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- Wed Jan 21, 2015 10:35 am
- Forum: Friends and Gossip
- Topic: Festival of History..
- Replies: 24
- Views: 13552
Re: Festival of History..
The rising cost of fuel and the greater congestion on the roads must have had something to do with it. More regional events seems a good idea. As long as they have changed what they used to do with me. Send me from the south to Carlisle and the same weekend send the Carlisle people to Southampton. ...
- Sat Jan 03, 2015 11:37 am
- Forum: Societies
- Topic: 12th/13th Century Groups
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3419
Re: 12th/13th Century Groups
Ah, that's who you're with now!
Brendan's a really nice bloke, he'll look after you. Unlike me. I'm nassssty!
Brendan's a really nice bloke, he'll look after you. Unlike me. I'm nassssty!
- Thu Jan 01, 2015 3:02 pm
- Forum: Societies
- Topic: 12th/13th Century Groups
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3419
Re: 12th/13th Century Groups
I'm sure I don't have a definitive list but I'll mention those I know of..: Conquest The Household Crusade Historia Normannis And best of all (cos they have me) , Dawn of Chivalry. I think most focus mostly on 12th/early 13th, we focus on mid-13th. Oh, and there's a whole bunch of hostpitaller group...
- Wed Dec 10, 2014 2:34 pm
- Forum: Societies
- Topic: Re-enactment group in Middlesbrough and surrounding areas.
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2684
Re: Re-enactment group in Middlesbrough and surrounding area
Hello from Hartlepool.
Strange I never knew about you guys before now. Perhaps we should organise the odd joint training session, forge some links.?
Strange I never knew about you guys before now. Perhaps we should organise the odd joint training session, forge some links.?
- Wed Dec 03, 2014 4:40 pm
- Forum: Book, Film, TV & Music Reviews
- Topic: Secrets of the Castle with Ruth Goodman
- Replies: 24
- Views: 9850
Re: Secrets of the Castle with Ruth Goodman
Maybe it was an early version of the Americanism "bathroom", which does not mean a room with a bath - simply a coy way of saying toilet without actually mentioning it.. I'd heard that Toilet was a Euphemism itself - from the French 'toilette' meaning dressing room, or somesuch. If what I hear is tr...
- Thu Nov 20, 2014 3:36 pm
- Forum: Book, Film, TV & Music Reviews
- Topic: Secrets of the Castle with Ruth Goodman
- Replies: 24
- Views: 9850
Re: Secrets of the Castle with Ruth Goodman
To be honest, I expected it to be more anachronistic - especially in terms of modern safety requirements for working on a building site. It did seem odd though that there was a mix of period footwear/legwear and modern steel-toecaps/trousers on site with no mention/explanation of it. Definitely enjo...
- Fri Jul 11, 2014 12:11 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: 13th century armour
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4367
Re: 13th century armour
It 'feels' more 12c to me. so I guess its very early 13c - must have been done right after the sacking of Constantinople.
But I think the lack of detail in the mosaics makes it difficult to glean much from it at all.
But I think the lack of detail in the mosaics makes it difficult to glean much from it at all.
- Tue Jul 01, 2014 2:15 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Bannockburn 2014
- Replies: 232
- Views: 84623
Re: Bannockburn 2014
Not as bad as I expected.. But there's still the big bugbear I have for this period.. Way too many in surcotes (and sometimes bits of plate) but without any mail! Sounds like it was way off the promotional hype though in terms of numbers.. I guess our curiosity of where they would get the numbers fr...
- Mon May 19, 2014 12:43 pm
- Forum: Societies
- Topic: Medieval Reenactment near Durham
- Replies: 15
- Views: 10326
Re: Medieval Reenactment near Durham
Shame you missed us at Sedgefield. Maybe you could catch us at Barnard Castle this weekend (sun + Mon)?
- Wed Apr 30, 2014 11:49 am
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Sergeant Kit 1260s.... Critique please
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4218
Re: Sergeant Kit 1260s.... Critique please
Ahh, makes sense with the cross now.. With the shield, its difficult to say really.. You don't often see (obviously non-knighlty) infantry with shields in period imagiary for that timeframe - and the few I have seen have sometimes had some decoration but I don't recall seeing any heraldic devices - ...
- Tue Apr 29, 2014 3:11 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Sergeant Kit 1260s.... Critique please
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4218
Re: Sergeant Kit 1260s.... Critique please
Damn fine effort, I'd say. My only comment (which I'm not totally sure of tbh) is the bits of heraldry you have.. I would have avoided any kind of 'charge' worn on the chest (they weren't massively common on the knights at that point) and just stuck with a field. btw, Good luck with Lewes.. Shame we...
- Mon Apr 28, 2014 1:38 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: supporting hoes
- Replies: 11
- Views: 6791
Re: supporting hoes
Depends on period I suspect..
- Thu Mar 06, 2014 2:13 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: So, how long were spears in the period of this sub-forum?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 11142
Re: So, how long were spears in the period of this sub-forum
Can I say, around 400 years?So, how long were spears in the period of this sub-forum?

- Wed Mar 05, 2014 8:54 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Bannockburn 2014
- Replies: 232
- Views: 84623
Re: Bannockburn 2014
Mark, that was terrible!
- Wed Mar 05, 2014 10:01 am
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Bannockburn 2014
- Replies: 232
- Views: 84623
Re: Bannockburn 2014
I'm just a bit bemused about who will be providing the large scale, brutally realistic reenactments and what their expectation is for large scale.
- Sat Feb 22, 2014 1:12 am
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: has anyone dealt with medieval market
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4829
Re: has anyone dealt with medieval market
They were definately at NLHF last year - but I think I've seen them at ILHF before too. But I do remember that they generally have quite a small stall with limited stock - due to transport costs, I think.
- Fri Feb 21, 2014 12:39 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: has anyone dealt with medieval market
- Replies: 8
- Views: 4829
Re: has anyone dealt with medieval market
Yes, bought from them several times (as have several others in our group) and I'd highly reccomend them.
(They usally attend one of the UK markets too)
(They usally attend one of the UK markets too)
- Wed Jan 29, 2014 10:55 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: 13th C. Farm
- Replies: 59
- Views: 21441
Re: 13th C. Farm
That helps a lot, thank you.
- Tue Jan 28, 2014 5:56 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: 13th C. Farm
- Replies: 59
- Views: 21441
Re: 13th C. Farm
There are many manorial records surviving, detailing work commitments and rents owed by the field workers. One of these from 1279 is quoted here: http://www.shsu.edu/his_ncp/Manor.html I found this really interesting. Although its not the kind of thing I'd usually look at. But I did struggle with m...
- Tue Jan 28, 2014 2:52 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: padding under leg armour.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8960
Re: padding under leg armour.
Ah, I probably can't help you then. 

- Tue Jan 28, 2014 12:27 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: padding under leg armour.
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8960
Re: padding under leg armour.
Period?
- Fri Oct 25, 2013 11:55 am
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Cbeebies goes all Middle Ages
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3524
Re: Cbeebies goes all Middle Ages
Why? Justin is a clown/Childrens entertainer. Would we expect his costumes to be anything other than a fancy-dress style comedy character.
Btw, I think he's great!
Btw, I think he's great!
- Mon Sep 30, 2013 7:50 am
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Transition to Plate Shoulders..?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3650
Re: Transition to Plate Shoulders..?
For late 13th, I'd stay away. The vast, vast majority of images and effigies indicate mail only. But in terms of transition, two things spring to mind. The shoulder attachment on wisby coat of plates, and ailettes (which are debatable whether they were viewed as armour at all) Other than that it's j...
- Wed Sep 11, 2013 4:26 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: Useful collection of items, clothing, personal effects, mate
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3199
- Sun Sep 08, 2013 10:27 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: Ageing leather
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3852
Re: Ageing leather
Surely they had new stuff back then?
It'll age by itself all to soon. We all do.
It'll age by itself all to soon. We all do.
- Thu Aug 29, 2013 3:16 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: Spurs - How to wear them?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7119
Re: Spurs - How to wear them?
Depending how pointy they are, I would be wary of combat in them too. I fell backwards over a casualty once while wearing some. When you fall like that, you roll back, legs go up in the air, then fall back down heel first. In this case, spike first toward the casualties face. Luckily he was aware en...
- Mon Aug 26, 2013 11:50 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Bannockburn 2014
- Replies: 232
- Views: 84623
Re: Bannockburn 2014
I suspect the issue is only where re-enactors are mixed with entertainers(for want of a better word - but i'll have to add that non-accurate doesn't automatically mean entertaining) - on a couple of levels.. 1. The re-enactors provide the public with a sense of accuracy based on research, providing ...
- Wed Aug 21, 2013 3:19 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Bannockburn 2014
- Replies: 232
- Views: 84623
Re: Bannockburn 2014
True that. I'm used to seeing inaccurate groups redeem themselves with entertaining displays.Merlon. wrote:Ah but the pirates at Chatelherault went:-Mark Griffin wrote:but yo ho ho and all that...
"Oggy Oggy Oggy!Oi Oi Oi"
I was certainly entertained by them!
- Wed Aug 21, 2013 3:13 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Bannockburn 2014
- Replies: 232
- Views: 84623
Re: Bannockburn 2014
Pirates weren't the only ones. There was the group including the Robert the Brus impersonator (knitted mail and all). Genuinely nice people and great with the public. But the costumes were totally made up, they described themselves as 11 - 12th century (for the position in the parade), and I had an ...
- Wed Aug 21, 2013 1:51 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Bannockburn 2014
- Replies: 232
- Views: 84623
Re: Bannockburn 2014
Having just done my first Scottish event at Chatelherault, there are defiantly some good Scottish mediaeval groups around. However, there also seems to be a strange element of non-historical reenactment there too (the pirates for example). I just got the impression that the historical element is str...