Over summer we will have extra training workshopsJune will be Indian Martial Arts (15th June) and possibly another Bartitsu one June – also another set of Longsword workshops on Friday 14th June at MEMSFest (Canterbury)July will be British Military Victorian Sabre (13th July)August and September could be spear / poleaxe, dagger, as well as sword […]
In order to have a lower cost way of making our shields, Matt has come up with the idea to make a group day of it.We just need to find a location where we can do this but here is detail. This will be July / August time….These are the standard bosses for Viking shields.https://www.gdfb.co.uk/viking-shield-boss-2mm-steel-battle-ready-diameter-19cm-bulge-125cm-weight-500g-1052-p.aspI’d […]
When I was a kid, the main warfare we read about were land based conflicts during the Greek and Roman periods. Battle of Marathon and Thermopylae – that kind of stuff..Yet I still remember reading and seeing pictures of biremes and triremes and being fascinated by their battering ram hulls.That said, I only ever thought […]
The book focuses on a single battle that scholars of the time called one of the most pivotal battles of late antiquity.This battle also has very detailed reports from primary sources.The importance of this battle was that is was where Attila the Hun was stopped and defeated. Some see it as the last great victory […]
