Links

Regia Websites

Regia Anglorum - The main site for the national society.
Regia e-group - The homepage of the Regia email list.
Gwerin List - Information about the Gwerin email list.
Y Cantref Breiniol - Our next door neighbour branch of Regia, based in Cardiff.
Milities deBec - Large Regia group based about the University of Canterbury.
Sceaftesige - Regia group based in Bracknell/Slough who have a very nice site.
The other Sceaftesige site - In fact they have two very nice sites.
Wirhalh Skip-Felag - Regia group on the Wirral.
Milites de Lindessig - North Linconshire Regia.
Geforthan Strandi - The American Branch of Regia. Link down at present.
Hurstwic - A local branch of Geforthan Strandi covering New England.
Baldurstrand - A local branch of Geforthan Strand covering California, Orgeon and Washington.
Sarah Doyle's Site - Has some good information about kit.

Other Reenactment Groups

The Vikings - Another large Dark Ages society.
Cwmwd Ial - The North Wales branch of The Vikings. Fun site and some useful LHE recipes.
Wychwood Warriors - Oxford University Historical Re-enactment Society.
Fröjel Gotlandica Viking Re-enactment Society - Norse Dark Ages group.
Clan Hwicce - Group based in North Bucks. Very imaginative, original site. Link down at present.
Shields of the Shattered Isle - Northern Ireland Viking Group.
Gael Agus Gall - Another Northern Ireland Viking group, we've been to a few of their shows.
Combrogi - Pre-Conquest Living History.
The Grey Company - Australian Dak Ages Reenactment.
The Cherson Garrison - Varangian Guard.
The Dark Ages Trust - Living History 500AD to 1100AD
Conquest - An Anglo-Norman group we play with sometimes.
Lothene -An 11th century Scottish group. Very informative site.
Gaddgedlar - Scottish Living History. We like these guys.
Swords of Dalriada - More Scots. We like them too.
Historic Saltire Society- Lots more Scots.
Alcateia - More people we like. This time from Portugal. Link down at present.
Adrian Empire - Medieval and Renaissance reenactment from 1066-1605 Europe.
Knights of Longshanks - A group which often comes to play with us. Link down at present.
The Dawn Duellists - Mad Scots whose swords' you do not want to be on the wrong end of!

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Reenactment Resources

General

HistReenact - Home of the mailing list and lots of useful resources.
NARES - Site offering advice and information for living history groups.
Our Living History - UK specific information for reenactors.
Re-Enact.Com - UK Reenactment.
BattlePlan - Reenactment insurance from BervaleMead.
Plantaganet Events - The organisers of several of the shows we've been to.
Marc's Page - Lots of reenactment information, especially about crafts.
Russell's Page - Entertaining and informative.
Ye Olde Issue -Very funny silly site. Not for the easily offended.

Publications

Call to Arms - Reenactment and Living History directory.
Armourer/Skirmish - Reenactment and Living History magazines.
Echoes from the Past - Another Living History and Reenactment magazine.
The Living History Register - Very comprehensive.
Boydell and Brewer - Have a section on reenacment books.

Combat and Weapons

ARMA - The Association of Renaissance Martial Arts - Lots of information about the hitty stuff.
Western Martial Arts Information Page - Training courses for various combat styles.
Medieval Sword Virtual Museum - Very well written informative site.
Dark Age Swordsmanship - A collection of useful links.

Textiles and Costume.

Fibre Arts - Spinning weaving and natural dying information.
Weavers Hand - A large braid weaving site.
Textile resources for the re-enactor - Lots of articles and links.
Tunic worksheet - Patterns and instructions.
Medieval/Renaissance Embroidery Homepage - Embroidery information and patterns.
Dark age stitches and seams - Instructions and diagrams.
Links for soft kit - Lots of them.
The Calafian Costumer's Guild - Lots of resources.
Costumes before the Rennaisance - Lots of links and info.
Footwear of the Middles Ages - Huge site all about shoes.

Crafts

Ravenstead Household - Lots of links to information about Viking Ages arts and crafts.
AnvilFire - Blacksmithing.
Tents of History - Tons of information and references
Mead - Recipes, history and so on.
The Mead Hall - Lots more information.

Beads and Glassworking
History of Lampworking - An overview.
Historic Glass - Some useful links and examples.
Timeless Beads - Recreations on some Viking and Saxon beads, with methods.
Historical Bead Replication Project - With glossaries and references.
Ancient Beads - Information about beads thoughout history and across the world. Link down at present.

Traders

The Reenactors Market - Blackbird Leys as-was.
The Drunken Monk - Brother Martin's site.
Jelling Dragon - Online catalogue, lots of pretties, weapons and other essentials.
Viking Crafts - Pretties.
Amour Class - Weapons supplier. Nice robust blades.
Baliff Forge - Weapons supplier.
The Armchair Armoury - Every sort of mail-link you could want .
Mercia Sveiter - Druid's site.
Historic Shoes - Cheap authentic shoes for sale.
Plantagenet Shoes - Not-so-cheap shoes, but very good quality.
Grunal - Dave the Moneyer's site.
Gillis Coins - Genuine artifacts for sale.
Birka Traders - Lots of goodies to buy.
Historic Games - Lots of fun stuff.
Wingham Wool Work - Spinning supplies.
Past Class - Some nice castings.
Hot Glass - Sells supplies for making your own beads.
Steve Ralphs - Reasonably priced archery supplies.
The Archery Centre - Another archery supplier. This one with an extensive online catalogue.
Lurgashall - Winery.
Battling.com - Fencing suppliers where those great foam sabres came from.
Abandoned Communities - A collection of information, some of the locations covering the Dark Age period.

Historical Websites

Dark Ages

Vortigen Studies - Dark Ages history site. Very big.
Viking Links - Many of them.
Viking Answer Lady - Ask anything about the Vikings.
Viking resources for the Reenactor - Lots of information.
Dragons in the Sky - A collection of essays comparing the year 1000 with the year 2000

The Conquest

Battle of Hastings 1066 - Nice site, lots of info.
Osprey Essential Norman Conquest - Rather graphics intensive but very pretty.
1066 - Lots of information.

Wales

Chronicles - Original sources for Welsh history.
Gerald of Wales - Interesting extracts.
Cadw - Welsh historic monuments.
Castles of Wales - Very pretty site, tons of info and photos.
CISP database - Celtic Inscribed Stones Project.
Swansea History Web - Lots and lots of information about local history.
Swansea Local History - Large site.
Explore Swansea - Lots of local information.
Wales On The Web - Wales related information and services on the web. All and sundry.

Places to Visit

The British Museum - Huge site.
Museum of London - Museum covering the whole history of London from prehistory to the present.
Jorvik Viking Centre - Wonderful place to visit and a nice website too.
Historic UK - Historic holidays.
Royal Armouries - Great place to visit.
Swansea Museum - The home of Faintly Fuzzy Man, Man In Blanket, and other interesting stuff.
Gower Heritage Centre - Including a 12th Centrury watermill.
Oxbow Books - Bookshop specialising in Medieval History.

General

Medieval Women - Lots of information, very graphics intensive.
Women and War - Lots of information about women warriors plus links to many related sites.
Orb - Online medieval reference book.
Medieval Resources - Links to lots and lots of info.
An Internet Book on the Medieval World - Huge site with lots of data.
The Medieval Names Archive - Lots of useful articles and lists of names.
Rolls of Arms - A compilation of 13th century rolls of arms with the texts and illustrations.
Useful Dates in British History - Very handy.
DScriptorium - Illustrated manuscripts online.
History Today - Homepage of the magazine.
A History of Britain - Lots of information about this BBC programme which Regia did some filming for.

Research

Archaeological Journals in Ireland - Lists of journals with some links.
Archaeological Journals for Great Britain - List of journals & Links.
Welsh Archaeological Database - Database of sites, records, reports and manuscripts. (Registration required.)
Glamorgan Gwent Archaeological Trust - Lots of useful links, and the official Sites and Monuments Record
Western European Studies Section at UVA - Has a range of information including weblinks and publications.
Archaeology Data Service in the UK - Journal citations, bibliography and reports.

Other Websites

Viking Kittens - Weirdness.
Discover your Viking Name - Silliness.
Find your Welsh Warrior name - And more silliness.
I have an axe in my head! - Useful foreign translations.
Welsh Lexicon - Online translation to and from Welsh.
Apex Catering - Including hog roasts, barbecues, buffets and banquets. They're often at Cosmeston and the food is always delicious.
Embers Catering Equipment - Equipment for said hogroasts.
Swaledale Cheese - Worth a mention if only because they sell Mead Cheese!
Utilikilts - Just too weird and wonderful.
Studio 88 - Paintings of historical events.
Llantwit.com - We do a local show here...
Tewkesbury -And a huge show here.
217 Community Resource Centre - We have done a small display here and it's a great place to relax with a coffee.
DFarmer.Net - The home of many horrible things.
Danskmacabre - The homepage of Gore, one of Cardiff's ex-pats
Shura's Website - Nice site.
The Hunger Site - Very worthwhile site where you can donate food for free.
NDO - A Free ISP and the host of this site.

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