Links
This page contains links to web sites and pages having to do
with Things re-enactment
and medieval. The information is divided into the following categories:
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Re-enactment
These Links are to other re-enactment related sites; groups,
organisers, suppliers, directories
etc..
Equipment
- Armourclass
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Scottish company that make various styles of swords
from Dark age to Civil war. Several of our members have them and they
are very good at a reasonable price.
- Martin
Hodgkiss armouries - Martin produces historic
armour and domestic items for the re-enactment industry, museums and
private collectors.
- Lancaster
Armory - Maker of good arms and armour for re-enactment use.
Many of our members have swords and armour from them.
- Dressed
to Kill - Armourer, producing high quality armour, swords and
pole-arms.
- St
George Armoury - Armourer, producing high quality armour,
swords and cutlery.
- White
rose Armoury - Armourer, producing high quality
armour. Also range of munition
armour and accessories.
- Bonnacon
Shields - Supplier of shields for re-enactment, " built
by a re-enactor, for the re-enactor "
- First
Class Mail - A supplier of mail, arrows & shields.
- Pavel Moc
- czech sword workshop.
- Tods stuff
- handmade knives and historical goods
- Sally
Green - Historical Costume and Accessories. Make
and supply a standard, hard wearing range of historical clothing,
designed for living history and re-enactment
- Shields
& Shoes - Supplier of shields & shoes. Offers
good basic footwear at resonable prices, using a variaty of styles and
construction methods.
- Pewter
Replicas - manufacturer of istorically accurate pewter
replicas (jewelry, cutlery, drinking vessals, etc)
- Phil
Fraser - Arms & Accoutrements. Maker and supplier of
all sorts of medieval items. (swords, scabbards, belts, puches,
longbows, bracers, shoes, arrows ... )
- Traditional
Materials - Trafitional Craftsman's supplies. Supplier of
materials for all sorts of traditional crafts (leather, wood, metal,
horn, bone, rope, parchment, tools etc)
- historyauction.co.uk
- Site for buying a selling re-enactment kit in an on-line auction
form. Its made for re-enactors and collectors. If. It opens on 3rd
April 2004! You can buy and sell items for free too.
- MyArmoury.com
- A Site for Historic Arms and Armour collectors of modern-made
reproductions. Interesting Comparisons
and reviews
of swords from various manufacturers.
- Tents HQ:
categorized resource directory for everything about tents. Modern
& medieval,
buying and selling.
- Past
Tents: Manufactureres of reproduction tentage for the
entertainment, commercial and re-enactment industry.
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SwordsHQ
- Portal style site covering all things swords; information,
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Costume & equipment Info
- The Arador
Armour Library - A hub for education, information and
camaraderie to those in the Internet community with an interest in
armour and armour-related subjects.Useful articles on armour
construction and forums on armour related topics. Good glossary
of armour names and terms.
- The
Costumers manifesto - Site on costumes of all sorts with
large page of links for medieval
euoropean costumes
- The
costume page - links to many online costume resources
including medieval
- Basic
Armouring - Good document on making armour. Patterns,
instructions etc (PDF format, 5mb)
- Footwear
- Good site on medieval footwear and its construction
- Arming
doublet - A Good description of making an using authentic
patterns and techniques
- Therion's
Arms & Armour Resources of the Web - A list of all
sorts of links to do with arms and armour, from traders to techniques.
- Oakeshott
institute - The Oakeshott Institute was founded by Ewart
Oakeshott and his wife
Sybil Marshall with the purpose of furthering research and education in
the field of ancient arms and armor.
- Universal
Swordsman - interesting site on european and asian swords and
swordsman
Directories & forums
- Re-enactment
directory - Directory of re-enactment groups of all periods
- The
Historical Re-enactment Web Site (Histrenact) - site
containing a detailed list of historical and re-enactment groups
- LivingHistory.co.uk
- the home for re-enactors of all ages. Within this site you will find
fellow enthusiasts, historians, extroverts, fools and drinkers! This is
a place to share: share your knowledge, gossips, laughs, trials and
tribulations. Forums and discussion groups on all periods and topics.
- Ye Olde Issue
- What can I say??!!
- Call-to-Arms
- Re-enactment magazine containing directory of groups and traders.
- Medieval
History - Interesting site containing many medieval history
articles and a this week/day in medieval history feature.
Groups
- The
Gun Company - 15th Century historical re-enactment group
specialising in Battle re-enactment representing a 'Free Artillery
Company' with associated guns and troops.
- The Medieval
Combat Society - Re-enactment group dedicated to the safe
re-enactment of medieval combat and recreation of
life in the 14th Century during the period of King Edward III of
England.
- The Companions of the Black Bear.
- Re-enactment group based in Tewkesbury, organise and run the
re-enactment of the battle of Tewkesbury each year.
- Lothene
- Edinburgh based group involved in researching and recreating aspects
of life in Scotland in the 11th Century.
Good information on women
warriors through history.
- Plantagenet Events
- organisers of historic events
- Brotherhood
of Eagles Nests - Polish medieval group, researching and
practising authentic medieval combat techniques.
- Stormbringers
- Dark Age and early medieval re-enactment group
- Pilgrims Progess - Living
History Group that aims to help people understand the
medieval age by providing Stories of herbal healing,knightly deeds,
Holy Pilgrimage and the everyday life of a freeman and reeve. Provides
medieval encampment and characters.
- Tall
orders street circus - Entertainers for events, Stilt walking, fire eating, jesting, clowning,
close up magic performing, balloon modelling, face painting, juggling,
samba procession drumming, escapologist's, at your service.
Specialising in high quality costumed stilt characters for all
occasions.
- The
neville Companye - An affiliate group of the BPAS in the USA.
- The
Poor Knights Of St.Dysmas - a Medieval Re-enactment
Society, portraying Brothers, Sergeants and Lay Brethren of a minor
Military Order, during the period 1346 AD to 1485 AD.
- Medieval
World Jousting Tournaments - Medieval World are
specialists in jousting tournaments and medieval live entertainment
events.
- The
Levy - A medieval Re-enactment society based along the welsh borders
who specialise in archery and living history. Also permanently
based at Chirk castle (nr Oswestry).
- The Worcester Household - Medieval re-enactment group affiliated to the Medieval Siege Society.
The group takes its name from the 1st Earl of Worcester, Sir John Tiptoft,
who was a loyal Yorkist supporter during the Wars of the Roses.
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Combat techniques
and European martial arts
These Links are to groups and documents covering original
medieval combat techniques.
Medieval
These Links are to various medieval related websites,
exhibitions and whatever....
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The Scriptorium
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a collection of things mediaeval. Information and facts for study or
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Wikipedia
These links are to various interesting medieval articles on
the
wikipedia. They make useful starting points for exploring the
wiki.
If you know any other good ones send them in.
People
Tornaments
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Misc
Other non-medieval stuff
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