For the recipe Eledhwen, many thanks! Though it sounds as if we've started something here! I look forward to your upcoming Middle-Earth cookery show on Youtube LOL! -In full Ranger garb and a chefs apron! :lol: :lol: :lol: On the subject of carrying weapons, I too and restricted: by our draconian UK...

Hmmm,

....an egg?

Eledhwen wrote: I have begun making an Iron Age bread which keeps really well

Hi Eledhwen,

Sounds interesting!
Could you do a post (or message me) your recipe and instructions -Thanks

Tauron

Cinead, You've hit on my favourite topic and the whole reson I've gotten into reenacting a ranger persona! I've read the LOTR countless time since my childhood, and the Fellowship was always my favourite volume, why? Every time I read it, I was lost in the journey; the hiking through woodland and ma...

Some reference to hairstyles of the Pagan Germanic tribes of Northern Europe... (cut & pasted, sorry didn't bother to edit) It seems that men's hairstyles, at least amongst the warriors, varied from tribe to tribe. Tacitus tells us that warriors of the Chatti, a western tribe, allowed their hair...

A Sword?

Welcome Estelliel, I'm in the UK, and I too am fairly new here, and have recently begun to assemble my own Ranger's gear. I'm on a small budget too, so I'm starting with the basics... Clothing, Survival/ Bushcraft kit etc and working on these skills (the living history part of reenactment is what I'...

Stunning!
Greg, you take the most awesome photo's!
Can't wait to see your entry for the photo contest...

Hi Mike. I'm new too, but this is a very welcoming forum. Wow! When I eventually buy myself a sword... (drools). * p.s: You guys seem to be very good at spotting the work of a particular swordsmith, I'm impressed. I've not chosen the artist to make my sword yet, I'd appreciate some suggestions and l...

Happy Birthday Buddy!
Ahh, nineteen... seems so long ago.
Have a good one.

Tauron
(P.S. We really must work out some sort of plan for recruiting some more UK Rangers!)

Thanks to everyone for the warm welcome! I have spent the last few weeks researching some of the kit I intend to aquire. As I said before, I am well equipped and experienced for a life in the woods, however all my kit is modern and so my ranger journey will begin with replacing modern survival kit w...

Greetings Brothers and Sisters! Just joined your merry band and thought I'd introduce myself, Hi! Tauron is the name chosen for my Ranger 'persona', meaning Forester (I hope, if the name generator is any good, feel free to correct/advise?). 'Real name' is Ben. I live in a beautiful part of the UK, w...