combat reenactment

The festival includes Combat reenactment involving volunteers from all over the world.

As well as the battle combat reenactment, there was a large living history encampment and a trade fair.

Some critics have complained about the exclusion of women from American Civil War combat reenactment units.

Swords used for combat reenactment often have rounded points to reduce the risk of injury, and are also often much heavier than their historical counterparts.

In the Middle Ages it was a battle cry, which was used to start a Feud or a Combat reenactment.

Combat reenactment is a side of historical reenactment which aims to depict historical forms of combat.

Historical reenactment groups often attempt to organize such displays in an encampment or display area at an event, and have a separate area for combat reenactment activities.

In Germany medieval reenactment is usually associated with living history and renaissance faires, but in the past few years combat reenactment has gained some ground as well.

Blade weapons used for combat reenactment are unsharpened, and specialized sparring weapons (e.g. Albion's "Maestro Line") also have rounded points.

In January 2009, the RRQ campaigned against the combat reenactment of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham.

The purpose of the replica may be either exhibition (educational museum replicas, or simply decorative "wallhangers"), or practical use (historical fencing, combat reenactment, kenjutsu/battōjutsu or test cutting).

Codex Belli is the name of a set of rules for medieval combat reenactment first issued in 1999 and then revised by the German umbrella group Kämpferliste in 2002.

The Jomsvikings - Army of Jomsborg, Viking Age Re-enactment with Chapters all over the World (Combat Reenactment, Living History)

The largest early medieval event in the UK is the Battle of Hastings reenactment, which in 2006 had over 3600 registered participants and combined living history and combat reenactment.

Combat reenactment is a side of historical reenactment which aims to depict events of battle, normally a specific engagement in history, but also unscripted battles where the 'winner' is not predetermined.

Numerous German medieval reenactment groups have adopted the Codex Belli as a standard ruleset for combat reenactment, in preference to custom rules based on other groups, such as the SCA.

Similarly some groups enforce authentic hairstyles (e.g., 20th century soldiers are usually not expected to wear long hair or beards) and often (inauthentic) jewelry is not permitted-although in combat reenactment this is often more of a safety issue than a question of authenticity.

The Mediaeval Combat Society is a British Living history and Combat reenactment society whose aim is to educate the public by using reenactment and Combat reenactment to portray life, during the times of Edward III.

In the second half of the 20th century interest in the medieval was increasingly expressed through form of re-enactment, including combat reenactment, re-creating historical conflict, armour, arms and skill, as well as living history which re-creates the social and cultural life of the past, in areas such as clothing, food and crafts.

The Medieval Siege Society is a British Living history and Combat reenactment association dedicated to costumed reenactment of Siege warfare, Combat reenactment and events surrounding the history known as the Hundred Years War and the Wars of the Roses (circa 1350-1490).