New Members: What Comes Next?

So, it’s late October. For the past couple of weeks, you’ve spent your Sundays hanging round a bunch of weirdos hitting each other with sticks, and maybe crafting in an unlikely classroom somewhere. Maybe you’ve even read our introduction for new members, and started to get told a bit more about what this hobby involves. All told, you’re having a decent laugh, but it’s all … Continue reading New Members: What Comes Next?

The Basics: Settlements and Living

Welcome to The Basics- a series of short articles designed to introduce and explain some of the features of normal life that everyone living in the 12th century would know (plus a few bonus tidbits for the hardcore historian). This week, we’re looking at where and how people lived in our period, from the smallest hamlets to the largest cities Nowadays, 83% of the population … Continue reading The Basics: Settlements and Living

The Basics: The Assize of Arms

As a society, Normannis is quite good at teaching its members how to fight safely and behave on encampment, but one area we struggle in is getting members used to thinking like someone in the 12th century, with all the understanding of cultural touchstones that entails. With this new series, the Ragged Banner wants to try and change that. Welcome to The Basics- a new … Continue reading The Basics: The Assize of Arms