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The term English is preferred over that of Anglo-Saxon or Saxon as these latter terms fit better when describing the migration period whereas the term English was used in contemporary writings from the 10th century onwards. It is sometimes written as ‘Englisc’ which is the Old English way of writing the term, although it is still pronounced as the modern equivalent. Only English characters may use items labelled as ‘[E]’ in the Event Kit Guides.

====Viking====

The term Viking is used to include all those people from Denmark and Norway as well as those from Norse settled Scotland, Ireland and England. It also includes those people from Sweden and the rest of the Baltic area, although it is hoped that members would choose to avoid basing their kit on finds from these areas except for special events cleared by the AO first. Only Viking characters may use these items labelled as ‘[V]’ in the Event Kit Guides.

====Norman====

The term Norman is used for any European fashion items that were introduced into England after 1041AD. Items labelled as ‘[N]’ in the Event Kit Guides are not necessarily from Normandy and may be from other European sources such as Frisia or Germany.