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==Downloadable Documents==
The following pdf documents are available on the [https://regia.org/members/documents.php Regia.org] website.
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Items are being continually researched and re-evaluated as new evidence comes to light. As it is Regia Anglorum’s wish to be the most authentic society recreating our period of interest, members need to accept that their kit will have to undergo periodic improvement. To assist in achieving Regia’s aim it is the AO Team’s intention to publish a revised AO Guide every December.
==2. The Regulations==
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==2.3 Authenticity Provenance==
Before an item can be used within Regia it must fulfil three criteria:
# It must be based on Evidence
#: Evidence should be provided from archaeological finds, illustrations or writings of the period, ideally all three.
#It must have been intelligently Interpreted
#: Some finds or illustrations are obvious in their usage, a sword for instance. Others are less so. For example the Viking furry hats, as seen in numerous books, are a classic example of a bad interpretation of a find.
#It must be used in Context
#: The focus of Regia is to recreate people and items that are likely to have been found in Britain. Even if an item has been found and convincingly interpreted it does not mean that it can be used unless it can be argued that the character that is being portrayed could have had it. Portrayals need to be consistent, for instance a peasant would not wear a silver brooch and an English woman would not wear a hangerock. Geographical context is also important; a Varangian guardsman or a Rus trader is unlikely to be found in England, for example.
Events where “Unusual” characters could be expected will be announced well in advance – and even then only a limited number may be allowed, so check with the Authenticity Officer first. Please do not turn up and expect to portray someone away from the mainstream.
==2.4 Contacting the Authenticity Team==
It is the intention of the Authenticity Team to make themselves accessible to the membership. When at events members may discuss any authenticity issues with any attending member of the Authenticity Team. Alternatively you can ask questions by either:
* Posting your query on the ‘Regia Members’ Facebook group – please clearly mark the post as ‘Authenticity Query’ or tag one of the Authenticity Team in your comment.
* Posting on the Regia egroup – please clearly mark the subject line as ‘Authenticity Query’
* Sending an email to authenticity@regia.org
Questions will be answered as quickly as possible, but please bear in mind all the Authenticity Team are volunteers and have lives outside the sphere of Regia. Also note that it is not the job of the Authenticity Team to act as your personal researchers, particularly for obscure foreign items.
==2.5 The Roles of the Authenticity Team==
====Authenticity Officer (AO)====
The Authenticity Officer is elected for a three year term by the Witan. It is the responsibility of the AO to oversee and direct all matters of Authenticity within Regia and ensure policy is followed.
====Authenticity Deputies====
Deputies assist in the final decision making process on authenticity policy, and act on the AO’s behalf in his absence at an event. Deputies usually also have an area of expertise that they ‘head up’.
====Authenticity Assistants====
Assistants assist the AO in checking kit and equipment at events and help answer questions regarding the interpretation of the AO regs. They also get a say in forming authenticity policy. They can act on the AO’s behalf at an event in the absence of the AO or any Deputies.
====Authenticity Specialists====
Specialists assist the Authenticity Team with advice and expertise. They do not generally act directly with the membership, but are often happy to assist with information pertaining to their area of expertise.
==2.6 Authenticity Checks==
It is every Regia member’s personal responsibility to ensure that their own displayed kit and any kit lent by them adhere to these Authenticity Regulations. Additionally every member should actively help to ensure that all Regia members also comply with these Authenticity Regulations by advising fellow members if they are not doing so.
* At the start of each day at a Regia Event civilian members and the Wic will be visually checked by a member of the Authenticity Team and the Living History Co-ordinator or Deputy.
* Warriors will be checked at the morning battle practice and again before the afternoon battle.
* A check of the Wic will be made 20 minutes after the end of the battle practice and the afternoon battle to ensure that the warriors have got out of their fighting kit.
* Tours of the site will also be made during the day by members of the AO team.
If a member arrives on site after the morning checks, or else missed them for any other reason, then it is their responsibility to find a member of the Authenticity Team to check their kit. This also goes for opening up a tent for display to the public later in the day or starting a new craft display.
It is particularly important that warriors present themselves to a member of the Authenticity Team as early in the day as possible so as to be able to correct any unacceptable kit prior to the final pre battle check when they will have no time to do so.
If you believe that someone is wearing something that is inappropriate for the show – please tell someone – at the time! Either approach the member directly, or ask the AO or one of his team. It may be that something new is being tried – or this individual has just not been seen yet. Dealing with it on the day is so much better than two weeks later.
It is inevitable with such a broad and often subjective topic as authenticity, that differences of opinion over interpretations or rulings may well arise, even amongst the Authenticity Deputies and Assistants. The Authenticity Kit Guide tables, at the back of this document, are provided to help make a standard by which all members can follow authenticity, knowing that the rulings presented there are fixed until such time as the regulations are.
It should be noted that whilst the Authenticity Officer actively encourages debate and welcomes reviews of new evidence from both his Authenticity Team and the wider membership, it is ultimately his responsibility to apply those rulings as the elected society officer.
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