Regia Anglorum - Anglo Saxon - Viking, Norman and British Living History

                                                               

Regia Anglorum was a term used by early English writers to describe the English state. It means 'The Kingdoms of the English'. In a twentieth century context Regia Anglorum is a nationwide society with many independent local groups, from Scotland to the south coast, who all work within a tight set of common sense rules.

Regia Anglorum attempts to recreate a cross section of English life around the turn of the first millennium. Their actual self imposed brief is AD950 - 1066, although their events may sometimes be set a few decades either side of these dates.

It was a time of great flux and change and they can demonstrate the changing fashions of the times. It was a time when Britain was host to many peoples - Anglo-Saxons, Anglo-Danes, Norse, Cymru, Viking raiders and even a number of Norman mercenaries.

They are not purely a combat society and have come a long way from the old hack and bash image associated with many re-enactment societies. They are not in fact a 're-enactment' society, but a 'living history society'.

Their basic tenet is Authenticity. To this end they will not portray any image, support any ideal, or make any item of kit which they cannot provenance from contemporary sources. This sometimes requires them to re-evaluate how they look and why they make or wear certain items, and to alter them or their habits to hone the image they depict.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Living History