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Vikings, shield maidens, warriors, and clansmen descended upon Valhalla (Rusty Hook) to kindle the fires of camaraderie and to celebrate the 3rd biennual Viking Thing!

AlterEgos Events delivered another exceptional alternative experience, raising the alehorn to those passed, paying tribute to the forefathers, and revelling in a day that created magic, right in the West Rand.

In every corner there were wonders to be seen and experienced. From tossing axes and throwing spears to experiencing birds of prey and mini-monsters up close, guests were able to go on wild adventures with epic Dungeons & Dragons campaigns; partake in the Viking Quest, and leave tribute notes to those who have crossed into Valhalla.

The village market offered up all manner of incredible crafts and wares, competition was hot in the Viking Vestment Costume Contest, beards were measured,  arrows were shot and chilli infused mead was chugged.

Legion Live provided the soundtrack for our day with deep and ominous Norse sounds reverberating around the venue, adding a new dimension to the ambiance.

A firm favourite on the AlterEgos calendar, A Viking Thing (conceptualised by the two mad minds behind the brand) 2023 event was certainly one for the history books.

So, until we meet again on the battlefield of festivity, we remain forever grateful for your presence, and we salute you, dear friends, with hearts full of gratitude and Viking pride.

Skål!

It’s astounding, time is fleeting
Madness takes its toll
But listen closely, not for very much longer
I’ve got to keep control…

𝕬𝖒𝖎𝖉𝖘𝖙 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖗𝖔𝖑𝖑𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖒𝖔𝖚𝖓𝖙𝖆𝖎𝖓𝖘, 𝖉𝖊𝖊𝖕 𝖎𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖙𝖗𝖊𝖊𝖘
𝕷𝖎𝖊𝖘 𝖆 𝕶𝖎𝖓𝖌𝖉𝖔𝖒 𝖔𝖋 𝖒𝖆𝖌𝖎𝖈𝖆𝖑 𝖒𝖊𝖉𝖎𝖊𝖛𝖆𝖑 𝖉𝖊𝖌𝖗𝖊𝖊𝖘.
𝕻𝖊𝖗𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖓𝖈𝖊 𝖔𝖓 𝖞𝖔𝖚𝖗 𝖙𝖗𝖆𝖛𝖊𝖑𝖘, 𝖞𝖔𝖚’𝖑𝖑 𝖊𝖓𝖈𝖔𝖚𝖓𝖙𝖊𝖗 𝖆 𝖐𝖓𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙
𝖔𝖗 𝖆 𝖉𝖆𝖒𝖘𝖊𝖑, 𝖆 𝖗𝖔𝖌𝖚𝖊 𝖔𝖗 𝖙𝖆𝖘𝖙𝖞 𝖉𝖊𝖑𝖎𝖌𝖍𝖙𝖘!
𝖂𝖊 𝖎𝖓𝖛𝖎𝖙𝖊 𝖞𝖊, 𝖆𝖑𝖑 𝖒𝖊𝖗𝖗𝖞 𝖙𝖔 𝖏𝖔𝖎𝖓 𝖎𝖓 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝕱𝖆𝖞𝖗𝖊
𝖆𝖓𝖉 𝖊𝖝𝖕𝖑𝖔𝖗𝖊 𝖆𝖑𝖑 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖙𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖌𝖘 𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖆𝖜𝖆𝖎𝖙 𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖙𝖍𝖊𝖗𝖊!

Duals were fought, tomatoes were tossed. Witches were burned, and unicorns were cuddled. Turkey legs were scoffed and ale was quaffed.
The picturesque and quite simply magical Greensleeves Medieval Kingdom was the home of the 10th Annual Magical Medieval Fayre and it was just the topping on an already picture-perfect cake.

Thousands descended upon the Kingdom to eat, drink and be merry. Like stepping straight into the centre of a story book, the team at AlterEgos Events delivered an exceptional day, even better than those that came before it.

With so many new sights to see and corners to explore, questers from all over South Africa travelled across the kingdom, interacting with all the attractions and vendors.
Queen Angel presided over the Fancy Dress Finery competition and fierce rivalry ensued.

It was murder and mayhem with Lord Black Adder as the sleuths in attendance challenged themselves to solve the mystery of the poisoned King!

The Royal Treasury was won, arrows were shot. Birds of Prey were a special highlight and we were treated to the musical stylings of our resident Hazzard Goat, the songbird Jodie Reid and the authentic sounds of TRAD.

With the help of an incredibly talented cast and crew, the 10th anniversary of one of Johannesburg’s favourite events was certainly one for the story books.

Bought two life by two incredibly creative (and slightly mad) minds, the team at AlterEgos Events were thrilled that so many guests embraced the Middle Ages and ye olde magic that is this special event.

Oyez! Oyez! Oyez!

“𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬, 𝙄’𝙫𝙚 𝙜𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙄 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙠 𝙄’𝙙 𝙗𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙖 𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙨𝙪𝙥𝙚𝙧-𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙨.” 𝙎𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙙𝙤𝙣 – 𝘽𝙞𝙜 𝘽𝙖𝙣𝙜 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙤𝙧𝙮

Aliens (intelligent & otherwise), space cowboys, tech wizards, adventurers, agents and creatures of all types went Off Planet to experience the very first science fiction festival, hosted by AlterEgos Events.

Rusty Hook was transformed into a space station of epic proportions, with the TARDIS welcoming guests as they came through the gate. Venturing into the Resturant at the end of the Universe, Dungeons and Dragons adventures were under way and LeeLoo entertained those wishing to watch sci-fi classics in the MultiPass Movie House.

Those looking for combat were not disappointed as the Holodeck offered up a Medieval flavour and MegaCity One was in full force.

All of AlterEgos favourites were back! Questers travelled across the universe, interacting with all the attractions and vendors. Those with the smarts battled it out in the sci-fi quiz and the Cosmic Costume Contest was out of this world.

Guests were further thrilled with a tricky escape room, rocket launches and battling bitty bots in Robowars.

Giving away Trillian’s Treasure (valued at 10k+) and a mini-auction to end the day, left everyone feeling like they’d had an out of body experience.

Something new for the imaginative duo at AlterEgos, Off Planet certainly aimed for the moon and landed amongst the stars!

Beam us up, Scotty!

“𝘗𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘦 𝘈𝘯𝘬𝘩-𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘬. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘥. 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘴 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘻𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦, 𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢 𝘤𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘰𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘱𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘴, 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘢𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘰 𝘸𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳. 𝘚𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘵’𝘴 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘈𝘯𝘬𝘩-𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘭𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘩𝘰𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘢𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘥𝘳𝘢𝘭, 𝘢𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘪𝘭 𝘴𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘬, 𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺, 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘹𝘶𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘣𝘶𝘴𝘺𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘥𝘰𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘢 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥.”
– Terry Pratchett, Mort

It is safe to say, that whilst Terry Pratchett and his works are not necessarily considered mainstream, fans and newbies alike were able to experience magic and learn about his brilliance. There is never a dull moment at our events and 2022 yielded some of the most elaborate costumes we have ever seen! The Quest was also hotly contested, bringing in some of the highest scores we have seen to date and one lucky person walked away with The Luggage’s Loot Raffle, with goodies worth over R5000.

One of our favourite’s on the calendar, this “little” biennial event is one that people speak about for week, as memories of the event and the special moments that were experienced remain at the forefront of people’s minds.

Terry Pratchett’s world came to life at Rusty Hook as guests were treated to scenes from the Discworld.
Exploring the traders in the shades, being conned by CMOT Dibbler, battling with Feegles, narrowly dodging Death and Binky and joining The Watch with Captain Carrot were just some of the highlights of the day.

We were inundated with superfans of the author, who dressed up as their favourite characters and came along to interact with our cast. From Witch Trials with Granny Weatherwax to quizzing with the Patrician it was certainly decided that one of the best moments of the day was singing dirty songs with Nanny Ogg in the Broken Drum.

As always, the Alter Egos Teams pulled out all the stops, paying special attention to each and every detail, ensuring that our guests were really immersed in this magical world.

The Odium screened movies all day and Rincewind thrilled guests with close up magic.

…and crawling on the planet’s face,
Some insects called the human race.
Lost in time and lost in space
….and meaning.

We never thought we’d get here and after two long years of an endless rollercoaster, Medieval Fayre 2022 was finally going ahead on 6 June!

Apparently, our fans missed us and along with some help from our friends at MixFM, Medieval saw a record number of guests through the gate.

As always, guests embraced the day 100% and thrilled us and each other with their beautiful costumes and attention to detail.

As one of Johannesburg’s premier events, Medieval 2022 was certainly one for the books. We realised how much we missed our community and how important it is to embrace the weird and the wonderful.

It will go down in history, that’s for sure.

La Vue Lodge was transformed into various elements from Tolkien’s classic stories and guests were treated to The Shire, Mordor and even The Eye of Sauron.
As Ringwraiths circled ominously, favourite characters wandered amongst the guests thrilling them with stories and surprises.

All the favourite attractions were back, with some bonuses and fun was had with The Hobbits from Dahogrian Empire, arrows were shot with Phoenix Horseback Archery and much food was consumed from the Snorting Boar Smoker.

Nobody left without a special something to remind them of the day and with over 100 unique traders in attendance, there was something to appeal to everyone.

Unicorns, dragons and all magical beasts;
Mermaids, griffins and werewolves came to feast
At the Fantasy Fayre, ‘specially for all
Who have feathers and fur and claws galore!

Even a short afternoon thundershower could not dampen the spirits of those around and it was unanimously agreed that Alter Egos came back to events in full force, having lost none of their pre-Covid magic.

We came, we saw, we pillaged.

Vikings, warriors and shield maidens of all ages dressed up and enjoyed a beautiful South African summer’s day experiencing old Viking traditions (and some new ones) at Rusty Hook on the Westrand.
From tug-of-war to Kubb to a Viking quiz, fancy dress competitions and deciding the most majestic Viking beard – guests were treated to a market full of Viking themed crafts and goodies. Floki’s boat yard was open for business as aspiring boat-builders tried their luck at floating their boats on the dam.

The ale and mead flowed freely as The Dahogrian Empire entertained with battles throughout the day.

New highlights included Custard the Albino Reticulated Python and her friends from Dami’s Exotics, which was an absolute fan favourite on the day and Fenris Wulf, who entertained the crowds with their Viking Metal music, bringing a real sense of camaraderie to the even.t

All in aid of sending the  the Juggerknights to Spain in April, to represent South Africa in the Full Contact Medieval Combat World Championships, the Alter Egos team (with the help of very generous sponsors and the enthusiastic public) raised just short of R35 000.00 to send our team overseas. Unfortunately, due to the current world crisis and multiple travel bans, the championships have been put on hold. The fighters will keep the money safe until a new opportunity arises.

Due to the overwhelming response to this event, A Viking Thing will become a biennoal adventure and we look forward to pillaging with you again!

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“Far over misty mountains cold To dungeons deep and caverns old
We must away, ere break of day, To find our long-forgotten gold.”
― J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit, or There and Back Again

Tickets: https://qkt.io/Medieval2020

Somewhere between the Shire and Isengard, on the road to Mordor we find a magical place where Hobbits and Orcs, Ents and Elves all live in harmony. Where tradesman and crafters, warriors and wizards and dragons and dwarves can be found wandering freely.

Experience battles, beards, stocks, swords, archery, meat and ale. The Middle Earth market will trade all day!
Stroll through Rivendell village, purchase wares, fill your bellies, dance and get merry on mead.

ATTRACTIONS:
– Ye Olde Tavern Quiz with Lady Dayle ‘DoubleD’ Robyn (world famous throughout the West Rand)
– Eoin’s Tankard‘s Mead & White Dog Taproom Ale
– Fight-A-Knight with the JuggerKnights
– Weapons forging displays and Axe Throw with Drakon Forge
– Archery & Mounted Archery with ShaTranj Mounted Combat & Bushcraft
– Fancydress Contest
– The Fellowship Quest
– The Dahogrian Empire Battles
– Medieval Equine Displays with the South African Lipizzaners
– Themed produce, crafts and wares in the market
– A Mordor Murder Mystery Game!
– Dungeons & Dragons!
– See your favourite characters brought to life
… and more!

Map to Venue: https://goo.gl/maps/TkgXqikT9k62

GET TICKETS ONLINE at https://qkt.io/Medieval2020!

HOBBITS TICKET:
Hobbits also known as ‘halflings’ on account of their short stature.
• Adult Hobbit Tickets: R80 online
• Child Hobbit Ticket (under 12): R30 online

ISTARI (Wizard) TICKET:
• R450 online only
Included in the ticket price –
A skull glass to toast victory over your enemies; mead, ale, turkey leg and activity vouchers as well as a map of the venue and a timetable
There are only 100 of these tickets available!

QUENDI (High Elf) TICKET:
Known as The FirstBorn, the Elves of Middle Earth are immortal and powerful.
• Quendi Couple Tickets: R3000.00 PER COUPLE online only
Included in the ticket price –
A fast pass to get you to the head of any queue, a skull mug to toast victory over your enemies; mead, ale, turkey leg and activity vouchers; a map of the venue and a timetable, as well as overnight accommodation at the venue and Sunday breakfast.
There are only 8 of these tickets available!

HALFLING BYRDING (Birthday) TICKET: R4000 online only
A halfling celebrating his or her birthday was called a byrding.
Included in the ticket price –
A party experience for 8 kids under 12 plus 2 supervising adults, with a fast pass to get each one to the head of any queue, activity vouchers for battles, archery, unicorn rides and more; birthday cupcakes; turkey legs and drink; and free parking for the drivers.
There are only only 2 of these tickets available!

ELVEN BEGETTING (Birthday) TICKET: R4600 online only
Included in the ticket price –
A party experience for 8 adults, with a fast pass to get each one to the head of any queue; skull glasses to toast victory over your enemies; activity vouchers for battles and archery;cupcakes; turkey legs, mead and ale; and free parking for the drivers.
There are only only 2 of these tickets available!

• ORCS ON THE DAY:
Adult Orcs – R100
Child Orcs (under 12) – R50
Tiny Orcs (under 3) – FREE
• PARKING: R20 per vehicle
• Socialised pets (even dragons) on leashes welcome!

Full descriptions of all tickets can be found at https://qkt.io/Medieval2020

email hearye@nullmedievalfayre.co.za for more info!

VENDORS!
Stall booking now open, stalls from R300 to R1100 – sign up on https://www.alteregos.co.za/vendors to get stall booking forms & updates.