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What's happening?
Every week we will have Sunday afternoon Battle Practice and Thursday evening kit making meetings, but we also have several big events within Oxford University's term including an evening fire, a potential feast towards the end of term, and many other potential events outside of Oxford!
You don’t need any previous experience or materials/equipment of your own - everything will be provided and explained. You also don’t need to attend every session nor attend both kitmaking and battle practice sessions - focus on what interests you!
Battle Practice Sunday afternoons 1-3 PM
Learn display and competitive fighting with steel swords and spears. We meet at the bottom of Jackdaw Lane, just outside the entrance to the University Sports Grounds.
what3words location: duty.aware.dragon
You'll progress over the term from simple moves to free fighting. Once ready, you can take our competency test, meaning you're qualified to perform displays.
Kit Making and Crafts on Thursday evenings 7:30 - 10:30 PM (10:00 PM from week 4 onwards)
Make your own set of kit using historical techniques! We meet outside of the main entrance to Merton College at 7:30 PM every Thursday for three hours of crafts. You can arrive later than this, contact us using the above contacts, emails or the Society Discord if you need any help finding us.
This list is not exclusive and will change over the course of the term. We will update the termcard when more events are added so remember to check again for changes.
Event details
1ST WEEK
Sunday 27th April: 1-3 PM. Battle Practice
- Location: Jackdaw Lane
- Continue training with sword, spear or other weapons.
Thursday 1st May: 7:30 PM. Kit Making and crafts
- Location: Merton College, meet at the gates at 7:30 PM.
- Continue working on your Dark Age costumes and crafts.
2ND WEEK
Sunday 4th May: 1-3 PM. Battle Practice
- Location: Jackdaw Lane
- Continue training with sword, spear or other weapons.
Thursday 8th May: 7:30 PM. Kit Making and crafts
- Location: Merton College, meet at the gates at 7:30 PM.
- Continue working on your Dark Age costumes and crafts.
- We will also have a leather working workshop where you will be taught how to attach your knife sheath to a belt.
3RD WEEK
Sunday 11th May: 1-3 PM. Battle Practice
- Location: Jackdaw Lane
- Continue training with sword, spear or other weapons.
Thursday 15th May: 7:30 PM. Kit Making and crafts
- Location: Merton College, meet at the gates at 7:30 PM.
- Continue working on your Dark Age costumes and crafts.
4TH WEEK - The start of shorter Kit Making (end time 10 PM)
Sunday 18th May: 1-3 PM. Battle Practice
- Location: Jackdaw Lane
- Continue training with sword, spear or other weapons
Thursday 22nd May: 7:30 PM. Kit Making and crafts
- Location: Merton College, meet at the gates at 7:30 PM.
- Continue working on your Dark Age costumes and crafts.
Saturday 24th May: Crafts and Fire 11 AM - Late
- Crafts: 11 AM - 5 PM
- Fire: 5 PM - late
- Location: Rumwoldstow, King’s Sutton.
- Fire, stories, songs and merriment, plus the chance to do longer crafts, like spoon carving, and cooking. More information will be sent out about this on the mailing list closer to the time!
5TH WEEK
Sunday 25th May: 1-3 PM. Battle Practice
- Location: Jackdaw Lane
- Continue training with sword, spear or other weapons.
Monday 26th May: 5 PM
- Location: Meet at Hythe Bridge Street (what3words location: flags.slot.nature)
- Join us on a guided walk to Godstow Nunnery. It will be around 3 hours long.
- Halfway through, we will stop at The Medley Manor Farm for pizza.
Thursday 29th May: 7:30 PM. Kit Making and crafts
- Location: Merton College, meet at the gates at 7:30 PM.
- Continue working on your Dark Age costumes and crafts.
6TH WEEK
Sunday 1st June: 1-3 PM. Battle Practice
- Location: Jackdaw Lane
- Continue training with sword, spear or other weapons.
Sunday 1st June: 3-6 PM. Pub
- Location: tbc
- An opportunity to wind down after Battle Practice, meet other Wychwood members and do all things pub.
Thursday 5th June: 7:30 PM. Kit Making
- Location: Merton College, meet at the gates at 7:30 PM.
- Continue working on your Dark Age costumes and crafts.
7TH WEEK
Sunday 8th June: 1-3 PM. Battle Practice
- Location: Jackdaw Lane
- Continue training with sword, spear or other weapons.
Sunday 8th June: 3-6 PM. Pub
- Location: tbc
- An opportunity to wind down after Battle Practice, meet other Wychwood members and do all things pub.
Thursday 12th June: 7:30 PM. Kit Making
- Location: Merton College, meet at the gates at 7:30 PM.
- Continue working on your Dark Age costumes and craft.
Saturday 14th June: 6-10PM. Feast and Fire
- Location: Kidney Nature Reserve
- Join us for a multi course Dark Age feast complete with copious amounts of mead, songs, entertainment and games of strength and skill! A chance to show off any kit you might have made over the term or just come to enjoy the festivities! This feast will be more relaxed than Michaelmas or Hilary terms. More information will be sent to the mailout.
8TH WEEK
Sunday 15th June: 1-3 PM. Battle Practice
- Location: Jackdaw Lane
- Continue training with sword, spear or other weapons.
Sunday 15th June: 3-6 PM. Pub
- Location: tbc
- An opportunity to wind down after Battle Practice, meet other Wychwood members and do all things pub.
Thursday 19th June: 7:30 PM. Kit Making
- Location: Merton College, meet at the gates at 7:30 PM.
- Beads! As a congratulations for all those who've made any bits of kit, passed combat competency tests or for other good deeds we'll be handing out beads during our last Kit Making of the term.
- Continue working on your Dark Age costumes and crafts.
OTHER EVENTS
Various possible reenactment events outside of Oxford.
- Includes: West Stow, Dry Sandford and more.
- A great opportunity to meet other reenactors, interact with the public, get outside of Oxford and get involved in combat. Some are during term time, others during the vacation.
- Information on dates, locations and other important information will be sent out in due course via the mailing list.
Old termcards from Trinity 2008 onwards can be viewed by clicking on 'History' below. Termcards from Michaelmas 1999 to Trinity 2007 are archived here.
