History Fest is done! It was a good weekend albeit there occurred some unpredicted eventualities. The clay oven met with an accident and needs to be rebuilt. Jacob Weiss was my willing clay pit vassal until the temperatures plummeted and ice and snow dampened any zeal in that area. The crowds were also a little less enthusiastic because of the temperatures than in years past but cheerful nonetheless. Linda Prahl's great cauldrons of steaming soup every day kept everyone going. Ulfr, my favorite viking, joined us expecting a special pizza made in the oven and was cruelly disappointed by his biggest fan! (I will make one in the new oven!) Melanie Wing had a fantastic heraldic display, new this year. Gary Jensen demonstrated chain mail making inside a tent out of the weather. Bart Saxton hammered out coins this year and spread yet more "Bart Coins" throughout southern Minnesota.
We were happy to have such wonderful guest fighters! Antoline and son (many apologies for forgetting your name - but the handsome young man with the long dark hair and lovely voice) assisted in the fighting and impressed the bundled spectators. Thank you for coming! You are lovely guests!
Well, it snowed, the animals escaped only three times, the oven broke, and I forgot to bring back the big hot water kettle every day! No one was injured, no tempers flared - that I observed - and we actually were able to get a shire group picture! Not at all a bad History Fest!
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