Once I was her Prince in courting, now I am her Kingly Husband kneeling and she my Queen and Wife, Unwavering in love am I, full of autumnal dreamings never ceasing for the life and lives we will lead together bound fast in charms and enchantments that no witch or warlock could tear asunder.
With pressed kisses we did call all the magics of the Universe to bear witness upon our oaths felt true from heart to heart as the elementals of Earth, Fire, Air and Water danced around our two spirits embracing
She is my love, and if a single tear of hers should fall, then so one of mine She is my future, and my present filling me with a need to always be hers in friendship, in trust, in passions, and in love. Steadfast
Yes that is me in the background wearing that ridiculous fencing get up and kicking the ass out of probably a seventeen year old kid while looking like an idiot with balloons on my head….but I won! I parried and thrusted like no bodies business.
The Renaissance Fair is every Fantasy writers dream! Right? C’mon Right..
Yes, I like the Renaissance Fair….so what! …. And NO I do not wear tights and dress up with a sword at my side or wear chain mail and talk in a Medieval accent. (even though I would secretly like to very much)
I do enjoy the atmosphere…it’s almost like you have stepped back into the past some 500-700 yrs ago… Except first you must plop down the $ 19.95 admission price just before you can cross the moat over the drawbridge and enter under the portcullis (through the gates). But just wait after that it gets better!
There’s entertainment galore! Archery, Throwing Axes,Fencing (as seen above), Jousting (not me but by actors, I wish),humorous skits, music and merriment, drinking,eating…..oh the food…I die for a big Turkey Leg in hand while I’m walking down the thorough fares of the town as the vendors hawk their wares (no I don’t want to buy any tights..now leave me the fuck alone…I mean fuck off my dear sir praythee well), or how about crossing a bridge and getting insulted by an ugly troll (is there any other kind) that lives underneath…..true.. scouts honor. No I did not punch him…the courts never proved a thing.
One of the first things you run into if your lucky enough….WAIT what the hell am I saying? If your UNLUCKY enough, is the MayPole Girls..I took this video myself as they accosted me as I walked by them…check the video out HERE. Needless to stay the experience was very disturbing…avoid them at all costs….just check out the very short video of them and you’ll see what I mean…creepy. I got the hell out of that area after the video was taken. My family abandoned me..traitors!
I have only gone twice so far just starting in 2008. I’m thinking of going next year if time and money allows. I also may participate in the Archery Tournament that is held there on occasion. I’m a pretty fair shot and I think I can hold my own. If you end up one of the top Three Archers in the contest, the title of Ranger is bestowed upon you forever at the fair…yeah I’m a nerd like that.
All in all it’s a good time to be had. Money well spent. I was lucky that both times we had went it had been a sunny gorgeous day because the Festival is open rain or shine. I highly recommend it if you are looking for something to do in the summer time. There are several Festivals such as these spread across various states which run usually from late June through September…here is their website of the one I went to in Holly,MI called The Michigan Renassaince Festival. Below are a few other pics from our little adventure back in time:
Knights Riding out to Present themselves to the Queen prior to the JoustLively band full of bag pipes,drums, and the merriment I was talking aboutThe Asshole of Troll who flings insults at you at the bridge..but he’s a good singer …for a Troll that is.
If you have ever gone to one of these I would like to hear about your own experiences good or bad. Sir Philip of the Crows bids you good day.
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