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Village life at a small show. |
Arguably the village is the most important part of any reenactment. Although the warriors may grab the attention with their noise and bluster, the village is where the public spend most of their time and where the greatest amount of interaction between the public and reenactors takes place. The village can vary in size from a single tent to a small town, but it is here that the important chores that provide the basic necessities of everyday life take place. Grinding grain to make flour, turning that flour into bread, making and repairing clothes, cooking, leatherworking, metalsmithing, woodworking, sleeping, eating and drinking. All these activities are necessary parts of everyday life and can be undertaken in the village. You do not need any particular craft skills to join us and participate in village life, you can learn them on the job. The ability to fetch and carry is appreciated and a willingness to muck in goes a long way. However at the end of the day it is amazing how interesting the public can find watching people going about their normal everyday routines. You will be asked questions, you won't know everything, admit that and point the questioner towards someone who might be able to answer the question. Do you have a flair for acting? If so you can join us in our acting displays. In these we bring the important events surrounding the timeline of the display to life. For example at a display to celebrate the anniversary of the founding of a cathedral we may enact the enthronement of the new bishop. At an event in a monastery we may enact the aftermath of a viking raid. At an event to celebrate the anniversary of a famous battle we may enact some of the political machinations that lead to the battle being fought. In addition to these longer scheduled acting sequences there are shorter spontaneous sequences taking place in the village all the time. These are short and often occur on the spur of the moment, and serve to give the public even more of the flavor of the time and place. They can range from a member of the clergy ticking off the parent of a female child for not ensuring the girl wears a head covering, through to haggling between merchants. All these small displays serve to bring the entire village to life and make the public and reenactors experience more enjoyable. Interested? Contact Us. |
Cooking the old fashioned way. |
