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Sedgefield Medieval Fayre 2022
On Saturday 21st May, Acle Re-Enactment Society are setting up camp at Sedgefield Medieval Fayre!
Scira Sheringham Viking Festival 2022
Wuffa will be returning once more to Scira's village of Sheringham & will have a full Viking and Saxon camp with all sorts of different displays on.
Basilisks & Beowulf: Monsters in the Anglo-Saxon World
Drawing on literature and art, theology, and a wealth of firsthand evidence, Basilisks and Beowulf reveals a people huddled at the edge of the known map, using the fantastic and the grotesque as a way of understanding the world around them and their place within it.
The Anglo-Saxons: A History of the Beginnings of England
Drawing on a vast range of original evidence - chronicles, letters, archaeology and artefacts - renowned historian Marc Morris illuminates a period of history that is only dimly understood, separates the truth from the legend, and tells the extraordinary story of how the foundations of England were laid.
The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle – Illustrated and Annotated
The translation that has been used for this edition is not a translation of any one Chronicle; rather, it is a conflation of readings from many different versions containing primarily the translation of Rev. James Ingram from 1828. The footnotes are all those of Rev. Ingram and are supplied for the sake of completeness. This edition also includes the complete Parker Manuscript. The book is richly illustrated throughout with paintings and engravings.
Medieval Warrior: Weapons, Technology, And Fighting Techniques, Ad 1000-1500
More than 300 beautiful and comprehensive color illustrations showcase the weapons, equipment, techniques, and tactics of the medieval warrior. All types of soldiers appear in stunning detail—including English longbowmen, Norman knights, Milanese crossbowmen, Saxon huscarls, Swiss pikemen, Hussite handgunners, Mongol horse archers, and Mamluk cavalry.
Medieval Herbal Remedies: The Old English Herbarium & Anglo-Saxon Medicine
This book presents for the first time an up-to-date and easy-to-read translation of a medical reference work that was used in Western Europe from the fifth century well into the Renaissance. Listing 185 medicinal plants, the uses for each, and remedies that were compounded using them, the translation will fascinate medievalist, medical historians and the layman alike.
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