Ormsheim at Bolsover Castle in 2010.
Ormsheim is a Dark Age reenactment group based in Leeds, West Yorkshire in the UK. Although we are based in Leeds we have members from both South Yorkshire, North Yorkshire and even France! We travel to events all over the UK (and even as far as mainland Europe).
Ormsheim is a regional group of The Vikings, the oldest and largest Dark Ages reenactment group in the UK.
We meet regularly to train, learn new crafts and most importantly have fun!
As part of The Vikings we provide both battle reenactment and living history encampents for events all over the country. At large major events where the entire society turns out we can field over 200 highly trained and well equiped warriors as well as a village with over 50 tents. At small events we may be supported by only one or two other groups, but we can still provide over a dozen warriors and a full living history set up.
At any size of even our aim is to recreate life in the 9th to 11th Centuries as accurately as possible (within the modern constraints of Health and Safety). Our combat displays entertain the public, our living history educates them.
Within the camp you will find people from all walks of life, from the lowliest slave to king himself, from a humble peasent farmer to an accomplished warrior, from a skilled artisan to a housewife, Children run about engaged in both chores and training for their later lives.
We are always on the lookout for new recruits and combat is not compulsary. Find out more about being a Warrior or Villager or Contact Us.