Chevaliers du Leon

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We are a Leicester (UK) based high medieval reenactment group, which is part of Stronghold Reenactment.

We specialise in both living history and combat displays portraying of the high medieval period from 1066-1266.

31/05/2026

A couple of videos from a very warm training session yesterday with

We worked on a fair amount of one on one combat techniques focussing on changing the point of attack and manipulation of an opponent's weapon or body position.

26/05/2026

Chevaliers had a great time at last weekend! It's always such a fun site to be on, with the Saxon houses and brilliant little museum on site. Even despite the heat, we had some fantastic public visiting and we had some really interesting conversations about life in a village in 1067.

Looking forward to next year!

10/05/2026

A rather warm return to combat training yesterday with Nice to dust off the cobwebs and get back into the swing of things!

08/05/2026

Chevaliers go to ! It's always a great show, and this year didn't disappoint. Thankfully the (in)famously variable May Day weather held out (at least during the day) and we had a great time portraying a medieval May Day festival.

We had lots of stuff going on, with cord-making, sewing a gambeson, paint-making, drawing and calligraphy being done within the group alongside bronzeworking, stone carving, and coin making from friends in other groups.

Finally, we did some maypole dancing, tug of war, and archery contests - don't ask the secretary how she did in that last one...

26/04/2026

What a beautiful day in the Leicester sunshine! The Leicester Old Town festival was on yesterday, and we had such an amazing time. We spoke to lots of people, so many that our voices were starting to give up by the end of the day! Everyone was so engaged and enthusiastic, and we got asked some great questions about history and this hobby.

Massive thanks to for inviting us to take part - it was a great way for Chevaliers to kick off our 2026 season!

25/04/2026

We're here at for the Leicester Old Town Festival ()

Come give us a wave!

24/04/2026

We'll be outside the Cathedral tomorrow - come say hi!

20/03/2026

A couple of photos from the combat training weekend earlier in the month. It's always good to mix things up and train with the other groups in the society. Really looking forward to our Living History weekend coming up soon!

21/02/2026

A few shots from some of our combat training sessions with from the past few weeks. Fortunately the weather has so far been mercifully accommodating when we've been outside so fingers crossed that continues!

12/02/2026

Did a bit of leather working with last weekend - learning new skills is always a great bit of the hobby!

Picture 2 is the work of one of the members - their first time doing leather working, and they got a great-looking pouch out of it! Now...what to put in it...

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Leicester

Website

https://strongholdreenactment.com/

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