Come one, come all!

Harken thee and heareth of einer story from the Known World. Ineth Redlands of Drybergen, kingdom of Califini, thar she blows a faire fit for thine king! Yup, so while J, Big Dub, and I were playing a rousing game of bocce ball at a park near the University of Redlands, we stumbled upon a Medieval Fair. We spent a good time (an hour-ish) talking to one guy that's been doing it since 1988 and actually will be performing with his band, Al-Samoud (website), at a belly dancing exhibition on Thursday at the Other Side coffee bar that's right down the street from me (perhaps I'll go?). Anyways, he told us all about the SCA (website), his dogs (website) and why he'd rather have a hobby than kids. It was quite entertaining and enlightening. We watched a couple rounds of the combat as well. Quite the interesting, eccentric bunch of people.


FIGHT




Tails? Didn't quite get this one...


Ahh, the King of Drybergen. Apparently this is his sixth reign. Just try and tell me he doesn't look like Christopher Guest!




Silly David, don't you know not to fight Golliath?








The chatty lad with his oud




His dogs that began the conversation. Cute pups.


I was told I could come, gather, and take pictures - even though I was "naked". I also talked to a little boy that wanted to play bocce ball, but his sister reminded him not to talk to "our kind because they make fun of us". Sad.


The man's herald. Two wolves fighting.