Living History

This week Alena and Stephen talk about Pennsic, the large SCA event in Pennsylvania that takes place every August. We’ll try not to bore you with lists of everything we did, but more talk about Pennsic and the SCA in a Living History event context. We’ll talk specifically about:

• Event management
• Its relationship to history
• Pennsic University
• Shopping
• Fighting
• Parties
• Encampments

Musical Interlude: I Goe Before My Darling, performed by Pretentious Wenches

Download: Pennsic War

This week we finish up Alena’s interview with Kelsey Freeman, blogger and female reenactor in a male dominated reenacting world. In this the second half of  their interview they discuss:
• Kelsey’s impression of reenactors and the reenacting community
• Her Ural motorcycle
• Packing light, reenacting with less stuff
• Women in reenacting

Musical Interlude: In the Blindage
Download: Interview with Kelsey Freeman, pt 2
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Episode Summary:

This week Stephen and Alena discuss reenacting close-quarters, weapon combat. We talked about:
• Why do it?
• Safety and legal issues
• Different styles, including:
- western martial arts,
- SCA
- limited hit groups,
- LARP, and
- Choreographed combat.

Musical Interlude: Black Cat Quadrille Performed by Old New England

Download:Historical Combat part 1