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Non fantasy medieval LARP groups?

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Sir James A:
I think part of the problem is LARP is generally assumed to be fantasty, since it's "role playing".

SCA is the "middle ground" since people have a "persona", and sometimes get called role players, but there's no magic, wizards, or other fantasy fluff.

The group you sound like you want is re-enactors or living history. These are the groups that seem to be focused on education, re-creation, and/or WMA inspired combat but generally not while wearing armor.

It's a tough situation, and I think your best bet may actually be to try to find some locals with the same interests in mind, and form your own group.

Sir Wolf:
we're all larps. fantasy, sca and lh groups. anyone that tells u different is hiding his shame. hehehe

Sir John of Felsenbau:
I like doing living history...previously, when my wife was alive, we used to do Civil War (US) living history for quite a number of years. I portrayed a provost marshal and even bought an 1863 (printed date) on the subject. But the politics got bad (a lot of the guys from the unit preferred being with me than reeneacting a battle, so I got pushed out by certain members who got jealous.)

I hated using the pen that dips in ink, so I did research and found that in 1860 there were 3 patents for fountain pens, two in the North and one that still makes them today: Cross pens...so I bought one of theirs...the closest I could get to the real thing.

I even found the manufacturer of the badge that was issued to them...and they still had the mold, and so made me one!!! Unfortunately I'm at work, so don't have a photo of me in uniform...a uniform that I made myself...so it's hand sewed like the real ones were.

Sir John

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