Better War Through Archery

Saturday, March 29th, 2025

Hendricks County 4H Fairgrounds and Conference Complex

Pre-reg: $15/adult ($25 nonmember) and $5/child 6-12

At door: $20/adult ($30/member) and $5/child 6-12

1900 East Main Street
Danville, IN 46122

About the Event

Join the Barony of Sternfeld for a day of archery, thrown weapons, and combat archery.

 

 

Wrap up the evening with a delicious  feast presented by Master Llewellyn ap Tiernan. A menu will be posted here soon; if you have specific dietary questions or concerns please message the chef here before 03/12/2025.

Volunteer for Better War! 

 

There are amazing opportunities to volunteer at Better War Through Archery, please click the button below to sign up!



Vendor List

TBD

Waiver Information

Attention! A note for those who will be bringing children not their own…

There are TWO forms you will need to bring for each child. They both need to be signed by the child’s parent or legal guardian. ONE MUST BE NOTARIZED per Indiana law.

  1. This one needs the notarization, and will be kept with the child at all times: LINK
  2. This one is the usual Minor Waiver: LINK

PLEASE have both these forms filled out and signed/notarized where appropriate for each child you will be bringing that you are not the parent or legal guardian of. This requirement is out of our control and the children affected will not be able to attend if they are not completed properly before arrival. Thank you.

Classes

More information coming soon.

Gate Procedures

Cancellations can be made via email at exchequer@sternfeld.org up to 3/15/25. Cancellations will incur a $1 refund fee for postage.

 

Check registrations can be mailed to:

Barony of Sternfeld
PO Box 422006 Indianapolis, IN 46242

Checks must be payable to Barony of Sternfeld

Checks must ARRIVE before 3/15/25 to be considered a valid pre-registration.

Event Schedule

7:00 am

Gate Opens for Staff/Merchants/Royalty

Front Entrance Main Building

8:00 am

Gate Opens for Populace

Front Entrance Main Building

8:00 am

Archery Range Inspections Begin

Inside / Outside Archery Range

TBD

Classes begin

9:00 am

Thrown Weapons Range opens - Open Throwing

Thrown Weapons Range

Hours TBD

TBD

Conference Room 1

12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Lunch

Great Hall

TBD

TBD

Conference Room 2

2:00 pm

Gate Closes

Front Entrance Main Building

4:00 pm

Archery - Range Cleanup and Breakdown

Archery Range

4:00 pm

Thrown Weapons - Close of the range / tear-down

Thrown Weapons Range

TBD

TBD

5:00 pm

Court and Feast

South Hall

After Court ends…

Bardic

10:00 pm

Site Closes

Archery Schedule

TBD

Thrown Weapons Schedule

Thrown Weapons will run outside, weather permitting. If inclement weather occurs, we will have some workshops and classes indoors.

Marshals and Marshals-in-Training who wish to volunteer at the range, email Forester Brigitta Rosa von Metten. MiTs, here is a chance to get some training (and some signatures).

Competition: The competion will run on one target all day. Other targets are for open throwing. More details coming soon.

Thrown Weapons Schedule:

9:00 am – Range opens

9:30 am – Competition begins

10:30 am – Class (TBD)

12:00 pm – Range closes for lunch

12:45 pm – Range opens

1:30 pm – Class (TBD)

3:30 pm – Range closes and tear down

Lunch Tavern

Menu coming soon!

Lunch Tavern will be open from noon to 2:00pm in the Great Hall.

Feast Menu

Menu with ingredients by LLewellyn ap Tiernan

Subject to change – all alterations and substitutions will be noted on site.

For questions about the feast and requests for substitutions prior to 3/11, email 

Feast will be $15 for adults 

 

Menu:

Starters on table: Charcuteries

Goat cheese

Cheese Curds

Apple Slices

Spiced Cream Sauce

Other Items as Donated

 

Soup Course:

Minestrone

 

Main Course:

Lucanian Sausage (Pork or Chicken- with a vegan option)

Spanokopita (Greek pie with feta, green onion and eggs)

Chicken Pies (Individual)

 

Dessert

Tiramisu AND the “SCA Top Chef” samples

 

 

Rules for SCA: Top Chef

  1. There will be five contestants plus one alternate chosen using the following criteria:
    1. Will they be at the event?
    2. Will they be above the ground and breathing at the time?
    3. They must volunteer themselves and they must prepare the recipe themselves and direct any staff they wish to bring.
    4. If there are too many volunteers, we will pick the remainder through a randon drawing.
  2. High Table will be the judges and designees will be the judges.
  3. All contestants will be required to complete online Serve-Save training for food service and will be reimbursed by Master Llew at the event. (Depending on the state, it costs $25-50)
  4. Five period recipes will be chosen and the contestants will be notified of them thirty days before the event so they can practice.
  5. Contestants will be expected to make 30 servings.
  6. Although we expect volunteers, contestants are expected to line up their own help/servers/etc. If you need extra people that you need help lining up, you MUST let us know at least a week out from the event.
  7. All standard ingredients will be purchased by the event staff BUT anything extra the contestant wants to add must be brought by them.
  8. All food allergies for the Royals will be provided to contestants in advance.
  9. At morning Court, each of the contestants will draw at random from a hat to see which of the recipes they will prepare.
  10. Any “extras” added to the recipe must be noted and provided to Master Llew the day of the event so that they can be added to the ingredient list.
  11. All contestants will be provided kitchen access on the day of the event as needed.
  12. All contestants will be provided with a private area for staging their entry for the entire day.
  13. Contestants will be judged on the following four categories:
    1. Taste
    2. Appearance
    3. Recipe Adherence
    4. “Bravado! We will leave this interpretation up to the entrant but envision a cook carrying in a pan preceded by a bagpiper…
  1. The Grand Prize will be one dozen period cookbooks plus a a selection of period spices including saffron straight from Persia.

 

Potential contestants should reach out to Master Llewellyn directly at llewhobbs@gmail.com.

Diaper Shoot

A Dragon’s aim could be a whole lot better with a clean nappy! Once again, we are running a diaper fundraiser for local families! Low income families can have to reuse disposable diapers due to financial strains and the lack of available product at shelters. Bring in an unopened pack of disposable diapers for entry into the annual Diaper Shoot! Every Archer can enter to win a prize! We will also accept other baby hygiene items such as diaper cream or baby powder. Last BWTA we topped 3,000 total diapers. Let’s see what this year can bring!

Bow and arrows will be provided!

Event Staff

Master John of Sternfeld

Event Steward

Email

THL Líadan Líathan

Class Coordinator

Email

Valadar Sparrowhawk

Merchant Coordinator

Email

Forester Ellbríg ingen Eoaín

MIC – Archery

Email

Forester Brigitta Rosa Von Metten

MIC  Thrown Weapons

Email

TBD

Gate Coordinator

Llewellyn ap Tiernan

Feast

Email

TBD

Diaper Shoot Coordinator

TBD

Volunteer Coordinator

Dame Hadley Beckenham

Royalty Liason

Email

Forester Brigitta Rosa von Metten

Webminister

Email

About the Barony of Sternfeld

The Barony of Sternfeld is a chapter of the Society for Creative Anachronism, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit educational organization.

Our lands include the city of Indianapolis, IN and surrounding counties of Hamilton, Marion, Hancock, Morgan, Shelby, and Johnson (north of SR 44) counties in Indiana.