An Tir West War - SCA

06/01/2026

Don't you just love siege weapons? Watch them in action, whether for test-fires, in war scenarios (check the schedule to see which scenarios include missile weapons), or for the annual NIGHT SHOOT with glowsticks! There will also be opportunities to get authorized on-site.
Watch for updates at https://antirwestwar.org/siege/

05/30/2026

Cook's Play Date is a wonderful, welcoming cross between a medieval culinary demo and a group encampment. The fires get burning around 10am, and curious souls are welcome to drop in any time -- except for about 6-7pm, when the Cooks sit down to eat dinner!

If you already know you love historical cookery and want to jump right in, join the "Cooks Play Date West An Tir War" planning group on Facebook.

Image from Mistress Eulalia Piebakere, OL
More info: https://www.facebook.com/groups/WestAnTirCooksPlayDate

05/27/2026

It's War Wednesday, and today we're asking you to get involved! We need instructors for Arts & Sciences classes, novelty shoots for target archery, and lots of volunteers! Pre-registration remains open, for both group camping & open camping.

Please visit our website (or the direct links below) for ALL the good stuff.
Teach a class or host a salon: https://forms.gle/1wSDPgo5dhio1Zdw8
Design an archery shoot: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13If9sARJOKTgVxtIU073SPoCO6IvhXrRMphGoBGSPgQ/edit?usp=drive_link
Volunteer for all the things: https://antirwestwar.org/staff-and-volunteers/
Pre-register for site/camping: https://antirwestwar.org/pre-registration/ "

05/22/2026

Today, we're featuring our valiant steeds and riders! Meet the horses from noon--1pm (Wed--Sat). Watch our equestrian teams practice their skills and engage in friendly competitions throughout the week.

Many thanks to our Equestrian Marshal, Sir Kean de Lacy, OM, who is making amazing plans for 2026.

Image credit: Cornelia au Cheval Noir

05/21/2026

Let's make the 40th ATWW one to remember! We look forward to days filled with a great variety of A&S programs and nights full of bardic opportunities. (2nd try at posting this!)
Many thanks to our A&S Coordinators, Baron Meister Wilhelm Appatheker Vom Schwartzwalt (OL, OP) and Baroness Magnifica Christel Leake (OP, OL), and the HL Hayali Ayşa bint Roxanna, An Tir Bardic Champion, for spearheading Bardic planning for 2026.

05/14/2026

Welcome to War Wednesday! Are you wondering, can I bring my dog to War? Well-behaved dogs, cats, and non-livestock birds are welcome. All dogs and adventure cats must be leashed or securely contained at all times. This is a working farm with livestock nearby. Bring proof of current vaccination, especially rabies. And, as you would anywhere else, clean up after your pets.
ATWW follows the SCA Service Animal Policy (https://www.sca.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/Service-Animal-Policy-July-2020.pdf ). Image credit: HE Anne of BearsHaven

07/20/2025

Current state of Lost & Found. Attached are some better pictures of the things in the box already uploaded. If any of these things are yours please COMMENT ON THE PHOTO with your Kingdom and branch or group.

I went through all the comments prior to now and have tagged any claimed items.

07/20/2025

07/18/2025

We hope you enjoyed the event. We have attended this War for the majority of years it has existed and are grateful to have had the opportunity to contribute to the war effort.

Now that we have had some sleep (not sure when we will get caught up) we would like to give thanks to a whole lot of folks who helped make this event one of the best on the West Coast.

First, we event stewards Cassandra Deveroux and Evren Ankaravi, would like to thank our spouses, Carrick O'Ryan (Tim O'Connell) and Neil Greenstone, who supported us with all the madness over the last several months 😉 Additionally, to the members of our War unit that came up with the idea to steward this event.

There are SO very many people to thank that we will likely miss some people but will try not to.
In no particular order:

*Angelita De Guzman (Nicki Powell-Ford) and Attia Prima (Amanda Grayson) our Seneschals…. for all the… stuff 😉
*Ximena, the Most Dreadful (Melinda Meeds), Aurelia de le Mer (Anna Luna Gray) and Valka Jarngylðir (Kelly Jones), you guys really rocked it with pre-registration!
*Da’ud ibn Ali for the crazy puzzle that was land management.
*Francisco de Salamanca (Ken Flores) and Argenteilin Filia Elffin for the merchant wrangling
*Carrick O’Ryan and Lucas von Brandenburg (Ben McDaniel) for the mad RV Tetris’ing skills
*Moira of Kent (Maureen Theresa Williams), our Royal Liaison and publishing assistant
*Seamus O’Caellaigh and Mercy Grym, and all the teachers all the A&S was awesome to see!
*Korwyn Ariannaid (Christopher) our MIC for the event and heavy field
*Rashida bint Yusuf, Missile Weapons Marshal
*Carrek MacBrian (Atrus), Siege Marshal
*Alfonso Diego Castillo De Guzman (Darrell) and Galen the patient, Steel marshals
*Temperance Trewelove and Lorenzo di Leone Salvini (Sean) by all accounts, fun stuff went on out on the target archery field! So many kids!!!
*Murchadh Monaidh Chraoibhe and Ælfwynn Fiske (Di) for running the thrown weapons field!
*Drifa in Rauða (Ann), Kean de Lacy, and Katherine Gotehird (Kate) people were really excited to meet the horses!
*Rafe Neuton (Brian Neuton) and Adele Neuton (Brook Neuton) for all the work on the website. We apologize again for all the things we threw at you on short notice.
*Maeve Pumpkin-Cunningham and Cemper (Cemper Yggdrasill) and ALL of the volunteers. Many hands make light work for sure! 562 hours were tracked/organized by you - Incredible!
*Maggie Grym (Tina Elder-Flores) and Randulf Greenwall and all of the people who did duty shouts. Information and levity, it was fantastic!
*Audrey of Foxhaven (Jesse Fox) and Beli Bailey (Bailey Burbank) and all the people who worked gate. Great job everyone!
*Ghislaine Triest (Sandra Brenchley) for heading up parking
*Mercy Grym and Moira of Kent for all the work and time put into the gatebook
*Christel Leake (Christine Chappell) and Willhelm Appatheker vom Schqartzwalt (William Chappell) for all the assistance you provided on the fly
*Maggie Grym and Moira of Kent for those fabulous site tokens… Weren’t they just stunning?
*Neil Greenstone and everyone who helped handle the gate traffic and map assistance.
*Lash of Black Company (Cennedy McPhail) and all of Black Company, you all did a tremendous amount of work on set up and we deeply appreciate all of it!!!
*Antoine Tue Avec des Mots (Anton Ray) and the Barony of Adiantum, Ulfgar Hjartar Bani Thorvaldsson (Richard Keffeler) and the Kingdom of An Tir, Maggie Grym, Francisco de Salamanca and the Barony of Darkwood for the pavilions used in Town Square.
*We also want to give a shout out to Lyle and Diane, their family and neighbors who put in so very much work to get the site ready for us to invade. They are rock stars and wonderful people to work with!
*Thegn Clovis, the leads for the youth activities Sebdann ingen Shinaig, Aodhan of Three Mountains, Thea ton trofilmon, Ximena, William Swindell, Princess Livia (Sally Jane), Queen Ana de la Sera, Rashida, Isis Sat Ne Nes Bastet , Fel, Eliška z Jihlavy (Ellie Kalenda), Duncan Vitrarius, Leodian, Jacqueline de Lioncourt (Jennifer Berry), Master Quinn, Blue of Three Mountains (Azure Spiderfairy), Adele Nueton, and many, many others who supported those activities
*Everyone who was on site early to help with site prep!
*All those who stepped up to help in any and every activity

AND everyone who came to site and helped make this a great event!

SO many people go into running an event this size and we are grateful for every one of you.

Thank you!