RomanArmyTalk

Our list of events for 2008 and 2009 (so far)

http://www.romanarmy.net/events.htm

Have fun 8) and good luck for the rest of the year

Looks like I will be there for Welwyn only, have to go off shore the monday after Navenby.... :roll:

Here are some nice photos taken at our Birdoswald event a couple of weeks ago..

http://www.roman-empire.net/diverse/ree ... -2008.html

Great pics!

Wish we could have seen you at the Lunt this year, but we were down your way at the Colchester medieval event/ oyster fayre

I enjoyed the pictures. It's good to see other peoples impressions. I could cope with the "funny" comments on the website. Up to the point when the sheepskin glued to the internal faces of the cavalry shields was described as "experimental archaeology".

Let me make clear the English Heritage riders, Mark and Adam are great jockeys. They are able to dress up and ride in many different periods. They freely admit they stuck the sheepskin on the shields to make the shields more comfortable to carry against the leg. And they use internal strapping to carry the shields on the forearm. Such internal strapping does make it easier to use the reins.

I appreciate there is some sculptural evidence for such strapping. But no archaeological evidence. And frankly you don't need the sheepskin covering, or the internal strapping. Life is harder without them, but you just need to practice more.

I hope this message doesn't come over as a negative one. But when I see pictures of Roman cavalry I get all excited!

We (20th legion V.V) were there in Birdoswald 2years ago I THINK :?: . Great spot, Weather bad :roll: Had a ball :wink:

Quote:Wish we could have seen you at the Lunt this year, but we were down your way at the Colchester medieval event/ oyster fayre

So was I on the Sunday! :wink: Bit boggy after the rain on Saturday, but very hot!

Quote:Here are some nice photos taken at our Birdoswald event a couple of weeks ago..

Nice..

Quote:Above: A late Roman infantryman wielding a plumbatum, a lead weighted dart.

A plumbatum?? Oi! :evil:

Quote:Unit rivalry:
Bad enough that legionaries had to bear the indignity of serving alongside unwashed non-Roman yokels from the far side of nowhere. But to have some bloody Batavians start cracking jokes at the expense of a valiant Roman legionary, surely that’s too much!

Brilliant!!

Thoes Batavians are good for nothing anyway 8)

They are usefull for keeping the armour clean... :wink:

How was Ancaster/Navenby? Any photos? A good turnout?

Good to see the pictures from the Rome parade on the website! 8)

http://www.romanarmy.net/Rome%202008.htm

Yes excellent stuff! Looking forward to Dover

Look forward to seeing you there, all going well!