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  • ...ith it, and with the other Regulations of Regia Anglorum. The Constitution and Regulations shall together be referred to as the ‘Code of Law’ (CoL) </ ...pronouns of the third person shall be deemed to be generic of both number and gender. </li>
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  • The principal concerns of the Master-at-Arms (MaA) are the safe construction and use of Weapons and Wargear. In association with the Authenticity Officer (AO), the MaA is
    59 KB (9,763 words) - 19:00, 6 October 2017
  • ...years of William the Conqueror's rule, England was under constant threat, and often attack, from the Northmen. ...changed a great deal in the 969 years between the time of Tacitus" writing and the battle of Hastings.
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  • ==Fruit and Vegetables== ...hough we have documentary proof for the importation of such things as figs and grapes.<ref>Viking Age England, Julian Richards, p94.</ref>
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  • ...to choose from. The problem with wooden buildings is that they catch fire and decay much more easily than stone buildings, which meant that they had to b ...parts of Scandinavia, so other materials were used as well, such as stone and turf.
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  • ...This document has been constructed over a number of years using the ideas and influence ..., and the activities they undertake in the combat arena and outside of it, and for the most part, rewarding their efforts with a competitive edge.<br>
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  • ...They were often rectangular, with the 1 and 2 on either end and the 3,4,5, and 6 on the four long sides. ...such as 'who can get the highest (or lowest) number were probably common (and are suggested by some of the sagas), as were games similar to 'liar dice' o
    21 KB (3,720 words) - 15:19, 26 October 2018
  • ...did survive to be executed by their lord's successor for their disloyalty and lack of zeal. ...e fallen on the eorls. It was their job to summon the fyrd in emergencies, and this they, or their ðegns could have done reasonably quickly in the areas
    21 KB (3,638 words) - 20:07, 31 October 2018
  • ...l depended on a total reorganisation of their realm, both administratively and militarily. ...ith his own personal war-band, augmented by the war-bands of his ealdormen and thegns.
    20 KB (3,528 words) - 20:07, 31 October 2018
  • ==Stories and Songs== ...uch as 'Widsith' and 'Deor' appear to be fiction or folklore. Much history and custom was passed on by word of mouth. It is easier to remember things exac
    20 KB (3,637 words) - 18:53, 27 August 2018
  • ...of Anglo-Saxon Food: Processing and Consumption, Anglo-Saxon Books.</ref> and cooking <ref>For authentic recipes please see BR & SM Levick, Wulfwyn's Wor ...aught only eels. So the Bishop's men got together eel nets from all sides. and threw them into the sea. By God's help they caught three hundred fish, of a
    18 KB (3,240 words) - 14:06, 27 October 2018
  • ...ather were just as important then as they are today; flexibility, strength and durability. ...d easy but if the leather got wet the oils or minerals could be washed out and the leather would begin to carry on the rotting process.
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  • ...r tale has it that a Danish Jarl named Ulf got lost during Cnut's invasion and was guided back to his ships by a handsome, well-spoken youth to whom he to ...mark and, although only in his early twenties, became the King's companion and closest advisor. For the rest of his life, Godwin remained the most powerfu
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  • ...e risk of injury is low, the potential still exists. The Military Training and Rules of Combat document is an attempt to minimise the number of injuries, ...be heavy enough to be felt, taking into account the recipient’s clothing and any armour, though it should never be so hard as to cause a person of reaso
    20 KB (3,345 words) - 20:12, 5 October 2017
  • ...ge social events such as weddings, were also an excuse for the competitive and those of the gambling persuasion to exercise their skills. If there were th ...a more legs down position in the water. This makes for tiresome swimming, and we found that the Breast stroke was the only really viable way to swim.) Co
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  • ...al family of Wessex was universally recognised as the English royal family and held a hereditary right to rule. Succession to the throne was not guarantee ...hire, responsible for administration and justice, for calling out the fyrd and leading its forces in the field. The office was not hereditary, but it beca
    11 KB (1,906 words) - 17:42, 27 August 2018
  • ...these shortfalls it still remains my intention to publish another revised and expanded AO Guide for 2016. ...in changed considerably during Regia’s period, 793-1215AD, both socially and materialistically. Fashions changed then, just as they do today, all be it
    20 KB (3,270 words) - 19:57, 6 October 2017
  • Please add all images and descriptions here. Each tile can then be selected on the relevant gallery t ...mantle. Under this she wears a woollen dress cut slightly short in the arm and skirt to expose a little of the linen undershift beneath.
    27 KB (3,791 words) - 19:06, 26 January 2018
  • ...eeled off. Usually, we only hear of what they did to the southern English, and rarely of what they did to each other. ...Dublin, a clan that was just as ambitious as the ruling family of Wessex, and just as determined to gain itself a kingdom in the north of England - the C
    13 KB (2,262 words) - 18:03, 27 August 2018
  • ...deep. Clay is very heavy, and difficult to dig out. The rest of Britain by and large had to make do with 'costly' imports that could have come from a few ...-Saxon times pottery 'urns' were used to hold ashes of people who had died and been cremated. These were then often buried in small 'barrows'. Many of the
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