So, I went to re-enact the Iron age over the weekend at a festival. I’ve still got everything jumbling around in my head so not really a proper telling in story order, more this was awesome and this was awesome kinda bulletpoints.
The group of people was awesome. I’m not always very good with larger groups, let alone when there’s people in it I don’t know or don’t know very well, but I liked the (for me) new people and got along very well with those I did know but not very well.
I slept outside the first night. It was very cool to see the stars, plus, it’s something that was on my 101 list 😀
It was insanely warm the two days and my hair was really getting in the way. Too long in the neck and hanging in my eyes near the sides. So I asked Eva if she would cut it, Iron age style 😀
On Saturday we cut the back side. First I got soapy water poured over my head (remnants from the wool felting) Then Eva massaged some of the camomile blossoms (actually there with other herbs and such to demonstrate plants that can be used to dye wool…) in my head, all the while bullshitting the spectators on how they first needed to calm the skin on my head 😀
Then the awesomely made (by our very own blacksmith Juut) Iron age knifes were grabbed and Eva and Wilma started cutting my hair. It was a hit with visitors, people stopped at the camp in droves, intrigued at what we were doing. Some must have declared me crazy for letting them do that to me 😀
Sunday we finished the job with the front end.
Eva and Signe brought their horses. This made the whole encampment come alive, and look much more real life than without it. It was too warm to do anything with them during the day, but we did some pulling with Yngvar on Sunday evening. It was hilarious dragging the event volunteers from one point to another.
All the various works that were done/demonstrated over the weekend were all very well thought out (the group’s been doing this for about a year now, this was my first time going with them) and it felt completely natural to be doing them or to see them done around. Wool felting, card weaving, scraping horns to prep them for being turned into drinking horns, chopping wood, carving wood, cooking over fire, blacksmithing (normally done, but this weekend it was too warm), the aforementioned hair cutting, sewing etc… The whole experience felt very natural, just like a regular kinda lifestyle (as opposed to really feeling like you’re playing or something) 🙂
Tse Moana
Nienke wrote:
Jul. 7th, 2010 09:18 am (UTC)
Very curious at the pictures while they were cutting your hair.
Tse Moana
@Nienke
Tse wrote:
Jul. 7th, 2010 09:24 am (UTC)
Me too! Mellien has those, so will have to wait until she puts them somewhere I can take them from temporarily until I get the chance to stop by her with my usb stick
Tse Moana
@Tse Moana
Nienke wrote:
Jul. 7th, 2010 09:39 am (UTC)
😀 Good. It’s bugging Mellien then 😀
*Onwards to bug Mellien*
Tse Moana
@Nienke
Tse wrote:
Jul. 7th, 2010 09:42 am (UTC)
She mentioned putting them/some up on photobucket in the weekend, she has paperwork that takes precedence first.
Tse Moana
@Tse Moana
Nienke wrote:
Jul. 7th, 2010 09:45 am (UTC)
Tssss… paperwork can wait? 😀
Tse Moana
Eva wrote:
Jul. 7th, 2010 02:52 pm (UTC)
blij dat je het zo leuk vond. Ik vind het ook altijd verrassend hoe natuurlijk dat soort dingen dan toch voelen en dat je geen toneel aan het spelen bent. Leuk dat jij dat ook hebt, want ik heb het gevoel dat dat niet voor iedereen zo is!
Tse Moana
@Eva
Tse wrote:
Jul. 7th, 2010 06:11 pm (UTC)
Inderdaad, ik denk dat er ook wel bij zitten die dan echt ijzertijd (of vul in wat voor tijd dan ook) aan het spelen zijn. Wat ik dan van het weekend ook hoorde van sommige van die Duitse groepen die dan in de tent zo’n hele moderne installatie hebben staan. Ik snap het aan de ene kant wel, met zoveel mensen is het wel handiger, maar ik krijg er dan wel veel meer het “geschiedenisje spelen” idee bij.