Currently in: Hillary 2023
Contact us
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What's happening?
Much is going on! As usual every week we will have Sunday afternoon Battle Practice and Thursday evening meetings but we also have several big events in term including an evening fire, trip to reenactor markets and a feast towards the end of term.
You don’t need any previous experience or stuff of your own. For all our in-person events we provide all the equipment/materials.
You don’t need to attend every session nor attend both kitmakings and battle practice - 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.
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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.
Thursday evening Kitmaking Plus 7:30 PM
We meet every Thursday evening from 7:30 PM. Meet at the gates / porters' lodge at 7:30 PM.
For Hillary term we are having a number of specific kitmakings for certain, more advanced crafts alongside other activities such as films, other crafts and two roleplaying games we play intermittently and depending on what people would like to do each week.
Event details
1ST WEEK
Sunday 15th January: 1-3 PM. Battle Practice
- Location: Jackdaw Lane
- Continue training with sword, spear or sling.
Thursday 19th January: 7:30 PM. Kitmaking and crafts
- Location: Merton College, Teaching room 5. Meet at the gates at 7:30 PM.
- Continue work on your Dark Age costume
- Depending on what people want we may do a film, play one of our roleplaying games or something else
2ND WEEK
Sunday 22nd January: 1-3 PM. Battle Practice
- Location: Jackdaw Lane
- Continue training with sword, spear or sling.
Thursday 26th January: 7:30 PM. Kitmaking and crafts
- Location: Merton College, Teaching room 5. Meet at the gates at 7:30 PM.
- Continue work on your Dark Age costume
- Workshop - learn to do leatherworking
3RD WEEK
Sunday 29th January: 1-3 PM. Battle Practice
- Location: Jackdaw Lane
- Continue training with sword, spear or sling.
Thursday 2nd February: 7:30 PM. Kitmaking and crafts
- Location: Merton College, Teaching room 5. Meet at the gates at 7:30 PM.
- Continue work on your Dark Age costume
- Workshop - learn to do nalbinding
Saturday 4th February: 4 PM - late. Imbolc fire
- Location: the Kidneys Nature Reserve, Oxford. Fire, stories, songs and merriment deep in the woods (half an hour walk from Oxford city centre).
4TH WEEK
Sunday 5th February: 1-3 PM. Battle Practice
- Location: Jackdaw Lane
- Continue training with sword, spear or sling
Thursday 9th February: 7:30 PM. Kitmaking and crafts
- Location: Merton College, Teaching room 5. Meet at the gates at 7:30 PM.
- Continue work on your Dark Age costume
- Have a go at medieval board games
5TH WEEK
Sunday 12th February: 1-3 PM. Battle Practice
- Location: Jackdaw Lane
- Continue training with sword, spear or sling.
Thursday 16th February: 7:30 PM. Kitmaking and crafts
- Location: Merton College, Teaching room 5. Meet at the gates at 7:30 PM.
- Continue work on your Dark Age costume
- Depending on what people want we may do a film, play one of our roleplaying games or something else
6TH WEEK
Sunday 19th February: 1-3 PM. Battle Practice
- Location: Jackdaw Lane
- Continue training with sword, spear or sling.
Thursday 23rd February: 7:30 PM. Annual General Meeting + Kitmaking
- Location: Merton College, Teaching room 5. Meet at the gates at 7:30 PM.
- Continue work on your Dark Age costume
- The Annual General Meeting, covering the election of the new committee and discussion of any matters will be held during kitmaking. Nominations and proposals should be sent in by email or writing beforehand.
Saturday 25th February: day / evening. Crafts day
- Location: Rumwoldstow, in the village of Kings Sutton (25 minutes from Oxford on the train)
- Crafts during the day including spoon carving and use of sewing machines. Fire and pottage in the evening. We will be joined by members of the Dark Ages Society.
7TH WEEK
Sunday 26th February: 1-3 PM. Battle Practice
- Location: Jackdaw Lane
- Continue training with sword, spear or sling.
- We will be joined by members of the Dark Ages Society. DAS specialises in spear and shield-wall fighting, with a broadly similar / compatible fighting system.
Thursday 2nd March: 7:30 PM. Kitmaking and crafts
- Location: Merton College, Teaching room 5. Meet at the gates at 7:30 PM.
- Continue work on your Dark Age costume
- Depending on what people want we may do a film, play one of our roleplaying games or something else
Saturday 4th March: 6PM - 10PM. Feast
- Join us for a multi-course Dark Age feast, with mead tasting, songs, and games of strength and skill.
- If you so wish come in kit you've made.
8TH WEEK
Sunday 5th March: 1-3 PM. Battle Practice
- Location: Jackdaw Lane
- Continue training with sword, spear or sling.
Thursday 9th March: 7:30 PM. Kitmaking and crafts
- Location: Merton College, Teaching room 5. Meet at the gates at 7:30 PM.
- Continue work on your Dark Age costume
- Depending on what people want we may do a film, play one of our roleplaying games or something else
VACATION EVENTS
Easter Hauksby: Thursday 6th - Tuesday 11th April
- A long weekend living as Vikings in a Viking village in the Yorkshire museum of farming
- A chance to show off your kit and reenact in front of members of the public
Horley: Friday 14th – Sunday 16th April
- Private weekend of fighting (Dark Ages Society Event), near Banbury, Oxon
Butser Ancient Farm: Friday 5th - Sunday 7th May
- Living History display (Dark Ages Society Event), near Petersfield, Hampshire
Harwell Feast: Saturday 27th - Monday 29th May
- Large scale battles with reenactors from across the country, near Didcot, Oxon
- A chance to show off your fighting skills
Summer Hauksby: Friday 4 - Sunday 6 August
- We will probably extend the weekend, exact dates tbd but it will include this weekend
- A long weekend living as Vikings in a Viking village in the Yorkshire museum of farming
- A chance to show off your kit and reenact in front of members of the public
Old termcards from Trinity 2008 onwards can be viewed by clicking on 'History' below. Termcards from Michaelmas 1999 to Trinity 2007 are archived here.
