Advertisement: Historical Fair Wellenberg 29.05.2010

[Peter Keel]

Saturday, 29. May to Sunday, 30. May 2010
Historischer Handwerker- und Warenmarkt Wellenberg
http://www.schlosswellenberg.ch/index.php?button=4

The Homepage doesn't look like much, but it's probably the
best fair in switzerland from a historical point of view.
It pays not to announce a "medieval" fair, because you omit 
local artisans having to wear very bad "medieval" clothes 
(instead you get nicely clad artisans in 19th century clothes). 

There will be quite a lot of local artisans, but also some 
artisans doing really interesting things: A leatherworker
doing shoes, purses and cast bronze from Constance-finds,
the people from the Brauerei Locher brewing beer (which is
probably the "most medieval" beer you'll ever taste) and 
a local artisan selling high-quality tinder. 

There are no less than five reenactment-companies invited,
covering the 6th (Alamans), 11th (Project 1st Crusade), 13th
(Her unde Massenie), 15th (Margaritae and Hodie) and early 
19th century (swiss voltigeurs in Napoleons service). (Plus,
I think, some rather dubious Landsknechts. We'll see). 


We from Maragritae and Hodie will be depicting the 1470ies/
1480ies (with much bow- crossbow- and handgun-shooting). 


It's a nice occasion to see what other reenactors in 
switzerland are doing. 

See you there. 

Cheers
Seegras
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