Medieval Living History
Featured Work
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The Smith by Rowan Plantagenet
Medieval Fair / Schloss Homburg, Nümbrecht, Germany
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Historical Parade - Grazzano Visconti (Italy) by sstarlightss
- Featured in “Medieval Living History” Group – August 30, 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-——- / The last Sunday of May, a medieval festivity, than keeps every year, the Parade in costume remembers an historical episode : / It recalls the arrival to Grazzano in 1389 of Valentina Visconti from Asti, received from the Princes of the Burg, Beatrice Visconti and Giovanni Anguissola, in whose mansion she is hosted, before resuming the travel to Paris, where she is waited from her spouse Luigi II of Valois, brother of the king of France. / One whole day in Grazzano, between history and legend, pomp and folklore: the roads of the village are animated with knights, damsels, squires, jesters, all around sounds and colours, the men wave with force the elegant flags, the knights compete in tests of skill and courage…. / It follows the Knights Carousel of the ancient lineages. Each knight is wearing the colours representing the Nobles that patronize him. / Various groups dressed with age customs, animate the village for the entire day. Constant is the group of the Parade (the owners of the castle and the other principal allies of them : Nicelli, Malaspina, Anguissola of Travo of Vigolzone, and Altoè, followed by their own court) while two others come decided annually. Colours are : white, red, green, yellow, blue, black.
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Woman by Daniela Muehlbauer
seen at Festival-Mediaval 2008 in Germany
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Little Gem by Sadandal
Was taking photos at a Living History group’s camping weekend, the sun was setting and not the best conditions for taking photos, ie into the sun. I thought Id give it a try though and see what I could do with the photo. As I tried different levels, this little gem came through. I love the effect. Hope you so also. More photos from this event can be found at Flickr
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Look what I made by Butterfly123
The way things used to be
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Medieval lady with goblet on wooden staris by FuriousEnnui
Model: Nicolette / Clothing: Recreation of the Greenland dress (13th century from Greenland) / Location: Great Hall at an artists’ colony in north-east Melbourne, Australia
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Medieval by Butterfly123
Weights for spinning
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Making Arrowheads by Butterfly123
Making Arrowheads
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Medieval by Butterfly123
The shoemaker at work
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Recent Work
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The Lord's Hall - Conisbrough Castle South Yorkshire by Emma Wright
Situated on the second floor of the keep at Conisbrough Castle, is the Lord’s Hall. It is accessed through stairs built into the curve of the keep’s wall. This was the lord of the castle’s public area, and comes complete with wash basin on its north-west side, latrine on the north-east, a fine window-seat as well as a fine fireplace. Method: Tripod, 8 different exposures. I then generated and tone mapped in Photomatix.
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Green Door by Pamela Jayne Smith
This time a Green door, taken in Rochechouart, this is quite an old part of the building that runs down the length of the old street Street of Rochechoaurt a lovely old door and I think the rain had added a little magic to the colours of the brick also! (yes it was raining – first in a long time!) Canon G10
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Viking Jewelry by Merja Waters
Three pieces from Viking Era. Necklaces are from Finnish Lapland way beyond the Arctic Circle; Sami jewelry. The silver necklace has Sun and Moon on it. Both center pieces in Sami mythology. The bronze necklace has tiny little plates that make tinkling sounds and were believed to keep evil spirits away. The bronze bracelet is from Eastern Finland and were worn by men who had earned them by doing brave deeds or distinguish themselves in war. The protective power of bracelets is the same as that of rings. It is said that a bracelet encircling the wrist produces a magical power that protects from evil spirits.
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Kag' got a gun by Kagara
Międzyrzecz 2009 – proud to be back from a shopping … : D this “purchase” was the stick, which I hold in hand. This medieval Guns, called “bones”. Bombards a lighter counterpart, namely late-medieval borni Black Powder. Currently, all sorts of weapons, my favorite: D / the occasion – that outfit is a dress from the fifteenth century, in my performance. The brotherhood, to which I belong, I play a witch.
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Easter Blossom: Leeds Castle. Kent UK by DonDavisUK
My First Visit to Leeds Castle / Looking through the blossom. Easter Flowing Beauty at Leeds Castle Kent UK. On this photography trip, I thought “I’ll go out and only take my 50mm prime (no Zoom capability) with me, this meant that for every single shot, to get the framing right I had to move rather than the lense. It was really interesting. Peoeple were watching me much more than normal, I had to duck down, stan tall, kneel in mud and walk back or walk forward, just to get the framing right. It was a good exercise because what you do get with a prime lense is pure light and quality of glass. It’s obvious in the sharp details in the 170 pictures I took on this shoot. I’ll definitely try it again. However, only taking the 50mm prime did hhave it’s limitations as well. I couldn’t get close enough to some subjects to capture the detail that I’d like to have. However, next time I can alway take along my zoom with me. One good things about Leeds Castle, it cost £16.50 to get in, but that enables you to go back as my times as you like within one year. So I’ll definitely be back to capture some more wonderful scenes from here. The place is a choc-box full of delights for any photographer or artist. It’s magical and amazing. / Camera. Nikon D700 50mm at ISO 200 /
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Black Knight ... by Brian Mellor
Bolsover Castle in Derbyshire.Not a true castle in the fighting sense….more of a romantic house built to resemble a castle. / It was built in the early 17th century on the site of a norman castle of which nothing remains. / The castle is now in the safe keeping of English Heritage. / 413 views
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Leychester hospital, Warwick- through the gate by KMorral
Informttion (and spell check- please do correct me if you know better) to be added later, but typical medieval England wattle (woven timber struts) and daub( mud, animal dung, hair and straw ‘plaster’), built to provide accomodation for injured soldiers returning from war and still used to this day. Copyright Notice This image is the property of KMorral and may not be used wholly or in part without the prior written permission, including copying, duplicating, printing, publishing (even on a web site), reproducing, storing, or transmitting by any means what so ever. / ©KMorral
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Tomb of Richard the Lion Heart by Sheila Laurens
The Tombs of Richard I of England and Isabella of Angoulême (Queen of England) wife of King John (Richard’s brother) / Royal Abbey at Fontevraud, France Nikon D300 Nikkor 18-200 F3.5-5.6 / f/3.5 1/30
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Knight in Battle by enchanteries by Heather Parsons
Imperial Knights at the Shrewsbury Ren Faire.
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Rounded Cross by TriciaDanby
Part of a very old tombstone standing in front of the St. Martin church, Froitzheim, Germany.
About This Group
This group is for people to post images and writings of interest to history re-enactors, living historians and historians studying the period 1000AD to 1455AD. The focus is on sharing knowledge, sources and information relevant to students of this period of history in a rational, reasoned way.
Documentation in the submitter’s comments are encouraged (for example: “Lady wearing a recreation of the 13th century Greenland dress, pattern redacted from fabric remnants found in Greenland” or “A treatise in the style of a 12th century French Fealty Oath”).
This is not a forum for fantasy images, fanfic or anything that does not explicitly meet the definition of medieval. It is not a forum for revisionist history, political or social agendas or romanticised versions of history (the 19thC romantic revival springs to mind). If the work you are submitting wouldn’t be seen or heard in the Middle Ages it doesn’t belong here. The group will be strictly moderated, and any submissions that do not fit the brief will be summarily removed.
It is for decidedly medieval works and resources for the living history community with a focus on historical accuracy and relevance.
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