Later Roman Century achieved at Old Sarum

[ParthianBow]

...and for the eleven people, including me, that are not on Facebook, oh, well.

I am one of those eleven!

Wow - amazing event. Congratulations to all those who took part. I feel annoyed at myself for not going (the location is only about 70km from where I live). I'll make sure to go next year, if it's on.

[Medicus matt]

Lovely pic sent to Britannia today by TC Caburesque

Matt's wearing a lovely replica of the Fernpass helmet, much admired by his opponent as he stabs him to death :lol: :lol:

It was a good day. 8)

[Audax Victor]

Pig sick...I was there 3 hours and stunned by how amazing it was.

I've been in Britannia for about 15 years (and not had much of a chance due to some terrible difficulties in my lifestyle in the last few years), but I drove from Cambria with my son (his first event...) he wasn't well and we had to go.

Amazing to see so many people under arms. Never mind Hastings...let's have a Badon Hill. Yes I know it's not been found and all that, but we don't have to call it that do we now...? :wink:

[Agraes]

We need a Badon hill

Or a Campus Mauriacus/Catalaunian Fields actually!

Audax, I saw you at Old Sarum but yet I had no chance to meet you properly. Next time we will correct this! 8)

[Audax Victor]

[quote="Agraes":396vlcqf]Audax, I saw you at Old Sarum but yet I had no chance to meet you properly. Next time we will correct this! 8)

I've not been around enough for the last couple of years and there are so many new people I don't know who is in Britannia and who isn't these days. Next time you see me my kit should be a lot better too. :oops:

[Agraes]

Psstttt, not from Britannia but probably the only Breton around on the campfire forums 8)

And a lot of new pictures:
http://i516.photobucket.com/albums/u323 ... 2d%20part/

[Robert Vermaat]

Hi Benjamin,
Great pictures!

We need a Badon hill

I think Liddington Castle hillfort would be a GREAT place for that. I like this one better than other candidates..

[Audax Victor]

Psstttt, not from Britannia but probably the only Breton around on the campfire forums 8)

's OK...we regard you as a Britunculi like the rest of us... :wink:

[Medicus matt]

We need a Badon hill

Oooh, but that'd need to be really big.
At least twice as big as this years, preferably with a large body of cavalry.

You'd need a couple of years at least to sort something like that out.

Watch this space. 8)

[Medicus matt]

I think Liddington Castle hillfort would be a GREAT place for that. I like this one better than other candidates..

Liddington's not practicle as a re-enactment site.
No car parking for a start, and it's on a public right of way so you couldn't control access.

Badbury Rings would be better. The National Trust are already set up to hold events there.

I may or may not have been giving some thought to this recently. :wink:

[Robert Vermaat]

Liddington's not practicle as a re-enactment site.
No car parking for a start, and it's on a public right of way so you couldn't control access.
Badbury Rings would be better. The National Trust are already set up to hold events there.

No parking, that's a problem indeed. But Liddington itself isn't on a PRoW, is it? the path passes the fort 200m to the east?
Barbury (my next candidate) is, unfortunately, on a PRoW.

Badbury Rings is not a hillfort (if you can call it a hill at all), it's call to fame only because of the name (and we could discuss Bad- names until we see blue in the face and still not come to any conclusion). It's a nice spot, granted.

[Medicus matt]

No parking, that's a problem indeed. But Liddington itself isn't on a PRoW, is it? the path passes the fort 200m to the east?
Barbury (my next candidate) is, unfortunately, on a PRoW.

Badbury Rings is not a hillfort (if you can call it a hill at all), it's call to fame only because of the name (and we could discuss Bad- names until we see blue in the face and still not come to any conclusion). It's a nice spot, granted.

Ummm...Badbury's at the top of a hill that rises between the Stour and the Allen. It's got a fort on it. Good enough for me.

I take it that if there were to be a 'Mons Badonicus' at Badbury at some point in the future, you wouldn't want to come then? :wink:

[Agraes]

Badbury Rings is not a hillfort (if you can call it a hill at all), it's call to fame only because of the name (and we could discuss Bad- names until we see blue in the face and still not come to any conclusion). It's a nice spot, granted.

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[Medicus matt]

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Right, that's YOU not invited for a start. :evil:

:wink:

[sillicus]

No parking, that's a problem indeed. But Liddington itself isn't on a PRoW, is it? the path passes the fort 200m to the east?
Barbury (my next candidate) is, unfortunately, on a PRoW.

Badbury Rings is not a hillfort (if you can call it a hill at all), it's call to fame only because of the name (and we could discuss Bad- names until we see blue in the face and still not come to any conclusion). It's a nice spot, granted.

Ummm...Badbury's at the top of a hill that rises between the Stour and the Allen. It's got a fort on it. Good enough for me.

I take it that if there were to be a 'Mons Badonicus' at Badbury at some point in the future, you wouldn't want to come then? :wink:

There's a buried Roman road that passes and can be seen from Badbury rings appreanetly, a wide one at that!!!