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15 things I'd love to do for a medieval party if I had the money

Maybe one day... 

  1. Acquire mead, wine, and ale
  2. Rent out fabulous medieval costumes for all attendees
  3. Pass out a sheet of medieval sayings
  4. Serve a grand feast
  5. Arrange a tournament with foam weapons
  6. Find someone ethical to bring people-friendly horses to the party for rides
  7. Hire someone to teach a traditional medieval dance
  8. Hire a band to play pop songs on traditional medieval instruments
  9. Hire someone to be a court fool
  10. Hire someone to do "royal portraits" aka caricatures
  11. Screen Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  12. Have books that guests can illuminate
  13. Have a mosaic-making station
  14. Pick a venue with great stained glass
  15. Have people who would sell their goods at faires sell their goods
(Prompt by Kimisha Cassidy)
"IMG_3103" by David Wei Wong

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