NEMAS

NEMAS is a re-enactment society based in Armidale NSW Australia. Hosts of the biennial Easter Gathering, a dark age event held in the Armidale Pine Forest.

The New England Medieval Arts Society (NEMAS) is an historical re-enactment group, who bring to the larger community an understanding of European culture, especially arts and crafts from the Dark Ages, through living history shows. The majority of our members choose to re-enact Vikings or Saxons from the 8th-10th C, although we cover all time periods from biblical to high medieval. NEMAS, for the

past 27 years, has hosted several events, the most prominent is the biennial Easter Gathering which brings together around 400 Australian, New Zealand and International Dark Age reenactors in the largest reenactor-only dark age event in the Southern Hemisphere. Our members are situated all over Australia and New Zealand. We also feature at other events such as the Viking Village Solstice, Abbey Medieval Festival, the Glen Innes Celtic Festival, The Conference and many other happenings across Australia. NEMAS specialises in duelling and mass combat battle displays with a variety of real steel weapons. We also have individual members who have rediscovered forgotten arts and crafts which are available for public presentation such as woodworking, blacksmithing, tanning, spinning, weaving, arms and armour construction, story telling, dramatic arts, period music, fire breathing and entertainment, feasting and much more. We have multiple members with extensive knowledge on many medieval periods and we can perform a range of these at your school show or lesson, wedding, birthday or any other event. Please consider NEMAS for your next dose of traditional medieval culture. Our public group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/99178220703/

22/02/2026

Gathering Tickets go up in price at the end of the month! Get in quick.
We still have a few volunteer jobs to fill. So email me if you are keen! [email protected]

See you soon!!!

20/12/2025

Invites have gone out to club contacts for the 2026 Easter Gathering. If you don't think your club has received an invite, please ask other members of your club and then email me at [email protected].
There were a few clubs whose emails bounced, or for whom I couldn't find an email address! Please DON'T ask here, please DON'T send a DM. Please EMAIL! Thanks.

18/12/2024

Open to Anyone in the world over 18 - the Great Viking Survey!
What is your perception of "Viking"?
Survey portal in the link. Have a go! https://www.khm.uio.no/english/research/projects/making-a-warrior/news/groundbreaking-global-survey-to-uncover-public-per.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawHPOTdleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHVF85HevHuEsEGP1NQdYKPZ5oDvrAQhARaZhthYnNDT-R2AD1q822-_27g_aem_5MpNE-diLpFnka2iuyAMSA

Today marks the launch of The Great Viking Survey, a global study to explore how people across the world perceive the vikings as history and heritage, and to map the many ways in which contemporary media and academia shape these views.

04/12/2024

Things have gotten a little wet in the pine forest!

10/04/2024

Shared with me, not my photos

09/04/2024

Club get togethers:
*Glenn Innes celtic festival 3-5th May.
*Abbey Medieval faire 6-7th July

*And maybe Newcastle medieval faire August 31st- 1st september.
Join in you club events.
Cheers hon President

01/04/2024

Thankyou to all of our reenactment friends for making all the hard work worth it.
Travel safe to your homes and please share your wonderful photos.
See you all next time and yes for those who where dissapointed with the feast, we can humbly apologise.

26/03/2024

Please slow down driving on pineforest rd (the dirt road leading to the site) It is a residential rd, and we don't want our neighbours complaining, we also don't want any accidents. (I witnessed at least 3 reenactors cars driving way to fast!)

24/03/2024

22/03/2024

All attendees should have just received an email, please read it! If you purchased tickets on behalf of other people please send the email on to them.
Thanks
PopTart

Address

PO Box 1560
Armidale, NSW
2350

Website

http://www.nemas.org.au/

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