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- Thu Apr 04, 2013 9:45 pm
- Forum: Food and Drink
- Topic: medieval oatcake recipe?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 18890
Re: medieval oatcake recipe?
I believe modern oatcakes have flour in to prevent crumbling. You could try the Stafford oat cake, which seems to be* a pancake made with part flour and part fine oatmeal. The modern ones are so holey that they must contain a raising agent, but I don't know whether this is yeast or bicarb. * I like ...
- Sun Jan 20, 2013 8:50 pm
- Forum: Music and Instruments
- Topic: Musical knives ...
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4428
Re: Musical knives ...
Beautiful.
- Sun Nov 18, 2012 9:20 pm
- Forum: Pictures
- Topic: 1812 Country House Party
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8649
Re: 1812 Country House Party
What fantastic clothes and photos! Is that one Bonnacon, butlering?
I really love the ones taken in the church. Is this an established group, or a group of friends with really good kit?
I really love the ones taken in the church. Is this an established group, or a group of friends with really good kit?
- Thu Oct 27, 2011 7:44 pm
- Forum: Pictures
- Topic: Share Some Work Fun :)
- Replies: 51
- Views: 20323
Re: Share Some Work Fun :)
And Flash is happily settled these days too.
Beautiful photos Jolynn!
Beautiful photos Jolynn!
- Sun Sep 04, 2011 9:44 pm
- Forum: Societies
- Topic: A celebration of old reenactment groups
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5918
Re: A celebration of old reenactment groups
MacSweeney Galloglas. I was there at its birth, for about 6 years(?) and it carried on for quite a while after I moved on to the Tudors. I did the exponential learning thing within this group, from blankets and woad through to almost Fed standard. I am delighted to have recently joined the Fitzgeral...
- Thu Jun 30, 2011 7:56 pm
- Forum: Music and Instruments
- Topic: 18th century 'folk' songs
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5796
Re: 18th century 'folk' songs
Following a slightly p*ssed but rather wonderful singing session at Avoncroft, I have managed to find the middle English lyrics to 'I had a sustre...' (modernised as 'Peri meri dixie domine'), but not the tune. I also can't find the Savile company monk-type singing bloke who I meant to swap details ...
- Thu Jun 30, 2011 7:50 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: Company of St. George Clothing Guide
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2776
Re: Company of St. George Clothing Guide
Can I just say that Jackie showed me her copy of the men's clothing guide, and it is a thing of beauty and a joy to peruse. Thanks guys!
- Sun May 29, 2011 8:07 pm
- Forum: General History
- Topic: Interesting bucket?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4426
Re: Interesting bucket?
Iron Dwarf- and it was Bucket doing the pouring from the bucket too...that was an interesting episode, lucky we happened to have a giant around to act as fireBucket.
ETA- he is quite useful and I think he's a bit beautiful, specially in his banyan.
ETA- he is quite useful and I think he's a bit beautiful, specially in his banyan.
- Sun Feb 27, 2011 8:17 pm
- Forum: Traders Discussion
- Topic: Chimera Costumes
- Replies: 60
- Views: 23299
Re: Chimera Costumes
I can second Tinker's Tailor. Lovely people and very good prices. They also trade as Arum Lillie Designs.
- Sun Feb 13, 2011 9:22 pm
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: compromise for a cross dresser...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4933
Re: compromise for a cross dresser...
I actually think that I love all of you, even Mr Doesn't Know Me! (I do have a frock which I bought off've Auntie Alice last year and which is just big enough to go on on top of my male kit if any organiseur were to get snarky. I trialled it at Richmond because it was bloody cold and the extra layer...
- Sun Feb 13, 2011 5:46 pm
- Forum: Pictures
- Topic: Vainly me.
- Replies: 46
- Views: 13305
Re: Vainly me.
I have some terrible news for you, Mr Steenie. I fear that your Lloyds horse may have a condition that is known in that trade as, 'being plastic'. While he will retain his youthful good looks indefinitely, he will be no good whatsoever for riding and may succumb to Dust. As far as piebalds are conce...
- Sun Jan 30, 2011 1:23 am
- Forum: Costumes
- Topic: compromise for a cross dresser...
- Replies: 15
- Views: 4933
compromise for a cross dresser...
Hello. Um. I commentate at some events, and because I quite passionately hate female kit in WOTR as it looks on me, cos I is up and down skinny, I cross-dress to do so. I have good bloke's soft kit because I fight. However, I do worry about the public looking at me and going, 'that boy has a woman's...
- Sun Dec 12, 2010 6:08 pm
- Forum: Pictures
- Topic: Christmas 410AD
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3464
Re: Christmas 410AD
Winter drawers onnnn!
Merry Wintermas to you too, chap.x
Merry Wintermas to you too, chap.x
- Sun Dec 12, 2010 6:05 pm
- Forum: Pictures
- Topic: RaT Swarkestone 2010
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3613
Re: RaT Swarkestone 2010
You all look brilliant!
Still sad that we couldn't make it. I look forward to C18th fun and frolics next year, and the unveiling of Tarquin Farquar XXXIII.
Madam Catherine the (brothel) Respectable Tavern Keeper, by Appointment to His King-Across-the-Water-ness, Bonnie Prince Charlie.
Still sad that we couldn't make it. I look forward to C18th fun and frolics next year, and the unveiling of Tarquin Farquar XXXIII.
Madam Catherine the (brothel) Respectable Tavern Keeper, by Appointment to His King-Across-the-Water-ness, Bonnie Prince Charlie.

- Tue Dec 07, 2010 9:11 pm
- Forum: Societies
- Topic: Brighton and Hove
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8062
Re: Brighton and Hove
There's an old established and well respected mediaeval group close to you, called the Tudor household. I'm not sure if they're recruiting but they are well worth a google, on the offchance. They have a group total of a million* years of re-enacment experience, and what they don't know ain't worth k...
- Sun Nov 07, 2010 9:09 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Where to buy a decent polearm
- Replies: 12
- Views: 5601
Re: Where to buy a decent polearm
I think that the trader is Tony, of Celtic Moon. His blades tend to be good, I've had a spear and glaive from him which are both still going strong years on. As far as man-at-arms goes, either a straightforward spear or something which could concievably have been an agricultural implement would fit ...
- Sun Oct 31, 2010 11:12 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Rivelins/Cuarans/Pampooties
- Replies: 26
- Views: 7470
Re: Rivelins/Cuarans/Pampooties
We had a similar issue- when the stepfiends were much smaller Bucket did make them brogue-style shoes as an emergency measure-we figured that even if wrong would look better than trainers with kit (we didn't have the kids with us when the shoes were being made, which was the problem.) Later he made ...
- Sun Oct 03, 2010 5:53 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: 2011 Season question.
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6762
Re: 2011 Season question.
I have no time for hangers-on at any event (except for the bored teenagers who aren't allowed to stay home alone yet), however at an event as large as Tewks providing you do something positive to contribute to the spectacle, I believe that you have as much right to participate in the camping and fes...
- Sun Oct 03, 2010 12:31 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: 2011 Season question.
- Replies: 22
- Views: 6762
Re: 2011 Season question.
Thomas is correct on the long muster, nobody's fault. A MOP had to be ambulanced off from the crowd IIRC, so we had to wait until that had happened safely. The battle was long (hoorah!). If the muster had been the normal length of time this wouldn't have been a problem, as it was a lot of us suffere...
- Mon Sep 13, 2010 3:21 pm
- Forum: Pictures
- Topic: Frontier Fortress 2010
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5207
Re: Frontier Fortress 2010
Wow. Numbers 40, 42 and 72 are amazing, and I really like the sequences- the stocky man getting a drink and chatting up the girl, the men being drunken sillybuggers...it looks fantastic!
- Sun Sep 12, 2010 6:58 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: ladies hair
- Replies: 43
- Views: 11334
Re: ladies hair
Not being one for either faff or women's clothes all that often, when I do go female the easiest hair covering is a linen or (as mine is) very fine wool scarf covering the hair and twisted at the nape of the neck, with the ends (and plait in my case) then twisted and coiled around the head and tucke...
- Sat Aug 28, 2010 10:24 am
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: kovex ars falcions
- Replies: 48
- Views: 11915
Re: kovex ars falcions
Interesting point raised by Matt- I inherited a cavalry sabre when my Dad died. Being who I am I had a few little swings with it in the back garden. The difference between a re-enactment blade and a live sword is extraordinary. I understand why 'real' swords are called 'live' now. To add to the Kove...
- Fri Aug 27, 2010 7:20 pm
- Forum: General History
- Topic: Advice on Swords.
- Replies: 30
- Views: 18998
Re: Advice on Swords.
Mr Binns if you can afford Armourclass Kovex (although I have had one of theirs break, just out of guarantee, aargh). I currently have an Armourclass single hander and am ecstatically happy with it. It's light weight and well balanced.The Kovex bastard sword was lush too. Oh, and plus one to IronHea...
- Fri Aug 27, 2010 7:07 pm
- Forum: General History
- Topic: Pictoral evidence of women fighting in C14th
- Replies: 105
- Views: 28713
Re: Pictoral evidence of women fighting in C14th
Why did you want to know, Jane? We're so far removed, I don't believe we'll ever know. We know it wasn't commonplace, which is good enough reason -for me- to portray a man in order to get my fighting jollies. Doesn't mean I don't respect Jake, Ruth, Zara etc who are happy enough with the evidence th...
- Fri Mar 12, 2010 12:49 pm
- Forum: Food and Drink
- Topic: Almond Milk
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4955
Re: Almond Milk
This may be wayyy wide of the mark, but had you thought of some of the milk substitutes on the market, transferred from carton to suitabule vessel onsite. I'm thinking of the rice-dream, oatly, soya cream type things with a drop of proper almond essence added. The soya cream may split - one risk. I'...
- Fri Mar 12, 2010 12:42 pm
- Forum: Food and Drink
- Topic: meat fruit
- Replies: 10
- Views: 4950
Re: meat fruit
Great photo J...thanks for that!
- Fri Mar 12, 2010 12:39 pm
- Forum: General History
- Topic: How do you get started?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 5984
Re: How do you get started?
That and the fact that a well cut riding habit of this era is impossibly sexy...(There's one in the v and A which I covet.)
- Fri Mar 12, 2010 12:12 pm
- Forum: Pictures
- Topic: Hello from Norway
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7849
Re: Hello from Norway
Amazing kit! Nice to see it. And welcome!
- Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:37 pm
- Forum: Pictures
- Topic: Bonnacon - just for Cat......
- Replies: 9
- Views: 3087
Re: Bonnacon - just for Cat......
Where is Bonnacon and what have you done to him?!
Seriously, you look 20 years younger! Well done that man (and lady).



Seriously, you look 20 years younger! Well done that man (and lady).
- Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:34 pm
- Forum: 1100-1500
- Topic: Best way to start learning to joust
- Replies: 61
- Views: 21096
Re: Best way to start learning to joust
Nicky N being the tall, lively lass who was at Kelmarsh?