From noon on Monday, May 18 through Friday, May 22, 2026, the Egil Skallagrimsson Memorial Tournament is hosting an immersive medieval experience – five days of relaxed medieval camping that will make time for camaraderie and extended SCA and medieval projects that can’t normally be undertaken in a single weekend event.
We are hoping that people will bring projects for personal pleasure and activities that others could join in on. We will publicize them as we find out about them. Some of the proposed activities so far include include . . .
- Shared work on a recreation of the Tristan quilt (see https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O98183/the-tristan-quilt-bed-cover-unknown/)
- Cheesemaking
- Dipping beeswax candles
- A start to finish block carving, fabric printing, and garment construction project
- From Wood to Worn: The Art of Hand Block Printing
- See a garment come to life through the complete process of hand block printing. Beginning with carving wooden blocks, this week-long demonstration follows every step — mixing inks, aligning repeat patterns, printing continuous yardage, and finally cutting and sewing the finished cloth into a wearable piece. Drop in at any stage to discover how simple materials and traditional techniques transform wood and fabric into something beautiful, functional, and worn.
- Days long dye pots
- A gathering of smiths to bloom iron and pound metal
- Making of a bread oven for communal bread baking
- A hand sewing studio for help with sewing projects and fitting everything from stockings and braies to tunics
- Playing with siege engines and training to be a marshal
- Making a long bow and set of arrows
- What would you like to do that week??
Mark your calendars, plan your vacation days. And yes, we know that your kids are in school. We can work with you on educational activities tied to our A&S activities that could give your children school credit.
CONTACT US at [email protected] about activity proposals or inquiries about help getting school credit for your children. Put Pregils in the subject line.
Parking during Pregils will be in the actual event area – on the grassy area behind gate and along the roads. We don’t have access to the driveway to the parking field until Thursday, May 21. On Thursday afternoon we will ask everyone to move their cars to the parking field.
You can arrive at Pregils on any day (not just Monday). Tuesday through Friday there will be ongoing activities on the meadow, but we will work with you to minimize vehicle intrusions so that you can unload your camp gear but not get in the way of the event. Someone at Gate will assist you with this.