The Boar's Head Winter Fest 2006
Winter Renaissance Festival in Austin, Texas

The Boar's Head Festival was first recorded in 1340 in Cambridge, England. The legend tells that a young Cambridge scholar carrying a book of Aristotle while walking through the forest to Christmas mass was suddenly confronted by an angry wild boar. The resourceful student, having no other weapon, rammed the philosophy book down the boar's throat as it charged him, choking it to death. That night, during the Christmas feast, the boar's head was finely dressed and garnished and brought into the dining hall as carolers sang "In honor of the King of Bliss."

Since then, re-enactments have told the story in annual celebrations in fine manors throughout England.

I don't have a fine English manor. Nor do I have the resources to put together a fancy Christmas feast, especially since Christmas will be long over. I do, however, have the desire to organize a festival, a celebration unlike anything you'll ever experience in the 21st century.

Join me for one day of Renaissance fun for an event that you will cherish and remember for years to come--the Boar's Head Winter Festival.