Resources

Living History Groups

10th - 11th Century

• The Vikings - The original UK group that hosts the Battle of Hastings.
• Vikings NA - The Vikings! North America. There are several groups of Viking reenacters under the Vikings NA banner in America.

11th Century

• Conroi FitzOsbern 1054 to 1071. Conroi FitzOsbern is an authenticity-focused medieval living history organization that portrays the household troops of William FitzOsbern.

14th Century

• La Belle Compagnie 1382. Washington D.C. Baltimore area, USA

15th Century

• Lord Grey's Retinue 1471 England. The living history group that we participate with and is located in the Baltimore/DC Metro region that includes Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and other parts of Virginia.
• The Company of the Wolfe Argent 1467-1477. New Hampshire and Northern Massachusetts, USA
• The Companie of Saynte George 1460-1480. Switzerland
• Magnus Kompanie Aufgebot Kassel 1470-1480. Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, USA
• The Order of the Rose Yorkist King Edward IV. Cincinnati Ohio, USA

Clothing Suppliers

• Historic Enterprises
• Medieval Design

Footwear Suppliers

• Plantagenet Shoes
• Medieval Design

Other Leather Goods

• Karl Robinson - Leather purses and gloves

Jewelry and Buckle Suppliers

• Gaukler Medieval Wares - Amazing high quality rings and other jewelry plus brass items. Roman to Medieval.
• Thor Thors Hammer - Some nice brass buckles for many eras. Roman to Medieval.
• Blackwood Jewellery - Good items in brass and silver. Roman to Medieval.
• Armour and Castings - Some good belt fitings in brass. Roman to Medieval.
• Bractea - Brass, silver, and gold guilt work. Medieval.
• Medieval Design - Brass buckles Medieval.
• Historic Enterprises - Some good belts and jewelry. Dark Ages to Medieval.
• Talbot's Fine Accessories - Has brass pieces from many eras. Roman to Medieval.
• Pewter Replicas UK - Useful jewelry and household items. Medieval.
• Billy and Charlie - Pewter badges. Medieval.
• Raymond Quietpress - Some good brass odds and ends. Roman to Medieval.
• Anshelm Arms - Some good belts and buckles in brass. Medieval.

Viking and Anglo Saxon Specific

• Northan - High quality bronze and silver products.
• Danegeld - High quality bronze and silver products.
• Armour and Castings - Has god Rus buckles, sword findings, buttons, and belt studs.
• Mercia Sveiter - Bronze products. Also has odd and ends like sword chapes.
• Gaukler Medieval Wares - Dark Ages section has some nice selections.
• Thor Thors Hammer - Some nice brass buckles for many eras.
• Raymond Quietpress - Some good brass odds and ends.
• Talbot's Fine Accessories - Has a few choices.

Household Wares

• Ironwood Pottery Studios - Fantastic pottery
• Billy and Charlie - Pewter tableware
• Spanish Peacock - Beautifully made wooden household items
• Medieval Design - Good pewter tableware
• Pewter Replicas UK - Some good pewter household items.

Armor Suppliers

• Robert R. MacPherson
• Historic Enterprises
• Francois L'Archevêque Armorer
• Wasson Artistry
• Best Armour
• Icefalcon Armory - For maille and maille making supplies
• Forth Armoury - No longer selling Maille and maille making supplies but still has good research.
• Thaden Armory - Not currently taking orders

Swords and Arms Suppliers

• Albion Armorers - The "generation 2" line from Albion is regarded as some of the best swords around.
• Arms and Armor - Truly excellent equipment.
• Lutel - Makes some excellent pollarms, swords, and daggers.
• Armour Class - Make some nice swords including a decent falchion.
• Paul Binns - Top notch reenactment blunt blades.
• Mark Morrow Black Smith - He will forge just about anything, tools, swords, pollarms, and daggers.
• Arma Bohemia - Some nice looking swords and pollarms.
• Tod's Stuff - Nice Knives and eating utensils, a few good swords including a falchion.
• Viking Shield - For North Americans, James carries some Armor Class and Paul Binns weapons in stock and can order any Del Tin you want in a matter of weeks.
• Francois L'Archevêque Armorer - Makes knives, daggers, and blunt swords for steel combat.
• Bractea - Makes knives, daggers, and swords

Archery Suppliers

• Ancient Archery - Good ash bows, linen bow strings, and arrows.
• Historic Enterprises - Arrows, a good selection of arrowheads, arrow bags, and bow bags.
• Rubber Bow Archery - A decent starter ash bow.

Tent Suppliers

• Tentsmiths - Willing to do custom orders.

Fabrics

Linen

• Fabrics - Store.com - Awesome linen at a good price.
• Fashion Fabrics Club - Great linen quality

Wool

• Woolrich Fabrics - Great selection but not the lowest prices; if you need a specific color they likely have it.
• BBlack and Sons - Good coat weight wool.
• Hamilton Dry Goods - Email first, they don't update their site often.
• Candle Llight Valley Fabrics - Decent stock and some good sales
• Fashion Fabrics Club - Often has good light weight wools in stock
• Denver Fabrics - Now part of Fashion Fabrics Club
• Fabric.com - Hit or miss on their stock.
• Carolina Calicoes - They have more than is on their website. Email them for what they have is stock. Warning they travel allot and are slow to email back sometimes.

Hemp

• Hemp Traders

Silk

• Rupert, Gibbon & Spider, Inc.
• Thai Silks
• Dharma Trading Co.

Dyes

• Dharma Trading Co.

Linen and Real Gold Threads

• Hedgehog Handworks
• Threadneedle Street