Site Rules and Policies

Below you'll find the guidelines we refer to for creating the safest and most welcoming event for everybody.

In case of any disagreement the main autocrats always have the final word.

Help us prevent Event Plague

We ask all participants to cancel your trip if you experience any symptoms of transmittable diseases in the days before the event. If you become ill during the event, we might ask you to leave the site so that as few people as possible are exposed and infected.

We also ask everyone to maintain excellent hand hygiene and other necessary precautions to prevent the catching or spreading of the dreaded event plague (= all kinds of viruses that always seem to affect many participants after SCA events).

Policy on Harassment and Bullying

The SCA prohibits harassment and bullying of all individuals and groups. Harassment and bullying includes, but is not limited to the following:

Offensive or lewd verbal comments directed to an individual.

The display of explicit images (drawn or photographic) depicting an individual in an inappropriate manner.

Photographing or recording individuals inappropriately to abuse or harass the individual.

Inappropriate physical contact, unwelcome sexual attention, or retaliation for reporting harassment and/or bullying.

Participants violating these rules are subject to appropriate sanctions. If an individual feels subjected to harassment, bullying or retaliation, they should contact a seneschal, President of the SCA, or the Kingdom’s Board Ombudsman (Yes, this is an actual English word!).

If a participant of the SCA becomes aware that someone is being harassed or bullied, they have a responsibility pursuant to the SCA Code of Conduct to come forward and report this behaviour to a seneschal, President of the SCA or Kingdom’s Board Ombudsman.

Policy on Modern Items

Over the years we have worked to make Double Wars the best event in Drachenwald, but there are still areas we can improve on.

We are aware that the Double Wars site comes with many modern luxuries such as indoor plumbing, electric lights, windows and heating which people did not have in the Middle Ages.

But we kindly ask that you do not bring computers, electronic games etc. to the public areas. The same thing goes for cell phones. Please avoid using them in public areas and if you need to make a call do so discreetly.

If you want to use a computer, electronic game or mobile phone, please feel free to do so in the private areas on site. All sleeping quarters and pavilions are private areas.

This is no different from keeping our mundane cans and bottles hidden as best as we can. Together we can make the illusion and the Dream even more real.

Pets

If you wish to bring a pet (small pets such as dog, cat, rat etc.) you have to hace permission to do so from the autocrats.

If you don't follow the rules regarding pets on site you can be told to remove your pet from the site for the remainder of the event.
If your pet is perceived to be a danger to other participants or causes a lot of disturbance you can be told to remove your pet from the site for the remainder of the event.
To make sure that we don't have too many animals at the event we will wait until the beginning of April to see how many people want to bring pets before granting anyone permission.

Rules

You will find a “no pet zone” i the medieval camp. Please respect this zone. We have this zone so both pets and people who are allergic can have a wonderful event.
You are responsible for your pet at all times, make sure to inform people and children about your pet’s behaviour.
The animal must always be supervised, especially when you move outside your own personal camp.
The camp where the animal lives is “the safe zone” of the animal, this is where the animal must be able to feel secure.
If You visit someone’s camp where there are animals, it’s you (the person who visits) who are responsible for removing yourself if you do not think it feels good or safe to stay in the camp.
If you want to visit someone else’s camp/group with your animal companion, you should check beforehand with those responsible for this camp so that it is ok.
No animals are allowed inside any building.
Always pick up your pets faeces.

Cleaning the camp

The cleaning autocrat will inspect your sleeping and camping area before you leave the event – contact them to have your area checked and the cleaning approved.

Please note that you are only to throw away your water from cleaning your camp in the designated day-water wells that are placed in the camping area.

Scullery Stations

The sink outside the side of the tavern is used for eating utensils only. Rinse your plates, bowls etc. and throw leftovers into the green garbage container.

There is a specific area for cleaning your pots and pans. This station is located outdoors in the period camp near the showers. Wash up cooking utensils, pots and pans in this separate station, to keep soot, grease and stuff out of the water people wash their eating utensils in.

Hot water is available at the outdoor stations. You are allowed to fill your wash tub with this water, but you are not allowed to rinse your dishes with flowing hot water.

Recycling and garbage

We have one main recycling station. The Recycling station is a large dumpster for burnable materials, containers for organic garbage, smaller containers for glass (coloured and clear), metal, plastic etc. There is also containers for empty beer, cider and soda cans in plastic and aluminum.

If you see one of the public containers full, please help out by emptying it in the appropriate place.

There will be an extra-large recycling bag for returnable bottles and cans (plastic and aluminum), recycle your bottles and cans in these.

Children and Youth rules

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To make it safe and a good experience for all participants at DW there are a few ground rules for children and youths and their parents that you as a parent must be aware of:

Minors may not attend Double Wars alone. A responsible adult must accompany all minors (under the age of 18 years) to the DW site. This must be a parent or a designated guardian with parental permission.
You, as parent/guardian, have full responsibility for your child’s/children's behaviour at all times.
If you leave camp without your child/youth, or you plan on partying hard all night, make sure you have appointed another adult as a temporary guardian. Make sure they can get in touch with you (in case of emergencies).
Campgrounds - Please inform your child that all pavilions and sunroofs in camp are private property and that includes the nearest vicinity, the area just around and outside tents. Ask permission to visit before barging into someone's camp uninvited. Please teach your child not to pull or hit the ropes of pavilions and sunroofs, and talk about fire safety with them to prevent any accidents.
Activities for children are not a babysitting service – children under 7 yrs. should be accompanied by an adult and children who do not speak English/Swedish NEED someone who can translate with them.
Always leave your location and/or mobile number to the adult in charge of the activity if you have to leave.
If your child plays on their own or has been left at a scheduled activity, be sure they know where to find you if needed.
The event staff strongly recommend that all young (under the age of 16) participants go to bed at a decent hour (the younger the earlier of course!) or keep out of party-areas where a lot of alcohol flourish in the encampment at night, to prevent the young (kids and youth) to encounter drunk adults or in other ways encounter behaviour impacted by alcohol and to let adults be adults and able to relax more in the late hours of the night
To make the feeling of past times as good as possible we urge you to think about your child´s equipment for daily use; if they have a water bottle – make a textile bag for it so that the plastic does not show. Make sure plastic bags for fruit, candy, snacks or other things are covered in period material or kept in a period container. Do NOT leave modern plastic toys lying around the site and try and leave the baby carriage in the car, if possible!
If you have small children please make sure to have plastic bags with you to seal stinky diapers in before throwing them in the regular trash. Even better – go to the big trash containers and throw it directly there.

Dangerous Grounds

Please don’t leave younger children unattended around the lake (Gyllebosjön) area just south of the period encampment.

The steep way through the woods east of the period encampment is also a bit of a risk, especially in wet weather.

Youth Boffer

Only fight in the designated list or out of the way from the encampments. It is NOT allowed for children/youth to run around and swing their weapons about in camp, as to prevent accidents, and injuries to others who do not want to participate in the boffer games – if you enter the list - you join the game.
If someone says HOLD (means about stop) then stop immediately.
Do NOT hit with full force, control your blow!
Never hit above the shoulders or on sensitive areas.
Parents/guardians are responsible for checking that the boffer weapons are safe for play

Boffer rose tournament TBA

Regler för barn och ungdomar

För att göra det säkert och en bra upplevelse för alla deltagare på DW finns det några spelregler för barn och ungdomar och deras föräldrar som du som förälder måste känna till.

Minderåriga får inte vara på eventet Dubbelkriget ensamma. En ansvarig vuxen måste följa med alla minderåriga (under 18 år) till DW-platsen. Detta måste vara en förälder eller en utsedd vårdnadshavare med föräldrarnas tillstånd.
Du som förälder/vårdnadshavare har hela tiden fullt ansvar för ditt barns/dina barns beteende.
Om du lämnar lägret utan ditt barn/ungdom, eller planerar att festa hårt hela natten, se till att du har utsett en annan vuxen som tillfällig vårdnadshavare. Se till att de kan komma i kontakt med dig (i nödsituationer).
Lägerplatser - Vänligen informera ditt barn om att alla paviljonger och soltak i lägret är privat egendom och det inkluderar närmaste närhet, området precis runt och utanför tält. Be om tillåtelse att besöka innan du går in i någons läger oinbjudet. Lär ditt barn att inte dra eller slå i repen på paviljonger och takluckor och prata med dem om brandsäkerhet för att förhindra olyckor.
Aktiviteter för barn är inte en barnpassning - barn under 7 år ska ha sällskap av en vuxen och barn som inte talar engelska/svenska BEHÖVER någon som kan översätta med dem.
Lämna alltid din plats och/eller mobilnummer till den vuxen som ansvarar för aktiviteten om du måste lämna.
Om ditt barn spelar på egen hand, eller har lämnats vid en schemalagd aktivitet, se till att de vet var de kan hitta dig om det behövs.
Eventpersonalen rekommenderar starkt att alla unga (under 16 år) deltagare går och lägger sig i en anständig timme (ju yngre desto tidigare förstås!) eller att hålla sig borta från festställen där mycket alkohol frodas på natten. Detta för att förhindra att unga (barn och ungdomar) möter fulla vuxna eller på andra sätt stöter på beteende påverkat av alkohol och för att låta vuxna vara vuxna och kunna slappna av mer under de sena natten
För att göra känslan av svunna tider så bra som möjligt uppmanar vi dig att tänka på ditt barns utrustning för dagligt bruk; om de har en vattenflaska – gör en textilpåse till den så att plasten inte syns. Se till att plastpåsar för frukt, godis, snacks eller andra saker är täckta med tidstypiskt material eller förvaras i en tidstypisk behållare. Lämna INTE moderna plastleksaker liggande på platsen och försök lämna barnvagnen i bilen, om möjligt!
Om du har små barn, se till att ha plastpåsar med dig att försegla illaluktande blöjor i innan du slänger dem i det vanliga soporna. Ännu bättre – gå till de stora sopkärlen och släng det direkt där.

Farliga områden

Lämna inte yngre barn utan tillsyn runt sjöområdet (Gyllebosjön) strax söder om det tidstypiska lägret.
Den branta vägen genom skogen öster om det periodiska lägret är också lite av en risk, särskilt i blött väder.

Boffervapen

Slåss bara i den angivna listen/platsen eller ur vägen från lägren/aktiviteter. Det är INTE tillåtet för barn/ungdomar att springa runt och svänga omkring med sina vapen i lägret, för att förhindra olyckor, och skador på andra som inte vill delta i bofferspelen – går du in i listen – går du med i leken.
Säger någon HOLD (betyder ungefär stopp) så stanna upp omedelbart.
Slå INTE med full kraft, kontrollera ditt slag!
Slå aldrig på kroppen över axlarna eller på känsliga områden.
Föräldrar/vårdnadshavare ansvarar för att kontrollera att boffervapnen är säkra för lek.