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Meet the Members: Shirin Duxt Feroz

Posted on April 13, 2017August 23, 2018 by Cecily

The first in a series of posts introducing our members, their medieval personas and the activities they enjoy in the society. Q: Name/Persona: A: Sarah Brider/ Shirin Duxt Feroz Q: How long have you been a member of SCA/Thamesreach? A: I started coming to events in March 2015 and formally joined the SCA a year later. Q: What made you join the SCA/Thamesreach? A: Hi...

Dragon Pit Tourney

Posted on April 6, 2017August 23, 2018 by Cecily

The upcoming Rapier Revel on the St George's Day weekend will feature a tourney honouring Dragons (rather than saints, as we're not sure Thamesreach has any of those)! The Tourney Rules It is a single rapier “bear pit”. Winner stays on for a maximum of five wins, then goes to the back of the queue without forfeiting a life. For a double kill both fencers retire and lose a...

Making a Knife Blade

Posted on March 8, 2017August 23, 2018 by Cecily

Ingvar Gråhök explains how he made his own knife blades I decided to see how hard it would be to make a knife. Doing this in a 100% medieval style is not easy to do in the home, since finding raw materials in period qualities is hard. But, in this day and age, you can find good materials by a little bit of searching. I decided that O1 tool steel would be my material of c...

Join us in Thamesreach!

Posted on March 8, 2017August 2, 2021 by Cecily

We are the greater London group of the Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA), a practical history organisation that focuses on skills and activities from before 1600 while having a jolly good time!

Notes & Queries

Posted on March 8, 2017July 11, 2021 by Cecily

Find answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about how to get started. Everyone starts somewhere, and we're happy to help you get involved. What kind of activities does the group do? Do I need to have skills and knowledge to join in? We explore lots of crafts and pastimes in workshops and classes, usually led by knowledgeable members of the group. Thes...

Tavern Revel – 18th March 2017

Posted on March 7, 2017August 23, 2018 by Cecily

Join us to learn about brewing, play medieval tavern games, sing bawdy songs and dance some simple medieval dances. We will learn how to play medieval board, dice and card games, including Fox and Geese, Hazard and Nine Men's Morris - and try our wits against each other. There will be an interactive talk on medieval beer making and its ingredients, with samples to taste, smel...