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Combat reenactment, living history, educational visits, film and TV work Ermine Street Guard UK: Roman army: 50 AD 200 AD Combat reenactment, living history, TV and film work, education work, research Historia Normannis UK France USA: Middle Ages: 1100 1215 Combat reenactment, living history Historical Maritime Society UK: Modern: 1805 AD 1945 AD
Battle, Fair, Living History, Reenactment Poland Through the Ages: A Living History Faire Memorial Day Weekend Fountainville, Pennsylvania: 10th Century-Present Polish Living History: Historical reenactment. Siege of Jasna Gora. Slavic Vikings. Polish Pioneers in America. WWI, WWII ... etc. Living history. Military & civilian life.
The following is a list of tourist attractions, by country, that regularly use "living history" or historical reenactments either with professional actors or amateur groups. Most castles which open to the public use reenactment, even if not noted on this list.
The Vikings' goal is to provide an accurate and educational portrayal of the Viking period, with equal emphasis on the daily life of the period and on the more warlike aspects of life in what was a formative period in European history. Events staged by The Vikings aim for a high standard of presentation, historical accuracy and attention to detail.
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Jorvik Viking Festival York, England: Viking town of "Jorvik" in 948 AD 1984 At the site of old Viking settlement of Jorvik mid-January and mid-February 40,000 (2011 season) [37] Viking Fest: Tewkesbury Medieval Festival: Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England: 1984 [38] Recreates 1471 Battle of Tewkesbury: Second full weekend in July [39]
A group headed by Björn M. Buttler Jakobsen formed a foundation called SVEG (Scandinavian Viking Explorer Group) in 1987. In 1993, the foundation started planning to open a maritime museum; [1] in 1995, after changing their focus towards Viking Age living history, they opened Foteviken Museum, with Jakobsen as its director.
Some groups define it as the period between the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, and the establishment of the main European Christian kingdoms approx. 400-750 AD, whereas others include the Viking period as well (extending as far as 1066 AD). Some people call the later half of this period "Early Medieval".