Campground in Cambridge, Ohio. However, after Ragnarok XXIV, the site of the event changed to Cooper's Lake Campground in Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania. Attendance since Ragnarok XXIX has grown to around 2,000 participants. Groups across the nation hold events open to the public, and first-time fighters generally have their battle fee, if there is one, waived. While all local battles are open to any participant, there are battles such as a Crown War, that decide the "king" or "queen" of a realm. Then there are larger-scale regional events which typically draw over 100 fighters, as well as national events, of which Ragnarok remains the largest and longest running. In Fall 2006, the second major national event, named after the battle of Badon Hill, first took place in western Pennsylvania and drew over 350 attendees. Badon Hill now regularly has over 500 attendees, and the event was featured on an episode of the Discovery Channel's Wreckreation Nation. January: Father Christmas Feast (Narnia) — Saint Paul's Lutheran Church, West Falls, New York Battle for the Ring (Anduril Empire) — Prado Regional Park, Chino, California (held every MLK weekend) February: Winter Invasion (Maethodoron) — Blue Spruce Park, Indiana, Pennsylvania Coronation — Unitarian Universalist Church of Utica, Utica, New York March: Ides of March — Eastwind Castle, Trenton, South Carolina (Formerly at: Dragon Hills Retreat, Bowdon, Georgia until 2018) April: Olympics — Indianapolis, Indiana Gates of Fire (Aratari, Gestiguiste) — Pioneer Park Campground, Somerset, Pennsylvania Plains of the West — James A Bible Park, Denver, Colorado May: Beltaine - Dickson, Tennessee Mayhem - Upper Marlboro, Maryland Gates of Summer — Stewarts Farm, Holden, Missouri June: Ragnarok — Coopers Lake Campground, Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania July: Allthyng — Upper Malboro, Maryland August: Summer Slaughter - Doe Lake Campgrounds, Umatilla, Florida September: Eclipse - Spring Valley Campground, Ohio Equinox - Dickson, Tennessee Battle of Badon Hill (Aratari, Rome) — Pioneer Park Campground, Somerset, Pennsylvania War of the Iron Fist — Stewarts Farm, Holden, Missouri October: Here There be Dragons (Efoloma Isemoo) - Rockford, Illinois A Clash of Kings - Vanderkamp Center, Cleveland, New York November: Winter War- Dalwhinnie Fields - Selma, Alabama. See also Amtgard Belegarth Society for Creative Anachronism Darkon References External links Official Website Ragnarok Official Website Joining Dagorhir A List of Dagorhir Groups Dagorhir in the News Live-action battle gaming Live-action role-playing games Role-playing games introduced in 1977