Jamestown, Virginia, Military Through the Ages Even On 3/18-19/06

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FullerH

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Jamestown's annual Military Through the Ages timeline living history event will be the weekend of March 19-19, 2006. It is at Virginia's reconstructed site on the James River near Williamsburg and it is one of the largest and best attended of such events on the East Coast. I plan to be there with the Anglo-Saxon Camp, but as defenders this year rather than invaders. Our timeline is to be the reign of Alfred and we will be standing off the Dane invaders from another re-enactor group, I believe that they are to be from the Ostvikings group.

As the weather can be very changeable at that time of year, come prepared for any and all eventualities. I have seen everything up to and including light snow, although rain and/or cold are more common. I have a very heavy woolen cloak that does very well in both cold and driving rain.

Can I expect to see any of you there? :)
 
But of course. I will have my Viking sword and my Patrick Barta Roman Riding Sword, really a Migration Era spatha based upon a sword pulled out of the Nydam Bog in Denmark. If you wish to take a look at it, it is item A02 on the following page(just don't have heart failure at the prices of some of the others), but you need to remember that I bought mine in 2001, before Patrick became known and so much in demand. I paid but $250 for it and it is a good buy even now, at 400 Euros. Patrick does superb work. If ever a sword could be worth 3200 Euros, it is that A15 "Spatha Sword". That is a reproduction of the Sutton Hoo sword, a sort of ultimate for fans of Migration Era swords.

I will be leaving my Gladius Hispaniensis at home, as well as my falcata and my old Brit cavalry sabre that I inherited.

http://www.templ.net/weapons/antiquity_and_early_middleage.php
 
Lets keep the sword talk to a very bare minimum otherwise I'll split the thread. As it stands now it's right on the cusp of getting moved.
 
I'll let your post slide seeing as it pertains to your involvement in the event. But no more sword talk. If you'd like you can start a thread in the Sword Forum. I'm pretty sure it would make for some interesting reading seeing as these swords actually serve a purpose.
 
lets all poke Ken w/ a toy SWORD... oops... I said it :)
Howdy Hugh- You bet I'll be there. Missed those in the past- won't miss this one...
 
Rugger said:
lets all poke Ken w/ a toy SWORD... oops... I said it :)
Howdy Hugh- You bet I'll be there. Missed those in the past- won't miss this one...
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Boy, someone is asking to walk the plank. ;) :p
 
Ken, I took your suggestion and opened a thread, "Re-enactors, what is your gear kit?" over in the Sword Forum. Thanks for the suggestion.
 
FullerH said:
Ken, I took your suggestion and opened a thread, "Re-enactors, what is your gear kit?" over in the Sword Forum. Thanks for the suggestion.
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Cool! I'm interested to see what everyone uses. I have always wondered about it. I'll check it out in a bit. :thumbup:
 
I will also check it out.
Meanwhile, Hugh, can you describe the events themselves in a little more detail?

And thanks, Ken.
 
A timeline event is one where you have multiple groups representing different eras. Some of the standard attenders at Jamestown are the Anglo-Saxon Camp usually invading Britain in the 6th Century, The Earl of Warwick's Men from the Wars of the Roses, Charlie's Angles from the reign of Charlemagne, French & Indian War Rangers & Indians, American Revolution, War Bewtween the States, WWI & II showing British Commandoes, American paratroopers and various Germans, Korean War MASH unit, VietNam War with an M113 and M-2 .50 cal., even Balkan Peace-Keepers including Russians with AK-74s.

Each group has a camp where they set up and display to the paying visitors, explaining what they are and what they do. Then each has a 20 minute or sotactical display in which they show off their various military tacticsa. We usually show a shield wall although we did a really neat piece on graves archaeology one year. There is judging for the camps and the tactical displays. There are also individual competitions for costume and kit as well as camp cooking, but those are optional.

There are also a large number of merchants selling all sorts of items.

The point of all of this is to allow the re-enactors to get together and to visit as well as giving the paying customers a show, which it certainly does.
 
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