All the People Who Sword-Fight

[Auriel Haevasawen]

If you live in the UK and are interested in swords/battles etc try the Sealed Knot. They may have a web site but are based around re-enacting Civil War (UK) battles which are too late really for Middle Earth officianados. I have friends who dress up as Vikings and smack the living daylights out of each other at every available opportunity but they are not internet active (They don't believe in it - too modern!) If I hear they're doing a demonstration I could post it here sometime and hope they'll still speak to me. As to my own sword skills. Basically non-existant. I have been a huge fan of swords since getting into King Arthur at an early age and have one that was made for me when I was 16 or so. It's a broadsword and I can't really lift it cause it's about 4ft long. I know how to use it but that doesn't really help. I watched it being made though which was interesting to say the least. As for archery. Don't ask. Perhaps I'm not the elf I thought I was there.