Re-enactors market at TORM

This past weekend my family went to a reenactors market. This is the place to go if you are a history buff and and need to purchase "kit" in order to portray your character. There were market stalls going back from Greco-Roman times to the American West.


First stop was for my husband he wanted to find out how much it would cost to buy a longbow and arrows. He wants to learn how to use this weapon sometime in the future. Next stop my husband stopped and purchased his chain mail. He has been waiting 2 years to make this purchase and was super happy to finally own his own chain mail. Isn't this what every modern family needs!



































Shoe stalls for all periods














Animal furs mostly sheep and goat. We even saw vellum (the ancient way of treating skin in order to write on it) for sale which was pretty neat to see. If we hadn't bought the chain mail I might have bought this to bring home and try it out;)









Lots of ancient games for sale.

















Leather in every color imaginable













Don't want to make your own shield you can buy one:) And after having made one shield in the past we bought a second one:) (a Norman teardrop kite shield like the one in the middle).











Jewelry booth for every period, who knew that certain glass bead were acceptable for certain periods.


















Armour












Pretty period dresses, this was styled after the Elizabethan period. Why couldn't my husband be interested in this period. I love this dress!!!

















Animal horns which can be turned into cups, spoons, hair clips and so much more!











Wig and other hair pieces














Hat for every period and the styles were very interesting to say the least:0












Fabrics













iron cooking items for the fire


















Weapons; there were some very scary looking pieces for sale.































We even saw the American West represent in at least 3 stalls. Although I have never seen a reenactment group here, I was told there are a few of them. I think that would be neat to see, going to have to look for one and attend a show:)














This was just a few of the stalls I believe their were almost 200 of them. It was so fun looking thru all the stalls and asking questions. My family walked away with wooden bowls, plates, spoons and horn drinking cups. We also bought chain mail and sheep skin. Somehow in the next few weeks I am suppose to figure out how to sew the sheep skin together and make a bag for the chain mail to be stored in. Skills every modern women needs these day, don't you think:)!

I am linking up to the Home school Field trip hop hope to see you there