Guðleifr ørrabein

Jayson wanted a good Viking name, and after browsing through the Landnamabok he found Guðleifr.  The nickname ørrabein  means scar-leg, also in the Landnamabok.  I’d pronounce the resulting name /GOOD-lay-fer OO-ra-bayn/, except the d is actually the “th” in “this” and “that”, and I’m guessing about the ø.

Lightwood goes to the Kempton Festival

Our friends from Loxley Archers signed up to provide some Come & Try archery for The Kempton Festival on Sunday the 17th of February, so naturally the Canton had to go along and help out.  It may be a couple of hours away, but compared to Thomas and Guinevere’s drive from Burnie it’s practically next door. In attendance from the Canton were William, Morwenna, Mariot, Ranmor and Talia from Housse de Bonnay, and Karl and Gocken (pictured) from Old Briar Farm. The Festival was moderately well attended, or very well attended if you count the sheep as well as the …

St Sebastians V Archery Tournament and Picnic: 30 March (new date)

NOTE: event postponed due to fire danger. New date is Saturday 30 March. Join the Canton of Lightwood in celebrating our fifth annual Saint Sebastian’s Archery Tournament and Picnic. Held at the Surges Bay Recreation Ground, there will be an archery tourney, including a couples’ shoot, a supplemented pot luck picnic lunch and an Arts & Sciences competition on the theme of PIES! Location: Surges Bay Recreation Ground, Esperance Coast Road, Surges Bay. Date and time: Saturday 30 March 2019 from 10am to 4pm. Price: Adults and under 18: $5. Under 12: free. Non-members add $5 per person. Bookings: by …

St Canog’s Eve Feast – 6th October

According to legend, none may lie in the presence of the relics of the martyr Saint Canog ap Brychan. It’s definitely no lie that a Lightwood feast is the best way to spend a chilly October evening! Come along and bring a dish to share. Wear your warm garb and bring feasting gear. Any problems with any of that? Contact the Steward. The feast is $5 per person, plus the $5 insurance levy if you’re not a member. Invite your friends! 6pm-10pm Saturday, 6th October 2018 Geeveston Community Hall, Brady St, Geeveston Bookings to the steward, Karl Faustus von Aachen by …