The weekend of March 3-5 has been set (after much consultation between Glen, Jesse and Ken)as the date for the Conroi FitzOsbern
Living History/Experimental Archeology weekend.

Details will follow but the basic information is as follows:

Date - March 3-5,

Place - Social Circle, Georgia; about 40 miles outside Atlanta off
Interstate 20

Era - 11th Century w/emphasis on 1066/Norman Conquest

CC replies to confirm attendance/questions to conroi fitzosbern: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/fitzosbern/

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Conroi FitzOsbern proudly presents "1069" live steel/living history
event March 3-5, 2006 in Social Circle, Georgia.

A weekend of training and skirmish. Great preparation for Hastings
with training and skirmish for the infantry and training, skirmish and
assessments for the cavalry.

A $10 fee is required for each participant to cover site insurance and
facilities. All horses will require paperwork showing a negative coggins.

All participants are requested to have minimum soft kits that conform
to Viking NA standards. Training and scenarios will fall under Viking
NA requirements as well.

All times are EST.

Schedule:

Friday Evening

Camp setup and picketing of horses

Saturday
9 AM Cavalry Drill
9 AM Shield Wall and Sword Drill training for infantry
12 PM Lunch Break
2 PM Foraging Expedition/1069 rebellion scenario. Norman foragers
get ambushed by Saxon rebels.
4 PM Return to camp/firewood detail
5 PM Sword and Shield wall Drill for all
6 PM Finished for the day. Dinner and Drinks

Sunday:
9 AM Cavalry Drill and Cavalry Assessments, prelude for the Battle of
Hastings.
9 AM Shield Wall and Sword Drill training for infantry
11 AM Second Skirmish
1 PM Camp Breakdown

Site Directions:

The site is located near Social Circle, which is on I-20 East of Atlanta.

Directions - PDF Format

Simplified directions, hotels and restaurants in the area will be
published soon.

Event sponsored by Conroi FitzOsbern: http://bellsouthpwp.net/G/l/Glyndower/ConroiFitzOsbern/index.htm , a
member of Vikings NA: http://www.vikingsna.org/ . Please contact
Jesse Bailey: jbailey1066@yahoo.com with any questions.

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pictures can be seen here

come on, where else are you going to see this:

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