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Author Topic: 42nd reenactment of the Battle of Hastings, Saturday and Sunday, October 23 & 24  (Read 5622 times)

Sir Wolf

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42nd reenactment of the Battle of Hastings, Saturday and Sunday, October 23 & 24, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Public Admission is FREE! (There will be a nominal site fee for the reenactors for porta-potties, etc.)

Kings Landing Park, Huntingtown Road, Calvert County, MD
http://www.calvertparks.org/Parks/KingsLanding/KLPhome.htm

Normans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings: We will be displaying cavalry, camps, Viking longships, arms and armor of the period as well as battle reenactments and demonstrations for an educational (and somewhat entertaining) look at the 11th century! Come join our commemoration of one of the turning points of history; the invasion and conquest of England by William the Conqueror.

Further information may be accessed at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Hastingsgroup/
http://www.markland.org/webcal/view_entry.php?id=119&date=20101023
http://www.markland.org/dingwall/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1851

Brought to you by the Markland Confederation: www.markland.org
and the Longship Company: www.longshipco.org

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Markland, been hearin about them.  I'm gonna try and make this one; anyone else?  Think they'll allow me in garb?
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well usually they like to be garbed up and allow public to come and see them.

http://www.larp.com/midgard/ here is the old Hastings website along with the clothing descriptions so if you want to fall in you will need to abide by.

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That's alot to abide by...think I'd have to alter my kit and acquire new stuff in order to pass muster.  Ah well...there's always next year, right?
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just show up as public then :) ask questions and interact with them. nice group of guys. i've done hastings before but not for a while

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I doubt I'd enjoy myself...I'd see all of them running around in full kit and I'd just be jealous.  No, think I'll garb up and hit the RF one last time for the season...but I think it'd be cool if we all showed up at a Hastings event some day in full garb.

Its more fun when you know some of the other players...at least it is for me.
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