Kingdom of Atlantia Royal Forestry Guild

Forestry and outdoor skills with a focus on pre-1600 time periods

Category: Challenges

  • Kingdom-wide Saunter – November 15th, 2025

    On Saturday, November 15th, join other forestry-folk throughout Atlantia on a kingdom-wide saunter! In medieval England, forestry officials would hold a swainmote “about Martinmas” (November 11) to collect payment (“pannage”) from locals grazing their swine in the King’s woods1.  Whether it’s to check the forest for your neighbors’ pigs or just to enjoy nature, consider…

  • The Forester’s Tale Challenge

    The Forester’s Tale Challenge

    Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote,The droghte of March hath perced to the roote,…And smale foweles maken melodye,That slepen al the nyght with open ye,So priketh hem Natúre in hir corages,Thanne longen folk to goon on pilgrimages,…And specially, from every shires endeOf Engelond, to Caunterbury they wende, The Canterbury Tales: General Prologuelines 1-2, 9-12,…

  • Atlantia Forestry (quarantine) Challenge

    (Originally published 5/8/2021 on our previous webpage) We’ve put together a challenge for our foresters to stay active and learn new skills while we are apart.  There are three award levels and activities are broad enough to allow a wide level of participation.  Feel free to gear the activities for your own best learning and…