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There are almost endless sites out there that will contain useful information - these are just a few we've used. Many have their own links pages, so we haven't repeated them all here (we thought we'd leave something for you to do!) All links should open in a new window.

Any problems with bad links should be reported here and we'll do our best to sort them out!



Other people that we like!
 

Tim Pollard


Nottingham's official and best Robin Hood.
 

Nimming Ned


Nimming Ned are an excellent folk group from Nottinghamshire.
 

Trouvère
Medieval Minstrels


Trouvère's music can be heard playing at our shows. Check out their website to buy the CDs or book them for an event.
  An Early Medieval Alliance
We are members of the EMA, an alliance of around 20 medieval societies.

  The British Plate Armour Society
A medieval Re-enactment Society covering the years 1300-1485. Oh, and they're very nice people too :-)
  Team Falchion
More lovely people, with an interest in medieval fighting and living history.
  Companions of the Crow
Another excellent group with a strong presence on the tournament circuit.
  Martin's Jerked Meat
Jerky, fruit scrolls, cheese, sausages, chillies... it's all wonderful! Buy things and keep him in business :-)
     

Sites with Useful Information
 

Therion Arms


World antique and fine reproduction arms and armour. Great links & resources page, although there are problems with bad links.

 

Medieval History Page
Many, many links, on just about every subject you could think of.

 

Stefan's Florilegium
Loads of useful articles, although quite text heavy. Brilliant if you don't mind reading!
  Medieval Single Pole Pavilion Tent
Really useful patterns for pavilion tents - we used them successfully (photographic evidence in the photo gallery).

 

Grey Dragon Pavilions
Also good for pavilion tent designs and decoration. The rest of their site is full of great information, so be sure to explore!

 

General Costume
Good place to start..... there are plenty more sites once you start looking!

 

Online Reference Book for Medieval Studies
Evolving resource for many aspects of medieval history. Regularly added to, so it's worth checking once in a while.

 

Internet Medieval Sourcebook
Very similar to ORB really!

 

SCA Homepage
Mainly based in America, but many SCA sites have loads of useful stuff on them. Definitely worth a look.
  Lothene Experimental Archaeology
Scotland in the 11th century, with lots of other useful history links.

 

English Combat


An English Fighting System for self-defence & competition. Blending English fighting techniques from all ages that made an Englishman the world's most feared and respected fighter. Buy the Training Book online.

  Medieval World Jousting Tournaments

Medieval entertainment group who specialise in themed
entertainment events from jousting tournaments and jesters, to magicians and illusionists .