Harken ye unto me, folk of the Shire. For I will sing ye a tale of  Faire in the land of Oregon.  Here benestled  among rolling hills and verdant valleys did stand motley pavilions that did greet our sore eyes as we did approach the goodly site.

 For Renaissance Faire hath returned to us for our sport and our pleasure and we, again, might bask in the aura of a time long past. and yet doth breathe still.

 Gladden be our eyes and our ears from the sights and the sounds that greeted us upon our arrival for the world hath yet began a new and we the players doth stride forth to eagerly grasp within our hands our sport as be seemly unto us.

 For lo, feast thine eyes upon such portraits as ye would glimpse the fleeting glamour that was Shrewsbury.

 
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 And from afar did a bold Norman make his way unto us and, in the traditions of his people, set forth to conquer as was his want.  For all the world doth stand in awe of the mighty Norman migrations  yea unto the lands of the Rus, Southern Italy, the Holy Land, and mighty Byzantium,itself, bringing with them fire and sword and conquest. But fear ye not for there be means by which these fearsome warriors can be tamed.  And so be it here.

 
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Indeed, hath Fairy World 2009 hath arrived and soon departed for another year.  Howbeit Apollo's rays did cause some discomfort on Freya's day; Saturn's day did we arrived later in the eve and spent a time most pleasant unto ourselves.

With each passing year the Faire doth grow with new players and mongers both hawking their wares to the passing throng.  Below wilt thou findest such portraits that doth document the event and our pleasure.

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