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Those who enjoyed the article in The Onion might also enjoy this AP
article that was posted on the Middle Bridge (the Middle Kingdom
newsgroup).  Makes you wonder what they would think of Pennsic.

In service,
Caterina de Stefani
Marche of Alderford, Middle Kingdom

Medieval battle reenactment alarms neighbors
   > >
   > > The Associated Press
   > > 7/08/99 8:48 PM Eastern
   > >
   > > ASHLAND, Ore. (AP) -- A staged medieval war, complete with
   > > thousands of sword-clashing knights and damsels in distress, left
   > > neighbors of a quiet park feeling more than a little pillaged.
   > >
   > > "It was totally overrun," complained Rod Nygren, a
   > > self-employed land developer who owns 160 acres next to Lily
Glen, a
   > > two-outhouse park near Howard Prairie Lake about 18 miles east of
here. "The
   > > traffic. The trash. I've
   > > never seen anything like it."
   > >
   > > The epic battle was waged by the Society for Creative
   > > Anachronism and was
   > > the coup de grace of the group's three-day
   > > jamboree. About
   > > 1,500 people,
   > > many wearing metal armor, were expected to
   > > take part in the
   > > battle, but more
   > > than 3,500 showed up.
   > >
   > > Other than the participants, about the only
   > > people who knew
   > > about the
   > > unheralded event were neighbors and a handful
   > > of employees
   > > of the county
   > > Roads and Parks department. The event was news to the
   > > county board of
   > > commissioners, which spent much of Wednesday night's
   > > meeting fielding angry
   > > complaints from residents.
   > >
   > > "Nobody knew," said Commissioner Ric Holt,
   > > who had only
   > > heard rumors of
   > > "some Braveheart group."
   > >
   > > "I didn't see one flier or anything for it,"
   > > Hold said.
   > > "Apparently this is a real
   > > underground network."
   > >
   > > The Society for Creative Anachronism is an
   > > international
   > > association whose
   > > members steep themselves in the lore and legend of the
   > > Middle Ages.
   > > Organized in regional groups called kingdoms,
   > > they dress up
   > > in period costumes
   > > and meet periodically to erect medieval villages and
   > > re-enact battles.
   > >
   > > The Lily Glen event reportedly was an annual mock war
   > > between the kingdom
   > > of AnTir, representing the Pacific Northwest, and the
   > > kingdom of West,
   > > representing Northern California and parts of
   > > Nevada. The
   > > event alternates
   > > between kingdoms, and sites, every other year.
   > >
   > > By underestimating the turnout of the event
   > > when applying
   > > for a permit to
   > > reserve the park, the group sidestepped a
   > > 1971 state law
   > > called the Mass
   > > Gathering Act. The law prohibits outdoor
   > > events of more
   > > than 3,000 people
   > > without county approval, and allows local
   > > authorities to
   > > impose a number of
   > > health and safety regulations.
   > >
   > > By approving the permit, the county imposed its own
   > > requirements, particularly
   > > health codes. Employees visited the site
   > > several times over
   > > the weekend and
   > > generally reported no glaring violations.
   > >
   > > "They had their own security, they had
   > > drinking water, they
   > > had sanitation," said
   > > Paul Korbulic, program manager for the county
   > > parks and
   > > roads department.
   > > "They did everything our permit required them to do."
   > >
   > > Although the Mass Gathering Act allows
   > > authorities to stop
   > > or restrict an illegal
   > > event, it specifies no post-party penalties.
   > >
   > > "What can you do?" said Commissioner Jack
   > > Walker. "I'm not
   > > going after
   > > anybody with a sword and shield."
   > > --


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