Being so in awe of the Medieval Siege Society, and being in
love with the people at Dover Castle, we took it upon ourselves to visit Leed’s
Castle later on in the week where there were many other medieval re-enactment
groups but also a few familiar faces (however none of the Earls, which was
quite sad!! Note the picture above… I had to fit them in somewhere!!)
It was a whole different view point to medieval life than
Dover Castle. Here there were knights… on horseback… jousting. Swoon!!!
It was an extremely impressive display they put on, with
their horses all done up and their squires at the ready, it really was as
though you had been transported back in time.
The knights looked all noble and the horses all majestic.
We attended a talk called ‘Arming the Knights’ which is
pretty much what it says on the tin, (a head to toe guide on the armour that
the knights wore). It turns out that back in the day a full set of armour would
have been around £12, however these guys had spent almost thirty grand to get
their look exactly right as if they really could have been a Medieval Knight. This
alone demonstrates their passion and love towards their hobby and just how much
effort they put into making the re-enactment as realistic and as special as
possible.
They obviously put their hearts and souls into re-enacting
and this really showed. They looked like the real deal.
We were wandering around between acts and came across
Perterkin the fool who was just about to put on a performance. My sister
tried to make a quick escape, worried that he would choose her to take part in
his act and do embarrassing things, but we managed to reassure her stating the
fact that there were many children around and surely he wouldn’t pick a 21 year
old over the five year olds who would be much more willing to assist him.
However, with saying this, she was the first person he picked on, dragging her
out from the crowd and making her run in circles amongst a crowd of children. It
was hilarious!
After she’d done her part, Perterkin then called on my dad
for assistance. He was trying to get up on some stilts and needed my dad to
help him stand. However, this ended up in a right mess as he kept on falling
over and landing in a heap upon my dad’s shoulders. He eventually stood up by
using my dad’s head to sit on whilst he got his balance. Perterkin’s quote ‘’Place
your head at my nethers’’ is a quote my dad isn’t going to live down for quite some time.
I so hope we bump into the Medieval Siege Society again
sometime, I’ll definitely be keeping an eye out for where their latest events
will be taking place. Check them out if I have convinced you that they really
are an extraordinary group to go and watch. Definitely see them if they’re
in your area!
But for now I shall leave you with this video I stumbled
across on YouTube…
www.medieval-siege-society.co.uk
@medievalsiege
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