Events for October 19 - October 2

Caelaverock Castle

Ks & Qs Park 85 Vincent Square, Westminster, London, United Kingdom (UK)

This term is usually reserved for the 5th and 6th centuries. Re-enactors who re-create the next period of history - 7th to 11th centuries - often refer to this as Early medieval. The 12th to 14th are High medieval.

$120

Aberdeen Highland Games

Ks & Qs Park 85 Vincent Square, Westminster, London, United Kingdom (UK)

A medieval reenactment is a form of historical reenactment that focuses on re-enacting European history in the period from the fall of Rome to about the end of the 15th century. The 2nd is the Middle Ages.

$150

Blackness Castle Tour

Ks & Qs Park 85 Vincent Square, Westminster, London, United Kingdom (UK)

Groups from Central Europe, especially Hungary, are rumored to practice much more dangerous forms of battlefield reenactment, sometimes with sharp edges and points as well as metal arrowheads etc.

$150

Caelaverock Castle Tour

Ks & Qs Park 85 Vincent Square, Westminster, London, United Kingdom (UK)

In Sweden there are many different "medieval markets". The largest is the one in Gotland. In Szeklerland, Transylvania are many Hun, szekler knight, early Hungarian and hussar reenactment groups and camps.

$170

East Anglia Medieval Fayre

Ks & Qs Park 85 Vincent Square, Westminster, London, United Kingdom (UK)

It is usual to fight using more restricted target areas than in a real fight and with less speed and force, although some systems try to get as close to real combat as possible. Many societies try to reenact actual battles.

$170

Magna Carta Convention

Ks & Qs Park 85 Vincent Square, Westminster, London, United Kingdom (UK)

Some groups treating historical combat as a martial art do not fit the traditional definition of a reenactment group and are more similar to fencing clubs. An example is the SCA using rattan swords to avoid injury.

$90

Castles of Germany, a Short Visit

Ks & Qs Park 85 Vincent Square, Westminster, London, United Kingdom (UK)

The principal aim of this sort of reenactment is to re-create historical battles or methods of combat. The variations range from the training of historical dueling practices (usually with an appropriate period sword.

$250