As an event organiser you will want to know what you can expect when you engage us for your show.
Weorod is a living history group as well as a historical re-enactment group. Living History provides us with the opportunity to both enlighten and educate the public about the early medieval period, a time that some still perceive as the 'Dark-Ages': we try to bring our particular period of history to life and display the lives of our ancestors as authentically as possible.
Members of Weorod have extensive experience of providing displays for organisations of all types and sizes from village fêtes through to larger multiperiod events and shows at National Trust properties such as Sutton Hoo.
Aside from our 'tented' encampment you can expect to experience:
We provide a range of weapons and armour in use throughout our given period. These will include shields, seaxes (the weapons that may have given the Saxons their name), spears, axes, swords, helmets and chain-mail amongst others.
Combat re-enactment and weapons demonstrations form an integral part of the Weorod experience as well as a static displays of weapons and wargear. Information on archery and associated displays are also available.
Carpentry, wood carving, leather-working as well as other crafts such as fletching are practiced by members of the group, who are more than happy to discuss tools and techniques with members of the public.
Spinning and weaving were important skills for the early medieval people. We demonstrate these skills and can, in addition, discuss the dyeing process and the vegetable dyes in use during the period.
A display of period cookery implements and ingredients, ranging from what was available to a village community through to types of fayre that may have graced the tables of the nobility.
Weorod have taken the time to fully investigate the ingredients available during the early medieval period and although many of the types of food are similar few people would recognise them as items they use today.
Immerse yourself in authentic tales from early medieval times - tales of kings and warriors, of heroes and gods, of shield-maidens and peace-weavers, of wish-maidens and queens.
We can also exhibit period games such as Tafl, Kubb and dice for the delight of the audience, and for the right stake their participation!
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