Working class picture with part of Meadowmarsh Boot Camp kitchen crew.
To be guest at an event is always a great honour. We appreciate the countless hours of preparation by the event crew, the endless time spent for preparing, cooking and cleaning by the kitchen staff and the many helping hands that make an event unforgettable. Therefore we wish to thank our noble hosts, their supporters and the trainers at Meadowmarsh Boot Camp 2023. It was a great weekend!
Guests and staff of parasol War VI at the Castle of Albrechtsberg
Thanks to an ambitous event crew and lovely guests from all corners of Draachenwald we could enjoy a wonderful event at our humble Shire of Ad Flumen Caerulum. The pittoresque site of the castle of Albrechtsberg was once more the stage for al lovely community. Arts and Science, Bows and Arrows, court and itchen and of course much heavy fighting scenarios made it an unforgettable meeting of friends of our great Society of Anachronism. Find here some pictures.
Our delegation from Ad Flumen Caerulum at Red and Gold, hosted by the Shire of Meadowmarsh, Knight´s Crossing
Thanks to our noble neighbours from the Shire of Meadowmarsh for organizing a fantastic event. Our delegation was delighted to take part in heavy and rapier fighting, archery and several arts&science workshops.
We very much appreciate your hospitality and hope to give something back at incoming Parasol War VI. See you there!
our delegation to Red and Gold
Heavy Fighting in various scenarios
Heavy Fighters
Scribal playdate hosted by Ellisif
Period pigments
Fun with pigmented crayons
Queen Cornelia
the newcomers in court
Court (Hofhaltung)
Alienor got her Silver Guard award (for fighting prowess)
Alienor and Ellisif who made her scroll (inspired by Codex Manesse)
Flose with Aelric, the event steward
Gilbert (right) and Aethstan, the royal herold at court
the kitchen crew spent three days cooking from morning to evening to create an amazing feast
there were two starter courses, two meat courses and two deserts
Heavy armored fighters in a melee situation at Meadowmarsh Boot Camp
It´s hard to describe the joy of attending a fighter´s event after two years of Covid plague. The Bootcamp in our friendly neighbourhood Düdelsheim in the Shire of Meadowmarsh is a traditional event for heavy fighting&fencing. Thanks to our hosts it could be held even under strict safety measures. The fighting activities took place at the local playground under best spring weather conditions. The presence of not less than the King himself, joined by four knights guaranteed personal advice for every heavy fighter.
The greatest fun at Meadowmarsh Boot Camp of course was the opportunity for small melees, where our Shire could once again proof the superior shield wall tactics from Ad Flumen Caerulum. Again we appreciated the rare opportunity to meet such an amount of courageous heavy fighters.
Thanks to our lovely hosts, including a tremendous kitchen crew and our personal event steward driver to the train station. We hope to pay it back at Parasol War in September. So register here now!
On the first weekend of Janurary 2022 we were honourd with a special guest. Lord Aelric of Battle form the Shire of Meadowmarsh (Barony of Knight´s Crossing) kindly visited our humble fighters practise. With inexhaustible power he gave everybody an individual teaching. We connot thank him enough for sharing his knowledge for improvind our fighting skills an hope to meet him again in March at Meadowmarsh Boot Camp in Düdelsheim.
Visit of Lord Aelric of Battle from the Shire of Meadowmarsh
Whilst the new Covid-19 Lockdown preventy heavy Fighting, we take a look in our heavy fighters archive. We detected a lot of reenacted quotes, taken from Shakespeare´s greatest plays. So enjoy our “Heavy Shakespeare Reenactment Gallery” (to be continued).
“We would not seek a battle as we are. Nor, as we are, we say we will not shun it.” (Henry V.)“Let us be Diana´s foresters, gentlemen of the shade, minions of the moon.” (Henry IV.)“The things that threaten’d me ne’er look’d but on my back.” (Jules Caesar)“Our bodies are our gardens, to the which our wills are gardeners.” (Othello)“If you prick us, do we not bleed?” (The Merchant of Venice)“If I be waspish, beware My sting.” (The Taming of th Shrew) “Nature teaches beasts to know their friends.” (Coriolanus)“If two men are riding on one horse, one must naturally ride behind.” (Much ado about nothing) “Till Birnam Wood remove to Dunsinane I cannot taint with fear.” (Macbeth)
During the boredom of corona lockdown we had plenty of time to study masterpieces of famous old Dutch painters from the 16th century as Hieronymus Bosch and Pieter Breughel (the Elder). Their works inspired us to reeenact some Details taken out of their pictures. They were taken long before we learnt about similar actions like #gettymuseumchallange and others. By the way: some of those paintings are in Austrian museums… #scaartschallange. Since they were published on our social media channels we like to store them here to not be forgotten.
UPDATE: we are very proud, that the Austrian federal broadcasting company ORF awarded one of our pictures in their artschallange #dubistkunst.
Detail from “The Temptation of St.Anthony” by Hieronymus BoschDetail from “Netherlandish Proverbs” by Pieter Breughel the ElderDetail from “The Last Judgement” by Hieronymus BoschDetail from “The Triumph of Death” by Pieter Breughle the ElderDetail from “The Garden of Early Delights” by Hieronymus BoschDetail from “The Land of Cockaigne” by Pieter Breughel the ElderDetail from “The Last Judgement” by Hieronymus BoschDetail from “Netherlandish Proverbs” by Pieter Breughel the ElderDetail from “The Last Judgement” by Hieronymus BoschDetail from “The Garden of Early Delights” by Hieronymus BoschDetail from “Netherlandish Proverbs” by Pieter Breughel the Elder
Thanks for joining our lovely Shire Ad Flumen Caerulum for Parasol War V. Please find here some pictures of the event at the castle of Albrechtsberg. Heavy Fighting, Largess and Feast!
Usually, our Wednesday is on Wednedsday (thats why we call it so), but if we are visited by friends, we are felxible to make an exception. Like last Satureday, when we had the honour to host frieds from Kingdom of Caid. So we are undecided, wheater we should practice heavy fighting this week or just save energy and prevent our equipment from damage. Because next weekend will be Parasol War! No excuses accepted!