Dark Ages Society - Historical Re-Enactment

19/09/2026

Huge thanks to for taking the lead in our shared display at this August, showcasing the museum's current amazing Anglo-Saxon exhibition (seriously see it if you can it's fab). The fighters in particular worked so hard and I don't know how they avoided collapsing with heatstroke.

12/09/2026

This is our third appearance at Kingston upon Thames. This year's bunfight was the Saxon Fayre, showcasing daily life. We were lucky to have a stall right next to the community blacksmithing project with their mobile forge! It was the first outing of Othere's ingeniously compact display of useful plants, which was an absolute crowd please as he'd carefully prepared the plants so you could really see what they looked like, as he explained their properties and uses. Weapons and armour was a hit as ever, especially with families, and I flew the flag for historical board games.

05/09/2026

Our July visit to was a delight, as the museum just gets better and better. The newer longhall is super comfy and the Roman garden is amazing.

01/09/2026

Training with our friends in (part of ) in preparation for our join event at in Aylesbury.

30/08/2026

Many thanks to for inviting the Dark Ages Society to greet visitors to guests arriving at festival by train to Hampton Court station. What's not to love when you combine two nerdy hobbies? And many of the public were keen to pose as Anglo-Saxon warriors.
We didn't have a trumpet but were absolutely ready to blow our own horn!
And finally, on the social media platform better known as Twitter, we had our moment of fame as Tom Holland posted a picture of us queuing for tickets: https://x.com/holland_tom/status/2074155057541484873

30/08/2026

A wet bank holiday weekend at home means I finally have time to post photos from our events this years! First up is our public display at West Stow Anglo Saxon Village in June 2026. Many thanks to our friends who attended and made the event such as success.

19/07/2026

https://chester.nub.news/news/local-news/local-teen-to-walk-from-chester-to-york-in-honour-of-inspirational-teacher-301961

16-year-old Viking reenactor Ryan Olsen embarks on a 100-mile walk from Chester to York, honoring a late teacher and raising funds for a blood cancer charity.

07/07/2026

Tom Holland posted a photo of us at the Hampton Court ticket machine to the platform formerly known as Twitter...

06/07/2026

Vivat Athelstan Rex! Saturday's adventure was to welcome visitors to The Rest Is History festival at Hampton court.

05/07/2026

Trains and early medieval reenactment - the perfect pairing!