Hermit's Hold
a barony under the Grand Duchy of Stormhaven in the Kingdom of Blackspire, located in Wenatachee, WA.
Heraldry
Heraldry Explained
An evil wizard, represented by the Tower and Lightning, was exiled from his home. He travelled north, and found a lush, fertile valley ripe with apple trees and a mighty river running through the middle. Already living in this valley were some primitive barbarian tribes, represented by the skull and axes. The wizard used his great magic and enslaved the barbarians, hoping to get his revenge.
History
Hermit's Hold was first concieved in the winter of 2005 by Cricket (the Hermit) and his friends from the Shire of Sacred Winds in Ellensburg, WA. We agreed that Wenatchee was both a city of good size for an Amtgard group and being centrally located between the coast and the interior of the state was a big plus. Cricket started slowly, trying to attract people to join by wearing garb and shooting Amtgard Archery targets in the park each week. A few times, visitors from other lands would stop in. A contingent from Sacred Winds, led by Gryffin, and a pilgrimage from the Duchy of Stormhaven led by Master Blackthorn. It was seeing these larger groups that actually drew in the most people. Lunar Fox and then Xiphius were two of the first regulars to show up each week. As of Spring 2005, we had a good, but small, group with 4-5 people.
Cricket was a member of the Washington National Guard and was called to do a tour of duty in Iraq. Xiphius showed great interest in helping the group flourish so before Cricket left, he instructed Xiphius in how to keep the group going and growing, and how to get officially recognized as a Shire. Cricket suggested incorporating as a land under the Duchy of Stormhaven, as they would soon be petitioning for kingdom status and are also easier to travel to than the groups on the coast. During 2006, the group exploded with much larger numbers, led by Xiphius and Lucretius, and was able to attain Baronial status. They began scheduling official events, organized visits to other lands, and attracted even more people.
The Barony of Hermit's Hold is still going strong as of the summer of 2008. We are averaging 30 people every weekend. We have three scheduled fighter practices during the week. Our main goal now is helping our parent group, Stormhaven, attain their kingdom status, and growing our own numbers.
People
See Hermits Hold People for more information on Hermits Hold.
Directions
Sundays at 11:00am, at Washington park by the picnic tables. From the north, follow the main road into town and bear to the right when the road starts to broaden. You will find yourself on Miller St. Follow it until you see washington street. Turn right onto washington and the park is right there. From the South, you will enter East wenatchee go across the bridge and take the exit to the right onto wenatchee ave. Follow it until fifth street, turn left on fifth street. Follow it up and you will see a safeway on the right, turn left onto miller st. and follow it until you see washington st. turn right and the park is there on the left.
Contact: Cricket 509-670-9390