GREX LUPORUM: AZINCOURT 600, 1415

AZINCOURT 600, 1415 - 2015

25th and 26th July

FOR KING AND ST GEORGE!

( From Right to Left )- Ed Harris and Yiorgos Nikiteas at Azincourt 600

This special event was shared with archers and knights from 21 countries. It is important to mention firstly that a one minute silence was held before the beginning of each battle in remembrance of the dead and in respect to so many warriors 600 years ago who fought for their countries and their kings.

I have to apologise for using mostly other peoples’ photographs to commemorate the event and credit has been given to the sources where I was able to find them. Please do not hesitate to contact me to claim your credit or remove the image if you wish. As you can all understand, since both of us were combatants it was difficult to take photographs and/or carry cameras.

We carried our team’s colours as a badge on our left arm and we are proud and honoured that we were accepted by the organisers and the museum of Azincourt on the basis of the historical accuracy of our kit. We all shot with bows #50 and below at the battle but in the big shoot Ed shot with #105@32 and Yiorgos with #100@32 war bows and on both occasions with blunt arrows.

Photo: David Varey

Photo: Marta Gorath

Yiorgos with John Conyard of COMITATUS at the "Friendship Evening"

The internet is full of videos and images from the event but I will also supply some useful links at the end of the posting. The photographs here will give you a small taste of the event.

We would like to thank the organisers for this excellent event and the “Night of Friendship”, the museum of Azincourt for the free access to all participants at the event, the farmer(s) that gave up their very large fields for the battle and the Medieval camp, the traders ( especially the Ukrainian armoury from which I bought my “primitive” falchion), and above all the participants and the public who came to see us at this unique event and a special thanks to all combatants for the safe outcome of the battles.

An especial thanks to “The Free Company of Aquitaine” for the archery organisation of the two flanks of the English archers, and for giving us rescue when the heavens opened with some impressive storms . A real Azincourt experience!!!