Dark Age Meet 4

[Wayland]

Anyone up for another trip into the past May 6th - 8th 2011?

Earlier Threads Here, Here, Here and Here.

 

[PJMCBear]

I'll check with SWMBO and come back to you, though I'm definately interested.

 

[shaggystu]

definately interested gary, i'll check with the boss and see what the calender and piggy bank have to say, but all being well i'll make it along to this

stuart

 

[Wayland]

Not many takes yet.

I know the date is a problem for at least one person but it is getting difficult to find available dates these days.

 

[John Fenna]

I would love to come - but it is just TOO far - by far!

 

[Wayland]

I could offer you a stop over in Oldham John.

 

[Trunks]

I'd love to come along with the missus & little girl, but unfortunately don't have the "Dark Ages" garb. Maybe next year...

 

[John Fenna]

I could offer you a stop over in Oldham John.

Thanks for the offer but it is a case of "time away from home x cost of fuel x lack of income = not a hope"
May-be some time in the future I can go back in to the past as a present to myself....

 

[Eric_Methven]

Yea, I'm up for it Gary. Getting to meets is a lot easier now I have wheels.

Eric

 

[rancid badger]

If it had been the following weekend, I'd have come along

R.B.

 

[treadlightly]

It sounds like something I would enjoy but I've never done anything like it before and I don't have Dark Age clothes or any expertise on the period beyond a general interest in it. How authentic does the clothing have to be?

 

[Wayland]

There are some guidelines in the threads linked to in the first post.

If you are not too far off normal shaped I may have a few bits of kit I can lend out too.

 

[treadlightly]

Thanks Wayland, very kind of you. I'll have a look around, see what I can find. Are there any good sellers out there or forums where people trade this kind of clothing?

 

[Wayland]

Before you go forking out I would give it a try first.

Most of the stuff is simple to make unless you want high status kit but if you borrow some kit on your first visit you can have a look at the construction then.

The only things I'm short of are shoes and trousers but plain boots are OK for this event and simple, non denim trousers without thigh pockets or bright stitching usually blend in fairly well.

 

[al21]

Can I put my name down as a possible? I'll definitely make it for an afternoon as I did last year, but I'll not be able to say if I can stay until closer to the date.


Al

 

[Wayland]

Sure thing Al..

 

[treadlightly]

Thinking about it, I've got one or two things that would probably do for period kit as long as no one looked too closely. But, having checked the dates I find I'm committed to something on May 7 so can't come. I'll keep an eye open for the next one.

 

[resnikov]

So can the public come and see this?

 

[Wayland]

The public will possibly be on site but it is not billed as a living history event.

Providing we are up front and do not claim to be "authentic" we have a little leeway but we should still try to maintain the "look" as well as we can.

For these events we are "bushcrafters" living on the village and learning older skills.

 

[resnikov]

Is it at the place just out side York?

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