DISPLAYS
The Re-Enactment Displays are the perfect compliment to the competitive tournaments. These shows display the finest aspects of historical recreation in the modern world. Painstaking research has gone into the creation of a set of display events that are quite unique in the country.
THE GRAND MELEE -
COMBINED ARMS -
New for the 2010 event, we present the Combined Arms Melee.
more . . .ALLEGORICAL JOUST - We present something never before seen in New Zealand. more . . .
THROUGH THE AGES -
We present the History and Art of Personal Combat, focussing specifically on swordplay and duelling, Including the medieval Longsword of the fifteenth Century, the Italian Sidesword, Rapier and the military Sabre.
more . . .ENGLISH WARBOW -
Witness the awesome power of the longbow, a weapon capable of punching arrows through armour and shields at long range.
more . . .VIKINGS! -
We present the weapons and combat of the Vikings. Weapons include the Dane Axe, the Seax and the awesome power of the shieldwall.
more . . .GLADIATORS -
Live from Ancient Rome.
more . . .JUDICIAL DUELLING -
From Hans Talhoffer's 1462 fechtbuch, we present the art of Judicial Combat with Longswords and Duelling Shields.
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