West Midlands Crafter seeks stone-age to dark group

[skalla]

Hey, as the title says i'm looking to get involved with a re-enactment group!

I'm a crafter of wood, bone and horn/antler primarily, though i can (or could, a few years back) also make felt, glass beads, work flint and smith a little too. I'm not fully using only ancient tools/processes to do this but would love to join a group where i can, as well as taking part in experiments, gear/tool making, workshop construction, doing craft-demos and all such good stuff.

I'm pretty useful with a lot of traditional crafts really, but wouldn't be interested in combat until i've sussed things out at the very least due to some long standing injuries and a wish not to aggravate them for the gazillionth time!

I studied archaeology a long time ago, read history, myths and sagas etc, and would be interested in groups dealing with the mesolithic up to about 1000ad.

I make selfbows a bit too ( a recent pass-time) and have "some" training in celtic languages a long time back, though to say i'm rusty would be an extraordinary understatement.

Oh...I'm a dude in his 40's based in the Black Country and a family friendly group would be preferable as it would be great if my lad of 8 could get involved in some manner.

Ta!

[John Waller]

http://svartland.webs.com/ might fit the bill?

[skalla]

http://svartland.webs.com/ might fit the bill?

Jolly interesting, many thanks for the input

[CH1LLYD0GG]

Hi

Draca bedor https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1 ... =typeahead is a new group who are preparing for their first season in 2016. A nice friendly bunch with a few old heads that have been around many years & bring their family (my kids are 4, 6 & 13) & they love reenactment.

It is a dark age group with the latest event being the battle of Hastings. The groups main aim is a good couple of hundred years before that though.

Casual members are welcome. Combat or camp - both highly valued. Our members at the moment are a bit south of you with the nearest cluster being bristol. Events wise though we'll be the right part of the country for most of it

Hope you find what your looking for - good luck

[Ulfar]

PM sent.

[FionaDowson]

You could check out Stowacyn, the Friends of West Stow www.weststow.org or see the West Stow Anglo Saxon Village FB group. We have a whole village of recreated houses, a forge and bread oven. Stow is only just east of Cambridge, off the A11. Children tend to dress up, form an alliance with other children and spend the whole w/e running around.

Stowacyn do a May event and aYule event. Early dark ages is pretty easy to make as there's no tailoring. Bone workers really welcome

[skalla]

You could check out Stowacyn, the Friends of West Stow http://www.weststow.org or see the West Stow Anglo Saxon Village FB group. We have a whole village of recreated houses, a forge and bread oven. Stow is only just east of Cambridge, off the A11. Children tend to dress up, form an alliance with other children and spend the whole w/e running around.

Stowacyn do a May event and aYule event. Early dark ages is pretty easy to make as there's no tailoring. Bone workers really welcome

Thanks Fiona, i spend quite a lot of time in nearby Northampton so i hope be able to get down to check you out sometime.



On a general note to my OP, i think i have found a local group who's schedule matches mine so i'm no longer looking for a local group.