Competitions

• Archery
• Bardic
• Clothing
• Dagger
• Living History Encampment
• Thrown Weapon
• Golden Turkey

Competitions

Archery

The archery events included Target Shoot, Speed shoot, flying pig, stave shoot and novelty shoot for the kids. Rounds will take place at the fort. All gear will be checked and must comply with safety requirements.

Bardic

Two categories - Historical/Cultural and Humorous/Bawdy

Clothing

Judging to include viewing the clothes inside out to see if the item is hand sewn or machine sewn and possibly hand finished.

Knife and Axe throwing

Danelaw provided the targets and weapons. Rules seem to have been worked out on the day.

Golden Turkey

An impromptu award. No details of rules or qualifications.

Dagger

No details of rules or qualifications.

Living History Encampment Judging Information and Criteria

All group encampments were included.

Judging criteria

• Judging to be carried out by a group of judges.
• Judging also to be divided up into sections - Inside of Tents, Outside of Tents, Cooking/Kitchen area, Outside Living area, Overall Encampment appearance & presentation.
• Groups may want to have a nominated Closed Tent which will not be judged - except for the outside look of it - in which modern items which can be put in and kept.
• Judging report to be given to all groups at the end of judging to help them improve for future encampment judging

Inside of Tents

The aim is that the following items be consistent for time period being re-enacted, and that there be no obvious modern items visible or visibly used in the construction of the items used and displayed

• Flooring
  - note there might want to be allowances for an alternative to straw and hay with canvas or hessian for health reasons like asthma, hay fever etc.
• Bed and Bedding
  - note there might want to be allowances for an alternative to sleeping on straw and hay or the ground with beds made in the styles of the time. Or with camp stretchers that are suitably disguised with suitable coverings for health reasons like asthma, hay fever, back problems etc
• Inside furniture/domestic items
• Documentation
• Overall presentation of the inside of the tent.

Outside of Tents

The aim is that the following items be consistent for time period being re-enacted, and that there be no obvious modern items visible or visibly used in the construction of the items used and displayed

• Style of tent
• Tent construction
• Tent pegs
• Tent eyelets
• Tent ropes
• Documentation
• Overall presentation of the outside of the tent

Cooking/Kitchen area

The aim is that the following items be consistent for time period being re-enacted, and that there be no obvious modern items visible or visibly used in the construction of the items used and displayed

• Pots/cauldrons used for cooking
• Fire stands/tripods etc.
• Cooking utensils
• Domestic furniture
• Documentation
• Overall presentation of the Cooking/Kitchen area

Outside Living area

The aim is that the following items be consistent for time period being re-enacted, and that there be no obvious modern items visible or visibly used in the construction of the items used and displayed

Domestic furniture

• Eating/Drinking/Domestic Utensils
• Shade Awning/bath/toilet areas
• Documentation
• Overall presentation of the Outside Living areas

Overall Encampment appearance & presentation

The aim is that the following items be consistent for time period being re-enacted, and that there be no obvious modern items visible or visibly used in the construction of the items used and displayed

• Campsite Activities
• Campsite Layout
• Documentation
• Overall presentation of the Encampment

Prepared by Wayne Robinson,
Gasmules Society (Formerly The Australasian Mediaeval Conference Association Incorporated)
Last Updated 6 July 2014

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