Tudor Yule Celebration

The Barony of Bryn Gwlad & the Stronghold of Hellsgate invite you to our Tudor Yule Celebration

Please come ready to celebrate the holiday season with the Baron and Baroness of Bryn Gwlad.

Wear your finest garb to celebrate the season in style with the Baron and Baroness.
We are also planning for period music and dance, for those wanting to participate.

Event Details are listed by section below

December 9,2023 – Noon to 8:00pm at Refectory at Bastrop State Park 100 Park Road, 1A Bastrop, Texas 78602 – No Site Fee

Site is Wet, Period Containers (in the building ONLY), Battery Candles only, no flames permitted

Holiday Feast will be traditional turkey and ham provided by the Baron and Baroness, served in a sumptuous charcuterie with vegetables, fruits and cheeses artfully presented by the Cooks
Guild. We will provide water, tea and lemonade. We will mark and separate foods, so people with food concerns can make safe choices. We ask the Populace to bring side dishes, salads,
breads, desserts, that have the ingredients listed to help people with food safety issues. We will also separate traditional baked items from gluten free selections. If you have specific needs,
please bring what you need to have an enjoyable and safe experience. Please let us know you are coming! Questions? Email Lady Elizabeth Fraser Neremic@Yahoo.com

Bring your Best Feast Gear and Table Decorations!

Friday – appointment to pick up all the necessary equipment
for the B&B, signs, banners, tablecloths and serving tools.
Saturday –
10-12 – Set up at start charcuterie preparations
12-1 – Populace arrives
1-2 – Opening Court
1-2 – Children’s Activities and Gaming
2-4 – Yule Buffet & Potluck
4-6 – Gaming, Music and Dancing
6-8 – Clean up Collect all Baronial materials for return to storage

Their excellencies will be awarding the populace with land grants, in exchange, our land tax office will be collecting non-perishable food

Land Allotments – https://historian.ansteorra.org/wiki/index.php?title=Land_Court

  • Non-armigerous Baronial Honors – 200 acres each
  • Award-level Honors – 300 acres each
  • Grant-level Honors – 600 acres each
  • Court Barony – 1000 acres
  • Peerages – 4000 acres each
  • Royal Nobility or past service as coronet of Bryn Gwlad – up to 7000 acres

If you have children coming, please bring a wrapped and tagged gift for each child. There will also be a craft table making ornaments,

Enjoy period table games and a special D&D game will be set up.

Pirate swap will be for adults that bring a wrapped gift, handmade or purchased, in a 10-20 dollar value to be swapped. These gifts can be silly or serious.