the newlyweds, an adornment fit for the wedding feast, something useful for their new household, or an item that a bride, groom, or honored guest might proudly wear on the day.
Bring forth your finest work and imagine yourself preparing for a wedding in the North. What would you give the happy couple? What would you wear to celebrate their union? What treasure might be worthy of presentation at the feast?
Entries may take many forms, whether that is jewelry, textiles, clothing, woodworking, metalwork, pottery, foodways, leatherwork, illumination, or any other appropriate art or craft.
Please bring documentation, as well as a title for your display. We will be setting up name cards to keep everything organized.
Let the gifts be worthy, the adornments be splendid, and the craftsmanship be worthy of the feast!
What will you bring to the wedding?
Youth Activites
Young Norsemen and Shieldmaidens, gather round! The treasures of the gods have been scattered throughout Bright Hills, and we need your help to find them!
Set off on a scavenger hunt to seek out the beads of Brísingamen, collecting treasures along the way. Once you have gathered enough beads, you can use them to create your very own necklace inspired by Freyja's legendary treasure.
When your Brísingamen is complete, don your new finery and prepare to walk the runway into Court for a special Viking fashion show! Show off your creation and let everyone see the treasures you have discovered.
And for those who would rather wield a hammer than wear a necklace, our Mjölnir coloring station will let you design your very own mighty hammer. Decorate it however you like—perhaps with runes, knotwork, lightning, or your own heraldic designs.
Whether you seek treasure, create something beautiful, or unleash your artistic talents, there will be plenty of adventure for our youngest Vikings!
Come explore, create, and show off your treasures!
Brewing
We will have an open competition for the best Viking brewed beverage, and also their Excellencies will be looking for a new Brewing Champion! Please reach out to Master Rauidhri an Cu for more details.
Bardic
Mistress Favronia will be running a bardic circle on theme with the event. Please join in and make merry music!
Feast:
The Archers will be doing a fundraiser lunch! Please email brighthills.archery@gmail.com with questions
Feast
“He called out: “Jötuns, set out the benches and the tables for a feast. I
have many goats and sheep, a multitude of black-eared oxen, chests
brimming with jewels and every possession that a giant could delight in. But
one thing I lack, the beautiful Freya for my wife. Now they are bringing her
to be my bride. Giants rejoice! This shall be our wedding day.”
The giants brought giant quantities of drink and food. Thor alone ate an
entire ox, eight salmon, and all the dainty little dishes that were set out for
the women. He washed down his food with three barrels of mead. Thrym
marveled at such appetite” - The Lay of Thrym
Head Cook: Noble Meleri Athrawes of Spiaggia Levantina
have many goats and sheep, a multitude of black-eared oxen, chests
brimming with jewels and every possession that a giant could delight in. But
one thing I lack, the beautiful Freya for my wife. Now they are bringing her
to be my bride. Giants rejoice! This shall be our wedding day.”
The giants brought giant quantities of drink and food. Thor alone ate an
entire ox, eight salmon, and all the dainty little dishes that were set out for
the women. He washed down his food with three barrels of mead. Thrym
marveled at such appetite” - The Lay of Thrym
Head Cook: Noble Meleri Athrawes of Spiaggia Levantina
MENU
Subject to change
COURSE 1 (Dainty Little Dishes!)
Spinach pancakes
Fresh cheese
Chicken patties
Preserves of red fruit
COURSE 2
Fish balls
Medister sausages (beef)
Egg butter
Finnish sweet and sour loaf
Mustard sauce
Picked blueberries
COURSE 3
Braised beef
Caramelized cabbage
Dill cream sauce
Rye bread
COURSE 4
Semolina pudding
Honeyed yogurt
Cordial soup
Spinach pancakes
Fresh cheese
Chicken patties
Preserves of red fruit
COURSE 2
Fish balls
Medister sausages (beef)
Egg butter
Finnish sweet and sour loaf
Mustard sauce
Picked blueberries
COURSE 3
Braised beef
Caramelized cabbage
Dill cream sauce
Rye bread
COURSE 4
Semolina pudding
Honeyed yogurt
Cordial soup
Merchants:
Merchants are more than welcome! Please email the event steward for more information!
Other:
Norse Poetry
Lærimoðir Deirdre O'Bardon will be teaching an entry level class on Norse Mythology
More details to come
More details to come
Learn to Play Hnefatafl
Master Richard Wyn will be teaching a class to play viking chess, Hnefatafl!
More details to come
More details to come
Volunteer to teach by emailing the event steward!